The Right to Know and the Implementation of Freedom of Information

Nigeria and South Africa are two of the largest and most economically powerful countries in Africa. As a result, the public policies and laws developed and implemented in these countries serve as a benchmark and a model for other African countries. Consequently, any attempt at analyzing and projecting solutions to the numerous challenges facing Africa, in particular, as it concerns access to information as a right, should include these two countries. This is exactly what this book has done!