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ACBF holds Brown Bag Seminar on Peace, Security, Conflict and Capacity Development
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On 9 July 2010, the Knowledge and Learning Department (KEL) hosted a Brown Bag Seminar on Peace, Security, Conflict and Capacity Development. The presenter of the seminar was Mr Olu Arowobusoye, ACBF Chief, Board & External Affairs. |
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President
Blaise Compaore attends ACBF/ADB
High Level Forum in Tunis on ‘Building
Capacity in Post-Conflict Countries'. |
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The
African Capacity Building Foundation,
in partnership with the African Development
Bank, organized a High-Level Forum
with African Heads of State in Tunis,
as part of ACBF’s Extra-ordinary
Board of Governors Meeting. |
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President
Johnson Sirleaf reaffirms Liberia’s
commitment to ACBF and urges multi-pronged
approach to post conflict reconstruction
efforts. |
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Speaking
via videoconference at the Heads of
State High Level Forum in Tunis on
23rd March, Liberia’s President,
HE Madame Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, urged
African leaders and development partners
to continue on their irreversible path
towards achieving rapid, inclusive
and sustainable growth, putting emphasis
on building the capacities of, and
providing more opportunities for, Africa’s
greatest asset – her people. |
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| New Generation” Institutions
for Sustainable Growth in Africa: Lessons
from ACBF’s Experiences |
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| The ACBF Executive
Secretary, Dr. Frannie Léautier
participated in a global event on Capacity
is Development sponsored by UNDP, the Government
of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Ministry
of Foreign and European Affairs of France. |
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THE
AFRICAN CAPACITY BUILDING FOUNDATION
HOLDS ITS EXTRAORDINARY BAORD OF GOVERNORS
MEETING IN TUNIS |
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MARCH 2010: TUNIS The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is holding its Extra-Ordinary
Board of Governors Meeting on 25-26 March 2010, in Tunis. The key objectives
of this meeting include discussions on progress made by the Foundation since
2009; discussions on how to further strengthen ACBF’s delivery capability;
and harnessing the input and collaboration of the Board of Governors in support
of the ACBF 20th anniversary celebrations. |
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THE
AFRICAN CAPACITY BUILDING FOUNDATION
(ACBF) IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK (AfDB) HOLD A HIGH LEVEL
DISCUSSION ON BUIDLDING CAPACITY IN POST
CONFLICT COUNTRIES |
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MARCH 2010: TUNIS The African
Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) in
collaboration with the African Development
Bank (AfDB) held a high-level forum on
23 & 24 March 2010 to discuss building
capacity in post conflict countries. |
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ACBF, AfDB joint mission to Burkina Faso
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On
15 February 2010, a joint mission, of the African
Capacity Building Foundation comprising Dr. Frannie Léautier,
Executive Secretary, Dr. Coffi Noumon, Manager,
Operations West and North Africa; Mr. Franklin
Mutahakana, Senior Aide to the Executive Secretary
and AfDB representatives was in Ouagadougou
to meet with the Prime Minister of Burkina
Faso, H.E. Tertius Zongo. |
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ACBF EXECUTIVE SECRETARY MEETS WITH
H.E.PRESIDENT ELLEN JOHNSON -SIRLEAF OF THE
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
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12 February 2010, Dr. Frannie Léautier,
ACBF Executive Secretary met with H.E. Madam President
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of the Republic of Liberia
in Monrovia. |
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ACBF
SPONSORS THE AFRICAN INVESTEMENT FORUM - Accelerating
Intra-African Trade and Investment
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From
8-10 February 2010, in Accra, Ghana, ACBF participated
in the African Investment Forum - Accelerating
Intra-African Trade and Investment, within
the framework of partnership between the Government
of Ghana and the Commonwealth Business Council. |
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EXECUTIVE SECRETARY DELIVERS KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ‘AFRICA
DEVELOPMENT POLICY GOALS AND STRATEGIES: IMPLICATIONS
OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY IN TANZANIA |
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8th February 2010, Dr. Frannie Léautier
, ACBF Executive Secretary delivered a keynote
presentation at the International Conference on
African Development Policy Goals and Strategies:
Implications of the Obama Presidency, hosted by
the African Research and Resource Forum (ARRF)
and the Economic and Social Research Foundation
(ESRF) in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. |
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EXHIBITS ITS KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS AT THE AFRICA INVESTEMENT
FORUM, ACCRA, GHANA |
The
African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) showcased
a variety of its knowledge products at the Africa
Investment Forum (AIF) held in Accra, Ghana between
8-10 February 2010.
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ACBF
GRANTS USD 2 MILLION TO THE ZIMBABWE ECONOMIC
POLICY ANLYSIS AND RESEARCH UNIT, HARARE,
ZIMBABWE
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The
African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) signed
a Grant Agreement with the Zimbabwe Economic
Policy Analysis and Research Unit (ZEPARU) for
a second-phase Grant of USD 2 million for four
years. The Grant was signed on 3 February 2010.
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Occasional
Paper No.8: Public Financial Management
Reforms in Developing Countries – Lessons
of Experience from Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda
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ACBF Knowledge Management
Department is pleased to announce the release of
ACBF Occasional Paper No. 8 titled Public Financial
Management Reforms in Developing Countries: Lessons
of Experience from Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda.
The paper reviews the growing interest in the quality
of public financial management in developing countries,
the emergence of a new set of objectives for public
financial management, following the rise of the “new
public management”... |
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ACBF provides a US$1.9 million grant
to the ECOWAS Commission
On 6 May 2009, in Abuja, Nigeria, the African Capacity
Building Foundation (ACBF) and the Commission of
the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
signed a US$ 1.92 million Grant Agreement that will
support human and institutional capacity building
efforts in the Commission through the establishment
of an Economic Policy Analysis Unit (EPAU).
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ACBF takes part in the 12th General
Conference of the Association of African Universities
(AAU)
On 4-9 May 2009, in Abuja, Nigeria, a delegation
of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
took part in the 12th General Conference of the Association
of African Universities (AAU). The ACBF delegation
comprised the following persons: Edwin N. Forlemu,
Executive Secretary a.i.; Emmie Wade, Program Officer,
Training Operations Department; and Dickson Antwi,
Program Officer, Operations Department III.
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The African Forum for Utility Regulators
holds its 6th Annual Conference and General Assembly
under the theme: Pro-Poor Regulation: Meeting the Millennium
Development Goals for Infrastructure Services in Africa
On 22–24 April 2009, the African Forum for
Utility Regulators (AFUR) held its 6th Annual Conference
and General Assembly in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
An ACBF delegation comprising Dr. Edwin Forlemu (Executive
Secretary a.i) and Dr. Samba Ka (Manager, Operations
Department III), attended the event.
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ACBF SIGNS A US$1.7 MILLION GRANT WITH
THE INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
On 9 April 2009, in Accra, Ghana, the African Capacity
Building Foundation (ACBF) signed a Grant Agreement
of US$1.7 million with the Institute for Democratic
Governance (IDEG). The Grant will finance the implementation
of the second phase (four years) of the IDEG Interface
Capacity Building Project (IDEG-CAP II).
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ACBF Signs Memorandum of Understanding
with The United Nations Institute for Training and
Research
On 2 March 2009, the African Capacity Building Foundation
(ACBF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
with the United Nations Institute for Training and
Research (UNITAR) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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THE AFRICAN CAPACITY BUILDING FOUNDATION
AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA LAUNCH
THE UGANDA COUNTRY CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM
On 22 April 2009, in Kampala, Uganda, the African
Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the Government
of Uganda launched the Uganda Country Capacity Building
Program (UCCBP).
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