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President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, as chairperson of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Forum, has turned over to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta after two years at the helm. On Saturday, June 13, the Liberian leader presided over her final meeting as Chairperson.
The APRM is composed of the forum that brings together Heads of State and a Panel of Eminent Persons that conducts the peer review, while the Secretariat runs the day to day affairs of the African Peer Review Mechanism. President Sirleaf was elected two years ago by Heads of State and Government of the African Union that have acceded to the APRM Process.
According to a dispatch from Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday's meeting witnessed statements from President Sirleaf who chaired the APRM Forum, President Uhuru Kenyatta who served as Vice Chairperson of the APRM Forum, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa as well as the leaders or their proxy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Lesotho, and Mozambique.
The 23rd Summit of the Committee of Heads of State and Government participating in the African Peer Review Mechanism considered a presentation on "the future of the APRM" presented by Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, Interim Chief Executive Officer of the APRM Secretariat; while a presentation of...