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Governing Council

Aims and objectives

The Governing Council provides oversight for the realisation of the API vision in accordance with its mandate as guided by the API constitution.        

Enlist support for the goals and expected outcomes of the professionalisation initiative in Africa.

Oversee the establishment of multi-stakeholder support for the initiative.

Approve a strategy for effective relationships amongst stakeholders  including international organisations and regional groupings of applicable political and national institutions;

Engage with potential donor agencies on funding for the implementation of the Strategy.

Members

Members of the Governing Council are nominated by the participating regional organisations. Current members are as follows:

Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA):
Alta Prinsloo, CEO, PAFA
Verily Molatedi, CEO, Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA)
Koniba Soma, Secretary-General, ONECCA Burkina Faso

African Association of Accountants General (AAAG):
Fredrick Riaga, CEO, AAAG
Marcel Mukeshimana, Accountant General, Rwanda
Taina Nankela, Accountant General, Namibia

African Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions – English-speaking region (AFROSAI-E):
Meisie Nkau, CEO, AFROSAI-E
Modou Ceesay, Auditor General, The Gambia
Junius Kandjeke, Auditor General, Namibia

African Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions – French-speaking region (CREFIAF)

Governing Council Observers

AFIIA (African Federation of Institutes of Internal Auditors)- Represented by Ms Ruth-Doreen Mutebe

AAFA (African Accounting and Finance Association)- Represented by Dr Mariaan Roos