African Parliamentary Union

The African Parliamentary Union, formerly the Union of African Parliaments, is a continental interparliamentary organization first established in Abidjan on 13 February 1976. The Union aims to bring together the parliamentary institutions of all the nations of Africa, to encourage contacts among African and world parliamentarians, and to strengthen and promote democracy and peace. Forty parliaments are members of the APU.[1]

African Parliamentary Union
Union des Parlements Africains

اتحاد البرلمانات الإفريقية

União dos Parlamentos Africanos
Parliamentary Union overview
FormedFebruary 13, 1976 (1976-02-13)
Headquarters30 Boulevard Roume, Plateau district, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
MottoFor the promotion of democracy and stable development
Parliamentary Union executives
  • Nzi Koffi, Secretary General
  • Rachid Talbi el-Alami (Morocco), Chairperson of the Executive Committee
Websitewww.apunion.org

The APU holds annual conferences in order to further its goals and also organizes parliamentary meetings in cooperation with International Organizations or Institutions.

The working languages of the Union are English, Arabic, French and Portuguese.

Members

Non-members are Eritrea, Seychelles, Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)


See also

References
  1. "African Parliamentary Union (APU)". africanpu.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-12.


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