November 21, 2024

Pan African Parliament

Pan-African Parliament engages on strategic planning and alignment with Agenda 2063 ahead of Session

Byron Adonis Mutingwende03 mins

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) convened a consultation meeting for its Bureau and other leadership structures of the Parliament on Results-based management and strategic planning ahead of the 3rd Ordinary Session of the Sixth Parliament slated for  Monday, 24 June 2024. The workshop, opened by the President of the Continental Parliament, Hon. Chief Fortune Charumbira, aimed to enhance the understanding and…

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Pan African Parliament tackles food, sports on the continent

Byron Adonis Mutingwende09 mins

The Pan African Parliament (PAP)’s Permanent Committee on Education, Culture, Tourism, and Human Resources has promised to work on promoting African food and eradicating visas for sports teams travelling within the continent. This emerged today during a session chaired by Hon Senator Chief Fortune Z. Charumbira, the President of the PAP that was held under…

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‘We are ready to step up, involve us more’ – African youth tells the PAP

Byron Adonis Mutingwende010 mins

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) held its first virtual public lecture on 30 June 2020 under the theme: “The Role of the African Youth in Achieving the Mandate of the PAP”. Young Africans who took part in the engagement with members of the continental Parliament signaled the youths’ readiness to participate in the building of the…

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Pan-African Parliament hails Africa’s response to COVID-19

Byron Adonis Mutingwende03 mins

The international health crisis caused by COVID-19 is extraordinarily overwhelming. African countries, as the whole world have mobilized to face and win this unprecedented health war as a collective. Pan-African parliamentarians joined the leaders of the continent in the tireless fight against the devastating pandemic for the society. The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) noted and welcomed…

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PAP resolves to work with civil society to speed up ratification of legal instruments

Byron Adonis Mutingwende04 mins

The East African Regional Caucus meeting has concluded in Nairobi following days of consultations between members of Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and civil society organizations from the region. The overarching recommendation from the three-day meeting called upon the PAP to collaborate with civil society organizations to build regional consensus in the promotion of African Union (AU)…

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The Association of Secretaries-General of African Parliaments elects new leadership

Byron Adonis Mutingwende04 mins

By Staff Reporter The Association of Secretaries-General of African Parliaments (ASGAP) recently elected the new leadership during the Ordinary Session of the Permanent Committee Sittings of the Pan African Parliament Fifth Parliament in Midrand, South Africa. According to their constitution ASGAP is an institution-based and a consultative forum, established by voluntarily association under the auspices…

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Pan-African Parliament joins global parliamentary consultations on topical issues

Byron Adonis Mutingwende06 mins

26th annual Inter-parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy begins its work in Tbilisi The Pan-African African Parliament (PAP) is among international Parliamentary organisations invited to take part in the 26th Inter-parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (I.A.O) currently underway in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Assembly is being held from 19 to 23 June 2019 under the theme: “The contribution of…

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Chief Fortune Charumbira elected Vice President of PAP

Byron Adonis Mutingwende08 mins

Honourable Senator Chief Fortune Charumbira has been elected Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) representing Southern Africa. “The road has been long. I won against Hon  Professor Lungwangwa who is the former Minister of Higher Education in Zambia in October last year. In May this year, I won against Dr. Penyo Butale of Botswana….

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PAP calls for stronger African integration

Byron Adonis Mutingwende06 mins

The first ordinary session of the fifth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament kicked off officially on Monday 22/10/2018 at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda, where legislators from across the continent convened to dissect matters pertaining to the continent’s progress. Held under the theme: “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation”, the sixth ordinary…

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PAP/FAO alliance to end hunger in Africa

Byron Adonis Mutingwende07 mins

The Pan African Parliament (PAP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations partnership is working tirelessly to address food security and nutrition challenges on the continent. During the ongoing sixth ordinary session of the fourth parliament in Midrand, South Africa, various stakeholders, including Members of the Pan-African Parliamentary Alliance for Food…

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PAP holds March Committee Sittings

Byron Adonis Mutingwende03 mins

The March Sitting of the Permanent Committees of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) will take place in Midrand, from the 2nd to the 09th at the PAP precincts located at 19 Richards Drive, Gallagher Estate. At least 200 Legislators representing various African countries are expected to convene and work on this agenda under the theme “Winning the Fight…

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