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The media can play a strong role in communicating vital information about health, education and service delivery to Africans. But first, media producers need to be won over.
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The Internet is opening up new opportunities for Africans to educate themselves and develop new businesses.
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Small businesses like this outdoor butchery in Soweto, South Africa, are threatened by the rise of shopping malls in townships and rural areas.
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Five reports from the Woreda and City benchmarking survey, conducted in 2010, have been released. The reports should be read in conjunction with the reports emanating from the Protection of Basic Services programme, highlighted early this year on ANSA-Africa. The benchmarking survey was initially designed as a core monitoring and evaluation tool for the Public Sector Capacity Building Programme to assess the capacity of local government administrations, the participation of local communities in local government planning, budgeting and review processes and the performance of some public services. The reports include a citizens' report card, focus group results and a synthesis reports.
Born out of the optimism at the new millennium that Africa's time had come, the African Peer Review Mechanism is built on the belief that the continent does not lack ideas to advance its development, but that states have struggled to live up to their principles and implement their policies. Looking in the rear-view mirror almost a decade after the APRM was first conceived, Grappling with Governance: Perspectives on the African Peer Review Mechanism explores how this complex process has evolved from theory to practice in a variety of contexts.
This flagship publication draws on the ACBF's two decades of work, the results of the Africa Capacity Indicators field studies completed during 2010, and technical background papers. It introduces a unique and unprecedented series of data on the state of capacity in Africa and examines key issues and challenges confronting in-country and cross-border capacity development. The ACIR will form the basis for advocacy on major capacity development issues and bring to the attention of policy makers and other stakeholders the thematic and sectoral factors that might be affecting state and societal effectiveness in the delivery of specified mandates. It will serve as a tool to galvanize capacity development and poverty reduction actions in Africa by providing research-informed data on capacity development from across the continent.
As Americans remember the tragic events of the BP oil spill one year ago, international humanitarian organization Oxfam America urges Africa's newest oil producer to avoid the same mistakes other oil producing countries have made. A new report by the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas, a coalition of more than 100 non-governmental groups in Ghana supported by Oxfam, calls on the international community to take further steps to prevent the West African nation from falling victim to the resource curse.
In 2008 Rwanda's Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (Minecofin) embarked on a gender-responsive budgeting programme. This document describes the development of the programme. It describes the first, preparatory phase as well as the second phase of implementation. It explains why particular approaches were adopted, achievements, as well as challenges. The document is intended for both internal and external audiences. Minecofin hopes that inside the country those who are already involved in the GRB programme will gain a better understanding of the initiative, while those who are not yet but could be involved will be encouraged to participate. For external readers Minecofin hopes that Rwanda's experience will help encourage actors in other countries to move forward with GRB initiatives that are tailored to their particular circumstances. Such circumstances include both the situation of women, men, boys and girls in the country, and the way that planning and budgeting happens.
Ghana has made incredible progress in recent years, both in terms of democratic consolidation and development outcomes. In addition to the achievement of an increasingly competitive political sphere and greater macroeconomic stability, successive governments have made important commitments to spending on key social priorities such as health, education, agriculture and social protection.
Transparency in state budgets in India
Global Corruption Report: Climate Change
A touchpad to our future: An election resource for journalists
Budget Decisions On Gender: A Gender Budget Analysis of Key Ministerial Policy Statement and Budgets FY 2010/11
Facing Climate Change: Building South Africa's Strategy
The World Bank invites comments from African social accountability practitioners on a draft handbook examining the role of ICT in promoting good governance practices. Entitled Good Urban Governance through ICT: issues, analysis and strategies, the handbook examines a wide range of issues in which ICT can play a key role in promoting accountability and service delivery. The handbook was compiled by the WB's Africa Urban and Water Sector Unit. Gaurav Relhan, one of the compilers, says technology helps well-informed citizens collaborate, exchange ideas and participate in real-time with their elected officials. Voters can have their voices heard and officials can incorporate this feedback in their decisions. For instance, through mobile phones and the Internet, a Facebook page or post, a Tweet or a YouTube video, a citizen now has the power to participate at his fingertips to improve outcomes and trap corruption. Examples include tracing expenditures to see if there is sufficient spending by region or sector; tracking procurement results to see if vendors seem to be getting too much business or charging too much; and on-the-ground pictures to show whether projects were actually completed.
Social Accountability in Africa: Practitioners’ Experiences and Lessons is a collection of case studies from Africa on social accountability. This collection attempts to build a consolidated body of knowledge on social accountability efforts across the continent. The case studies are diverse and present unique approaches to how social accountability strategies and interventions are implemented within different countries.
