Democracy and Political governance

Good political governance as it pertains to the APRM is defined as the creation of well-functioning and accountable institutions - political, judicial and administrative - which citizens regard as legitimate, in which they participate in decisions that affect their daily lives and in which they are empowered (Kofi Annan 1998).

The objectives elaborated on this page are taken directly from the Objectives, standards, criteria and indicators for the APRM, Section 2. For each objective, specific standards, criteria and examples of indicators are given. These objectives also form the structure of the APRM self-assessment master questionnaire Section 1.

These objectives are drawn from various continental and international codes and treaties, including: the Charter of the United Nations (1945); the Constitutive Act of the African Union (2000); the Cairo Declaration on the Establishment, within the OAU, of the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution (1993); the Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation in Africa (CSSDCA) Solemn Declaration (2000); the African Charter on Human and People's Rights (1990); and the NEPAD Framework Document (2001).