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Director's Message

The Joint Africa Institute (JAI) is a partnership between the African Development Bank (AfDB), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.  Our mission is to support capacity development on the African continent through promoting high-level policy dialogue on key development issues and providing top quality training to selected government officials, members of civil society and other key constituencies.  In support of this mission, we are pleased to announce this year’s program at the JAI.

The JAI is offering 24 events in 2009 covering a rich menu of topics focused on institutions dealing with a wide range of economic and structural problems faced by African countries.  The program continues the usual focus on macroeconomic management, governance, water resource management, financial sector development and supervision, compilation of economic statistics in support of policy development and evaluation, and other structural issues of concern to African countries.

One high level seminar is planned. The seminar will bring together policy makers, practitioners, and academics to debate one issue of current concern to many African countries: ‘Local Governance and Fiscal Decentralization’. This seminar will be organized with the assistance of the AfDB.

Since its establishment, the JAI has welcomed to its training events more than 5000 participants from almost all countries in Africa, representing government agencies, civil society, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.  We look forward to welcoming you among the participants in 2009.

Paul Mahoney
Director