The Department of Political Affairs, Peace, and Security of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, in collaboration with the National Peace Council of Ghana, is holding an interactive training workshop with political actors and stakeholders in Ghana from 4 to 11 September 2024.

The workshop aims to create an opportunity for stakeholders to take cognizance of and appreciate the ECOWAS Constitutional Convergence Principles (as provided in the 2001 Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance) and other frameworks for transparent and peaceful conduct of elections.

In addition, the engagement offers the opportunity to reiterate the commitments of ECOWAS and the National Peace Council to the processes of dialogue and mediation in resolving electoral disputes.

The workshop also aims to provide a platform for structured and multistakeholder dialogue between representatives of political parties, security agencies, the Electoral Commission (EC), and CSOs on issues relating to the organization and conduct of the forthcoming December 7, 2024 general elections.