Benin: Seven political parties involved in the legislative elections of 8 January 2023 The main opposition party The Democrats (LD), thanks to a decision of the Constitutional Court, joined six other qualified parties in the next election of deputies in Benin. As a result of this court decision, the party was able to receive […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PMOs in Ghana Present Findings of OPI Report to Ghana’s Parliament and make Three Key Recommendations The Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations (PMO) Network in Ghana, led by the Executive Director of the Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica), Sammy Obeng, has made three key recommendations to the Parliament of Ghana to help it improve on […]
APRM TO HARMONIZE WORK WITH THE PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is poised to harmonize its work and engagement with the Pan-African Parliament to influence government decisions and policies by passing legislation and mobilizing support for the APRM process as well as participating in sensitization on APRM. APRM is confident of the […]
PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT APPLAUDS ETHIOPIA AND TIGRAY FOR PEACE DEAL The Pan-African Parliament has paid a glowing tribute to His Excellency President Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for his stewardship and impartiality that resulted in the peace agreement between the Federal Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. The Parliament also applauded […]
AFRICAN MPs REJECT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S POSITION ON THE EAST AFRICAN CRUDE OIL PIPELINE PROJECT Members of the Pan-African Parliament have sent a strong signal to the European Union Parliament to back off from its attempt to stop the construction of the largest oil pipeline in Africa. The MPs were of the view that climate change cannot […]
Executive Director of PNAfrica Presents at the World Forum for Democracy The Executive Director (ED) of Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica), Sammy Obeng, participated in the World Democracy Forum (WDF) which commenced on Monday, 7TH November and ends on Wednesday, 9thNovember, 2022. In the forum, Mr Sammy Obeng, who is an expert in parliamentary development and […]
AFRICA SHOULD DEVELOP ITS OWN LANGUAGE TO IMPROVE TRADE AND INTEGRATION Members of the Pan-African Parliament have called upon the African Union to as a matter of urgency put in place measures to adopt a common indigenous language to be used on the African Continent, to promote trade and regional integration. Contributing to the debate […]
PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT OBSERVE MINUTE OF SILENCE FOR TANZANIA PLANE CRASH VICTIMS The Pan-African Parliament today observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the Precision Air plane that crash-landed in Lake Victoria on Sunday, killing 19 people. The sad event was brought to the attention of the Pan-African Parliament by Hon […]
PAP WOMEN CAUCUS CALL ON AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS TO PRIORITIZE GENDER MAINSTREAMING The Gender Caucus of the Pan-African Parliament has called on African governments and Parliaments to give priority in their national strategies to the development of national action plans that address women empowerment and violence against women. In a fourteen points recommendation adopted at […]
LET’S MOVE BEYOND THE RHETORICS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT – CHIEF CHARUMBIRA The President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), His Excellency Chief Fortune Charumbira, has urged women’s groups to move beyond the rhetorics of gender empowerment and be pragmatic on the actions that need to be taken to empower women. Speaking at the 13th Pan-African Parliament Conference […]