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AfDB supports accountability in Tunisia
AfDB,
19 May 2011
Tunis: The governance technical committee of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved USD 310,000 to finance an Economic and Sector Work (ESW) Study on voice and accountability. The study is designed to improve social service delivery programs in Tunisia and the Maghreb. A vacuum in voice…
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Tanzania doing poorly in civic education - APRM
IPPMedia,
19 May 2011
Dar es Salaam: Despite the country's progress in democracy and good governance most people still lack civic education; as a result they fail to exercise their democratic right to participate in different elections, a local lawyer has observed. Francis Stolla, President of the Tanganyika Law Society…
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Bill Gates speech to the World Health Assembly
World Health Organisation,
19 May 2011
The World Health Organization and this assembly have set the standard for global cooperation in pursuit of better health. For decades, you have established ambitious goals, such as eradicating smallpox. And you have rallied the world to accomplish those goals. It is an honor to join you today. I had…
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PM set to woo Africa with new trade deals to counter China's growing clout
The Economic Times,
19 May 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will next week lay out a new multi-pronged strategy to engage Africa, a move that aims to counter China's rising clout in the continent. The new deal for Africa will be unveiled during Singh's six-day visit starting Monday. It will include a free-trade agreement…
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The trouble with gender economics
The Guardian,
19 May 2011
London: Family planning is notoriously one of the most politicised and divisive issues in development debates, and gender equality one of the most neglected. But over the past few years, advocates for both…
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Denmark shines with financial aid policy
IDN,
19 May 2011
Paris: A new report pours lavish praise on Denmark's "robust foundations and political backing for fighting global poverty" but draws attention to the fact that the new strategy for development cooperation - describing aid policy also as 'realpolitik' -- was adopted by only a small parliamentary…
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Inside the alms trade
The Age,
19 May 2011
Melbourne: For the first time in 15 years, Australia is rethinking its foreign aid program to make it more effective. How can we make our aid dollars work better? THE word ''effectiveness'' appears four times in the five-paragraph press release Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd issued…
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DATA Report 2011: key findings
ONE,
19 May 2011
For the past five years, the DATA Report has monitored the historic commitments to sub-Saharan Africa that the G8 and European Union made in 2005. These promises were due to be delivered in 2010, a year that also marked the crucial two-thirds point for the world to achieve the Millennium Development…
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ACP-EU MPs back ongoing democratic power-shifts in Africa and the Middle East
European Parliament,
19 May 2011
Brussels: MEPs and their counterparts from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific called for impartial justice to underpin reconciliation in the Côte d'Ivoire, and backed the right of citizens to demand political change wherever power is withheld from the people, at the 21st ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary…
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CAADP: Mutual accountability framework
AU-Nepad,
19 May 2011
CAADP is the Africa-owned plan for agriculture-led development in Africa to eliminate hunger and reduce food insecurity. Following a slow start after the signing of the first CAADP country compact in Rwanda, significant momentum has been achieved. By 2009, the CAADP agenda was generating increasing…
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Huge turnout predicted
iAfrica,
17 May 2011
Johannesburg: Wednesday's local government poll has seen the most peaceful campaign of all post-apartheid elections and looked set to draw a strong turnout, members of the Election Monitoring Network said on Monday. "Despite a number of serious incidents, by and large this has been the most peaceful…
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Presentations: OECD Parliamentary Budget Officials workshop
OECD,
17 May 2011
The 3rd annual meeting of OECD Parliamentary Budget Officials took place in Stockholm recently. Presentations from the workshop are available to download from the OECD website. The OECD
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EU advises CSO on budget monitoring
Ghana MMA,
17 May 2011
Dutse: The European Union Support to Reforming Institutions Programme (SRIP) Jigawa State Technical Unit, EU-SRIP, has advised Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the state on the need to participate in the budget process to ensure its transparency. The State coordinator for EU-SRIP, Neda Imasuen,…
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Promise of major change to powers of ‘broken councils’
Business Day,
17 May 2011
Cape Town: New legislation is being prepared to link the powers of municipalities to their ability to deliver services, Co-operative Governance Deputy Minister Yunus Carrim said yesterday. Speaking at a Helen Suzman Foundation roundtable discussion on local government, Mr Carrim gave the clearest…
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Local government must be fixed for services to be delivered
Section27,
17 May 2011
Johannesburg: In the last week there has been much controversy regarding a report on municipal audit outcomes, with particular focus having been placed on allegations in the press that the report was returned to the National Treasury for it to be "repackaged" and not released in the run-up to the…
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In Africa, technology helps citizens hold their governments accountable
World Bank,
17 May 2011
Washington: Shimmering new call centers, the rapid explosion of mobile phones and Internet connections today mark the landscape of many African cities - here improved Information and Communication Technology (or ICT) infrastructure is helping connect urban dwellers to global networks. Though the…
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PCCB yields to donor pressure, issues report
The Citizen,
17 May 2011
Dar es Salaam: The Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) yesterday released the eagerly awaited National Governance…
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SADC ombudsmen sharpen teeth
New Era,
17 May 2011
Windhoek: Ombudsmen from Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia are attending a workshop intended to enhance their investigative skills. Members of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Namibian Police are also attending the workshop taking place at the Windhoek Country Club Resort.…
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President redeploys the cadre bill
News24,
16 May 2011
Johannesburg: Under immense pressure from his trade union partners, President Jacob Zuma has killed the controversial municipal systems amendment bill, or cadre deployment bill. Zuma confirmed to City Press that the bill would not pass though the National Council of Provinces before May 18. The bill…
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Maku tasks Centre on leadership values
Nigerian Observer,
16 May 2011
Abuja: Mr Labaran Maku, Minister of Information and Communications, has urged the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development to strive towards imparting core leadership values in the citizenry for institutional development. Maku, who gave the challenge at the second Annual Leadership…
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