Africa and the Middle East

Devolution of government to the counties in Kenya requires civil society to be ever more vigilant if the objectives of devolution have to be achieved. This vigilance is especially required because Kenyan citizens have invested their hopes in these devolved…

The late President John Atta Mills signed Ghana up to the OGP in September 2011, after which there was a prolonged period of inertia. It took a long time for the information to trickle down to the relevant ministry. ‘The initiative…

This post originally appeared on open up. I worry that civil society advocates working on Open Government Partnership are making a tactical mistake. There has been a lot of activity - rightly - around which OGP countries should be 'in…

The following blog originally appeared on OGP Africa. “What will distinguish the Africa’s OGP plan?” was a question Alison Tilley posed to the participants at the first Open Government Partnership Africa Regional Meeting. “We all know the common challenges that we…

Mombassa-beach1.jpg The following blog originally appeared on OGP Africa. The Open Government Partnership Africa Regional Meeting is currently underway at the Serena Beach Hotel, Mombasa, with representatives from 16 countries in attendance. This is the first OGP Africa Regional Meeting that…

Date & Time: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST | 14:00 - 15:00 GMT Presented by: Jennifer Shkabatur (World Bank) Jay Bhalla (Project Manager, Code 4 Kenya) Register to join the webinar here  Sponsored by: OGP Networking Mechanism…

 The Open Government Partnership Africa Regional Meeting will take place on 29-30 May at the Serena Beach Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya. The theme of the conference is Taking OGP Forward in Africa  The main objectives of the OGP Africa Conference are to: Draw…

  15 April 2013 was an important day in Tunisia and for its process to implement open government reforms to meet the Eligibility Criteria of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). For the first time, representatives from the public administration, civil…

On Wednesday 13 March 2013 in Kampala, Development Research and Training (DRT) in collaboration with Development Initiatives – Africa Hub organized an Africacounts Roundtable Forum on Open Development. The ‘Africacounts’ round tables are multi-stakeholder forums designed to stimulate constructive dialogue…

After an impressive turnout in Monday’s presidential elections, one thing is clear about Kenya: citizens are energized and ready to participate in shaping the future of their country. Despite concerns of violence, voters in Kenya were undeterred and turned out…