African State-Owned Airlines and Banking sector experts met to discuss Post COVID-19 Recovery Plan

30 November 2020. The African SOEs Network secretariat convened its 2nd webinar on the “Role of State-Owned Enterprises in the Economic Recovery of African Countries Post Covid-19”, which had a special focus on National Airlines and State-owned banks. 

APRM UNDERTAKES ONE OF A KIND GOVERNANCE GAP ANALYSIS IN SUDAN

Khartoum, 29 November 2020 – H.E Dr. Abdallah Hamdok Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan officially launched the Governance Gap Analysis process in presence of the head of the AU-APRM delegation to the Republic. 

TARGETED REVIEW PRESS RELEASE ON HEALTH GOVERNANCE AND COVID-19 RESPONSE IN THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE

FREETOWN, NOVEMBER 30, 2020. The APRM Health Governance and COVID-19 response Targeted Review Field Mission culminated in a courtesy call on H.E Dr Julius Maada BIO (Rtd. Brgd), President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, at the Presidential Lodge on the morning of November 30^th, 2020.

SIERRA LEONE TARGETED REVIEW ON PUBLIC HEALTH GOVERNANCE AND COVID-19 RESPONSE

FREETOWN 23-11-2020. A Field Mission Team led by Ambassador Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika arrived in Freetown on November 19^th, 2020 to conduct a Targeted Review on Public Health Governance and COVID-19 response in the Republic of Sierra Leone until December 1^rst 2020.

Statement from the APRM CEO and President of the UCT Convocation on the Passing of Auditor General Kimi Makwetu

It is with great shock and profound sadness, that we learn of the passing of my dear friend and brother, Kimi Makwetu, Auditor General of South Africa – A comrade of the struggle for the emancipation of South Africans, an activist, and servant of the people.

APRM, MOODY’S AND FITCH SEEK TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN RATING AGENCIES AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES

October 2020 – The APRM, Fitch and Moody’s held a virtual meeting to discuss the APRM Initiative to Support African countries in the area of Credit Ratings and possible future collaborations with the two rating agencies. The rating agencies expressed interest to collaborate with the APRM to bridge the information gap that exists between rating agencies and African countries.

2nd Meeting of the APRM National Governing Council (NGC) of the Republic of South Africa

18^th September 2020, the APRM National Governing Council (NGC) of the Republic of South Africa held its second virtual meeting, which was preceded by an induction session hosted by the APRM Continent Secretariat.

Namibia Gearing Up for the Country’s Self-Assessment

In January 2017, Namibia joined the APRM as its 36th African Union member state, and the APRM has grown since then to include 40 African Union countries, with the accession of The Gambia in January 2018, Botswana in February 2019, and Seychelles and Zimbabwe on 08 February 2020.

Resilience Critical for Post-COVID-19 Recovery Approach

Johannesburg, 17 July 2020 – On the margins of the High-Level Political Forum 2020, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and the Permanent Mission of Uganda to the United Nations jointly organized a virtual event entitled “Building resilient societies post-COVID-19 in the Global South”.