Africa Export Competitiveness Report 2023

This report delivers a comprehensive analysis of Africa's export potential, highlighting both opportunities and challenges.

ACBF Strengthens Agenda 2063 Monitoring and Reporting in Member States

Monitoring and reporting align with ACBF's commitment to supporting African countries in achieving Goal 2063, ensuring effective implementation for Africa's development.

Training Program for Successful AfCFTA Implementation

Training of African Ambassadors and Diplomats accredited to the AU on the 20th -21st of February 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Historic African Diaspora Placement Program (HADIP)

The Historic African Diaspora Placement Program (HADIP) is a collaborative pan-African initiative for fostering cultural and professional connections and understanding between Africans on the continent and African Diaspora in the United States.

ACBF organizes the 33rd Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of ACBF & the official launch of the Enhancing Leadership and Governance in Public Finance Management (ELG-PFM) Program

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is convening the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of ACBF on the 31st of May 2024, during the AfDB Annual Meetings at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.

Promoting the Acceleration of the AfCFTA Implementation and the Realization of the African Trade Integration

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), under the patronage of the Republic of Azerbaijan and in partnership with the department in charge of Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals

Invitation to apply for the Florence School of Transnational Governance’s 2024 Policy Leader Fellowship

The Florence School of Transnational Governance (Florence STG) of the European University Institute (EUI) has officially launched the 2024 application process for its Policy Leader Fellowship (PLF).

Promoting value chains will deepen African integration and move the AfCFTA forward

For the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to succeed and help in the integration of Africa, African countries will have to take value chains seriously and promote them across the continent. This was one of the major issues that dominated the first day of the African Capacity Building Foundation’s 9th Africa Think Tank Summit in Lusaka, Zambia.

ACBF calls for coalition of think tanks to action AfCFTA implementation

A coalition of African think tanks and partners has been proposed to deliver action plans that support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA).

AfCFTA implementation will not happen in a vacuum – UNECA

“The AfCFTA also requires to be alive to the fact that all the African countries have made commitments to be part of the global efforts to create sustainable economies so that our health is not impacted because of what is happening in the environment,” said Karingi.

Think tanks vital in implementing AfCFTA

Thinks tanks play a supporting role in providing evidence-based research policy analysis and guidance for the effective implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), key African leaders of the think tank community have said.

ACBF calls for partnerships for Africa’s transformation

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), a specialized agency of the African Union for capacity development has called on development stakeholders across Africa to join forces and drive implementation of its new strategic plan and service offerings for human and institutional transformation in Africa.

Time to embrace AfCFTA is now

Let’s break barriers to African trade now, SM

African School of Regulation Launches during African Climate Summit

NAIROBI, KENYA | 5 September 2023 – The

Unlocking Africa's Energy Potential

The bustling city of Accra is the scene of a qu

Accra welcomes high-level international conference on climate finance and sustainable energy transition in Africa

Accra, Ghana – The European Un

ACBF to launch new Strategic Plan 2023-2027

The African Capacity Bu

32 years of capacity building in Africa…

(9 February 2023, Harare) Today

ACBF ready to support Africa’s march towards food self-sufficiency

It is a conflict thousands of miles away from many in Africa, but the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war is being felt in the homes of many across the continent.

Global warming and conflict call for Africa to shift to smarter farming

By some estimates, 95 percent of African agriculture depends on rainfall, which is becoming more unpredictable due to climate change. For farmers in Africa, the impact of climate change has driven home the fact that change is needed and needed urgently.

ACBF urges Africa to turn rhetoric about integration into concrete steps

Africa must takethe upheaval of the past two years of the Covid-19 pandemic as an incentive to turn its rhetoric about integration into concrete steps.

ACBF lauds African member states strong support

Despite the negative and debilitating consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on African economies, ACBF’s member states made their highest annual contribution to the Foundation in 2021, achieving 94% of their target.

31st Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the African Capacity Building Foundation

WE, Governors of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and delegates representing Member States, Bilateral and multi-lateral Development Partners, Observers, and Special Guests, met in Accra, Ghana, on 23 May 2022 for the 31st Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of ACBF.

Ghana to host 31st Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of ACBF

The Government of the Republic of Ghana is hosting the 31st Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of ACBF on the 23rd of May 2022, at the International Conference Center.

ACBF welcomes new Executive Secretary, Mamadou Biteye

The African Capacity Building Foundation’s (ACBF), Executive Board has appointed Mr. Mamadou Biteye as the new Executive Secretary.

Building capacity in leadership and governance…

22 April 2022, Accra-Ghana: The

Migrating to improve organizational efficiency

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the African Union’s specialized agency for capacity building on the continent is implementing three new programs (a) the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS); (b) Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations ERP system; and (c) Digital Capacity Upgrading Project.

ACBF calls on Malawi to build appropriate institutions to implement AfCFTA agreement

Malawi has to build appropriate institutions for the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, so that the institutions can prioritize the implementation work and enhance the capacities of other institutions

ACBF and UNOSAA hold important conference on 22-24 February

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) will hold a virtual Academic Conference running under the theme, “Africa’s fiscal space, fragility and conflict” on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 24 February 2022.

Bridging the policy implementation gap…no easy feat

Africa is not short of innovative ideas and policy. Every year, across the continent, governments, pan-African agencies and businesses launch blueprints that reflect visions for growth.

ACBF and Afreximbank partnering to build capacity for the AfCFTA and economic development

The longstanding partnership between the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) continues to grow from strength to strength, transforming African institutions and building a strong human resource base in support of the continent’s transformation agenda.

