2009

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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ACBF Development Memoirs Series:

Making Regional Integration Work for Development Results in Africa – Amb. Vijay Makhan, former Assistant Secretary-General of OAU and Interim Commissioner, African Union Commission, shares his reflections through ACBF Senior Policymakers’ Knowledge Sharing Program.
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ACBF SIGNS A US$ 1.5 MILLION GRANT AGREEMENT WITH AFRISTAT

On 21 December 2008, in Bamako, Mali, the African Capacity Building Foundation ACBF) and the Observatoire Economique et Statistique d’Afrique subsaharienne (AFRISTAT) signed a Grant Agreement of US$1.5 million to support the second phase of the Labour Market Information System (LMIS-AFRISTAT) project. AFRISTAT is a regional initiative with headquarters in Bamako, Mali. Other countries covered by the project include Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia. The goal of the project is to improve labour market information and strengthen poverty monitoring systems that facilitate the collection and dissemination of information for the formulation and evaluation of public policies.
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ACBF HOLDS WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN ACBF-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS

On 18-19 December 2008, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) held a dissemination workshop on the Guidelines for the Implementation of ACBF No-Objection Procedures for ACBF-supported institutions in Francophone countries. The theme of the workshop was Strengthening Governance and Management Systems for Enhanced Ownership, Accountability, Transparency, Effectiveness and Efficiency.
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ACBF SIGNS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA (UNECA)

On 6 December 2008, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The signing of the three-year MOU was the culmination of a long consultative process between the two institutions.
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THE AFRICAN POLICY INSTITUTES FORUM (APIF) CONVENES ON GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS, LIBREVILLE, GABON

On December 4-5, 2008, the Second Annual Meeting of the African Policy Institutes Forum (APIF), hosted by the Government of the Republic of Gabon, was held in Libreville, Gabon.
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ACBF Grants Support to the Malawi Polytechnic, University of Malawi

On 28 November 2008, in Harare, the African Capacity Building Foundation ACBF) and the Malawi Polytechnic (University of Malawi) signed a Grant Agreement of US$300 000 to support the “Malawi Knowledge Network for Research, Policy and Development (MAKNET)”.
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ACBF launches the African Policy Institutes Monthly Issues Series (AMIS)

On 26 September 2008, the Knowledge Management Department of ACBF launched the first in the African Policy Institutes Monthly Issues Series (AMIS). AMIS is a dialogue platform for ACBF and its policy institutes.
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FDI into Africa grows to a record high of $53 billion, states the World Investment Report 2008

On 24 September 2008, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), organized the launch of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), World Investment Report (WIR) 2008 in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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ACBF AND RWANDA TO STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP FOR FURTHER COOPERATION

On 11 September 2008 in Kigali, Rwanda, an ACBF mission comprising Edwin N. Forlemu, Executive Secretary a.i, and Rukiya Wadoud, Program Officer, met with James Musoni, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of Rwanda. Hon. Musoni noted that the cooperation between ACBF and the Government of Rwanda has been in good standing and is poised to get even better.
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ACBF SIGNS GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH THE ETHIOPIAN DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE (EDRI) AND THE ETHIOPIAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION/ ETHIOPIAN ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (EEA/EEPRI)

On 9 September 2008, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) signed two Grant Agreements totaling US$2.2 million with institutions in the country.
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3RD HIGH LEVEL FORUM ON AID EFFECTIVENESS
2-4 SEPTEMBER 2008, ACCRA, GHANA
CAPACITY BUILDING REMAINS AT THE CORE OF AID EFFECTIVENESS AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS

On 2-4 September 2008, the 3rd High Level Forum (HLF) on Aid Effectiveness took place in Accra, Ghana. The HLF afforded an opportunity for extensive discussion of aid effectiveness by a wide spectrum of development players from around the world.
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ACBF SIGNS GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND FOR US$1.8 MILLION TO ESTABLISH THE SWAZILAND ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH CENTRE (SEPARC)

On 7 August 2008, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) signed a Grant Agreement with the Kingdom of Swaziland under which the Foundation provided a grant of US$1.8 million to Swaziland for the establishment of the Swaziland Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SEPARC).
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Eveline Herfkens on ACBF Senior Policymakers’ Knowledge-sharing Program

Eveline Herfkens, Executive Coordinator, UN Millennium Campaign shares her memoirs through the ACBF knowledge sharing instrument – Development Memoirs Series - on the theme Africa and Development Cooperation – Successes, Pitfalls and Areas for Further Reforms.
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ACBF grants US$ 800,000 to the Institute of Peace, Leadership and Governance

