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Sierra Leone End-of-Term Report 2014-2016

In early 2017, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the end of term report for Sierra Leone’s first action plan. The report covers the full action plan implementation period of July 2014 through June 2016. In Sierra Leone, Charlie Hughes…

Ghana Mid-Term Progress Report 2015-2017

The action plan contained ambitious measures to implement open-contracting, increase extractives’ revenue transparency, and improve online access to information. While several of the commitments were vague, and completion appears low, many commitments saw progress after the period assessed in this…

Is Nigeria still “Fantastically Corrupt”?

Originally posted on Medium. It has been a year since former British Prime Minister David Cameron hosted what many described as a landmark anti-corruption summit in London. Political leaders in attendance committed to make uncovering corruption wherever it exists a…

Open government = open data + open people?

Many governments, international agencies and civil society organisations support and promote open data. The Open Government Declaration states that “people all around the world are demanding more openness in government”. But what kind of openness and what kind of open…

Compromiso de OGP Destacado – Liberia

País: Liberia Plan de Acción: 2015-2017 Compromiso: Asegurar la publicación de la información sobre los derechos del uso de suelo comercial En los últimos 25 años, Liberia ha sido devastada por una guerra civil y una epidemia de Ébola que…

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