The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has stated that the recently-appointed Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader and Minority Chief Whip have not been fully accepted yet by the Minority Caucus. He explained that it calls for extra work to be done by the current leadership to endear themselves to […]
ACEPA, with support from its partners – the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB), the Freedom of Religion or Belief Leadership Network (FoRBLN), and African Parliamentarians Network for Human Rights (AfriPAHR) has been working in The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Malawi and Ghana to promote and address issues of Freedom of Religion or[…]
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AprACEPA, with support from its partners – the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB), the Freedom of Religion or Belief Leadership Network (FoRBLN), and the African Parliamentarians Network for Human Rights (AfriPAHR) organised the launch of the Parliamentary Caucus on FoRB in Lilongwe, Malawi on April 12th, 2023. Present at the launch[…]
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MarA six-member delegation from The Gambia Parliamentary caucus namely Hon Amadou Camara, Hon Saikou Bah, Hon Sanneh Lamin J, Hon Cham Fatou, Hon Alhagie Babou Ceesay and Ms Sarata Bojang undertook an exchange visit to Sierra Leone. The two-day visit, 2nd -3rd March, 2023, sought to expose members of the delegation to freedom of religion or belief[…]
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FebThe two-day training workshop for faith leaders and groups of civil society organisations took place on 23rd -24th February, 2023 at the Kairada Beach Hotel, Senegambia in Greater Banjul, The Gambia. In all, twenty-three (23) participants took part in the training workshop, of this number, there were only two (2) female participants and remaining twenty-one (21) were[…]
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FebThe two-day training workshop designed for members of the parliamentary caucus on freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) of the National Assembly of The Gambia took place at the Kairaba Hotel, Banjul, Gambia on 18th -19th February, 2023. The training sought to provide participants with a shared understanding of the concept of FoRB and clarify misconceptions about[…]
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FebA six-member team of the Sierra Leone Parliamentary caucus on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) undertook an exchange visit to The Gambia (February 13th -14th , 2023) to learn from key stakeholders in the Gambia involved in the promotion and protect of FoRB in The Gambia. They hoped to exchange ideas, learn best practices on the[…]
The two-day training workshop for members of Sierra Leone Parliamentary Caucus on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) took place at the New Brookfields Hotel, Freetown, Sierra Leone on 20-21 January, 2023. Twenty-two (22) MPs participated in the training workshop, of this number, three (3) were female, two MPs and a committee clerk. The remaining nineteen were[…]
The two-day training workshop involving members of the inter-religious members of Sierra Leone aimed to equip participants with critical skill sets that will enable them to effectively engage key stakeholders, particularly Parliamentarians in the quest to maintain peace and tranquillity in the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections slated for June 2023. The training also sought to introduce[…]
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JulCOUNTRY Nigeria STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENT Bicameral SESSION The 19th Assembly TERM Four (4) years (since 2019) SEATS 469109 Senators360 Representatives GENDER REPRESENTATION Male 239 Female 36 LEADERSHIP Senate President – Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan (since June 20)Deputy Senate President –Ovie Omo-AgegeSpeaker of the House – Femi Gbajabiamila (since 11 June 2019)Deputy Speaker – Ahmed Wase Website www.nass.gov.ng COUNTRY Uganda STRUCTURE OF PARLIAMENT Unicameral SESSION[…]