AAAG Webinar Series – IPSAS and Accrual Accounting Reform Topic: Seeing the Full Balance Sheet: Why Accrual IPSAS Matters for Africa’s Future
Accrual-based public sector accounting gives governments a complete view of their financial position—not only the cash they receive and spend, but also the assets they manage, the liabilities they carry […]
AAAG Webinar Series – Human Capital and Youth Empowerment Topic: Future-Ready Public Finance: Building Africa’s Next Generation of PFM Leaders
Africa’s public finance systems need a new generation of skilled, ethical and innovative leaders who can sustain reforms and respond to fast-changing demands. Building that pipeline requires deliberate investment in […]
AAAG Webinar Series – The Way Forward – Collective Commitment Topic: From Commitment to Delivery: The Accountant-General as Africa’s PFM Reform Champion
The concluding webinar of the 2026 series will bring together lessons from the year around leadership, accountability and collective commitment to sustained reform delivery. The emphasis will be on what […]
4th AAAG PFM Convention
The African Association of Accountants General (AAAG) is pleased to announce that registration is now officially open for the 4th AAAG PFM Convention, taking place from 30 November to 4 […]
AAAG Webinar Series – Topic: Following the Money: Closing Africa’s Illicit Financial Flow Leakages
Illicit financial flows continue to deprive African countries of billions in public resources each year—undermining development, equity and trust in public institutions. Weak procurement controls, opaque ownership structures and limited […]
#AAAGWebinarSeries June 2026: Borrowing with Purpose: Strengthening Debt Sustainability and Fiscal Resilience
Rising public debt levels and growing contingent liabilities are reshaping Africa’s fiscal landscape, placing unprecedented pressure on budgets and future generations. While borrowing remains a legitimate development tool, weak debt […]
AAAG Webinar Series: Borrowing with Purpose: Strengthening Debt Sustainability and Fiscal Resilience
Rising public debt levels and growing contingent liabilities are reshaping Africa’s fiscal landscape, placing unprecedented pressure on budgets and future generations. While borrowing remains a legitimate development tool, weak debt […]
Rethinking the Strategic Role of the Accountant General in Africa
A new research paper released by the African Association of Accountants General (AAAG) reexamines traditional views of public financial management in Africa. Co-authored with researchers from Aston University, the study […]
Natural Capital Accounting: Unlocking Domestic Resources and Strengthening Fiscal Resilience
Africa is rich in natural wealth, but it still captures too little long-term fiscal value from it. Minerals, forests, land, water systems, biodiversity, and other ecosystem assets underpin livelihoods, exports, […]
Optimising Public Debt in Africa: Building Trust, Fiscal Credibility and Sustainable Development
Africa’s development ambitions continue to outpace available domestic resources, making sovereign borrowing an unavoidable instrument of fiscal policy. The policy problem is not borrowing per se; it is weak debt […]
Enhancing The Strategic Role of the Office of The Accountant General (OAG): Research Insights and Recommendations
Over the last two decades or so, reforms of Public Financial Management (PFM) systems have spread across Africa. Yet many countries continue to experience gaps between PFM policy reform, implementation […]
COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 7TH AAAG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 23 APRIL 2026
Lusaka, Zambia – The Executive Committee of the African Association of Accountants-General held its 7th Executive Committee Meeting on 23 April 2026 in Lusaka, Republic of Zambia, under the Chairmanship […]
