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The Royal African Society in Parliament
Africa All Party Parliamentary Group
The Royal African Society provides the administration for the Africa All-Party Parliamentary Group
The Africa APPG was launched, with unprecedented success on January the 20th 2003. Hugh Bayley MP and Lord Lea of Crondall decided to set up the umbrella group to focus on issues which affect the whole of Africa as a continent. The group has decided to base much of its work around the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD)
Parliament has a role to play in ensuring that the UK end of the partnership - government, business and NGOs - delivers.
It was agreed to establish an African All Party Parliamentary Group with the following objective - "to promote Africa, in particular the issues relating to NEPAD, as a foreign policy priority in Parliament.
The major project planned for 2004 is an investigation into the impact of HIV/AIDS on Africa's development capacity. The group is taking evidence from individuals and organisations with relevant expertise. And hopes to publish the report in early Summer.
Key members of the Africa APPG:
President: Lord Hughes of Woodside
Vice-Presidents: Lord Avebury and Baroness Chalker.
Chair: Hugh Bayley MP.
Vice-Chairs: Lord Lea of Crondall, David Chidgey MP and Laurence Robertson MP.
Secretary: Oona King MP.
Treasurer: Lord Freeman. I For more information on the Africa APPG please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To find out more about All Party Parliamentary Groups have a look at the Africa APPG page on the UK Parliament website: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmparty/memi04.htm
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http://royalafricansociety.org/what_we_do/africa_appg
