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By Nicholas Awortwi and Gregor Walter-Drop

A recent study on information disclosure in the extractive sector has found 18 factors that result in citizen and institutional (state and non-state) inaction in demanding government accountability. Conducted by the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) in collaboration with the Centre for Public Integrity (CIP), as part of the Action for Empowerment […]

The Center for Public Integrity (Centro de Integridade Pública, CIP), in collaboration with the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) and the “Action for Empowerment and Accountability” (A4EA) of the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex (United Kingdom), organized an International Conference on Governance in the Extractive Sector. The […]

Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) are a persistent challenge in developing countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). IFFs account for huge sums of money transferred out of SSA countries illegally, stripping these countries of resources that could be used to finance much-needed public services such as security, justice, education and health. This synthesis brings together the evidence on IFFs and interrogates […]

The purpose of this study was to synthesise the literature on IFFs and tax reforms in Egypt, map the key stakeholders and derive policy recommendations to improve, facilitate, or maximise the impact of existing initiatives or related key stakeholders. The study relied on a qualitative methodology based on a desk review that involves: a) Mapping […]

This synthesis report reviews the available literature and relevant policies pertaining to illicit transfers and tax reform landscape. It further identifies key stakeholders in in South Africa order to articulate the key attributes that could make the taxation regime more

The Partnership for African Governance and Social Research (PAGSR) commissioned a round of case studies of four African countries – Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa – to map and synthesize available literature/information on illicit transfers and tax reforms as well as identify key stakeholders for policy discussions. Thus, the objective of this study was […]

The Bring Back our Girls (BBOG) is a women-led, spontaneous movement that erupted in Nigeria following the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram terrorists in 2014. The BBOG remains a unique movement in contemporary Africa in that it is women-led and depends on bold confrontation offline and viral advocacy online. The objective of […]

The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) with financial support from Hewlett foundation is implementing a project on “Urban Governance and Turning African Cities Around in Nairobi, Kigali and Addis Ababa”.  This is to have a better understanding of trends in urban areas.