In the most horrific incident, an enraged man identified as Senegal’s representative, Djibril War, is filmed kicking South African envoy, Pemmy Majodina. Last week, members in PAP engaged in a fierce debacle over the issue of rotational leadership instead of direct elections. The Southern bloc is advocating for rotational leadership, similar to the reign over the African Union (AU), and its Southern African Development Community (SADC). Intervening earlier to resolve the impasse, AU’s legal directorate ruled in favour of rotational leadership, concluding PAP must follow AU rules. “The shocking scenes of violence at the Pan African Parliament today (Monday) tarnish the image of this honourable institution.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 01, 2021 09:00 UTC