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 30th, 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 19th, 2020 to conduct a Targeted Review on Public Health Governance and COVID-19 response in the Republic of Sierra Leone until December 1rst 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
18th 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”.
APR FORUM’S 29TH SUMMIT WELCOMES NEW CHAIRPERSON AND COUNTRY ACCESSIONS
08 February 2020, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – “President Idriss Deby Itno led us all with great distinction and today he passes on the baton of the mechanism which is in a better shape”, said incoming Chairperson of the APRM Forum and President of South Africa, H.E President Cyril Ramaphosa while delivering his acceptance remarks of the APRM leadership.
...ZAMBIA’S MINERAL RESOURCES AND TOURISM UNDER REVIEW
Lusaka, 22 November 2019. Following consultations with various stakeholders such as the Chamber of Mines, the Zambian Tourism Agency, and the Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative in Lusaka, the APRM targeted review team led by Panel Member Bishop Don Dinis Salomão Sengulane, travelled far and wide within Zambia for a week to study in detail the nature of the mineral resources and tourism sectors.
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ViewDeteriorating Trends in Governance under the Spotlight at the AGA Reflection on the Africa Governance Report
Zanzibar, Tanzania, 3–4 June 2019 – “The one outstanding issue in the continent is to be robust and frank when dealing with governance matters”, said APRM CEO Prof. Eddy Maloka while reflecting on the governance crises and protests taking place in some countries in Africa.
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ViewAPRM AND CRYPTOSAVANNAH TO COOPERATE ON PROMOTING INNOVATION AND 4th INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN AFRICA
May 2019, Kigali, Rwanda – The APRM and CryptoSavannah have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on promoting innovation and the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) in Africa.
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ViewAPRM Shares its Findings on Refugees, Returnees & Internally Displaced Persons at United Nations
21 May 2019, New York – The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) participated in the Africa Dialogue Series (ADS) 2019 at the UN Headquarters in New York in support of the event which provides a platform to discuss selected critical issues on the African continent.
...AFRICA’S GOVERNANCE INSTRUMENTS UNDER SPOTLIGHT
The technical meeting on the APRM Instruments met today at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. The APRM instruments encompass of three broad projects namely, the Country scorecard, the bottleneck indicators, and the Africa Governance Index (AGI). Each of these projects is assigned to countries to focal points in different countries namely, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda.
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ViewLAUNCH OF KENYA 2ND COUNTR REVIEW REPORT
News Related News Communique Mission d’Appui au Niger Janvier 2018Egypt pursuing its success storyAPR Forum Elects its New chairperson H.E Idriss Deby Itno of the Republic of ChadHost of Arab league submits to Africa peer reviewSupport mission continues as Egypt gears up for the peer review LAUNCH OF KENYA 2ND COUNTYR REVIEW REPORT PUBLISHED BY: […]
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ViewFIREWORKS AS THE APRM AND AGA LAUNCH THE MAIDEN AFRICAN GOVERNANCE REPORT
News Related News Communique Mission d’Appui au Niger Janvier 2018Egypt pursuing its success storyAPR Forum Elects its New chairperson H.E Idriss Deby Itno of the Republic of ChadHost of Arab league submits to Africa peer review support mission continues as Egypt gears up for the peer review FIREWORKS AS THE APRM AND AGA LAUNCH THE […]
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ViewBAPA+40 ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE COMES TO AN END
News Related News Communique Mission d’Appui au Niger Janvier 2018Egypt pursuing its success storyAPR Forum Elects its New chairperson H.E Idriss Deby Itno of the Republic of ChadHost of Arab league submits to Africa peer reviewSupport mission continues as Egypt gears up for the peer review THE AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM BAPA+40 ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE COMES […]
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ViewTHE AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM A MODEL FOR SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION
Argentina, Buenos Aires, 20 March 2019
The African Peer Review Mechanism hosted a roundtable at the General Hall of the Nation, on the sideline of the 2nd High-Level UN Conference on South-South Cooperation (SSC) on the occasion of BAPA +40 Anniversary.
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