10th Plenipotentiary Conference held in Victoria Falls

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the Pan African Postal Union (PAPU), held its 10^th ordinary session in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe from 24^th to 25^th June, 2021.

The opening session was presided over by the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, His Excellency Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa.

The following PAPU members participated in the Conference:

Angola,  Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eswatini; Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The following member states were absent: Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo Republic, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Lesotho, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Togo.

Participating as observers were the following countries, organizations, and institutions: ATU, AUC, UPU, CRASA, EACO, SAPOA, WAPCO, PUASP, Argentina, Belgium, China, France, Japan, Switzerland, Russia, Ukraine and USA.

The Plenipotentiary Conference elected the following Bureau:

Chairman                                –               Zimbabwe

1^st Vice Chair                           –               Algeria

2^nd Vice Chair                          –               Nigeria

Rapporteurs:                           –               Chad and Burundi

Group photo

During this session, the Plenipotentiary Conference considered the following key agenda items:

• Official opening Ceremony;
• Meeting of Heads of Delegation;
• Confirmation of quorum;
• Adoption of the Agenda and Work programme;
• Election and installation of the members of the new bureau;
• Remarks of incoming Chairperson;
• Quadrennial activity report of the outgoing Plenipotentiary Conference Chairperson;
• Provisional report of the Ad-hoc Credentials Committee;
• Quadrennial activity report of the Secretary-General (2016-2021);
• Quadrennial activity report of the Administrative Council Chairperson (2016-2021);
• Consideration and adoption of Themes of Pan African Post Days Celebration for the period 2022-2025;
• Consideration and approval of Quadrennial Programme of Activities for the period 2021/2022 – 2024/2025;
• Consideration and fixing of the ceilings of the Quadrennial Budget for the period 2021/2022 – 2024/2025 and Scale of Assessment for Member States/Associate Members mandatory financial contributions;
• Consideration and approval of the audited financial statements of the Union for the period 2015/2016 to 2019/2020;
• 27^th UPU Congress Issues ;
• Consideration and approval of Provisional Agreements concluded by the Union;
• Final Report of the Ad-hoc Credentials Committee;
• Election of Members of PAPU Administrative Council;
• Election of the Secretary General and the Assistant Secretary General;
• Oath Taking of Elected officers;
• Date and venue of the next Ordinary session of the Plenipotentiary Conference;

During the proceedings, the Plenipotentiary Conference made key decisions and resolutions including the election of the Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General as follows:

Secretary General: Mr. Sifundo Chief Moyo (Zimbabwe)

Assistant Secretary General: Ms. Jessica Uwera Hope (Uganda)

The Republic of Niger offered to host the 11^th Ordinary Session of the Plenipotentiary Conference.