African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA)

The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) is an African not-for-profit organization registered in Ghana. It is dedicated to building the capacity of African Parliaments and elected representative bodies at all levels of governance. ACEPA supports African countries in ensuring effective performance throughout the governance chain - from local to national representative institutions.  ACEPA has excellent working relationships with more than 20 African countries/Parliaments.  Its dedicated staff have more than 20 years combined work experience with Parliaments and Legislative institutions in Africa.  ACEPA is the first African institution that is dedicated to supporting national and sub-national Legislatures across the continent and was created to respond to the urgent need for an indigenous African institution that truly understands the needs and demands of African Legislatures. The main objective of ACEPA is to provide capacity building support to elected representative institutions at all levels of governance in Africa as well as Civil Society Organizations.