By Joana Oppong Anani In an attempt to fill the gender inequality gap in all spheres of national life including politics and governance, the Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica) successfully saw through the implementation of the Gender Advocacy to Parliament (GAP) project with funding support from the French Embassy in Ghana. Female MPs in Ghana face […]
In embracing a commitment to openness, transparency, accountability, and citizen participation, the Parliament of Ghana has within two years of the publication of PNAfrica’s Open Parliament Index (OPI), undergone a significant transformation. These changes have marked a crucial shift towards a more inclusive and democratic governance system. Several key initiatives, such as the establishment of […]
On 29th December 2020, our President assented to the first Private Members Bill (PMB) which is now known as the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2020 (Act 1054). That piece of legislation, sponsored by the following MPs: Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Haruna Iddrisu, Ras Mubarak and Ben Abdallah Banda, has its long title as “AN ACT to amend […]
The Sierra Leone Country Office of the Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica) has held a validation meeting with members of Parliament from Various legislative committees to discuss and critically analyze a draft legislative compendium of the fifth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone which it commissioned at the beginning of the second half of […]
LEGISLATIVE ALERT Edition: GH011 | November 20, 2023