After spending time abroad in Kenya, former Global Integrity intern, Jessica Mahoney became interested in the impact of Sino-African relations on governance in Africa. Jessica explored this topic in her recently finalized thesis at Williams College. Using Kenya as a case-study, Jessica’s analysis rejects the typical narrative that Chinese investment only props up Africa’s most…
Kuwaiti journalist Mohammed Abdulqader al-Jassem is back in jail. The outspoken opposition lawyer and reporter was arrested Tuesday for the second time in six months. Al-Jassem has become a symbol of free speech in the midst of the Kuwaiti government’s increasing campaign to silence critical voices. Kuwait has been a rare bright spot in a…
Following the first real elections in Estonia’s history, the new ruling party donated stacks of documents to the publicly accessible National Archives. It was a gesture of revolutionary goodwill and transparency that would come to haunt the Isamaa party. But the documents remained unread for more than a decade until a Tallinn-based journalist, Tarmo Vahter,…
Over the past month, Nepalese journalist Narayan Manandhar has waged a lonely battle to call attention to irregularities in the procurement of consulting services by the Ministry of Local Development. The irony? The bid, which received applications from national and international consultants, was for a contract to implement the services of the Local Governance Accountability…
After a newly purchased Tongan ferry was lost at sea, swift government action was promised, including a full investigation into how the ship was purchased. That investigation is complete, but the public has been left out of the process. The sinking claimed 74 lives. More than a month after submitting its findings to Parliament, Tonga’s…
Is it that time of year again already? Apparently so. We’re looking for interested journalists, researchers, attorneys, civil society experts, and anyone with a background working on governance and corruption issues to collaborate with us on the Global Integrity Report: 2010. Interested experts should apply online by June 1, 2010. Full details after the break.…