January 30, 2012
Ghana: ACBF Further Invests in Strengthening the Public Sector in West Africa
• GIMPA gets a boost of USD 3 million for second phase of the Public Sector Management Training Program (PSMTP) Read more »
January 25, 2012
Ethiopia: ACBF's African Membership Increases Ethiopia Becomes the 36th African Member
Membership further cements mutual relationship and creates opportunities for enhanced regional intervention Read more »
December 12, 2011
Nigeria: ACBF Reinforces its Commitment to Nigeria's Capacity Development Strategy
ACBF holds broad-ranging consultations to consolidate and expand its partnership with the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Read more »
November 21, 2011
Africa: Knowledge Experts Gather in Yaoundé to Discuss the role of the Knowledge Economy (ACBF)
• Networking for Africa's future Read more »
November 11, 2011
Africa: ACBF and AfDB Signed an Amendment to the MOU on the African Governance Outlook
On Friday, 11 November 2011, an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the African Development Bank… Read more »
September 11, 2011
Africa: 20th Annual Meeting of ACBF Board of Governors Ends on High Note
Nigeria to Chair ACBF Board of Governors, represented by Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as Sweden steps down. Finland and Senegal, voted Vice Chairs. Read more »
September 06, 2011
Africa: Tanzania to Host Fifth ACBF High Level Forum on Capacity Development
Government Ministers, Development Partners and Thought Leaders to Discuss Africa's Capacity Indicators; Africa's Position on Aid Effectiveness; and Tackling the Continent's Youth… Read more »
July 11, 2011
Africa: ACBF Launches the French Edition of its Flagship Publication
On 11 and 12 July 2011, ACBF will launch the French version of its flagship publication: Africa Capacity Indicators Report 2011 (ACIR 2011) and disseminate its Strategic Medium… Read more »
June 29, 2011
Africa: ACBF at the 17th African Union Summit in Malabo
KEY MESSAGES FOR ACBF Read more »
Africa: Capacity Development is Key to Unlocking the Potential of Africa's Youth (ACBF)
African Capacity Building Foundation Chief to address AU Heads of State on strengthening the enabling environment for youth employment. Read more »
June 27, 2011
Africa: The African Capacity Building Foundation: Frequently Asked Questions
What is ACBF’s vision in capacity development in Africa? Read more »
June 13, 2011
Africa: Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship - A critical development link for Africa's future (ACBF)
The African Capacity Building Foundation and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania today opened a workshop on Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in North Africa. The workshop is… Read more »
April 05, 2011
Africa: Dr. Frannie Leautier delivers the inaugural Distinguished Lecture Series
On 23 March 2011, ACBF Executive Secretary, Dr. Frannie Léautier delivered the first Distinguished Lecture Series at The University of The Gambia. She delivered a… Read more »
April 04, 2011
Africa: Honourable Souleiymane Cisse visits the ACBF Secretariat
Hon. Souleiymane Cisse, Minister of Planning of the Republic of Guinea recently visited the ACBF Secretariat. He met with an ACBF team to discuss capacity development… Read more »
March 14, 2011
Africa: ACBF and AFDB Hold Inception Workshop on African Governance Outlook in Accra
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) organized an Inception Workshop on the African Governance Outlook (AGO)… Read more »
February 28, 2011
Africa: 20th Anniversary celebrations
On 9th February, 2011, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) marked 20 years of capacity development in Africa. Read more »
Africa: Q & A for ACBF 20th Anniversary
The current ACBF Portfolio comprises 111 active projects in 44 African countries. Projects are managed under two operations Departments, which are geographically spilt into East… Read more »
February 24, 2011
Africa: Republic of Togo becomes the 33rd African Member of ACBF
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the Republic of Togo signed an agreement for the membership of the Republic of Togo into ACBF in Kigali on 9th February 2011,… Read more »
January 21, 2011
Africa: ACBF Marks 20 Years of Capacity Development in Africa
On 9th February, 2011, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) will mark 20 years of capacity development in Africa. Throughout the year, the Foundation will host a… Read more »
Africa: ACBF Receives U.S. $12,000,000 Grant Resources from AfDB to Support Foundation's Strategic Medium Term Plan
ACBF's regional capacity building initiatives received a major boost, when AfDB signed a USD12million Grant agreement with the Foundation to assist in financing the second phase… Read more »
December 09, 2010
Africa: ACBF Establishes its 28th Policy Unit in Togo With a U.S. $ 2 Million Grant
ACBF supports the Government of Togo in the creation of a policy unit Centre Autonome d'Etudes et de Renforcement des Capacités pour le Développement du Togo… Read more »
December 01, 2010
Kenya: ACBF Grants U.S.$ 2 Million to Kenya's "go-to" Think Tank
Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) receives replenishment Read more »
November 15, 2010
Africa: The ACBF and Microsoft Partner to Build the ICT Capacity of Public Sector and Civil Society in Africa
ACBF and Microsoft sign a Memorandum of Understanding to foster sustainable capacity building on the African continent. Read more »
Southern Africa: Private Sector a Major Growth Engine for Africa's Economic Development
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) in collaboration with the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) hosted an inaugural consultative conference for partnership… Read more »
October 20, 2010
Africa: ACBF announces its first Goodwill Ambassador
World renowned Malian musician, Salif Keita, becomes the first ACBF Goodwill Ambassador Read more »