ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE APRM PROCESS IN MOZAMBIQUE Mozambique acceded voluntarily to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in 2003, an instrument created by the African Union (AU), which through self assessment and evaluation of the participating countries promotes policies and practices that lead to the political stability, high economic growth, sustainable development and greater economic integration. In August 2005, the Cabinet created the APRM National Forum composed by 59 personalities representing civil society organizations, private and government sectors with responsibilities of ensuring the implementation of the APRM process in the country. Meanwhile, the Cabinet appointed the APRM Focal Point who serves as a liaison between the country and the continental structures of the APRM. In the particular case of Mozambique, this role is played by the Minister of Planning and Development. In June 2009 in the City of Syrte, Libya, during the XI Summit of Heads of State and Government of the APRM participating country, Mozambique submitted its report through His Excellency Armando Emílio Guebuza, President of the Republic. The report included recommendations of the APR Panel of Eminent Personalities and the respective National Programme of Action 20102014. This act concluded the process of self-assessment and evaluation that Countries should be submitted in accordance with the operating rules of the APRM. After the presentation and discussion of the report in Sirte in 2009, several events occurred that did not allow the continuation of normal work, so that the report could be officially presented to the country by the Head of State and entered the stage of monitoring the governance and drafting the progress reports. These events include: the country underwent elections in 2009 which did not allow the continuation of the APRM process. The reform and replacement of the Members of the Panel of Eminent Personalities lead to the replacement of Ambassador Bethuel Kipaglat by Professor Doutor Amós Sawyer as the Eminent Personality in charge of the process in Mozambique. Meanwhile, the Continental APRM Secretariat also underwent a process of restructuring and consequently, the dossiers on the APRM process experienced some delays as a result of the need for adaptation of new members of the Secretariat. In addition, in 2010, the APRM Forum of Mozambique was restructured. The number of its members was reduced from 56 members to 36 members with the aim of providing it a more interventive posture and based on the thematic areas and the objectives foreseen in the APRM National Programme of Action. Notwithstanding the financial constrains, in the same year the dissemination process of the Country Review Report was launched including the National Programme of Action involving provincial governments and civil society organizations. This activity also covered the media in which various methods were used. Subsequently, the Cabinet, by Decree N°14/2012 established the APRM National Secretariat aiming to guarantee technical sustainability of the process providing effective conditions to the secretariat for hiring personnel and have access to public resources to support the APRM 13