Ghana’s Parliament hosts the 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family and Sovereignty in Accra from June 3 to 6, drawing lawmakers from across the continent to debate family values.
Speaker Alban Bagbin announced the hosting and said the legislature had arranged accommodation, security, and logistics for visiting delegates. President John Dramani Mahama is expected to attend the opening as Special Guest of Honour, though Parliament had not formally confirmed his attendance.
Andrew Asiamah Amoako, Second Deputy Speaker and chair of the Local Organising Committee, said sessions would cover African cultural identity, family resilience, food sovereignty, data governance, and youth development. Organisers convene the meeting under the theme “Consolidating Parliamentary Consensus: Advancing the African Charter on Family Values and Sovereignty.”
Parliament said more than 30 countries had confirmed participation and described the gathering as the first of its kind hosted by an African legislature. The event follows three earlier editions held in Uganda between 2023 and 2025, which produced a draft African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values.
The conference remains contested. Organisers moved the venue more than once before settling on Parliament House, after rights advocates pressed earlier hosts to withdraw. Critics link the charter to Ghana’s Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, which they argue targets LGBTQ rights, while backers say it protects African cultural identity. Bagbin urged Ghanaians to support the event and follow the proceedings.
