Pan Africa Parliament

MPs unhappy on Pan African Parliament stand on abortion

MPs unhappy on Pan African Parliament stand on abortion

A section of members of parliament have criticized the Pan African parliament demand for African countries to legalize abortion. The Pan African Parliament Permanent Committee on Health, Labour and Social Affairs recommended that African countries that are signatories to the Maputo Protocol have been urged to safeguard reproductive health rights of women by permitting abortion […]

NRM to elect its representatives to Pan Africa Parliament

The ruling parliamentary concusses has resolved to hold elections for its members vying for positions in the Pan African parliament. The national resistance movement (NRM) last week presented four candidates for the five seats. However the speaker of parliament rejected them after the opposition and the independents took two positions. Speaking to the press in […]