The Pan African Conference on Access to Information was held this
month in Capetown, hosted by UNECSO, the African Union, the UN Special
Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, and the African Commission on Human
and Peoples’ Rights. Over 200 delegates who signed the African
Platform on Access to Information, which states that “access to
information is a fundamental human right” and that “the right of access
to information shall be established by law in each African country.”
A model law on Access to Information is currently being drafted by the special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression of the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights. infojustice.org