Pan-African parliament expected to work soon

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Pan-African parliament expected to work soon

The African Union Pan-African Parliament will come into force soon following the deposit by Senegal of instrument of ratification on the protocol on the establishment of Pan-African Parliament.

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The African Union Pan-African Parliament will come into force soon following the deposit by Senegal of instrument of ratification on the protocol on the establishment of Pan-African Parliament.

According to an AU press release here Monday, Senegal has become the 24th AU member state to deposit the ratification, and the simple majority of ratification required for the operation of the parliament has been met.

The protocol shall enter into force 30 days after the deposit of the 24th instrument of ratification.

The Pan-African Parliament will evolve into an institution withfull legislative powers, whose members will be elected by universal adult suffrage.

However, in its first five years of existence, it will have consultative and advisory powers only, according to the release.

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