Africa: BRIEF ON ACTIVITIES OF THE PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT: MARCH – MAY 2025

pan african parliament PAP

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.

South Africa: Public Accounts Committee visits India, discuss Parliamentary diplomacy, G20, parliamentary procedure and Committee System

Nimish Kumar, The Parliament Journal. Cape Town (South Africa)/ New Delhi (India), 3 February, 2023: A Parliamentary delegation led by Hon’ble Mr. Mkhuleko Hlengwa, Chairman, Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa called on the Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla in Parliament House Complex. Earlier, the Members of the … Read more

P20 Summit: South African National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula leads the delegation

Nimish Kumar. The Parliament Journal. National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, will today and tomorrow lead a parliamentary delegation to the eighth G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20 Speakers’ Summit) in Indonesia. The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia, in close cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), are the host of the summit. Parliament in a statement … Read more

International Day of Democracy: South African Government statement

By Nimish Kumar, The Parliament Journal. On 15 September, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (link is external)(IPU) and parliaments around the world celebrate the International Day of Democracy, declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007. In its resolution A/RES/62/7 establishing the International Day of Democracy, the United Nations noted that “while democracies share common features, there is … Read more

South African Parliament

-Nimish Kumar. Parliament plays a direct and active role in national affairs. It is the place where the members of Parliament look after your interests. Members of Parliament (MPs) have many responsibilities, including – making laws that will improve our lives; discussing and debating government policy and other political issues; consulting with you, the people, and representing … Read more