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Mauritania’s first democratically elected president, Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (Photo credit: Georges Gobet—AFP/Getty Images)

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28 March 2017

Former Mauritania's president criticizes planned constitutional amendments

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28 March 2017

Tunisians say: Muslim marriage decree is unconstitutional

Demonstrators in the capital city of Tunis during the Jasmine revolution sitting on a wall (Photo credit: Christophe Ena/AP)

Voices From The Field

27 March 2017

The law on local and regional elections: a step towards local democracy in Tunisia

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24 March 2017

Call for supervision of Zimbabwe's election is unconstitutional experts say

Female judges sworn in Cairo, 2007 (Photo credit: REUTERS/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

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24 March 2017

Legislative initiative in Egypt to allow women hold highest judicial functions in constitutional adjudication

Flag of the Republic of Benin (Photo credit: http://beninfacts.facts.co)

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23 March 2017

Benin's parliament to vote new constitution this week

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20 March 2017

Op-ed: Why South-Africa's Bill of Rights does not work as it should

Benin’s President Patrice Talon (Photo credit: THIERRY CHARLIER / AFP)

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20 March 2017

Benin plans to limit presidency to one-term

The Gambia's current President, Adama Barrow (Photo credit: bbc.com)

Voices From The Field

16 March 2017

New Gambia and the Remaking of the Constitution

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16 March 2017

Citizens of Zambia can file complaints against ConCourt officials says Complaints Commission

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