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Sierra Leone national consultation to rebuild export economy

Press Release

20 January 2016 - A national consultation kicks off in Sierra Leone today to help the country¹s small and medium enterprises reach new export markets, and re-orient an economy still reeling from the Ebola crisis towards sustainable growth.

 

Hon. Mr Speaker presents Keynote address to the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers

Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia Hon. Dr Patrick Matibini, SC, MP, presented his keynote address to the 23rd Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC), held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, from 9th to 14th January, 2016. For more information, click on the attached document.

President Lungu Assents to a People-Driven Constitution

H.E Mr. President Lungu Assents to the Constitution

President Lungu has led Zambia into yet another milestone in the history of the nation as he fulfilled the long awaited promise by assenting to a people-driven Constitution. He signed the Constitution Bill at the National Heroes Stadium on Tuesday 5th January, 2016 in Lusaka at a ceremony that attracted thousands of people from all walks of life.

IPU gravely concerned over Burundi crisis

Geneva, 17 December 2015

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is gravely concerned about the worsening
violence in Burundi, which has left hundreds of people dead and has forced
hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.

IPU is urging the authorities to do their duty to protect human life and
prevent further bloodshed.

IPU E.Bulletin No. 12

IPU welcomes historic climate change pact - The Inter-Parliamentary Union has hailed as a huge breakthrough the accord reached at the UN climate change summit (COP21/CMP11) in Paris. Read More.

Calls for Oman to release wrongfully jailed former MP

IPU¹s Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians is calling for the immediate release of former Omani MP Talib Al-Mamari. It believes he has been wrongfully imprisoned since October 2013 on charges related to his involvement in a demonstration.

SADC Parliamentary Forum Election Observation Mission to the 2015 Seychelles Presidential Elections- Interim Statement

Following an invitation by the Electoral Commission of Seychelles, the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), constituted an Election Observation Mission to observe the First Round 2015 Seychelles Presidential Elections which took place on 3, 4 and 5 December 2015. The Mission has been in Seychelles since 28 November 2015 and is composed of Members of Parliament from SADC Parliaments and officials from SADC PF Secretariat.

 

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