Djibouti: Using the APRM to improve national governance monitoring

Data, partnerships, and capacities for assessing governance are important elements in Djibouti's preperations for the APRM.

 

Djibouti's score on governance was particularly poor in the international comparisons led by the World Bank from 1996 to 2008. One of the main obstacles  to progress in this regard was the absence of an appropriate information system with reliable indicators and data on governance in the country.

 

This deficiency was identified by the first national governance report in 2007, and Djibouti subsequently signed up for the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). Joining the APRM  requires the availability of accurate data and adequate measuring instruments. Yet Djibouti does not yet have a monitoring and evaluation system to assess the current state of governance in the country and to measure the impact of governance programmes implemented by the government.

    

This project supports the government's preparations for the APRM process, including the design of a national governance monitoring system to ensure that governance continues to be monitored post-APRM. DELETE: This aims to elaborate a comprehensive and inclusive governance monitoring and evaluation framework at the national level.   Specifically: