Region: Africa and the Middle East

Learn more about Malawi's Open Gov Challenge commitment on open contracting and beneficial ownership transparency.

Morocco's second action plan achieved modest early results. Notably, digitalization of justice processes and administrative procedures increased transparency and access to key government services. Noteworthy progress was also made to increase access to information across local governments. However, open parliament commitments saw limited progress due the one-year implementation timeline. Reformers continue important work to strengthen inclusivity and collaboration in OGP processes.

In 2024, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Action Plan Review for Seychelles' 2023-2025 action plan. The report provides a technical review of the action plan’s characteristics a..

In 2024, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Results Report for Morocco's 2021-2023 action plan. The report reviews the level of completion and early open government results for co..

In 2024, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Results Report for Tunisia's 2021-2023 action plan. The report reviews the level of completion and early open government results for co..

Sierra Leone’s fourth action plan saw a high level of implementation and notable early results. Coalitions of reformers increased civil society engagement in parliamentary activities and advanced lega..

Ghana’s fourth action plan achieved notable early results in implementing the Access to Information Law and publishing information on companies’ beneficial owners. Gradual progress across action plans..

In 2024, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Results Report for Ghana's 2021-2023 action plan. The report reviews the level of completion and early open government results for comm..

In 2024, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Results Report for Sierra Leone's 2021-2023 action plan. The report reviews the level of completion and early open government results f..

Sekondi-Takoradi, Kaduna State, and other OGP Local members joined the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative (CoST), recognizing the pivotal role of local governments in infrastructure provision. These cities have embraced CoST’s core principles of multi-stakeholder collaboration, disclosure, assurance, and social accountability and have used their OGP action plan to improve infrastructure transparency. 

Paul-Joël Kamtchang is a data journalist from Cameroon and is the Executive Secretary of ADISI-Cameroon.    On African Anti-Corruption Day, he offers insights on how open data enhances transparency and accountability in Central Africa’s governance and discusses the role of data journalism in uncovering corruption.

Senegal's first OGP action plan brought together the Senegalese open government community around concrete reforms. However, the action plan achieved limited completion and no notable results. The OGP ..