Author: Adejoke Babington-Ashaye
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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March 2013 marked ten years of one of the most innovative initiatives established under the auspices of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). Created in 2003, the main objective of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is to foster the adoption of standard practices for political stability, sustainable development and economic integration between member states. Members pledge to adhere to the basic principles of governance enshrined in the 2002 African Union Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance. As a voluntary process open to all members of the African Union, the steps of the APRM process include a country self-assessment, a review mission by the APRM Panel of Eminent Persons, a peer review of the ensuing Panel report by APRM member states, and a finalized programme of action (NPoA) for the country under review to implement. These NPoAs are critical to identifying development challenges within the member state under review, and laying the foundation for legal and policy changes. As of May 2013, the APRM has thirty-three member states, more than half the membership of the African Union (AU). However, over the decade the process has been plagued by financial and logistical challenges, stalled peer reviews, lack of political will and negative public perception. Despite criticisms regarding the ineffectiveness of the APRM as a tool for development and the promotion of human rights in Africa, this paper offers a different approach to assessing the APRM. It sheds light on some of the positive contributions the mechanism has made to development in Africa, and outlines the path for the next ten years.
The African Peer Review Mechanism at Ten
Author: Adejoke Babington-Ashaye
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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March 2013 marked ten years of one of the most innovative initiatives established under the auspices of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). Created in 2003, the main objective of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is to foster the adoption of standard practices for political stability, sustainable development and economic integration between member states. Members pledge to adhere to the basic principles of governance enshrined in the 2002 African Union Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance. As a voluntary process open to all members of the African Union, the steps of the APRM process include a country self-assessment, a review mission by the APRM Panel of Eminent Persons, a peer review of the ensuing Panel report by APRM member states, and a finalized programme of action (NPoA) for the country under review to implement. These NPoAs are critical to identifying development challenges within the member state under review, and laying the foundation for legal and policy changes. As of May 2013, the APRM has thirty-three member states, more than half the membership of the African Union (AU). However, over the decade the process has been plagued by financial and logistical challenges, stalled peer reviews, lack of political will and negative public perception. Despite criticisms regarding the ineffectiveness of the APRM as a tool for development and the promotion of human rights in Africa, this paper offers a different approach to assessing the APRM. It sheds light on some of the positive contributions the mechanism has made to development in Africa, and outlines the path for the next ten years.
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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March 2013 marked ten years of one of the most innovative initiatives established under the auspices of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). Created in 2003, the main objective of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is to foster the adoption of standard practices for political stability, sustainable development and economic integration between member states. Members pledge to adhere to the basic principles of governance enshrined in the 2002 African Union Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance. As a voluntary process open to all members of the African Union, the steps of the APRM process include a country self-assessment, a review mission by the APRM Panel of Eminent Persons, a peer review of the ensuing Panel report by APRM member states, and a finalized programme of action (NPoA) for the country under review to implement. These NPoAs are critical to identifying development challenges within the member state under review, and laying the foundation for legal and policy changes. As of May 2013, the APRM has thirty-three member states, more than half the membership of the African Union (AU). However, over the decade the process has been plagued by financial and logistical challenges, stalled peer reviews, lack of political will and negative public perception. Despite criticisms regarding the ineffectiveness of the APRM as a tool for development and the promotion of human rights in Africa, this paper offers a different approach to assessing the APRM. It sheds light on some of the positive contributions the mechanism has made to development in Africa, and outlines the path for the next ten years.
An African Peer Review Mechanism
Author: Malachia Mathoho
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 14
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 14
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Grappling with Governance
Author: African Peer Review Mechanism
Publisher: Jacana Media
ISBN: 9781920196301
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Published in association with the South African Institute of International Affairs.
Publisher: Jacana Media
ISBN: 9781920196301
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Published in association with the South African Institute of International Affairs.
The African Peer Review Mechanism
Author: Steven Gruzd
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Languages : en
Pages : 16
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This paper assesses the origins of the APRM, the benefits that it has brought to the continent, and the obstacles that militate against success. To assess the impact of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), it is necessary to understand where it came from. In the Africa of the old Organisation of African Unity, the sovereignty of states was paramount and criticism of countries within the magic circle unacceptable. Today the idea that individual sovereign states should voluntarily submit their governance and economic development practices to judgment by their peers has been accepted by more than half the countries on the continent, containing three-quarters of the population of Africa. There is widespread acknowledgment that "development is impossible without true democracy, respect for human rights, peace and good governance."
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Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
This paper assesses the origins of the APRM, the benefits that it has brought to the continent, and the obstacles that militate against success. To assess the impact of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), it is necessary to understand where it came from. In the Africa of the old Organisation of African Unity, the sovereignty of states was paramount and criticism of countries within the magic circle unacceptable. Today the idea that individual sovereign states should voluntarily submit their governance and economic development practices to judgment by their peers has been accepted by more than half the countries on the continent, containing three-quarters of the population of Africa. There is widespread acknowledgment that "development is impossible without true democracy, respect for human rights, peace and good governance."
A Response to the African Peer Review Mechanism Self-assessment Questionnaire
Author: South Africa. Parliament (1994- ). Joint Coordinating Committee on the African Peer Review Mechanism
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Category : Corporate governance
Languages : en
Pages : 721
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Category : Corporate governance
Languages : en
Pages : 721
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A Four-case-study Assessment of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)
Author: Ulrich Bouelangoye
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 185
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 185
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Why the African Peer Review Mechanism Must Remain Voluntary
Peering the Peers
Author: Grant Masterson
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ISBN: 9781920446215
Category : Civil society
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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ISBN: 9781920446215
Category : Civil society
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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An Evaluation of the Applicability of the African Peer Review Mechanism(APRM) in Competitive Authoritarian Regimes in Africa
Author: Selemo MacDonald Samuel Maleke
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Category : Democratization
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Category : Democratization
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Examining the Relationship Between Good Governance and Development
Author: Nyiko Janet Khoza
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Publisher:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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