On 29th December 2020, our President assented to the first Private Members Bill (PMB) which is now known as the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2020 (Act 1054). That piece of legislation, sponsored by the following MPs: Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Haruna Iddrisu, Ras Mubarak and Ben Abdallah Banda, has its long title as “AN ACT to amend […]
LEGISLATIVE ALERT Edition: GH011 | November 20, 2023
The Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Addah, and the Executive Director of the Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica), Sammy Obeng have been elected Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson to steer the affairs of the Right to Information Coalition for the next two years. They will lead a newly elected 15-member Steering Committee which […]
The Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has reiterated his personal commitment and the Commitment of the Parliament of Ghana to the Principles of Open Parliament which encourages constant engagement of the institution of Parliament with Civil Society organizations and the public at large. The Speaker made this known […]
GETTING INVOLVED – Parliamentary Network Africa – A Legislative Engagement and Advocacy Guide
On September 6 2023, our Country Programme Officer for Ghana @Joana Oppong represented @PNAfrica at the Launch of the Political Accountability Activity(POLA). The event was organized by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and its CEPPS partners – the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) with funding from USIAD/Ghana. POLA […]
The Centre for Human Rights in partnership with the Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica), and the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has held a high-level discussion to explore high-level entry points for Civil Society Organizations into the Organs of the African Union (AU) for effective implementation of the continental developmental agenda. In attendance at the roundtable […]
Press Release: SBL and Parliamentary Network Africa Forge Strategic Technology Partnership to Empower Open Parliaments Across Africa Cochin, Kerala – August 11, 2023 – SBL, a luminary in IT services with a legacy in GIS, BPMS, AI/ML, and Multimedia, unveils a transformative Technology Partnership with Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica). PNAfrica, headquartered in Accra-Ghana, leads the […]
By Parliamentary Network Africa’s Election Research Desk There has been a number of by-elections that have occurred under the Fourth Republican Constitution of Ghana. These by-elections have been occasioned under varied circumstances but chief among them is the demise of a sitting Member of Parliament. So far, the Fourth Republic has witnessed 31 by-elections with […]