Today, addressing the 18th Ordinary Session of the APRM Continental Consultative Committee of National Governing Councils, I reflected on the @APRMorg’s work over the past two years and the guiding question behind our Strategic Plan 2025–2028: Africa’s Governance Challenges: Are We Winning the Battle? I emphasised that strong national structures remain central to the APRM’s impact. Through the APRM Structures Audit Framework, capacity-building initiatives, the Governance Support Programme and the Africa Governance Index, we continue to support stronger country-level implementation and meaningful governance outcomes. I also welcome Dr. Albert Byamugisha as incoming Chairperson and thank Amb. Ashraf Rashed for his continued contribution to the APRM family.

Today, I addressed the 11th Ordinary Session of the @APRMorg National Secretariats Coordinating Committee (NSCC), reaffirming that the APRM’s work can only achieve real impact when our National Secretariats are strong, functional and fully equipped to drive implementation at country level. I briefed members of the NSCC on key programmes and initiatives being undertaken to strengthen APRM structures, including the Model Law on the establishment of National Structures, the Governance Support Programme, the APRM Structures Audit Framework, capacity-building initiatives, and the development of the Africa Governance Index. As Uganda now chairs the APRM, we are also aligning efforts around its Two-Year Strategic Agenda, including renewed focus on the 13 bottlenecks hindering Africa’s socio-economic transformation. Our collective priority remains clear: strengthening national structures to move the APRM from diagnosis to implementation, with impact and tangible results.