The Campaign around Access to Information has seen unprecedented success, with organisations from across the continent joining hands to ensure that the Right to Access Information is promoted throughout the continent. This year alone has seen the adoption of Access to Information legislation by five countries in Africa, bringing the total number to 10.

However, Access to Information is a right that many African citizens are still struggling to realise. The African continent houses some of the most secretive governments in the world, and public information is simply not accessible to most African citizens. The APAI campaign is intended to advance the right to access to information in all its dimensions, nationally, regionally, and internationally through a collaborative project which is intended to act as a platform for the joint implementation of a series of activities that will lead to the adoption of a comprehensive and authoritative Instrument. The Working Group is tasked with carrying out the following:

• To campaign for the adoption of the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) by the AU and UNESCO
• To develop campaign materials and literature in a number of languages to distribute throughout the region
• To ensure the implementation and popularization of the APAI declaration at national level.
• To pursue a series of engagements with the AU and UN to advocate for the adoption of the declaration
• To lobby at a number of national, regional, and international events to popularize the campaign