adminThe African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) yesterday extended a $3 million grant to the African Union (AU) for use in strengthening the effectiveness of the continental body in implementing its development programs.
In a statement, the ACBF said its executive secretary Professor Emmanuel Nnadozie and AU Commission chairperson Dr Nkosazana Dhlamini-Zuma signed the agreement on behalf of the two institutions.
The AU has a number of programs targeted at strengthening its institutional capacity as well as enhancing its collaboration with other AU organs such as the Pan African Parliament and the NEPAD Agency.
Professor Nnadozie said the grant would also aid the continental body in implementing its 50 years program, Vision 2063.
“Through partnerships such as the African Union and ACBF, there is a shared responsibility to achieve results and develop a critical mass of Africans to deal with capacity development issues at national and regional levels,” he said.
“We are happy to pursue our close collaboration with the AUC to make the implementation of this project a resounding success and contribute to the capacity development in Africa.”
Dr Zuma lauded the continued collaboration between the two institutions.
“The commission relies not only on the grant support, but also on the expertise and capacity that ACBF is able to bring into the discussions, as we look at the initiatives on implementation of Agenda 2063” she said.
“It is important for Agenda 2063 that we look at division of labor between regional economic commissions and the AU so that efforts are not duplicated.” — Zuma.
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