contents Countries Participating in the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and APR Panel of Eminent Persons....................................................................................iii Acknowledgements.............................................................................................................iv Political map of Mozambique.............................................................................................xi Country fact sheet...............................................................................................................xii Acronyms and abbreviations........................................................................................... xxvi Executive summary...............................................................................................................1 CHAPTER ONE................................................................................................................... 41 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Evolution of the African Peer Review Mechanism................................... 41 1.2 Progress in the implementation of the Mechanism................................ 43 1.3 APRM process.............................................................................................. 46 1.4 APRM principles.......................................................................................... 48 1.5 Key objectives of the APRM focus areas................................................... 49 1.6 Implementation of the APRM process in Mozambique........................... 50 1.7 Activities undertaken during the CRM....................................................... 53 1.8 Structure of the report................................................................................ 55 CHAPTER TWO.................................................................................................................. 57 2. BACKGROUND.............................................................................................. 57 2.1 Brief political history................................................................................... 58 2.2 The economy............................................................................................... 67 2.3 Major achievements................................................................................... 75 2.4 Challenges................................................................................................... 76 2.5 Opportunities............................................................................................... 83 CHAPTER THREE............................................................................................................... 87 3. DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL GOOD GOVERNANCE.................................... 87 3.1 Overview..................................................................................................... 87 3.2 Codes and standards................................................................................... 91 3.3 Assessment of the performance of APRM objectives.............................. 95 CHAPTER FOUR............................................................................................................... 162 4. ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT........................................ 162 4.1 Overview................................................................................................... 162 vi A P R M COU N T RY R EV IEW R EP ORT NO. 11

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