On 30 November 2007, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) signed a grant agreement of USD 800,000 with the Institute of Peace, Leadership and Governance (IPLG) at the Africa University, in Mutare, Zimbabwe.
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ACBF SIGNS GRANT AGREEMENT OF US$3.250 MILLION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GABON

On November 16, 2007, in Libreville, Gabon, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the Government of the Republic of Gabon signed a grant agreement of US$3.250 million for the implementation of a three-year capacity building project to enhance capacity for financial accountability and transparency in Gabon – Programme de renforcement des capacités des institutions de contrôle d’état et d’inspection du Gabon (PRICIEGA).
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ACBF HOSTS THE LAUNCHING OF UNCTAD’S WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT (WIR) 2007

On October 16, 2007, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) organized, jointly with the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) based in Zimbabwe, the launching of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report (WIR) 2007 at its premises.
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ACBF GRANTS TWO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS US$2.402 MILLION

ACBF Provides a Grant of US$ 5 million to the African Union Commission

On September 10, 2007, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the African Union Commission (AUC) concluded a grant agreement of US$ 5 million at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The grant, to be disbursed over a four-year period, will finance a program to build the human and institutional capacity of the AU Commission (AU-CAP).
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Greece becomes the 45th Member of ACBF

On September 4, 2007, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the Government of the Hellenic Republic signed a Membership Agreement, which grants Greece the status of a full member of the Foundation.
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ACBF grants US$ 11.7 million in support of five capacity building initiatives in Africa

On August 28, 2007, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) signed five grant agreements to the tune of US$ 11.7 million in Harare, Zimbabwe. In line with the Foundation’s core competency areas
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ACBF SIGNS US$1.5 MILLION GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS).

ACBF signed a 1.5 million Grant Agreement in Abuja, Nigeria on August 8, 2007 with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). ECOWAS is a regional economic community with a membership of 15 countries.
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ACBF AND THE PAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENT SIGN US$2 MILLION GRANT AGREEMENT

ACBF signed a US$2 million dollar grant agreement with the Pan African Parliament (PAP) on August 6, 2007 in Midrand, Johannesburg. Since its inception PAP has achieved some significant milestones and demonstrated its value addition and relevance to the integration process in Africa.
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ACBF Holds Second Pan African Capacity Building Forum in Maputo, Mozambique, 1-3 August 2007

Towards Development Results for Africa

The Second Pan African Capacity Building Forum (Maputo Forum) was held on 1-3 August 2007 in Maputo, Mozambique. Organized by the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Africa's premier capacity building institution, the Forum was hosted by the Government of Mozambique, the main co-sponsor. Other co-sponsors consisted of the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank, the African Economic Research Consortium, Canadian International Development Agency, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Commonwealth Secretariat, Economic Commission for Africa, European Centre for Development Policy Management, Institute of Development Studies, International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty, Nordic Africa Institute, the New Partnership for Africa's Development, UNAIDS, and the United Nations Development Programme.
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Second Pan African Capacity Building Forum Witnesses Signing of Grant Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding

As part of the program for the Opening Session of the Forum, ACBF and Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique signed a Grant Agreement in respect of ACBF's funding support of US$2million for the launch of an Economic Policy Management training program at the University.
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ACBF signs Grant Agreements with the West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

On July 27th, 2007, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) signed a grant agreement to the tune of US$2.0 million in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The grant is earmarked to implement a Regional Public Procurement Reform project for WAEMU member states in order to set up good public finance management principles.
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ACBF AWARDS USD 14.1 MILLION FOR SIX CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES IN AFRICA

On March 29, 2007, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) held a historic grant signing ceremony awarding six grants totaling USD 14.1 million.
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ACBF provides US$ 1.7 million in support of the West African Women Association (AFAO/WAWA)

On 6 April 2007, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the West African women civil society organization - Association des femmes de l’Afrique de l’Ouest/West African Women Association (AFAO/WAWA) - concluded a grant agreement of US$ 1.7 million in Dakar, Senegal.
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ACBF GRANTS US$12.0 MILLION FOR REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS

On March 23, 2006, the African Capacity Building Foundation signed three grants totaling US$12.0 million in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in support of one national and two regional projects. The grant agreements were concluded in the three of the Foundation’s core competence areas...
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National Stakeholders’ Workshop for the National Multi-Sectoral Baseline Survey of Corruption held in Harare, Zimbabwe

On February 21, 2007, the Ministry of State Responsible for State Enterprises, Anti-Corruption and Anti-Monopolies, in collaboration with the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) organized a National Stakeholders’ Workshop for the National Multi-Sectoral Baseline Survey of Corruption in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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