The document summarizes upcoming events and meetings for the African Peer Review Mechanism from May 19-25, 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It lists the dates, times, and names of various meetings, including the 61st meeting of the APR Panel, the 26th meeting of the Personal Representatives Committee, the APRM Colloquium, the 23rd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, and the 19th Summit of the APR Forum of Heads of State & Government. It also notes celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the OAU/AU and the 21st summit of the AU Assembly.
APRM Country Review Report - Kingdom of LesothoDr Lendy Spires
The Report highlights a number of commendable practices for the Kingdom of Lesotho. These include the peaceful coexistence of a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government, the adoption and implementation of a mixed party proportional representation system for enhanced political inclusiveness, and the security sector reforms that have contributed to peace and stability in the country. Furthermore, Lesotho has one of the highest adult literacy rates in Africa.
APRM Country Review Report - Kingdom of LesothoDr Lendy Spires
The Report highlights a number of commendable practices for the Kingdom of Lesotho. These include the peaceful coexistence of a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government, the adoption and implementation of a mixed party proportional representation system for enhanced political inclusiveness, and the security sector reforms that have contributed to peace and stability in the country. Furthermore, Lesotho has one of the highest adult literacy rates in Africa.
Partners For Peace (P4P) Niger Delta: Quarterly Report (July - September 2016)PIND Foundation
From May through July 2015, with support from USAID/PIND, a team from LITE/Africa and ANEEJ program officers carried out 96 focus group discussions and 44 interviews with 845 community residents in 24 communities, 8 local government areas and four states of Cross River, Delta, Edo and Ondo States, all in the Niger Delta. This report serves as an accountability tool, which provides community residents feedback on the effectiveness, mandate, policies and activities of Niger Delta Institutions. Thus, it amplifies voices of community residents to a wider audience, which will help place them at the center of the policy discourse on decisions that affect their lives.
Indo Africa Times, a weekly newspaper has its key intend to create extensive awareness amongst people about Africa and India concerning different sectors like economy, politics, culture, fashion, sports and many more. It is our sincere endeavor to bridge the information gap between Africa and India by endowing our readers with updated and latest developments occurring in both the countries.
It is our pleasure to welcome readers and APRM Stakeholders to the 2011 Annual Report. 2011 was indeed a memorable year, in which the APRM recorded a number of sterling achievements in its mission to promote governance and socio-economic development in Africa.
In Governance, accountability is answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the expectation of account-giving. In term of governance, it has been fundamental to negotiations associated to difficulties in the public sector, nonprofit and private worlds. In leadership roles, accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, judgments, and policies including the administration, governance, and application within the scope of the role or employment locus and on all sides of the obligation to report, explain and be answerable for resulting consequences which is the most important for efficiency of system. The classification of public accountability is generally understood in terms of external and internal mechanisms. The most crucial distinctive that we are about to analyze in administrative accountability is the doctrine of ministerial responsibility in Malaysia.
Third Annual Progress Report: Ghana-NPoA 2008Dr Lendy Spires
This Report is the Third Annual Progress report submitted by the National African Peer Review Mechanism - Governing Council (NAPRM-GC) to the APR Panel. The Report covers the period January – December 2008 and provides an overview of Ghana’s progress in implementing the National Programme of Action. The period under review will witness an election which will transfer power from one government to another government. This comes as a result of the current government having successfully served two consecutive 4-‐year terms. The election will be an acid test to the steadfastness of governance institutions in the country, particularly for the Electoral Commission and security institutions as well as for political parties. These institutions have to date performed creditably and it is the hope and wish of Ghanaians that they continue to do so.
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This is the Sixth Annual Progress Report submitted by the National African Peer Review Mechanism – Governing Council to the APR Panel as part of the reporting obligations of the APRM. The Report covers the period January – December 2011 and provides an overview of Ghana’s progress in the implementation of the National Programme of Action.
In the period under review the Council implemented the District APRM Governance Assessment Project in forty districts as part of efforts to improve ownership and participation of civil society actors in local governance assessments. The report of the Governance Assessment Project is available at the Council’s website.
