• Source: Panafrican Youth Union

The Panafrican Youth Union (PYU) is the apex body for National Youth Coordinating Bodies and Mechanism in Africa. Known formerly as the Panafrican Youth Movement (PYM), it was transformed into the PYU at the organisation's 2003 congress in Windhoek, Namibia.




About


Based in Khartoum, Sudan, the organisation was formed in Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, on 26 April 1962, at the urging of African Heads of State and Government at the time, who wanted to create a platform to rally African youth behind the cause of the African liberation.
The organisation's structure consist of a Congress, Executive Committee, Secretariat, Regional Bodies and Specialised Committees, which are elected (once every three years), out of the 53 African member countries on the continent. The PYU is currently led by Julliana Ravona of Madagascar after the resignation of Congolese Francine Muyumba.Sudan, as the host member, also forms part of the secretariat.
The Pan-African Youth Union opened its new headquarters in Rabat.




The Bureau of PYU 2011 -2014


President – South Africa:
Secretary General – Mali:
Northern Africa
Vice President – Egypt:
Deputy Secretary General- Libya:
Western Africa
Vice President – Senegal:
Deputy Secretary General – Nigeria:
Central Africa
Vice President – Gabon:
Deputy Secretary General- Gabon:
Eastern Africa
Vice President – Eritrea:
Deputy Secretary General- South Sudan:
Southern Africa
Vice President – Namibia:
Deputy Secretary General – Zimbabwe :
The Organisation is the principal youth body on the continent and enjoys a special status within the African Union (AU), and is often consulted among others by its Assembly of Heads of State and Government, the Executive Council, and the standing conferences of the AU such as Health, Youth, Immigration, Education and Gender on matters relating to youth.
The PYU is a founding member of both the International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations (ICMYO) and the Global Co-operation Co-ordinating Committee (GCCC).




See also


Youth voice
Youth participation




References






External links


PYU Official Website

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• Panafrican Youth Union
• National Youth Council
• Francine Muyumba
• Oladele John Nihi
• List of youth empowerment organizations
• National Youth Council of Namibia
• University of Namibia
• Arab Maghreb Union
• Pan-Africanism
• Nandom Senior High School