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African School on Decentralisation 2023

April 9, 2023 LPS Alliance

The theme for the 2023 African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is ‘Giving effect to the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development’. This year’s African School on Decentralisation […]

Announcing the winner of the Global Outstanding Decentralization Paper Award

March 18, 2023 LPSAManager

As part of the Local Public Sector Alliance’s efforts to promote high-quality, policy-relevant research on issues related to decentralization and local development around the world, in 2021/22, the Alliance offered a number of awards for […]

Members of Kenya’s Third Commission on Revenue Allocation take office

February 4, 2023 LPS Alliance

Kenya’s Chief Justice Hon. Lady Martha Koome swore-in eight new Commissioners for the country’s Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) at the Supreme Court Offices on January 9, 2023. The new team is to serve for […]

The African Charter for Local Gender Equality

January 16, 2023 LPSAManager

In May 2022, a new tool was introduced to achieve gender equality in Africa’s towns and regions: the Local Authorities Charter for Gender Equality in Africa. The Charter was launched at Africities, hosted by Kisumu […]

UCLG Africa calls for international support of local climate action in Africa

January 7, 2023 LPS Alliance

Rooted in the recognition that Africa will shape the future–not only for Africans, but for the worlds–President Biden invited leaders from across the African continent to Washington, DC on December 13-15, 2022 for the U.S.-Africa […]

LPSA launches Expert Working Group on Decentralization in Sub-Saharan Africa

December 12, 2022 LPSAManager

As a global alliance that champions decentralization and inclusive development, the Local Public Sector Alliance aims to organize itself in an inclusive and participatory manner, including by supporting platforms for knowledge sharing and policy dialogue at […]

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers in Kenya: An Empirical Analysis

November 7, 2022 LPSAManager

In a devolved country, adequate and timely intergovernmental financial transfers are often critical to the ability of subnational governments to operate effectively and deliver public services. A well-designed intergovernmental transfer system, when accompanied with sufficient […]

Launch of Nigeria’s first sub-national public finance database

September 29, 2022 LPS Alliance

On the 19th of September 2022, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) launched Nigeria’s first open-source sub-national public finance database: https://www.publicfinance.ngf.org.ng/ The portal hosts comparable annual data on government spending, revenues, and financing for all 36 […]

Fact sheets on decentralization in Africa

August 30, 2022 LPS Alliance

A growing number of African countries are considering passing or implementing reforms that include some form of decentralization. There is thus a demand for clear and accessible materials that would assist policymakers, practitioners, students and […]

Investigating the Diffusion of Fiscal Grants in Benin

August 21, 2022 LPSAManager

Decentralization and devolution of the public sector have been at the center stage of national policy agendas in many African countries in the past decades. Despite this trend, sub-national governments continue to rely on top-down fiscal transfers […]