Africa: Rwanda, South Africa Move to Ease Visa Restrictions

Africa: Rwanda, South Africa Move to Ease Visa Restrictions

Rwanda and South Africa have agreed to take steps toward easing travel restrictions and improving mobility between their citizens, including progress on visa normalisation and efforts to address restrictions affecting Rwandan passport holders. The announcement was made on Wednesday, June 17, in Pretoria during a joint press conference by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International…

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Africa: Rwanda, South Africa Move to Ease Visa Restrictions

Africa: Angola Defends Technical Rigor in AU Human Resources Reform

Luanda — Angola reaffirmed on Tuesday its commitment to completing the African Union’s (AU) Skills Audit and Assessment Process (SACA) and advocated the need for equity in the geographical representation of Member States with high standards of merit and professional excellence. The position was expressed by Angola’s Permanent Representative to the African Union, Miguel César…

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Africa: Rwanda, South Africa Move to Ease Visa Restrictions

Africa: We Are a Home for All Africans, South Africa Assures CSPOC Delegates

Officially opening the 19th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers (CSPOC) of the Commonwealth Africa Region, Ms Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in the Parliament of South Africa, assured conference delegates that South Africa is home to all Africans despite any anti-immigration sentiment. Addressing heads of parliaments and representatives…

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Africa: Rwanda, South Africa Move to Ease Visa Restrictions

Africa: Gauteng Hosts Historic Pan-African Parliamentary Gathering, Urges Continental Unity Over Competition

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL), working alongside the South African Parliament, opened the week-long summit at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park on Youth Day, 16 June 2026, drawing presiding officers and parliamentary delegations from across the continent into a single room to confront a shared question: How does Africa build political stability strong enough to…

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Africa: Rwanda, South Africa Move to Ease Visa Restrictions

Africa: Migration Takes Centre Stage At CSPOC Africa Conference Opening

The issue of migration featured prominently during the opening of the 19th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth Africa Region (CSPOC Africa), currently underway at Emperors Palace in Ekurhuleni. The conference has brought together representatives from more than 50 African countries, including Speakers, Presiding Officers and heads of provincial legislatures, to deliberate…

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Africa: Rwanda, South Africa Move to Ease Visa Restrictions

Africa: Nineteenth Cspoc Africa Conference Opens With Focus On Proactive Parliamentary Leadership

The 19th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Parliaments (CSPOC) of the Commonwealth Africa Region got started in South Africa’s Gauteng province yesterday. Heads of parliaments and other representatives of national and subnational legislatures from the continent are meeting at the Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, under the theme “Proactive Parliaments and Sustainable Development: An Imperative…

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Africa: Rwanda, South Africa Move to Ease Visa Restrictions

Africa: A Day of Memory and Meaning – CSPOC Delegates Join South Africa’s June 16 Commemoration

On the morning of Youth Day, delegates of the 19th CSPOC Africa Region Conference gathered at the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto to mark fifty years since the 1976 Soweto Youth Uprising – one of the defining moments in South Africa’s struggle for freedom. Deputy Minister in the Presidency Mmapaseka Steve Letsike opened proceedings, welcoming…

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