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Voices From The Field

2 March 2017

Innovations in the draft Constitution of Burkina Faso

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2 March 2017

Free and compulsory basic education is a right of every child says Nigerian Constitutional Court

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1 March 2017

The Gambia removes constitutional age limits for individuals holding highest state positions

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28 February 2017

Sudan's main political parties disagree over constitutional amendments

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28 February 2017

Op-ed: Nigerian constitution should be amended to discourage political defection of party members

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27 February 2017

Egypt rejects abolition of death penalty as unconstitutional and against Islamic Sharia

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Analysis

24 February 2017

السودان: تعليق على قضية مازن عادل علي دينق ضد وزارة الداخلية ووزارة العدل - المحكمة الدستورية/قضية دستورية 2015/153

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22 February 2017

South African High Court declares notice on withdrawal from the ICC unconstitutional and invalid

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22 February 2017

Sudanese Islamists reject proposed amendments to the Constitution

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (photo credit: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

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21 February 2017

Op-ed: Somali president should be granted the power to appoint and dismiss prime minister in the new constitution

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