Empowering women: Turning ideas into growing businesses

In Rwanda’s Nyanza district, cooperatives run by women are pillars of the local economy. The women gather, exchange ideas, and discuss how to grow their small businesses.

ACBF mourns with Uganda

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), a specialized agency of the African Union for capacity development, joins Uganda and the Mutebile family in mourning the passing of Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile. Prof. Mutebile died on the 23rd of January 2022 at Aga Khan hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.

Think Tanks require partnership to deliver digital transformation

There is room for growth in Africa’s journey towards digital transformation to be exploited with investments in handling the challenges faced by African Think Tanks, among them, better funding, improved quality of research output and advanced partnerships with foreign think tanks.

In digitalization, right policies and training are key

For African countries to succeed in their digitalization drives, they have to put in the right policies and train their people. They also need solid planning that can be adjusted along the way until they get to where they want to go.

Africa must close the digital divide or…

It is important that Africa closes the current growing digital divide between the continent and the rest of the world, otherwise the continent’s youths will miss out on the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to Africa’s economic aspirations.

Think-Tanks Commit to foster the growth of Africa’s digital economy

African economic and social policy think tanks have pledg

Covid-19 has accelerated the arrival of Africa’s future, but digitalization lacks behind

African countries must address the capacity gap that feeds the digital divide. Unless this missing link around capacity is broken, it will be difficult to leverage the potentialities offered by digital transformation and upscale digitalization to unlock Africa’s structural transformation.

Communique: 8th Africa Think Tank Summit

Preamble

Africa Think Tank Summit to tackle digital transformation in Africa

The disruptions to overall economic activities in Africa by the Covid-19 pandemic have demonstrated beyond doubt that digitalization has become more critical for the continent today than before.

A snapshot of progress towards implementing FCTC in Africa

Speakers from the World Health Organization (WHO) reminde

Africa gathers its strength for more effective tobacco control

Tobacco control is not only a critical public health issue but also a key determinant of development across Africa where the war against this addictive product is far from over. Progress has however been made and important battles won.

ACBF is ‘an institution we can all trust’

… A huge vote of confidence at Foundation’s 30^th

ACBF Celebrates 30 years of Excellence

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the African Union’s specialized agency for capacity development, is 30 years old.

ACBF's 30th Anniversary Celebrations

ACBF 30th Anniversary Media Awards

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the Afri

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a staunch believer in ‘an Africa capable of achieving its development’: tribute by ACBF

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) welcomes with great satisfaction, the election of the former Chair of its Board of Governors Dr. Ngozi OKONJO-IWEALA, as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

The African Capacity Building Foundation Mourns the Passing of Edward (Kim) Jaycox

It is with deep sorrow that the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has learned of the sad news of the passing of Mr. Edward Jaycox.

ACBF hails the new African Union Regime

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), African Union’s Specialized Agency for Capacity Development, joins the Continent in celebrating a smooth and successful election of the new regime of the African Union.

African Union Ministerial Specialised Technical Committee briefed on Africa Think Tank Summit

The Executive Secretary, Prof.

COMMUNIQUE- 29th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE AFRICAN CAPACITY BUILDING FOUNDATION

WE, participants in the 29th Annual Meeting of the Boar

7th Africa Think Tank Summit Communique

Preamble

African Think Tanks Summit kicks off

The 7^th Africa Think Tank Summit organized by

MEDIA ADVISORY

The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) in collaborat

Africa may have to challenge the global finance and trade architecture in the fight against COVID-19

The Board of Governors and Executive Board of the African

ACBF well poised to support Africa reflect and improve its systems!

The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc in Africa and is

ACBF’s Hearty Congratulations to the Rt. Hon. Rose Christiane Ossouka RAPONDA, Prime Minister of the Republic of Gabon

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the Afri

Quantitative easing should be on the agenda, post Covid-19

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has reiterated its willingness and readiness to support challenged countries to accelerate their delivery and implementation of policies meant to keep economies afloat during and post covid-19.

Don’t allow COVID-19 lessons to go to waste

“Don’t allow COVID-19 lessons to go to waste; prioritize Capacity Building and coordinate response efforts;” Calls Prof. Emmanuel NNADOZIE, of ACBF

ACBF’s COVID-19 indaba, a successful meeting of great minds

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the African Union’s Specialised Agency for capacity development convened a High-Level brainstorming session which ran under the theme, ‘Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis and Post-COVID-19 challenges.’

ACBF convenes indaba to tackle the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to scourge

Basic protective measures against the new Coronavirus

Wash your hands frequently

Postponement of the 29th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of ACBF

The African Capacity Building Foundati

Ghana to host the 29th Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Capacity Building Foundation

The African Capacity Building Foundation

ACBF solidifies partnerships in Sudan

The cooperation between the African Capacity Building Fou

The Year, 2019...

Throughout 2019, the African Capacity Building Foundation

ACBF at the centre of fighting Illicit Financial Flows in Africa

‘’Institutions are important for a variety of human endea

ACBF launches Report on Capacity Imperatives for the SDGs

Accra, 26 Nov 2019 - The A

ACBF’s Nnadozie becomes Fellow of the Nigerian Economic Society

Abuja, 18 Sept.

