For more than 30 years, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has been building human capital and institutional capacity for Africa’s sustainable development.
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.
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.
Assist governments in implementing trade agreements by integrating them into national laws. Raise awareness and enhance MSME participation in intra-African trade.
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.
member states supported through capacity-building initiatives
civil servants trained.
think tanks established and supported.
knowledge products produced.
Years of support, nurturing and institutional capacity development interventions by the ACBF have made the Nairobi-based Centre for Corporate Governance (CCG) to become self-sustainable and to have impact on the ground.
ACBF-supported research centre, The Ethiopian Development Research Institute’s research and recommendations were instrumental in enabling the government in that east African country to establish the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX).
The African Capacity Building Foundation has improved the effectiveness of local governance in Africa through its support to governance network International Centre for Training of Local Authorities (Centre International pour la Formation des
The Zambia Ministry of Finance expressed their gratitude to the Foundation for the positive impact the Zambia Institute for Policy Research (ZIPAR) has made in the policy making space in the country.
Central Banks and ministries of finance across eastern and southern Africa have enhanced their capacity to efficiently stabilize their economies, improve the management of debt and of their financial sector thanks to the adoption of a number of AC
The Centre Mauritanien d’Analyse des Politiques (CMAP) assisted the Government of Mauritania in exploring e
The National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) is an organ of the Nigerian National Assembly established by an Act of Parliament.
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
By focusing on capacity building and professional development, the African Capacity Building Foundation is playing a pivotal role in achieving the goals of Agenda 20263
ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.
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.
Join us in our vision of building a prosperous, resilient and inclusive Africa.
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