Month: May 2026

A voting booth in Chad © Joris Bolomey/AFP

How the IPU helped Chad on the road to democracy

Chad’s first elections in more than a decade marked the end of a three-year transitional period and paved the way for a return to parliamentary democracy. It was fitting that the elections came shortly after Haroun Kabadi – former Speaker of Chad’s National Assembly, Head of the National Transitional Council and now President of the […]

In October 2025, the IPU signed a cooperation framework to strengthen Ghana’s parliamentary capacity to help reduce methane emissions. © IPU/Pierre Albouy

How the IPU helps Ghana to reduce methane emissions

When the Parliament of Ghana decided to take action to reduce climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions, the IPU was on hand to offer support, technical expertise and capacity-building. We worked closely with parliamentarians to strengthen their understanding of Ghana’s commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement, and to identify opportunities for parliamentary action – including on methane […]