The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the leading institution for capacity development in Africa, and the African Leadership Excellence Academy(AFLEX), a hub for inter-generational leadership transactions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the leadership capacity of senior and emerging leaders across public, private, and civil society sectors.
The partnership, backed by these two organizations’ expertise and vast experience, aims to contribute to the growth, transformation, and sustainable development
of Ethiopia, the Horn of Africa, and the African continent at large.
ACBF, through the Afiica Capacity Building Acaderny (ACBA), will offer specialized training on topics relevant to Afiica’s development in partnership with existing country, regional, and continental training institutions. Together v,ith AFLEX, they r.vilI provide comprehensive leadership development prograrns, mentoring, research suppofi, and networking opportunities. The MoU signifies the two organizations’ commitment to enhancing transformative leadership in Africa.
Mr. Mamadou Biteye, Executive Secretary of ACBF, states, “Cultivating transformative leadership
is essential for Africa’s sustainable development. It is more imperative than ever that African
leaders have the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively lead and create more agile, resilient,
and responsive institutions. Througli our partnership with AFLEX, we are committed to empowering
senior and emerging leaders across sectors to drive positive change across the continent.”
Tire partnership aims to enhance transformative ieadership in Africa through several key components.
These components include leadership development programs to strengthen transformative ,leadership, quality research initiatives to support improved decision-making and policymaking, and comprehensive knowledge and learning management systems to increase access to leadershiplearning opportunities. Additionally, the parlnership emphasizes the production of valuable research publications, events, and debates, as well as innovative learning and policy research tohave a positive impact on the continent.
The initiative also involves Leadership Awards and recognition, technical assistance for developing high-quality learlership curricula and modules’ and capacity-building progfams for leadership trainers to enhance the competencies of African leaders. By integrating applied research and comprehensive knowledge management, the partnership seeks to foster significant advancements in leadership across the continent’ ,,I am grateful for the partnership and unparalleied commitment shown by ACBF, in establishing this groundbreaking MoU. AFLEX aims to combine academic rigor with real-world experience and act as a bridge between academia, civil society, the private sector, and the public’ In collaboration rvith institutions like the ACBF, we will strive to cultivate exceptional leaders with a global impact.” states Mr. ZadigAbrega, President of AFLEX’ Through this Mou, ACBF and AFLEX wiil enhance the leadership capacity of African leaders to drive inclusive growth and sustainable development on the continent.