Continental legislative body with Ghanaian representation, currently led by Second Vice President Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings and Chairman Frank Annoh-Dompreh on health matters.
… er to defend legislative sovereignty and resist “unfair external pressures.” He noted that no African country could effectively safeguard its sovereignty in isolation and called for stronger collaboration through regional parliamentary bodies, including the Pan-African Parliament …
… On calling for continental action, Mr Bagbin proposed a unified response through an “African Family Values Charter” adopted by regional bodies including the Pan-African Parliament, ECOWAS Parliament, and East African Legislative Assembly. …
The Second Deputy President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and Member of Parliament for the Korle Klottey constituency, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has condemned ongoing xenophobic hostilities in South Africa, describing the systematic targeting of fellow Africans as a sham …
… Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, NDC MP for Klottey Korle and Mr Frank Annoh Dompreh, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Nsawam- Adoagyiri for their recent elections to leadership roles at the Pan-African Parliament. …
Young South Africans in the current generation should be reminded about the contributions many African countries made towards their liberation, the newly elected Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has said. …
THE Member of Parliament (MP) for Korle Klottey, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, returned home from South Africa on Thursday to a rousing welcome at the Accra International Airport after her election as the Second Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). …
… He also cites his role at the Pan-African Parliament, where he chairs the Committee on Health, Labour and Social Affairs for the West African Caucus. …
Ghana has strengthened its voice in continental policymaking after Frank Annoh-Dompreh was elected Chairman of the Committee on Health, Social Work and Labour under the Western Caucus of the Pan-African Parliament. …
Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has been elected Chairman of the Committee on Health, Social Work and Labour at the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) under the Western Caucus. …
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has condemned external pressure on African countries to alter their laws and cultural values as a condition for receiving development assistance and international cooperation, arguing that conditioning aid on changes to domestic laws violates the principle of sovereign equality enshrined in the UN Charter.
Why it matters
Speaker Bagbin's condemnation of aid-conditioned legal changes reaffirms Ghana's sovereignty and challenges external pressure on domestic policies.
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has condemned external pressure on African countries to alter their laws and cultural values as a condition for receiving development assistance and international cooperation, arguing that conditioning aid on changes to domestic laws violates the principle of sovereign equality enshrined in the UN Charter.
Speaker Bagbin told delegates at the 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family, Sovereignty, and Values in Accra that the family is the foundation of national sovereignty and that laws must reflect African values. He criticized the trend of tying development aid and trade deals to legal frameworks alien to African societies, arguing it violates principles of sovereign equality.
Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, Second Deputy President of the Pan-African Parliament, has condemned ongoing xenophobic hostilities in South Africa as a shameful stain on Africa's collective conscience, warning that the violence undermines African leadership's global credibility and betrays the continent's founding vision of unity.
Ghana's Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga declared that the country is experiencing its "fastest economic recovery in history" under President John Dramani Mahama's second administration, citing rapid inflation decline, stable cedi, rebuilt international reserves, and public debt reduction from 65% to 45% of GDP within a year. He credited the Finance Ministry and Bank of Ghana for steering the recovery through an inherited IMF programme and noted Ghana has exited the IMF programme and committed to a Policy Coordination Instrument with the fund.
Newly elected Pan-African Parliament Vice President Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings said younger South Africans should be reminded of African countries' contributions to South Africa's liberation, noting that Ghana and other African nations provided financial, educational, and logistical support during the struggle.
Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, MP for Korle Klottey, has been elected Second Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament. She returned to Ghana on Thursday to a reception at Accra International Airport, noting the victory marks the first time a woman has held the position and the second time Ghana has held it.
Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Minority Chief Whip, has filed a defamation suit against Bono Regional Minister Joseph Addae Akwaboa and a media organisation after remarks made on April 28, 2026, falsely linked him to cocoa smuggling and economic sabotage. The MP denies the allegations and claims the publication was reckless and malicious.
Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Ghana's Minority Chief Whip, was elected Chairman of the Committee on Health, Social Work and Labour under the Western Caucus of the Pan-African Parliament, strengthening Ghana's role in continental policymaking.
Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Minority Chief Whip and MP for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, has been elected Chairman of the Pan-African Parliament's Committee on Health, Social Work and Labour under the Western Caucus. He pledged to work with fellow parliamentarians to advance policies on healthcare, labour rights, and social protection across the continent.
Klottey Korle MP Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings has been elected Second Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament with 131 votes against 51. As part of the Parliament's bureau, she will help guide the continental legislative body's affairs and support its legislative and advisory functions.
Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, MP for Korle Klottey, has been elected Second Deputy President of the Pan-African Parliament during a parliamentary session in Johannesburg, securing 131 votes. She becomes the first female representative from the West African Caucus to serve in this role.
Ghana's Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has called on members of the Pan-African Parliament at its extraordinary session in Johannesburg to avoid ego-driven power struggles and prioritize consensus-building and compromise over elections, warning that the body's credibility depends on setting aside personal ambitions.