Ghana: 20 Nations Endorse African Charter

The Fourth African Inter-Parliamentary Conference ended in Accra on Friday, with South Africa and Mozambique declining to adopt the draft African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values, even though 20 other African countries endorsed it.

The conference brought together parliamentarians, political leaders, traditional authorities, faith-based organisations and civil society representatives from across the continent.

The draft charter seeks to establish a continental legal and moral framework to…