Debate on Thursday, 5 March 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Earl of Sandwich. The answering member was Lord Malloch-Brown.

Africa: Governance and Law

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the strengthening of governance and the rule of law in Africa. Motion withdrawn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 708 c871-908
Session: 2008-09
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Chidgey | 708 c900-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, has rightly received the unanimous congratulations of those...; Lord Malloch-Brown | 708 c904-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, for raising this subject. His views were wide...; Baroness Rawlings | 708 c902-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, for introducing, to use his words, his...; Earl of Sandwich | 708 c908 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as usual we have swallowed up all the available time. We have not solved all the problems ...; Lord Sheikh | 708 c877-80 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was born in Kenya and raised in Uganda, so the subject of this debate is close to my hea...; Lord Joffe | 708 c875-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, for introducing this important and timely debate wi...; Earl of Sandwich | 708 c871-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, today I want to portray Africa as a continent of hope and opportunity, where the UK retain...; Earl of Sandwich | 708 c871 (Link to this contribution) To call attention to the strengthening of governance and the rule of law in Africa; and to move for ...; Lord Hannay of Chiswick | 708 c887-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend Lord Sandwich is to be congratulated on obtaining this debate at a time wh...; Lord Anderson of Swansea | 708 c884-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Earl, and I thank him for giving us some signs of hope, or ...; Lord St John of Bletso | 708 c882-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Earl Sandwich for introducing us to this important and to...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 708 c880-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are all grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, for raising this important topic. I ...; Lord Luce | 708 c892-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as it is customary to declare an interest, I suppose that I ought to announce that I was c...; Lord Alton of Liverpool | 708 c897-900 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend Lord Sandwich has shown a remarkable sense of good timing in tabling this ...; Baroness Verma | 708 c889-92 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to take part in the debate, and I join all noble Lords in congr...; Lord Parekh | 708 c894-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating the noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, on securing the ...
Subjects: Administration of justice Armed conflict Corruption Arrest warrants Crimes against humanity Africa Democracy Elections Human rights Drugs International assistance International Criminal Court Politics and government Piracy Violence Rule of law War crimes Sudan Zimbabwe Uganda Peace negotiations Darfur Presidents Somalia Malawi Kenya Somaliland West Africa New Partnership for Africa's Development al-Bashir, Omar
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Africa: Governance and Law

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