{"id":11872,"date":"2026-03-19T23:16:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafrad.io\/?p=11872"},"modified":"2026-03-19T23:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:16:49","slug":"cafrad-launches-historic-reform-to-modernize-african-public-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafrad.io\/en\/cafrad-launches-historic-reform-to-modernize-african-public-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"CAFRAD launches Historic Reform to Modernize African Public Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=&#8221;post_title&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;no_stripe&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1773958573138{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/cafrad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sans-titrdsse-1024x576.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the first time in the history of the Pan-African Intergovernmental Organization, and under the leadership of Dr. Coffi Dieudonn\u00e9 Assouvi, Director General, the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD) is undertaking a major institutional reform aimed at strengthening its role in the transformation of African public administrations. Adopted at the 60<sup>th<\/sup> session of the Governing Board held in Rabat, this initiative marks the beginning of a year of transition and institutional transformation for the period 2025-2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Pan-African Institution Undergoing a Major Renewal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, CAFRAD aims to reposition itself as a center of excellence capable of supporting the digital, smart, and sustainable transformation of African public and private administrations.<\/p>\n<p>Its mission includes promoting the modernization of African administrative systems, training senior government officials, and fostering scientific cooperation among the continent&#8217;s countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A profound reform to modernize governance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reform adopted by the Governing Board aims for a comprehensive and profound overhaul of CAFRAD to make it a strategic instrument for public governance in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>This transformation aims to equip CAFRAD with a more modern, transparent, and effective institutional framework, in line with international governance standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A comprehensive strategic audit to support the transformation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of this reform, CAFRAD has issued a call for expressions of interest to recruit an agency to conduct a thorough organizational and strategic audit of the institution.<\/p>\n<p>This audit will focus on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>administrative and financial management;<\/li>\n<li>internal organization and decision-making processes;<\/li>\n<li>human resource management;<\/li>\n<li>partnerships and the mobilization of contributions from member states; and<\/li>\n<li>the institution&#8217;s communication and visibility, particularly its website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The objective is to identify the organization&#8217;s strengths and weaknesses and to propose an action plan to improve its performance and effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A strengthened pan-African ambition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beyond institutional reform, CAFRAD aims to strengthen its influence across the continent. Planned initiatives include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a mobilization tour of member states;<\/li>\n<li>organizing a roundtable with technical and financial partners;<\/li>\n<li>creating new international partnerships; and<\/li>\n<li>strengthening the institution&#8217;s communication and visibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The stated ambition is clear: to make CAFRAD an African hub for training, research, and innovation in public governance, capable of supporting states in modernizing their administrations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Towards a new generation of African administrations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the reform aims to transform CAFRAD into a modern, agile, and innovative organization, capable of supporting the development of high-performing, resilient public administrations adapted to the challenges of the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century. This dynamic aligns with the continental vision embodied in the African Union&#8217;s Agenda 2063 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n<p>Through this ambitious reform, CAFRAD intends to contribute to the emergence of a new generation of African public leaders and the sustainable modernization of public action across the continent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission and Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Offers must be submitted in three (3) copies in French, in a sealed envelope marked: \u201cCAFRAD Comprehensive Audit Mission\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The application must be submitted no later than April 5, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (Kingdom of Morocco time) to the following address:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CAFRAD<\/p>\n<p>Rue Mohammed Jazuli, 173<\/p>\n<p>Quartier Hassan<\/p>\n<p>10000 Rabat \u2013 Kingdom of Morocco<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][stm_spacing lg_spacing=&#8221;80&#8243; md_spacing=&#8221;80&#8243; sm_spacing=&#8221;30&#8243; xs_spacing=&#8221;20&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1602029642150{margin-bottom: -60px !important;background-color: #ffc80a !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_cta h2=&#8221;Envie D&#8217;\u00eatre Renseign\u00e9 Sur Tous Les \u00e9v\u00e9nements du CAFRAD?&#8221; h2_font_container=&#8221;font_size:24px|color:%23000000|line_height:24px&#8221; h2_use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; style=&#8221;flat&#8221; add_button=&#8221;right&#8221; btn_title=&#8221;Nos \u00e9v\u00e9nements&#8221; btn_style=&#8221;flat&#8221; btn_color=&#8221;theme_style_2&#8243; btn_align=&#8221;right&#8221; btn_i_align=&#8221;right&#8221; btn_i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-chevron-right&#8221; use_custom_fonts_h2=&#8221;true&#8221; btn_button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; btn_add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1602029653171{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #ffc80a !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_cta][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=&#8221;post_title&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;no_stripe&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1773958573138{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;] For the first time in the history of the Pan-African Intergovernmental Organization, and under the leadership of Dr. Coffi Dieudonn\u00e9 Assouvi, Director General, the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD) is undertaking a major institutional reform aimed at strengthening its role in the transformation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[121],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafrad.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11872"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafrad.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafrad.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafrad.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafrad.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11872"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cafrad.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11873,"href":"https:\/\/cafrad.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11872\/revisions\/11873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafrad.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cafrad.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafrad.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cafrad.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}