ACBF seeks comprehensive capacity development to make secondary education relevant

Harare, 05 August, 2019 (ACBF)

Effective leadership accelerates benefits of integration says Prof. Nnadozie

Professor Emmanuel Nnadozie, Executive Secretary of the A

Media Advisory: ACBF well represented at this year’s US-Africa Summit

The US-Africa Summit kicked off today in Maputo, Mozambiq

Communique of the 6th Africa Think Tank Summit

Preamble

Prof Olukoshi: ‘No policy system can be properly effective without a robust and coherent civil service’

Prof Adebayo Olukoshi, Regional Director for Africa and W

African think tanks need the support of governments and development partners

The ACBF Executive Secretary, Professor Emmanuel Nnadozie

The 6th Africa Think Tank Summit…

The Africa Think Tank Summit is a unique platform for the

Africa Think Tank Summit focused on reforms to state institutions

The Sixth Africa Think Tank Summit, bringing together pri

‘How’ to do it is Africa’s greatest enemy, not ‘what’ to do, says Prof Nnadozie

Tackling implementation challenges for Africa’s sustainab

African countries require right leadership to tackle implementation challenges

While Africa has the capability to realize its full poten

6th Africa Think Tank Summit to tackle low implementation in Africa

Harare – 15 April 2019 (ACBF) –

COMMUNIQUE OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS OF THE AFRICAN CAPACITY BUILDING FOUNDATION (ACBF)

Prof Nnadozie: ‘There is hope for Africa, but…’

There is hope for Africa, but the continent has to do mor

ACBF launches its 2019 Africa Capacity Report

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the Afri

Productive transformation is at the core of the successful implementation of Agenda 2063

… Africa mu

To reverse economic decline, Africa must industrialize, says ACBF

(Yaoundé, March 3, 2019) Investments in infrastructure, s

ACBF can help South Africa overcome its education development challenges

ACBF’s 28 years of experience as the continent’s premier

The Africa Capacity Report 2019

The Africa Capacity Report 2019 (ACR 2

Regional Trade: Policies, Approaches And Guidelines For Cross-Border Infrastructure

The objective of the Report is to develop a Regional Trad

ACBF Boss to speak at University of Stellenbosch’s Executive in Residence Program

Prof.

HOW AFRICA CAN BENEFIT FROM THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE (BRI)

In the past five decades, the Africa-China relationship h

2018: A year of significant milestones

ACBF, the African Union’s specialized agency for capacity

Knowledge products: What to expect in 2019

Famed for its high-calibre of knowledge products, ACBF wi

ACBF boss urges African universities to be relevant in solving continent’s problems

Abuja, 19 Dec.

ACBF ready to assist member states develop skills to benefit from continental trade

Lagos, 6 November 2018 -- The Afric

African universities should go back to the drawing board …

“There is an urgent call for institutions of higher learn

ACBF granted OBSERVER STATUS for the CONFERENCE OF PARTIES (COP)

The 1^stof October 2018 marked a historical mi

Nigeria to redeem pledge to ACBF

Nigeria will redeem its pled

Ghana appointed Chair of ACBF’s Board of Governors

Hon.

Policy Advocacy Forum: Empowerment of Women in Agriculture in Malawi

Lilongwe, 4 September, 2018 (ACBF)

ACBF’s contribution to Africa’s transformation

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), used the

ACBF Mourns Kofi Annan

Africa has lost one of its greatest sons, Kofi Annan, a g

H.E Ken Ofori-Atta to officially inaugurate the ACBF’s West and Central Africa Regional Office

15 August, 2018: The Afric

Communique Of The 27th Annual Meeting Of The Governors Of The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)

WE, participants to the 27^th

AU calls for mindset change and support for African youth to transform continent

The African Union Commission says Africans must have a mi

Why no progress in defeating youth unemployment?

19 July, 2018, Yaounde - The hu

ACBF seeks secretariat to successfully implement African free trade area

Abuja, 13 July 2018 -- The Afri

ACBF Executive Secretary participates in Afreximbank’s 25th anniversary celebrations in Abuja

Abuja, 11 July, 2018 - The Afri

Strengthening capacities for managing for development results in Africa

Dakar, 9 July 2018 – From 26 to 28 June

Youth employment under focus as ACBF’s Board of Governors meet July in Yaoundé

Harare, 9 July 2018 (ACBF) – Th

Fighting Corruption, is a matter of capacity

Corruption in Africa has become so rampant that if no rad

Mweemba, an ACBF and Zambian success story

Abishy Mweemba from Zambia, one of the ACBF success stori

ACBF-ECA to hold a panel discussion at the Conference of Ministers in Addis Ababa

Harare, 9 May, 2018: The African Capacity Buildi

ACBF opens a Computer Based Test Center in Abuja, Nigeria

Abuja, 2 May 2018:

African Financial Governance Outlook

This African Financial Governance Outlook (AFGO),

African youth will need to fill their own buckets, but governments need to remove the barriers for them

12 April, 2018, Accra - Agricul

Political will is needed to defeat the crisis of youth unemployment

12 April, 2018, Accra - With Af

2018 Africa Think Tank Summit: Communique

Preamble

Mindset change is a major role for African think tanks

Accra, 6 April, 2018 - African

Think Tanks can be part of the solution to unemployment – Onthinktank.org founder

Accra, 6 April, 2018 – Afr

WANTED: Visionary and transformative leadership to tackle excessive youth unemployment in Africa

Accra, 5 April, 2018: The

Ghana to host the Fifth Africa Think Tank Summit on Youth Unemployment

Harare, 20 March 2018 --- Youth

African countries should stop investing in unemployment

Harare: 27 February

ACBF-AUC sign the Agreement formalizing ACBF’s status as a Specialized Agency of the African Union

Harare, 20 February

ACBF represented at the highest level at Third Africa STI Forum

Harare, 12 February 2018 – Over 300 experts and government officials from across Africa, including the Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Prof Emmanuel Nnadozie, are attending the Third Africa Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI), which ends in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on 12 February.

