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, during the celebrations of ACBF's 20th Anniversary hosted by the Government of Rwanda.
Speaking at the signing of the agreement, Dr. Frannie Leautier, ACBF Executive Secretary stated that the increase in the African membership shows further ownership of the Foundation by Africa. "This is proof that African countries own the capacity development agenda and the leadership in these countries recognize the imperative need to address not only national capacity development challenges, but regional and continental ones as well. ACBF as a pan-African institution takes pride in its ability to deliver results that convince African countries to contribute to the Foundation. Increased membership also facilitates the reach of ACBF throughout the Continent, and provides it with the platform to work not only with governments, but with civil society and the private sector as well".
Mrs. Dede Ahoefa Ekoue, Minister in the Office of the President of the Republic of Togo in charge of Planning and Development signed on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Togo. The Republic of Togo joins ACBF at a pivotal time as the Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary. The recently held Kigali Summit on 8-9 February 2011 concluded with the "Kigali Resolution" to be presented to the next Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union in June 2011 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. It focuses on further commitment to effective capacity development; achieving positive change; better alignment of capacity development interventions in Africa to the broader development agenda through harmonization and coordination of development priorities; and investment to address critical capacity needs and sustainable resourcing for the envisaged results and outcomes.
At the national level, Togo and ACBF recently signed a USD 2 million Grant for four years for the establishment of the Centre Autonome d'Etudes et de Renforcement des Capacités pour le Développement du Togo (CADERDT). CADERDT is the 28th policy institute ACBF has helped create in partnership with national stakeholders in Africa.
At the regional level Togo benefits from three of ACBF interventions in Abidjan, Dakar and Ouagadougou, namely:, Programme de Formation en Gestion de la Politique Economique à l'Université de Cocody in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; Programme de Formation en Management du Secteur Public at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration de Dakar, Senegal; and the Nouveau Programme de Troisième Cycle Inter-universitaire (NPTCI) located in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Current membership of ACBF comprises three sponsoring agencies namely the African Development Bank, , the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as well as 44 African and non-Africa countries (Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (DRC), Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Djibouti, Finland, France, Gabon, Ghana, Greece, India, Ireland, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Rwanda, Sao Tomé & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zambia and Zimbabwe).The African Union is an Honorary member.
About the African Capacity Building Foundation
ACBF was established in February 1991. It is the outcome of collaborative efforts between African governments and the international donor community. The Foundation's mission is to build sustainable human and institutional capacity for sustainable growth, poverty reduction and good governance in Africa.
