SERIOUS:(L to R) Dr Esau Chiviya, Secretary General of SADC PF; Mr. Patrick Pillay, Speaker of the National Assembly of Seychelles; the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Danny Faure; SADC PF President Fernando Da Piedade Dos Santos, MP, who is also Speaker of the National Assembly of Angola; Malawian lawmaker Dr Jessie Kabwila who is also the Chairperson of the Regional Women’s Parliamentary Caucus; and Rt. Hon. Speaker of Malawi Richard Msowoya at the official opening of the 41st Plenary Assembly Session of SADC PF in Mahe, Seychelles.

Delegates to the Women’s Parliament pose for a group photograph with

(seated left to right) Hon Monica Mutsvangwa; Vice President of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Seychelles National Assembly Speaker Patrick Pillay; Former Namibian President Hefikepunye Pohamba; President of Seychelles, Mr Danny Faure; former Ugandan Deputy President Dr Specioza Wandira Kazibwe; Former South African President Kgalema Mothlante; Dr Jessie Kabwila, the Chair of the Regional Women’s Parliamentary Caucus; and Dr. Easu Chiviya.

UNITED: Speakers of National Parliaments, Members of Parliament and other delegates pose for a group photograph during the 42nd Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum that took place in Windhoek from 1 to 3 December 2017