MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVES IN AFRICA

The report examines the effectiveness of the APRM, EITI, and OGP in four African nations, finding that while these initiatives create spaces for policy dialogue and transparency, their success is heavily dependent on sustained high-level political will, adequate funding, and institutional capacity. The EITI is identified as the most effective of the three due to its strict compliance thresholds and narrow focus on extractive sectors. Common challenges across all case studies include a significant administrative reporting burden, weak implementation of supporting domestic legislation, and a lack of coordination between different initiatives, leading to duplicated efforts.

• The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is judged as the most effective of the three studied MSIs because of its "strict thresholds, sanctions and focus on key economic sectors".
• The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is considered the least effective, partly because its reports are overly complex and there is a lack of follow-up on the implementation of National Programs of Action (NPoAs).
• In Ghana, the APRM led to several legislative achievements, including the Whistle-blower Act (2006), the Disability Act (2006), and the Domestic Violence Act (2007), though political enthusiasm for the mechanism has declined since 2011.
• Ghana's EITI process has seen success in translating policy into reform, receiving the 2016 EITI Chair’s Award, although funding constraints have prevented some projects from reaching completion.
• Liberia was the first African state to achieve EITI compliance in 2009 and is currently piloting the EITI’s Beneficial Ownership program to combat industry corruption.
• The Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Liberia has been hindered by the lack of legal power within the lead agency, the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT), to enforce policy changes across government branches.
• Sierra Leone's OGP progress was severely disrupted by the Ebola outbreak and low government attendance at meetings, resulting in a mid-term completion rate of only 9% for its second National Action Plan.
• Tanzania withdrew from the OGP in 2017, citing that its primary goals had been met and that maintaining dual membership with the APRM was too burdensome.
• Tanzania achieved a significant reduction in EITI reporting discrepancies, dropping from 76% in the first reconciliation report to less than 1%.
• A recurring failure across the case studies is the gap between the passage of legislation and its actual implementation, exemplified by Liberia's struggle to implement its 2010 Freedom of Information Act.

APA

Chisiza, M., Gruzd, S., Harvey, R., Lalbahadur, A., Rawhani, C., & Turianskyi, Y. (2018). MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVES IN AFRICA. South African Institute of International Affairs. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-MSI-Africa-Case-Studies_Multi-Stakeholder-initiatives-in-Africa.pdf

Chicago

Chisiza, Matebe, Steven Gruzd, Ross Harvey, Aditi Lalbahadur, Carmel Rawhani, and Yarik Turianskyi. MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVES IN AFRICA. South African Institute of International Affairs, 2018. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-MSI-Africa-Case-Studies_Multi-Stakeholder-initiatives-in-Africa.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chisiza2018multistakeholder, author = {Chisiza, Matebe and Gruzd, Steven and Harvey, Ross and Lalbahadur, Aditi and Rawhani, Carmel and Turianskyi, Yarik}, title = {{MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVES IN AFRICA}}, institution = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, year = {2018}, month = apr, url = {https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-MSI-Africa-Case-Studies_Multi-Stakeholder-initiatives-in-Africa.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }