Story by Assistant News Editor Wadzanai Mhombera
PRESIDENT Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to launch Zimbabwe’s African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Review Report in Harare on Thursday.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the launch will be attended by Uganda’s Vice President, Major (Rtd) Jessica Rose Epel Alupo, who will represent APRM Chairperson and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
Officials from the APRM Continental Secretariat will also attend the event, which will be held at the new Parliament Building in Mt Hampden.
Zimbabwe officially joined the APRM in February 2020 during the 29th African Peer Review Forum of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, focusing on the pillar of Economic Governance and Management.
In November 2025, the country underwent a targeted review on Economic Governance and Management across all 10 provinces under the guidance of the APRM Continental Secretariat.
President Mnangagwa presented Zimbabwe’s Review Report at the 35th African Peer Review Forum of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa on 13 February this year, where it was successfully peer-reviewed.
The institutionalisation of the APRM in Zimbabwe is intended to strengthen self-assessment, peer accountability and continuous improvement, while aligning national policies with continental best practices and reinforcing the country’s commitment to good governance and people-centred development.
The APRM is a voluntary self-monitoring mechanism established by African Union member states to promote good governance, transparency and sustainable development across the continent.
