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92 A Decade of NEPAD: Deepening African Private Sector and Civil Society Ownership and Partnership Source: www.uneca.org Preparatory Stage Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Stage Two (1 country): Tanzania is at Stage Two of the APRM process and the APR Secretariat and the Strategic Partners (Country Review Team) are undertaking a country review visit(s) and participating in widespread stakeholder consultation. Stage Three (2 Countries): Ethiopia and Mauritius are at Stage Three of the APRM process and have been visited by the APR teams. Currently, the Country Review Teams are preparing a draft report on the basis of the background document and the Issue Paper prepared by the APR Secretariat, which will then be reviewed by the panel of Eminent Persons. Stage Four: None of the member states are currently involved in Stage Four. During this state the Chairperson of the Panel of Eminent Persons communicates recommendations to the head of State and Government of the country under review and subsequently submits the final Country Review report and Programme of Action to the Forum of heads of States of the APRM for the peer review itself. Stage Five (12 Countries): Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda all have completed the process and been reviewed. They are implementing their respective National Programmes of Action to rectify and/or improve in the policy/ institutional areas identified as requiring support during the review. The following countries have had their reports published for broad dissemination: Ghana-June 2005, Rwanda-Nov 2005, Kenya-May 2006, South Africa-May 2007, Algeria-July 2007, Benin-January 2008, Burkina Faso-October 2008, Uganda- May 2008, Nigeria- June 2008, Mali – May 2009. The UNECA’s Handbook for African Civil Society, indicates that there remain a number of avenues for engagement for CSO organizations in the 29 member states of APRM.
The areas of intervention identified, include the following: ӹ Preparing upstream leadership – proactively engaging government on APRM issues ӹ Mobilizing a broad spectrum of national CSOs to get involved in the review process ӹ Participating in all stages of the process ӹ Participating in the follow-up to the programme of action Key pitfalls that are to be guarded against by CSOs involved in the APRM process include: ӹ Fear of governments ӹ Disorganisation/ dispersion of civil society ӹ Turf wars ӹ Credibility of the people and organizations acting on behalf of civil society ӹ Inadequate resources ӹ Cumbersome networks incapable of effectively acting in concert 7. Toward Ownership and Partnership with NEPAD: Key Recommendations A Decade of NEPAD The UN Regional Coordination Mechanism in Africa The RCM coordinated by the ECA is the United Nation’s mechanism to “deliver as one” and to holistically and synergistically give support to African countries. The RCM currently has 9 clusters which align their activities with the priorities of the African Union and its NEPAD Programme. They also share information and best practice, and collaborate to design and implement programmes. The nine clusters are: Infrastructure Development, Governance, Social and Human Development, Environment, ӹ Obstacles related to the complexity and technical nature of the process. African CSOs should also be aware that each of the 29 countries that are members of the APRM process are currently eligible for financing and assistance from the Investment Climate Facility for Africa. CSOs that recognize that there are initiatives that can be undertaken to improve their countries can approach government to jointly pursue the development of projects/ initiatives to be funded under the ICF. Rwanda was the first to approach the ICF and has received funding to establish a commercial court to speed up dispute resolution and to develop a new agency to expedite the registration of new companies. In countries that have not acceded to the APRM process, CSOs can commence an advocacy role at the regional level and national levels to encourage their governments to undertake the process. population and Urbanization, Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development, Science and Technology, Advocacy and Communications, Peace and Security, and Industry, Trade and Market Access. Each cluster has coordinating agencies that serve as the focal point of initiatives under the cluster. For more information, please visit: www.uneca.org/nepad 93
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