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Pushing for public procurement in Africa

As part of a new series on procurement in Africa, together with Open Contracting Partnership, we profile some of the pioneers pushing open data and participation in public contracting.

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transparent and participatory

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Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa…Reformers who are pushing for open procurement in Africa

As part of a new series on procurement in Africa, together with Open Contracting Partnership, we have profiled some of the pioneers pushing open data and participation in public contracting. In this first part of a three-part series, we feature some of the key figures advocating for a more transparent and participatory procurement ecosystem in South Africa, Nigeria, and Tanzania.

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padded budgets

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Africa: Committed reformers are pushing for open procurement

In part two of our review of some of the most active stakeholders attempting to reform how governments spend their money across Africa, we profile an activist in Cameroon, an anti-corruption campaigner in Kenya, as well as a procurement officer and a data analysis firm in Nigeria.

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innovative solutions

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Kenya: From tender documents in containers to a digital procurement market

Scale, a Kenyan digital startup, is aiming to disrupt all aspects of procurement in Kenya and across the African continent by offering innovative solutions to suppliers, public procurement entities, private companies and even banks.

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