Fostering mutually beneficial partnerships between African nations and the UK, actively challenging negative stereotypes about Africa, and amplifying the voices of African diasporas within the UK.
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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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
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Chi Onwurah
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Joined: 30th July 2015
3 APPG Officer Positions
Engineering , Jazz , Space
9 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Football Supporters , Hadrian's Wall , Infrastructure , Internet, Communications and Technology , Manufacturing , United Nations Global Goals
Engineering , Jazz , Space
9 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Environment , Football Supporters , Hadrian's Wall , Infrastructure , Internet, Communications and Technology , Manufacturing , United Nations Global Goals
1 APPG Officer Position
Global Health and Security
13 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Carers , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , India , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Micromobility , Nutrition for Development , Race and Community , Refugees , Republic of Korea , Tidy Britain , United Nations Global Goals
Global Health and Security
13 APPG Memberships
Aid Match , Carers , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , India , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Micromobility , Nutrition for Development , Race and Community , Refugees , Republic of Korea , Tidy Britain , United Nations Global Goals
3 APPG Officer Positions
Nigeria , Opera , Responsible Business
11 APPG Memberships
Autism , British Council and Soft Power , Classics , Climate Change , Defibrillators , Financial Education for Young People , Future of Financial Services , Global Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
Nigeria , Opera , Responsible Business
11 APPG Memberships
Autism , British Council and Soft Power , Classics , Climate Change , Defibrillators , Financial Education for Young People , Future of Financial Services , Global Education , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , United Nations Global Goals , Women in Parliament
5 APPG Officer Positions
Global Tuberculosis , Haiti , Libya , Nigeria , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
13 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Beauty and Wellbeing , Cyprus , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Global Education , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Healthcare Workers , Immigration Detention , International Students , London , Mutuals , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , United Nations Global Goals
Global Tuberculosis , Haiti , Libya , Nigeria , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
13 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Beauty and Wellbeing , Cyprus , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Global Education , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Healthcare Workers , Immigration Detention , International Students , London , Mutuals , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , United Nations Global Goals
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:
Janet Rogan, Royal African Society
Email: ras_director@soas.ac.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
12 Sep 2024
12 Sep 2024
Source
Royal African Society
Royal African Society
Description
Secretariat From : 12/09/2024 To : 11/09/2025
Secretariat From : 12/09/2024 To : 11/09/2025
Value
£37,501
£37,501
Date
8 Jan 2024
8 Jan 2024
Source
Royal African Society
Royal African Society
Description
Secretariat From : 08/01/2024 To : 07/01/2025
Secretariat From : 08/01/2024 To : 07/01/2025
Value
£39,001
£39,001
Date
8 Jan 2023
8 Jan 2023
Source
Royal African Society
Royal African Society
Description
Secretariat From : 08/01/2023 To : 07/01/2024
Secretariat From : 08/01/2023 To : 07/01/2024
Value
£39,001
£39,001
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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Theo Clarke
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Taiwo Owatemi
Vice Chair
Labour - Coventry North West
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Uddin
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
6 APPG Officer Positions
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work
Commonwealth , Digital Identity , Libya , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Women and Work
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Northover
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 24th January 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Critical Minerals , Indonesia , Qatar , Scientific
Critical Minerals , Indonesia , Qatar , Scientific
No other APPG Memberships
Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Conflict Prevention, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding , United Nations Global Goals , Women, Peace and Security
Conflict Prevention, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding , United Nations Global Goals , Women, Peace and Security
No other APPG Memberships
Kim Johnson
Vice Chair
Labour - Liverpool Riverside
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Child of the North , Cuba , Miscarriages of Justice , Race and Community , Somaliland
Child of the North , Cuba , Miscarriages of Justice , Race and Community , Somaliland
No other APPG Memberships
Patrick Grady
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Brown of Silvertown
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 24th January 2024
Harriett Baldwin
Vice Chair
Conservative - West Worcestershire
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 24th January 2024
Lord Boateng
Honorary President
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 24th January 2024
Gary Sambrook
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Birmingham, Northfield
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Damien Moore
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Southport
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 30th November 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord St John of Bletso
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 9th February 2022
Lord Chidgey
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 9th February 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Purvis of Tweed
Vie Chair (Northern Africa)
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Pauline Latham
Vice Chair (Eastern Africa)
Conservative - Former Member for Mid Derbyshire
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Jeremy Lefroy
Vice Chair (Eastern Africa)
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Steel of Aikwood
Honorary President
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Pauline Latham
Vice-Chair (East Africa)
Conservative - Former Member for Mid Derbyshire
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Anne McLaughlin
Vice-Chair (West Africa)
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North East
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
Honorary Vice-President
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
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 Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
Honorary Vice-President
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships