Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Second deputy speaker of the Libyan  Parliament, Misbah Douma, has strongly condemned the ban imposed on several MPs to travel to Benghazi via the Maitigua arport in Tripoli to participate in the official plenary session scheduled for Monday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fifth ordinary session of the sixth legislature of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has begun in Johannesburg, South Africa, with the aim of enabling African parliamentarians to promote cooperation and solidarity among countries on the continent Full text...

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) -The Director-General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Haftar, gave the Speaker of Parliament, Aguila Saleh, a detailed explanation of the budget and the sustainable development plan for the years 2025, 2026 and 2027 Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament on Monday approved the draft budget of the Fund for the Development and Reconstruction of Libya, requiring the provision of clarifications and taking into account the necessary observations of MPs Full text...

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) suspended its plenary session on Wednesday in Benghazi (east), after hearing presentations from the remaining candidates for the  Prime Minister position on their programmes Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Following an official plenary session, the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) decided to appoint a new Prime Minister to form a government whose main task will be to organise presidential and parliamentary elections in the country Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister-designate of the Libyan Parliament, Osama Hammad, on Monday handed over to the Speaker of the House, Aguila Saleh, the draft unified general budget law for the fiscal year 2025, amounting to more than 174 billion dinars (about US$31 billion) Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Lawmakers on Thursday took aim at the Trump administration’s decision to halt funding to the country Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A select members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) and the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) took part in the sixth session of the African Parliament, held at the African Parliament's headquarters in Midrand, South Africa Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - With three weeks to go before legislative elections in Togo, members of parliament (MPs) voted on Monday evening to pass a law changing the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system, PANA learned on Tuesday from parliamentary sources Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan House of Representatives have formed a technical committee chaired by the Second Deputy Speaker, Mesbah Douma, to monitor the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on citizens' incomes Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the High Council of State and Chairman of the Libyan-Turkish Friendship Commission, Omar al-Obeidi, and the Chairman of the Turkish-Libyan Friendship Commission of the Turkish National Assembly, MP Ersan Aksu, Wednesday discussed the lifting of visas between Libya and Turkey to facilitate freedom of movement for citizens of both countries Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fourth meeting of the Council of Legal Advisers to African Parliaments Tuesday got underway at the headquarter of Parliament in Benghazi, Libya's second largest city Full text...

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's National Assembly on Tuesday adopted a bill to increase the number of MPs from 91 to 113, PANA reported here Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) held its official session on Monday at its headquarters in the eastern city of Benghazi, chaired by its Speaker, Aguila Saleh, to hear the Libyan government's views on measures taken to cope with and respond to the effects of the floods and torrents that hit several affected areas in the east of the country Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The work of a plenary session of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) began on Monday in Benghazi (East) to discuss the proposal of the 6+6 Joint Commission on the electoral laws for the legislative and presidential elections Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ahlam Al-Lafi, Member of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), chaired a meeting of the Arab Parliament's Committee on Social, Educational, Cultural, Women's and Youth Affairs, which was devoted to the adoption of the draft Arab orientation law to combat domestic violence Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Despite the announcement in the Moroccan town of Bouznika that a compromise had been reached on the legislation for holding parliamentary and presidential elections between members of the 6+6 Joint Commission of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High Council of State responsible for drafting electoral laws, all is not well  following the refusal of presidents of the two chambers to append their signature to the agreement Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The security crisis in Burkina Faso since 2015 displaced thousands of people but as of 23 May 2023, more than 20,457 households, comprising 125,227 people had returned to their places of origin, Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachimdon Kyélem de Tambéla, told Parliament on Tuesday in his state of the nation address Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives voted by a majority of MPs during the plenary session held Tuesday behind closed doors in Benghazi (East), to suspend Fathi Bachagha Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A member of the Libyan House of Representatives and the Arab Parliament, Abdessalam Nassiya, participated in the meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Committee of the Arab Parliament held Monday in the Egyptian capital, Cairo Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The second deputy speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Abdelhadi al-Saghir, Thursday agreed with the chairman of the Duma's International Relations Committee and leader of the Russian Liberal Democratic Party, Leonid Slutsky, to exchange visits between the two chambers Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)- The draft law 2023 on supplementary credits and various committee reports are among the main items on the agenda of the first session of the fifth legislative assembly of the seven member countries of the East African Free Trade Community (EAC), scheduled for 28 March to 7 April, 2023 in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, parliamentary sources said Wednesday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A session of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) started on Monday in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, devoted to the examination of the 2023 draft budget and the appointment of members of the 6+6 joint committee with the High State Council in charge of drafting electoral laws Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, has summoned MPs to attend an official session in Benghazi on Monday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The meetings of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) standing committees Tuesday began with members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), and members of the African Parliament, in Midrand, South Africa, in preparation for the upcoming plenary session Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Local journalists and foreign press correspondents were barred from entering parliament to cover the inaugural session of the new legislature which began on Monday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) expressed surprise at the inaccuracies in the briefing presented by UN envoy Abdoulaye Bathily to the Security Council on Monday Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The mansions occupied by governing party ministers and deputy ministers in Cape Town and Pretoria are collectively worth a staggering US$52 Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A member of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Abdessalam Nassiya, participated in the 30th extraordinary session of the Executive Committee of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, devoted to the follow-up of the strategic plan of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union for the period of 2018 to 2022 Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives in Libya, during its session held on Tuesday in Benghazi, approved the thirteenth amendment of the Constitutional Declaration, on the organisation of relationship between powers in Libyan Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives resumed sitting on Tuesday in the eastern city of Benghazi to elect the second Deputy Speader Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The plenary of the Libyan House of Representatives started on Monday in Benghazi, devoted to the election of the second deputy speaker and debates on the constitutional basis for the elections Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, has summoned members of the House to attend a plenary session at its headquarters in Benghazi on Monday Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hope for a way out of the Libyan crisis with the recent announcement in Cairo, Egypt, of an agreement on a constitutional document and a roadmap between the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High Council of State, may be short-lived, with the speculative turnaround by the president of the legislative body, Aguila Saleh Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) decided during its session on Monday in Benghazi (East) to form a number of committees for the different tracks of the political crisis to prepare and submit proposals to the House within a determined timeframe Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The work of a plenary session of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), started on Tuesday at the Parliament's headquarters in the eastern city of Benghazi, dominated by the debates on how to get the country out of the crisis via the constitutional track Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, has convened a plenary session for next Tuesday in Benghazi Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) approved a decision to ban the extradition by any Libyan party of any Libyan citizen abroad after the case of citizen Abu Ajila Al-Mreimi, who was handed over to the United States Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives in Libya on Monday began a plenary session in the eastern city of Benghazi Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's beleaguered Minister of Finance, Mr Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a time when efforts are focused on overcoming disagreements between the House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High Council of State on the eligibility criteria of candidates for the presidential election, the decision by the chairman of the Libyan Council to suspend contacts with the Parliament plunges the country into a new impasse Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, Wednesday expressed surprise at the lack of understanding of the meaning of the law establishing a Constitutional Court in Benghazi (East) Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (Parliament), Fawzi Al-Nouwairi, has appointed Marai Moftah Rahil Al-Barassi, Deputy Governor, to temporarily hold the position of Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) for the Beidha branch in the east of the country until the governor takes office Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament sitting on Tuesday in the eastern city of Benghazi approved the draft law on the unified wage bill in the civil service, the spokesperson of the Parliament, Abdallah Blihak, has announced Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Aimée Laurentine Kanyana, a member of the Burundi's ruling party, was sworn in on Tuesday in Kigobe, the seat of the National Assembly, as the new and first woman Ombudsman Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament began a session on Monday in Benghazi, devoted to the law on the unified salary scale for state officials Full text...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The mandate of the MPs of the 3rd transitional legislature of Burkina Faso was validated on Friday, according to a note from the transitional legislative assembly Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first deputy speaker of Parliament, Fawzi Al-Nouwari, has condemned the statements of ambassadors accredited in the country as foreign interference in Libya Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament began another session on Monday in the eastern city of Benghazi devoted to the examination of a number of draft laws, its official spokesperson, Abdallah Blihak, has announced Full text...