How ACBF will nudge Africa to effectively implement Agenda 2063

Addis Ababa, 29

African leaders need to set example with strong tone against corruption

Addis Ababa/Harare, 26 Jan. 2018 (ACBF) – African leaders have to be at the forefront of the fight against corruption, by setting examples that show they have a strong position against the ill, Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie, Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), has stated.

30th Assembly of the African Union: ACBF to advise Leaders on Capacity Requirements to Fight Corruption in Africa

Addis Ababa/Harare, 22 Jan. 2018 (ACBF) – As African leaders prepare to gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) from 22nd to 29th January 2018

ACBF-trained engineer to help electrify rural Africa, after winning world energy prize

An ACBF-sponsored engineering researcher, who won the 2017 ENI Award for Excellence in Energy in Africa, Ms. Blessing Ugwoke, says she is working to ultimately provide a rural electrification

ACBF geared towards bigger, better results for Africa in 2018

Harare, 02 Jan 2

Africa needs coherent and coordinated strategy towards international partners

… AUC and ACBF start ball rolling by launching

ACBF and NEPAD to RAMP-UP implementation of Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030

Harare, 20 Dec.

Make no mistake: without strong institutions and human capital, the SDGs will suffer seriously in Africa – ACBF

Harare, 19 Dec.

AU, ACBF, RECs and Partners to establish solid platform to maximize gains from Africa’s global partnerships

Harare, 18 Dec.

12 outstanding ACBF-sponsored science/engineering graduates urged to fire-up Africa’s transformation

Abuja, 11 Dec.

ACBF supports action to counter cross border crimes and terrorism in West Africa

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) – is supp

ACBF and AUST produce 12 more innovative scientists and engineers to leverage Africa’s transformation

Abuja, 6 Dec.

More investments needed for Africa’s universities to support development plans

“More investments and partne

How Africa can create jobs for 450 million future school leavers

Harare/Addis Ababa, 31 Oct 2017 (ACBF) – If Africa must guarantee jobs for its 450 million or so school leavers by 2030, its States must urgently address the mismatch between educational qualifications and the needs of the job markets

Skilled People and Strong Institutions key to transforming Africa, asserts Nnadozie at IMF/WBG Meetings

Harare, 30 Oct 2017 (ACBF) – A recent call by global stakeholders on the IMF and World Bank Group to commit to a “strong, sustainable, balanced, inclusive, and job-rich growth” and to promote policies and scale up capacity development

Why African regional integration is floundering

Harare, 23 Oct 2017 (ACBF) - Africa’s eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs) which are supposed to be the building blocks of the African Union are yet to fully assume their their responsibility to give the continental body the required strength to function effectively.

Policies and strategies alone can't trigger Africa’s industrialization, says Nnadozie

Harare, 05 Oct 2017 (ACBF)

Benin’s new tobacco control law: another example for Africa to follow

The 14th of September 2017 represents a turning point for

Senegal's partnership with ACBF and others bears yet another fruit for tobacco control

Since 26 September 2017, new packs of cigarettes appeared

Agenda 2063 may suffer setbacks without effective tobacco control – ACBF Official

Harare, 26 Sept.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS 26TH ANNUAL MEETING COMMUNIQUE

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) held the

Stakeholder meeting to give more clout to Tobacco Control in Africa

Harare, 15 September 2017 (ACBF)

Massive calls for support to ACBF to leverage Africa’s development efforts

Accra, 06 Septem

The Humanities are good but Africa needs more Pro-Development Curricula

Accra, 06 Septem

World Bank, UNDP Commit to Supporting ACBF to Boost Capacity Development in Africa

Accra, 04 Septem

Ghana’s Finance Minister Commends ACBF for Transforming African Economies

Accra, 04 September 2017 (ACBF) – Ghana’s

Africa needs more support for capacity development, leaders insist at ACBF Board Meeting

Accra, Ghana 04 Sept 2017 (ACBF) –

ACBF convenes high-level ministerial forum on capacity development for Africa’s transformation agenda

Accra/Harare, 28 August 2017 (ACBF) –

Effective regional integration needed to achieve Africa’s development – ACBF

Lagos, 25 August 2017 (ACBF) –&

ACBF Executive Secretary to explain Africa’s integration imperatives at Nigerian Bar Association conference

Lagos, 22 August 2017 (ACBF) – The Executiv

Cameroon to Host PAP Conference on ‘Political and Socio-economic Integration of the African Continent’

Yaounde, Cameroon, 22 Aug 2017 – The Pan Af

Gambian Government kick-starts a capacity audit for implementing its development program

Banjul, 21 August 2017 (ACBF) –

ACBF mourns Sierra Leone mudslide disaster victims and offers to provide strategic support

Accra/Harare, 19 August 2017 (ACBF) –

Michigan State University joins ACBF to mobilize support for transformative projects across Africa

Dar es Salaam, 18 July 2017 (ACBF) –

Nigerian and other West African legislators to enhance development oversight with new ACBF grant

Abuja, 11 July 2017 (ACBF) –

Five West African countries to benefit from development management support from ACBF

