The chairperson of the Forum for Parliamentarians Uganda chapter Onyango Kakoba calls for a neutral force to achieving peace recovery in South Sudan. Speaking to the press Kakoba said that the parties involved in the conflict in South Sudan lack a neutral army in their country which is causing continued conflict in this young country. He said that UPDF […]
As election day dawns in Burundi conflict still rages with the head of Burundi’s parliament, Pie Ntavyohanyuma, fleeing the country on the eve of the key elections denouncing the president’s “illegal” third term bid. After months of conflict and over 70 deaths – the latest being three people killed in gunfire and grenade blast on […]
A report by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has noted that journalists face unprecedented threats in Egypt. According to CJP “Egyptian authorities continue to imprison critical journalists while openly pledging media freedom. Egypt has the highest number of journalists behind bars since CPJ began keeping records” The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, non-profit […]
Some legislators say that the attempted arrest of President Omar Al-Bashir is lessons to some African Presidents, who are dictators, cling to power and commit atrocities. The High Court in Pretoria on Sunday extended an order preventing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving South Africa, where he had gone to attend an African Union Summit, until it made a final […]
East African Heads of State called for the postponement of the elections in Burundi for a period not less than one and a half months and appealed to institutions in Burundi including parliament to facilitate this postponement. In a joint communiqué issued at the end of an emergency summit on the Burundi situation held at […]
The Pan African Parliament has elected Hon. Roger Nkodo Dang as its new President replacing Hon. Bethel Nnaemeka Amadi in a tightly contested race. Hon. Nkodo, from Cameroon and formerly the 1st Vice President representing the Central Africa Region Caucus, defeated Hon. Eduardo Joaquim Mulembwe (Mozambique/Southern Region) and Hon. Rahoui Mongi (Tunisia/Northern Region). Nkodo polled […]
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), wants Partner States to Infuse Mechanism for Speedy Implementation of Peace and Security Decisions in the RegionFollowing the recent terrorist attack in Garissa University College in Kenya that led to the death of over 140 persons, EALA now wants further intensification of the co-operation by the Partner States and […]
The results of a new study done by FACES (Family AIDS Care and Education Services), a joint program of University of California – San Francisco (UCSF) and the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has shown that micro clinics cut in half the normal rate of disengagement from care, which was defined as missing a clinic […]
The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga has rallied countries in the Developed world to consider making more investments in Africa to curtail the current rate of immigration. Addressing participants at the 4th Africa Day Conference in Ljublijana Slovenia May 19th, Speaker Kadaga said the migration of many Africans to Europe is conditioned mainly by […]
When the Pan African Parliament meets for the 6th Ordinary Session of the 3rd Parliament, one of the main items on the agenda will be the election of a new President (Speaker), who chairs the Bureau and House sittings. Comprising of the PAP President and four Vice Presidents, the Bureau (similar to Parliament of Uganda’s Parliamentary […]