Rwandan MP vaulted to Vice-President

MP Juliana Kantengwa

Member of Parilament Juliana Kantengwa has been elected the 4th Vice-President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislative body of the African Union.
[News Of Rwanda]
Kantengwa is representing the eastern African region, according to a statement released on the website of the Johannesburg-based PAP.

Her election is being widely hailed as a positive for Rwanda as a country.

Also elected was new President, Bethel Nnaemeka Amadi of Nigeria who is a former First Vice-President to former president Dr. Moussa Idriss Ndélé.

Amadi was the only candidate for the position following the withdrawal of Béchir Chammam of Tunisia.

The other Vice-Presidents elected are: First Vice-President, Roger Nkodo Dang, from Cameroun representing the Central African region; Second Vice-President, Moustafa El Gendy, from Egypt, representing the Northern African region and Third Vice-President, Loide L. Kasingo, from Namibia, representing the Southern African region.

Together, the five members will form the bureau of the PAP for a period of three years.