African Parliamentary Union

African Parliamentary Union

Union des Parlements Africains
اتحاد البرلمانات الإفريقية

União dos Parlamentos Africanos
Parliamentary Union overview
Formed February 13, 1976 (1976-02-13)
Headquarters 30 Boulevard Roume, Plateau district, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Motto For the promotion of democracy and stable development
Parliamentary Union executives
  • Nzi Koffi, Secretary General
  • Rachid Talbi el-Alami (Morocco), Chairperson of the Executive Committee
Website www.africanpu.org

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]

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Union Parlementaire Africaine (UPA),". africanpu.org.


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