Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica), under the auspices of the Africa Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Network (APMON) has completed the development of the maiden Africa Open Parliament Index (OPI), and is scheduled to be launched on 20th July, 2022, in Accra – Ghana. The Africa OPI is a joint effort with the APMON Working Group, which is […]
The involvement of women in the political life of a country is a social and economic leverage and it is fundamental for democracy and gender equality in a country. The democratic process requires the participation of all citizens, which is why the National Assembly of the Republic of Benin, through constitutional reform, has automatically guaranteed […]
Former Members of Parliament are seen as those who have contributed their expertise, time, resources and energies in strengthening our law-making institution. They were ready to serve the nation when others did not see the importance of Parliament. Our Parliament in the 4th Republic was inaugurated on the 7th January 1993. The maiden Speaker to […]
The Transitional Legislative Assembly has authorized the government to take measures by decree within the framework of the requirements of national defense. The authorization granted covers a period of one year and comes into force upon its promulgation. This law allows : The government to take necessary measures for the defense and security actions of […]
The Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica) joins the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin and the Leadership of the House in welcoming back from recess, all Members of Parliament to the Second Meeting of the Second Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. Also, on behalf of Parliamentary […]
As the world comes together to observe World Press Day, the African Parliamentary Press Network (APPN) joins to call for a more collaborative relationship between Parliament and the media to further entrench democracy on the continent. The observance of World Press Day reminds governments and for that matter Parliaments, of the need to respect their […]
Introduction To achieve the ambitious goals that they set for themselves, parliamentary monitoring organisations (PMOs) in Africa must embrace collaboration among themselves. PMOs play diverse roles including monitoring policies and programmes of governments and facilitating open and voluntary participation, and bridging the gap between representatives and the represented. It is therefore important that PMOs work […]
The Gambia Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Network has been established to provide a dedicated platform for Civil Society Organizations in The Gambia to engage with the National Assembly in a coordinated manner. The establishment of the Network is expected to bring to an end the fragmented nature CSOs in the country have been engaging with the […]
Ranking member of Ghana’s Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, said if there were the promotion of stronger Parliaments within the West African sub-region, it would have averted the return of coups that have occurred. “We thought the era of coups is over, we are seeing what happened in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea […]
The African Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations Network (APMON), a network of parliamentary monitoring organizations across Africa, has been launched in Accra, Ghana. The Network is made up of organizations that monitor and engage parliaments across the continent and seek to advance open parliament within national and regional parliaments. The Working Group of the continental Network had […]