AFROSAI-E

What AFROSAI-E does

AFROSAI-E (African Organisation of English-Speaking Supreme Audit Institutions) is a regional intergovernmental non-profit organization established in 2005 and hosted by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) at its Pretoria headquarters. The organization serves 26 member Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) across English-speaking Africa—spanning countries from Angola and Botswana to Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe—with the mission of strengthening the independence, governance, professional capacity, and audit quality of these public sector oversight bodies. AFROSAI-E operates as a capacity-building consortium rather than a commercial entity, delivering value through five strategic workstreams (functional independence, governance, professional development, quality audits, and stakeholder engagement).

The organization's product and technology portfolio centers on two proprietary platforms: A-SEAT (Audit Support and Excellence Assurance Tool), an electronic audit management system covering planning, execution, reporting, and quality control aligned to ISSAIs; and the PFM Reporting Framework, an Excel-based tool for assessing national public financial management systems against Sustainable Development Goals, available in English, French, and Portuguese. These are complemented by a library of specialized manuals (Financial Audit Manual, Compliance Audit Manual, Performance Audit Manual), information systems audit guidelines, cyber security guides, disaster audit pocket guides, and anti-corruption toolkits. Capacity building is delivered through structured training programmes (Management Development Programme, Senior Leadership Development Programme, Performance Audit 3-Module Course) and an e-learning platform.

AFROSAI-E is funded through a mix of host-SAI contributions from AGSA (>20% of core budget plus seconded staff and infrastructure), recurring institutional core funding from the Supreme Audit Institutions of Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands, and project-based development partner funding from organizations including Norad, GIZ Good Financial Governance Programme, the African Development Bank (AFIAP), The Global Fund, Gavi, and South Africa's DIRCO African Renaissance Fund. The organization has no commercial pricing; tools and resources are made available to governmental bodies, and the go-to-market is community-led and event-driven—anchored on regional workshops, annual technical conferences, governing board meetings, and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.

Name

AFROSAI-E

Legal name

African Organisation of English-Speaking Supreme Audit Institutions

Website

https://afrosai-e.org.za/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AFROSAI-E is a company that helps supreme audit institutions improve their audit performance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Audit Capacity Building

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Fraud Risk Management & Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption (ABAC) (BPAHAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Anti-Corruption, Integrity & Transparency (BPADAGAC), ESG Governance, Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Advisory (BPAHAFAJ), Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption (ABAC) (EDABADAA)

Keywords

• Public sector auditing
• Supreme audit institutions
• Audit capacity building
• Public financial management
• ISSAI compliance training

Headquarters

HQ city

Pretoria

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Host SAI Contributions: The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) provides annual core funding exceeding 20% of AFROSAI-E's budget, along with seconded staff, infrastructure, and overhead support.
2. Institutional Partner Funding: Partnership funding from Supreme Audit Institutions of Sweden, Norway, and Netherlands providing core funding and technical collaboration on projects.
3. Development Partner and Donor Funding: Project-based funding from organizations including African Development Bank, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), Department of International Relations and Cooperation RSA (African Renaissance Fund), The Global Fund, Gavi, and GIZ Good Financial Governance Programme.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AFROSAI-E is a regional intergovernmental organization that supports 26 member Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) across English-speaking Africa. It delivers capacity-building through regional workshops, training programmes, technical guidance, and proprietary tools such as the A-SEAT audit management system and the PFM Reporting Framework. The organization helps SAIs strengthen functional independence, governance, professional development, audit quality, and stakeholder engagement to comply with international audit standards (ISSAIs).