The period under review witnessed an improved macro economic situation as a result of the government’s multi-year macro economic stabilization programme aided by positive terms of trade and favourable agricultural production.
African peer review mechanism organisation and processDr Lendy Spires
The APRM Base document envisages four distinct organizational components and five stages of the APRM, with a number of processes both at country and continental level. Some of these critical processes include the conduct of technical assessments by the APR Partner Institutions as part of the APRM.
This paper elaborates briefly on the mandate, structure and role of each of these organizational components of the APRM. It also elaborates on the stages of the APR process that are identified in the APRM base document and presents some ideas on the funding of the APRM.
APRM Country Review Report - Sierra Leone January 2012Dr Lendy Spires
Sierra Leone acceded to the APRM on 4 July 2004, soon after the consolidation of peace and the commencement of the national reconstruction process, at the end of the ten-year civil war that engulfed the country from 1991 to 2001. This laudable achievement underlines Sierra Leone’s commitment to improving governance and sharing experiences with other African countries to prevent a repetition of war and conflict elsewhere on the Continent.
Partners For Peace (P4P) Niger Delta: Quarterly Report (July - September 2016)PIND Foundation
From May through July 2015, with support from USAID/PIND, a team from LITE/Africa and ANEEJ program officers carried out 96 focus group discussions and 44 interviews with 845 community residents in 24 communities, 8 local government areas and four states of Cross River, Delta, Edo and Ondo States, all in the Niger Delta. This report serves as an accountability tool, which provides community residents feedback on the effectiveness, mandate, policies and activities of Niger Delta Institutions. Thus, it amplifies voices of community residents to a wider audience, which will help place them at the center of the policy discourse on decisions that affect their lives.
Indo Africa Times, a weekly newspaper has its key intend to create extensive awareness amongst people about Africa and India concerning different sectors like economy, politics, culture, fashion, sports and many more. It is our sincere endeavor to bridge the information gap between Africa and India by endowing our readers with updated and latest developments occurring in both the countries.
It is our pleasure to welcome readers and APRM Stakeholders to the 2011 Annual Report. 2011 was indeed a memorable year, in which the APRM recorded a number of sterling achievements in its mission to promote governance and socio-economic development in Africa.
In Governance, accountability is answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the expectation of account-giving. In term of governance, it has been fundamental to negotiations associated to difficulties in the public sector, nonprofit and private worlds. In leadership roles, accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, judgments, and policies including the administration, governance, and application within the scope of the role or employment locus and on all sides of the obligation to report, explain and be answerable for resulting consequences which is the most important for efficiency of system. The classification of public accountability is generally understood in terms of external and internal mechanisms. The most crucial distinctive that we are about to analyze in administrative accountability is the doctrine of ministerial responsibility in Malaysia.
Third Annual Progress Report: Ghana-NPoA 2008Dr Lendy Spires
This Report is the Third Annual Progress report submitted by the National African Peer Review Mechanism - Governing Council (NAPRM-GC) to the APR Panel. The Report covers the period January – December 2008 and provides an overview of Ghana’s progress in implementing the National Programme of Action. The period under review will witness an election which will transfer power from one government to another government. This comes as a result of the current government having successfully served two consecutive 4-‐year terms. The election will be an acid test to the steadfastness of governance institutions in the country, particularly for the Electoral Commission and security institutions as well as for political parties. These institutions have to date performed creditably and it is the hope and wish of Ghanaians that they continue to do so.
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This is the Sixth Annual Progress Report submitted by the National African Peer Review Mechanism – Governing Council to the APR Panel as part of the reporting obligations of the APRM. The Report covers the period January – December 2011 and provides an overview of Ghana’s progress in the implementation of the National Programme of Action.
In the period under review the Council implemented the District APRM Governance Assessment Project in forty districts as part of efforts to improve ownership and participation of civil society actors in local governance assessments. The report of the Governance Assessment Project is available at the Council’s website.
