African Parliaments

COUNTRYNigeria
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSIONThe 19th Assembly
TERMFour (4) years (since 2019)
SEATS  469
109 Senators
360 Representatives
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale        239
 
Female    36
LEADERSHIP  Senate President  – Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan (since June 20)
Deputy Senate President –
Ovie Omo-Agege
Speaker of the House  – Femi Gbajabiamila (since 11 June 2019)
Deputy Speaker   – Ahmed Wase
 
Websitewww.nass.gov.ng
COUNTRYUganda
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONThe 11th Parliament 
TERMFive (5) years (last election, 2021)
SEATS  529
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                            353                                        
 
Female                         146
LEADERSHIP  Speaker of Parliament              Rebecca A. Kadaga (MP)Deputy Speaker               Jacob L. Oulanyah  
Websitewww.parliament.go.ug

COUNTRYTanzania
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONThe 10th Parliament 
TERMFive (5) years (last election, 2016)
SEATS  388
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale               245      
 
Female           143
LEADERSHIP  Speaker of the National Assembly   – Hon. Job Y. Ndugai
Deputy Speaker                                  – Hon. Dr. Tulia M. Ackson      
Clerk of the National Assembly        – Mr. Stephen Kagaigai
Websitewww.parliament.go.tz

COUNTRYBurkina Faso
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSION8th National Assembly
TERMFive (5) year. Last election, 2020
SEATS  127
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                     119 
Female                 8  
LEADERSHIP  Speaker of the National Assembly       Hon. Job Y. NdugaiDeputy Speaker                        Hon. Dr. Tulia M. Ackson      
Clerk of the National Assembly                    Mr. Stephen Kagaigai
Websitewww.assembleenationale.bfan2.grisor.com

COUNTRYMalawi
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2019
TERMFive (5) years
SEATS  193
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale               148                                                    
Female            44                                                    
LEADERSHIP  Speaker of the National Assembly             Catherine Gotani Hara                                      
Secretary General                                           Fiona Kalemba     
Websitehttp://www.parliament.gov.mw/

COUNTRYZambia
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONThe 9th Parliament (last election 2016)
TERMFive (5) years
SEATS  167 members
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale           139                                                        
Female         28    
LEADERSHIP  Speaker of the National Assembly             Patrick Matibini
First Deputy Speaker                                   Hon. Ms. Catherine Namugala
Second Deputy Speaker                               Hon., Mr. Mwimba Malama
Clerk of the National Assembly                Cecilia Nsenduluka Mbewe     
Websitewww.parliament.gov.zm

COUNTRYMozambique
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2019
TERMFive (5) years
SEATS  167 members
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                   144                                                 
Female               106                                                              
LEADERSHIP  President of the Assembly                       Esperanca Bias            Secretary General                                    Alfredo Vasco Nogueira Nampete   
Websitehttp://www.parlamento.mz/

COUNTRYGuinea-Bissau
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2019
TERMFour (4) years
SEATS  102
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                 88                                                  
Female             14                                                     
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                                        Cipriano Cassamá
Secretary General                      José Carlos Rodrigues da Fonseca                                                  
Websitewww.anpguinebissau.org

COUNTRYMadagascar
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSIONThe 19th Assembly (last election 2019)
TERMFive (5) years
SEATS  169
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale        140                          
Female     29                              
LEADERSHIP  Speaker       Christine Razanamahasoa     
Secretary General        Calvin Randriamahafanjary
Websitehttp://www.assemblee-nationale.mg/

COUNTRYSouth Africa
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSION27th Parliament (last election 2019)
TERMFive (5) years
SEATS  490
90 National Council
400 National Assembly
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale  
Female  
LEADERSHIP  Speaker of National Assembly    – Hon Thandi Modise
Chairperson of National Council of Provinces  – Hon Amos Masondo
Websitewww.parliament.gov.za 

COUNTRYKenya
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSION12th Parliament (last election 2017)
TERMFive (5) years
SEATS  347 Assembly
 
