ACEPA to Host Cybersecurity Awareness Webinar

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[…]

ILGRP Team Makes Courtesy Call to Togo’s Speaker of the National Assembly

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[…]

ILGRP Kenya Hosts Sessions with National Assembly Legal Services Staff

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[…]

ACEPA Partners with WAAPAC for 10th Annual Conference and General Assembly

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[…]

Dr. Draman Represents ACEPA at the IPPFoRB Oxford Academy

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[…]

A team from the Data Management Department of the Parliament of Ghana visits ACEPA

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’[…]

Delocalized Meeting of the ECOWAS Parliament

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,[…]

TDR- Consultant in Togo

The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) is seeking a consultant in Togo for our Inclusive Legislatures for Gender Responsive Policies (ILGRP) project to analyze and share with African parliaments and donors the experiences of parliamentary engagement with CSOs/SWGs on gender equality issues and develop models and tools for this engagement. Refer to the Terms of Reference[…]