Continental happenings on the transparency front.
Extractive Industry:
- Ghana: Ghana gazettes ECOWAS Directive on “The Harmonization of Guiding Principles and Policies in the Mining Sector" to serve as a notice to Ghanaians of its existence, and that steps are being taken toward making it a law in the Country.
- Nigeria: Nigeria’s planning ministry will soon be making publicly available information on the (forex) reserves.
- Zimbabwe: Diamond audit ‘fiercely resisted’
Budgets:
- Swaziland: Swaziland Government to start posting budget information on the ministry of finance’s website, from 1 April 2011. Need to increase public participation and a more comprehensive and accurate budget.
- South Africa: South Africa budget process ranked best in the world
