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Threats to democracy: The Perspective of the Country Director of Accountability-Lab

As part of its mission of civic education in the field of democracy and good governance, the management of the NGO Accountability-Lab organized, on December 8, 2022, a press lunch around the thorny question of democratic values ​​in the mali. The meeting moderated by the country director of Accountability Lab Mali, Ms. Djitteye Doussouba Konaté, was an opportunity for her to make a restitution of her participation, last November, in the forum on democracy of the “Obama Foundation” . Ms. Djitteye, who took part in this forum, on behalf of her country, Malian youth, and her organization Accountability-Lab, moderated a panel during [...]

2022-12-14T10:14:43+00:009th December 2022|

Come say ‘hi’ at the IACC!

Accountability Lab will be at the International Anti-Corruption Conference in Washington DC next week. If you're around, we'd love to be in touch! We will be travelling with a group of Nigerian nonprofit leaders this year thanks to support from the MacArthur Foundation. Our delegation includes Nigerian Country Director Odeh Friday, Global Director of Learning Cheri-Leigh Erasmus, Executive Director Blair Glencorse, Connected Development's Hamzat Lawal, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development's  Tobi Oluwatola, Transparency International Nigeria's Auwal Ibrahim Musa, the Nigerian Women's Trust Fund's Mufuliat Dasola Fijabi, journalist Chido Onumah and Soji Apampa from The Convention on Business Integrity. We'll [...]

2022-12-05T19:54:34+00:001st December 2022|

Fact Sheet: Summit for Democracy: Progress in the Year of Action

During the “Year of Action” following the first Summit for Democracy in December 2021, the United States and over 100 partner governments around the world have taken meaningful steps to build more resilient democracies, combat corruption, and defend human rights. Summit participants have undertaken important pro-democracy reforms at home, contributed to impactful multilateral initiatives, and worked together to resist authoritarian aggression, including Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine. President Biden is pleased to announce that on March 29-30, 2023, he will co-host the second Summit for Democracy with the leaders of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, and the [...]

2022-12-14T09:47:38+00:0029th November 2022|

Deekay Ndoni Sibanda — Activism through art and film

"When I say I’m an activist, I’m on the ground, I’m a street activist. I’m not sitting at a desk — I want to go where things are happening." “I call myself a human rights activist slash a queer rights activist,” says aspiring filmmaker and photographer Deekay Ndoni Sibanda, who is the 39-year-old programme officer for the Accountability Lab’s Integrity Icon campaign. The initiative seeks to highlight the often-overlooked good work that public servants are doing. She told Maverick Citizen that she is very passionate about media advocacy work because of her passion for documenting and narrating activist stories. Activist Deekay Ndoni Sibanda [...]

2022-12-01T00:44:49+00:0018th November 2022|
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