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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
AMENDMENTS TO PAP RULES AND PROCEDURE ADOPTED AMIDST UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FROM REGIONAL CAUCUSES The amendments to the Pan-African Parliament’s Rules and Procedure was adopted today, November 3, 2022, amidst unanimous support from all the regional caucuses, bringing to an end the era of suspicions, bickering, and acrimony. Prior to the moving of the motion for […]
PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT MP MOVES FOR SUB-REGIONAL ELECTORAL BODY TO SUPERVISE NATIONAL ELECTIONS A member of Ghana’s delegation to the Pan-African Parliament, Hon Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, has strongly proposed the establishment of sub-regional electoral bodies to supervise elections of their Member States. According to the Ghanaian MP, such a body will improve citizens’ trust and confidence in […]