PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT PARLEMENT PANAFRICAIN البرلمان الا فريقي PARLAMENTO PAN-AFRICANO Gallagher Convention Centre, Private Bag X16, Midrand 1685, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa Tel: (+27) 11 545 5000 - Fax: (+27) 11 545 5136 Web site: www.pan-african-parliament.org REGIONAL MEETING ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE RATIFICATION OF THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE 14-15 JULY 2011 OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO DRAFT PROGRAMME (vers 2) Wednesday 13 July 2011 Time Activity Venue 19h 22h00 Official Diner offer by SE. M Roch Marc Christian KABORE TBA Thursday 14 July 2011 Time Activity Presenter(s) 08h00-8h30 Registration of participants 8h30-10h00 Speeches by high-ranking personalities: (i) H.E. The President of the Burkina Faso National Assembly (ii) H.E. The President of the WAEMU Commission (iii) H.E. The President of the ECOWAS Commission (iv) H.E. The Speaker of the ECOWAS (v) H.E. The President of the Pan- African (vi) H.E. The President of the Republic of Burkina Faso SE. M Roch Marc Christian KABORE Mr Soumaila CISSE SE Victor GBEHO Hon Mahamane OUSMANE Dr. Moussa IDRISS NDELE SE. Mr Blaise CAMPAORE Facilitator Adv. Zwelethu Madasa Clerk of the Pan- African One Africa, One Voice! 1 of 5
Official opening 10h00-10h20 Group photo 10h20-11h00 * Press Conference * Coffee Break 11h00-11h40 Progress report on the review of the Protocol to the Treaty establishing the African Economic Community relating to the Pan-African. (i) Deputy Pan- African s Committee on Rules Hon. Zely P. Inzoungou 11h40-12h30 Discussions 12h30-14h00 14h00-14h30 Lunch break Presentation of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance and progress 11 Before 2011 Campaign. (i) Commissioner for Political Affairs African Union H.E. Ms. Dolly Joiner (ii) Pan-African s Committee on Justice and Human Rights Hon. Agnès Mukabaranga 14h30-15h00 African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance and the ECOWAS legal instruments on Democracy and Governance: Similarities. (i) Director of African Union Advocacy, Open Society Institute (ii) Senior Advisor, United Nations Development Programme Mr. Ibrahima Kane Dr. Khabele Matlosa 15h00-15h15 15h15-16h30 Discussions 2
16h30-17h30 Progress report on the ratification of the Charter in Member States of the Western Africa region: Difficulties encountered and ways and means of accelerating the ratification. 17h30-17h45 (i) arians and/or Ministers of Foreign Affairs of West African countries - Benin - Burkina Faso - Cape Verde - Cote D Ivoire - Gambia - Ghana - Guinea Bissau - Liberia - Mali, - Nigeria, - Niger - Republic of Guinea - Senegal - Sierra Leone - Togo 17h45-18h15 18h15-19h00 Progress report on the ratification of the Charter in Member States of the Western Africa region: difficulties encountered and ways and means of accelerating the ratification (Continuation) Discussions and wrap-up of the theme. (Continuation of country presentations) Hon. Hammi LAROUSSI 3 rd Vice-President 3
Friday 15 July 2011 Time Activity Presenter(s) 8h30-9h00 Resumption of proceedings: recapitulation of the previous day s proceedings Mr. Ibrahima Kane 9h00-10h30 Public dialogue on the Popularisation and mobilisation of African peoples around the values promoted by the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance: Role of civil society. Hon. Hammi LAROUSSI 3 rd Vice-President (i) Representative of ECOSOC (ii) RADDHO (Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l Homme) (iii) Representative IDASA ( Afrobarometer ) (iv) Coordinator of ARIANE (Support and Strengthening Project for nonstate actor initiatives) (v) Representatives from women organisations (vi) Representative from National Youth Mr Alioune TINE Mr. Kofi Awity 10h30-10h45 10h45-11h30 Discussions to allow interaction between civil society representatives and PAP parliamentarians 11h30-12h00 Popularisation and mobilisation of African peoples around the values promoted by the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance: Role of the media. (i) Regional media representatives Mr Cherif Sy Mr Kwame Kari kari Hon. Joram Macdonald GUMBO 4 th Vice-President 12h00-13h00 Discussions 4
13h00-14h00 Lunch break 14h00-15h30 Definition of mechanisms to accelerate the ratification process of the Charter for Member States, parliamentarians, civil society and the media Presenter: to be confirmed Hon. Joram Macdonald GUMBO 15h30-16h15 Discussions 4 th Vice-President 16h15-16h30 16h30-16h50 Presentation of the conclusions of the meeting (i) President of the Pan-African s Western Africa Regional Caucus Hon. Sawadogo Lassane H.E. Dr. Moussa Idriss Ndele 16h50-17h30 17h30-17h45 Adoption of the Joint Declaration. Closing of the meeting H.E. Dr. Moussa Idriss Ndele President of the Pan-African President of the Pan-African 5