Moroccan Parliament To Host the 28th African Regional Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie on June 23-24
The Moroccan Parliament hosts, from June 23 to 24 in Rabat, the 28th Regional Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF).
The agenda of this Assembly includes several themes, including democracy, the African Continental Free Trade Area; women's participation in political, economic, and social life; active involvement of parliamentarians in environmental issues and climate change, as well as the political, social, and health situation in French-speaking African countries.
The participants shall also examine the activity report of the Regional Assembly and the restructuring of the leadership positions of the African region within the APF bodies in preparation for the 47th Session in Kigali – Rwanda, in July 2022.
Established in Luxembourg in May 1967, the APF represents a forum for dialogue, submission of proposals, and exchange of information and experiences. Among its members are several parliamentary missions from the fifth continents.
The Moroccan Parliament joined the APF in 1979 and hosted the works of some regional assemblies in Africa (19th in 2011, 25th in 2017, and 27th in 2019).
It should be noted that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi El Alami, is the Vice President of the APF.
