Region: Africa and the Middle East

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Shell companies are often a major enabler of corruption and financial crime. To tackle this, Nigerian reformers in government and civil society came together to establish a registry to disclose the real owners of this companies through OGP. This is how they did it.

img.w-full{display:none;} Watch H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, reaffirm his commitment to the Open Government Partnership at the 2021 OGP Global Summit. See all gover..

img.w-full{display:none;} Watch H.E. Aziz Akhannouch, Head of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco deliver remarks at the 2021 OGP Global Summit. See all government statements from OGP's 2021 ..

img.w-full{display:none;} Watch H.E. Muhammadu Buhari address participants at the 2021 OGP Global Summit. See all government statements from OGP's 2021 Global Summit » ..

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We will set up a forum to ensure transparency in the implementation of Community Development Agreements (CDAs), Environmental Management Plans (ESMPs) and 13% derivation principle within the extractiv..

Opacity in Nigeria’s extractives sector has decimated communities, destroyed lives and led to the rise of militancy in oil producing regions. The Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) was passed in ..

Burkina Faso improved the co creation process for the second action plan with increased transparency and access to information. It resulted in an action plan that addresses priorities surfaced during ..

Overall, the IRM found significant improvements in the co-creation process of this action plan. Areas for improvement include designing commitments to increase ambition and potential for transformativ..