Fifth Ordinary Session of the Sixth Legislature of the Pan-African Parliament

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تموز/يوليو 21, 2025 - 09:15 - آب/أغسطس 1, 2025 - 15:15

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WHAT: 5^th Ordinary Session of the Sixth Legislature of the Pan-African Parliament under the African Union Theme of the Year for 2025: “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations.”

WHEN: 21 July to 1 August 2025

Preparatory meetings are scheduled to convene before the formal opening of the Ordinary Session on 21 July 2025, as per the following programme:

Closed Sessions

Meeting	Date	Time
Meeting of the 6^th PAP Bureau	16 to 17 July 2025	9 am SAST
Joint meeting of the PAP Bureau and Bureaus of Permanent Committees and Caucuses	18 July 2025	9 am SAST
Meeting of the Rules, Privileges and Disciplinary Committee	18 July 2025	9 am SAST
Orientation Meeting for new Members	19 July 2025	9 am SAST

Public Sessions

Meeting	Date	Time
Opening Ceremony	21 July 2025	9 am SAST
Press Conference	21 July 2025`	12pm SAST
Plenary Session and other side meetings	22 to 31 July 2025	9 am SAST
Closing Ceremony	1 August 2025	9 am SAST

Press Conferences

Meeting	Date	Format	Time
Pre-Ordinary Session Press Conference	17 July 2025	Virtual	14h30 SAST
Opening Ceremony Press Conference	21 July 2025	In-person	12 pm SAST
Closing Ceremony Press Conference	1 August 2025	In-person	12 pm SAST

WHERE: (In-person) Pan-African Parliament Headquarters: 19 Richard’s Drive, Gallagher Estate, Midrand, South Africa.

WHO: African Heads of State and Government, Pan-African Parliamentarians, Speakers of National and Regional Parliaments, Members of National and Regional Parliaments, Clerks of National and Regional Parliaments, Government Officials, Civil Society Organizations, Academia, African Union Member States, African Union Organs and Institutions, United Nations Organs and Bodies, and the Diplomatic Corps.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), as the continental legislature, serves as a platform for representatives from all African states to engage in discussions and decision-making on the continent's challenges. The Rules of Procedure of the PAP mandate that the Parliament hold at least two plenary sessions per year.

During these sessions, the plenary reviews reports from various committees and makes recommendations for the Summit of African Heads of State and Government on harmonised policies and law for the continent. The Parliament also receives reports from other AU Organs and African Institutions. The Parliament is composed of 275 members and is headquartered in Midrand, South Africa. More information about the PAP can be obtained from: https://pap.au.int/en

ACCREDITATION:

Accreditation is required for all media who wish to cover the Session in person at the seat of the Pan-African Parliament. Journalists should fill out the accreditation form at https://tinyurl.com/yeyjst3w and return it to jeffrey.onganga@panafricanparliament.org by 15 July 2025.

ONLINE/VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION:

Livestreaming and audio-visual can be accessed through the following platforms:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/panafricanparliament

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AfrikParliament

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/panafricanparliament

Media representatives are invited to cover the public sessions of the 5^th Ordinary Session of the Sixth Legislature of the Pan-African Parliament from 16 July to 1 August 2025.

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Agenda 2063

Flagship Projects

Integrated High Speed Train Network

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African Commodities Strategy

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African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Accelerating intra-African trade and boosting Africa’s trading position in the global market by strengthening Africa’s common voice and policy space in global trade negotiations.

The African Passport & Free Movement of People

Removing restrictions on Africans’ ability to travel, work and live within their own continent by transforming restrictive laws and promoting visa free travel to enhance movement of all African citizens in all African countries.

Silencing the Guns by 2020

Ending all wars, civil conflicts, gender-based violence, violent conflicts and preventing genocide in the continent by 2020.

The Grand Inga Dam Project

Generating an estimated 43,200MW of power to support current regional power pools and their combined service to transform Africa from traditional to modern sources of energy and ensure access to clean and affordable electricity.

Single African Air-Transport Market

Promoting intra-regional connectivity between the capital cities of Africa by creating a single unified air transport market in Africa, as an impetus to the continent’s economic integration and growth agenda.

African Economic Forum

Multi-stakeholder meeting bringing together the Africa’s policy makers, private sector, academia and civil society to reflect on accelerating Africa’s socio- economic development and transformation by harnessing its vast resources.

African Financial Institutions

Accelerating integration and economic development through the establishment of organisations which will play a pivotal role in the mobilization of resources and management of the African financial sector.

The Pan African e-Network

Transforming Africa into an e-Society by implementing policies and strategies that lead to transformative e-applications and services in Africa such as broad band terrestrial infrastructure, cyber security and revolutionary bio and nanotechnology industries.

Africa Outer Space Strategy

Strengthening Africa’s use of outer space to bolster development in critical sectors such as agriculture, disaster management, remote sensing, climate forecast, banking and finance, defense and security.

African Virtual & e-University

Using ICT based programmes to increase access to tertiary and continuing education in Africa by reaching large numbers of students and professionals in multiple sites simultaneously.

Cyber Security

Incorporating emerging technologies in Africa’s development plans and ensuring these technologies are used for the benefit of African individuals, institutions and nation states by ensuring data protection and safety online.

Great African Museum

Preserving and promoting African cultural heritage by creating awareness of Africa’s vast, dynamic and diverse cultural artefacts and Africa’s continuing influence on world cultures in art, music, language, science, and so on.

Encyclopaedia Africana

Provide an authoritative resource on the authentic history of Africa and African life.

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