Abuja, 10 July 2017 (ACBF) –&nb

African Union reforms central to ACBF/NEPAD synergy

Harare, 7 July 2017 (ACBF) – Pl

African Union designates a Specialized Agency on Capacity Development

Addis Ababa, 3 July 2017 (ACBF)

Africa needs a skills revolution, say heads of the AU Commission and ACBF

Addis Ababa, 2 July 2017 (ACBF)

At African Union Summit meetings, ACBF pinpoints crucial needs for implementing Agenda 2063

Addis Ababa, 1 July 2017 (ACBF)

Kenya’s tea sector needs new policies to boost revenues – KIPPRA/ACBF study

Nairobi – 28 Jun

Mindset change and transformative leadership is what Africa needs

… ACBF Executive Secretary calls Africa to action

"Solutions to Africa’s problems will come from institutions such as ACBF," says Gambian President Adama Barrow

Banjul, 20 June 2017 (ACBF)

Africa’s economic communities need capacity to coordinate implementation of Agenda 2063 - ACBF

Abuja, 13 June 2017 (ACB

Repositioning Africa’s RECs for continental integration – Abuja to sow seeds

Harare/Abuja, 07 June 20

ACBF counsels Nigeria to show Africa leadership in fighting illicit financial flows

Abuja, 6 June 2017 (ACBF

We are not educating our youths to solve Africa’s problems – ACBF’s Chief

Stockholm, Sweden, 2 June 2017 (ACBF) – Dev

Upping the struggle against “Tobacco - a threat to development”

Harare, 31 May 2017 (ACBF) - World No Tobacco Day is

Science, Technology and Innovation imperative for Africa’s transformation

… Insightful ACBF Africa Capacity Report to w

Africa’s industrialization does not threaten the world, it would boost global prosperity - ACBF

Ahmedabad, India, 24 May 2017 (ACBF) – The

The Gambia to benefit from an ACBF needs assessment study

Harare, 24 May 2017 (ACBF) – Th

Perpetrations heighten for crucial African Heads of State Conference on Education, Science and Technology

Harare, 23 May 2017 (ACBF) – In October this year, 10 Afr

African parliamentarians to be more involved in natural resource governance

Harare, 23 May 2017 (ACBF) – Af

ACBF launches new initiatives to boost development in the Comoros

Moroni/Harare, 15 May 2017 (ACBF) –

Africa’s development in great danger without enhanced supreme auditing – ACBF

Nairobi, 10 May 2017 (ACBF) – African count

Comoros to tap into ACBF’s capacity development experience/support for economic transformation

Harare/Moroni, 9 May 2017 (ACBF)

Accolades to ACBF’s Executive Board Vice Chair, Charlotte Osei – 2017 Chatham House Prize nominee

Harare, 27 April 2017 (ACBF)

Ghana reiterates support for capacity development in Africa, applauds ACBF

Accra, 26 April 2017 (ACBF) –&n

Liberian President pushing for support to Africa’s Capacity

Monrovia (Liberia)/ Harare (Zimbabwe), 19 April 2017

THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF ACBF MEETING WITH THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING OF LIBERIA

Professor Emmanuel Nnadozie, the Executiv

Africa cannot achieve industrial transformation without thinks tanks

… Summit urges governments, already under pol

Lack of support to regional communities may stifle Africa’s transformation –ACBF/AfDB Study

Abidjan, 08 April 2017 (ACBF) – Africa’s regiona

Africa is de-industrializing and this is dangerous to its economy – Think Tanks

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 6 April 2017 (ACBF) - A

WHO Tobacco control for development initiative – more countries in Africa and elsewhere to benefit

The Secretariat of the WHO Framewo

Islamic Development Bank applauds ACBF on its nifty capacity support to Africa

Dakar (Senegal), 28 Mar 2017 (ACBF) – A senior official o

Science, Technology and Innovation would catapult Africa to new heights of development, says ACBF report

Dakar (Senegal), 26 Mar 2017 (ACBF) – “Afri

Africa’s large infrastructure projects in dire need of funding/implementation capacity

Dakar (Senegal), 25 March 2017 (ACBF-AUC-ECA) -

Science, Technology and Innovation as Africa’s game-changers

… Insightful ACBF Capacity Report to plo

ACBF SUPPORTS FEMALE MASTERS EDUCATION IN STEM

For the third successive year running, the African Capaci

ACBF approves extra $1.4 Million package for finance/economic skills in West Africa

Harare, 12 March, 2017 (ACBF) – The African

Media Brief on the AGA-APRM Experts Meeting March 5-6 2017

The expert meeting was convened jointly between the APRM

ACBF reiterates its support to the African Community of Practice on Managing for Development Results in Africa

On January 20, 2017, the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Afr

New Celebration: A ruling made in favour of the Tobacco Control Regulations in Kenya!

Once again, the supremacy of Public health and well-being

An ACBF delegation met Egyptian Government Officials

On 7 February 20

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build Capacity for Trade Finance in Africa

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the A

A MAJOR STEP IN THE GAMBIA: THE TOBACCO CONTROL ACT IS EFFECTIVE!

The Gambia has a long history in Tobacco Control.

