Nairobi, Kenya — 27 March 2025 — FactSpace West Africa (FSWA) participated in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Africa and Middle East meeting, which took place from March 24 to 27 in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
The event brought together over 350 delegates from across Africa and beyond to discuss critical governance, transparency, and digital rights issues. The conference, themed “Rebuilding Trust through Open Government,” provided a platform for high-level representatives from governments, civil society, the private sector, and global partners to exchange insights and best practices on open government initiatives.
On the sidelines of the event, FactSpace West Africa participated in the “Safe, Inclusive, Ethical Digital Technology: Implementing the Global Digital Compact in Africa” workshop hosted by OGP.
This session explored challenges and opportunities in digital governance and discussed strategies for implementing the Global Digital Compact, which was adopted at the Summit for the Future on September 22, 2024. The Compact aims to bridge digital divides and accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), expand digital economy benefits for all, foster an open, inclusive, and secure digital space that upholds human rights, advance responsible data governance approaches, and strengthen global governance of artificial intelligence.
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During the workshop, FactSpace West Africa introduced its initiatives in combating misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda, highlighting the impact of the Fact-Checking Coalition of Ghana, the GhanaFact WhatsApp Chatbot, DisinfoLab.
The Ghanaian delegation, which included Penplusbyte, the Information Services Department and the Ghana OGP Secretariat, also committed to three key initiatives before the next OGP meeting. These include advocating for a National Action Plan on Misinformation and Disinformation, promoting media literacy among key stakeholders, and organizing a stakeholder meeting to review Ghana’s legal framework on misinformation.
FactSpace West Africa’s representative, Julius Kofi Satsi, joined breakout sessions addressing key issues such as digital governance, anti-corruption, climate and environment, and access to information.
The digital governance session explored strategies to enhance transparency and accountability through digital tools. The anti-corruption session discussed best practices for combating corruption and strengthening governance. The climate and environment session focused on the role of digital governance in climate action. The access to information session examined efforts to ensure citizens have access to credible and verifiable information.
The conference also provided significant networking opportunities, allowing FactSpace West Africa to establish potential partnerships. These partnerships could lead to collaborations on media literacy initiatives, the exchange of insights on misinformation and disinformation countermeasures, and advocacy for policy reforms on digital governance and open data access.
