As political parties race to build alliances ahead of The Gambia’s December 2026 presidential election, a growing question is being asked about the agreements shaping those partnerships: what exactly did they sign? From the coalition that helped end Yahya Jammeh’s rule in 2016 to the alliances being formed today, political parties have increasingly used agreements…
The Gambia ranked third among the Sub-Saharan African countries assessed in the 2025 Open Budget Survey, scoring 36 out of 100 on budget transparency, according to findings unveiled by Gambia Participates on Tuesday, 25 August 2026. The survey placed Sierra Leone at the top of the selected Sub-Saharan African countries, followed by Senegal. The Gambia…
The European Union’s mandatory AI transparency regulations under Article 50 of the AI Act officially took effect on August 2, making Europe the world’s most prominent regulator of artificial intelligence. The new rules require content publishers to clearly label synthetic media and explicitly inform users whenever they interact with an AI chatbot or automated agent…
As part of the AI for Good Global Summit hosted in Geneva, TikTok has announced a series of initiatives globally designed to strengthen AI literacy, improve transparency around AI-generated content, and enhance protection against AI-generated spam, reinforcing its commitment to helping people across the region use AI safely, confidently and responsibly. As artificial intelligence rapidly…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has declared that transparency, accountability, and strong oversight institutions remain critical to strengthening investor confidence and promoting sustainable development across Africa, as Liberia hosts the 22nd Governing Board Meeting and Strategic Review of the African Organization of English-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI-E) in Monrovia. Speaking Wednesday at the opening of the…
More secretive deals to accept deported third-country migrants from the US degrade democracy and don’t serve African countries. Throughout 2026 there have been reports, almost exclusively initiated by journalists and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), of third-country migrant deportations from the United States (US) to African countries. On 18 April, 15 people from South American countries arrived…
MTN Group contributed a total of R61.1 billion in taxes across the 16 markets in which it operates. In 2025, MTN South Africa’s total tax contribution (TTC) to the national fiscus was R4.8 billion, the MTN Group’s Tax Transparency Report shows. In a statement, the company says this extends beyond the corporate income taxes it…
ITWeb TV Biz speaks to Rachel Fischer, parliamentary engagement and research manager at OUTA, and Shaun Russell, product owner and head of projects at OpenUp, about ParliMeter, a civic tech dashboard built in partnership with the Parliamentary Monitoring Group to make SA’s parliamentary data visible, searchable and actionable. The conversation covers why Parliament’s information has…
Corruption remains a serious global threat, with limited signs of progress, according to the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index released by Transparency International. The index shows that abuses of power continue to undermine governance in many countries, prompting Transparency International to warn that leaders must confront the broader drivers of decline, including the rollback of democratic…
Abuja — The World Bank today released the Fiscal Governance Reform in Nigeria: Lessons from the State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability Program (SFTAS), a report reviewing one of Nigeria’s most significant subnational fiscal reform initiatives. The report offers an in-depth analysis of how the SFTAS Program, implemented between 2018 and 2022, strengthened fiscal transparency,…