The period under review witnessed an improved macro economic situation as a result of the government’s multi-year macro economic stabilization programme aided by positive terms of trade and favourable agricultural production.
African peer review mechanism organisation and processDr Lendy Spires
The APRM Base document envisages four distinct organizational components and five stages of the APRM, with a number of processes both at country and continental level. Some of these critical processes include the conduct of technical assessments by the APR Partner Institutions as part of the APRM.
This paper elaborates briefly on the mandate, structure and role of each of these organizational components of the APRM. It also elaborates on the stages of the APR process that are identified in the APRM base document and presents some ideas on the funding of the APRM.
APRM Country Review Report - Sierra Leone January 2012Dr Lendy Spires
Sierra Leone acceded to the APRM on 4 July 2004, soon after the consolidation of peace and the commencement of the national reconstruction process, at the end of the ten-year civil war that engulfed the country from 1991 to 2001. This laudable achievement underlines Sierra Leone’s commitment to improving governance and sharing experiences with other African countries to prevent a repetition of war and conflict elsewhere on the Continent.
The base document outlines the mandate, purpose, principles, process and structure of the APRM.
It also sets out the frequency, duration and types of peer review undertaken by the APRM, as well as funding of the Secretariat.
Second Bi-Annual Progress Report - Ghana aAPRM NPoA (Jan - Jun 2007)Dr Lendy Spires
This report presents the findings and conclusions on a Monitoring and Evaluation survey of the status of implementation of Ghana’s National Program of Action. The overall purpose of the survey is to assess the extent to which various stakeholders have implemented the recommendations raised in the National Program of Action.
During the period under review, NAPRM-GC conducted a number of dissemination workshops aimed at promoting dialogue and obtaining feedback on the progress of implementation of the NPOA. The Council also used the opportunity to distribute copies of the 2006 Annual Progress Report to stakeholders.
MOU of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)Dr Lendy Spires
Membership of the APRM is voluntary and open to all member countries of the African Union (AU).
The process of accession usually starts with a country’s expression of interest to become a member of the APRM, which is then followed by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the country and the APRM Forum at any of the Biannual AU/APRM Summits.
The MoU was adopted in March 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria.
APRM Country Review Report - South Africa 2007Dr Lendy Spires
As indicated in the report, the transformation that South Africa has undergone since its democratic transition in 1994 is nothing short of a miracle. The democratically elected governments led by the African National Congress (ANC) have managed to create a stable and peaceful plotical regime with an exemplary record of civil liberties and political freedoms. Economic policy has been conducted in an equally exemplary manner, with South Africa tunring iteself into one of the two emerging markets in Africa. The main challenge ahead consists of sustaining the momentum of the peer-review process through the successful implementation of the Programme of Action arising from the exercise. The Forum will maintain sustained interest in the implementation process and receive Annual Progess Reports thereon.
Governance Sierra Leone: Follow up Mission in Freetown (APRM Press Release)Dr Lendy Spires
An African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Delegation is undertaking a Follow-up Mission in Sierra Leone. The Mission, which commenced its activities on 12 April 2011, is led by Barrister Akere Muna, a member of the APRM Panel of Eminent Persons appointed in March 2011 to supervise the review of this West African country in the areas of Democracy and Political Governance, Economic Governance and Management, Socio-economic Development and Corporate Governance...
Second report on the implementation of South Africa's APRM programme of actionDr Lendy Spires
As we strive to contribute to our continent’s renewal, consistent with our national endeavours to ensure that we build state machinery that serves the interests of the people, free of corrupt practice, we have to do everything possible to ensure the success of the African Peer Review Mechanism. The report we are presenting is our second report since we went through the peer review process in July 2007, in Accra, Ghana. It will cover the period from January 2009 to September 2010, a period mostly dominated by electoral activities and formation of the fourth democratic government of South Africa.
