The final week of the Second Ordinary Session of the Sixth Parliament commenced with Committee Meetings. Today, 30 May 2023, the Committee on Education, Culture, Tourism and Human Resources; Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline; Committee on Audit and Public Accounts as well as the Committee on Transport, Communication, Energy, Science, and Technology were the…
Story by Sakeus Kadhikwa The two Parliamentary Standing Committees of the National Assembly (Economics and Public Administration and that of Natural Resources) jointly organised a six-day oversight workshop in Swakopmund from the 29th May – 03 June 2023. Which brought together a diverse group of stakeholders, including members of the Parliamentary Standing Committees on Economics…
Clad in beautiful and colourful traditional attire from across the continent, Members of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) commemorated a vibrant Africa Day and 60th Anniversary of the African Union yesterday, 25 May 2023 during the Second Ordinary Session of the Sixth Parliament at its headquarters in Midrand, South Africa. The call was for a re-ignited…
Midrand, South Africa: The Pan-African Parliament concluded its two-day workshop on the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) yesterday, 23 May 2023. The workshop which took place on the sidelines of the ongoing Second Session of the Sixth Parliament was aimed at devising strategies to accelerate continental free trade on the continent. Hon. McHenry Venaani,…
A MAJORITY of the African countries that are part of the Commonwealth are united behind the plan to restructure the organisation to give it relevance in the modern world. Under this plan, the member states intend to reform the organisation to address perceived imbalances and strengthen its relevance, taking into account issues such as representation,…
Midrand, South Africa: The Second Ordinary Session of the Sixth Pan-African Parliament (PAP) continued this morning (22 May 2023) with a workshop underscoring the theme of the African Union for the year 2023: “Accelerating the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): The Strategic Significance of the Pan-African Parliament”. The aim of the seminar is to…
Sakeus Iikela The Chairperson of the National Council Hon. Lukas Sinimbo Muha has called on China to use its position as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council to advocate and support Africa’s bid to secure a permanent seat on the Council. “The UN has assisted Africa in terms of getting independence and…
The Parliamentary Dialogue with the Pan-African ParliamentCivil Society Forum is underway today, 19 May 2023, on the sidelines of the Second Session of the Sixth Pan African Parliament. The Keynote Speaker at the Parliamentary Dialogue is Namibia’s Minister of Justice, Hon. Yvonne Dausab, who will look into the role of civil society in the promotion…
Kenyan President, H.E William Ruto addressed the third African Parliamentarians Summit on Climate Policy and Equity, hosted by the Pan- African Parliament today (17 May 2023) in Midrand, South Africa. President Ruto addressed the summit in his capacity as the Head of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change. The…
MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA– The Second Ordinary Session of the Sixth Pan-African Parliament commenced on Monday, 15 May in Midrand, South Africa under the theme, “Accelerating the implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA). At the occasion, President of the Union of Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union, H.E Azali Assoumani delivered the Keynote…