• Dates

    17th - 19th June 2024

  • Location

    Arusha, Tanzania

  • 11 Speakers

    10 Modules - 10 Sessions

AFRODAD and partners are excited to organise and host the inauguration of the Debt and Development Academy (DaDA), happening on the 2-4 October 2023 in Arusha, Tanzania. This year’s co-host is the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU).

Guided by AFRODAD’s values

Panafricanism and solidarity inspired by our common struggles as Africans, that our continent continues to be faced with, and which can only be overcome by collective action.

Overall objective

To build capacity towards a common position on issues of development financing in Africa.

Capacity building through modular training

Debt and development Financing, linking debt to domestic resource mobilisation, illicit financial flows, macroeconomics, gender equality, climate change, natural resource governance, official development assistance, and foreign direct investments.

Speakers

Jane Nalunga

Jane NalungaExecutive Director, SEATINI Uganda

Stephano Prato

Stephano PratoManaging Director, Society for International Development

Crystal Simeoni

Crystal SimeoniDirector, Nawi – Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective

Joab Okanda

Joab OkandaPan Africa Senior Advocacy Advisor, Christian Aid

Hon. Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala

Hon. Khanyisile Litchfield-TshabalalaChairperson. African Parliamentary Network on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation (APNIFFT)

Francis Kairu

Francis KairuPolicy Advisor - Tax Justice Network Africa

Nombuso Mathibela

Nombuso MathibelaFounder, Jewel Scents & Song

Jason Braganza

Jason BraganzaExecutive Director, African Forum and Network on Debt and Development

Mukasiri Sibanda

Mukasiri SibandaStop The Bleeding Consortium Coordinator

Donald Deya

Donald DeyaCEO, Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU)

Dr. Yungong Theophilus Jong

Dr. Yungong Theophilus JongPolicy, Advocacy, & Research Manager, African Forum and Network on Debt and Development

Rangarirai Chikova

Rangarirai ChikovaEconomic Governance Officer, Pan African Lawyers Union

The Program

  08:30 Am - 09:00 Am
  Keynote Address

Opening Session

Welcoming remarks by Donald Deya, CEO, Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU) and Jason Braganza, Executive Director, African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD). Motivation Talk by Hon. Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala, Chair, African Parliamentary Network on Illicit Financial Flows and Tax (APNIFFT).
View Speaker Opening Session
  09:00 Am - 10:30 Am
  Session 1 (Module 1)

The Political Economy of Debt

Unpacking the different emerging approaches to debt as it evolves with particular focus on the neoliberal/neocolonial approach and the feminist approach based on the impact that debt has on human rights especially on the rights of women and girls.
View Speaker The Political Economy of Debt
  11:45 Am : 12:15 Pm
  Session 2 (Module 2)

Debt

The central role of the parliament in public debt management through their constitutional mandates to legislate, represent and oversight that plays a critical role in the management of public financial resources. The module unpacks how parliament can provide strong fiscal oversight of government budget, borrowing and spending through specific public debt related legislation and mechanisms for legislative debt management and oversight which ensures that all decisions that impact the citizens’ future are transparent and accountable.
View Speaker Debt
  08:00 Am : 08:30 Am
  Sign-in

Arrival and Registration

Day 2 will focus on connecting debt as there are many interfaces between debt and trade, tax, climate as well as looking into the legal aspects of debt that need to be singles out as they are crucial due to the multidimensional aspect of debt.
View Speaker Arrival and Registration
  10:00 Am - 11:30 Am
  Session 5 (Module 5)

Alternative Approaches to Debt: The Feminist Perspective

Purpose: To unpack the different emerging approaches to debt as it evolves with particular focus on the neoliberal/neocolonial approach and the feminist approach based on the impact that debt has on human rights, especially on the rights of women and girls. Objective: To unpack the various approaches to debt are critical in the comprehension of […]
View Speaker Alternative Approaches to Debt: The Feminist Perspective
  11:45 Am - 01:15 Pm
  Session 6 (Module 6)

The Rule and Role of the Law

The purpose of this session is to show the linkage that there is between debt and the law. For there to be an effective public debt management, a robust legal framework is required given the centrality of law to public debt.
View Speaker The Rule and Role of the Law
  03:45 Pm - 05:15 Pm
  Session 8 (Module 8)

