2026 Emilia Monjowa Lifaka Lecture
About the Lifaka Lecture
The 4th Emilia Monjowa Lifaka Lecture will take place at the 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in South Africa.
The inaugural Emilia Monjowa Lifaka Lecture took place in October 2023 at the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Accra, Ghana, in memory of Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, the late Chairperson of the CPA International Executive Committee and Deputy Speaker of Cameroon.
Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka was a passionate champion of the CPA and served as CPA Chairperson from November 2017 to her untimely passing in April 2021. The Lecture is intended to provide a fitting tribute to her work.
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Previous Lifaka Lectures:
- 2023 - 1st CPA Lifaka Lecture: The importance of education for all Commonwealth citizens by Betty Abeng, Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Education Trust - read more here.
- 2024 - 2nd CPA Lifaka Lecture: The key role of Commonwealth Parliamentarians in protecting and promoting human rights by Hon. Michael Kirby, AC CMG, Australian judge and Commonwealth expert - read more here.
- 2025 - 3rd CPA Lifaka Lecture: The Commonwealth’s role in protecting democracy and the impact of climate change on small states by the Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, SC, MP - read more here
Who can attend the Lecture?
All delegates, observers and panellists at the 69th CPC are invited to attend the Lecture, which will take place during the Conference programme in September 2026.