The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) in collaboration with the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) has organised an international conference for Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations (PMOs) in Africa from 23rdto 24th February.
The two-day conference, which took place in Accra, brought together representatives of civil society organisations across Africa (Anglophone and Francophone) that have been engaging with parliaments with the objective of enhancing the transparency and performance of African parliaments.
The meeting discussed a draft baseline study conducted by CDD-Ghana with affiliate researchers to map out the status of African PMOs, and sought to create a network of African PMOs, enabling them to exchange lessons and share best practices.
The primary aim of this initiative was to strengthen parliamentary openness and accountability by enhancing the capacity of African PMOs to monitor the functioning and the effectiveness of African Parliaments, as well as to promote citizen-parliament engagement on the continent.
The Accra conference formed part of CDD-Ghana’s project titled “Enhancing Transparency and Openness in African Parliaments: The African Parliamentary Monitoring Organisation (PMOs).”
The project receives funding from the Open Society Foundations (OSF), in particular its West African body, the Open Society Initiative of West Africa (OSIWA).
Source: Ghana/todaygh.com/NEWS DESK REPORT