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 […]
The Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana, Rt Hon Alban S. K Bagbin has highlighted the need for more inclusivity and participation of both sides of the political divide in the development process of the country. ‘Basic important national policies must get the buy in of the representatives of the people, and that buy in […]
The Working Group of the African Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Network (APMON), met in Accra Ghana, between 28th March and 1st April 2022. The Conference brought together leading parliamentary monitoring organisations (PMOs) from across Africa who represented the Eastern, Southern, and Western parts of the continent to deliberate on ways to effectively to mobilize PMOs and […]
“Understanding the terrorist threat in Africa: new challenges and necessary measures” is the theme of the Parliamentary Conference on Terrorism held from 30 to 31 March 2022, in Doha, Qatar. Organized by the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office, this meeting aims to find appropriate solutions, particularly parliamentary ones, to the new threats hanging over Africa and hampering […]
The Secretary General of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mr. John Azumah, has reiterated the commitment of the ECOWAS Parliament to promote integration, peace, security, and stability on the West African Region According to him, to achieve this, the ECOWAS Parliament is ready and willing to work closely with all stakeholders including Civil Society Organizations and the […]
The Program Manager of Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica), Mr. Gilbert Boyefio has called on parliamentary engagement and monitoring organizations (PEMOs) to network among themselves to strengthen parliamentary openness. Boyefio made the call during a workshop on Open Parliament Engagement and Monitoring in West Africa (OPEN West Africa) organized by the PNAfrica which took place recently at the Hawthorn Suites, Abuja. […]