To facilitate mutually beneficial relationships between Africa and the UK by amplifying African perspectives to further understanding of contemporary UK-African relations and pan-African matters within 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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14 Current APPG Officers
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16 APPG Memberships
Bangladesh , Commonwealth , Creative Diversity , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Engineering , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Infrastructure , Internet, Communications and Technology , Jazz , Nigeria , North East , Nutrition: Science and Health , Open Banking and Payments , Scientific , Space , Trade out of Poverty
Bangladesh , Commonwealth , Creative Diversity , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Engineering , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Infrastructure , Internet, Communications and Technology , Jazz , Nigeria , North East , Nutrition: Science and Health , Open Banking and Payments , Scientific , Space , Trade out of Poverty
7 APPG Memberships
Inclusive Growth , Nutrition for Development , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , South Africa , Trade out of Poverty , Vaccinations for All , Zimbabwe
Inclusive Growth , Nutrition for Development , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , South Africa , Trade out of Poverty , Vaccinations for All , Zimbabwe
6 APPG Memberships
Antigua and Barbuda , Iraq , South Africa , St Kitts and Nevis , Trade out of Poverty , Wilton Park
Antigua and Barbuda , Iraq , South Africa , St Kitts and Nevis , Trade out of Poverty , Wilton Park
4 APPG Memberships
Ethiopia and Djibouti , Sustainable Finance , United Nations Women , Women and Enterprise
Ethiopia and Djibouti , Sustainable Finance , United Nations Women , Women and Enterprise
13 APPG Memberships
Eritrea , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Extreme Poverty , Heart Valve Disease , Inappropriate Institutional Care of Autistic People and People with Learning Disabilities , Malawi , Poverty , School Food , South Africa , Sudan and South Sudan , Thrombosis , Trafficked Britons in Syria , Zambia
Eritrea , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Extreme Poverty , Heart Valve Disease , Inappropriate Institutional Care of Autistic People and People with Learning Disabilities , Malawi , Poverty , School Food , South Africa , Sudan and South Sudan , Thrombosis , Trafficked Britons in Syria , Zambia
21 APPG Memberships
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Adult Social Care , Baby Loss , BBC , Birth Trauma , British Museum , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , International Conservation , Media Freedom , Midlands Engine , Motherhood , National Trust , Ocean , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Trade out of Poverty , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Wilton Park , Women and Enterprise
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Adult Social Care , Baby Loss , BBC , Birth Trauma , British Museum , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , International Conservation , Media Freedom , Midlands Engine , Motherhood , National Trust , Ocean , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Trade out of Poverty , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Wilton Park , Women and Enterprise
34 APPG Memberships
AEA Technology Pensions , Afghanistan , Antibiotics , Artificial Intelligence , CAFOD , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Children in Police Custody , Christianity in the Holy Land , Colombia , Community Energy , Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance , Democratic Republic of Congo , Eritrea , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Extreme Poverty , Germany , Global Education , Holy See , Hong Kong , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Jazz , Limits to Growth , Malawi , Post Offices , Prepayment Meters , Refugees , Street Children , Tamils , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Vaccinations for All , War Crimes , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , West Papua , Zambia
AEA Technology Pensions , Afghanistan , Antibiotics , Artificial Intelligence , CAFOD , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Children in Police Custody , Christianity in the Holy Land , Colombia , Community Energy , Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance , Democratic Republic of Congo , Eritrea , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Extreme Poverty , Germany , Global Education , Holy See , Hong Kong , International Law, Justice and Accountability , Jazz , Limits to Growth , Malawi , Post Offices , Prepayment Meters , Refugees , Street Children , Tamils , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Vaccinations for All , War Crimes , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , West Papua , Zambia
25 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , Black Maternal Health , Boxing , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Caribbean , Child of the North , Creative Diversity , Cuba , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Housing in the North , Kurdistan in Turkey and Syria , Liverpool City Region , Palestine , Performers' Alliance , Public Accountability , Race and Community , School Exclusions and Alternative Provision , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Showing Racism the Red Card , Somaliland , South Africa , Western Sahara , Yemen , Youth Affairs , Zimbabwe
Apprenticeships , Black Maternal Health , Boxing , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Caribbean , Child of the North , Creative Diversity , Cuba , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Housing in the North , Kurdistan in Turkey and Syria , Liverpool City Region , Palestine , Performers' Alliance , Public Accountability , Race and Community , School Exclusions and Alternative Provision , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Showing Racism the Red Card , Somaliland , South Africa , Western Sahara , Yemen , Youth Affairs , Zimbabwe
8 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth Games , Global Education , Malawi , Rohingya , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , War Crimes , Women, Peace and Security , Yazidis
Commonwealth Games , Global Education , Malawi , Rohingya , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , War Crimes , Women, Peace and Security , Yazidis
28 APPG Memberships
Algeria , Argentina , Bahrain , British Council , Canada , Channel Islands , China , Commonwealth , Critical Minerals , Environment , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Gibraltar , Global Health , Greenland , Latin America , Mongolia , Nigeria , Peru , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Qatar , Russia , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , United Arab Emirates , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Wilton Park , Women in Parliament , Zambia
