Membership
CoSPAL Members
Members of CoSPAL include: Algeria, Benin Republic, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, DRC, Eswatini, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
CoSPAL provides an unparalleled opportunity for African parliaments to collaborate, innovate, and lead on legislative solutions that address the continent’s most pressing challenges. As a unified voice, CoSPAL empowers its members to advocate effectively for Africa’s development on both continental and global stages.
Membership offers access to a dynamic platform for sharing best practices, fostering policy alignment, and shaping legislative frameworks that drive sustainable growth, regional integration, and socio-economic transformation across Africa.
Members Sportlight
ALGERIA
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Salah Goudjil
Name of Parliament: Council of the Nation
Type: Bicameral (Council of the Nation & National People's Assembly)
Year Assumed Office: 2021-01-01
BENIN REPUBLIC
Name of Head of Parliament: H.E. Mr. Gbèhounou Louis Vlavonou
Name of Parliament: National Assembly
Type: Unicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2019-05-17
CAMEROON
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Cavayé Yéguié Djibril
Name of Parliament: President of the National Assembly
Type: Bicameral
Year Assumed Office: 1992-01-01
CôTE D'IVOIRE
Name of Head of Parliament: H.E. Adama Bictogo
Name of Parliament: National Assembly
Type: Unicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2022-01-01
DJIBOUTI
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Dileita Mohamed Dileita
Name of Parliament: National Assembly
Type: Unicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2023-01-01
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Vital Kamerhe
Name of Parliament: National Assembly
Type: Bicameral (National Assembly & Senate)
Year Assumed Office: 2024-01-01
ESWATINI
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Lindiwe Dlamini
Name of Parliament: Senate
Type: Bicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2018-01-01
GAMBIA
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Fabakary Tombong Jatta
Name of Parliament: National Assembly
Type: Unicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2022-01-01
GHANA
Name of Head of Parliament: Rt. Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin
Name of Parliament: Parliament of Ghana
Type: Unicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2021-01-07
NIGERIA (HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES)
Name of Head of Parliament: Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, PhD, GCON
Name of Parliament: House of Representatives
Type: Bicameral (House of Representatives & Senate)
Year Assumed Office: 2023-01-01
NIGERIA (SENATE)
Name of Head of Parliament: Sen. Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON
Name of Parliament: Senate
Type: Bicameral (House of Representatives & Senate)
Year Assumed Office: 2023-01-01
KENYA
Name of Head of Parliament: Rt. Hon. Moses Masika Wetang'ula
Name of Parliament: National Assembly
Type: Bicameral (National Assembly & Senate)
Year Assumed Office: 2022-09-08
LIBERIA
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Cllr. Fonati Koffa
Name of Parliament: House of Representatives
Type: Bicameral (House of Representatives & Senate)
Year Assumed Office: 2023-01-01
LIBYA
Name of Head of Parliament: Ageela Saleh
Name of Parliament: House of Representatives
Type: Unicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2014-08-15
MALAWI
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Catherine Gotani Hara
Name of Parliament: National Assembly
Type: Unicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2019-01-01
MOROCCO
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Rachid Talbi Alami
Name of Parliament: House of Representatives
Type: Bicameral (House of Representatives & House of Councillors)
Year Assumed Office: 2023-01-01
RWANDA
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Gertrude Kazarwa
Name of Parliament: Bicameral (Chamber of Deputies & Senate)
Type: Chamber of Deputies
Year Assumed Office: 2024-01-01
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Celmira Sacramento
Name of Parliament: National Assembly
Type: Unicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2022-01-01
SENEGAL
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Malick Ndiaye
Name of Parliament: National Assembly
Type: Unicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2024-01-01
SIERRA LEONE
Name of Head of Parliament: Rt. Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas
Name of Parliament: Parliament of Sierra Leone
Type: Unicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2024-01-01
SOUTH AFRICA
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Angela Thokozile Didiza
Name of Parliament: Bicameral (National Assembly & National Council of Provinces
Type: National Assembly
Year Assumed Office: 2024-01-01
SOUTH SUDAN
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba
Name of Parliament: Transnational National Assembly
Type: Bicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2021-01-01
TOGO
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. Kodjo Sevon-Tepe Adedze
Name of Parliament: National Assembly
Type: Unicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2024-06-01
UGANDA
Name of Head of Parliament: Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among
Name of Parliament: Parliament of Uganda
Type: Unicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2022-01-01
ZIMBABWE
Name of Head of Parliament: Hon. J.F.N. Mudenda
Name of Parliament: National Assembly
Type: Bicameral
Year Assumed Office: 2023-01-01