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Moroccan whistleblowers: The public’s conscience

19 September 2013 in Access to information, Africa and Middle East, Whistleblowing

For most of us, changing corrupt dealings we experience every day remains insurmountable. We are often afraid what will happen to us if we do report corruption. Those who do come forward often bear great personal risks. That is why the UN Convention against Corruption, which our kingdom has ratified, affords whistleblowers a special status […]

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Egypt: A new diagnosis for an old illness

18 September 2013 in Access to information, Africa and Middle East, Health, Miscellaneous, People power

This blog post is part of a series drawing on articles from the forthcoming project It Belongs to You: Public Information in the Middle East and North Africa. Behind the imposing edifice of the shiny Egyptian World Trade Centre on the corniche in Cairo lies the decrepit hospital of Boulaq Abu Ela. A rubbish heap […]

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REDD+: what you see isn’t always what you get

2 August 2013 in Access to information, Africa and Middle East, Americas, Climate Change, Cost of Corruption, Forestry, Politics and government

A colleague recently likened his experience tracking climate and REDD+ money in Mexico to an archaeological dig. Little by little, fragments of your object begin to reveal themselves, but not without a significant amount of time, resources and tenacity. At Transparency International we have been monitoring climate finance flows in six countries – of which […]

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Egypt in crisis: A look at corruption figures for the last two years

15 July 2013 in Access to information, Africa and Middle East, Civil society, Cost of Corruption, People power, Politics and government, Poverty and development, Whistleblowing

Egyptians are sharply divided over the military’s recent ousting of President Morsi on the back of large-scale popular demonstrations against his rule. They are far more unified, however, in their views on what ails the country. Corruption is at the forefront of those concerns. On 9 July 2013 Transparency International released the Global Corruption Barometer […]

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Corruption in post-revolution Yemen – a personal perspective

24 June 2013 in Africa and Middle East, Politics and government

Yemenis of all stripes took to the streets in early 2011 demanding change, especially not to let corruption continue unabated. In November 2011, the protestors succeeded in ousting Ali Abdullah Saleh,Yemen’s president for over 30 years, and ushering in a new era of democratic hope. Since then, governmental agencies, parliamentary committees, media associations, NGOs and […]

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African Renaissance comes through the reinforcement of institutions

24 May 2013 in Africa and Middle East, Oil and gas, Politics and government, Poverty and development

The African Union (AU) celebrates its 50th anniversary on 25 May with an extraordinary summit in Addis Ababa, under the theme “Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance”. The AU as it has been known since 2002 is the successor to the Organization of African Unity founded (OAU) on 25 May 1963 when 32 recently independent African countries […]

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Les héros de la lutte contre la corruption : une interview avec Gregory Ngbwa Mintsa

16 May 2013 in Africa and Middle East, Politics and government, Region

En décembre 2008, le citoyen gabonais Gregory Ngbwa Mintsa a courageusement pris position contre la corruption. Avec Transparence International France, il a déposé une plainte qui dénonçait le détournement présumé de fonds publics au Gabon. Cela fait partie des Biens Mal Acquis, une enquête sur plusieurs présidents africains soupçonnés de voler des fonds publics à grande […]

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Anti-corruption heroes: an interview with Gregory Ngbwa Mintsa

15 May 2013 in Africa and Middle East, Politics and government, Region

In December 2008, Gabonese citizen Gregory Ngbwa Mintsa took a brave stand against corruption. Together with Transparency International France, he filed a legal complaint denouncing the alleged embezzlement of public funds in Gabon. This was part of the Biens Mal Acquis case, an investigation into several African presidents suspected of stealing public assets on a […]

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How to fight corruption with online tools: best practice from Morocco

8 May 2013 in Africa and Middle East, Technology

There was a general feeling of excitement and optimism about the new role of technology to promote transparency and accountability at the Transparency International SpeakUp! event which I attended in March 2013. There was quite a buzz about online denunciation tools in particular, and different Transparency International chapters are looking into ways to embrace new […]

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Ending corruption in Nigeria: Every help is needed

11 April 2013 in Africa and Middle East, Poverty and development

Abuja, the capital of the oil rich nation Nigeria, a “planned city” built in the 1980s, is one of the wealthiest and most expensive capitals in Africa. Very few Nigerians can afford living there. Shanty towns with mass poverty, high unemployment, and poor sanitation is a much more common environment for the vast majority of […]

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