By Lodu William Odiya
The first Certified Public Accounting Institute is set to be launched in South Sudan to regulate, develop and promote the accountancy profession in the country.
Speaking during an interview with journalists, John Bosco Ntangare, a consultant with the World Bank who has been supporting the process of establishing the Accounting Technician’s Diploma in South Sudan, as well as establishing the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of South Sudan, said the institute is for young people and older people to begin professional careers which have not been freely available in the country.
“We will be launching the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of South Sudan on Wednesday, 18th of November, 2026. That means officially the public will be told we have an institute. And those who want to be accounting technicians will have to come to this institute, enrol, go and study, and come and sit exams,” Bosco says.
“I want to use this opportunity to congratulate the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of South Sudan for administering their first examination. This is a milestone. Young people, even old people, are beginning professional careers which have not been freely available in South Sudan,” he added.
Bosco states that in the course of next year, the institute shall introduce the Certified Public Accountant course, which is the full professional course.
“South Sudanese do not have to do foreign courses. They will do local courses with local content, which includes our business law, our public financial management, and our taxation,” he said.
He said that on November 27, they shall have an election of a substantive council, which will be running the affairs of the institute for the next three years.
“So, I want to congratulate the government of South Sudan for facilitating the establishment of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of South Sudan, which will bring immense opportunities to the people of this country,” he said.