Establishing a Civil Society Support Mechanism with PAP, the NEPAD and the APRM page 6 of 55 This study was jointly commissioned by the Southern Africa Trust and an advisory group of organisations that include TrustAfrica, ActionAid, Oxfam GB, Centre for Policy Studies (CPS), Southern African Regional Poverty Network (SARPN), the Electoral Insti- tute of Southern Africa (EISA), the African Monitor and the African Forum and Network on Debt and Develop- ment (AFRODAD). On 26 September 2006, these organisations met and held preliminary discussions around setting up an independent mechanism for civil society organisations to inter- face with the secretariats of the inter- governmental institutions of the Afri- can Union (AU) that are located in Midrand, South Africa: the New Part- nership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the Pan Afri- can Parliament (PAP). Although this study is limited to these three institu- tions, there is reference to other bod- ies and institutions of the AU, such as the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Economic, Social and Cul- tural Council (ECOSOCC), the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) and the Peace and Security Council (PSC).
14th APRM Forum: Assessment of the Addis Ababa SummitDr Lendy Spires
This edition features a report on the 14th Forum of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), held on 29 January 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We bring you highlights of this important event with an update on the major discussions and decisions of the Forum. This issue also features fascinating stories about APRM’s participation in the exhibition organized by the African Union on the margins of the 16th Summit of Heads of State and Government, held from 30 to 31 January 2011 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa.
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Upcoming Events And Meetings
START – END DATE TIME EVENT / MEETING
19- 20 May 2013 9:00 – 13:00 61st
Meeting of the APR Panel
19 – 20 May 2013 The 26th
Meeting of the Personal Representatives
Committee (PRC)
21 – 22 May 2013 9:00 – 14:00 APRM Colloquium
22 – 23 May 2013 15:00 The 23rd
Ordinary Session of the Executive Council
22 May 2013 Select Committee of APRM Focal Points Meeting
23 May 2013 9:00 Meeting of Committee of Focal Points
23 May 2013 14:00 Pre-summit meeting of the APR Panel and the
Committee of Focal Points
24 May 2013 Country Review Process Chaired by the APR Panel
24 May 2013 14:00 19th
Summit of the APR Forum of Heads of State &
Government participating in the APRM
25 May 2013 9:00 Celebration of the 50th
Anniversary of OAU/AU
The 21st
Summit of the AU Assembly
APRM Album
APRM Year End Function 2012
The APRM CEO
Meet the Secretariat
Team meeting
Sudan Sensitization Workshop
Côte d’Ivoire Delgation at
APRM Secretariat
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African Peer Review Mechanism
Africa’s Self Assessment for Good Governance
Newsletter
Editor’s NoteAbout the
APRM
Year 2013 marks the 10th
Anniversary
of the African Peer Review Mechanism.
Accordingly, at the 18th
APRM Summit,
the Chairperson of the Assembly
of Heads of State and Government
of the African Union welcomed the
proposal that 9th
March be observed
as APRM Day. The APRM Day will be
commemorated annually.
It is our wish therefore that African
people will eventually understand the importance and relevance of
this Day and demonstrate their full cooperation and participation in
its celebrations.
Our decade of existence as the Mechanism has witnessed
commemorative events in a number of APRM Member
Countries. The Anniversary will be marked by our signature
event, the APRM 10th Anniversary Colloquium, which will be
held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 21 to 22 May 2013. The
theme of the Colloquium is “APRM Working for the Peoples of
Africa: A Decade of Self-assessment”.
We hope that the commemoration will boost African ownership and
re-engage the international community with a view to revitalizing the
self-assessment process for good governance. We also hope that
the APRM Day will promote our Development Partners’ increased
support to the Implementation of APRM and the NPOAs.
The 10th
APRM Anniversary coincides with the Golden Jubilee of our
Mother Organization -- the African Union. We avail ourselves of this
opportunity to wish the AU many more years as the voice of Africa.
Furthermore, we would like to extend a warm welcome to Chad and
Tunisia, which acceded to the APRM in January 2013.
