Access to information is a cornerstone of healthy, accountable and transparent societies and essential for democracy. By improving the public’s ability to obtain and use government-held information, citizens are...
A year on from the coup d’etat in Niger, Denitsa Zhelyazkova looks back at what has changed so far and what needs to happen to address corruption in the...
July 30, 2024 – Transparency International Defence & Security (TI-DS) expresses deep concern that the potential ‘disintegration’ of state cooperation in West Africa could exacerbate conflict in the already...
A forum tracking progress towards the 2030 sustainable development agenda has been taking place in Niger this week. With matters of security preoccupying policymakers and the public across the...
Michael Ofori-Mensah, Head of Research at Transparency International Defence and Security, describes some of the dangers documented in our latest research paper. Unaccountable private military and security companies continue...
By Julien Joly, Thematic Manager, Corruption, Conflict and Crisis, Transparency International Defence & Security Corruption, conflict and instability are profoundly intertwined. It has been shown time and again...
February 25, 2021 – Stabilisation and peacebuilding efforts in West Africa are being undermined by a failure to address underlying corruption and a lack of accountability in the region’s...
Despite promising initiatives, tackling corruption in the Nigerien security sector is still hindered by secrecy By Flora Stevens, Project Officer – Global Advocacy Africa’s Sahel has been...
By Matthew Steadman, Project Officer – Conflict & Insecurity 2019 was a deeply concerning year for the Sahel. Attacks by extremist groups have increased five-fold in Mali, Niger...
6 December, Niamey – Security and stability in Niger are threatened by high levels of corruption risk in its national defence sector, according to new research by Transparency International...