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: 27

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