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06 Mar, 2015
2 Fairbairn Drive Mt. Pleasant, ACBF Boardroom

A summary of the Report of the High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows

13 Feb, 2015
2 Fairbairn Drive Mt. Pleasant, ACBF Boardroom

This Presentation seeks to assess, the implication of the Lagos Plan of Action beyond the year 2000 and its connectedness to the AU Vision 2063 that equally thrives to make impact into a number of areas that include inter-alia: African Identity and Renaissance; Continuation of the Struggle against Colonialism and the Right to Self-determination of People still under colonial rule; the integration Agenda: Implement the Continental Free Trade Area to ultimately establish a united and integrated Africa; an Agenda for Social and Economic Development; Peace and Security Agenda; Democratic Governance; Determining Africa’s Destiny and positioning it in the World.

25 Jul, 2014
2 Fairbairn Drive Mt. Pleasant, ACBF Boardroom

Study explores gender mainstreaming experiences of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, from Eastern Africa; and Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Swaziland and South Africa from Southern Africa.

11 Jul, 2014
2 Fairbairn Drive Mt. Pleasant, ACBF Boardroom

Knowledge production and management has a crucial role in contemporary societies and more specifically in Africa, in relation with capacity development gaps. For this reason, African think tanks have a peculiar position and action in the knowledge-power interface, between exogenous and endogenous political actors and processes in African contexts.

23 May, 2014
2 Fairbairn Drive Mt. Pleasant, ACBF Boardroom

Abstract: During the last two decades the concept of social capital is being actively popularized by scholars, namely economists, sociologists, political scientists and policy makers.

09 May, 2014
2 Fairbairn Drive Mt. Pleasant, ACBF Boardroom

The inherent threats to Africa’s low agricultural growth and global competitiveness cannot be delinked from the demographics of the sector – the dominant role of women as the key agents

14 Mar, 2014
2 Fairbairn Drive Mt. Pleasant, ACBF Boardroom

The perception on risk is sometimes inclined towards adverse and negative occurrence of events that creates vulnerabilities to an organization. Due to different perspectives and ways of responding to risks

28 Feb, 2014
2 Fairbairn Drive Mt. Pleasant, ACBF Boardroom

Regional integration has been the vision of African leaders since independence. To date, Africa has witnessed the creation of 14 Regional Economic Communities (RECs). The integration vision of African leaders leaped forward on 3rd June 1991 when the Heads of State and Governments of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) adopted the Abuja Treaty establishing the African Economic Community (AEC).

25 Oct, 2013
2 Fairbairn Drive Mt. Pleasant, ACBF Boardroom

Abstract: This paper makes the argument that fragile states can overcome economic vulnerability through quality of governance and that investment in capacity development, however small

13 Sep, 2013
2 Fairbairn Drive Mt. Pleasant, ACBF Boardroom

Abstract: This paper draws on the extant literature on higher education and leadership to outline approaches to building institutional leadership in Africa’s rapidly changing higher education landscape.

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Thomas Kwesi Quartey

ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.


H.E. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, AU Commission
Erastus Mwencha

The recognition of ACBF as the African Union’s Specialized Agency for Capacity Development launches the beginning of a new era for capacity building by ACBF, which will require an appropriate level of political commitment and financial support from all stakeholders.


H.E. Erastus Mwencha, Chair, ACBF Executive Board
Lamin Momodou

The remarkable achievements ACBF has registered over the past 26 years is not by accident in our opinion. They have come through hard work, dedication, commitment, purposeful leadership, support from the member countries as well as productive partnership building.


Mr. Lamin Momodou MANNEH, Director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa
Goodall Gondwe

Africa needs ACBF as much, probably more now, than at the time it was created in 1991.


Hon. Goodall Gondwe, former Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance – Malawi
Ken Ofori Atta

Ghana’s partnership with ACBF is a tremendous blessing for us and therefore the opportunity for Ghana to host the 26th ACBF Board of Governors Meeting is something that we treasure.


Hon Ken Ofori Atta, Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance - Ghana
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