Egypt to Host the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) Annual Meetings this November
The Arab Republic of Egypt, represented by the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) will host the Annual Meetings of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) from November 1 to 5, 2026.
The event will bring together leaders and officials from the African tax administrations, alongside representatives from various regional and international organizations focused on taxation.
This year, the meetings are being held under the theme “Boosting Revenues: Africa’s Path to Self-Financed Development”. This initiative aligns with the growing emphasis on strengthening African nation’s capacity to mobilize domestic resources and securing more sustainable financing sources for their development plans and programs.
Rasha Abdel-Aal, ETA Commissioner confirmed that Egypt hosting these meetings follows the directives of H.E. Mr. Ahmed Kouchok, Minister of Finance, to strengthen tax cooperation at both the African and international levels, expand the exchange of expertise and successful practices among tax administrations, and utilize them to develop tax administration and enhance the efficiency of personnel of such tax administrations, keeping pace with the rapid developments witnessed by tax systems globally.
She explained that Egypt hosting of this important African event reflects its active role in supporting frameworks for cooperation and joint action among African countries, especially under the global economic and financial challenges that necessitate strengthening countries’ ability to mobilize their domestic resources, develop their tax systems and administrations, and benefit from the modern technology and digital solutions.
She added that the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) attaches great importance to strengthening cooperation with African tax administrations and exchanging expertise and successful experiences, in parallel with the ongoing efforts of the Egyptian tax system to develop and modernize the same.
These efforts aim at simplifying procedures, expand digital solutions, improve the quality of services provided to taxpayers, enhance transparency and tax justice, and consolidate a relationship of trust and partnership with business community.
Rasha Abdel –Aal noted that the meetings serve as a vital African platform for dialogue and the exchange of insights on priority tax issues.
Key topics include domestic resources mobilization, international tax cooperation, the modernization of tax administrations, institutional and human capacity building, the leveraging of technology and data, and addressing the challenges posed by global economic shifts and the digital economy.
ETA Commissioner welcomed the delegations practicing in the Annual Meetings of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) to Egypt.
Moreover, she emphasized on the ETA commitment to provide all the necessary support to ensure successful meetings and deliver practical outcomes and recommendations that foster cooperation among African tax administrations and boost the capacity of the African continent for the sustainable mobilization of its resources and finance its development goals.
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