The Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi, and his Turkish counterpart, Professor Numan Kurtulmuş, have strengthened bilateral relations between their countries by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance parliamentary cooperation.

The signing ceremony took place in Istanbul, concluding Professor Katjavivi's official visit to Turkey, which was extended upon Kurtulmuş's invitation. The MoU includes joint meetings involving the standing committees of both legislatures and facilitates exchange visits by administrative staff.

Women's representation in parliament worldwide has increased slightly from 26.5% to 26.9% this year. 

These statistics were collected after over 60 parliaments in 52 countries held their parliamentary elections in 2023. 

The sub-Saharan Africa region accounts for the third highest, at over 27%. 

According to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), electoral quotas have been instrumental in improving women's representation, with over 28% of women elected having come from electoral gender quota systems.