Financial Tracking Mechanism
Africa CDC system following outbreak pledges through disbursement to delivered services.
Africa CDC said on 24 September 2026 it would strengthen its Financial Tracking Mechanism after a G20 meeting in New York lifted Ebola pledges for DR Congo to about $3bn.
Last refreshed: 4 October 2026
Timeline for Financial Tracking Mechanism
Mentioned in: G20 talks take Ebola pledges to US$3bn
Pandemics and BiosecurityBackground
The Financial Tracking Mechanism is Africa CDC's system for following outbreak money from pledge to commitment, disbursement, spending and results. The agency says it gives a government one view of what has been paid, where it was used and what it achieved, and that the aim is "not to create another reporting layer".
The mechanism predates the Ebola outbreak. Africa CDC used it to follow pledges, commitments and disbursements for the mpox response, and its joint mpox report of 14 April 2025 described that work.
Africa CDC now applies the mechanism to Ebola. A Group of 20 foreign ministers' meeting on 23 September 2026, convened by the United States, lifted pledges since the outbreak's declaration to about $3bn. Washington's $887m leads the pledge table, with the European Commission's $568m second. Africa CDC's release counted pledges only, and Director General Jean Kaseya framed the meeting around tracing every dollar: "Transparency builds trust, accelerates delivery and saves lives."
In Ituri, unpaid hazard pay has already driven Ebola health workers to strike, the kind of shortfall between pledge and payroll the mechanism is meant to expose.
Africa CDC widened the mechanism to Ebola
On 24 September 2026, the day after a Group of 20 meeting in New York, Africa CDC said it would strengthen the Financial Tracking Mechanism so that Ebola pledges for DR Congo could be followed through to disbursement. Those pledges stood at about $3bn, led by $887m from the United States and $568m from the European Commission.
The mechanism's first test is the distance between that headline and cash on the ground. Africa CDC's September release listed pledges only, and Ebola health workers in Ituri had already struck over unpaid hazard pay. Director General Jean Kaseya wants every dollar traceable; the mechanism did that job for mpox funds in a joint report of 14 April 2025.