Executive Secretary's Corner
Africa rightly has big ambitions for the future. Our continent is rich in both natural and human resources. We have a talented and energetic young population which, with the right support, can be a powerful motor for prosperity and progress.
Africa’s vulnerability to shocks from outside our continent is becoming more and more obvious. The collapse in commodity prices has sharply slowed growth in many countries.
In the last year, Africa has been through enormous challenges on economic, social and political levels.
Opening Remarks by Professor Emmanuel Nnadozie at the AUC ACBF Ministerial Roundtable, held at the UNECA Conference Centre in Addis Ababa on Sunday 3 April 2016.
Speech read by Prof Emmanuel Nnadozie, ACBF Executive Secretary at the launch of the 2015 Africa Capacity Report titled “Capacity Imperatives for Domestic Resource Mobilization in Africa”
On 25 September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will
Regional integration in Africa has emerged in a somewhat pragmatic and flexible manner and as such, the evolution of Africa's institutions for regional integration has mainly been reactive, with most having emerged in response to immediate pressing needs and or donor pressure.
On 13–16 July 2015, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) will be once again the capital of the world. High-level political representatives – Heads of State and Government, Ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, relevant institutional stakeholders, non-governmental organizations and business sector entities, etc.
The 2015 African Cup of Nations has come and gone and following two weeks of intense encounters, stalemates, drama, sweat, tears and joy, Côte d’Ivoire were crowned as the deserving kings of African football. While many would think, and rightly so, that Côte d’Ivoire’s final victory owed very much to the array of talents in a team ...
The African Capacity Building Foundation’s (ACBF) long term investment in Africa’s development is paying off as most of its supported research centers have been identified as the best in Africa.
