November 1–5, 2026, The Annual Meetings and General Assembly of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) were held in Cairo, Egypt, under the theme “The Revenue Imperative: Africa’s Path to Financing Its Own Development.”

The meeting brought together representatives from tax administrations, international organizations, and tax specialists, who exchanged knowledge and perspectives on the challenges of mobilizing domestic resources, institutional strengthening, and development financing on the African continent.

The Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) was represented by its executive secretary, Mr. Márcio F. Verdi, who served as a panelist at the session “Institutional Modernization and Capacities: The Engine of Reform,” on November 5. This session, which brought together tax authorities from Nigeria, Zambia, Rwanda, Cameroon, and Senegal, as well as representatives from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and ATAF, addressed the importance of institutional modernization and capacity building as fundamental elements for driving reforms and strengthening the performance of tax administrations.

CIAT’s participation in this meeting reaffirmed its commitment to international cooperation, knowledge sharing, and the strengthening of tax administrations, as well as to collaboration between the regions of Africa and the Americas.

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