The Royal African Society in Parliament

Africa All Party Parliamentary Group

The Africa APPG was launched by Hugh Bayley MP and Lord Lea of Crondall on January 20^th 2003 as an umbrella group to focus on issues which affect the whole of Africa as a continent.

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 Group has been at the centre of the increased interest in Africa in Westminster and Whitehall, in the last four years.

To date, the Group has published six reports:

·        Averting Catastrophe: AIDS in 21^st Century Africa – June 2004

·        The UK Government and Africa in 2005: How joined up is Whitehall? – March 2005

·        The Other Side of the Coin: The UK and Corruption in Africa – March 2006

·        Strengthening Parliaments in Africa: Improving Support – March 2008

·     Land in Zimbabwe. Past mistakes, future prospects - December 2009

The Africa APPG has recently produced a submission to the Strategic Defence and Security Review.

To read more about Security and Africa and download the report click here .

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Key members of the Africa APPG:

• President: Lord Hughes of Woodside
• Vice-Presidents:  Lord Avebury and Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
• Chair: Hugh Bayley MP
• Vice-Chairs: Lord Lea of Crondall, Lord Chidgey, James Duddridge MP and Baroness D'Souza
• Secretary: Sally Keeble MP
• Treasurer: Lord Freeman

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

For more information on the Africa APPG please contact the Research Co-Ordinator at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it