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President announces increase from 10 to 28 States in South Sudan

October 2, 2015 LPS Alliance

On October 2, 2015, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir announced that he would decree the division of South Sudan’s constitutionally established ten states into 28 states. The move was supported by Minister of Information and Broadcasting […]

Why Uganda is more transparent than Norway

September 13, 2015 LPS Alliance

This unusual insight comes from a recent IMF publication – it finds that Uganda keeps better records of its public expenditure than Norway. Is that plausible? Absolutely. My work with the Budget Strengthening Initiative looks […]