Story by Bruce Chahwanda, Political Editor
PRESIDENT Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to launch Zimbabwe’s Review Report of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) at Parliament Building in Mt Hampden this Thursday.
The APRM is a mutually agreed, voluntary self-monitoring instrument established by African Union (AU) Member States to promote good governance, transparency, and sustainable development across the continent by assessing six key thematic pillars.
These include Democracy and Political Governance; Economic Governance and Management; Corporate Governance; Socio-Economic Development; State Resilience to Disaster and Shocks; and E-Governance.
Zimbabwe officially joined the APRM on February 8, 2020, during the 29th Session of the African Peer Review (APR) Forum of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with a focus on the Economic Governance and Management pillar.
In November 2025, the country underwent a Targeted Review on Economic Governance and Management across the country’s ten Provinces, under the guidance of the APRM Continental Secretariat.
President Mnangagwa presented the country’s Review Report, which was successfully peer-reviewed at the 35th APR Forum of Heads of State and Government on February 13, 2026, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The institutionalisation 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.
This will be achieved by reinforcing a commitment to governance and people-centred development; providing an objective, fact-based narrative on Zimbabwe’s governance and socio-economic achievements; and creating robust platforms for engagement and dialogue among the Government, the private sector, communities, and non-state actors.
