The Parliament of Ghana on Wednesday passed the Community Service Bill, 2026, paving the way for the introduction of community service as an alternative to imprisonment for persons convicted of specified categories of offences. The legislation establishes a National Community Service Secretariat and creates a legal framework for implementing non-custodialContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The minority in Parliament has disputed claims by Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak that former Micro Finance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sedina Tamakloe Attionu is being held in official prison custody and serving her sentence. This follows public statements from Muntaka insisting that SedinaContinue Reading
On International Widows’ Day, CTWOO and Equality Now call on Kenyan MPs to pass a comprehensive new Bill to protect widowed persons from eviction and abuse To mark International Widows’ Day, Come Together Widows and Orphans Organization (CTWOO) (http://apo-opa.co/4g1aeOu) and Equality Now (http://apo-opa.co/4fVM73z) (www.EqualityNow.org) are urging MPs in Kenya to pass the WidowedContinue Reading
The ministers took oath on Wednesday, 10 June 2026 at a House sitting chaired by Speaker, Jacob Marksons Oboth Nineteen ministers have taken Oaths of Allegiance and of Member of Parliament following their approval by the Appointments Committee. The 19 ministers are ex-officio Members of Parliament who do not represent anyContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin on Thursday directed the committee handling the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, widely referred to as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill to present its report for consideration and passage before Parliament adjourns its current meeting.Continue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The Second Meeting of the Second Session of Ghana’s Ninth Parliament reconvenes on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Parliament House in Accra, according to Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin in a notice recently. The resumption is in line with Order 58 of Parliament’sContinue Reading
The People’s Legislative Assembly of Burkina Faso on Tuesday adopted four bills authorizing the ratification of additional protocols to the founding treaty of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), aiming to solidify the confederation’s legal and strategic framework. The adoption took place during a plenary session in the capital,Continue Reading
