Pan-African Parliament

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The Pan-African Parliament is the legislative body of the African Union, created to provide a common platform for African peoples and their grassroots organizations to participate in discussions and decision-making on the continent’s integration and development.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf international organization
organ of the African Union
supranational parliament
abbreviation PAP
composition members of national parliaments of AU member states
continent Africa
country African Union
currentStatus consultative and advisory body
electoralSystem indirect election by national parliaments
founder African Union
foundingDate 18 March 2004
goal facilitate effective implementation of policies and objectives of the African Union
promote African integration
promote democracy and human rights in Africa
promote economic development in Africa
provide a common platform for African peoples and grassroots organizations
headquartersLocation Gauteng
Midrand
South Africa
inception 2004
intendedPower to evolve into a body with full legislative powers
jurisdiction member states of the African Union
legalBasis Constitutive Act of the African Union
Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African Parliament
legislativeBodyOf African Union
locatedInTimeZone UTC+2
meetsIn Midrand
memberOf African Union institutional system
minimumMembersPerState 5
motto One Africa, One Voice
nativeLabel Pan-African Parliament
numberOfMembers 275
officialLanguage Arabic
English
French
Kiswahili
Portuguese
Spanish
parentOrganization African Union
replaced African Parliamentary Union (in AU legislative role)
representationRule at least one woman among each member state’s delegation
sessionFrequency at least two ordinary sessions per year
subdivision Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament
Permanent Committees of the Pan-African Parliament
termLength 5 years
topic African integration
continental development policy
governance and democracy in Africa
website https://www.pan-africanparliament.org

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
African Union
African Union
hasOrgan
ECOWAS Parliament
cooperatesWith
Pan-African Parliament
nativeLabel
Pan-African Parliament ("African Parliamentary Union (in AU legislative role)")
replaced
Pan-African Parliament ("Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament")
subdivision
Economic, Social and Cultural Council
worksWith

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