Home one page -

Start Date
2nd October 2023

Location
Arusha, Tanzania

11 Speakers
6 Modules - 9 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).

values2

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.

objective2

Overall objective

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

Capacity building

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

The Program

Day 01Mon 02-Oct-2023
Day 02Tue 03-Oct-2023
Day 03Wed 04-Oct-2023

08:00 Am : 08:30 Am

Sign-in

Arrival and Registration

Speakers and participant's registration

Arrival and Registration

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).

Opening Session

09:00 Am - 11:00 Am

Session 1 (Module 1)

Alternative Approaches to 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.

Alternative Approaches to Debt

11:00 Am - 11:30 Am

Break

Tea/Coffee Break

Tea/Coffee Break

11:30 Am : 01:00 Pm

Session 2 (Module 2)

The Role of Parliamentarians in Debt Management

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.

The Role of Parliamentarians in Debt Management

01:00 Pm - 02:00 Pm

Break

Lunch Break

Lunch Break

02:00 Pm - 03:30 Pm

Session 3 (Module 3)

Legal Aspects of Debt

Understand the linkage between debt and the law. With a focus on the public debt management legal framework and how existing frameworks can be strengthened to ensure that public debt is sustainable.

Legal Aspects of Debt

08:30 Am : 09:00 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.

Arrival and Registration

09:00 Am - 10:30 Am

Session 4 ( Module 4)

Global processes and the political economy of debt

understand the 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; the resultant challenges and impact of the current debt architecture and the need for its dismantling.

Global processes and the political economy of debt

10:30 Am - 11:00 Am

Break

Tea/Coffee Break

Tea/Coffee Break

11:00 Am - 01:00 Pm

Session 5 (Module 4)

Influencing Institutions

How major institutions in Africa work and their processes, key moments, why we need to influence these institutions and how to go about it.

Influencing Institutions

01:00 Pm - 02:00 Pm

Break

Lunch Break

Lunch Break

2:00 Pm-3:30 Pm

Session 6 (Module 4)

Debt and Trade

Understand the nexus between trade and debt; and what reforms in the global trade architecture are necessary to improve trade in Africa as a solution in curbing the debt crisis we are in.

Debt and Trade

03:30 Pm - 04:00 Pm

Break

Tea/Coffee Break

Tea/Coffee Break

4:00 Pm-5:30 Pm

Session 7 (Module 4)

Debt and Tax

An analysis of the linkage between debt and tax and the impact on people’s livelihoods; with tax as the major source of revenue for the government.

Debt and Tax

08:30 Am - 09:00 Am

Sign-in

Arrival and Registration

Arrival and Registration

09:00 Am : 11:00 Am

Session 8 (Module 5)

Debt

Understanding debt from a transparency and accountability point of view. Including an emphasis on issues highlighted in the Harare Declaration and the Africa Borrowing Charter around participation, accountability, and governance principles around debt. These two debt toolkits highlight the best practices for prudent debt management. The module also includes current affairs and new developments around debt and debt relief initiatives.

Debt

11:00 Am - 12:30 Am

Session 9 (Module 6)

Coalition Building

Coalition building in the global south particularly in Africa, as a debt movement to ensure unity of purpose across the continent in resolving the debt crisis.

Coalition Building

12:30 Pm - 01:00 Pm

Closure

CLOSING SESSION

Vote of thanks & Closing Remarks

CLOSING SESSION

Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Day 01
Day 02
Day 03

09 Am : 10 Am

UI, UX

Lession 2

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500

Lession 2

45 minutes

Intermediate

Lession 1

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500

Lession 1

09 Am : 10 Am

UI, UX

Lession 2

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500

Lession 2

09 Am : 10 Am

UI, UX

Lession 2

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500

Lession 2

09 Am : 10 Am

UI, UX

Lession 2

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500

Lession 2

09 Am : 10 Am

UI, UX

Lession 2

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500

Lession 2

09 Am : 10 Am

UI, UX

Lession 2

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500

Lession 2

09 Am : 10 Am

UI, UX

Lession 2

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500

Lession 2

09 Am : 10 Am

UI, UX

Lession 2

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500

Lession 2

09 Am : 10 Am

UI, UX

Lession 2

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500

Lession 2

09 Am : 10 Am

UI, UX

Lession 2

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500

Lession 2

09 Am : 10 Am

UI, UX

Lession 2

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500

Lession 2

09 Am : 10 Am

UI, UX

Lession 2

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500

Lession 2

08:00 Am : 08:30 Am

Sign-in

Arrival and Registration

Speakers and participant's registration

Arrival and Registration

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).

Opening Session

09:00 Am - 11:00 Am

Session 1 (Module 1)

Alternative Approaches to 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.

Alternative Approaches to Debt

11:00 Am - 11:30 Am

Break

Tea/Coffee Break

Tea/Coffee Break

11:30 Am : 01:00 Pm

Session 2 (Module 2)

The Role of Parliamentarians in Debt Management

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.

The Role of Parliamentarians in Debt Management

01:00 Pm - 02:00 Pm

Break

Lunch Break

Lunch Break

02:00 Pm - 03:30 Pm

Session 3 (Module 3)

Legal Aspects of Debt

Understand the linkage between debt and the law. With a focus on the public debt management legal framework and how existing frameworks can be strengthened to ensure that public debt is sustainable.

Legal Aspects of Debt

08:30 Am : 09:00 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.

Arrival and Registration

09:00 Am - 10:30 Am

Session 4 ( Module 4)

Global processes and the political economy of debt

understand the 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; the resultant challenges and impact of the current debt architecture and the need for its dismantling.

Global processes and the political economy of debt

10:30 Am - 11:00 Am

Break

Tea/Coffee Break

Tea/Coffee Break

11:00 Am - 01:00 Pm

Session 5 (Module 4)

Influencing Institutions

How major institutions in Africa work and their processes, key moments, why we need to influence these institutions and how to go about it.

Influencing Institutions

01:00 Pm - 02:00 Pm

Break

Lunch Break

Lunch Break

2:00 Pm-3:30 Pm

Session 6 (Module 4)

Debt and Trade

Understand the nexus between trade and debt; and what reforms in the global trade architecture are necessary to improve trade in Africa as a solution in curbing the debt crisis we are in.

Debt and Trade

03:30 Pm - 04:00 Pm

Break

Tea/Coffee Break

Tea/Coffee Break

4:00 Pm-5:30 Pm

Session 7 (Module 4)

Debt and Tax

An analysis of the linkage between debt and tax and the impact on people’s livelihoods; with tax as the major source of revenue for the government.

Debt and Tax

08:30 Am - 09:00 Am

Sign-in

Arrival and Registration

Arrival and Registration

09:00 Am : 11:00 Am

Session 8 (Module 5)

Debt

Understanding debt from a transparency and accountability point of view. Including an emphasis on issues highlighted in the Harare Declaration and the Africa Borrowing Charter around participation, accountability, and governance principles around debt. These two debt toolkits highlight the best practices for prudent debt management. The module also includes current affairs and new developments around debt and debt relief initiatives.

Debt

11:00 Am - 12:30 Am

Session 9 (Module 6)

Coalition Building

Coalition building in the global south particularly in Africa, as a debt movement to ensure unity of purpose across the continent in resolving the debt crisis.

Coalition Building

12:30 Pm - 01:00 Pm

Closure

CLOSING SESSION

Vote of thanks & Closing Remarks

CLOSING SESSION

DOWNLOAD the program

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