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Executive Secretary visits West & Central Africa Office

Accra, Ghana
27 Feb, 2015

The Executive Secretary of ACBF Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie visited the West and Central Africa Regional Office in Accra, Ghana on his way to Harare from a meeting in Abidjan with the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Daniel Kaberuka. He was warmly welcomed by the Director of Operations Dr. Coffi Noumon and the team and briefed on some of the Office’s planned deliverables, its approach to teamwork as well as logistical constraints stemming from the relocation. The Accra Office is the headquarters of ACBF Operations and is poised to deliver on its mandate and support the Secretariat in building sustainable capacity on the Continent.  

The Executive Secretary noted that this Office is ACBF’s first attempt at decentralization in order to scale up engagement and build stronger relationships with  partner institutions and projects. He expressed his gratitude to the Government of Ghana and the AfDB for their roles in the establishment of this office. Open and free communication he noted, are important spirits for any organization therefore it is important for the Accra Office to establish systemized and open communication with the Harare Office. The meeting covered areas such as the ongoing visioning exercise, emerging areas of work in capacity building and human resource issues.

In his closing remarks, the Executive Secretary encouraged the team at the Regional Office to continue the good work, be positive and continue to pursue the interest of the Foundation.

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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