Africa Archives

Democratising development finance – an interview with Aubrey Hruby

By Gary Forster | Jun 29, 2021 | Blog

Our DFI Transparency Initiative has benefitted from the input of experts from development finance institutions (DFIs) themselves, from civil society organisations, and from private sector investors. Aubrey Hruby has been on the Project Advisory Board since the initiative’s inception and brings a wealth of experience of helping investors understand and enter African capital markets. Aubrey shared her perspective on how better transparency can drive more equitable access to development finance when she sat down with our CEO, Gary Forster.

Talking aid transparency with Henry Asor Nkang

By Sam Cavenett | Jun 15, 2020 | Blog, Case studies

In the lead up to the launch of the 2020 Aid Transparency Index, Publish What You Fund’s CEO Gary Forster talks to Henry Asor Nkang of the Nigerian Government about his experience of using aid data, the demand for data, why aid transparency matters and the role of trust and engagement.

What Use is Aid and Development Data? Two Examples From Nigeria

By Gary Forster | Jan 7, 2020 | Case studies

On a recent visit to Nigeria we were keen to find out how aid and development data is currently being used, if at all, and with what impact. We wanted to know if there is demand for aid and development data, and if these demands are being met. We found two very different sides of the aid transparency coin – one wholly practical, and one intangible but arguably more important.

Using Open Aid Data to Inform Budget Planning in Burkina Faso

By Sam Cavenett | Dec 21, 2018 | Case studies

A case study of Alimatou Zongo, who works for the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Burkina Faso, on the need for detailed and reliable information.

Winds of change – can Abiy Ahmed open up Ethiopia?

By Elise Dufief | Jul 10, 2018 | Blog

‘Stellar’, ‘impressive’, ‘unprecedented’, ‘historical’ – these are some of the adjectives that have been used in the past few weeks to describe the reform agenda that the new Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, is pushing for. Since his rise to power in April 2018, following the unexpected resignation of Haile Mariam Dessalegn, Abiy Ahmed – […]

Putting the trust in trust funds: What has the EU achieved so far?

By Elise Dufief | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog

This blog was co-authored by Elise Dufief and Rupert Simons. We would like to thank Andy Lulham for research support and Niels Keijzer from the German Development Institute for comments on an earlier draft. It is now two years since the European Union (EU) set up the ‘EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa’ (Emergency Trust […]