Figure 1.1: APRM geographical coverage
Source: African Peer Review (APR) Secretariat, May 2008 (adapted from WorldAtlas.com).
11.
Of the 28 member countries, six countries (Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya, South
Africa, Algeria and Benin) have completed peer reviews and presented
their latest NPoA implementation progress reports at the Tenth Summit
of the APR Forum held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in January 2009. Burkina
Faso, Nigeria and Uganda were peer reviewed in 2008 and expect to
present their annual progress reports in 2009. Six countries (Lesotho,
Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia) are in line to receive
review missions. The remaining 13 countries have yet to formally launch
the APRM process.
1.2
The country reviews and the NPoA
12.
APRM reviews are conducted under the leadership of the APR Panel and
consist of five interrelated stages that are defined in the APRM Base
Document and are discussed in detail in the Guidelines for countries to
prepare for and to participate in the APRM:
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