Executive Secretary pays a courtesy call to H.E Nebebe, State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation

Professor Emmanuel Nnadozie, the Executive Secretary for

ACBF hands over the Study Reports on the Capacity Imperatives for Agenda 2063

The Executive Secretary for the African Capacity Building

2017 ACR

The 2017 Africa Capacity Report shows that capacity in it

THE AFRICAN CAPACITY BUILDING FOUNDATION (ACBF) MOURNS PROF. CALLISTO ENIAS MADAVO, THE CHAIR OF ITS EXECUTIVE BOARD

It is with deep regret that the African Capa

Call for strict Tobacco Control as alarming statistics are released on tobacco consumption in Africa

In an article entitled

Commitment made to Capacity Development in Nairobi Outcome Document at HLM2

The participants of th

“The AUC Chairperson calls on African Member States to Implement the Capacity Development Program for agenda 2063, developed by ACBF”

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Her Exce

ACBF puts Capacity at centre of the African Forum of Investments and Business

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) took part

Global Development Partners discuss Technical Cooperation and Capacity Development

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) co-hosted

Building Capacity for Infrastructure Development

Improving infrastructure is critical to spurring Africa’s

ACBF at the Second High-level Meeting (HLM2) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) joins ove

ACBF PARTICIPATES IN BMGF PARTNERS’ COORDINATION MEETING IN ABUJA.

ACBF is participating in the Partners’ meeting in Abuja.

ACBF Participation at the Validation Workshop of the HLP Consortium’s Anti-IFF Project to Stem Illicit Financial Flows from Africa

Following the endorsement of the High Level Panel (HLP) R

Mrs Zanele Mbeki, patron of WDB Trust calls for the establishment of an African Women Investment Development Fund

On 21 November 2016, in Johannesburg South Africa, on its

ACBF Mission to IFAD

A delegation of the African Capacity Building Foundation

Inter-Party Dialogue on Natural Resources Governance in Central Africa, Co-Organized by ACBF and International IDEA

As part of the Letter of Intent signed in June 2016, ACBF

ACBF organizes the validation workshop of the African Governance Outlook (AGO) draft flagship report

On 3-4 November

Feedback workshop on BMGF Draft Capacity Needs Assessment Report

On 31 October 2016, Th

Understanding the capacity challenges for ICT in Africa: Memoirs from Malawi’s Vice President

The 21st century has brought sweeping changes to Informat

ACBF mission to BADEA

A delegation led by the Executive Secretary of the Africa

Media Brief on the Fourth Conference on Curbing Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation

ACBF at the African Regional preparatory meeting for COP7

As a major partner for

ANNUAL IMIHIGO EVALUATION FOR THE YEAR 2015/2016 DISTRICTS RANKING

IPAR-Rwanda, an ACBF partner, was contracted for the third time by the Prime Minister’s office (PMO) to evaluate the performance contracts for both Central and local institutions to inform the policy of Imihigo. The overall aim was to access the progress made against imihigo set targets and advise on future planning of imihigo targets.

ACBF at the 2016 Annual Meetings

The ACBF delegation to the 2016 Annual Meetings of the Wo

ACBF support to the Africa-China Partnership

At the request of H.E.

ACBF-AU Cooperation

The Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building

Capacity building central to Africa’s Industrialization, COMESA Secretary General meets with the ACBF Executive Secretary

The Executive Secretary for the African Capacity Building

Regional Integration On Top Of the Agenda at AfCoP COMESA Meeting

The African Community of Practice on Managing for Develop

Tobacco Control Advocacy Training for CSOs starts in Harare

“Tobacco consumption is still a real challenge for Africa

Address capacity gaps for effective structural transformation – African Caucus

African Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF

ACBF Participates at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) exhibited

ACBF’s first Policy Brief focuses on role of Civil Society in building capacity for Domestic Resource Mobilization

The first Policy Brief by the African Capacity Building F

Executive Secretary pays courtesy call to the Minister of Finance in Kenya

The Executive Secretary for the African Capacity Building

ACBF Launches the UNCTAD Economic Development in Africa Report 2016 in Harare

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) took a le

African leaders led by Liberia’s President convene in Kigali to discuss empowerment of women in agriculture

The President of Liberia, H.E Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, toge

African countries urged to exploit domestic resources for growth at Third Africa for Results Forum

The African Community of Practice on Managing for Develop

AU re-affirms capacity development as key to Africa: ACBF gives a nod!”

In preparation of the 27th African Union summit, schedule

Africa Pledges Millions of Dollars to the ACBF as Governors Endorse the Foundation’s Five-Year Strategy

The Board of Governors of the African Capacity Building F

Policy research crucial to regional integration experts say at 2nd Annual Research Forum

Policy research can directly support regional integration

22 ACBF supported female STEM students graduate

As part of its support towards development of science edu

Inaugural meeting of the Consortium to stem IFFs from Africa held in Johannesburg

“The African Union (AU) and Economic Commission for Afric

World No Tobacco Day: “Get Ready For Plain Packaging”

The World Health Organization (WHO) World No Tobacco Day

Knowledge sharing meeting to promote results culture in WAEMU

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has organ

Over 2.3 million people in Africa benefit from Australia’s program supported by ACBF

More than 2.3 million women and marginalised people from

Empowerment of women in agriculture crucial for Africa’s economic transformation

The empowerment of women in agriculture is crucial if agr

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Stakeholder Engagement meeting on ‘Capacity imperatives for Agenda 2063’

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the A

ACBF Executive Secretary emphasizes the need for capacity development for tobacco control leadership

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) Executive

Capacity remains the missing link in achieving development goals in Africa

Experts gathered in Zimbabwe’s capital today to discuss v

ACBF's Prof. Nnadozie meets AfDB's President, Dr. Adesina

The Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building

ACBF hands over ICT equipment to ZIMRA to simplify customs clearance at borders

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over ICT equipment worth over US$86,000 to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) on 20 April 2016 at their Head office in Harare, Zimbabwe.

