The Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) is a professional network of senior budget officials in African Ministries of Finance and/or Planning. CABRI was officially launched on 14 May 2008 in Maputo, Mozambique. On 3 December 2009, CABRI will become a legal and independent membership based organisation.

The governance structure of CABRI consists of the General Assembly, the Management Committee and the Secretariat.

CABRI was started in 2004 by budget officials in Mozambique, South Africa and Uganda. After interactions and exchanges between various officials, a seminar on budget reform was organised in South Africa in December 2004. A key objective of the seminar was to put forward a firm proposal for the establishment of a professional network that would support senior budget officials in Africa in the execution of their duties.

• Preamble
  

• Article 1 - Definitions
  
• Article 2 - Establishment and autonomy
  
• Article 3 - Legal status and capacity

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  Article 4 - Objectives and functions
  
• Article 5 - The seat of the Secretariat
  
• Article 6 - Privileges and immunities
  
• Article 7 - Membership
  
• Article 8 - Institution and governance
  
• Article 9 - General assembly
  
• Article 10 - Management committee
  
• Article 11 - Secretariat
  
• Article 12 - Official languages
  
• Article 13 - Membership fees
  
• Article 14 - Finances and accounts
  
• Article 15 - Rules and procedures
  
• Article 16 - Dispute resolution
  
• Article 17 - Amendments
  
• Article 18 - Signature
  
• Article 19 - Ratification, enrty into force and accession
  
• Article 20 - Depositary
  
• Article 21 - Transition period
  
• Article 22 - Reservations
  
• Article 23 - Withdrawal

Download the full agreement here.

Download the original signed agreement here

The six founding members of CABRI - Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa - have ratified the international agreement that establishes CABRI as a legal body. All instruments have been deposited to the Secretariat and the international agreement enters into force on 3 December 2009. CABRI is established as an international, independent and legal organisation.

CABRI member countries benefit from:

• Access to high quality learning resources and opportunities
• Assistrance at a country level to drive quality PFM reforms
• Ownership of and influence over CABRI's strategic direction and its cutting edge research
• Promotion of African countries' interest internationally by developing common positions on budgetary and PFM issues

Member states pay annual membership fees. The fees have been determined on the basis of transparency, predictability, meaningfulness, sustainability and fairness.
The proposed membership fees are:

• $50,000 – members with GDP greater than or equal to US$10 billion
• $25,000 – members with GDP greater than or equal to US$5 billion but less than US$10 billion
• $15,000 – members with GDP less than US$5 billion

Membership fees are payable to CABRI in US dollars at least two (2) months prior to the start of each financial year.

Membership fees will be reviewed by the General Assembly every three (3) years.

The websites of the ministries of finance of countries that have been participating in CABRI's activities are available here.

Since its inception, CABRI has benefited from financial and non-financial contributions from major development partners. These partnerships have enabled CABRI to develop by deepening and broadening its scope. CABRI has collaborated with the following regional and international institutions to further its objectives.

CABRI is an equal employment opportunity employer whose employment decisions are based on merit and business needs. CABRI seeks to attract staff members of the highest calibre appropriate to the job requirements. 


Call for CVs: short-term consultancies

The Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) is a membership-based network of senior budget officials in Africa. The CABRI Secretariat has several exciting projects coming up in Public Finance Management (PFM) and is subsequently seeking expressions of interest from qualified candidates particularly with expertise in budget preparation and execution and/or accounting, audit and tax reforms. CABRI is especially looking for specialists from the African continent (Anglophone, Francophone and Lusophone countries) with extensive experience in Africa and at the global level. Direct experience with ministries of finance is an advantage.

If you are interested in consulting for CABRI, please send your CV as an email attachment to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

In pursuance of awarding business to suppliers of goods, works and services on the basis of merit, CABRI adheres to procurement in a professional, ethical and transparent manner; with support for free enterprise and competition.