PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT OBSERVE MINUTE OF SILENCE FOR TANZANIA PLANE CRASH VICTIMS The Pan-African Parliament today observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the Precision Air plane that crash-landed in Lake Victoria on Sunday, killing 19 people. The sad event was brought to the attention of the Pan-African Parliament by Hon […]
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 […]
LET’S MOVE BEYOND THE RHETORICS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT – CHIEF CHARUMBIRA The President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), His Excellency Chief Fortune Charumbira, has urged women’s groups to move beyond the rhetorics of gender empowerment and be pragmatic on the actions that need to be taken to empower women. Speaking at the 13th Pan-African Parliament Conference […]
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 […]
PAP President Call for an Interrogation of the Continent’s Policies and Programmes ‘Building resilience in nutrition on the African continent: Accelerate the human capital, social and economic development.’ Is the theme for this year 2022 first Ordinary Session of the sixth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) The gathering of 270 members from the 54 […]
The Issue of Investing in the Francophonie: the cry of the First Vice-President of the Parliament of Benin The First Vice-President of the National Assembly of Benin, Robert GBIAN, has said that too often the English language is clearly assimilated to the economy, and the French language to that of culture. This dichotomy, if nothing […]
Opening of the 2nd Ordinary Session of Parliament in 2022: the prowess of Benin parliamentary diplomacy The Second Ordinary Session of the Legislative Assembly of Benin opened with an appeal of the Speaker of the Parliament, Louis GbèhounouVlavonou, for citizens to strictly follow the guidelines of the law and respect the rules provided for 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 […]
National Assembly of Benin: The Second Regular Session of 2022 to Open with about Forty Files. The spokesman of the National Assembly of Benin, Mr. James-William Gbaguidi, on the eve of the opening of the second regular session of 2022, informed that some 40 items are on the agenda of the new session. He gave a press […]