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US public auditing reforms may follow 2020

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UNITED STATES

US public accounting oversight and proposed reforms.

Czech premier’s support will back him against protests

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Widespread concern over the state of Czech democracy has been fuelled by European Commission auditors’ reports pointing to possible conflicts of interest between Babis’s official…

Party fractures will shape Sierra Leone reforms

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SIERRA LEONE

This forms part of an October 2023 Agreement for National Unity (ANU) between the government and opposition to address tensions following the controversial June 2023 general…

Guinea-Bissau’s Embalo will seek to centralise power

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GUINEA-BISSAU

The end to the UN peace operation came almost three months after the departure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mission in Guinea Bissau (ECOMIB). The…

Tanzania parties bill will tighten Magufuli’s grip

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TANZANIA

Tanzania's political parties bill.

South Africa's parastatals face growing turmoil

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SOUTH AFRICA

This comes amid reports that the state-owned airline will shortly receive a 10-billion-rand (760-million-dollar) bailout from the government, with almost 7 billion rand in debts…

South African electoral reform may prove a sideshow

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SOUTH AFRICA

The defiance of the party whip by party members implicitly goes against South Africa’s proportional representation (PR) list electoral system, where party bosses have substantial…

New Sierra Leone president faces raised expectations

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SIERRA LEONE

Sierra Leone's new president

Bailout policies will raise Greek taxpayer's burden

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GREECE

Tax arrears are expected to rise to 95 billion euros (106 billion dollars) by year-end following the introduction of new taxes. An ever-rising tax burden is encouraging evasion…

Cabinet chaos raises junk status risk for South Africa

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SOUTH AFRICA

He replaces the little known David van Rooyen, who had been in post for only four days following the axing of technocrat Nhlanhla Nene. The nature of the latter's removal shook…