AU think-tank outlines four-point strategic plan to accelerate African growth

16 may 2023 - 08:47:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Addressing the need for climate change adaptation, accelerating trade and economic management and strengthening institutions in [...] Full text...

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African leaders outline ambitious targets in pursuit of continental industrialisation

08 december 2022 - 19:54:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A recent Summit of African leaders to explore a new roadmap to continental industrialization plan [...] Full text...

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African Union Day: Commission Chairperson calls for mobilization of all resources to achieve objectives

09 september 2022 - 21:19:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chairman of the African Union Commission, Moussa FAKI Mahamat, has called on Africans to [...] Full text...

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Afreximbank, ACBF cooperate in Africa trade promotion

13 july 2021 - 17:38:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) have signed an agreement to [...] Full text...

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China offers comprehensive support to kick-start African Free Trade

06 december 2020 - 18:01:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - China is prepared to assist countries in Africa launch a continental free trade and investment platform [...] Full text...

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BADEA to Assist Countries in Bankable Projects in Response to the Effects of COVID-19

20 august 2020 - 17:06:53
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) is committed to helping countries submit bankable [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Islamic Development Bank to invest more than US$ 2 billion to help its members fight COVID-19

20 august 2020 - 16:07:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) plans to disburse US$ 2.3 billion to help its members cope [...] Full text...

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Former Malian foreign affairs minister appointed chief of staff of AUC chairman

05 may 2019 - 12:34:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The former Malian minister of foreign affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, was on Saturday appointed chief of staff [...] Full text...

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African think-tanks Summit focused on reforms to state institutions

24 april 2019 - 19:24:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Sixth Africa Think-Tanks Summit, bringing together private, institutes and state agencies, tasked with national research [...] Full text...

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AU think-tank advises strong state control over industrialisation projects in Africa

08 april 2019 - 14:04:06
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - There is need for stronger state control over the private sector in the implementation of strategies [...] Full text...

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AU finance ministers adopt Yaounde Declaration on improved state policies to spur industrialisation

08 march 2019 - 23:14:00
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The African Union (AU) finance ministers on Friday adopted resolutions calling on all countries to improve [...] Full text...

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AU makes widespread reform proposals to drive African industrial growth

05 march 2019 - 13:09:47
  Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The African Union Commission has called on countries to rapidly ratify treaties aiming for the creation [...] Full text...

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African think-tank views capacity development as missing link in AU's Agenda 2063 (Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

06 january 2018 - 13:46:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa has lagged behind in the implementation of its social and economic development plans due [...] Full text...

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Kenya: African industrialisation severely devastated by brain drain, warns think-tank

29 september 2017 - 19:02:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Harare-based African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) warned on Friday the African Union member states ability [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: Harare to host third Capacity Development Forum

04 april 2016 - 15:41:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The third Capacity Development Forum (CDF3) takes place in Harare, Zimbabwe from 2 to 6 May [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria will continue to meet financial commitment to ACBF

10 february 2016 - 16:08:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria will continue to meet its financial commitment to the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ACBF Scribe seeks increased support for Africa's legislature

09 february 2016 - 22:28:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie, who is currently [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ACBF chief arrives Nigeria on 5-day mission

08 february 2016 - 14:17:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie, arrived in Abuja [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma back home after attending G20 Summit

17 november 2014 - 11:33:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Jacob Zuma on Monday returned to South Africa after attending the G20 Leaders' [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'Africa needs stronger representation at G20'

16 november 2014 - 11:44:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the two-day G20 summit rounded off in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, an African economic expert has [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Two Pan African organisations discuss ways to strengthen cooperation

29 april 2014 - 12:38:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two prominent Pan-African organisations, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the African Union Commission [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s finance minister seeks greater financial support for ACBF

31 march 2014 - 16:14:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has canvassed for greater financial and political support from her [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ACBF signs MOU with Nigerian Institute on training

29 march 2014 - 12:39:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Harare based African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has signed an agreement with the Nigerian National [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: 'African needs to fast track capacity building to achieve Vision 2063'

31 january 2014 - 16:46:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa has to fast track its capacity development if the African Union’s Vision 2063, designed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian economist bags African Capacity Building Foundation job

07 january 2014 - 10:22:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian economist and development expert, Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie, has been named the Executive Secretary of [...] Full text...

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UN think-tank says African peace treaties failing to cure conflict root causes

29 november 2012 - 20:23:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African efforts to resolve conflicts through peace treaties signed over the past few years have [...] Full text...

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NEPAD boss highlights achievements

12 july 2012 - 09:24:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Chief Executive Officer of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, said the [...] Full text...

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17 firms get grants to fund business plans, economic growth in Africa

26 june 2012 - 13:48:20
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - At the second African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM II) in Washington DC, US, 17 U.S.-based entrepreneurs [...] Full text...

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ACBF urges African countries to invest more in capacity building

14 may 2012 - 14:08:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries should invest more in building the capacity of their personnel in other to translate [...] Full text...

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Think-tank emphasizes better economic rule in Africa

07 february 2012 - 10:34:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries should maintain strict controls of their economies and free off currencies pegged to [...] Full text...

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AU summit to devote Thursday to youth concerns

29 june 2011 - 20:50:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The 17th ordinary session of the African Union heads of State opens on Thursday in Malabo, [...] Full text...

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Regional meeting on youth employment begins in Mauritania

13 june 2011 - 22:40:52
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A two-day workshop on entrepreneurship and youth employment in North Africa opened on Monday in Nouakchott. It [...] Full text...

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Mali gets new party

26 may 2011 - 11:53:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A new political party, the National Convention for African Solidarity (CNAS-Faso Héré), was created Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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Gambia becomes 35th ACBF member

23 march 2011 - 19:18:11
Banjul, Gambia, (PANA) - Membership of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) increased as The Gambia signed a membership agreement [...] Full text...

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Malian musician, Keita, named ACBF Goodwill Ambassador

21 october 2010 - 11:43:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Renowned Malian singer Salif Keita, better known around the world as the ''Golden Voice of Africa'', [...] Full text...

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'Conflicts still pose major development crisis in Africa'

01 october 2010 - 18:26:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Harare-based African Capacity-Building Foundation (ACBF) Friday warned that pockets of conflicts in Africa and failure [...] Full text...

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AU signs pact to promote faster economic growth in Africa

03 august 2010 - 12:19:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) has signed an agreement with the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) to [...] Full text...

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West African journalists hold seminar on mining, extractive industries

12 august 2009 - 23:32:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The West African Journalists Association (WAJA), in partne rship with Oxfam-America, on Tuesday began a regional [...] Full text...

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West African journalists hold seminar on mining, extractive industries

12 august 2009 - 19:20:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The West African Journalists Association (WAJA), in partne rship with Oxfam-America, on Tuesday began a regional [...] Full text...

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Civil Society Organisations consult on Maputo health plan

12 august 2009 - 15:34:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The leaders of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Central Africa are meeting in the Congolese capital, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Commission applauds ACBF for support

06 may 2009 - 19:08:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) will pro vide US$ 1,912,000 to the ECOWAS Commission to [...] Full text...

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