Liberia: NEC Rules Out Electronic Voting for 2023 Elections The NEC’s support for a manual voting system for the October 10 election comes despite the fact that most election results in the past decade have been contested in court over claims of rigging. The Chairperson of the National Elections Commission has disclosed that while the […]
LIBERIA: CSO COUNCIL BOSS WANTS MORE CONSULTATIONS AROUND CLIMATE FINANCING PROCESSES MONROVIA-CSO Council boss Loretta Alethea Pope Kai On the heel of the rising need for carbon financing which took center stage at the start of a two-day Liberia Forest and Climate Resilient Forum, the Chairperson of the National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL), […]
The Global Secretary and Interim National Representative of the United Pan-Africanist Movement (UPAM), Miss Modester Yeukai Kamupinda has resigned from her position following the lack of commitment by the organization to release the needed funds to operationalize her office. Miss. Kamupinda tendered in her resignation to the organization during the week which took effect from […]
The Kenya Parliamentary Journalist Association has expressed shock at the call on the authorities of the National Assembly by a section of the Members of Parliament to shut down the press gallery because of matters of dress code and unfavorable reportage in this 21st century where media freedom and the freedom of expression is valued […]
The Senate of Lesotho has re-appointed Hon Senator Nthati Bereng to be part of the delegation to the Pan- African Parliament (PAP) to represent the country’s interest in the Continental legislative level. This follows an appeal made by the Lesotho Caucus of the African Parliamentary Press Network (APPN), to the President of the Senate to […]
Honorable Mark Mahmoud Kalokoh of constituency 032 Bombali District, Northern province a member of the main opposition All People’s Congress party (APC) has characterised the Sierra Leone Parliament as a part and parcel of confusing things. He made this statement during a plenary sitting on 10th January 2023 when his request of the Parliament to […]
The Executive Director of Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica), Sammy Obeng, has given a thumbs up to the Parliament of Ghana for coming out with scathing colours this time round with its sterling performance over the purse. A post on his Facebook page read, “Excited about Parliament of Ghana’s work on the 2023 budget, as it […]
QATAR 2022: MPS MAKE STATEMENT OF HOPE FOR THE BLACK STARS AHEAD OF PORTUGAL ENCOUNTER Members of Parliament in Ghana have sent words of encouragement to the members of the Senior National Team, the Ghana Black Stars to go ahead and play their heart out to win their maiden game at the World Cup […]
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 […]