Ramaphosa: APRM To Ramp Up Efforts To Tackle Conflict, Corruption and Maladministration In Africa

CYRIL RAMAPHOSA|

IT GIVES me great pleasure to open this 30th African Peer Review Forum of Heads of State and Government. 
 
We are holding this Summit virtually as a measure to limit physical interaction between people and thus contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
The pandemic has caused great suffering on our continent and around the world.
 
It has claimed the lives of millions of people, devastated economies and destroyed livelihoods.
 
It has placed systems of governance and service provision under significant strain, pushing our resources and capabilities to the limit.
 
Under these conditions, and as we work to rebuild in the wake of COVID-19, the African Peer Review Mechanism takes on even greater significance.
 
The APRM mission to promote the African Union’s shared values of democratic governance and inclusive development remains a priority.
 
The APRM is a firm statement of