Global Parliamentary Year-Ender 2025
Review the defining global parliamentary trends of 2025. From the UN’s 80th anniversary to historic leadership shifts in Europe and Asia.
Africa
Finland Parliament: Finnish MP Eemeli Peltonen, 30, Dies by Suicide in Parliament Building
Eemeli Peltonen, a 30-year-old Member of Parliament (MP) for the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP), has died by suspected suicide inside Finland’s main Parliament House (Eduskuntatalo) in Helsinki.
Africa: BRIEF ON ACTIVITIES OF THE PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT: MARCH – MAY 2025
The Pan-African Parliament was established in March 2004, by Article 17 of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, as one of the nine Organs provided for in the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community signed in Abuja, Nigeria, in 1991. The Protocol establishing the PAP was ratified by 49 Member States.
Ghana: H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s Final address as President of the Republic of Ghana
H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s Final address as President of the Republic of Ghana at Ghana Bar Association,
Africa: Who was Malawi’s Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima, Died in an unfortunate plane crash
Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima was first sworn in as Vice President of the Republic of Malawi On 30th May 2014. On 28th June 2020 Dr Chilima was sworn in for his second term as Vice President of the republic of Malawi.
African Union: CSW68 Focused on Poverty and Gender Equality
African Union Ministers of Gender and Women’s’ Affairs had a Consultation Meeting on the side-lines of the Sixty-Eighth session of CSW68.
African Union: AU takes steps to address Education Challenges in Africa in 37th AU Summit
AU theme of the year: “Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building Resilient Education Systems for Increased Access to Inclusive, Lifelong, Quality, and Relevant Learning in Africa”. The achievement of Aspiration 1 of Agenda 2063 for “A prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable development” requires that Africa makes significant investments in education with the aim … Read more
IPU: Road ahead, the vision of the new IPU President
Geneva (Switzerland). I believe that establishing new and innovative strategies is essential for resolving IPU’s challenges in its pursuit of achieving meaningful peace and sustainable global prosperity. The Rt. Hon. Dr. Tulia Ackson The Vision- The world is faced with complex developments, and is being tested by unprecedented multifaceted challenges, ranging from the effects of … Read more
IPU: Who is The Rt. Hon. Dr. Tulia Ackson, the first African woman Parliamentarian elected as 31st IPU President
Geneva (Switzerland). The Rt. Hon. Dr. Tulia Ackson is a dynamic and committed person, a distinctive politician, a remarkable lawyer, and a distinguished academician, who has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills throughout her career. Prior to becoming Speaker of the National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania in February 2022, the post she is holding … Read more
IPU: A Great move to empower women as for next 3 years, African woman Parliamentarian will be the Guardian of Parliaments around the world
Luanda (Angola)/ Geneva (Switzerland). Tulia Ackson of the United Republic of Tanzania is elected the 31st President of the IPU Tulia Ackson of the United Republic of Tanzania has been elected as the 31st President of the IPU by the IPU’s Governing Council, its main decision-making body made up of parliamentarians from around the world. She … Read more