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Apr

Launch of Parliamentary Caucus on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) In Malawi (Falls under IPPFoRB)

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 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 […]

03

Mar

Exchange visit to Sierra Leone by The Gambia Parliamentary caucus on FoRB

A six-member delegation from The Gambia Parliamentary caucus namely Hon Amadou Camara, Hon Saikou Bah, Hon Sanneh Lamin J, Hon Cham Fatou, Hon Alhagie Babou Ceesay and Ms Sarata Bojang undertook an exchange visit to Sierra Leone. The two-day visit, 2nd -3rd March, 2023, sought to expose members of the delegation to freedom of religion or belief[…]

24

Feb

ACEPA Trains for Faith Leaders, and Civil Society Representatives in The Gambia

The two-day training workshop for faith leaders and groups of civil society organisations took place on 23rd -24th February, 2023 at the Kairada Beach Hotel, Senegambia in Greater Banjul, The Gambia. In all, twenty-three (23) participants took part in the training workshop, of this number, there were only two (2) female participants and remaining twenty-one (21) were[…]

ACEPA Trains Members of the Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone (IRCSL)

The two-day training workshop involving members of the inter-religious members of Sierra Leone aimed to equip participants with critical skill sets that will enable them to effectively engage key stakeholders, particularly Parliamentarians in the quest to maintain peace and tranquillity in the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections slated for June 2023.  The training also sought to introduce[…]

Orientation Program for the Newly Elected Members of the Parliament of Burkina Faso

Overview The November 2015 general elections in Burkina Faso saw the election of a new National Assembly of 127 members, all of whom are first-timers. Characteristic of all parliaments, Members come into the House with varying professional backgrounds and so require some minimum level of orientation and continuous capacity building to fit them to their new role[…]

07

Sep

Legislative Watch

Overview The Project sought to use an innovative approach to monitoring the effectiveness of the Parliament of Ghana’s lawmaking functions by stimulating debate on existing pieces of legislation with a view to filling the gaps and/or influencing their amendments. The project focused on tracking and monitoring legislation to determine the extent to which laws have been successfully[…]

Public Financial Governance and the Role of Parliamentarians

Overview The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) parliamentary strengthening programme seeks to enable parliaments to promote good financial governance through enhanced oversight, scrutiny and accountability in public financial management. To this end, this project was designed to assist the AfDB in its efforts at strengthening the capacity of African Parliaments, particularly public accounts, budget and finance committees in[…]