Pan-African Parliament Welcomes New Members to the Sixth Parliament
30 new members have been sworn into the Sixth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament during the opening ceremony of its Permanent Committees Sitting on February 24, 2025, at its headquarters in Midrand, South Africa. Each African Union member state is entitled to a five-member delegation, ensuring diverse political, regional, and gender representation. In the latest induction, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Mozambique, Nigeria, Liberia, South Africa, and Senegal have each contributed new delegates from diverse political parties with the hope that they bring diverse perspectives to the legislative body. The new cohort comprises 18 male and 9 female parliamentarians. The continental legislators are listed below as follows:
Botswana:
Hon. Sam Digwa (M), Party: Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC)
Hon. Arafat K. Khan (M), Party: UDC
Hon. Dr. Kesetegile Gobotswang (M), Party: Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)
Hon. Kagiso T. Mmusi (M), Party: Botswana Congress Party (BCP)
Hon. Mosadi Seboko (F), House of Chiefs
Cameroon:
Hon. Wainachi Honorine (F), Party: Social Democratic Front (SDF)
Hon. Pierre Nikina (M), Party: Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (RDPC)
Chad:
Hon. Djidda Mamar Mahamat (M), Party: Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS)
Hon. Amina Tidjani Yaya (F), Party: MPS
Hon. Prof. Mahamat Annadif Youssouf (M), Party: Al Nassour
Hon. Mahamat Saleh Ahmat Khayar (M), Party: MPS
Hon. Amina Ali Idriss (F), Party: MPS
Mozambique:
Hon. Aires Bonifácio Baptista Ali
Hon. Excelência Damião José
Hon. Excelência Sarfina Filipe Franco Chindaculema
Hon. Rute Venâncio Manjate
Hon. José Manteigas Gabriel
Nigeria:
Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (M), Party: All Progressives Congress (APC)
Liberia:
Hon. Marie G. Johnson (F), replacing Hon. Luther Sandy Collins
Hon. Alex J. Grant (M), replacing Hon. Muka Kerkula Kamara
South Africa:
Hon. M. Chetty (M), Party: Democratic Alliance (DA)
Senegal:
Hon. Massamba Dieng (M), Party: Patriots of Senegal for Ethics, Work and Fraternity (PASTEF)
Hon. Fama Ba (F), Party: PASTEF
Hon. Yoba Balde (M), Party: PASTEF
Hon. Lamine Faye (M), Party: PASTEF
Hon. Therese Faye (F), Party: TAKKU
Several members were initially slated for induction during the September 2024 session but were unable to attend. These members will now be sworn in during the current session:
Cameroon:
Hon. Wainachi Honorine (F), Party: SDF
Hon. Pierre Nikina (M), Party: RDPC
Nigeria:
Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (M), Party: APC
South Africa:
Hon. M. Chetty (M), Party: DA
