Créée en mai 2011, la PAFA est une organisation à but non lucratif qui œuvre au renforcement des capacités et à l'influence de la profession comptable en Afrique.
Nous sommes reconnus en tant qu'organisation régionale et partenaire de réseau par la Fédération internationale des comptables. Nos membres comprennent 58 organisations comptables professionnelles dans 47 pays africains et cinq affiliations internationales.
L'objectif de l'API est de réaliser un secteur public africain doté de professionnels de la comptabilité compétents, influents et éthiques qui soutiennent la bonne gouvernance financière en vue de la réalisation de la responsabilité et de la transparence dans l'utilisation des ressources publiques.
PAFA and African Development Bank Launch Major Capacity Building Project to Strengthen Public Financial Management and Professional Accountancy Organisations Across Africa
26 November 2025 – Johannesburg, South Africa
The Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) today officially launched the Strengthening PAFA and Public Financial Management Resilience in Africa (SPRA) Programme—an ambitious multi-year initiative aimed at enhancing the continent’s public financial management systems strengthening PAFA and Professional Accountancy Organisations (PAOs) in 23 eligible African countries.
Funded by the African Development Bank Group’s Transition Support Facility (TSF) with UA 4.0 million (approximately USD 5.4 million) grant over three years, the programme aims to expand institutional development, improve public sector professionalism, and harmonise standards and practices across Africa. It represents a significant step in consolidating PAFA’s PAO Development Programme and strengthening its continental impact. The overall goal of the project is to enhance professional capacity in public financial management and standardise professional accounting standards, tools, and practices across Africa. The specific objectives are (i) to strengthen institutional, professional, and human capacities of PAOs for better quality financial reports in transition states, and (ii) to professionalise accountants and auditors in the public sector.
PAFA Convenes Forum to Advance Sustainability and Integrated Reporting in Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa 18 November 2025
The Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) has convened the inaugural meeting of the Forum for Advancing Sustainability and Integrated Reporting in Africa (the Forum), a landmark initiative designed to strengthen Africa’s leadership in sustainability disclosure and integrated reporting.
