EX.CL/Dec.1049(XXXIV) Page 1 DECISION ON THE ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE AFRICAN CAPACITY BUILDING FOUNDATION Doc. EX.CL/1132(XXXIV) The Executive Council, 1. TAKES NOTE of the Activity Report of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF); 2. ACKNOWLEDGES the effective contribution made by the ACBF to Africa’s development since its inception in 1991; 3. REQUESTS the Commission, in collaboration with ACBF, to assess the annual financial contribution that the AU could make to the operation of ACBF and report to the Executive Council; 4. ENCOURAGES the Commission, within the framework of the cooperation with the international partners of the Union, to promote the use of ACBF for the implementation of capacity development activities and programmes on the Continent; 5. ALSO ENCOURAGES ACBF to continue engaging the Government of Ethiopia, with the support of the Commission, on the Host Country Agreement for an ACBF Office in Addis Ababa and INVITES the Government of Ethiopia to give this request favourable consideration in line with the privileges and immunities accorded to the African Union. 34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, 7- 8 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia