INTRODUCTION Following the country’s commitment to implement the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) through its National Programme of Action and submit regular progress reports, Mozambique is pleased to present its APRM First Progress Report. The report presents the progress achieved during 2010-2012, seeking to improve the political and economic governance of the country in line with the recommendations of the APR Panel of Eminent Personalities contained in the Country Review Report submitted to the country in May 2011 by the APR Panel. The document strictly follows the guidelines suggested by the APRM Panel of Eminent Personalities in as far as conception and presentation is concerned. The main concern of the National APRM Forum was to ensure a meaningful participation in the process, transparency, rigor and integrity in all phases of the document conception, from data collection, processing and validation. This progress report is structures into three main parts, namely: (i) Executive Summary; (ii) Evaluation of the APRM process in Mozambique; and (iii) Assessment of progress achieved in relation to the implementation of the recommendations of the APRM Panel of Eminent Personalities in the four pillars of the APRM namely: Democracy and Political Governance, Economic Governance and Management, Corporate Governance and Socioeconomic Development. With this progress report, the country reiterates its commitment in relation to the APRM principles which stresses the need for deepening and consolidation of democratic practices aimed at strengthening achievements by the countries, dissemination of best practices and correct the deficiencies related to governance and socioeconomic development processes in the Africa Union member states. 7