Welcome to the eighth edition of Africa Capacity. The Africa Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) continues to drum the relevance of Africans making the continent “The Africa We Want”. In line with the African Union Agenda 2063 - “a strategy to optimize use of Africa’s resources for the benefits of all Africans”, the ACBF remains committed to raise awareness on the importance of capacity for Africa’s development and demonstrate its role in supporting the implementation of Agenda 2063. ACBF has been leading two important studies at the behest of the Africa Union Commission, one on the capacity imperatives for Agenda 2063 and the second focusing on risks to the implementation of the continent’s development blueprint.