Tanzania

This year’s Open Government Partnership regional meeting for Africa was held last month in Dar es Salaam, under the theme “Enhancing Accountability through Open Governance”. The meeting included over 300 participants from across government, the private sector, civil society, academia…

When Tanzanian President, His Excellency Jakaya Kikwete, opens the second OGP Africa Regional Meeting in Dar es Salaam today, he will be addressing an auditorium packed with open government reformers from Tanzania and the rest of the continent. The theme…

The government draws its revenues from multiple sources including domestic taxes and fees, natural resource extraction, foreign aid and loans, which it then spends on delivering services to the public. These revenues and expenditures make up the national budget, which…

In areas where access to water is limited, safe, functioning water points are the lifeblood of local societies. It’s vital that people know where they are and whether they’re working. This is a difficult public policy problem in Tanzania –…

Tanzania declared its intention to join OGP during the launching meeting in September 2011, one of six in Africa that qualified to be involved in the OGP. South Africa, and most recently, Kenya, have already delivered their written transparency commitments, and…