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Mamadou Biteye

Executive Secretary

Mamadou, an agricultural economist and development expert, joined the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) from VISA, where he served as Vice President and Global Head of Inclusive Growth and, before that, as Regional Head of Social Impact for the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa Region. Prior to joining the Rockefeller Foundation, Mamadou served as Oxfam’s Regional Director for West Africa. He currently serves as the Executive Secretary at ACBF and is dedicated to enhancing human and institutional capacities for sustainable development in Africa.

Botho Keba Bayendi

Botho represents the African Union Commission on the Executive Board as an institutional member. She is currently serving as the Director of Strategic Planning and Delivery at the Afri-can Union. She has worked with notable organizations in Botswana, including the Botswana National Olympic Committee, Botswana Investment and Trade Centre, and the Botswana Hou-sing Corporation. She is passionate about building the capacity of African organizations to achieve their fullest potential and contribute to Africa’s sustainable economic transformation.

Rania Antonopoulou

Rania, a prominent economist and gender equality expert, has held notable positions such as Alternate Minister of Labor in Greece, Member of Parliament, and Ambassador to the Organi-sation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). She currently serves as a Senior Scholar at the Levy Economics Institute and is the Director of the Gender Equality and Econo-my Program. She has led research teams and introduced innovative measures like the Levy In-stitute Measure of Time and Income Poverty (LIMTIP), which sheds light on the impact of time poverty on households. She is passionate about alleviating world poverty.

Kevin Urama

Chair of the Operations Committee

Kevin represents the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on the Executive Board. He is the Chief Economist and Vice President of Economic Governance and Knowledge Manage-ment at AfDBHe has introduced innovative flagship knowledge products for AfDB and led the establishment of the Public Finance Management Academy for Africa (PFMA) and several 

Pauline Mokou-Paledi

Chair of the Finance and HR Committee

Pauline, an experienced human resources and capacity-building specialist, conducts several training projects across Southern Africa. She has worked as Executive Director of the Botswa-na Diamond Manufacturing Association, Technical Adviser/Change Manager to the Turks and Caicos Islands Permanent Secretary, and Human Resources Expert at the Commonwealth Sec-retariat. Pauline has worked with prominent organizations such as USAID, the World Bank, the European Union, and AUDA-NEPAD. She is enthusiastic about providing technical sup-port, forming strategic partnerships, and advocating for women's empowerment.

Mamour Malick Jagne

Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee

Mamour, an established economist and banker, has served as Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, Permanent Secretary of several ministries, and Executive Director of the Islamic Development Bank in Saudi Arabia. He founded the Arab Gambian Islamic Bank and served as its first Managing Director, established The Gambia Bankers Association, set up the Institute of Bankers of The Gambia, and was Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Gambia Reve-nue Authority. Mamour is passionate about helping African financial institutions achieve finan-cial discipline and enhance their revenue performance. 

Erastus J.O. Mwencha

Chair of the Executive Board

Erastus, a renowned economist and administrator, served as the Deputy Chairperson of the Af-rican Union Commission (AUC), overseeing administration and finance and developing strate-gic plans. During his term, he facilitated institutional cooperation with the World Bank. He im-plemented the Joint Support Office for the Secretariat of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), African Development Bank (AfDB), and AUC. Before that, he served as Secretary General of COMESA, where he led the establishment of the COMESA Free Trade Area and represented the region in international trade negotiations with the EU and AGOA.

African Union Leadership Academy launched to build public servants’ capacity

African public servants are to have their capacity enhanced from high-level training following the launch of the African Union Leadership Academy by the African Union on Thursday, 28 January, 2016 on the side-lines of the 26th African Union Summit.

“The pan-African learning and development center is aimed at driving capacity building toward the implementation of Agenda 2063,” said the African Union Commission Chairperson, Dr. Dlamini-Zuma in her opening remarks at the launch.

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Thomas Kwesi Quartey

ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.


H.E. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, AU Commission
Erastus Mwencha

The recognition of ACBF as the African Union’s Specialized Agency for Capacity Development launches the beginning of a new era for capacity building by ACBF, which will require an appropriate level of political commitment and financial support from all stakeholders.


H.E. Erastus Mwencha, Chair, ACBF Executive Board
Lamin Momodou

The remarkable achievements ACBF has registered over the past 26 years is not by accident in our opinion. They have come through hard work, dedication, commitment, purposeful leadership, support from the member countries as well as productive partnership building.


Mr. Lamin Momodou MANNEH, Director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa
Goodall Gondwe

Africa needs ACBF as much, probably more now, than at the time it was created in 1991.


Hon. Goodall Gondwe, former Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance – Malawi
Ken Ofori Atta

Ghana’s partnership with ACBF is a tremendous blessing for us and therefore the opportunity for Ghana to host the 26th ACBF Board of Governors Meeting is something that we treasure.


Hon Ken Ofori Atta, Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance - Ghana
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