#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 […]
AAAG Webinar Series: Rebuilding Trust in Public Finance: Accountability as Africa’s Growth Accelerator
As African governments confront rising citizen expectations, fiscal pressures, and governance scrutiny, restoring trust in public finance has become a strategic imperative. With the advent of social media, transparency and […]
Reimagining Public Finance in Africa: Leadership, Innovation, and Trust at the Centre of a New Economic Future
A reflection on insights from the 3rd AAAG Conference The 3rd African Association of Accountants-General (AAAG) Conference, held in Accra from 24–27 November, delivered a clear message: Africa’s economic future […]
Eswatini to Host the 4th AAAG Conference in December 2026
Africa’s leading public finance Conference will head to Eswatini in 2026, underscoring the country’s growing leadership in promoting fiscal transparency and accountable financial governance across the continent. For Immediate Release […]
The 3rd AAAG Conference opens with a Call to strengthen PFM to accelerate Africa’s prosperity
Today, the 3rd Conference of the African Association of Accountants-General (AAAG) opened in Accra, Ghana, with a unified message: Africa cannot achieve economic prosperity without bold leadership, strong institutions, and […]
Embedding Climate and Sustainability Targets into Public Finance (PORTUGUESE)
À medida que as alterações climáticas, a escassez de recursos e as desigualdades socioeconómicas redefinem as prioridades globais de desenvolvimento, os governos africanos devem integrar metas climáticas e de sustentabilidade […]