Africa
Rwandan Parliament rejects Bill on contraceptives for 15-year olds
Rwandan legislation considers a child any person who is under 18 years old. Currently, contraceptives are not allowed for children in Rwanda.
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Strengthen Parliamentary Authority, avoid Supreme Court overreliance – Prof. Abotsi advises MPs
He cautioned that rushing to the Judiciary weakens Parliament’s authority, making it less effective in holding both the Executive and its members accountable.
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They are jokers-Sam Okudzeto describes Dafeamekpor, Sosu for seeking CJ’s removal from the GLC
So I don’t see how the qualified lawyer is going to appear before the court and you say that those for who we are going to appear before do not have any power of control over their training, or education. It’s a joke.
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E-Levy: Minority throws out proposal to reduce tax from 1.75% to 1.5%
Government had hoped to get the buy-in of the NDC MPs to get the bill passed.
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Speaker requests time to deliver reasoned ruling on Article 97 petition
This postponement came after hearing arguments from both the Majority and Minority parties regarding the petition filed by former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu.
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Courts
Minority caucus files motion to suspend vetting of Chief Justice nominee
Citing Articles 110(1), 125–127, 144(1), and 146 of the 1992 Constitution alongside relevant Standing Orders, the Minority insists that continuing with the vetting process under the Appointments Committee would constitute a constitutional a...
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Minority rejects Torkornoo's removal, warns of threat to judicial independence
President John Dramani Mahama formally dismissed the Chief Justice on 1 September 2025, acting on the recommendation of a Committee of Inquiry established under Article 146(6) of the Constitution.
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Europe
Israel blocks Canadian MPs from entering West Bank over NGO ‘terror links’ claim
The 30-member delegation, travelling from Jordan, was attempting to cross via the Allenby Bridge on a visit organised by Canadian non-profit The Canadian-Muslim Vote (TCMV).
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Courts
NDC seeks substituted service in case against 3 MPs
According to Evans Amankwah, the NDC's regional legal counsel, the MPs have been actively avoiding service, making it challenging for court officials to deliver the necessary legal papers.
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Alleged bribery of Majority MPs by businessman: OSP concludes probe, bemoans lack of cooperation from MPs
In its report released today, January 3, 2024, the OSP confirms that the wealthy businessman did in fact attempt to bribe a section of the majority caucus of Parliament, but that monetary offer was rejected by the contacted Members of Parli...
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Africa
SA parliament suspends opposition leader Malema, other MPs for a month
The parliament's powers and privileges committee found them guilty of contempt of parliament for storming the stage during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address in February.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court dismisses Abronye's 'double salary' suit against Haruna Iddrisu, 9 other MPs and former ministers
The applicant was seeking a declaration from the apex court relative to alleged double salaries taken by these persons when they served as MPs as well as ministers.
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Conflict of interest: MPs must cease membership of boards- Legal Practitioner
A private Legal Practitioner and lecturer at the University of Ghana Law school, Clara Beeri Kasser-Tee is advocating the discontinuance of the practice where MPs are allowed to hold membership of private and public boards.
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We need legal solution to teenage pregnancy – MPs
Dr Aglobitse reiterated that the mission of UNFPA mission was to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled, adding that the MPs were ‘agents of change’, with so...
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Parliament confirms Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as new Chief Justice
The approval, granted on Thursday, 13 November, follows his vetting earlier in the week by the Appointments Committee, which recommended him by a majority decision.
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Two new MPs set to join House as Parliament reconvenes October 14
The announcement, made by Speaker Alban Bagbin in line with Order 58 of the Standing Orders, stated that proceedings will begin at 2:00 p.m. on the first day of sitting.
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Speaker lifts 4 MPs’ suspension after cross-party appeal
The lawmakers were initially suspended after a heated vetting session for ministerial nominees spiraled into chaos, prompting the Speaker to take disciplinary action.
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Supreme Court News
An ' officious' by-stander cannot commit a party for contempt - Supreme Court rules
The group invoked the jurisdiction of the apex court citing the GRA Commissioner General and the Ghana Revenue Authority for contempt for going ahead to begin the collection of the E-levy on May 1, 2022 despite the pendency of an injunction...
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MPs file motion for probe into death of nursing mother in ambulance
Four Minority Members of Parliament have filed a private members motion, seeking for a bi-partisan parliamentary committee to investigate the events that led to the death of a nursing mother in an ambulance in the Western Region.
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Speaker Bagbin security brouhaha: What the Ministry of National Security, Minority caucus in Parliament have said
There was a wide circulation of correspondence between the office of the Chief of Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces and the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin about the former’s withdrawal of military personnel attached to the Office of the...
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