Region: Africa and the Middle East

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Design Report for Burkina Faso’s first action plan (2017-2019). The report covers the development of the action plan and the design of ..

Lessons from Reformers: Serving as grassroots advocates, community paralegals act as first responders to injustice in their communities.

Sierra Leone completed only one of its ten commitments, as the OGP leadership within the country experienced a significant breakdown. The second action plan led to limited improvements in open governm..

 Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly showed strong high-level commitment to the OGP process. The collaborative development of the action plan resulted in five commitments focused on improving..

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the end of term report for Sierra Leone's second action plan. The report covers the full action plan implementation period of June 2016 to ..

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the report for Sekondi-Takoradi's first action plan. The report covers the full action plan implementation period of January 2017 to Decemb..

In Liberia, citizens often lack a clear understanding of how their justice system works. In an effort to build trust in the judiciary, the Chief Justice's Office of Liberia will improve government capacity...

Coined the rainbow nation to encapsulate the coming together of many different people, South Africa has been a global leader in budget transparency.

Lessons from Reformers: The government of Nigeria made a commitment in its first OGP action plan (2017–2019) to adopt the OCDS in its public procurement systems.

Lessons from Reformers: The fight against money laundering and terrorism has come into tension with freedom of association and assembly in a number of countries...

Lessons from Reformers: Although Kenya requires that 30% of procurement opportunities be allocated to women, youth, and people with disabilities, these groups still face significant obstacles in the procurement market.