Chapter one: The African Peer Review Mechanism and its implementation in Lesotho The CRM 39. The CRM was fielded from 23 March to 9 April 2009 and comprised 14 members representing at least 10 African nationalities. The mission was led by Professor Adebayo Adedeji (Nigeria), chairperson of the APR Panel. Dr Chris Stals (South Africa), who formerly led the process for the country, joined the mission as a high-level resource person. Other members were as follows: Democracy and good political governance • Dr Samuel Ghartey Amoo (Ghana), former head of national security and principal adviser to the president and Cabinet of Ghana. • Professor James Katorobo (Uganda), who has taught in various universities, including Makerere, Botswana and Lesotho universities. He has also served as senior adviser on governance at the UNDP headquarters in New York and was lead consultant to the Uganda APRM Commission. • Professor Jonathan Mayuyuka Kaunda (Malawi), public policy researcher, analyst, consultant and adviser, and currently a senior research fellow at the Botswana Institute of Policy Analysis. • Professor Maxi Schoeman (South Africa), head of the Department of Political Science and professor of international relations at the University of Pretoria. Economic governance and management • Dr Adam Elhiraika (Sudan), who is the officer in charge of the Macroeconomic Analysis Unit of UNECA. • Professor Oladeji Ojo, formerly professor of economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and acting director, Operations Evaluation Department, AfDB, and now executive director, Centre for Development Studies, Ibadan, Nigeria. Corporate governance • Ms Evelynne Change (Kenya), coordinator for corporate governance, APR Secretariat. • Mr Dawit Makonnen (Ethiopia), senior economist with over 20 years’ research and policy experience on African economic development issues, and who previously worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF). • Ms Gertrude Takawira (Zimbabwe), international consultant on corporate governance. Socioeconomic development • Ms Nana Boateng (Ghana), a research analyst for socioeconomic development at the APR Secretariat. • Mr Pancrace Niyimbona (Burundi), energy affairs officer, UNECA. 29