Pan-African Parliament Hosts 12th Annual Speakers’ Conference
Pan-African Parliament (PAP) 12th Annual Conference of Speakers on African Union’s 2024 theme: “Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century.”
African Union
Philippines Elections : Duterte Family Maintains Political Influence Amidst Controversy
Philippines midterm elections concluded on May 12, over 68 million voters participated for the selection of more than 18,000 representatives.
Germany: Who is Friedrich Merz? the newly elected Chancellor of Germany
Friedrich Merz is the newly elected Chancellor of Germany, officially taking office in May 2025 after a tense and unprecedented second-round vote in the Bundestag. At 69 years old, he is the oldest post-war German chancellor to assume office, and his rise marks a significant shift in German politics.
Australia: Re-elected Australian PM Anthony Albanese Hails “Unity Over Division” After Historic Election Victory
Re-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared that voters had chosen “unity rather than division” after his center-left Labor Party secured a rare second-term victory, gaining additional seats in a result not seen in decades of Australian politics.
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.
IPU 149th Assembly in Geneva on 13-17 October 2024
The General Debate will focus on the overall theme Harnessing science, technology and innovation (STI) for a more peaceful and sustainable future.
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,
European Parliament’s (EP) new Bureau elected
The 14 Vice-Presidents and five Quaestors, together with the President, comprise Parliament’s Bureau. In a secret vote by paper ballot, 11 Vice-Presidents were elected in the first round of voting, and three in the second and final ballot. The vote on Parliament’s Quaestors took place on Wednesday, in two rounds by secret electronic vote.
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.
World Bank: Parliamentary Dialogue Series for Gender Strategy 2024-2030 Consultation
The Parliamentary Network on World Bank & IMF, in partnership with the World Bank, has organised a 90-minute Parliamentary Dialogue Series.