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Spotlighting governance challenges: Lessons from Namibia

In January 2017 Namibia became the 37th state to join the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), the continent’s self-assessment tool promoting good governance.

Summary

This policy insight explores lessons learned from civil society organisations (CSOs) in Namibia through the process of developing a written submission for the APRM.
The APRM is able to bring CSOs together, even in difficult climates.
Civil society chose to focus on 13 key governance issues affecting Namibia.
Civil society’s constructive and positive written contribution has spurred the government to accelerate the national APRM process.
This model of CSO collaboration on a written governance analysis can be adapted for civil society in other countries, including newly acceded states, non-members of the APRM and those in which the process has been slow.

APRM Sensitisation Project In Namibia (ASPIN)

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