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ACBF's Prof. Nnadozie meets AfDB's President, Dr. Adesina

Abidjan
Côte d'Ivoire
28 Apr, 2016

The Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie, met Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group on 26 April 2016, to discuss the further strengthening of the longstanding partnership  between ACBF and the Bank Group. The meeting offered a unique opportunity to Prof. Nnadozie to express to Dr. Adesina the gratitude of the Board of Governors, Executive Board and Secretariat of ACBF for the Bank Group’s institutional and financial support and to assure him that ACBF is ready to leverage its 25-year long experience of building capacity in Africa to support the achievement of the Bank Group’s priorities as expressed in the High Fives.  

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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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