Africa and the Middle East

To change a longtime problem of secrecy between businesses and the public in Kenya, the government created a registry of businesses to create open records of transactions.

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Through the Treasury, the South African government has invested in opening up budget information at the national and provincial levels. This has seen South Africa becoming a global leader in the Open Budget Survey.

The unchecked use of violence and intimidation by the Nigerian police is a serious threat to the functioning of its civic space. By including commitments to rebuild civic space and introduce police oversight processes, the Nigerian government shows that it is working to strengthen the ties to its public.

With the future of the world’s fisheries facing serious threats due to overfishing, Seychelles is the first nation to publish its report in Partnership with the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). This small island nation is working to protect the future of this sector, upon which its people and economy are massively dependent.