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,…
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…
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…
Hon. Lukas Sinimbo Muha, Chairperson of the National Council, together with Members of Parliament, Management and Staff of the National Council herewith extend revolutionary birthday wishes to the Founding Father of the Namibian Nation, H.E Dr. Sam Shafishuna Nujoma who turns 94 years today the 12th of May.
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…
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…
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…