On 8 May 2013, the APRM and the Pan-African Parliament (PAP)
demonstrated their commitment to partnership when PAP agreed to
devote a day during each of its upcoming Sessions to the analysis
and discussion of APRM Country Review Reports and contribute to
the effective implementation of the National Programmes of Action
(NPOAs). This arrangement will start during PAP’s next Session,
scheduled for October 2013.
We are also pleased to inform the public of the new Website of the
Burkina Faso National APRM Secretariat. The Website is accessible
via http://www.maep.bf/.
More importantly, the APRM Secretariat would like to convey best
wishes of good health and long life to South Africa’s former President,
H.E. Nelson ‘Madiba’ Mandela.
We trust that you will enjoy reading this edition of the APRM Newsletter!
The African Peer Review Mechanism
(APRM) was established by the Heads of
State and Government Implementation
Committee (HSGIC) of the New
Partnership for Africa’s Development
(NEPAD) as a self-monitoring instrument
for good governance.
Primarily, the APRM seeks to foster the
deepening of democratic practices, with
a view to strengthening achievements,
disseminating best practices and
governance and socio-economic
development processes among AU
Member States. The aim is to encourage
and build transformative leadership
and constructive national dialogue,
through an inclusive and participatory
self-assessment process, and develop
policies and practices that would lead to
the attainment of the NEPAD objectives
of political stability, high economic
growth, sustainable development and
accelerated sub-regional and continental
economic integration.
CONTACT US
The APRM Communications Unit
Tel: +27 11 256 3427
Email: liziwe.selana@aprm-au.org
Website:www.aprm-au.org
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In Liberia
2013; celebration of International
Women’s celebrations on March 8,
2013; and participation in the APRM
Commemoration Day on March 9, 2013.
On the APRM Day, in particular, the APRM delegation to
media, private sector, public government servants and
the meeting had a low key attendance, the delegation
explained the APRM process, its importance and
conclusion, the participants requested for more visits
by the APRM delegation to raise more awareness on
the Mechanism, especially in the rural areas.
In the wrap-up meeting, the delegation met the
acting Focal Point, who is also an Assistant Minister
in the Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs,
Hon. Yancon-Dargbe Nimley, and Deputy Minister for
Finance, Hon. James Collin.
APRM delegation had had fruitful meetings with various
stakeholders, who expressed interest in supporting
the Mechanism though they were concerned that the
process could be high jacked by the Government in
power. She told the Ministers that the President was
optimistic about the Mechanism and was waiting for the
ThedelegationadvisedtheMinisterstoprepareabudget
for the APRM process and submit it to the President,
for consideration. The delegation further advised on the
need to set up the APRM national structures, namely: the
Secretariat, National Governing Council and appointing
the Technical Research Institutes. The meeting wound
up by agreeing that the APRM Support Mission would
visit the country soon after the establishment of the
APRM National Structures.
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The 18th
Summit of the
Committee of Heads of State
and Government Participating
in the African Peer Review
Mechanism [APR Forum]
was held on 26 January
2013 at the African Union
Commission Headquarters in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The
launch of the commemoration
of the 10th
APRM Anniversary.
H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn,
Prime Minister of the Federal
DemocraticRepublicofEthiopia,
Chairperson of the APR Forum,
chaired the Summit.
The Summit was attended by Heads of State,
Delegations, Members of the APR Panel of Eminent
APR Secretariat.
The Summit was opened with welcome remarks by
His Excellency Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister
of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and
Chairperson of the APR Forum, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana
Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union
Commission, and His Excellency Dr. Boni Yayi,
President of the Republic of Benin and Chairperson
of the Assembly of the African Union.
His Excellency Dr. Boni Yayi paid tribute to the late
Prime Minister of Ethiopia, H.E. Meles Zenawi, for his
invaluable contribution to the APRM. He expressed
his wish that the year 2013 be a year of peace and
prosperity for Africa, and all the more so as the year was
beginning with the launch of the 10th
APRM Anniversary.
