| Summary: | Since the
1980s, African countries have been undertaking reforms in the public sector to establish
effective and efficient public sector management and capacity. This is founded
on the need to thrust Africa into sustainable growth through improved public management
structures and good governance. These initiatives fall under global drive on
sustainable development spearheaded by national governments and international
organizations to achieve national and millennium development goals and, address
challenges such as poverty, high unemployment rates and quality access to
public services and goods. This paper examines the evolution of the African
public sector reforms and the challenges that have hindered African states in
their attempt to restructure the public sector. It argues that there is need
for comprehensive adoption and implementation of organizational mechanisms such
as privatization, contractual performance and decentralization as restorative
measures in improving public service delivery through enhanced accountability
and integrity in the public sector.
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