Nigeria, Uganda, Burkina set to face African peer review
Posted by African Press International on June 26, 2008
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) plans to meet on 29 June to finalize reports on the performance of Nigeria, Uganda and Burkina Faso, a reliable source told APA on Tuesday.
According to the source, Togo is expected to endorse its APRM membership, which brings to 29 the number of African countries which have agreed to submit to the Review Mechanism.
The APRM groups nearly two thirds of the African Union member states, showing that most African states want to be assessed by their peers for their economic performance and governance. Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Uganda follow six other countries which were reviewed during the January 2008 African Union summit.
African leaders commended such review which covers political progress, democratic practices, transparency, management and women issues.
The 11th African Union summit is scheduled from 30 June to 1 July in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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