Global Processes and the Political Economy of Debt

The module provides the understanding of processes of the rapid debt accumulation that we have witnessed over the years, providing an analysis of the causes and evolution of public debt over the years and the deeply rooted challenges of the political economy of debt in the Africa and the global south.
View Speaker Global Processes and the Political Economy of Debt
  09:00 Am : 10:30 Am
  Session 9 (Module 9)

The Role of Parliamentarians in Debt Management

The module unpacks the central role of the parliament in public debt management through the constitutional mandate to legislate, represent and oversight that play a critical role in the management of public financial resources.
View Speaker The Role of Parliamentarians in Debt Management
  09 Am : 10 Am
  UI, UX

Lession 2

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  45 minutes
  Intermediate

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  09 Am : 10 Am
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  09 Am : 10 Am
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  09 Am : 10 Am
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  09 Am : 10 Am
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  09 Am : 10 Am
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  09 Am : 10 Am
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  09 Am : 10 Am
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  09 Am : 10 Am
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  09 Am : 10 Am
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  09 Am : 10 Am
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  09 Am : 10 Am
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  08:30 Am - 09:00 Am
  Keynote Address

Opening Session

Welcoming remarks by Donald Deya, CEO, Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU) and Jason Braganza, Executive Director, African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD). Motivation Talk by Hon. Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala, Chair, African Parliamentary Network on Illicit Financial Flows and Tax (APNIFFT).
View Speaker Opening Session
  09:00 Am - 10:30 Am
  Session 1 (Module 1)

The Political Economy of Debt

Unpacking the different emerging approaches to debt as it evolves with particular focus on the neoliberal/neocolonial approach and the feminist approach based on the impact that debt has on human rights especially on the rights of women and girls.
View Speaker The Political Economy of Debt
  11:45 Am : 12:15 Pm
  Session 2 (Module 2)

Debt

The central role of the parliament in public debt management through their constitutional mandates to legislate, represent and oversight that plays a critical role in the management of public financial resources. The module unpacks how parliament can provide strong fiscal oversight of government budget, borrowing and spending through specific public debt related legislation and mechanisms for legislative debt management and oversight which ensures that all decisions that impact the citizens’ future are transparent and accountable.
View Speaker Debt
  08:00 Am : 08:30 Am
  Sign-in

Arrival and Registration

Day 2 will focus on connecting debt as there are many interfaces between debt and trade, tax, climate as well as looking into the legal aspects of debt that need to be singles out as they are crucial due to the multidimensional aspect of debt.
View Speaker Arrival and Registration
  10:00 Am - 11:30 Am
  Session 5 (Module 5)

Alternative Approaches to Debt: The Feminist Perspective

Purpose: To unpack the different emerging approaches to debt as it evolves with particular focus on the neoliberal/neocolonial approach and the feminist approach based on the impact that debt has on human rights, especially on the rights of women and girls. Objective: To unpack the various approaches to debt are critical in the comprehension of […]
View Speaker Alternative Approaches to Debt: The Feminist Perspective
  11:45 Am - 01:15 Pm
  Session 6 (Module 6)

The Rule and Role of the Law

The purpose of this session is to show the linkage that there is between debt and the law. For there to be an effective public debt management, a robust legal framework is required given the centrality of law to public debt.
View Speaker The Rule and Role of the Law
  03:45 Pm - 05:15 Pm
  Session 8 (Module 8)

Global Processes and the Political Economy of Debt

The module provides the understanding of processes of the rapid debt accumulation that we have witnessed over the years, providing an analysis of the causes and evolution of public debt over the years and the deeply rooted challenges of the political economy of debt in the Africa and the global south.
View Speaker Global Processes and the Political Economy of Debt
  09:00 Am : 10:30 Am
  Session 9 (Module 9)

The Role of Parliamentarians in Debt Management

The module unpacks the central role of the parliament in public debt management through the constitutional mandate to legislate, represent and oversight that play a critical role in the management of public financial resources.
View Speaker The Role of Parliamentarians in Debt Management
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CONVENERS

Africa a Rule Maker

AFRODAD main website

Gallery

Videos

Day 1

About the Debt and Development Academy

Alternative Approaches to Debt (Part 1)

The Role of Parliamentarians in Debt Management

Legal Aspects of Debt

Day 2

Influencing Institutions

Day 3

Public Debt

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