South African Institute of International Affairs cordially invites you to a Round Table Discussion to be addressed by Dr Kojo Busia, Chief of the African Peer Review Support Section United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on "The African Peer Review Mechanism: Progress & Prospects"

Other Panelists:

Steven Gruzd, Head of SAIIA’s Governance and APRM Programme
Grant Masterson, Senior Programme Officer: Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA)
Ozias Tungwarara, Director, AfriMAP
Patrick Mpedzisi, Project Coordinator, Civil Society Support Facility, Southern Africa Trust

RSVP:       Ndumi Nqunqa
Tel:           (011) 339 2021 x 155
Fax:           (011) 339 2154
Email:       Nondumiso.Nqunqa@wits.ac.za by Wednesday 17 February 2010.

Space is limited and this is a closed event, so please respondThe African Peer Review Mechanism was established in 2003, and has become the most important governance promotion initiative on the African continent.  To date, 29 states have voluntarily acceded, and 12 countries have passed through all stages of the initial review process, and are implementing their National Programmes of Action. New members of the Panel of Eminent Persons were announced at the recent APR Forum meeting in Addis Ababa. What then is the state of the mechanism at this time, how should civil society organisations engage with the process, and what does the future hold?