67 Senate
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                         272                                                    
Female                       75                                                       
LEADERSHIP  Speaker of the National Assembly   – Hon Justin MuturiDeputy Speaker of the National Assembly          Hon. Moses Cheboi
Clerk of the National Assembly      Mr. Michael Sialai
Speaker of the Senate                      Hon Ken LusakaDeputy Speaker of the Senate                      Sen. Kamar Margaret JepkoechClerk of the Senate           Mr. Jeremiah M. Nyegenye
Websitehttp://www.parliament.go.ke/

COUNTRYEthiopia 
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSION
TERMFive (5) years
SEATS  547
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale            335                                                        
Female       212                                                           
LEADERSHIP  Speaker     – Hon Ato Tagese                                  
Deputy Speaker     – Hon W/RO Shitaye Minale
Clerk          – Mesrak Mekonnen Yetneberk                   
Websitehttp://www.hopr.gov.et/

COUNTRYGambia
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2017
TERMFive (5) years
SEATS  58
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale               53                                                     
Female            5                                                                          
LEADERSHIP  Speaker             Mariam Jack-DentonDeputy
Speaker           Momodou L. K. Sanneh        
Clerk               Momodou A. Sise
Websitehttp://assembly.gov.gm/

COUNTRYSierra Leone
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSION4th Parliament of the Second Republic (last election 2017)
TERMFive (5) years
SEATS  146
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale      128                                                              
Female        18                                                          
LEADERSHIP  Speaker of Parliament      – Rt. Hon. Dr. Abass Chernor Bundu
 Deputy Speaker                – Rt. Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas
Clerk to Parliament           – Hon. Paran Umar Tarawally
Websitehttp://www.parliament.gov.sl/

COUNTRYAngola
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSION3rd national Assembly (last election 2017)
TERMFive (5) years
SEATS  220
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                    155                                                
Female                  65                                                
LEADERSHIP  Speaker of Parliament – Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos 
Secretary General       – Pedro Agostinho de Neri 
Websitehttp://www.parlamento.ao/

COUNTRYLiberia
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSION54th Liberian Legislature (last election 2017)
TERMSix (6) years
SEATS  73
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale        65                                                            
Female      8                                                          
LEADERSHIP  Speaker of Parliament                           Bhofal Chambers
 Deputy Speaker                                     Rep. Hans Bachue
President of the Senate                        Rep. Jewel Taylor
Secretary General                                   Mildred N. Sayon
Websitehttps://archive.is/20121219233214/http://legislature.gov.lr/house

COUNTRYMorocco
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSION54th Liberian Legislature
TERMFive (5) years (last election 2016)
SEATS  595
120 councilors
395 representatives
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale           314                                                         
Female          81                                                      
LEADERSHIP  Speaker of Parliament      – Habib El Malki Deputy Speaker                             – Mohammed OuzzineSecretary General                             – Najib El Khadi
Websitehttp://www.parlement.ma/

COUNTRYNamibia
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSIONLast election 2019
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  104
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                            58                                        
Female                        46                                                 
LEADERSHIP  Speaker of National Assembly        – Hon. Prof. Peter Katjavivi
 Deputy Speaker                             – Hon. Prof. Loide Kasingo
Chairperson to the National Council   – Hon. Lukas Sinimbo Muha    
Deputy Chairperson                             – Sibalatani, Bernard Songa
Websitehttp://www.parliament.gov.na/

COUNTRYGabon
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSIONLast election 2018
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  142
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                 119                                                       
Female               23                                                         
LEADERSHIP  President 0f National Assembly  – Faustin Boukoubi
Secretary General              – Constant Brice Paillat
Websitehttp://www.assemblee-nationale.ga/

COUNTRYMali
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2020
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  121
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                                88                                   
Female                            33                                            
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                                      Honorable Malick Diaw
Secretary General                    Modibo Sidibé
Websitehttp://assemblee-nationale.ml/