The new equipment will assist in the enhancement of border management systems to promote integration and the implementation of the single window concept, aimed at bringing all border agencies together to simplify customs clearance.

Former ACBF Executive Secretary, Dr. Frannie Léautier, appointed Senior VP and COO of the AfDB Group

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is proud to announce the appointment of its former Executive Secretary, Dr. Frannie Léautier, as the First Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of the African Development Bank Group.

Members of ACBF-PIC urged to share knowledge products widely and monitor results to ensure effective implementation of policies

The sixth consultative forum of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) supported Policy Institute Committee (PIC) on the theme, Effective utilization of knowledge products for policy impact in Africa,”was held in Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe on 10 April 2016.

The PIC that came a day after the Think Tanks Summit held from 8-9 April was an opportunity to reflect on effective dissemination and utilization of knowledge products for enhanced policy impact on the continent.

Communique: Third Africa Think Tanks Summit

Creating a Sustainable Future for African Think Tanks in Support of Agenda 2063 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Harare to host 3rd Pan-African Capacity Development Forum on ‘Developing Capacity for Africa’s Economic and Social Transformation’

CDF3 aims to achieve “structural transformation” of African institutions by securing long-term commitments to capacity development initiatives.

The third Capacity Development Forum (CDF3) takes place in Harare, Zimbabwe from 2 to 6 May 2016. The Forum is part of the 25th Anniversary celebrations of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF). Established in 1991, ACBF has a continental mandate to build sustainable capacity in Africa and in line with this pan-African vision, CDF3 will be held under the theme ‘Developing Capacity for Africa’s Economic and Social Transformation’.

Sustainable Capacity of African Think Tanks Critical for Achieving SDGs and Agenda 2063

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) will hold the 3rd African Think Tanks Summit on 8-9 April, 2016 at the Elephant Hills Hotel, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. This year’s theme will be “Creating a Sustainable Future for African Think Tanks in Support of SDGs and Agenda 2063.” The summit is being organized in partnership with the African Union Commission, the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, and the UN Economic Commission for Africa.

Inadequate capacities cause Africa’s underdevelopment in the ICT sector

“Inadequate capacities in areas of human resources, investment, and infrastructure are the major reasons for Africa’s current development status in the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) as well as telecommunications sector,” said the Vice President of the Republic of Malawi, Right Honourable Dr. Saulos Chilima at an interview with the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) on 23 March 2016 in Lilongwe, Malawi.

ACBF through KIPPRA launches Capacity Assessment to improve Kenyan Agribusiness Sector

The Kenya Country Capacity Assessment on Agribusiness Sector focusing on the Tea sub-sector was launched on Monday, 21 March 2016, in Nairobi, Kenya at a workshop organized by the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) and the Kenyan Government Public Service Transformation Division (PSTD).

The Coalition for Transformation in Africa launched in Kigali Rwanda

The African Transformation Forum ended in Kigali yesterday on 15 March 2016 on a high note with the launch of the Coalition for Transformation in Africa – a new leadership network organized in chapters, each addressing a specific thematic area.

Institutional, human capital development vital for African transformation

Strengthening institutions and providing enough capacity to professional individuals will be a catalyst to help transform the African economies that have recently been crippled by various factors and now, experts are agitating for drastic change to move the continent forward.

This was highlighted in the ongoing inaugural African Transformation Forum in Kigali, Rwanda where economic experts, policy makers and government officials from all over the continent are gathered to deliberate on the best mechanisms on how Africa can be economically transformed in a way that positively impacts the poor citizens as well as growing the economies.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities for Institutions key for implementing Agenda 2063

The implementation of Agenda 2063 will require an inclusiveness of all stakeholders as well as key leadership, institutional and organisation drivers at the continental, regional and national levels, private sector, civil society, academia, think Tanks, youth and women networks, faith based organizational amongst others, said African Capacity Building Foundations (ACBF) Executive Secretary, Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie on Friday, 11 March 2016, at the African Union Commission (AUC) – The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) – Africa Development Bank (AfDB) - United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (UNECA) – African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) – Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Coordination meeting is on course at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre (MICC) in Lusaka, Zambia.

A delegation of the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) visits ACBF

A delegation of the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) met with the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) on 1st March 2016 to discuss the cooperation between SIDA and ACBF in general and especially to receive an update on the work ACBF is conducting in support of the implementation of the African Union’s Agenda 2063.

Nigeria Pledges Continuous Financial Support to ACBF

Nigeria will continue to meet its financial commitment to

ACBF’s Executive Secretary calls for increased support for Africa’s Legislatures

The Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building

The Executive Secretary's 25th Anniversary Message

Mobilizing African resources for Agenda 2063

A question of capacity

ACBF’s Executive Secretary Starts Five-Day Mission To Nigeria To Improve Cooperation

The Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building

African Union Leadership Academy launched to build public servants’ capacity

African public servants are to have their capacity enhanc

Africans urged to adopt Agenda 2063 for development

“Africa needs to be built by its citizens as Agenda 2063

ACBF's impact on Think Tanks in Africa

ACBF supported Think Tanks top the 2015 Global Go

Skills development crucial for Agenda 2063’s success

SAVE THE DATE: 3rd Pan-African Capacity Development Forum

3rd Pan-African Capacity Developme

ACBF Launches the Africa Capacity Report in Washington DC.