The Eighteenth Summit Of The Committee
Of Heads Of State And Government
Participating In The African Peer Review
Mechanism (APR Forum)
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In Sierra Leone
The celebration of the APRM Day
was marked by a national press
conference on the APRM process
on March 9, 2013, at the Ministry
of Information and Communication,
Youyi Building, Brookfields.
The Chairman of the APRM National Governing
Council, Dr. Osman Gbla, updated the press on
before calling upon the APRM Program Manager, M.
S. Jalloh, to highlight the overview of the celebrations.
In his address, the APRM National Focal Point
and Deputy Minister of Political Affairs, Honorable
systems to the scrutiny and evaluation by her peers
within the continent. He noted that, under the Agenda
for Change, fundamental steps have been taken to
in political, economic and corporate governance as
well as socio economic development, notably:
i) Conducted internationally acclaimed free and
fair national and local council elections in November
2012;
ii) Maintained non-political interference in the activities
of the National Electoral Commission;
iii) Upheld and consolidated sound economic policies,
iv) Strengthened the Anti-corruption Commission,
which can now investigate and prosecute cases;
v) Improved the energy sector which now has
multiplier effect on socio-economic development
in the country;
vi) Provided free health-care services to expectant
mothers.
peaceful countries in West Africa and was even awarded
the African Peace Prize in 2008. The country is fully
committed to work together to tap the full potential of
the APRM process for the good of the country.
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Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the Chairperson
of the African Union Commission, welcomed the
participants to the Headquarters of the African Union.
She noted that APRM had made some achievements
such as opening up the political space for dialogue
and improved service delivery. She highlighted some
of the challenges facing the African countries in the
area of governance and reiterated that the APRM
was established to promote inclusive, participatory
and people-centred governance in Africa, among
other functions.
She also expressed concern over the inadequate
implementation of the recommendations of the
APRM Country Review Reports. She reiterated the
AUC’s commitment to collaborate with the APR
the reviewed countries. She urged the Government
of South Africa to expedite the signing of the Host
Country Agreement to enable the APRM Secretariat
The Chairperson of the APR Panel of Eminent
Persons, Professor Amos Sawyer, presented a
Progress Report on the APRM with a focus on Country
Review Processes and Administrative Matters. He
also introduced his colleagues, members of the APR
Panel of Eminent Persons, to the Forum. He thanked
the APR Forum for choosing the team and allowing
him to serve as its Chairperson.
Reviewing progress achieved by the APRM to date,
the Chairperson of the APR Panel referred to the
year 2013 as a landmark in the history of the APRM
as it marks the 10th
Anniversary of the Organization.
He observed that the APRM has demonstrated
itself to be an outstanding African contribution to
the establishment and institutionalization of good
governance, grounded in participatory arrangements
and effective citizenship. He thanked the Heads
of State, Focal Points and the Strategic Partners
(UNDP, UNECA and African Development Bank) for
their continued support to the APRM.
He cited Advance and Support Missions undertaken
in member countries such as Gabon, Malawi,
Sudan and Senegal as well as follow-up missions
informed that the APRM participated in the 8th
African
Governance Forum spearheaded by UNDP and
UNECA and that the Ethiopia Country Review Report
was launched in Addis Ababa a few weeks before
the Summit.
Professor Amos Sawyer addressed special thanks to
for accepting to serve as Moderator of the high-level
round-table discussion among the Heads of State
and Government.
He saluted the Former Heads of State and Founders
of NEPAD and APRM for their historic contributions to
Africa through the Mechanism. Finally, he announced
the end of his tenure and thanked the APR Forum
and his colleagues, as well as the Staff of the APRM
Secretariat, for the support they provided to him
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In
Uganda
The week-long celebration in the
Press Conference at the Media Centre
and climaxed on the actual APRM Day,
with a march along the meandering
roads and across the streets of the
City. Finally, it was crowned with a
Public Dialogue, broadcast live at the
WBS Auditorium, Naguru, on the topic
“Taking Stock of the Gains of APRM
over the Past Ten Years in Uganda.”
The event was graced with the participation of His
Excellency Ambassador Professor Okon Edet Uya,
Member of the APR Panel of Eminent Persons in
charge of Uganda.
