20. Stage Three is the preparation of the Team’s report. The report is prepared
on the basis of the briefing material prepared by the APRM Secretariat and the
information provided in-country by official and unofficial sources during the
wide-ranging consultations and interactions with all stakeholders. The report
must be measured against the applicable political, economic and corporate
governance commitments made and the Programme of Action.
21. The Team’s draft report is first discussed with the Government concerned.
Those discussions will be designed to ensure the accuracy of the information
and to provide the Government with an opportunity both to react to the Team’s
findings and to put forward its own views on how the identified shortcomings
may be addressed. These responses of the Government will be appended to
the Team’s report.
22. The Team’s report will need to be clear on a number of points in instances
where problems are identified. Is there the will on the part of the Government
to take the necessary decisions and measures to put right what is identified to
be amiss? What resources are necessary to take corrective measures? How
much of these can the Government itself provide and how much is to come
from external sources? Given the necessary resources, how long will the
process of rectification take?
23. The Fourth Stage begins when the Team’s report is submitted to the
participating Heads of State and Government through the APRM Secretariat.
The consideration and adoption of the final report by the participating Heads of
State and Government, including their decision in this regard, marks the end of
this stage.
24. If the Government of the country in question shows a demonstrable will to
rectify the identified shortcomings, then it will be incumbent upon participating
Governments to provide what assistance they can, as well as to urge donor
governments and agencies also to come to the assistance of the country
reviewed. However, if the necessary political will is not forthcoming from the
Government, the participating states should first do everything practicable to
engage it in constructive dialogue, offering in the process technical and other
appropriate assistance. If dialogue proves unavailing, the participating Heads
of State and Government may wish to put the Government on notice of their
collective intention to proceed with appropriate measures by a given date. The
interval should concentrate the mind of the Government and provide a further
opportunity for addressing the identified shortcomings under a process of
constructive dialogue. All considered, such measures should always be
utilized as a last resort.
25. Six months after the report has been considered by the Heads of State and
Government of the participating member countries, it should be formally and
publicly tabled in key regional and sub-regional structures such as the PanAfrican Parliament, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights,
the envisaged Peace and Security Council and the Economic, Social and
Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union. This constitutes the Fifth
and final stage of the process.
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