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) on 17

Good governance, inclusiveness and conducive business environment crucial for DRM

‘Given the diminishing levels of overseas development ass

ACBF’s work on the implementation of Agenda 2063 gathers pace

Local content policies and youth employment in African countries

Integration: Challenges of Doing Business, Travelling

ACBF launches the African Think Tank Network

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is please

Malawi looks at harmonizing development strategies with ACBF’s help

African think tanks asked to step up their work

Discussion: Building core leadership skills-set for Africa’s transformation

The African economic transformation demands strong and sk

ACBF holds coordination workshop on capacity building for tobacco control

Africa should ensure that the current tide of tobacco epi

ACBF and Afreximbank revive agreement to foster intra-Africa trade

Evaluation key to Africa taking charge of her own development

ACBF calls for African countries to create innovation-friendly environment

ACBF takes part in RHB African Affairs Series

ACBF ready to help African countries stem illicit financial flows

Malawian Finance Minister is the new Chair of ACBF’s Board of Governors

Action-oriented knowledge generation key to tackling development imperatives

Capacity building takes center stage as ACBF receives support

Africa needs to foster knowledge-based economies

24th Annual Meetings of the ACBF Board of Governors (BOG)

Bold approach to capacity building needed to foster regional integration

ACBF Grantees receive training on procurement principles

Political support crucial for successful Domestic Resource Mobilization

ACBF willing to support Malawi with capacity needs assessment

ACBF and IMF Agree to Work Closely

Multilayer approach to capacity building needed for digital financial inclusion

East Africa Community’s next phase of integration receive ACBF support

Efforts by the Secretariat of the East African Community

Women empowerment takes center stage as ACBF meets President Sirleaf

Issues of women empowerment in Africa’s agriculture were

Capacity – the critical enabler for Agenda 2063

As the African Union Commission (AUC) prepares to impleme

Regional integration remains a priority for ACBF

Regional integration remains a priority for the African C

ACBF workshop highlights way forward for AUC Agenda 2063

Assessing Africa’s capacity needs and developing and impl

Why Africa needs anti-tobacco policy interventions

Africa can meet the challenge of domestic resource mobilization

Africa needs to increase institutional capacity in domest

Innovative policy solutions needed to tackle inequality in Africa

The African Capacity Building Foundation’s (ACBF) Executi

African Union Capacity Building Program receives US$3M ACBF grant

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has exten

‘Africa should focus on what works’, says ACBF Executive Secretary

Africa should focus on identifying its existing capacitie

Capacity development critical to sustaining economic growth in Africa

Improving and enhancing Africa’s capacity to formulate an

ACBF reiterates commitment to Agenda 2063

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has reite

Think tanks commit to practical policy solutions to Africa’s emerging crisis

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) -supported policy institutes/think tanks have committed to undertake Country Policy and Institutional self-assessment (CPIA), Country Reviews and conduct a survey on lessons learnt from the Ebola crisis

Streamlined ACBF ready to contribute to Africa’s structural transformation

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has over

Experts call for strategic approach to capacity building

A strategic approach prioritizing areas of capacity chall

ACBF and Partnership for Economic Policy explore partnership

Executives from the African Capacity Building Foundation

Regional Integration key to achieving Agenda 2063

Regional integration is critical to the success of the African Union Agenda 2063 and the post-2015 development agenda and should be prioritized in Africa’s development programs, said African experts

Executive Secretary visits West & Central Africa Office

The Executive Secretary of ACBF Prof.

ACBF opens regional office in Accra

ACBF’s plans to foster stronger relationships between the

African Union remains open to mutually beneficial initiatives from external partners

The African Union remains open to external initiatives fo

ACBF attends the NEPAD Head of State and Government Summit

Statement by the AUC Chairperson to the Executive Council

23 ACBF-supported think tanks top ranked

The 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report has ranked

ACBF reaffirms it’s committment to Ethiopia’s capacity development

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is commit

'Once you have capacity, finance will follow', says AUC Chairperson

The African Union Commission Chairperson H.E. Dr.

ACBF and ECA sign MOU to foster capacity development in Africa

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the U

Former World Bank Vice President joins the ACBF as Chair of its Executive Board

Prof.

53rd Regular Meeting of the ACBF Executive Board Meeting ends on a high note

ACBF’s Executive Board to hold its 53rd Meeting

The Executive Board of the African Capacity Building Foun

ACBF & Gates Foundation partners lay groundwork for next phase of tobacco control

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the Worl

ACBF-Gates Foundation partnership for tobacco control in Africa solidified

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more

Africa's skill gap affecting economic growth

Africa's skill gap is preventing the con

African States should play leading role in financing capacity building

Africa should take decisive steps to play a leading role in the financing of the capacity building efforts in the continent, the Permanent Committee of the Board of Governors of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) on Resource Mobilization has said.

Africa should be well represented at the G20, says Executive Secretary

Africa needs to be well represented at the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit that will be held in Brisbane, Australia from 15-16 November 2014, Professor Emmanuel Nnadozie, Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has said.

ACBF to support CTCA on tobacco control in Africa

The Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) with supp

ACBF holds Training workshops with In-country Data Experts

On 17-21 October 2014, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), conducted a series of two training workshops on the Foundation’s 2015 Africa Capacity Flagship Report data collection in Harare, Zimbabwe.