On the 28th September, 2023 a one-day engagement activity was organized by the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) in collaboration with The Gambia Parliamentary Caucus on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) with the objective to campaign for the promotion and protection of FoRB in The Gambia in Sanimentereng. The engagement between members of The Gambian […]
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SepParliaments play an important role in holding countries to account – scrutinising legislation, policies and spending and ensuring governments work for their people. They are unique in bringing together the main political forces of a country and represent the diversity of interests in a society. Parliaments, therefore, should also play an important role in Sustainable Development Goals[…]
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) in partnership with the International Panel of Parliamentarians on Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB) and the African Parliamentarians’ Association for Human Rights (AfriPAHR) is implementing a project to advance issues of Freedom of Religion or Belief in Africa. A roundtable meeting was organized in Accra and brought together Parliamentarians,[…]
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AugOn the 5th of August 2023, a one-day engagement activity was organized by the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) in collaboration with The Gambia Parliamentary Caucus on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) with the objective to campaign for peace and peaceful co-existence in Nianija, CRR. The engagement between members of The Gambian Parliamentary caucus on[…]
The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has commended the Leadership of Parliament for revising the Standing Orders of the House. This follows Parliament on Thursday, made some raft changes to its existing Standing Orders to fit modern trends. Changes were made, such as having the Appointments Committee of Parliament[…]
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JunOn the 18th June 2023, a community engagement was organized by the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) in collaboration with The Gambian Parliamentary Caucus on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), with the objective to campaign for the promotion and protection of FoRB in The Gambia in Serrekunda Bartez. The meeting was moderated by Ms. Fanta[…]
On the 17th June 2023 a one-day engagement activity was organized by the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) in collaboration with The Gambia Parliamentary Caucus on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) with the objective to campaign for the promotion and protection of Forbes in The Gambia in Darsilamin village. The engagement between members of The[…]
The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has stated that the recently-appointed Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader and Minority Chief Whip have not been fully accepted yet by the Minority Caucus. He explained that it calls for extra work to be done by the current leadership to endear themselves to[…]
ACEPA, with support from its partners – the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB), the Freedom of Religion or Belief Leadership Network (FoRBLN), and African Parliamentarians Network for Human Rights (AfriPAHR) has been working in The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Malawi and Ghana to promote and address issues of Freedom of Religion or[…]
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AprACEPA, with support from its partners – the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB), the Freedom of Religion or Belief Leadership Network (FoRBLN), and the African Parliamentarians Network for Human Rights (AfriPAHR) organised the launch of the Parliamentary Caucus on FoRB in Lilongwe, Malawi on April 12th, 2023. Present at the launch[…]