Africa: Supreme Audit Institutions Deliberating On Strengthening Collaboration, Accountability in Africa

Africa: Supreme Audit Institutions Deliberating On Strengthening Collaboration, Accountability in Africa

Addis Ababa — A workshop aimed at strengthening collaboration and improving the effectiveness and sustainability of public-sector auditing across Africa is underway in Addis Ababa. Opening the three-day capacity development workshop today, Ethiopia’s Auditor General Meseret Damtie said strengthening African Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) is essential in order to promote accountable governance, sound public financial…

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Supreme Court rejects Trump policy restricting treatment for transgender prison inmates

Supreme Court rejects Trump policy restricting treatment for transgender prison inmates

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Trump administration cannot enforce a new policy that restricts treatment for transgender inmates in federal prison. The justices in a brief order rejected an emergency application filed by the administration that sought to block a lower court injunction against the proposal. There are about 1,000 transgender…

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