The focus of this greatly improved third edition is to provide comprehensive quantitative information on African central government debt instruments, both marketable debt and non-marketable debt.

The coverage of data is limited to central government debt issuance as well as bi-lateral, multi-lateral and concessional debt and excludes therefore state and local government debt and social security funds.

Introduction
Part I. Pan-african comparisons: Tables and figures
Part II. African debt management policies: Cross country overview
 I. Organisational structure of the debt management function
 II. Issuance method
 III. Auction design
 IV. Instruments
 V. Issuance calendar and announcement of auction results
 VI. Primary dealer system
 VII. Organised market, exchanges and electronic trading
Part III. Country tables and policy notes
 Angola
 Cameroon
 Gabon
 Kenya
 Madagascar
 Malawi
 Mauritius
 Morocco
 Mozambique
 Namibia
 Nigeria
 Sierra Leone
 South Africa
 Tanzania
 Tunisia
 Uganda
 Zambia
Annex A. Supplementary information