Article 10 The Focal Points Committee 1. The APR Focal Points Committee shall have the status of a Ministerial body, and serve as an intermediary between the APR Forum and the APR Continental Secretariat. 2. The APR Focal Points Committee comprises the Focal Points of the Participating States and are the Representatives of their respective Heads of State and Government participating in the APRM. 3. The APR Committee of Focal Points shall be led by a Troika comprising a Chairperson who is the Focal Point of the Member State that holds the position of Chairperson of the APR Forum and shall be assisted by his/her immediate predecessor and his/her immediate successor in that position. 4. The APR Focal Points Committee shall have the following responsibilities: a. Make recommendations to the APR Forum on the appointment of the CEO of the APRM Continental Secretariat; b. Review the annual budget and work programme of the APRM submitted by the CEO of the APRM Continental Secretariat, make recommendations relating thereto, and submit them to the APR Forum for adoption; c. Make recommendations to the APR Forum on the structure of the APRM Continental Secretariat; d. Oversee processes for resource mobilization for the APRM through Member States, partners and other donors; and e. Oversee the management of the APRM Trust Fund and audit reports. 5. The APR Focal Points Committee shall meet at least twice a year in ordinary session on the sidelines of, and preceding, the APR Forum; it may also meet in extraordinary session. Statute of the African Peer Review Mechanism, August 2016V11082016 13