{"id":2253,"date":"2025-07-20T20:25:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T20:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parliamentnews360.com\/?p=2253"},"modified":"2025-07-20T20:25:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T20:25:37","slug":"pan-african-parliament-opens-5th-ordinary-session-under-reparations-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parliamentnews360.com\/index.php\/pan-african-parliament-opens-5th-ordinary-session-under-reparations-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"Pan-African Parliament Opens 5th Ordinary Session Under Reparations Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Midrand, South Africa \u2013 July 21, 2025<\/em> \u2014 The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is set to open the 5th Ordinary Session of its Sixth Legislature at its headquarters in Midrand, South Africa, under the African Union\u2019s 2025 theme: <em>\u201cJustice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opening ceremony will be officiated by the President of the Pan-African Parliament, <strong>H.E. Chief Fortune Charumbira<\/strong>, and feature a keynote address by the Guest of Honour, <strong>H.E. Professor Miguel Cesar Domingos Bembe<\/strong>, Ambassador of Angola to Ethiopia and Chairperson of the AU Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two-week Session, which runs until <strong>31 July 2025<\/strong>, brings together legislators from across the continent and international dignitaries to deliberate on pressing continental issues, particularly justice, equity, and reparative frameworks for historical injustices against African people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notable dignitaries who will address the opening ceremony include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Hon. Thandi Moraka<\/strong>, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa<\/li><li><strong>H.E. Hilarion Etong<\/strong>, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF)<\/li><li><strong>Rt. Hon. Mohammed Ould Errachid<\/strong>, President of the House of Councillors, Morocco<\/li><li><strong>Rt. Hon. Hamma Salama<\/strong>, Speaker of the Saharawi National Council<\/li><li><strong>Hon. Bernard Ahiafor<\/strong>, Deputy Speaker, National Assembly of Ghana<\/li><li><strong>H.E. Mrs. Nardos Bekele-Thomas<\/strong>, CEO, AUDA-NEPAD<\/li><li><strong>Amb. Marie Antoinette Rose Quatre<\/strong>, CEO, APRM<\/li><li><strong>H.E. Ambassador Nzapayeke<\/strong>, Dean of African Ambassadors in South Africa<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A press conference is scheduled to follow the ceremony, featuring PAP leadership and the dignitaries. Media engagements and interviews with stakeholders are scheduled throughout the Session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Clement Akoloh||parliamentnews360.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is set to open the 5th Ordinary Session of its Sixth Legislature at its headquarters in Midrand, South Africa, under the African Union\u2019s 2025 theme: \u201cJustice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[886,1356,64,52],"class_list":{"0":"post-2253","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pap","8":"tag-h-e-chief-charumbira","9":"tag-h-e-professor-miguel-cesar-domingos-bembe","10":"tag-pan-african-parliament","11":"tag-pap"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.3 - 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