Access to information in Africa : law, culture and practice /

Access to information in Africa : law, culture and practice / edited by Fatima Diallo, Richard Calland. - xii, 296 pages : maps ; 24 cm. - Afrika-Studiecentrum series ; volume 27 .

"The ATI Committee of the African Network of Constitutional Lawyers ... The papers presented in this book are a compilation of the ideas discussed within the group and elsewhere--and represent its research activities as a group or conducted by its individual members through other institutional contexts"--Acknowledgements.

Includes bibliographical references and index.


In English, some chapters translated from French.

9789004250659 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Freedom of information--Africa.
Government information--Access control--Africa.
Information policy--Africa.
theoretical challenges in the African context
the right of access to information the state of the art and the emerging theory of change
the problem of access to information in African jurisdictions constitutionalism citizenship and human rights disclosure
transparency and power relations social-anthropological perspectives on the right of access to information
constitutional domestication of the right of access to information in Africa retrospect and prospect
thematic studies statistics internet EITI and ATI
statistics indicators and access to information
the extractive industry transparency initiative and corruption in Nigeria rethinking the links between transparency and accountability
towards realizing the right of access to internet based information in Africa
ATI regional context and country studies
an actionable constitutional right of ATI the case of Southern Africa
The Uganda freedom of information campaign stuck in the mud
realizing the right of access to information in Kenya what should stakeholders be on the lookout for
the right to information in Burkina Faso an unfinished quest
access to information and transparency opportunities and challenges for Nigeria FOI Act 2011
Transparency in government--Africa.

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