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Generally, does Africa have acceptable standards of human rights and national security? If not, How far away are we from it?
The African Charter on Human and people's Rights (also known as the Banjul Charter) does not clearly provide standards of human rights and national security but it is intended to promote and protect human rights and basic freedoms in the African continent and article 9 of the African Charter dictates the right to access of information held by public and private bodies is a fundamental, indispensable to the health of a democracy and a means of protecting of other rights , especially socio-economic rights, the right may in recognized instances be restricted on grounds of national security , only as clearly provided to serve a legitimate purpose .
This article examines the methodologies adopted by the African Commission on Human and People's rights and the African Court on the rights to information compatible with international standards . 
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