africa: Pahad is Right Over Peer Review Mechanism: Mbeki

President Thabo Mbeki has confirmed that Nepad's African Review Mechanism will not review the political governance of African countries, as this was the task of African Union watchdog institutions such as the Commission for People's and Human Rights. Mbeki said that the peer review mechanism arose in the context of Nepad and would have to review "matters that have to do with the economy", including financial management and budget policy. "There was never ever any suggestion that we have a Nepad Peer Review process that would conduct the work of the commission on human rights... ," he told reporters.