Pan-African Parliament to Define its Role in Accelerating the Implementation of AfCFTA

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…

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Minister of Justice, Hon. Yvonne Dausab Delivers Keynote Speech at Parliamentary Dialogue

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…

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Kenyan President Addresses Pan-African Parliament on Climate Change

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…

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Pan-African Parliament to Accelerate Free Trade Agreement for Africa

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…

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National Council Review Standing Committees’ Activities

The Implementation and Coordination Committee of the National Council conducted an evaluation exercise from the 27th to the 31st of March 2023, where all Chairpersons of Standing Committees accounted for the execution of the activities of their respective Committees. The purpose of the evaluation exercise was to assess progress made on the implementation of the…

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Parliamentary Standing Committees Map Out Activities for New Financial Year

the National Council Standing Committees’ Annual Planning Session is underway at Parliament. The all-important engagement sets out key activities that Standing Committees plan to undertake in the 2023/2024 financial year. Opening the four-day indaba, Chairperson of the National Council, Hon. Lukas Sinimbo Muha stated the importance of planning together and for Members to take full…

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National Council Signs Cooperation Agreement with Federal Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

On the 22nd of March, the Chairperson of the National Council, Hon. Sinimbo Lukas Muha entered into a historic cooperation agreement with the Federal Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, in Moscow, Russia. The signing of the cooperation agreement stems from Her Excellency, Mrs. Valentina Matviyenko, Chairperson of the Federal Council of…

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