Resources
The Common African Position on Debt (CAP)
Africa’s collective vision for addressing the structural roots of the debt crisis, Africa’s unified voice and resolve to strengthen and reform the international debt architecture while building stronger, more resilient financing systems within the African continent.
The Lomé Declaration
Declaration of the African Union Conference on Debt (2025)
The Harare Declaration 2021
The outcome declaration of the inaugural African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD I) that calls for a new African debt movement that strengthens Africa’s collective voice, reforms the global debt system, promotes accountable borrowing, and positions Africa as a rule maker rather than a rule taker.
The African Borrowing Charter
A framework for prudent debt management; responsible borrowing, promoting debt sustainability, transparency, accountability and citizen participation in how African governments contract, use and manage public debt.
N/B AFRODAD is in the process of revising the 2018 African Borrowing Charter to reflect Africa’s evolving debt context
