17

Mar

ACEPA holds a Review Meeting on the Gender-Responsive Lawmaking Handbook (Falls under ILGRP Project)

The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) under the auspices of the Inclusive Legislatures for Gender Responsive Policies (ILGRP) project convened a stakeholder forum in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.  The forum brought together Parliamentary Saff of Ghana and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to examine a draft Gender Responsive Lawmaking handbook.  Addressing the gathering, Ms.[…]

ACEPA represents at this year’s International Religious Freedom Summit

Our Executive Director Dr. Rasheed Draman represented the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) at this year’s International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit that took place in Washington DC, which started on the 30th of January and ended on the 31st of January. Recognizing the fact that the issue of international religious freedom touches every culture, nation, religion,[…]

25

Nov

National Seminar On Freedom Of Religion Or Belief In Sierra Leone

As part of efforts to raise the visibility of the Sierra Leone Parliamentary caucus on Freedom  Religion or Belief (FoRB) and foster regular engagements between caucus members and the Sierra Leonean public, the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) and its partners in collaboration with the Sierra Leonean Parliamentary Caucus, organized a one-day seminar on the theme:[…]

21

Nov

ACEPA Attends the Speaker’s Breakfast Forum.

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin organized the “Speaker’s Breakfast Forum” in collaboration with STAR Ghana Foundation to celebrate their 5th anniversary. At the event, our Executive Director, Dr. Rasheed Draman who was also the distinguished guest speaker, shared insightful perspectives on the involvement of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the work of the Parliament[…]

09

Nov

International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) Ministerial Conference

The International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) Ministerial Conference, took place in Prague in November 2023. Among other things, the sessions explored past experiences in Central Europe under Communist rule and considered how this may help us to understand how repressive regimes currently restrict freedom of religion or belief. The conference also focused on Freedom of[…]

09

Nov

Parliamentary Caucus on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), Launched in Ghana

The Speaker of the Ghana Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin launched the Ghana Parliamentary Caucus on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Accra on Monday, November 13, 2023. Members of the Ghana Caucus were joined at the event by delegations from the Parliamentary FoRB Caucuses from Malawi, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia. Also in[…]

09

Nov

ACEPA holds Constituency Engagements on FoRB Issues in Sierra Leone

As part of efforts to connect Parliamentarians with their constituents, two constituency engagements were organized under the auspices of the Freedom of Religion or Belief Leadership Network (F0RBLN) programme in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This was facilitated by ACEPA where members of the Sierra Parliamentary Caucus on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) had the opportunity to, first[…]