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== What happens after the country review == The National Programme of Action (NPoA) is divided into short-term, medium-term and long-term goals and is continuously monitored by the National Governance Commission/Governing Council, or a smaller body of state and non-state representatives. Progress Reports on implementation are presented annually to the APR Forum. The APR Secretariat follows up on commitments made, holds regional workshops to share best practices identified in the reviews, and offers technical support to fulfill APRM plans.
== APRM Structures ==
=== APR FORUM === (Committee of Participating Heads of State and Government) Highest decision-making authority. APR PANEL (Panel of Eminent Persons) Oversees the review process to ensure its independence, professionalism and credibility, and reports to the Forum. The APR Panel is also responsible for selecting and appointing and the Review Teams. COMMITTEE OF FOCAL POINTS Committee of representatives of Heads of State and Government Manages the budgetary process, resource mobilisation through Member States, Strategic and Development Partners, and the APRM Trust Fund and Audit. National Governing Council (NGC) The National Governance Commission/National Governing Council (NGC) is the body that oversees implementation of the APRM process at the Member State level. In addition to providing guidance in terms of policy direction, the NGC ensures professionalism, credibility and independence of the national APRM self-assessment and review processes. The NGC is composed of key stakeholder groups from government, civil society and the private sector, in line with the APRM principle of broad-based participation.
Management of the APRM Continental Secretariat The APRM Secretariat is currently managed by H.E. Ambassador Marie-Antoinette Rose Quatre, Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The continental structure works in collaboration with the National Focal Points and the National Commissions / National Governing Councils. APRM SECRETARIAT Provides technical, coordinating and administrative support services. It must have sufficient capacity for the analytical work that underpins the peer review process.
== Membership of the APRM == Membership of the APRM is voluntary and open to all African Union (AU) countries. Accession begins with an expression of interest in membership followed by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the country and the APR Forum. As of 2024, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) comprises 44 member states, with the Central African Republic (CAR) acceding during the 33rd APR Forum on February 6, 2024. Among these members, 26 countries have completed their first-generation peer reviews, 5 have undergone second-generation reviews, and 12 have participated in targeted peer reviews.
== Strategic partners == The APRM has entered into special support agreements with partner institutions designated by the Forum as Strategic Partners. These are: African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the African Development Bank (AfDB); Mo Ibrahim Foundation; United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA); Office of the Special Advisor on Africa (OSAA); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Bureau for Africa.
== See also == New Partnership for Africa's Development African Unions
== Bibliography ==
=== APRM documents === APRM Base document The APRM base document Memorandum of Understanding on the APRM The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Guidelines Guidelines for Countries to prepare for and participate in the APRM Organisation and Processes Organisation and Processes The objectives, standards, criteria and indicators for the APRM. Retrieved 27 May 2006. The Africa Governance Report 2019
=== Critiques and studies of the APRM process === An Analysis of the Implementation of the African Peer Review Mechanism in Ghana, Kenya and Mauritius Grant Masterson, EISA, February 2005 NEPAD’s APRM: A Progress Report, Practical Limitations and Challenges Paper by Ayesha Kajee on the APRM, 2004, retrieved 27 May 2006. Becoming my brother's keeper eAfrica October 2003 by Ross Herbert, retrieved 27 May 2006. The APRM process in Kenya: A pathway to a new state? Report by OSIEA/AfriMAP, April 2007 Critical review of the African Peer Review Mechanism Process in Rwanda Report by Ligue des Droits de la Personne dans la Région des Grands Lacs (LDGL), January 2007 Between Hope and Scepticism: Civil Society and the African Peer Review Mechanism Archived 29 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine Partnership Africa Canada, October 2005 Strategies for promoting effective stakeholder participation in the African Peer Review Mechanism, UNECA, 2005 Inadequately Self-Critical: Rwanda’s Self-Assessment for the African Peer Review Mechanism Eduard Jordaan, African Affairs, April 2006 Effective Stakeholder Participation. in the APRM Process for the Promotion. of Democratic Governance:. A Case Study of Ghana, Eric Opoku, UNDP, December 2006 Ghana and the APRM: A Critical Assessment, Adotey Bing-Pappoe, AfriMAP & OSIWA, June 2007 The African Peer Review Mechanism in Mauritius: Lessons from Phase I Sheila Bunwaree, AfriMAP & OSISA, August 2007 Further analysis of the African Peer Review Mechanism and the ECA/OECD-DAC Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in the context of NEPAD Report to the UN High Level Task Force on the Implementation of the Right to Development, January 2008 The African Peer Review Mechanism: Lessons from the Pioneers, Ross Herbert and Steven Gruzd, South African Institute of International Affairs, March 2008 Civil Society Participation in Uganda’s APRM Process Juliet Nakato Odoi, SAIIA, June 2008 Assessing South Africa’s APRM: An NGO Perspective, Nick Hutchings, Mukelani Dimba, and Alison Tilley, SAIIA, June 2008 Addressing the African Peer Review Mechanism's Programmes of Action, Faten Aggad, SAIIA, June 2008 Understanding APRM Research: Planning, Process and Politics. A Practical Handbook for Peer Review Research, George Katito, SAIIA, June 2008 The African Peer Review Process in Nigeria, Adele Jinadu, AfriMAP, August 2008 Benin and the African Peer Review Mechanism: Consolidating Democratic Achievements Gilles Badet, AfriMAP, August 2008 Making the News: Why the APRM Didn't, Brendan Boyle, SAIIA, September 2008 Media Freedom, Transparency and Governance, Raymond Louw, SAIIA, September 2008