Harare, – President Emmerson Mnangagwa is scheduled to officially unveil Zimbabwe’s African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Review Report in Harare on Thursday, marking a significant milestone in the country’s governance assessment process.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade spokesperson Philisiwe Chidawanyika said the ceremony will be graced by Uganda’s Vice President, Major (Rtd) Jessica Rose Epel Alupo, who will represent APRM Chairperson and Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
Senior officials from the APRM Continental Secretariat are also expected to attend the event. The delegation will be headed by Dr. Thelma Awori, a member of the APRM Panel responsible for overseeing Zimbabwe’s review process.
The APRM is a voluntary self-assessment framework adopted by African Union (AU) member states to strengthen good governance, accountability, transparency and sustainable development through evaluations conducted across six priority thematic areas.
“The six key thematic pillars include democracy and political governance, economic governance and management, corporate governance, socio-economic development, state resilience to disaster and shocks, and e-governance,” Chidawanyika said.
Zimbabwe became a member of the APRM on February 8, 2020, during the 29th Session of the African Peer Review Forum of Heads of State and Government held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with its initial focus placed on the economic governance and management pillar.
The country subsequently underwent a Targeted Review on Economic Governance and Management in November 2025, covering all ten provinces under the supervision and guidance of the APRM Continental Secretariat.
President Mnangagwa later presented Zimbabwe’s Review Report during the 35th African Peer Review Forum of Heads of State and Government on February 13, 2026, in Addis Ababa, thereby completing the peer review process.
“The institutionalization of the APRM in Zimbabwe is a vital tool for self-assessment, peer accountability and continuous improvement, aimed at aligning national policies with continental best practices while reinforcing a commitment to governance and people-centered development, providing an objective, fact-based narrative regarding Zimbabwe’s governance and socio-economic achievements, and creating robust platforms for engagement and dialogue between the Government, private sector, communities and non-state actors,” Chidawanyika added.
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