Idah Knowles

MA International Affairs:Global Governance, Politics & Security @AmericanU-@AU_SIS | @AcctResearchCtr | Transparency School @YouthIntegrity Fellow, 2023 |

[Idah Knowles @IdahKnowles]

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

[World Bank Gov @wbg_gov]

Digital government is advancing, but the @worldbankgroup’s GovTech Maturity Index shows targeted support is needed to close the digital divide. It tracks progress to help us understand where gaps remain in the global digital government landscape: https://t.co/J2mGAolZv5

[OECD Governance @OECDgov]

Governments face growing pressure to deliver faster and better - but systems haven’t kept pace.

🗓️On 15 June, join the virtual launch of the OECD #DigitalGovernmentOutlook to explore how they can turn the digital progress made into real impact.

Register: https://t.co/C9hdPomuhZ

[Idah Knowles @IdahKnowles]

Received the 2026 SIS Outstanding
Professional/Policy Contribution Award from @AmericanU

My working paper launched on #OpenParliament Day at #OGPSpain
2025 examines how reforms foster two-way engagement between citizens & their representatives in Africa

https://t.co/KjqkZesLNc

[ARC - also @arc-au.bsky.social @AcctResearchCtr]

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?

In their new Working Paper, @fhevia and Diego Prado Tuma examine the case of Honduras, looking at the role of CSOs in education systems with limited state capacity.

They spotlight the possibilities of a strategic alliance between between organizations that defend the right to education and organizations that focus on the quality of education.

They argue that a such an alliance would allow for a more comprehensive articulation of demands for quality and equity in education, generating synergies around the strengthening of public education systems.

English: https://t.co/UamLbNBIFH
Spanish: https://t.co/1SAV8SsGwY
@GPforEducation

[SIS Office of Research @research_sis]

Congratulations to @AU_SIS Professor @NinaYamanis who has been selected as a @FulbrightPrgrm U.S. Scholar to Tanzania for her project "Formative Research for a National Community Health Worker Program to Support HIV Prevention Services in Tanzania." https://t.co/QW5IviXfyW

[Idah Knowles @IdahKnowles]

Open parliament in Africa is less a finished reform than a contested process:progress is real but partial, & the challenge ahead is to link visibility to responsiveness so that citizens are not only seen & heard,but also heeded

Read more https://t.co/Z3zOYn409h

@AcctResearchCtr

[Idah Knowles @IdahKnowles]

I officially graduated from @AU_SIS with M.A in International Affairs: Global Governance, Politics, and Security.

Honored to have served as a Graduate Student Ambassador, and Received the 2026 SIS-Wide Outstanding Professional or Policy Contribution Award. #2026AUGrad

[ARC - also @arc-au.bsky.social @AcctResearchCtr]

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲

In his new Accountability Keywords blog, Tiago C. Peixoto @participatory reflects on openwashing in the age of AI, discussing the potential offered by generative AI to enable citizens to use open budget data to hold governments accountable.

He tells the story of his experiment analyzing the budget data of an oversight institution in a Latin American country. The “dangerous failure mode” he discovered leads him to put forward three implications for AI for accountability.

https://t.co/jNJBWfYH0R

[ARC - also @arc-au.bsky.social @AcctResearchCtr]

All ARC's latest publications, news and events from March and April: https://t.co/PVvFF8LTjl

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

Kenya honors Sabastian Sawe’s sub-2-hour marathon with a presidential welcome, $62,000, a car of his choice, and custom plates with his record-breaking time

[Open Government Partnership @opengovpart]

From May 5–7 in Rabat, OGP with Morocco’s @Ministere_TNRA 🇲🇦 & @expertisefrance will host the African Open Government Conference.

16 African countries, civil society, and partners are working towards open government.

https://t.co/zE2e3dxqRA

#TowardAnOpenAfrica #OGP15 #PAGOF

[Korir Sing'Oei @SingoeiAKorir]

Sebastian Sawe conquers London.

[Open Government Partnership @opengovpart]

Three weeks to go until #OpenGovWeek 🌍

Open Gov Week is a chance to bring that progress to life. Through action, collaboration, and the exchange of ideas.

Want to get involved? Now’s the time to host your event.

👉 https://t.co/b59aYwX3IP

#OpenGovWeek #OGP15

[Pan-African Parliament @AfrikParliament]

PRESS RELEASE - Extraordinary Session of the Pan-African Parliament to Elect New Bureau Leadership

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislative organ of the @_AfricanUnion (AU), will convene an Extraordinary Session of its Seventh Legislature from 28 to 30 April 2026 at its headquarters in Midrand, South Africa, to elect the five members of its Bureau, comprising one President and four Vice-Presidents.

https://t.co/aUAJrQLKH2

[Open Government Partnership @opengovpart]

During #OpenGovWeek, join the OGP Local Circle on Digital Governance and AI.

📅 19 May 2026
🕒 2:00–3:30 PM UTC

City leaders will discuss AI, digital transformation and trust in government.

Coordinated by @gcba and @Bogota.

🔗 https://t.co/g2X5w9lc4K

#OpenGovWeek #AI

[Idah Knowles @IdahKnowles]

@MitchelleO @AcctResearchCtr @AmericanU @AU_SIS @SIS_GGPS Asante Sana Mitchelle

[Idah Knowles @IdahKnowles]

Honored to receive the SIS-Wide Outstanding Professional/Policy Contribution Award from the @AmericanU, @AU_SIS for the @SIS_GGPS program, & to be recognized as a Graduate Student Ambassador.

SIS has been truly been a transformative community, both professionally & personally.

[ARC - also @arc-au.bsky.social @AcctResearchCtr]

Today's episode of the Labor Link Podcast features Andy Tagoe, general secretary of Ghana’s General Agriculture Workers’ Union. Andy explains how @GAWUOFTUC takes a holistic approach to organizing across formal & informal agricultural sectors. Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts https://t.co/w24nG8EwRU

[ARC - also @arc-au.bsky.social @AcctResearchCtr]

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘌𝘢𝘵 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐬

What's the story behind your seafood and how it arrives from bait to plate?

Join us on May 13th at @AUWCL to watch Before You Eat, a powerful documentary directed by Kasan Kurdi, produced by the Union of Indonesian Migrant Workers (@sbmi_dpn), and supported by @GreenpeaceID.

Before You Eat details the experiences of Indonesian migrant fishers who report having been tricked into working on vessels that supply seafood to many consumer brands around the world.

The film screening will be followed by fishless sushi, and a conversation between SBMI Chairman @HariSbmi, who has experienced challenges and abuses on industrial fishing vessels, and Judy Gearhart of ARC.

For full details and ticket reservation: https://t.co/ioYHbxbP3g

@greenpeaceusa

[Amina J Mohammed @AminaJMohammed]

Honoured to join the launch of the Member State-led Borrowers' Platform at a critical moment for the international financial system.

This initiative strengthens the voice of borrower countries in global debt discussions, advances peer learning and improved debt management and provides a hub for technical expertise on legal and financing issues.

In the spirit of the Sevilla Commitment, it marks a critical step towards a more inclusive, development-oriented international financial architecture to deliver on the SDGs.