The President of the Pan African Parliament (PAP), H. E. Hon. Chief Fortune Charumbira, has challenged the media in Africa to be alive to its duties and to become partners in the transformation of the continent. He urged them to move beyond reporting on issues of what is wrong with the continent and to begin […]
A delegation of the leadership and secretariat of the African Parliamentary Press Network (APPN), has paid a working visit to the APPN Caucus in the mountain Kingdom of Lesotho in the Southern African region. The delegation is made up of Mr. Clement Akoloh, a member of the Steering Committee (SC) of the APPN Continental […]
The Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica) has urged the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) to consider setting up a benchmark for Parliamentary Openness as a model framework to be adopted by African Parliaments towards an Open Parliament Agenda. This was one of the three recommendations made by the Executive Director of PNAfrica, Sammy Obeng, when he presented a […]
The African Parliamentary Press Network (APPN) extends its congratulatory message to the Pan-African Parliament for a successful election for the Sixth Parliament recently held in Midrand, South Africa. The APPN congratulates His Excellency Senator Chief Fortune Charumbira, on his election as the fifth PAP President, and his Vice-Presidents, Hon. Prof. Massouda Mohamed Laghdaf from Mauritania, […]
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 […]