 | | Left to right: Diallo Ibrahim (AfDB), Adebayo Olukoshi (CODESRA), Jennifer Kargbo (UNECA), Terence D. Jones (UNDP) - Workshop, February 24-25, 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
A key element of this work was to consult with Africans and African development partners as well as international partners engaged in support to capacity development in Africa. Consultations took place in the form of meetings, field visits, virtual exchanges, workshops, and written submissions. At various stages, the consultations were informed by the Concept Note and by the Progress and Final Reports. The final report has a full annex on the taskforce consultations. Video Conferences: UNECA, UNDP, ACBF Meetings: African Finance Ministers, IMF, UNDP, Partnership for Higher Education, OECD-DAC  | | Left to right: Harris Mule (Kenya), Gelase Mutahaba (Tanzania), Callisto Madavo (ACDTF Head), Seybou Gati (ECOWAS) - Workshop, February 24-25, 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Field Visits: Within Africa visits were completed to the AfDB, AU, NEPAD/Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), UNECA, IFC Africa regional office, and the Governments of Botswana, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Tanzania. Workshops: Workshop/Consultations was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 24-25, 2005 entitled “Capacity Building in Africa: Effective States and Engaged Societies”. The World Bank co-hosted the two-day workshop with the UNECA and the AfDB. The objective of the workshop was to seek substantive contributions from African institutions such as UNECA, AfDB, ACBF, AU and NEPAD; regional economic communities such as SADC, ECOWAS, and COMESA; regional African research networks, universities and training institutions such as AERC, MEFMI, GIMPA and ESAMI; and stakeholders and capacity development practitioners in selected countries.  | | Center to right: Olusanya Ajakaiye (AERC), Gelase Mutahaba (Tanzania), Anthony Maruping (MEFMI) - Workshop, February 24-25, 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Global Distance Learning Network: On September 12 and 15, 2005, the Task Force held another round of consultations with participants from selected anglophone and francophone countries respectively, using the WBI’s Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) videoconference facilities. The purpose of these series of consultations was to receive feedback and inputs on the draft report’s findings and recommendations. The anglophone segment linked Ethiopia , Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania , with other participants joining from Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. The francophone segment linked Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Rwanda, and Senegal with participants from Mauritius. The two days of dialogue were enriched by contributions from more than 60 participants from African governments, private sector, civil society, think tanks, regional and subregional organizations, (including the ACBF, ECOWAS, WAIFEM, and MEFMI), UNECA, and UNDP and were linked with the members of the Task Force in Washington, D.C. |
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