African Political Parties Initiative announces inaugural leadership, with Asiedu Nketiah as chair
Ghana’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has been named the inaugural Chair of the African Political Parties Initiative (APPI), placing him at the head of a continental platform seeking to strengthen political party institutions and cooperation across Africa. The African Governance Centre (AGC), which established the initiative, announced the composition of APPI’s inaugural Bureau Leadership following the Second African Political Parties Summit (APPS 2026), held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from November 5 to 7. Mr Asiedu Nketiah was endorsed as Chair on November 7, following his nomination by an interim committee and approval by participating political parties at the summit. The Bureau will serve an initial three-year term. The Bureau is supported by ten Regional Vice-Chairs representing political parties across Africa’s five regions.