Harmonizing APRM-NPoAs and other national plans into a common Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) : a framework document

Abstract

Under the auspices of the New Partnership for Economic Development (NEPAD), the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) was launched in March 2003 as a self-monitoring instrument voluntarily acceded to by member States of the African Union. So far, many of the acceded countries have conducted successful governance self-assessments, which resulted in the Country Review Report and a National Programme of Action (NPoA). The inputs from the Expert Meeting resulted in the development of a consensus framework for harmonizing APRM-NPoAs and other national plans into a common Medium Term Expenditure Framework, which is presented in this publication. It is the hope that these guidelines will provide APRM countries with the requisite information, knowledge, processes and procedures that would form the basis for harmonizing the APRM-NPoA with pre-existing national plans within the context of a common Medium Term Expenditure Framework. The overall goal is that this framework will enable the NPoA to become an integral part of national planning and development processes.