ECA will continue to support African Peer Review Mechanism, says Abdalla Hamdok

Economic Commission for Africa’s Acting Executive Secretary, Abdalla Hamdok, on Thursday met with the Chief Executive Officer of the African Peer Review Mechanism, Edward Maloka, APRM Panel of Eminent Persons member Youssouf Khayed, and their teams to discuss joint projects being undertaken by the two institutions in their quest to encourage conformity in political, economic and corporate governance values, codes and standards among African nations. He commended the APRM’s CEO for tremendous achievements since he took the office, which include the highest rate of external reviews, increase in the number of countries participating in the mechanism and enhanced resource mobilization from Member States. The APRM is a self-monitoring instrument voluntarily agreed to by member states of the African Union allowing Member States to check themselves in all aspects of their governance and socioeconomic development.