Product overview

AFROSAI-E offers a portfolio of products and programmes supporting Supreme Audit Institutions across English-speaking Africa. The core products include the A-SEAT (Audit Support and Excellence Assurance Tool), an electronic audit management system for managing the full audit lifecycle, and the PFM Reporting Framework, an excel-based tool for assessing public financial management systems and their alignment with Sustainable Development Goals. Supporting these are specialised manuals (Financial Audit Manual, Compliance Audit Manual, Performance Audit Manual), information systems audit guidelines, cyber security guides, disaster audit pocket guides, and anti-corruption toolkits. Capacity building is delivered through structured programmes including Management Development Programme, Senior Leadership Development Programme, MERL workshops, and the African Professionalisation Initiative. The A-SEAT and PFM Reporting Framework serve as the primary technology platforms, supplemented by training curricula and guidance documents for various audit types.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• A-SEAT (Audit Support and Excellence Assurance Tool)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 auditors supported with technical guidance to comply with ISSAIs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005The Auditor-General of South Africa has been a cornerstone of AFROSAI-E since establishment in 2005, hosting the organisation and providing over 20% of core funding annually. AGSA provides seconded staff, infrastructure, and overhead support. As host country, AGSA plays an oversight role over the Executive Secretariat as defined in the AFROSAI-E Statutes and MoU for 2023-2028.
• Swedish RiksrevisionencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports AFROSAI-E with core funding, expert advisors, and collaboration on regional activities, especially in audit methodology and quality management.
• National Audit Office of NorwaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides expert advisors and collaborates on regional initiatives, with focus on extractive industries and information systems audit.
• Netherlands Court of AuditcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with AFROSAI-E on regional activities, particularly in areas of illicit financial flows and anti-money laundering.
• GIZ Good Financial Governance in Africa ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on fiscal oversight to support strengthening public financial management capacities across Africa. Co-funded by EU and Finland. Developed the PFM Reporting Framework jointly with AFROSAI-E.
• INTOSAI (International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFROSAI-E is an active sub-regional body within INTOSAI, participating in most INTOSAI committees and working groups to ensure African perspectives are represented in global standards and capacity-building initiatives.
• INTOSAI Capacity Building Committee (CBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe INTOSAI advocate and custodian for SAI capacity development. AFROSAI-E collaborates closely with CBC on regional capacity-building initiatives.
• INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDI is mandated to support SAIs in developing countries to sustainably enhance their performance and capacity. Long-standing collaboration with AFROSAI-E on capacity development across the region.
• AFROSAI (African Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe chief objective of AFROSAI is to promote and develop exchange of ideas and experience among SAIs of African states in the field of audit of public finances.
• PASAI (Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe official association of SAIs in the Pacific region. AFROSAI-E collaborates with PASAI creating peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing platforms.
• ARABOSAI (Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional organization of SAIs in Arab-speaking countries. AFROSAI-E collaborates on knowledge-sharing across regions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI): Global INTOSAI body tasked with building SAI capacity in developing countries. Closest functional peer to AFROSAI-E — both deliver training, tools, and capacity programmes to SAIs — with IDI operating at a global rather than regional remit.
• AFROSAI: Pan-African SAI organisation acting as the continental umbrella of which AFROSAI-E is the English-speaking sub-region. Directly comparable in mission (SAI capacity building) and customer base (African SAIs), with AFROSAI adding CREFIAF and Arab-language constituencies.

Regional players

• CREFIAF: Sub-regional SAI body for French-speaking Africa. Direct analogue to AFROSAI-E in mission and structure; serves a complementary geography with multilingual capability and similar donor profile.
• ARABOSAI: Arab-region SAI organisation. Comparable as a regional SAI capacity-building peer; non-overlapping geographic mandate but aligned with AFROSAI-E in INTOSAI structures and donor relationships.
• PASAI: Pacific-region SAI association. Comparable in mandate and INTOSAI regional role; serves a different geography but shares the same capacity-building, peer-learning, and standards-promotion model.
• ASOSAI: Asian regional SAI body. Direct INTOSAI counterpart to AFROSAI-E in mission and structure, with a comparable mix of training, audit guidelines, and peer-learning programmes for member SAIs.

Broad incumbents

• EUROSAI: European SAI regional organisation. Larger established INTOSAI regional body with more resources; comparable in offering training and technical guidance but operating in a higher-capacity jurisdiction context.

Others

• GIZ Good Financial Governance Programme: German development agency co-developing the PFM Reporting Framework with AFROSAI-E. Comparable as a capacity-building donor/programme operator in African public financial management; relevant as both a partner and a competitor for similar mandates.
• African Development Bank — Africa Public Sector Accounting and Governance: Major AfDB funder of AFROSAI-E's AFIAP project. Comparable as a capacity-building institution for SAI/accountancy professionalisation across Africa, overlapping on mandate and customer base.

Emerging players

• Transparency International: Global anti-corruption NGO with active Africa chapters. Overlaps with AFROSAI-E's anti-corruption toolkit and SAI-ACA collaboration work; serves a wider anti-corruption constituency rather than direct SAI capacity building.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/afrosaie
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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