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Development finance needs a plainer language

If the public cannot follow where concessional money goes, accountability is theatre.

By Amina Yusuf · Nairobi4 min readSource: SomTiger International
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If the public cannot follow where concessional money goes, accountability is theatre — that, at least, is where the story stood when this page was filed, according to the people closest to it.

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Amina Yusuf

Chief International Correspondent · Nairobi

Amina Yusuf covers diplomacy and security across the Horn of Africa and the Gulf. She has reported from more than thirty countries and leads SomTiger's international desk.

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