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[…]
The IPPFoRB Academy is a unique and interactive residential training course for parliamentarians that provides capacity building in the field of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB). As part of this year’s 6th IPPFoRB Academy, our Executive Director, Dr. Rasheed Draman participated in the training which was from the 10th to 13th of September. Parliamentarians from Southeast[…]
On September 5 & 6, 2024, the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs- ACEPA and the Parliamentary Centre implementing the Inclusive Legislatures for Gender Responsive Policies (ILGRP) project conducted a workshop in Kenya by the Kenya team with the Secretariat Staff for the Committee on Environment, Forestry, and Mining. This was to enhance the capacity of Committee Staff[…]
The Deputy Director and a Data Management Officer from the Data Management Department of the Parliament of Ghana paid a visit to our office today. The visit was to explore opportunities for collaboration between the newly created department and the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA). The visit was informed by the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs’[…]
From August 12th to 15th, 2024, a Delocalized Meeting of the Joint Committee on Administration, Finance and Budget; Public Accounts; and Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research of the ECOWAS Parliament took place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The meeting’s theme was “The Role of ECOWAS Parliament in Community Budget Formulation and Monitoring”. Dr. Rasheed Draman, our Executive Director,[…]
Today marks a significant milestone for all Ghanaians as Parliament has successfully passed the Affirmative Action Gender Equality Bill. This achievement is a testament to the remarkable teamwork and collaboration of various organizations and the tireless efforts of several individuals. We join in celebrating this moment as it signifies a positive step towards achieving gender equality in[…]
A group picture of the Delegation. We are happy to have hosted a delegation from the Parliament of Uganda from the 13th to the 18th of May 2024. Led by the Leader of Opposition, Hon. Joel Senyonyi, the delegation took part in a course on Strengthening the Role of the Opposition in Parliament for Effective Governance and[…]
The Inclusive Legislatures for Gender Responsive Policies (ILGRP) project in Kenya implemented by the Parliamentary Center and African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) convened a consultative process to formulate gender equality strategic priorities with the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association [KEWOPA] secretariat led by the CEO and CRAWN Trust. The workshop was aimed at strengthening effective women’s rights[…]