COUNTRYSomalia
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSION11th Parliament (Last election, 2020)
TERM4 (Four) years
SEATS  275
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                                208                                   
Female                            67                                            
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                        – Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman
Secretary General        – Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh

Websitehttp://www.parliament.gov.so/

COUNTRYChad
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSION
TERM4 (Four) years
SEATS  118
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                               132                                 
Female                           24                                           
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                                      Haroun Kabadi
Secretary General                    Malo Adrien Beyom

Websitewww.assemblee-nationale.td/W3

COUNTRYRwanda  
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSION4th Parliament (last election 2018)
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  80
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                   31                                
Female               49                                                                    
LEADERSHIP  President of the Senate                  – H.E Iyamuremye Augustin
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies           Donatille Mukabalisa
Secretary General                       – Kambanda Jeannine 

Websitewww.paliament.gov.rw

COUNTRYBurundi  
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSIONLast election 2020
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  123 members
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                               76                              
Female                           47                                           
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                                                   Gélase Daniel Ndabirabe
Secretary General                                  Jeanne Chantal Harerimana

Websitewww.assemblee.bi

COUNTRYTunisia 
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2019
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  217
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                                160                             
Female                             57                                        
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                       – Rached Ghannouchi
Secretary General       – Adel Hanchi

Websitewww.arp.tn

COUNTRYTogo
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2018
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  91
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                                74                              
Female                             17                                        
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                               – Yawa Djigbodi Tsegan
Secretary General              – Madakome Fademba Waguena

Websitewww.assemblee-nationale.tg

COUNTRYCentral African Republic
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2020
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  140
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                               122                            
Female                            18                                        
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                   – Laurent Ngon Baba
Secretary General   – Noël Kamnadji

Websitewww.assembleenationale-rca.cf

COUNTRYMauritania
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2018
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  153
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                         122                             
Female                      31                                             
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                            –  Cheikh Ould Baya
Secretary General           – Abdellahi Ould Saleh

Websitewww.assembleenationale.mr/

COUNTRYLesotho
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSION10th Parliament
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  152
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                                                    
 
Female                                                                  
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                     – Sephiri Motanyane
Deputy speaker        – Lebohang Ramohlanka
 

Websitewww.parliament.ls/

COUNTRYBotswana
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSION12th Parliament
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  61
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                                                    
 
Female                                                                  
LEADERSHIP  Speaker       –  Hon. Phandu Skelemani
Deputy speaker       – Hon. Mabuse Pule

Websitewww.parliament.gov.bw

COUNTRYMauritius
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSION10th National Assembly
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  70
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                                 56                   
Female                             14                                            
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                        – Hon. Sooroojdev PHOKEER
Deputy speaker           – Hon. NAZURALLY Mohammud Zahid
Secretary General       – Safeena Lotun Muhammad

Websitemauritiusassembly.govmu.org

COUNTRY Benin
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2019
TERM4 (Four) years
SEATS  83
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale            76                   
Female        7                                               
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                  – Gbèhounou Louis Vlavonou
Secretary General  – Mariano Afolabi Ogoutolou
Websiteassemblee-nationale.bj

COUNTRY Benin
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2019
TERM4 (Four) years
SEATS  83
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale            76                   
Female        7                                               
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                  – Gbèhounou Louis Vlavonou
Secretary General  – Mariano Afolabi Ogoutolou
Websiteassemblee-nationale.bj

COUNTRYCameroon
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSION
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  180
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                                 119                 
Female                             61                                            
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                        – Djibril Cavayé Yeguie
Secretary General       – Gaston Komba                                     
Websitehttp://www.assnat.cm

COUNTRYDjibouti
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSION8th National Assembly
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  65
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                                 48                
Female                             17                                               
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                            –   Mohamed Ali Houmed
Secretary General            – Ismail Goulal Boudine                                 
Websitehttp://www.assnat.cm

