Applications Now Open: African School on Decentralisation 2025
The theme for the Fifth African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is ‘Decentralisation and Finances’. The 2025 ASD will focus on how decentralisation governance in Africa is financed, and on the systems and rules for the prudent use of public finances at decentralised level.
2025 ASD will cover themes such as -
- the financing of local governments, counties, provinces, states etc. in Africa, including own revenue, revenue sharing, intergovernmental transfers, and alternative sources of financing;
- public finance management at decentralised level in Africa, including budgeting, expenditure controls, procurement, and anti-corruption measures
- intergovernmental fiscal relations in Africa, including mechanisms to determine intergovernmental financing, integrated planning and budgeting, and the intergovernmental supervision and control of decentralised entities.
The course will be offered in Cape Town, South Africa. It will be presented by leading experts who will bring regional and international comparative perspectives. The course includes lectures, interactive discussions, case studies and a study visit. It offers a platform in which African practitioners, academics and activists can be educated and encouraged to innovate and experiment, and to learn from one another in order to address the challenges in the implementation of decentralisation. Participation also offers entry into a Pan-African Network of decentralisation practitioners. The ultimate goal is to advance good governance in local government in Africa. READ MORE...