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.apunion.org/english/

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.

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, Eswatini, Lesotho, and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

See also

• Pan-African Parliament