COUNTRYGuinea
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2020
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  114
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale             95                
Female         19                                         
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                                           Amadou Damaro Camara
Secretary General                         Mohamed Bérété
Website

COUNTRYSenegal 
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSION3rd National Assembly
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  165
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                                 94               
Female                             71                               
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                  – Moustapha Niasse
Secretary General      – Marie Joséphine Diallo
Websitewww.assemblee-nationale.sn

COUNTRYSouth Sudan
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSIONLast election 2021
TERM
SEATS  550
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                                 372          
Female                             178                                       
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                                           Jemma Nunu Kumba
Secretary General                         Makuc Makuc Ngong
Website

COUNTRYCabo Verde
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2021
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  72
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                                 44       
Female                             28                                       
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                  – Austelino Tavares Correia
Secretary General     – Paula Lima Martins
Websitewww.parlamento.cv/Default.aspx

COUNTRYEswatini 
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSIONLast election 2018
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  73
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                                 66           
Female                             7                                       
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                     – Petros Mavimbela
Secretary General    – Benedict Xaba
Website  www.gov.sz

COUNTRYComoros
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2020
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  24
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                                20    
Female                             4                                      
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                    – Abdou Moustadroine
Secretary General    – Ahmed Assoumani Mohamed
Websitewww.auc.km  

COUNTRYNiger 
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2020
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  171
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                123                             
Female              43                                                     
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                                           Seyni Oumarou
Secretary General                         Boubakar Tiémogo
Websitewww.assemblee.ne 

COUNTRYCongo
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSIONLast election 2018
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  151
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                134                             
Female              17                                                     
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                                           Isidore Mvouba
Secretary General                         Guillaumette Kiakouama
Websitewwwww.assemblee-nationale.cg  

COUNTRYLibya
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2018
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  200
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                170                             
Female              30                                                    
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                                           Aguila Salah Issa
Secretary General                         Abdullah Al-Masray
Websitehttps://parliament.ly/

COUNTRYSeychelles
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2020
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  35
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                27                              
Female              8                                                     
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                    –  Roger Mancienne
Secretary General    – Tania Isaac
Websitewww.nationalassembly.sc   

COUNTRYZimbabwe
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSIONLast election 29th Parliament (last election 2018)
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  270
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                184                              
Female              86                                                        
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                              –  J.F.N. Mudenda
Secretary General             – Kennedy Mugove Chokuda
Websitewww.parlzim.gov.zw

COUNTRYEquatorial Guinea  
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSIONLast election 2017
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  100
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale               77                           
Female            23                                                    
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                     – Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu
Secretary General     – Bienvenido Ekua Esono
Website

COUNTRYAlgeria  
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSIONLast election 2021
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  407
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                          374                
Female                       33                                          
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                                     Brahim Boughali
Secretary General                    Salah Salem
Websitewww.apn.dz
COUNTRYSao Tome and Principe
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTUnicameral
SESSIONLast election 2018
TERM4 (Four) years
SEATS  55
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                         42                
Female                     13                                           
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                       – Delfim Neves
Secretary General       – Samora da Costa César Ferreira
Websitewww.parlamento.st
COUNTRYCôte d’Ivoire
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSIONLast election 2021
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  255
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                         216                 
Female                     36                                            
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                                     Amadou Soumahoro
Secretary General                   Alain Acakpo Addra
Websitewww.assnat.ci
COUNTRYDemocratic Republic of the Congo
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSIONLast election 2018
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  500
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                         436                
Female                     64                                          
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                 – Christophe Mboso N’kodia Pwanga
Secretary General  – Jean Nguvulu Khoji
Websiteassemblee-nationale.cd 
COUNTRYEgypt
STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENTBicameral
SESSIONLast election Oct 2020
TERM5 (Five) years
SEATS  596 
GENDER REPRESENTATIONMale                         428               
Female                     164                                          
LEADERSHIP  Speaker                                     Hanafy Ali El Gibaly
Secretary General                   Ahmed Manna
WEBSITEwww.parliament.gov.eg

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