The Thaba-Tseka community will be sensitized on issues pertaining to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) at a meeting to be held at IEMS in Thaba-Tseka on November 14.

According to the APRM Coordinating Office-Lesotho, the meeting will focus on a democratic rule, economic management, private sector and public enterprise management as well as community development.

The APRM is an African self-monitoring mechanism, voluntarily acceded to  by member states of the African Union (AU) that aims at fostering the adoption of policies, standards and practices that lead to political stability, good governance, high economic growth, sustainable development  and accelerated regional and continental economic integration through sharing of experiences and reinforcement of successful and best practices.

The Mechanism's mandate is to ensure that the polices and practices of  members states conform to the agreed political, economic, and corporate governance values, codes and standards contained in the Declaration of Democracy, Political, and Economic and Corporate Governance and these  values, codes and standards include, among others, democracy, good political governance, respect for human rights, the rule of law and sound economic management.

Meanwhile the Lesotho Government and the APRM Secretariat based in Pretoria, will sign a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) at 'Manthabiseng Convention Center on November 15. The Prime Minister Mr. Pakalitha Mosisili is expected to sign on behalf of the Lesotho Government.

SOURCE: LENA