Shaping Africa’s Future through Capacity Development in
Climate Change & Energy for Productive Use
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is the leading institution for capacity building on the African continent. As a specialized agency of the African Union, we enable transformative human and institutional development by effectively designing and implementing impactful programs throughout Africa.
By 2063, we envision an Africa that is stronger, self-reliant, and globally competitive. Our work is laying the foundation for economic resilience, sustainable trade, food security, and governance excellence, ensuring that Africa thrives.
With over 30 years of experience and a continent-wide mandate, we strengthen African institutions and leaders with the skills, tools, and knowledge to drive inclusive and sustainable development.
Our Stories
Real voices. Real impact
Mawulawoe Awity
Community Leaders Take the Lead in Implementing Africa’s Free Trade Agreement
Aganze Namegabe Christian
Community Leaders Take the Lead in Implementing Africa’s Free Trade Agreement
Mary Frances Malunga
Community Leaders Take the Lead in Implementing Africa’s Free Trade Agreement
Musana Segatagara Bernard
Head of the Knowledge and Forecasting Hub Department at the Rwanda Water Resources Board, The African Union Green Recovery Action Plan (AU-GRAP) Training Workshop
Richard Ndungutse
CEO of Nano Ion Company Limited in Rwanda, The African Union Green Recovery Action Plan (AU-GRAP) Training Workshop
Nathalie Neema
Technical Advisor for Project Management and Stakeholder Engagement at GIZ Rwanda, The African Union Green Recovery Action Plan (AU-GRAP) Training Workshop
Seyram Agemenya
ACBF Programme Coordinator, The African Union Green Recovery Action Plan (AU-GRAP) Training Workshop
Fortunata Songora Makene
CADAST Design Thinking Workshop for Think Tanks
Dr George Lutomia
CADAST Design Thinking Workshop for Think Tanks
Dr. Gibson Chigumira
CADAST Design Thinking Workshop for Think Tanks
Raissa Nanan-Boua Kouadio
Partnership Officer, UNICEF Cote d’Ivoire ACBF-OIF Training Workshop
Samuel Bwira Luhembo
Public Accountant, Ministry of Finance, DRC ACBF-OIF Training Workshop
Nawiya Bacar
Artist and Author, Comoros Islands ACBF-OIF Training Workshop
Abdoulie S. Bah
Economist, Ministry of Finance, The Gambia
Joel Bett
Programme Coordinator, Public Financial Management Reforms, Kenya
Kristian Malina
Analyst, Ministry of Interior, Czech Republic
Chomba Mwansa
Zambia Revenue Authority
Dr. Sreeparvathy S.L.
Senior Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland Additional Director, National Academy of Customs and Taxes, India
Dr. Timo Voipio
Senior Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
Dr. Matasebia Zewudo
Resource Mobilization and Partnership Manager, Mathiwos Wondu-YeEthiopia Cancer Society (MWECS)
Kennedy Marua
Programs Manager, The International Institute for Legislative Affairs ILA
Olawale Makanjoula
National Alliance Coordinator, Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance
Kgomotso Kali
Project Coordinator, Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research, University of Pretoria
Launch of the LEAPS Program in Zimbabwe
Jacob Muimi
ICT Specialist at the Public Financial Management Reforms Secretariat
Mr. Adil Ababou
Senior Program Officer at the Gates Foundation
Dr. Birago Antwi-Agyei
Assistant Commissioner, Ghana Revenue Authority
Sokhna MaI Diop
Principal Treasury Inspector of Exceptional Grade, and Director-General of Administration and Personnel at the Public Accounting and Treasury, Senegal
Mr. Cheikh Ndiaye
Treasury Inspector and Coordinator at the Directorate-General of Public Accounting and Treasury, Senegal
Michael Kahiti
Director of Planning and Head of Africa Division, National Treasury
Lloyd Karonga
Head of Financial Accounting, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
Angela Nyangani
Deputy Director of Audit at Office of Auditor General (OAG) Zimbabwe
Dr Ayodele Majekodunmi
Co-Chair WAAVP-AN
Capacity Building for Women and Youth Empowerment in the Agricultural Sector
Launch of ICCASA's Strategic Plan and Inauguration of New Office
Tlamelo Cindy Melemo
Founder, SoftBerry Solutions, Botswana
Richard G. Odjrado
Founder & CEO, AS World Tech
Ndegen Jobe
Deputy Speaker, National Youth Parliament, The Gambia
How We Are Impacting Africa
Agribusiness and Food Sovereignty
Strengthen government capacity to attract private sector investment in agriculture. Support MSMEs in value addition, processing, and marketing of agricultural products to reduce post-harvest losses.
Climate Change and Energy for Productive Use
Support member states in developing bankable climate adaptation projects. Enhance private sector participation, especially MSMEs, in green energy solutions. Improve energy sector reforms to expand off-grid and mini-grid energy
solutions.
Trade as an Engine of Economic Development
Assist governments in implementing trade
agreements by integrating them into national laws. Raise awareness and enhance MSME participation in intra-African trade.
Economic and Social Governance
Strengthen evidence-based policy formulation. Enhance domestic resource mobilization to reduce reliance on external funding. Improve public financial management (PFM) through leadership development and accountability measures.
Key Achievements
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Member states supported through capacity-building initiatives.
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Think tanks established and supported.
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Knowledge products produced.
Community Leaders Take the Lead in Implementing Africa’s Free Trade Agreement
Grassroots changemakers across Africa are taking concrete steps to turn the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) from a high-level policy into an everyday reality.
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Transformative Climate Finance Program Boosts Knowledge and Action Across Five African Countries
Over two months, five African countries made decisive progress toward climate finance readiness and gender-inclusive green transformation through the African Union Green Recovery Action Plan (AU-GRAP) Training Workshops.
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African Think Tanks Build Capacity to advance AfCFTA and Structural Transformation
Thirteen African think tanks came together in Johannesburg, South Africa, from July…
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Francophone African Youth Ready to Implement Entrepreneurship Skills in Home Countries
Several young professionals from French-speaking Africa are implementing project management techniques and business strategies learned during our three-day entrepreneurship workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Learn MoreKnowledge Hub
The ACBF Online Library provides free access to e-books on capacity development in Africa, covering topics like innovation, governance, trade, climate change, and more. It serves as a key knowledge hub, sharing lessons and insights to support and improve capacity-building across the continent.
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Enhancing Trade Facilitation in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities, and Best Practices for Economic Growth And Regional Integration
Author: ACBF
Subject: Financing, Trade Development, Factoring
Capacity Imperatives for the SDGs: In line with African Union’s Agenda 2063
Author: ACBF
Subject: Sustainable Development Goals , SDGs
Factoring as a Catalyst for Small and Medium Enterprises Development and Intra-African Trade
Author: ACBF
Subject: Intra-Africa Trade, ACFTA, Small to Medium Enterprises
Capacity Imperatives of Pandemic Responses: Building a resilient health systems and ensuring socio-economic
Author: ACBF
Subject: Pandemic Responses, health systems
From ACBF Network
By focusing on capacity building and professional development, the African Capacity Building Foundation is playing a pivotal role in achieving the goals of Agenda 2063
Africa needs ACBF as much, probably more now, than at the time it was created in 1991.
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.
What differentiates the ACBF Ubora Academy from traditional training institutions is that it extends beyond mere technical skills, it also focuses on competences in non-technical areas such as leadership, management, innovation and strategic thinking
I would like to celebrate all that the African Capacity Building Foundation has achieved over the years, along with the impactful innovations it has introduced to the African continent through its capacity-building initiatives for various stakeholders
ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.
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