Staff Reporter

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appealed to Pan African Parliament (PAP) to use their collective voice to push for the removal of illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe.

Speaking at the official PAP (what is that?), President Mnangagwa said, “The adverse impact of these unilateral coercive measures on Zimbabwe extends to the region and the continent crippling the movement towards attaining Africa’s Agenda 2063.  I, thus, appeal to you, as Members of the PAP, to use your collective voice to highlight this injustice and push for the removal of these illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe,” he said.

President Mnangagwa further challenged the incumbent PAP President, Hon. Fortune Charumbira to scale up efforts which advocate for women and youth participation in sustainable development projects in various sectors of the economy.

“I exhort the Pan African Parliament to scale up its advocacy for women and youth participation in programmes and projects that advance inclusive sustainable development in all sectors of the economy. That way, our collective revolutionary decisions to define, re-write our own development narrative and investing in the future is guaranteed,” Said the President.

The incumbent PAP President is expected to deliver on his promises of raising awareness of African Continental Free Trade Area on the continent so that the ordinary people will benefit. Zimbabwe has also pinned its hopes on Hon. Chief Charumbira to spearhead the anti-sanctions campaign which Zimbabwe is currently promoting.

Meanwhile, President Mnangagwa expressed gratitude towards PAP members for having confidence in Chief Charumbira. Chief Charumbira is the first PAP President from Southern Africa.