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13 October 2023
In Mauritius, supreme court finds constitutional protection against discrimination on the ground of sex includes sexual orientation17 January 2019
Mauritanian President Rejects Constitutional Amendments that Remove Presidential Term Limits8 August 2017
Mauritania abolishes Senate in referendum7 August 2017
Mauritania votes on constitution after tense campaign
Major opposition groups pushing Mauritanians to boycott constitution referendum4 August 2017
Mauritania is days away from a contentious referendum that may bring changes to the country’s constitution, after extensive campaigning that recently took a dec…
Former Mauritania's president criticizes planned constitutional amendments28 March 2017
Former Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi has called on citizens to resist what he described as a “constitutional coup” being prepared by …
Mauritania to vote on a series of constitutional amendments13 March 2017
Mauritanian lawmakers voted yesterday for constitutional reforms which will abolish the country’s Senate and alter the country’s flag to better represent those …
Mauritanian ministers propose removal of constitutional term limits on presidency 6 April 2016
THE political class in Mauritania has been embroiled in a heated debate for over a week following the proposal to remove presidential term limits to allow incum…
Woman Runs for President in Islamic Mauritania8 May 2014
A woman has put forward a rare bid for the presidency of Mauritania, a west African nation run under strict Islamic law, the country's Constitutional Council sa…
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