Announcement:

6th AFUR Conference and Annual General Assembly


Conference Theme- Pro-Poor Regulation: Meeting the Millennium Development Goals for Infrastructure Services in Africa

The 6th AFUR Annual Conference and General Assembly will be held in:
Cote d'Ivoire from April 20-24, 2009

Co-hosted by the National Authority for the Regulation of the Electricity Sector (ANARE)

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Strategic Objectives

Some of AFUR’s strategic objectives include:
Information sharing and the application of common and consistent decision making practices and procedures amongst regulators in Africa;

Facilitating the harmonisation of regulatory policies and legislation across different countries to standardise regulatory practices and procedures, consistent with acknowledging the national sovereignty of member countries;

Facilitating regulatory capacity building among members through skills training and development of regulatory staff; and

Contributing to promoting the advantages of utility regulation and the principles of good governance in regulation in African countries.

Values

Cooperation: Cooperation in line with the integrative processes on the African Continent and broader international trends amongst regulators;

Commitment: The members are committed to the ideals and goals of AFUR;

Sharing: Information, skills, experience and best practices are shared amongst regulators; and

Good Governance: Accountability and transparency are promoted within AFUR and practised by its members.