Overall, the objectives of the celebration were, to a
greater extent, realized, notably:
a) His Excellency the President of the Republic of
Uganda, through his Vice, issued a Statement to
the Nation on the commemoration of the APRM
Day. The Statement was broadcast on radios and
televisions, and covered by the print media.
b) The pronounced participation of the external APRM
Structures - the Panel of Eminent Persons and the
Secretariat - made the Ugandan people proud to
associate themselves with the APRM process, not
only for improved political, economic and corporate
governance in the future, but also for accelerated
socio-economic development. It was exciting to
witness His Excellency Ambassador Professor
Uya’s participation in the planned activities:
I. Press Conference, as a participant.
II. II.International Women in Nakasongola District
Play Ground, among the distinguished
Dignitaries.
III. March, as the Chief Walker on the APRM Day.
c) The country took stock of the gains made by
the APRM over the past decade and noted the
following milestones:
I. National APRM Structures comprising the
Focal Point, Governing Council and Secretariat
established and operated
II. Positive and commendable attitude of the
Media, CSOs, and Academia towards the
III. Strong commitment of the stakeholders to the
implementation of the APRM process
IV. Integration of the APRM National Programme
of Action into the Vision 2040, National
Development Plan and the National Budgets
V. APRM’s critical inputs to the current state of
governance in the country e.g. electoral reform,
VI. Acceptance of APRM as a platform for
discussing critical governance-related issues.
The above achievements notwithstanding, some
I. Delayed re-constitution of the APRM National
Governing Council.
II. Delayed resumption of the APRM cycle.
IV. Skewed composition of the Ugandan Electoral
Commission.
V. Open ended term of elected executives.
APRM process in the country.
In a nutshell, it is clearly evident that the country is
on the move, utilizing the APRM platform in planning
for sustainable economic development. To enable
Uganda tap the full potential of the APRM process,
the Secretariat will support the country in preparing for
the implementation of the 2nd
Generation of Country
Self-assessment.
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Round-table
discussion among
Heads of State and
Government
The commemoration of the 10th
Anniversary of the APRM was launched
with a high-level interactive panel
on the lessons learned so far, the
the APRM process, and the efforts to
be made in charting the way forward for
the APRM. The themes presented for
discussion focused on contemporary
challenges facing Africa in the area of
Governance: Managing diversity, Youth
unemployment and job creation and
Management of natural resources.
as Moderator of the high-level interactive discussion.
The following Heads of State and Government
participated in the discussion:
H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister
of Ethiopia
H.E. Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria
H.E. Dr. Boni Yayi, President of Benin
H.E. Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa.
Each of them made valuable contributions to the
round-table discussion and answered questions on
the themes presented, with references to their own
country’s experience.
The 10th
graced with the presence of two of the Founding
Fathers of the APRM: H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo,
former President of Nigeria, and H.E. Thabo Mbeki,
former President of South Africa.
Addressing the eminent audience, the two Founding
Fathers of the APRM made a passionate appeal
for increased support to the instrument they largely
contributed to create and build.
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In Ghana
The 10th
APRM Anniversary commem-
orative activities in Ghana took place on
Park in the Gomoa West District.
The event was presided over by the Honourable
Minister of Regional Co-operation, who represented His
Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana. The
Director of African Regional Integration in the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs represented the Honourable Minister of
Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. The APR Panel
of Eminent Persons was represented by Ambassador
Other personalities who attended the ceremony
alongside the general public included Members of the
Council of State of the Republic of Ghana, Traditional
the District Oversight Committee and Teachers and
Pupils of Crystal International Primary School.
In his speech at the Opening Ceremony, Ambassador
applauded the impressive and strong message on
good governance that was conveyed by the school
children through poetry and drama. He congratulated
the Government of Ghana on the initiative it took in
commemorating the 10th
APRM Anniversary and on
Ghana’s achievements within the APRM framework.
He assured the Government of the APR Panel’s
continued support during the forthcoming Second
Review of Ghana.
