The Africa Governance Report Subsequently, the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly welcomed an initiative to re-position the APRM as an early warning tool for conflict prevention.10This function will be performed through fostering cooperation and synergy amongst AU structures and processes, specifically, the APRM, the African Governance Architecture (AGA) and the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA). The implications of these AU Assembly decisions are that: (a) the APRM function was strengthened as a continental instrument for assessing, monitoring, and tracking participating countries’ adherence to and conformity with the Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance and the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance and, (b) the expanded mandate included new roles in monitoring Agenda 2063 and the UN SDGs, and contributing to the establishment of an early warning system for conflict prevention. The APRM has thus become central to the promotion of AU shared values and the implementation of agreed political, economic and corporate governance values, codes and standards by Member States. It now also tracks AU Agenda 2063 achievements and UN 2030 Agenda for SDGs in the pursuit of democracy, peace, security, political stability, and sustainable development. 10Assembly/AU/Dec. 686(XXX) 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly, 28–29 January 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Decision on The Report of The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). Page 24 of 96