PRESIDENT BUHARI SIGNS THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE SECOND REVIEW OF NIGERIA

18 January 2021. During the APRM virtual Support Mission to Nigeria, the CEO of NEPAD/APRM Nigeria, Honourable Princess Gloria Akunbundu, welcomed participants and expressed her deep appreciation to H.E. Muhammadu Buhari for this historic occasion marking the official signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the APRM and the Government of Nigeria, paving the way for a second review of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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. 

DÉCLARATION DU MÉCANISME AFRICAIN DE D’ÉVALUATION PAR LES PAIRS SUR LA DEGRADATION DE L’AFRIQUE DU SUD PAR FITCH AND MOODY’S

Le Mécanisme africain d’évaluation par les pairs (MAEP), une entité spécialisée de l’Union africaine (UA), soutient les pays africains dans le domaine des agences de notation de crédit.

STATEMENT BY THE AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM ON THE DOWNGRADE OF SOUTH AFRICA BY FITCH AND MOODY’S

23 NOVEMBER 2020 The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), a specialized entity of the African Union (AU), supports African countries in the area of credit rating agencies. As part of this mandate, the APRM undertakes routine reviews of rating opinions of African countries issued by international credit ratings agencies. 

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.