The goal of the conference was to share lessons learned in Africa about men’s participation in reproductive health in order to develop new or enhance existing approaches for French- speaking African countries. Men in French-speaking African countries play key roles in reproductive health, whether as individual family members or as decision-makers at com- munity and national levels. Most service delivery and information campaigns, however, focus on women. To improve the reproductive health of both men and women, health care providers will need to find ways to reach men and their partners more effectively. The conference was concerned both with improving men’s own reproductive.