To facilitate mutually beneficial relationships between Africa and the UK and to further understanding within the UK parliament of contemporary UK-African relations and pan-African matters and development agendas in the UK parliament. The group also seeks to challenge negative stereotypes pertaining to Africa where they persist.
Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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12 Current APPG Officers
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14 APPG Memberships
Angola , Bangladesh , Commonwealth , Creative Diversity , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Engineering , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Infrastructure , Internet, Communications and Technology , Jazz , Markets , Open Banking and Payments , Scientific , Space
Angola , Bangladesh , Commonwealth , Creative Diversity , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Engineering , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Infrastructure , Internet, Communications and Technology , Jazz , Markets , Open Banking and Payments , Scientific , Space
8 APPG Memberships
Data Analytics , Hydrogen , Net Zero , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , South Africa , Sustainable Finance , Vaccinations for All , Zimbabwe
Data Analytics , Hydrogen , Net Zero , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , South Africa , Sustainable Finance , Vaccinations for All , Zimbabwe
24 APPG Memberships
Angola , Bahrain , British Council , Canada , Channel Islands , China , Democratic Republic of Congo , Gibraltar , Global Health , Greenland , Latin America , Mongolia , Nepal , Nigeria , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , United Arab Emirates , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Wilton Park , Women in Parliament , Zambia , Zimbabwe
Angola , Bahrain , British Council , Canada , Channel Islands , China , Democratic Republic of Congo , Gibraltar , Global Health , Greenland , Latin America , Mongolia , Nepal , Nigeria , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , United Arab Emirates , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Wilton Park , Women in Parliament , Zambia , Zimbabwe
5 APPG Memberships
Democratic Republic of Congo , Race Equality in Education , South Africa , Trade out of Poverty , Wilton Park
Democratic Republic of Congo , Race Equality in Education , South Africa , Trade out of Poverty , Wilton Park
20 APPG Memberships
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , BBC , British Museum , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Friends of Syria , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , International Conservation , Media Freedom , Midlands Engine , Museums , National Trust , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Trade and Investment , Trade out of Poverty , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Visual Arts , Wilton Park , Women and Enterprise
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , BBC , British Museum , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Friends of Syria , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , International Conservation , Media Freedom , Midlands Engine , Museums , National Trust , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Trade and Investment , Trade out of Poverty , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Visual Arts , Wilton Park , Women and Enterprise
13 APPG Memberships
Belgium , British Overseas Territories , Defence and Security Issues , Libya , Liechtenstein , London's Planning and Built Environment , Luxembourg , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Saudi Arabia , Switzerland , Taiwan , Tunisia , Veterans
Belgium , British Overseas Territories , Defence and Security Issues , Libya , Liechtenstein , London's Planning and Built Environment , Luxembourg , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Saudi Arabia , Switzerland , Taiwan , Tunisia , Veterans
23 APPG Memberships
Assistive Technology , Autism , Azerbaijan , Commonwealth , Côte d’Ivoire , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Faith and Society , Inclusive Entrepreneurship , Indian Traditional Sciences , International Students , Libya , Management , Mongolia , Muslim Women , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative , Religion in the Media , Social Work , Textiles and Fashion , Tunisia , Uzbekistan , Women and Work
Assistive Technology , Autism , Azerbaijan , Commonwealth , Côte d’Ivoire , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Faith and Society , Inclusive Entrepreneurship , Indian Traditional Sciences , International Students , Libya , Management , Mongolia , Muslim Women , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative , Religion in the Media , Social Work , Textiles and Fashion , Tunisia , Uzbekistan , Women and Work
18 APPG Memberships
Artificial Intelligence , CAFOD , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Christianity in the Holy Land , Colombia , Community Energy , Democratic Republic of Congo , Eritrea , Extreme Poverty , Germany , Holy See , Jazz , Malawi , Street Children , War Crimes , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , West Papua , Zambia
Artificial Intelligence , CAFOD , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Christianity in the Holy Land , Colombia , Community Energy , Democratic Republic of Congo , Eritrea , Extreme Poverty , Germany , Holy See , Jazz , Malawi , Street Children , War Crimes , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , West Papua , Zambia
17 APPG Memberships
Ageing and Older People , British Museum , Commonwealth Games , Crypto and Digital Assets , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Fair Business Banking , Financial Technology , Global Education , Social Enterprise , Sudan and South Sudan , Sustainable Finance , United Nations , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Women and Enterprise , Women and Work , Zambia
Ageing and Older People , British Museum , Commonwealth Games , Crypto and Digital Assets , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Fair Business Banking , Financial Technology , Global Education , Social Enterprise , Sudan and South Sudan , Sustainable Finance , United Nations , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Women and Enterprise , Women and Work , Zambia
9 APPG Memberships
Democratic Republic of Congo , Extreme Poverty , Malawi , Poverty , School Food , Sudan and South Sudan , Thrombosis , Trafficked Britons in Syria , Zambia
Democratic Republic of Congo , Extreme Poverty , Malawi , Poverty , School Food , Sudan and South Sudan , Thrombosis , Trafficked Britons in Syria , Zambia
Contact Details
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Chi Onwurah MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7114.
