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AprThe Parliament of Kenya and their Canadian counterparts will explore ways to enhance their collaboration and exchange on best parliamentary practices. This emerged during a tour of the Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training (CPST) by the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, the Rt Hon. Greg Fergus, this afternoon. The first call for enhanced cooperation […]
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AprThe African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) under the auspices of the Inclusive Legislatures for Gender-Responsive Policies (ILGRP) project, held a stakeholder forum in Accra, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, to examine a drafted Gender-Responsive Lawmaking handbook. The forum brought together the Parliamentary Staff of Ghana and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). Addressing the gathering, Ms. Sheila Minkah-Premo,[…]
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MarMembers of Staff of Ghana Parliament and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have commended the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), the Parliamentary Centre and it’s funding partner, the Global Affairs Canada/Affaires Mondiales Canada for taking interest in building their capacity to enable them engage citizens effectively. The CSOs and the staff of Parliament made the commendation after[…]
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MarA two-day training session has been organized by the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) for some staff members of Ghana’s Parliament, selected members of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and members of the Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations in Ghana. The two-day workshop began on Saturday, March 23, 2024, focusing on the review and practical application of[…]
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MarAs part of its capacity building and sensitization programmes, the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) in collaboration with the Parliamentary Centre and with funding support by Global Affairs Canada for the Inclusive Legislatures for Gender -Responsive Policies (ILGRP) have organized a two-day training workshop in Accra for selected Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on approaches to effective engagement[…]
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MarThe Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman, has expressed worry over the governing NPP’s attempt to shake up its parliamentary leadership without extensive consultation with the majority caucus of the house. Dr. Draman therefore urged the NPP to take lessons from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) after the party caused[…]
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FebThe Executive Director of the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Rasheed Draman, has expressed concern about how the former Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, resigned from his position. According to Myjoyonline’s sources within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) hierarchy, the Suame MP willingly offered to step down during a meeting of the NPP caucus in parliament and the executive,[…]
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FebThe Executive Director of the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman has labelled the resignation of Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu as an unprecedented event in Ghana’s parliamentary history. Following an emergency meeting between majority Caucus members and President Nana Akufo-Addo, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu stepped down on Wednesday, February 21. It is reported that his Deputy, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, is[…]
The Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) in collaboration with the African Parliamentary Press Network (APPN), the Global Affairs Canada-funded ILGRP and with support from the Parliamentary Centre for Canada have organized a day training workshop in Accra for selected Journalists on Gender-Based awareness and equality. The training which opened was to sensitise the journalists on laws[…]