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    Published On: Thu, May 31st, 2012
    English / Ibikorwa / Latestnews | By gahiji

    Rwandan MP vaulted to Vice-President

    Rwanda | Juliana-Kantengwa

    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.

     

     

     

     

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