APRM Participating Countries

As at October 2009, the following 29 countries have signed the Memorandum of Understanding acceding to the APRM:

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Togo, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Where the Countries are now:

Preparatory Stage: 

Preparatory Stage: Countries sign a Memorandum of Understanding (i.e. accede to the Mechanism) but have not started the process.

Angola, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Malawi, Mauritania, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo,
Zambia

Stage One:

Countries launch the process (with the help of the APR Secretariat and Strategic Partners through the Country Support Mission) and undergo a comprehensive national self-assessment exercise involving all relevant constituencies. The Self-assessment Report and Programme of Action are then sent to the APR Secretariat and the APR Panel.

 

Stage Two:

Stage Two: The APR Secretariat and the Strategic Partners (Country Review Team) undertake a country review visit for widespread stakeholder consultation.

Tanzania

Stage Three:
The Country Review Team prepares a draft report on the basis of the background document and the Issue Paper prepared by the APR Secretariat, which is then reviewed by the panel of Eminent Persons.

Ethiopia, Mauritius

 

Stage Four:

Stage Four: The Chairperson of the Panel of Eminent Persons communicates recommendations to the head of State and Government of the country under review and subsequently submits the final Country Review report and Programme of Action to the Forum of heads of States of the APRM for the peer review itself.

 

Stage Five:

Countries that have completed the process and reviewed:

Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali,  Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda

 

Country Review Report and Programme of Action are publicized:

Ghana-June 2005, Rwanda-Nov 2005, Kenya-May 2006, South Africa-May 2007, Algeria-July 2007, Benin-January 2008, Burkina Faso-October 2008, Uganda- May 2008, Nigeria- June 2008, Mali – May 2009

 

Where ECA has been

So far, ECA has participated in the following activities:

Support Missions in 15 countries:

Algeria (July 05), Benin (Nov 05), Burkina Faso (June 06, 08), Ethiopia (June 08), Ghana (May 04), Kenya (July 04), Lesotho (Nov 06), Mali (June 07), Mauritius (June 04), Mozambique (Aug 06), Nigeria (March 05), Rwanda (June 04), South Africa (Nov 05, June 06), Tanzania (June 06), Uganda (Feb 05)

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8 Country Follow-up Support Missions:

Algeria and South Africa (November and December respectively in 2005), Mozambique (June 07), for Uganda in South Africa (2008), for Nigeria in South Africa (2008), Mali (Jan 2009), for Lesotho in South Africa (April 09), Tanzania (March 09)
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13 Review Missions:

Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda

 

Countries that have acceded to the APRM

No.	Countries	Date of Signature of MoU	Started the process	Completed the process
1	Algeria	09 March 2003
2	Burkina Faso	09 March 2003
3	Republic of Congo	09 March 2003
4	Ethiopia	09 March 2003
5	Ghana	09 March 2003
6	Kenya	09 March 2003
7	Cameroon	03 April 2003
8	Gabon	14 April 2004
9	Mali	28 May 2003
10	Mauritius	09 March 2004
11	Mozambique	09 March 2004
12	Nigeria	09 March 2004
13	Rwanda	09 March 2004
14	Senegal	09 March 2004
15	South Africa	09 March 2004
16	Uganda	09 March 2004
17	Egypt	09 March 2004
18	Benin	31 March 2004
19	Malawi	08 July 2004
20	Lesotho	08 July 2004
21	Tanzania	08 July 2004
22	Angola	08 July 2004
23	Sierra Leone	08 July 2004
24	Sudan	22 January 2006
25	Zambia	22 January 2006
26	Sao Tome & Principe	29 January 2007
27	Djibouti	29 July 2007
28	Mauritania	30 January 2008
29	Togo	01 July 2008