AAPAM is a Non-Profit Organization that (since 1971) works to strengthen the administrative and management capacities of African public administration systems. Public Administrators, Managers, civil savant, Scholars, Teachers and researchers need access to contextually relevant quality publications from Africa in order to develop solutions to address the continent’s challenges in administration, managerial, learn institutions and Civil Service.

AJPAM is the official Journal of the African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM), Africa’s continental professional association for public administrators and managers. AAPAM brings together policy makers, management practitioners and scholars associated with the state and non-state sectors. AAPAM is also affiliated with other International and professional bodies across the globe. AJPAM is a bi- annual publication published in January and July each year. AJPAM’s editorial policy is to publish original works that are practical and scientifically based and /or suggest new insights and innovative ideas in African and Global Administration and Management.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Africa beyond COVID-19: accelerating towards inclusive sustainable development”. The conference will provide a platform for established academics and young researchers to present their solution-oriented research to policymakers and decision-makers.

The practice of efficient PFM is now considered critical in combating corruption, alleviating poverty, and ensuring the effective use of internal and external resources as an essential part of the development process. Sound PFM are critical to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) and Africa Agenda 2063.

The annual meeting will provide assessments and exchanges between high-level officials, experts, researchers, private sector and civil society representatives on the evolution of economic in North Africa. This year, the overarching theme of the 2020 edition is “Recovering from COVID-19: Policies and Strategies for North Africa”.