May 10, 2023
Africa: ACBF to Launch New Strategic Plan 2023-2027
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) will launch its new and innovative Strategic Plan 2023-2027 on the 25th of May in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, during the Annual Meetings… Read more »
January 29, 2014
Africa: Prof. Nnadozie Engages Partners on First Mission to Reposition ACBF
The new Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), PROF. Emmanuel Nnadozie, has this week started his ambitious vision of repositioning ACBF with the… Read more »
January 15, 2014
Africa: First African Think Tank Summit to be Held in South Africa
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the University of Pennsylvania are jointly organizing the First African Think Tank Summit… Read more »
September 04, 2013
Africa: New Executive Secretary at the Helm of the African Capacity Building Foundation
ACBF appoints Dr Emmanuel Nnadozie as the Executive Secretary of the ACBF Secretariat Read more »
December 11, 2012
Zimbabwe: Launch of the Zimbabwe Capacity Building Program and High Level Forum
ACBF officially inaugurates its home in Zimbabwe and formally launches the Zimbabwe Capacity Development Program with a high level dialogue on Effective Economic Governance:… Read more »
October 01, 2012
Africa: ACBF Signs a Historic Partnership Agreement with Washington DC-based Constituency for Africa (CFA)
ACBF and the Constituency for Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, designed to cement the partnership between the two organisations and paving the way for… Read more »
September 25, 2012
East Africa: ACBF Further Invests in Economic Policy Management for the Public Sector in Eastern Africa
The African Capacity Building Foundation grants Makerere University USD 2,650 000 for the Economic Policy Management Program (EPM Makerere) Read more »
September 15, 2012
Guinea: Republic of Guinea Becomes the 38th African Member to the African Capacity Building Foundation
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the Government of the Republic of Guinea signed a Memorandum of Understanding confirming Guinea as the 38th African member to… Read more »
August 08, 2012
Africa: The ACBF Signs a U.S$2.5 Million Grant Agreement with Femmes Africa Solidarité
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) on Friday signed a grant agreement of US$2.5 million with Femmes Africa Solidarité(FAS) for the development of a Master's… Read more »
July 23, 2012
Africa: Capacity Development Interventions in Africa Need to Be Flexible and Adaptable
Capacity development interventions in Africa need to be flexible and adaptable to deal with Africa's development challenges, states Dr. Frannie Léautier, ACBF Executive… Read more »
July 18, 2012
Africa: The ACBF Meets with the Asia Pacific Finance and Development Centre
At the invitation of the African Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Executive Secretary, Dr. Frannie Léautier led a delegation of the African Capacity Building… Read more »
July 16, 2012
Africa: The ACBF Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Academy of Agriculture
At the invitation of the African Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Executive Secretary, Dr. Frannie Léautier led a delegation of the African Capacity Building… Read more »
July 04, 2012
Africa: 21st Annual Meeting of the ACBF Board of Governors
The 21st Annual Meeting of the ACBF Board of Governors (BoG) in Nairobi, Kenya brought together Finance and Planning Ministers and Treasury Secretaries from across the African… Read more »
May 31, 2012
Africa: Africa Capacity Indicators Report 2012
On the fringes of the African Development Bank's Annual Meetings in Arusha, Tanzania, The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) launched its second Africa Capacity Indicators… Read more »
Africa: ACBF Signs Partnership Agreement with AfrExim Bank
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the African Export and Import Bank (AfrExim Bank) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding, aimed at strengthening their… Read more »
May 30, 2012
Africa: African Governance Outlook: Preliminary Findings
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the African Development bank today held a high level consultative dialogue on the African Governance Outlook (AGO). The… Read more »
April 13, 2012
Africa: ACBF Invests in Capacity Development Interventions in Central and West Africa
The signing of four grant agreements reaffirms the Foundation's commitment to capacity development, rooted in Africa's realities and targetting specific areas for scaling up,… Read more »
April 12, 2012
Africa: Namibia Becomes the 37th African Members to the ACBF
• Capacity development is a priority for African governments to deliver development results, impact and develop the leadership needed for the momentum of change the… Read more »
April 04, 2012
Africa: African Countries Need to Move Beyond Strategy and Focus on Implementation
African Countries Need to Move Beyond Strategy and Focus on Implementation in Order to Realise Agricultural Transformation and Food Security Read more »
March 29, 2012
Africa: "Africa's Future Rests in our Hands" States Frannie Léautier, ACBF Executive Secretary
"Africa's Future Rests in our Hands, But is Also Dictated by our Actions and Decisions of Today" States Frannie Léautier, ACBF Executive Secretary Read more »
March 27, 2012
Africa: African Union Deputy Chairperson Hosts an ACBF Pledging Meeting
African Union Deputy Chairperson Hosts an ACBF Pledging Meeting, Presided over by The Chair of the Foundation's Board of Governors, Demonstrating Further Support and Ownership by… Read more »
March 26, 2012
Africa: "Africa is Well on Its Way Towards Sustainable" States ACBF Executive Secretary
"Africa is well on its way towards sustainable growth but needs critical capacities in three key areas – political and social stability for transformational change, capacity… Read more »
February 23, 2012
Africa: ACBF Signs Second Phase Grant with the AWDF to Upscale Women's Participation in Policy Development
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) today signed a US$ 2.73 million grant with the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) in Accra. The second phase funding… Read more »
Africa: ACBF joins AfDB on the African Governance Outlook Initiative
Regional delegates gather in Accra to analyse contextual factors shaping financial governance in their respective countries. Read more »
January 31, 2012
Africa: ACBF Commits U.S.$ 2 million to Strengthening Capacity of the West Africa Monetary Institute
• WAMI embarks on a 4 year capacity development programme to strengthen macroeconomic convergence in West Africa and build institutional and human capacity at Secretariat. Read more »