Africa
The region includes all of Africa plus the Middle East as far as Asia.
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News
5 July
Togo's hasty constitutional reforms deepen political tensions
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26 June
Op-ed: Kenyan president has authority to declare a state of emergency under constitution
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News
18 June
Former judge argues Nigerian legislature has no constitutional authority to regulate grazing
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14 June
Constitution review commission proposes limiting size of Ghana's parliament
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News
11 June
Legislators in Nigeria propose constitutional amendments for presidential term limits and geographical rotation
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News
29 May
Proposal from Gabon's national dialogue to suspend political parties divides opinion ahead of referendum
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22 May
South Africa's highest court rules constitution bars ex-president from running for parliament due to prison sentence
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17 May
Calls for transition to parliamentary system grow in Nigeria
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News
15 May
Lesotho's government proposes constitutional amendments while civil society pushes for new constitution
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News
10 May
UN expert calls for consensus on Somalia's constitutional review
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