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Parliament building in South Africa (photo credit: parliament.gov.za)

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7 December 2021

In South Africa, parliament will vote on constitutional amendment to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation

Flag of Malawi (photo credit: pixabay)

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2 November 2021

In Malawi, electoral commission clarifies constituency boundary re-demarcation

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (photo credit: AFP)

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29 October 2021

In Sudan, military announces the suspension of several constitutional articles

Flag of Sierra Leone (photo credit: pixabay)

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28 October 2021

In Sierra Leone, government plans to propose constitutional amendment enabling dual citizens to be elected to parliament

Federal High Court in Abuja (photo credit: independent.ng)

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27 October 2021

Coalition of Northern Groups files suit for South-East separation from Nigeria

Khartoum, Sudan (photo credit: Christopher Michel / flickr)

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25 October 2021

In Sudan, members of transitional government detained amid coup reports

Ombudsman Nirere Madeleine (photo credit: www.ombudsman.gov.rw)

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21 October 2021

In Rwanda, ombudsman asks supreme court to order retrials in 42 cases on grounds of injustice

Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, leader of the Guinea coup (photo credit: France 24 / James André)

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22 September 2021

Op-Ed: Denounce Guinea’s coup—and incumbent leaders’ abuses of power

Parliament of South Africa (photo credit: David Stanley/flickr)

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21 September 2021

Op-Ed: South Africa -- expropriation bill and 18th constitutional amendment processes can run concurrently

Tunisian President Kais Saied (photo credit: Thierry Brésillon)

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13 September 2021

Tunisian president Kais Saied indicates plans to amend constitution

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