35th APRM Summit of Heads of State and Government Opens in Addis Ababa
The 35th session of the Forum of Heads of State and Government of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) opened on Friday at the headquarters of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, with the participation of the Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb, representing President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the current chair of the Forum.
Algeria has chaired the Forum of Heads of State and Government of the APRM since 2024. The mechanism examines, in particular, issues related to the promotion of good governance, strengthening peace and security, integration among African states and enhancing effective continental action.
The Forum’s chairmanship will be transferred this year to Uganda for a two-year term.
The 35th session focuses on five thematic areas of the APRM: democracy and political governance; economic governance and management; corporate governance; socio-economic development; and states’ resilience to shocks and disasters.
Participants will review several countries’ voluntary national review reports, exchange views on progress made in implementing previous recommendations and consider ways to strengthen the effectiveness of the mechanism and expand membership.
They will also examine current challenges facing the continent, particularly issues related to peace and security, sustainable development and financing of reform programs.
Then Algerian President has repeatedly underscored the importance of the mechanism, expressing his conviction that it can contribute to finding effective solutions to the continent’s common challenges and promote the exchange of best practices, experiences and expertise in governance at both regional and continental levels.
Last year, during his chairing of the 34th APRM Summit, he announced that Algeria had made a voluntary contribution of $1 million to support the African Peer Review Mechanism.
The APRM was established in 2003 to assess governance practices through peer review. Membership in the mechanism is voluntary.
