{
  "id": 7500017,
  "title": "Ablakwa urges Africa to strengthen public financial systems",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ablakwa-urges-africa-to-strengthen-public-financial-systems",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T07:15:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/ablakwa-urges-africa-to-strengthen-public-financial-systems/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged African countries to move beyond adopting international public sector accounting standards and build strong financial systems that promote transparency, accountability and public trust. He said accounting standards alone could not guarantee transparency and accountability, stressing that they must be supported by strong…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ghanaian Times",
        "title": "Africa must strengthen public financial systems – Minister of Foreign Affairs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/africa-must-strengthen-public-financial-systems-minister-of-foreign",
        "published": "2026-09-15T08:33:37.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}