The African Unification Front (AUF) is an organisation aiming to promote the political, social and economic union of Africa.
Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all indigenous and diaspora ethnic groups of African descent. Based on a common goal dating back to the Atlantic slave trade, the movement extends beyond continental Africans with a substantial support base among the African diaspora in the Americas and Europe.
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), also known as the African Parliament, is the legislative body of the African Union and held its inaugural session in March 2004. The PAP exercises oversight, and has advisory and consultative powers, lasting for the first five years. Initially the seat of the Pan-African Parliament was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, but it was later moved to Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) is an advisory body of the African Union designed to give civil society organizations (CSOs) a voice within the AU institutions and decision-making processes. ECOSOCC is made up of civil society organizations from a wide range of sectors including labour, business and professional groups, service providers and policy think tanks, both from within Africa and the African diaspora.
The Committee on Rural Economy Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment is one of the ten Permanent Committees of the Pan-African Parliament. Functions of the committee:
The Committee on Monetary and Financial Affairs is one of the ten permanent committees of the Pan-African Parliament. It deals with the following concerns:
The Committee on Health, Labour, and Social Affairs is one of the ten permanent committees of the Pan-African Parliament. It takes the following actions:
The Committee on Education, Culture, Tourism and Human Resources is one of the ten permanent committees of the Pan-African Parliament. It deals with issues relating to education, cultural issues, tourism and human resources.
The Committee on Justice and Human Rights is one of the ten permanent committees of the Pan-African Parliament. It is in charge of law and justice issues in Africa.
The Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament is essentially the leadership of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and consists of one President and four Vice-Presidents.
The National Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Kenya. Between 1966 and 2013, it served as a unicameral house. In 2013 it became the lower house when the Senate was reestablished.
Lydia Katjita is a former member of the National Assembly of Namibia and the Pan-African Parliament.
The Secretariat provides administrative support to the Pan-African Parliament.
Draoui Mohamed sits on the Committee on Education, Culture, Tourism and Human Resources a permanent committee of the Pan-African Parliament, while also sitting on the Pan-African Parliament representing Algeria beginning in 2004.
Jean-Marie Mokole is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from the Central African Republic. Makole became the rapporteur for Rural Economy, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment in 2009.
The Parliament of Greece naturally assumes legislative responsibilities within the framework of the state, a key part of this parliamentary process is the establishment and running of Parliamentary committees on all manner of state decisions. There are several different types of Parliamentary committee within the Greek system.
The Lindela Repatriation Centre is a detention centre for undocumented migrants in South Africa. The Lindela Repatriation Centre (Lindela) is one of South Africa’s largest facilities for the holding of undocumented migrants. These people are all awaiting determination of their legal status in South Africa. Due to an ever increasing burden on SAPS holding cells and the lack of detention capacity in the country’s prisons, the need for a repatriation centre in Gauteng was identified by the Department of Home Affairs. In 1996, Lindela was opened to meet this requirement. It claims to be compliant with all good governance and lawful criteria.
Stephen Julius Masele (MP) is a Tanzanian Diplomat, Member of Parliament, global young politician and a former Investment Banker. Masele is the current First-Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), an organ of the African Union based in South Africa. Elected in May 2018, he oversees Administration and Human Resources of the Continental Body among others. He also presides over the Pan-African Parliamentary Alliance on Food Security and Nutrition (PAP-FSN), a joint PAP-FAO project for Africa. He has been a member of the Pan-African Parliament since 2010.
Panagiotis (Notis) Mitarachis, is a Greek politician. He serves as Minister for Immigration and Asylum, and is a member of the Hellenic Parliament for Chios with New Democracy. He was a President of the Council of the European Union during the Hellenic Presidency, and is a former Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Competitiveness.
Joseph Malanji is a Zambian politician and business executive currently serving as a member of the National Assembly and as Foreign Minister of Zambia.
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