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A Honorary Breakfast with @USAID Administrator Samantha Power (@PowerUSAID) in Tallinn Estonia alongside USAID Senior Advisor & Chief Operating Officer (Anti-Corruption Taskforce) Melissa Brown & US Ambassador to Estonia George P. Kent, @USAmbEstonia . #OGPEstonia

Kenya’s justice sector has undergone a significant transformation following the 2010 Constitution, which strengthened judicial system. This report examines the state of the justice system in Kenya using a country‑based assessment framework. wrld.bg/8BF350YEupg

📌 - New Paper Out Now - 📌 Why do only a handful of states run sustained cyber campaigns while most hack only occasionally? My newest article, just published in the Journal of Global Security Studies, addresses this puzzle. @AU_SIS @research_sis

We are proud to announce a powerhouse lineup of speakers for the 151st commencement ceremonies, May 7–8 and May 16. Andrew Ross Sorkin (@KogodBiz): New York Times journalist, co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box, and author of 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History Artis Stevens (@AUcollege): President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Clint Smith (@AU_SOC, @AU_SchoolofEd): The Atlantic staff writer and author of the award-winning How the Word Is Passed Ambassador Samantha Power (@AU_SIS): Former USAID administrator and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Walter Isaacson (@AU_SPA): Best-selling biographer, former CEO of CNN, and author of The Greatest Sentence Ever Written Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin (@AUWCL): Ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee and WCL professor emeritus From the halls of Congress and the front lines of global diplomacy to the pinnacle of investigative journalism and literary acclaim, the speakers “will challenge and inspire our graduates to dream big, lead with integrity, and use their education in service to others,” President Jon Alger said. Get to know the voices shaping this year’s commencement—including the student speakers at: bit.ly/41HUZBm

Delighted that our school - @AU_SIS - will be welcoming @SamanthaJPower as our commencement speaker for the 2026 spring graduation! american.edu/news/a-masterc… @aumedia

𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝖯𝗋𝗂𝗏𝗂𝗅𝖾𝗀𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖻𝗎𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝟱𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗿, 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖠𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗆𝖺𝖽𝖾 𝖺 𝖼𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗂𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍: 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗇𝗈 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗉𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗍𝗈 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖽𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗉𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖽𝖺, 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝖺𝗇 𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗈𝗆𝗂𝖼 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗒. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗌𝗁𝗂𝖿𝗍. 𝖨𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗒 𝗉𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗒 𝗂𝗌 𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗈𝗆𝗂𝖼 𝗉𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗒. 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲, 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆, 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗅𝗒 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗉𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖽𝗎𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝗂𝗍𝗒, 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌, 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗂𝗀𝗇𝗍𝗒. 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗈𝗆𝗂𝖼 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗋𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝖼𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾, 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗀𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗀𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗇𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗈𝗋𝖽𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖼𝗎𝗋𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝗎𝗂𝗅𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗇𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗆𝗈𝖽𝖾𝗅𝗌 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖠𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗍 𝗌𝖼𝖺𝗅𝖾. Resolution: papersmart.uneca.org/download/5665 Substack Article: substack.com/home/post/p-19… @KeTreasury @ForeignOfficeKE @CBKKenya @SingoeiAKorir @MusaliaMudavadi @WilliamsRuto

🏛️Governments are ever being driven to find technologically enabled solutions to improve their service delivery to citizens - without increasing costs & in ways that cut corruption. 📖Read insights on maximizing #AI opportunities and managing risks:  wrld.bg/goQq50VX7G8

📢 Applications are OPEN for Transparency School 2026! 🌍 🌟 Join future leaders & experts from around the world next summer, 13–17 July 2026 in Vilnius, Lithuania 🇱🇹. 💡 Learn and Connect for integrity and transparency. #TISI2026 #TransparencySchool #Integrity #Transparency

The UN Convention against Corruption review process often uncovers gaps in laws and institutions. Countries then help each other sharing advice and good practices to help close those gaps. bit.ly/4qIoXA0

Grateful to see my working paper republished by AGORA Portal for Parliamentary Development, @AgoraParl Read more here: agora-parl.org/resources/libr… @AcctResearchCtr @jonathanfox707 @AmericanU @wkrafchik @SammyObeng @AMBASAELIJAH

New paper: #OpenParliaments in Africa - Case studies of Ghana, Kenya, South Africa & the Pan-African Parliament reveal: transparency is growing, citizen influence is uneven, executive dominance & structural barriers limit accountability. Full report: tinyurl.com/txeadsuk

With the adoption of the resolution on mandate creation, implementation and review for an efficient and effective UN, the General Assembly took an important step to make the UN more agile, more efficient, more effective, and fit for the future. In times of heavy pressure, this milestone shows that this institution can reform so it can better deliver for the people we serve.

Transparency is key to preventing corruption. Under the UN Convention against Corruption, countries commit to opening public finances to public scrutiny. The review process checks how these commitments are put into practice. bit.ly/4qIoXA0 #UnitedAgainstCorruption

The Governance & Institutions Umbrella program 2024-25 Annual Report highlights a year of strong progress in strengthening institutional frameworks and promoting transparent, innovative governance practices. Explore the report. 👉📘wrld.bg/zHpy50XKqkH

📢 Political parties’ compliance with financial reporting and transparency requirements is inconsistent across OECD member and partner countries. What steps can governments take to address this? Find out in the Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook oecd.org/en/publication…

📢 More OECD member and partner countries are adopting #lobbying regulations, but their quality could be improved to better prevent undue influence. Find out more in the #AntiCorruption & Integrity Outlook 2026 🔗 oecd.org/en/publication… #OECDintegrity

How do civil servants and civil society react when governments initiate public reforms? 📺Watch the replay of this webinar, "How to Build Trust - The Key to Success in Public Reforms" for more: wrld.bg/26mf50WEUq8 🖥️View the presentation: wrld.bg/NIW250WEUq7

Corruption is hard to measure, but its impact can be felt greatly, especially by young people. From barriers to education to unfair access to employment, how does corruption manifest for young people around the world, and what can be done to tackle it? shorturl.at/c3s0D

Fighting corruption isn’t easy. It has deep roots, long-lasting consequences, and is often hard to detect. But there are just as many ways to tackle it. Learning from peers helps turn challenges into solutions Learn more: bit.ly/4qIoXA0 #UnitedAgainstCorruption

@FemnetProg @itsajiwa Ooh no:( Rest in eternal peace Aileen. My condolences to FEMNET Family

We are deeply saddened by the loss of our dear colleague, Aileen Ajiwa. 🕊️ @itsajiwa was a valued member of the @FemnetProg family and a passionate contributor to our Climate Justice work. Her dedication, warmth, and commitment to advancing the rights of women and girls across Africa will be remembered and cherished by all who had the privilege of working with her. Our hearts are with her family, friends, colleagues, and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time. May her soul rest in peace. 🕊️

📢 Notez la date ! #OpenGovWeek aura lieu du 18 au 22 mai 🎉 Un mouvement mondial de réformateurs réunis pour faire avancer le gouvernement ouvert. Cette année, nous célébrons les 15 ans d’OGP, au service de sociétés plus ouvertes, résilientes et prospères. #OGP15 #OpenGov