Pan African Federation of Accountants
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. 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. Dr. Mussa J. Assad of the National Board of Accountants and Auditors in Tanzania was named vice president. The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants in Johannesburg hosts the PAFA Secretariat. Membership At time of launch, members were: 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 Zambia – ZICA Zimbabwe – ICAZ, ICPAZ References External links Pan-African organizations International accounting organizations