Public procurement: AFIC/PPDA empower women owned businesses to win contracts
Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) in partnership with the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public AssetsAuthority (PPDA) are working to empower women owned businesses in four select entities in Uganda; PPDA, Wakiso DLG, KCCA and Mbarara City. This is aimed to increase women’s participation in public procurement. AFIC research conducted between 2021 […]
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Celebrating Outstanding Access To Information Cases in Africa
Since 2010, the momentum for adoption and implementation of access to information has picked up and the number of African countries with access to information laws has increased from five in 2010 to 29 in 2024. While a considerable number of countries are yet to adopt ATI laws and implementation challenges persist, there are thousands […]
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How AFIC is Building Transparency and Accountability Across Africa Society
Transparency and accountability are fundamental pillars of good governance. Transparency ensures that government processes, decisions, and data are open and accessible to the public, fostering trust and informed participation in the democratic process. Conversely, accountability guarantees that public officials are answerable for their actions, with mechanisms in place for oversight and redress when necessary. The […]
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Elections in Africa:19 Countries Set To make history in 2024
Africa has a busy election calendar in 2024, with 19 countries holding presidential or general elections. These range from contested multiparty to routine electoral exercises. And, two-thirds of these will be in the last quarter of the year. Country Type of Election Date Comoros Presidential January 14 Mali Presidential February 4 Senegal Presidential February 25 […]
Read MoreIMPLEMENTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPARENCY INDEX IN CoST UGANDA
CoST Uganda Chapter, over time, has conducted various studies including the first Infrastructure Transparency Index and based on such studies/research, validation and reviews, CoST – The Infrastructure Transparency Initiative has worked on creating a Manual for the Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI), which presents a methodology for understanding and applying the evaluation instruments to measure transparency […]
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Changing Lives: Citizen Engagement in Mbale District helps School and Community Access Clean Water
Water is a basic prerequisite for schools to function properly. It is impossible to maintain basic hygiene standards in the absence of water, which can lead to the development of diseases such as diarrhea, cholera, and typhoid. Furthermore, a lack of access to water can lead to absenteeism, especially among young girls who may have […]
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Kabale Central Market conflict highlights the need for Open Contracting
Following a one year stalemate due to disputes between the owners of the kiosks and Kabale Municipal Council, the reconstruction of the Kabale Central Market began finally kicked off in December 2019. Chongqing International Construction[CICCO], a Chinese firm, has been contracted to rebuild the market at UGX 23 billion. The contract was signed on October […]
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The East African Public Procurement Authorities resolve to fast-track Open Contracting
The public procurement oversight agencies for Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania have resolved to fast-track open contracting by proactively publishing data in Open Contracting Data Standards formats and promote monitoring of contracts by none state actors. They also resolved to promote participation in the participation of special interest groups like women, youth and people […]
Read MoreGuidelines for Access to Information and Elections in Africa
Guidelines on Access to Information and Elections in Africa
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