The
executive secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF),
Emmanuel Nnadozie, on Friday visited The Gambia to work with the new
government.
He
was received by the minister of women’s affairs, who also oversees the Office
of the Vice President, Fatoumatta Jallow-Tambajang.
Mr
Nnadozie said his visit was to discuss how the foundation could work with the
new government of The Gambia to promote development as well as help the
government in achieving economic and social development objectives.
During
his stay in the country, he would discuss with the government possibilities of
working together in areas like conducting capacity need assessment with a view
to understanding the state of skills that are available in the country and what
areas need to be strengthened.
The
ACBF secretary general said the foundation is an organisation that helps
African countries to build their human capacity and strengthen their
institutions so that they can use their own means and resources to achieve
their goals.
The
foundation, he said, had created more than 50 think tanks throughout the
African continent in their 26 years of existence.
Mr
Nnadozie said they hope to create a think tank in The Gambia that would play a
role in helping to do studies and researches necessary to help the government
make policies that are based on evidence and also provide a platform where
stakeholders can come together to discuss policies issues.