Integration underscored the achievements made as the
APRM celebrates its 10th
Anniversary and called upon
the Continental Secretariat and the National Governing
Council to intensify awareness about what APRM
stands for.
The Honourable Minister of Regional Cooperation,
the APRM Secretariat and the National Governing
Council for promoting governance as enshrined in the
principles of NEPAD. He expressed the Government’s
commitment and readiness to undergo a Second
APRM Country Review.
the Secretariat of the National APRM Governing Council.
facilitated by two members of the National Governing
Executive Director of the NAPRM-GC Secretariat,
who collectively outlined the objectives, history and
achievements made by the Mechanism in Ghana and
at the continental level.
Commemorative Activities
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News
In Brief
Mozambique
submits its
Progress Report
submitted its First Progress
Report on the Implementation
of its National Programme of
Action to the APRM Secretariat
His Excellency Moncef Marzouki and
His Excellency Idriss Déby signed the
APRM Memorandum of Understanding
on Accession (MoU) for the Republic
of Tunisia and the Republic of Chad
respectively. The accession of the two
countries brings the membership of the
APRM to 33 countries.
In their speeches after signing the Memorandum of
Understanding, both President Marzouki and President
from APRM inputs to the socio-economic and political
development efforts underway in their countries.
They assured the APR Forum of their Governments’
commitment to submit themselves to peer review in order
to strengthen governance in their respective countries.
The Forum thanked the Governments and People of
Tunisia and Chad for the laudable initiative they had taken
in joining the APRM, by signing the MoU.
Signing of the
Memorandum of
understanding on
Accession to the APRM
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Sudan hosts
Technical
Sensitization
Workshop on
APRM
A Technical Sensitization Workshop on
the African Peer Review Mechanism
(APRM) took place from 14 to 18
Workshop was organized by the
APRM Secretariat and the Strategic
Partners of the APRM – UNDP and
UNECA – in close collaboration with
the APRM Focal Point for Sudan.
Participants in the Workshop included members of
from the APRM Secretariat and Technical Research
Institutes, Parliamentarians, as well as representatives
from the public and private sectors, the Media and
Civil Society Organisations in Sudan.
The main objectives of the Workshop were to
enhance knowledge about APRM national structures,
raise awareness of the APRM process and facilitate
dialogue among national stakeholders.
Resource-persons from Nigeria and Algeria shared
their countries’ experiences within the APRM
framework and highlighted the importance of
national stakeholders’ contribution to the effective
implementation of the APRM process.
The Workshop came up with a Draft Road Map,
Communication Strategy and Budget for the
implementation of the APRM process in Sudan.
Ninth Member of
the APR Panel of
Eminent Persons
At the 18th
APRM Summit, the APR
Forum elected Mr. Joseph Tsang Mang
Member of the African Peer Review
(APR) Panel of Eminent Persons.
The Forum approved the presentation of a candidate
from Sudan to serve on the APR Panel in 2014.
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Sudan is
expected
to host
an APRM Country
Review Mission in
2014.
APRM Membership: Ivorian Delegation
visits APRM Headquarters
A delegation from Côte d’Ivoire recently visited the
Headquarters of the African Peer Review Mechanism
(APRM) in Midrand, South Africa, to discuss ways and
means for the country’s accession to the APRM.
Advisor to Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of African Integration
Ivorians Abroad, met with Mr. Assefa Shifa, Chief
18 April 2013.
The APRM Secretariat provided appropriate information
on the procedures for accession to the APRM and
implementation of its process. In this regard, the
has to submit its Expression of interest to accede to
the APRM to His Excellency Hailemariam Desalegn,
Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia and Chairperson of the African Peer Review
Forum (APR Forum).
The two parties discussed and came up with a Draft
Road Map for Implementation of the APRM Process in
Côte d’Ivoire between 25 May 2013 and January 2015.
Some APRM Documentation and Reports, including
a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding on
Accession to the APRM, were presented to the Ivorian
Delegation at the end of the session.