FOREWORD SIERRA LEONE has over the years been taking serious steps to implement the African Peer Review Mechanism. It was successfully peer reviewed at the 16th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) held on the 28th of January 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The country also scored another impressive result in 2015 when it presented the first and second progress reports on the implementation of the APRM National Programme of Action (NPOA). Strong political will and commitment of all Sierra Leoneans were two major factors responsible for Sierra Leone’s progress in the APRM process. It is also important to recognize the crucial role played by members of the APRM National Governing Council and the Secretariat that worked tirelessly for a professionally oriented and technically competent APRM implementation process that eventually saw the peer review of the country. The Government also appreciates the important role played the APRM Panel of Eminent Persons as well that of members of the APRM Continental Secretariat. This combined APRM Sierra Leone Country Review Report and National Programme of Action progress report is another indication of Sierra Leone’s strong commitment to the APRM implementation. It is important to know that as a nation, we will always support the APRM as we think it is the right way to go in pushing forward good governance in Sierra Leone. HONOURABLE NANETTE THOMAS MINISTER OF POLITICAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND APRM NATIONAL FOCAL POINT APRM Sierra Leone | Annual Progress Report 09