Algeria , Argentina , Bahrain , British Council , Canada , Channel Islands , China , Commonwealth , Critical Minerals , Environment , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Gibraltar , Global Health , Greenland , Latin America , Mongolia , Nigeria , Peru , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Qatar , Russia , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , United Arab Emirates , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Wilton Park , Women in Parliament , Zambia
15 APPG Memberships
Alevis , Arab World , Black Maternal Health , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Immigration Detention , Libya , Nigeria , No Recourse to Public Funds , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Restorative Justice , Thalassaemia , Turks and Caicos Islands , Women and Work , Women in Contact with the Justice System
Alevis , Arab World , Black Maternal Health , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Immigration Detention , Libya , Nigeria , No Recourse to Public Funds , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Restorative Justice , Thalassaemia , Turks and Caicos Islands , Women and Work , Women in Contact with the Justice System
34 APPG Memberships
Assistive Technology , Australia and New Zealand , Azerbaijan , Business Responses to Social Crises , Canada , Central Bank and Digital Currency , China , Commonwealth , Cyber Security , Cyber Security , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Faith and Society , Foreign Affairs , Future Generations , Hajj and Umrah , Inclusive Entrepreneurship , Indian Traditional Sciences , International Students , Jordan , Management , Metaverse and Web 3.0 , Mongolia , Morocco , Muslim Women , Oman , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Religion in the Media , Saudi Arabia , Social Work , Sri Lanka , Uzbekistan , Women and Work , Zoroastrian
Assistive Technology , Australia and New Zealand , Azerbaijan , Business Responses to Social Crises , Canada , Central Bank and Digital Currency , China , Commonwealth , Cyber Security , Cyber Security , Disability , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Faith and Society , Foreign Affairs , Future Generations , Hajj and Umrah , Inclusive Entrepreneurship , Indian Traditional Sciences , International Students , Jordan , Management , Metaverse and Web 3.0 , Mongolia , Morocco , Muslim Women , Oman , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Religion in the Media , Saudi Arabia , Social Work , Sri Lanka , Uzbekistan , Women and Work , Zoroastrian
6 APPG Memberships
Commonwealth , Democratic Republic of Congo , India (Trade and Investment) , Occupational Safety and Health , Zambia , Zoroastrian
Commonwealth , Democratic Republic of Congo , India (Trade and Investment) , Occupational Safety and Health , Zambia , Zoroastrian
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:
Henrietta Bailey-Morgan. Tel: 020 7074 5176
Email: baileyh@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 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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Gary Sambrook
Vice Chair
Conservative - Birmingham, Northfield
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 5th April 2023
14 APPG Memberships
Beer , Belgium , British Hindus , Climbing, Hill Walking and Mountaineering , Commonwealth , Faroe Islands , Iceland , Levelling up Birmingham , Local Resilience and Civil Contingencies , Luxembourg , Morocco , Shakespeare , Shooting and Conservation , Thailand
Beer , Belgium , British Hindus , Climbing, Hill Walking and Mountaineering , Commonwealth , Faroe Islands , Iceland , Levelling up Birmingham , Local Resilience and Civil Contingencies , Luxembourg , Morocco , Shakespeare , Shooting and Conservation , Thailand
Damien Moore
Vice Chair
Conservative - Southport
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 30th November 2022
9 APPG Memberships
Belgium , British Overseas Territories , Housing and Planning , Liechtenstein , Luxembourg , Saudi Arabia , St Kitts and Nevis , Switzerland , Taiwan
Belgium , British Overseas Territories , Housing and Planning , Liechtenstein , Luxembourg , Saudi Arabia , St Kitts and Nevis , Switzerland , Taiwan
Lord Chidgey
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 9th February 2022
No other APPG Memberships
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
15 APPG Memberships
Banning Trophy Hunting , Biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies , British Overseas Territories , Cayman Islands , Critical Minerals , Global Tuberculosis , Industrial Heritage , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Markets , Montserrat , Qatar , Street Children , Ukraine , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , War Crimes
Banning Trophy Hunting , Biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies , British Overseas Territories , Cayman Islands , Critical Minerals , Global Tuberculosis , Industrial Heritage , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Markets , Montserrat , Qatar , Street Children , 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 , Brazil , Canada , Death Penalty , Devolution , Extreme Poverty , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery , Malawi , Nutrition for Development , South Africa , Trade Justice , Trade out of Poverty , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Vietnam , Zimbabwe
Australia and New Zealand , Brazil , Canada , Death Penalty , Devolution , Extreme Poverty , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery , Malawi , Nutrition for Development , South Africa , Trade Justice , Trade out of Poverty , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Vietnam , Zimbabwe
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 - Life peer
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
20 APPG Memberships
Afrikan Reparations , Aid Match , Caribbean , Drug Policy Reform , Faroe Islands , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Green Deal Mis-selling , Immigration Detention , Industrial Heritage , Jamaica , Malawi , Mindfulness , No Recourse to Public Funds , Pension Credit , Prepayment Meters , Race and Community , Refugees , Rohingya , Showing Racism the Red Card , Universal Credit
Afrikan Reparations , Aid Match , Caribbean , Drug Policy Reform , Faroe Islands , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Green Deal Mis-selling , Immigration Detention , Industrial Heritage , Jamaica , Malawi , Mindfulness , No Recourse to Public Funds , Pension Credit , Prepayment Meters , Race and Community , Refugees , Rohingya , Showing Racism the Red Card , Universal Credit
Pauline Latham
Vice-Chair (East Africa)
Conservative - Mid Derbyshire
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
15 APPG Memberships
Banning Trophy Hunting , Biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies , British Overseas Territories , Cayman Islands , Critical Minerals , Global Tuberculosis , Industrial Heritage , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Markets , Montserrat , Qatar , Street Children , Ukraine , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , War Crimes
Banning Trophy Hunting , Biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies , British Overseas Territories , Cayman Islands , Critical Minerals , Global Tuberculosis , Industrial Heritage , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Markets , Montserrat , Qatar , Street Children , Ukraine , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , War Crimes