APRM TO HARMONIZE WORK WITH THE PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is poised to harmonize its work and engagement with the Pan-African Parliament to influence government decisions and policies by passing legislation and mobilizing support for the APRM process as well as participating in sensitization on APRM. APRM is confident of the […]
PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT APPLAUDS ETHIOPIA AND TIGRAY FOR PEACE DEAL The Pan-African Parliament has paid a glowing tribute to His Excellency President Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for his stewardship and impartiality that resulted in the peace agreement between the Federal Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. The Parliament also applauded […]
AFRICAN MPs REJECT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S POSITION ON THE EAST AFRICAN CRUDE OIL PIPELINE PROJECT Members of the Pan-African Parliament have sent a strong signal to the European Union Parliament to back off from its attempt to stop the construction of the largest oil pipeline in Africa. The MPs were of the view that climate change cannot […]
AFRICA SHOULD DEVELOP ITS OWN LANGUAGE TO IMPROVE TRADE AND INTEGRATION Members of the Pan-African Parliament have called upon the African Union to as a matter of urgency put in place measures to adopt a common indigenous language to be used on the African Continent, to promote trade and regional integration. Contributing to the debate […]
PAP WOMEN CAUCUS CALL ON AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS TO PRIORITIZE GENDER MAINSTREAMING The Gender Caucus of the Pan-African Parliament has called on African governments and Parliaments to give priority in their national strategies to the development of national action plans that address women empowerment and violence against women. In a fourteen points recommendation adopted at […]
AMENDMENTS TO PAP RULES AND PROCEDURE ADOPTED AMIDST UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FROM REGIONAL CAUCUSES The amendments to the Pan-African Parliament’s Rules and Procedure was adopted today, November 3, 2022, amidst unanimous support from all the regional caucuses, bringing to an end the era of suspicions, bickering, and acrimony. Prior to the moving of the motion for […]
PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT MP MOVES FOR SUB-REGIONAL ELECTORAL BODY TO SUPERVISE NATIONAL ELECTIONS A member of Ghana’s delegation to the Pan-African Parliament, Hon Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, has strongly proposed the establishment of sub-regional electoral bodies to supervise elections of their Member States. According to the Ghanaian MP, such a body will improve citizens’ trust and confidence in […]
AFRICAN AMBASSADORS PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR PAP African Ambassadors based in South Africa have pledged their unflinching support to the Pan- African Parliament (PAP) in the discharge of their mandate as the representative of the African people. Speaking on the topic, “Enhancing collaboration between the PAP and Diplomatic Corps,” the leader of the Technical Team, His Excellency Mr. Ahmed […]
PAP Regional Caucuses Commence Review of the Draft Rules of Procedure The Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the Regional Caucuses have commenced meetings to consider and make proposals for amendments on the draft Rules of Procedure of the Pan-African Parliament presented by the Committee of Rules, Privileges and Discipline. The Rules of Procedure are central to the […]