Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie, Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation, the African Union’s specialized agency for capacity building, will speak at the University of Stellenbosch Business School as an Executive in Residence from 7 to 8 February, 2019. During the Executive in Residence Program, Prof. Nnadozie will feature in, “On the Horizon”, an event organized by the University’s Business School. The seminar will take place in Sandton, Johannesburg. The aim of the event is to explore developments in the economy, politics, personal finance and education, and how they could influence South African organisations in 2019.
Prof. Nnadozie will speak on ‘Education and Capacity Building for South Africa and the African continent. He will also speak to MPhil Development Finance Students at the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town, on 8February, 2019 on Africa’s development. As the head of the African Union’s specialized agency for capacity development, Prof. Nnadozie is an authoritative voice on capacity building in Africa. He is a seasoned economist and author who has contributed to multiple research journals. Prof. Nnadozie’s scholarly works are in the areas of economics and development in Africa, and.
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For more information, please contact:
Tsitsi Chakonza
The African Capacity Building Foundation
Harare, Zimbabwe
+263-4 304663, 304622, 332002, 332014; Ext. 273
Email: T.Chakonza@acbf-pact.org
ABOUT the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
Having spearheaded and robustly coordinated capacity development programs worth over 700 million US dollars across 45 countries and 8 regional economic communities (RECs) in Africa since 1991, ACBF has gathered the requisite experience that makes it the go-to institution for expert knowledge and human resources to advise and support African countries, regional economic communities and institutions on decisive steps to take to develop the practical skills urgently required for the continent’s economic transformation.
Evidence from our cutting-edge work (constituting hundreds of knowledge publications) and the work of several partners show that Africa's development efforts are being hobbled by severe capacity deficits often in the form of shortage of critical skills, deficits in leadership, inhibiting mindsets and weak institutions. The continent’s practical skills shortage is acute in key areas such as Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Agriculture.
At ACBF, we will continue using our unmatched track record in managing financial facilities for development, our vast knowledge gathering experience thanks to the exceptional skills mix of our core staff as well as our strong strategic partnerships and networks to help countries and institutions identify their capacity needs, advise them on how to plug these capacity weaknesses and on where to find the knowledge and resources to develop the requisite capacity resources, effectively use them and retain them to achieve their short and long-term development objectives.
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