The Chairperson of the AU Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has commended the members of the Pan African Parliament for coming out in the numbers for the Seventh Legislature Parliament in Midrand located in South Africa's Gauteng Province. He chaired and oversaw the opening of the Extraordinary Session and the swearing in of new members of parliament. The session is focused on key institutional matters, including the election of the Bureau of the Seventh Legislature scheduled for Thursday. The Bureau comprises a President and four Vice Presidents representing Africa's five regions and serves as the Parliament's highest leadership and administrative structure. Nhlanhla Mahlangu reports