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Security and Freedom of Association in Uganda and Nigeria

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...

OGP Local workshop in Elegyo-Marakwet, Kenya

Inclusive Contracting in Elgeyo-Marakwet, Kenya

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.

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Nigeria’s Push for Beneficial Ownership Transparency in Procurement and in the Extractives Sector

Lessons from Reformers: As a resource-rich country that has been plagued by grand corruption, beneficial ownership transparency has emerged as an important tool in Nigeria.

Malawi End-of-Term Report 2016-2018

Researcher: Paul L Kwengwere, Independent Researcher Malawi’s first action plan included measures to implement freedom of information and increase extractives’ revenue transparency. While the government passed the Access to Information Bill during the action plan period, the Bill has lacked…

Cote d’Ivoire Mid-Term IRM Report 2016-2018

Executive Summary - Year 1 Report Action plan: 2016–2018 Period under review: July 2016–June 2017 IRM report publication year: 2018 The action plan was thematically diverse. However, the lack of specificity or relevance of some commitments made their potential impact…

South Africa End-of-Term Report 2016-2018

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the end of term report for South Africa's third action plan. The report covers the full action plan implementation period of July 2016 to August 2018. In South Africa, the IRM researcher…

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