Majority Group Beats a Fast Retreat on Removal of Ken Ofori Atta as Finance Minister The Majority Group in Ghana’s Parliament has beaten a fast U-turn on its request for the President to sack the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta and the Minister of State at the Presidency in charge of Finance, Charles Adu Boahen […]
Representation of women in the National Assembly; Benin in a good dynamic Benin, which has never had more than 8% of women parliamentarians, will now have a minimum of 27% of seats reserved for women in the upcoming parliamentary elections on 8 January 2023. This according to Mr. Dakpè Sossou, the second vice-president of […]
Majority Leader Speculates Consequences of a Vote of Censure on the Finance Minister on the Economy The Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business, Osei Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu, has speculated the adverse impact of a possible vote of censure on the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta on the economy. According to him, this could further worsen […]
The Minority Group has held a counter press conference to call on the Majority Group to support a motion which has been filed by the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu to impeach the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta. According to the Minority Group at a press conference addressed by the Deputy Minority Whip, Ibrahim Ahmmed, if […]
The Majority Caucus in Ghana’s Parliament has called on the President to dismiss his Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta and the Minister of State at the Presidency in Charge of Finance, Charles Adu Boahen over the worsening economic situation in the country. According to them, the appalling economic situation in the country calls for a […]
PAP Regional Caucuses Commence Review of the Draft Rules of Procedure The Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the Regional Caucuses have commenced meetings to consider and make proposals for amendments on the draft Rules of Procedure of the Pan-African Parliament presented by the Committee of Rules, Privileges and Discipline. The Rules of Procedure are central to the […]
The speaker of Parliament for the Senegal National Assembly, Amadou Mame Diop has described as unfortunate the brawl that occurred in the chamber last September, bemoaning members to act responsibly and efficiently under the special seal of serenity in the course of duty. Honourable Amadou Diop, who was addressing members of the legislature during the […]
In the administration of a state, there are three institutions that are established to provide day-to-day governance. These institutions are the executive, the judiciary, and the legislature. The legislative arm of government is responsible for making laws and it is normal for there to be a lot of disagreement before an agreement is reached on […]
At the opening ceremony of the second session of the National Transitional Council on 3 October, the President of the National Transitional Council, Colonel Malick Diaw, paid tribute to Colonel Dansa Kourouma of Guinea. This was for his firm instructions to all levels of the institutions that all situations concerning Mali should be dealt with […]
The second ordinary session of the National Transitional Council of Mali opened on 3 October 2022. On this occasion, the president of the Malian transitional legislative body, Colonel Malick Diaw, presented to the members of the Council a series of bills to be examined, including the 2023 finance bill. The agenda of the current ordinary […]