Pan African Federation of Accountants

Pan African Federation of Accountants
Formation	May 2011
Type	Professional association
Purpose	Development of the accountancy profession in Africa
Headquarters	Johannesburg, South Africa
Official language	English, French
President; CEO	COSME GOUNDÉTÉ; ALTA PRINSLOO
Affiliations	IFAC
Website	http://www.pafa.org.za

The Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) is the regional body that is aimed to represent African professional accountants with one and louder voice, particularly in relating with International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). It was inaugurated in Dakar, Senegal on 5 May 2011.^[1]

Inauguration

The first president, elected at the inaugural meeting in Dakar, Senegal, was Major General Sebastian Achulike Owuama. Owuama is also president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and of the Association of Accountancy Bodies in West Africa.^[2] Dr. Mussa J. Assad of the National Board of Accountants and Auditors in Tanzania was named vice president.^[3] The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants in Johannesburg hosts the PAFA Secretariat.^[3]

Membership

At time of launch, members were:^[4]

Benin
Botswana – BICA
Burkina Faso ONECCA-BF
Burundi – OPC
Cameroon
Congo Brazzaville
Democratic Republic of Congo – IDRC
Ethiopia – EPAAA
Gambia
Ghana – ICAG
Guinea Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya – ICPAK
Lesotho – LIA
Liberia
Libya
Malawi – SOCAM
Mali
Mauritius – MIPA
Morocco
Namibia – CFA, ICAN
Niger
Nigeria – ICAN
Rwanda – ICPAR
Senegal – ONECCA
Sierra Leone
South Africa – SAICA, SAIPA
Sudan – SACA
Swaziland – SIA
Tanzania – NBAA
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda – ICPA
Zimbabwe – ICAZ, ICPAZ

References

^ "Launch of Pan-African Federation of Accountants". CA Magazine. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
^ "Pan-African Federation of Accountants Formed; First President Elected". IFAC Global Digest. IFAC. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
^ ^a ^b "International Federation of Accountants Praises Launch of Pan-African Federation of Accountants". IFAC. May 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
^ "NBAA BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE PAN AFRICAN FEDERATION OF ACCOUNTANTS (PAFA)" (PDF). NBAA. Retrieved 2011-06-11.

External links

Official website

[CA_Mag-1] "Launch of Pan-African Federation of Accountants". CA Magazine. Retrieved 2011-06-11.

[IFACmembers-2] "Pan-African Federation of Accountants Formed; First President Elected". IFAC Global Digest. IFAC. Retrieved 2011-06-11.

[IFAC20110506-3] "International Federation of Accountants Praises Launch of Pan-African Federation of Accountants". IFAC. May 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-11.

[NBAA-4] "NBAA BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE PAN AFRICAN FEDERATION OF ACCOUNTANTS (PAFA)" (PDF). NBAA. Retrieved 2011-06-11.

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