Tag Archives: Pan African Parliament

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five Members of Parliament have been sworn in to join the Pan African Parliament representing Uganda at the continental institution based in Midrand, South Africa. The Pan African Parliament is the legislative arm of the African Union comprising Members from National Parliaments of AU member states. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s representatives to the Pan African Parliament (PAP) have called upon member states to ratify the Maputo Protocol to achieve peace in Africa. The MPs are part of the delegation of legislators and technocrats attending a joint workshop for the permanent committees of the PAP …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “We are counting on you in helping us make Zimbabwe great again,” said Zimbabwe’s number two top diplomat in a passionate appeal to the Pan African Parliament (PAP) on sanctions against his country. Citing the continued untold sorrow and deterioration of the well-being of his countrymen, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Women Members of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) have called for the inclusion of women in all peace building activities. In resolutions adopted at the end of a two day PAP Conference on women’s rights, participants were concerned that women and children are the …

MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA The African Union (AU) has slashed the Pan African Parliament budget for the 2020 financial year by US$4 million. Although the PAP had requested and passed a budget of US$20,798,521 during its May 2019 plenary sitting in South Africa, US$16,408,177 was approved by the Executive Council of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT The 3rd Deputy Chairperson of the Women Caucus at the Pan African Parliament, Anifa Kawooya, has called for the follow up and implementation of the numerous laws and resolutions passed by national assemblies and conferences that are geared towards the respect of women’s rights. Kawooya, who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Union (AU) has slashed the Pan African Parliament (PAP) budget for the 2020 financial year by US Dollars 4 million. Although the PAP had requested and passed a budget of US Dollars 20.79 million during its May 2019 plenary sitting in South …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has approved a model law intended to transform the Police services in Africa from what they termed as oppressive to one that respects and promotes democracy and peoples rights. PAP which brings together five legislators from each of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An Audit Committee has exposed irregularities in the operations of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) and asked the Bureau, the top administrative unit to urgently resolve the cases. The Committee on Audit and Public Accounts (CAPA) observes that the non-compliance of PAP with the …

  MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were rolled out by the UN are not well tuned to Africa’s development challenges, MPs of the Pan African Parliament have said. The United Nations General Assembly adopted in September 2015 a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure …