The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Governance Board, Amb. Fatuma Ndangiza has been appointed the vice-chairperson of Panel of Eminent Persons. The appointment was made during the 19th Forum of Heads of State of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), held on the sidelines of the 21st Summit of the African Union Assembly on May 26.Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the President of Liberia was elected Chairperson of the Forum.Amb. Ndangiza was appointed as deputy to Cameroonian, Batonnier Akere Muna, who was appointed Chairperson of the Panel, replacing Amos Sawyer, former President of Liberia.Ndangiza was first appointed to the Panel of Eminent Persons at the 16th Summit of the APRF held in Addis Ababa in January 2012.She previously served as Rwandan Ambassador to Tanzania and was also accredited to Malawi, Zambia, Seychelles and Madagascar. In that capacity, she oversaw regional integration matters concerning the East Africa Commission and Comesa.She also served as executive secretary of the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission for seven years from 2002.