Press Release

The Peer Review Mechanism concept continues to gain roots in Ghana, specifically in the communities. A new wave is blowing in the country's District Assemblies where incredible appreciation has been exhibited to the work of the APRM District Oversight Committees in...

Every year, the APRM District Oversight Committee members are empowered to monitor and evaluate local government activities at inaugurated districts. This is done through the administration of a questionnaire based on the four thematic areas of the APRM Democracy and...

Demonstrating its commitment to ensuring that District Oversight Committee (DOC) members acquire adequate knowledge to share with their constituents, the National African Peer Review Mechanism Governing Council organized another Capacity Building training programme in...

District Oversight Committees (DOCs) from the Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Northern, Upper East, and West regions attended a capacity building workshop organized by the Governing Council in August 2009. The training, held in Kumasi was to equip the members with the Citizen...

Ghana and Uganda have entered into a mutual agreement to collaborate and share experiences on the modalities for the implementation of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). The mutual agreement ensures that Ghana, the first country to be reviewed under the APRM...

As part of deliberations at the ECOWAS Workshop on the APRM, a delegation made up of members of the National African Peer Review Mechanism Governing Council and the ECOWAS Commission paid a courtesy call on Ghana's Vice President, H.E. John Dramani Mahama. The...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held a 3-day Regional Workshop in Accra from 12-14 August 2009 on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) to facilitate good and accountable governance in the Member States and to encourage countries that have...

In Ghana’s APRM Country Report, recommendations were made for further enhancement of the Separation of Powers, to ensure the effectiveness of Parliament. In addition to the African Peer Review Mechanism, other governance institutions including civil society think...

As part of deliberations at the ECOWAS Workshop on the APRM, a delegation made up of members of the National African Peer Review Mechanism Governing Council and the ECOWAS Commission paid a courtesy call on Ghana's Vice President, H.E. John Dramani Mahama. The...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held a 3-day Regional Workshop in Accra from the 12-14 August 2009 on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) to facilitate good and accountable governance in Member States and to encourage countries that have...