President Mnangagwa is today expected to officially launch the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) National Programme of Action at the New Parliament Building in Mt Hampden.
Our Reporter Harmony Agere and Photographer Memory Mangombe are in Mt Hampden and will provide live coverage.
The APRM is a voluntary, African-led self-monitoring mechanism established by the African Union in 2003 to assess governance and socio-economic development among participating member states.
Under the mechanism, participating countries undertake peer reviews in four key thematic areas: democracy and political governance, economic governance and management, corporate governance, and socio-economic development.
The APRM seeks to promote political stability, sustainable development and regional integration through the sharing of best practices and the identification of governance and institutional capacity gaps.
Uganda’s Vice President, Jessica Rose Epel Alupo, who arrived in Harare yesterday afternoon to stand in for APRM Chairperson, President Yoweri Museveni, will attend the event.
Writing on his X handle after the Ugandan Vice President paid a courtesy call on him yesterday, President said during their discussions, they reaffirmed the deep-rooted bilateral relations and shared Pan-African values between Zimbabwe and Uganda.
“Her presence is a testament to our continent’s collective commitment to self-assessment and African solutions to African challenges
“The official launch of Zimbabwe’s Review Report of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is a landmark event that marks a significant milestone in our country’s governance trajectory, policy innovations, and socio-economic reforms under the Second Republic,” said President Mnangagwa.
VP Alupo said Kampala supports Harare’s efforts to implement the APRM report.
“Uganda will support Zimbabwe on the implementation of issues to do with that report for the good of all the people of Zimbabwe,” she said.
“The issues in the report are based on the socio-economic transformation of Zimbabwe and the economic independence of the people of Zimbabwe, as well as the financial inclusion of all the people of Zimbabwe in the national economy.
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) was established in 2003 by the African Union Heads of State and Government as a unique, voluntary instrument for promoting good governance across the continent.
Its primary objective is to foster practices that contribute to political stability, robust economic growth, sustainable and inclusive development, and accelerated regional and continental integration.
The APRM aims to address systemic governance and development challenges among AU Member States by promoting adherence to democratic principles, human rights, and sound socio-economic policies.
The Mechanism currently assesses governance in six thematic areas:
Democracy and political governance
Economic governance and management
Corporate governance
Socio-economic development
State resilience to shocks and disasters
and e-governance
Zimbabwe officially joined the APRM in 2020 during the 29th Session of the African Peer Review (APR) Forum of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.