Africa and the Middle East

This monthly news roundup recaps the OGP stories that generated the most media buzz across the globe for the weeks of September 5, September 12, September 19, and September 26. The biggest source of OGP news for the month of…

Salutations: Hearty congratulations to the Open Government Partners on the celebration of five years of hard work and unwavering commitment to the promotion of accountability and transparency. Well done to the OGP for the five successful years of relentless campaign…

Nairobi, August 31 2016 - Open Government Partnership (OGP) would like to congratulate the government of Kenya and Kenyan civil society for passing the long-awaited Access to Information bill. This bill is an important commitment in Kenya’s 2nd National Action…

Nigeria just became the 70th country to join OGP. What kind of commitments are you hoping to see from Nigeria in its first National Action Plan? We are glad to see Nigeria as a member of the Open Government Partnership.…

Nigeria es el 70º país en incorporarse a OGP. ¿Qué tipo de compromisos esperas que Nigeria incluya en su primer plan de acción? Nos da mucho gusto que Nigeria sea miembro de Open Government Partnership. Espero que haya más transparencia,…