The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA)’s ILGRP project team in Kenya organised working sessions with civil society organizations and women rights groups (CSO/WRGs) on effective engagement regarding parliamentary gender responsive oversight. The practical sessions involved assessing gender gaps during post-legislative scrutiny and the impact of judicial outcomes on law-making; as well as exploring gender concerns that […]
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) and our partners the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB), and The African Parliamentarians Association for Human Rights (AfriPAHR) are advocating for using the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) toolkit to transform how lawmakers address human rights, particularly freedom of religion and belief, across the continent.[…]
The ILGRP project in Ghana had interactive working sessions with CSOs and WRGs to discuss approaches to effectively engage in the lawmaking process in Ghana. The discussions centered on enhancing understanding of how Parliament is organized, the structures that support the work of MPs, and some innovations within the institution that will improve the way CSOs engage.[…]
Accra, Ghana | 11th November 2024– Selected Members of Parliament from Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, and The Gambia will be attending a workshop in Accra, Ghana from 12th to 13th November 2024 at the Alisa Hotel. The two-day workshop centered on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) toolkit aims to equip MPs who are[…]
On Wednesday the 23rd of October 2024, the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) and the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) Ghana hosted a cyber security awareness webinar on “Combating Misinformation and Disinformation in a Digitally Resilient Democracy – Our Collective Responsibility.” This interactive session brought together stakeholders, including Members of Parliament from various African countries, media professionals,[…]
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs- ACEPA and the Ghana Statistical Service, under the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation funded Data for Accountability Project (DAP), held a two-day workshop for staff of the Parliament of Ghana on the 19th and 20th of October, 2024. The engagement was geared towards the development of a robust procedural and administrative[…]
The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs- ACEPA is partnering with the Cyber Security Authority Ghana to host a Cyber Security Awareness Webinar. The webinar will delve into the theme of “Combating Misinformation and Disinformation in a Digitally Resilient Democracy – Our Collective Responsibility.” This event aims to bring together parliamentarians, parliamentary staff, members of the media, and[…]
Team members from the implementing partner organizations of the Global Affairs Canada / Affaires mondiales Canada-funded Inclusive Legislatures for Gender Responsive Policies (ILGRP) project, Dr. Rasheed Draman, the Executive Director for African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs- ACEPA, Mr. Peter Hadwen, the Program Director of Africa & MENA, Parliamentary Centre in Canada, and the Project Officer of the[…]
The Inclusive Legislatures for Gender-Responsive Policies (ILGRP) project team in Kenya organised working sessions with the Kenya National Assembly staff from the Directorate of Legal Services. The sessions focused on the law-making process, parliamentary practices, and experiences in formulation and/or amendment and scrutiny of draft laws to make them more inclusive and gender-responsive. They also included a[…]
Hon. Adama Bictogo, Speaker of the National Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire on the 23rd of September 2024, opened the 10th Annual Conference and General Assembly of the West Africa Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC). The week-long conference which was being hosted by the National Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire was on the theme “Domestic revenue mobilisation for[…]