MIGRATION, REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS KEY DISCUSSIONS AT OACPS WEST AFRICA PARLIAMENTARY GROUP MEETING

BY THEMBA ZWANE EZULWINI – Issues of continental migration, refugees and displaced people were among key issues discussed by Parliamentarians at the OACPS West Africa Region Parliamentary Group Meeting. Representative of the Secretariat, addressed in detail issues or challenges of migration and refugees displacement in Africa and how rectification of the Samoa Agreement by member […]

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COTE D’IVOIRE ELECTS KING TO LEAD AS SECRETARIAT CALLS FOR OACPS PARLY FUND ESTABLISHMENT

West African MP says His Majesty right person as he was appointed resource mobilisation champion Mali MP calls for relocation of headquarters to Africa BY THEMBA ZWANE EZULWINI – Côte d’Ivoire Member of Parliament, (MP) Sangare Yacouba elected His Majesty King Mswati III to lead establishment of a newly proposed Organisation of African, Caribbean and […]

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I WILL PERSONALLY ASK KING TO RATIFY SAMOA AGREEMENT – EAST AFRICA PA PRESIDENT

BY THEMBA ZWANE EZULWINI – Thomas Tayebwa, the East African Parliamentary Assembly President, has told delegates that he will personally approach King Mswati III to request Eswatini to ratify the Samoa Agreement. The Samoa Agreement Is a partnership treaty signed in 2023 between the European Union and member states of the Organisation of African, Caribbean […]

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OACPS EAST AFRICA PALIAMENTARY GROUP CHAIR ENCOURAGES ESWATINI, OTHER MEMBERS TO RECTIFY SAMOA AGREEMENT

BY THEMBA ZWANE EZULWINI – The Chairperson of the OACPS East Africa Region Parliamentary Group, Hon. Churchill Gill, has encouraged Eswatini and other members of the organisation to conform to the rectification of the Samoa Agreement. The Seychelles legislator was addressing member states of the East African Region Parliamentary Group at a meeting held at […]

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CENTRAL AFRICA LAWMAKERS PUSH FOR SAMOA AGREEMENT RATIFICATION

Leaders meet in Ezulwini to strengthen regional cooperation BY MBONO MDLULI EZULWINI – Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States lawmakers from the Central Africa region have called for stronger regional cooperation and faster ratification of the Samoa Agreement during a high-level parliamentary meeting held in Ezulwini Valley on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The meeting […]

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OACPS SECRETARY GENERAL CALLS FOR STRONGER PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION

Eswatini Hosts Important Regional Parliamentary Gathering BY MBONO MDLULI EZULWINI – The Secretary General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Moussa Saleh Batraki of Chad has warmly welcomed delegates attending the Eastern Africa Regional Parliamentary Group meeting in the Kingdom of Eswatini, describing the gathering as an important platform for strengthening […]

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OACPS SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS ESWATINI FOR HOSTING KEY REGIONAL PARLIAMENTARY MEETING

BY MBONO MDLULI EZULWINI – The Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Moussa Saleh Batraki of Chad has praised the Kingdom of Eswatini for successfully hosting the Eastern Africa Regional Parliamentary Group meeting ahead of the OACPS-European Union Regional Parliamentary Assemblies. Speaking during the meeting held on Thursday, May 7, […]

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SADC, WFP STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE

BY NELILE NXUMALO (INTERN) GABORONE – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have renewed their partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at improving food security and strengthening resilience across Southern Africa. The agreement was signed on April 28, 2026, in Gaborone, marking a continued […]

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KING WANTS ECONOMIC FREEDOM FOR AFRICA

BY MBONO MDLULI LOBAMBA – His Majesty King Mswati III has called for another liberation for Africa, which economic freedom for the continent, saying political independence alone is no longer enough. The King made the remarks on Friday, April 24, 2026, at Somhlolo National Stadium during the 40/58 Double Celebration, which marked his 40 years […]

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