Zimbabwe is prepared to volunteer and expose itself to peer review for continuous improvement of good governance.
This was said by acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade Professor Amon Murwira at the African Peer Review Mechanism
(APRM) summit which was chaired by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. He
said Zimbabwe had nothing to hide following its accession to a specialised
agency of the African Union (AU) in February 2020.
“Zimbabwe is prepared to volunteer and expose itself to
peer review for continuous improvement of good governance.
“This is basically in pursuit of our vision 2030 of
becoming an upper middle income economy that is inclusive.
“At the same time, this then meets the vision 2063 of the
Africa we want, because Zimbabwe is part of the African building block,” said
Minister Murwira.
The peer review mechanism was a self-correcting mechanism
for Africa in its wish to become a continent characterised by good governance.
Prof Murwira said Zimbabwe was very pleased to be part of
this mechanism, which showed that Zimbabwe was part of the family of nations.
“Zimbabwe is engaging and re-engaging, Zimbabwe has nothing
to hide, so it is free to engage with the world and we are improving along
these lines and basically this is what the African peer review mechanism is all
about.
“Zimbabwe joining this mechanism shows that it is promoting
its image as a good citizen of the world, with absolutely no intention to have
enemies but to completely develop friendship with the rest of the world
starting with Africa,” said Minister Murwira.
“The APRM is a firm statement of the resolve of the African
countries to strengthen effective governance and inclusive development, also
the rule of law, and social and economic development.
“It is an important part of our efforts as individual
states and as a continent to tackle instability, conflict, corruption and
maladministration,” he said.
President Ramaphosa said the strategic plan for 2020 — 2024
continued to drive towards accession by all AU member states.
“Of the 55 member states, more than two thirds have already
acceded to the APRM, this is a wonderful achievement,” he said.
“The most recent accessions are those of Zimbabwe, and
Seychelles at our summit last year to bring our community to a total of 40.”
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