Angola’s Luísa Damião elected unopposed to chair SADC PF HSDSP Committee |25 May 2026

Angolan parliamentarian Hon. Luísa Damião (Photo: Moses Magadza, SADC PF)

Angola’s Luísa Damião elected unopposed to chair SADC PF HSDSP Committee

Angolan parliamentarian Honourable Luísa Damião has been elected unopposed as chairperson of the Sweden-funded Human and Social Development and Special Programmes (HSDSP) Standing Committee of the SADC Parliamentary Forum for the 2026–2028 term.

The elections took place on the sidelines of the Joint Sitting of Standing Committees held in Johannesburg ahead of the 59th Plenary Assembly Session of the Forum.

By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg

Media and communications manager at the SADC PF

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