Welcome to the Africa Training Institute
The International Monetary Fund’s Africa Training Institute (IMF - ATI) is the IMF’s regional training center for all 45 Sub-Saharan countries, hosted by the Republic of Mauritius. ATI is part of a global network of the IMF’s 17 Regional Capacity Development Centers (RCDCs). ATI started operations in 2013, providing tailored training to African policymakers and institutions.
The institute in Mauritius is financed by a multi-donor trust fund and Mauritius is the principal donor, with contributors providing oversight through a steering committee.
ATI covers a diverse base of countries—commodity exporters, low and middle income, and fragile states. The institute’s training program aims to address the main areas of capacity development of the member countries, of which almost half are classified by the IMF as Fragile and Conflict-Affected States (FCS).
Through ATI, the IMF delivers a broad curriculum of courses focused on its core expertise in macroeconomic topics such as fiscal policy, inclusive growth, and structural policies, macroeconomic statistics, financial sector topics, and strategic topics on governance, digitalization, and gender. The institute’s courses are tailored to the needs of African policymakers and anchored in the macroeconomic realities in Africa. The co-location of the training institute with AFRITAC South—with a director who is also the head of AFRITAC South—allows greater synergies between training and technical assistance/cooperation.
ATI Supports Regional Capacity Development Needs in a Challenging Environment
As countries across sub-Saharan Africa navigate a challenging global environment, strengthening economic institutions remains critical. The International Monetary Fund’s Africa Training Institute (ATI) continues to support its member countries with training, aligned with evolving regional priorities. Recent work highlights support in areas such as fiscal policy, financial sector policies, inclusive growth and structural policies, as well as macroeconomic statistics.
In fiscal year 2026, ATI delivered 31 courses and trained over 1,100 government officials from 50 countries, and offered a range of webinars and peer-learning events, reinforcing its role as a key platform for knowledge sharing and policy dialogue in sub-Saharan Africa. Our training remains highly valued, with strong participant feedback and increasing demand—underscoring its relevance to policymakers’ needs across the region. ATI also collaborated with other organizations, including the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, the Islamic Financial Services Board, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, among others.
During ATI’s Steering Committee meeting on June 12, 2026, chaired by Alousséni Sanou, Minister of Finance of Mali, ATI received strong support to continue to expand its training offer for the region, with a focus on strengthening macroeconomic management, financial sector resilience, fiscal policy, and data quality. Efforts will also further deepen collaboration with partners and tailor training to better support countries’ needs.
ATI’s impact is made possible through close collaboration with its host country Mauritius, the development partners (China, the European Union, Saudi Arabia, and Norway), and member countries, whose continued support enables the Institute to respond effectively to growing demand for capacity development.

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Bienvenue à l'Institut de formation pour l'Afrique
L'Institut de formation pour l'Afrique (IFA) du Fonds monétaire international (FMI) fait partie d'un réseau de centres de formation régionaux du FMI répartis dans le monde entier, qui contribuent à développer la capacité des pays à élaborer des politiques en leur transmettant des compétences économiques et les meilleures pratiques.
Par l'intermédiaire de l'ATI, le FMI propose un vaste programme de cours, allant des politiques fiscales, monétaires et de change à la viabilité de la dette, à la supervision du secteur financier et à la gestion macroéconomique des pays riches en ressources, un domaine de plus en plus important pour de nombreuses économies africaines. Le programme couvre également les questions de croissance inclusive et d'intégration régionale. Les cours de l'institut sont adaptés aux besoins des décideurs africains et ancrés dans les réalités macroéconomiques de l'Afrique, un avantage clé d'un institut basé dans la région. La co-localisation de l'institut de formation avec AFRITAC Sud - avec un directeur qui est également le chef d'AFRITAC Sud - permet de plus grandes synergies entre la formation et l'assistance/coopération technique.
Les fonctionnaires de tous les pays subsahariens peuvent bénéficier d'une formation à l'institut. L'institut de Maurice est financé par un fonds fiduciaire multi-donateurs, les contributeurs assurant la supervision par le biais d'un comité de pilotage. Maurice, la Chine, la Corée, l'Australie, les Seychelles, l'Angola et le Togo sont les donateurs actuels de l'institut. L'institut est situé à Bramer House, Ebene, Maurice.

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Bem-vindo ao Instituto de Formação para África
O Instituto de Formação para África (IFA) do Fundo Monetário Internacional (FMI) faz parte de uma rede de centros de formação regionais do FMI em todo o mundo, que ajudam a desenvolver a capacidade de formulação de políticas dos países através da transferência de competências económicas e melhores práticas.
Através do ATI, o FMI oferece um vasto currículo de cursos, desde políticas fiscais, monetárias e cambiais até à sustentabilidade da dívida, supervisão do sector financeiro e gestão macroeconómica de países ricos em recursos - uma área que é cada vez mais importante para muitas economias africanas. O currículo também abrange questões relacionadas com o crescimento inclusivo e a integração regional. Os cursos do instituto são adaptados às necessidades dos decisores políticos africanos e ancorados nas realidades macroeconómicas de África, uma vantagem fundamental de um instituto de base regional. A co-localização do instituto de formação com a AFRITAC Sul - com um diretor que é também o chefe da AFRITAC Sul - permite maiores sinergias entre formação e assistência técnica/cooperação.
Os funcionários de todos os países subsarianos são elegíveis para formação no instituto. O instituto nas Maurícias é financiado por um fundo fiduciário de vários doadores, com os contribuintes a supervisionarem-no através de um comité diretor. As Maurícias, a China, a Coreia, a Austrália, as Seychelles, Angola e o Togo são os actuais doadores do instituto. O instituto está localizado em Bramer House, Ebene, Maurícia.

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