Voices of Africa: Harnessing Strategic Planning and Foresight to Accelerate The Africa We Want Supporting Sound Policy Making for Effective Governance in Africa

The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), in collaboration with the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (UN CEPA) and a designated Taskforce of African development experts, has collaborated extensively over the past three years to explore potential guiding approach towards strategic planning and foresight in the continent. Consequently, the Strategic Planning and Foresight Toolkit for African Governance was developed by the APRM with inputs of many African experts and development practitioners to assess the extent of which Sound Policy Making can be strengthened through the strategic planning and foresight. As a core principle of the principles of effective governance of SDGs, African experts encourage assisting countries in the application of this principle at national level especially after the COVID-19 negative impact on national planning and economic growth.