Afro Arab Youth Council Executives participate in the 3rd APRM Youth Symposium.

The APRM is a mutually agreed instrument voluntarily acceded to by AU member States as an African self-monitoring mechanism. The APRM is often described as “Africa’s unique and innovative approach to governance” with the objective of improving governance dynamics at the local, national and continental levels.

The APRM was adopted by African Heads of State and Government as a systematic peer learning and self-assessment mechanism originating from the NEPAD foundational document, the “Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance” adopted in Durban, South Africa in July 2002.

4-9 July 2022 Kampala, Uganda. The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Continental Secretariat with support of the Government of Uganda, Woman, Gender and Youth Directorate of the African Union, The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, International Organization for Migration, European Union in Uganda, UNICEF, GIZ and Youth for Tax Justice Network convened a successful 3rd APRM Youth Symposium. With over 800 participants from over 55 AU Member States, the gathering was geared at celebrating the African Union’s 20th Anniversary under the theme: AU@20: Repositioning the Youth Agenda for a transformative continent. Moreover, the Symposium agenda was tailored to bring youth and decision makers for an intergenerational dialogue to upscale youth participation in democracy and good governance. The President of the Republic of Uganda, H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially opened the symposium in the presence of representatives of the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Hon. Amara Kallon, Deputy Minister of Public and Political Affairs representing President Julius Bio the APR Forum Chairperson,  Honourable Amos Lugoloobi, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development & APRM Focal Point in Uganda, ministers, ambassadors, heads of development partners delegations, and members of parliament, international and local delegates. Speaking at the opening ceremony , President Museveni said “ We cannot become prosperous by begging, but rather by being the vanguard of producing goods and services, protecting Africa against all threats, and guarding our countries against the politics of sectarianism stoked by external forces. The President of Uganda further noted that youth are here for a longer time than his generation, therefore should know that Africa is the cradle of man, pioneer of civilisation and saviour of all modern religions; Africa is ONE, its people are similar and linked, and it is through UNITY that Africa will overcome anything.