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On 10 October 2008, Dr. Edwin N. Forlemu, the Executive Secretary (a.i)
of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) visited the African Centre for Statistics. ACBF, based in Harare, Zimbabwe is an
independent capacity building institution established in 1991 through a collaborative efforts of three multilateral
institutions - the African Development Bank (AfDB), the World Bank, and UNDP, African govenments and bilateral donors.
ACBF has launched Knowledge Networks including Technical Advisory Panels and
Networks (TAP-NETS) to encourage the emergence of communities
of practice in varioud areas including statistics. TAP-NETS are global
knowledge networks comprising African and non-African experts and
institutions. ACBF like ECA are members of the African Statistical
Coordinating Committee (ASCC) which was established in 2007 to
coordinate statistical work of pan-African institutions. Accompanied by
Dr. Coffi Rémy Noumon, the Manager (a.i) of the Operations
Department for eastern and the Horn of Africa, the Executive Secretary met
and held discussions with the Director and staff of the Centre. He
underscored the need for collaboration between the Centre and the
ACBF in assisting African countries build sustainable statistical capacity.
This visit is to be followed by more detailed discussion on possible
areas of collaboration.
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(L-R) Dr. Coffi Rémy (ACBF), Dr. Edwin N. Forlemu (ACBF),
Prof. Ben Kiregyera (African Centre for Statistics)
Meeting with ACS staff
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