Africa
Instruments of the African Union and African Commission on Human and People's Rights relevant to access to information
- African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights
- Declaration on Principles of Freedom of Expression in Africa
- African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
- African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
- African Charter on Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration
- African Youth Charter
- African Charter on Statistics
- Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
- Draft Model Law for AU Member States on Access to Information in Africa
Country specific access to information legislation
Angola - Law on Access to Administrative Documents (Portuguese)
Ethiopia - Freedom of the Mass Media and Access to Information Proclamation No 590/2008
Guinea - Organic Law on the Right of Access to Public Information, 2010
Liberia – Freedom of Information Act, 2010
Niger - Law on Access to Public Information and Administrative Documents, 2011
Nigeria - Freedom of Information Law, 2011
Uganda - Access to Information Act, 2005
Zimbabwe - Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2002
Constitutions that recognise the right to information
Burkino Faso, 1991, Article 8 (French)
Democratic Republic of Congo, 2006, Article 24 (French)
Ethiopia, 1994, Article 29
Ghana, 1992, Article 21
Guinea Bissau, 1996, Article 34 (Portuguese)
Kenya, 2010, Article 35
Madagascar, 1992, Article 11
Malawi, 1994, Article 37
Morocco, 2011 (French)
Mozambique, 1990, Article 74 (Portuguese) (unofficial English version)
Senegal, 2001, Article 8 (French)
Seychelles, 1993, Article 28
Tanzania 1977, Article 18
Uganda, 1995, Article 41
Zimbabwe, 1980 (as amended 2007) Article 20
Jurisprudence
Kenya - Kariuki v. Attorney General, High Court of Kenya, Petition no. 403 of 2006
Kenya - Republic v John Kiptorus Chemweno and David Barasa Makali, Magistrates Court. 2003
Uganda - Greenwatch (U) Ltd v. Attorney General of Uganda and Uganda Electricity Transmission Co.Ltd, High Court of Uganda at Kampala, Case number HCT-00-CV-MC-0139 of 2001