Calibre of African leaders on the spotlight
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) will from today until Thursday hold various events to mark it's 20 years of existence. Established in 2003, the APRM - an arm of the African Union - is mandated to promote democracy, good governance, human rights and the rule of law in Africa. The mechanism serves as a platform for African countries and leaders for self-assessment, peer-learning, and experience sharing in democracy and good governance. There are currently 40 member states who voluntarily acceded to the self-monitoring mechanism and South Africa is one of them.
The commemoration comes amid accusations that African leaders and governments use the principle of non-interference and territorial integrity to abdicate their responsibility to protect human rights as well as to avoid accountability for bad governance.
In our Sunday Morning Discussion we want to explore whether Africa has produced what the APRM promised - a new breed of democratic and accountable leaders. We spoke to Prof. Eddy Maloka, CEO of the African Peer Review Mechanism and Prof. Chris Landsberg, Director of the Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg.
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