Email: chi.onwurah.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Jack Patterson. Tel: 07740 856 853
Email: pattersonj@parliament.uk
Secretariat:
Royal African Society acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.royalafricansociety.org/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
8 Jan 2022
8 Jan 2022
Source
Royal African Society
Royal African Society
Description
Secretariat From : 08/01/2022 To : 07/01/2023
Secretariat From : 08/01/2022 To : 07/01/2023
Value
£31,501
£31,501
Date
8 Jan 2021
8 Jan 2021
Source
Royal African Society
Royal African Society
Description
Secretariat From : 08/01/2021 To : 07/01/2022
Secretariat From : 08/01/2021 To : 07/01/2022
Value
£31,501
£31,501
Date
8 Jan 2020
8 Jan 2020
Source
Royal African Society
Royal African Society
Description
Secretariat From : 08/01/2020 To : 07/01/2021
Secretariat From : 08/01/2020 To : 07/01/2021
Value
£24,001
£24,001
Date
5 Jul 2019
5 Jul 2019
Source
Royal African Society
Royal African Society
Description
Secretariat From : 05/07/2019 To : 04/07/2020
Secretariat From : 05/07/2019 To : 04/07/2020
Value
£24,001
£24,001
Date
5 Jul 2018
5 Jul 2018
Source
Royal African Society
Royal African Society
Description
Secretariat From : 05/07/2018 To : 04/07/2019
Secretariat From : 05/07/2018 To : 04/07/2019
Value
£24,001
£24,001
Date
1 Jan 2018
1 Jan 2018
Source
Royal African Society
Royal African Society
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2018 To : 31/12/2018
Secretariat From : 01/01/2018 To : 31/12/2018
Value
£16,501
£16,501
Date
1 Jan 2017
1 Jan 2017
Source
Royal African Society
Royal African Society
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
Value
£16,501
£16,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
1 Jan 2016
Source
Royal African Society
Royal African Society
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£31,501
£31,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
Royal African Society
Royal African Society
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£30,001
£30,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Africa APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Lord Chidgey
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 9th February 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Kim Johnson
Vice Chair
Labour - Liverpool, Riverside
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 9th February 2022
22 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Boxing , Caribbean , Creative Diversity , Cuba , Democratic Republic of Congo , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Housing in the North , Kurdistan in Turkey and Syria , Liverpool City Region , Museums , National Trust , Northern Powerhouse , Palestine , Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability , Performers' Alliance , Race Equality in Education , School Exclusions and Alternative Provision , Thalidomide , Western Sahara , Yemen , Zimbabwe
Apprenticeships , Boxing , Caribbean , Creative Diversity , Cuba , Democratic Republic of Congo , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Housing in the North , Kurdistan in Turkey and Syria , Liverpool City Region , Museums , National Trust , Northern Powerhouse , Palestine , Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability , Performers' Alliance , Race Equality in Education , School Exclusions and Alternative Provision , Thalidomide , Western Sahara , Yemen , Zimbabwe
Lord St John of Bletso
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 9th February 2022
Pauline Latham
Vice Chair (Eastern Africa)
Conservative - Mid Derbyshire
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 21st April 2021
13 APPG Memberships
Banning Trophy Hunting , Catalonia , Cayman Islands , Critical Minerals , Democratic Republic of Congo , Global Tuberculosis , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Qatar , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Ukraine , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , War Crimes
Banning Trophy Hunting , Catalonia , Cayman Islands , Critical Minerals , Democratic Republic of Congo , Global Tuberculosis , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Qatar , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Ukraine , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , War Crimes
Lord Purvis of Tweed
Vie Chair (Northern Africa)
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 21st April 2021
15 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand , Canada , Côte d’Ivoire , Death Penalty , Democratic Republic of Congo , Devolution , Extreme Poverty , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery , Libya , Nutrition for Development , South Africa , Trade and Investment , Trade Justice , Trade out of Poverty , Tunisia
Australia and New Zealand , Canada , Côte d’Ivoire , Death Penalty , Democratic Republic of Congo , Devolution , Extreme Poverty , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery , Libya , Nutrition for Development , South Africa , Trade and Investment , Trade Justice , Trade out of Poverty , Tunisia
Jeremy Lefroy
Vice Chair (Eastern Africa)
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Steel of Aikwood
Honorary President
Non-affiliated - Retired on 27 March 2020
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
Honorary Vice-President
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Lea of Crondall
Honorary Vice-President
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
Honorary Vice-President
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Anne McLaughlin
Vice-Chair (West Africa)
Scottish National Party - Glasgow North East
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
17 APPG Memberships
Afrikan Reparations , Caribbean , Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance , Drug Policy Reform , Fairtrade , Green Deal Misselling , Immigration Detention , Industrial Heritage , Malawi , Mindfulness , Missing Children and Adults , No Recourse to Public Funds , Refugees , Rohingya , Social Integration , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Universal Credit
Afrikan Reparations , Caribbean , Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance , Drug Policy Reform , Fairtrade , Green Deal Misselling , Immigration Detention , Industrial Heritage , Malawi , Mindfulness , Missing Children and Adults , No Recourse to Public Funds , Refugees , Rohingya , Social Integration , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Universal Credit
Pauline Latham
Vice-Chair (East Africa)
Conservative - Mid Derbyshire
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
13 APPG Memberships
Banning Trophy Hunting , Catalonia , Cayman Islands , Critical Minerals , Democratic Republic of Congo , Global Tuberculosis , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Qatar , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Ukraine , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , War Crimes
Banning Trophy Hunting , Catalonia , Cayman Islands , Critical Minerals , Democratic Republic of Congo , Global Tuberculosis , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Qatar , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Ukraine , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , War Crimes