PERSPECTIVES DIGITAL RIGHTS AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION SERIES 5 PUBLIC INTEREST JOURNALISM AND GOOD GOVERNANCE Access to information laws promote public interest journalism and good governance Gabriel Baglo August, 2022 Access to information is an essential component of best practices in public administration management and governance in Africa. Transparency is progressively becoming the rule, and secrecy the exception. The campaigns for the expansion of access to information alongside the development of the digital era have enhanced the scope of journalism, especially investigative reporting in several African countries. Currently, 25 African countries have adopted Access to information laws. The African Union, its organs and African governments ought to boost the adoption of constitutional provisions and laws on access to information for everyone.