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President Adama Barrow of the Gambia (photo credit: Paul Kagame/flickr)

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8 July 2020

In the Gambia, legislators pass amendment allowing appointment of magistrates as judges

President George Weah of Liberia (photo credit: AfDB Group/flickr)

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8 July 2020

Liberian legislators boycott session amid disagreements with executive over state of emergency

Elections in Uganda, 2016 (photo credit: Commonwealth Secretariat/flickr)

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1 July 2020

Op-ed: Ugandan electoral commission's digital campaign order is unconstitutional

President Nana Akufo-Addo (photo credit: Paul Kagame/flickr)

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30 June 2020

Ghana's president says country will hold elections as planned despite pandemic

Flag of Somalia (photo credit: pixabay)

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29 June 2020

Somali opposition parties call for resignation of electoral body over implementation of universal suffrage model

Flag of Burundi (photo credit: pixabay)

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24 June 2020

In Burundi, parliament approves vice president and prime minister nominated under new constitution

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia (photo credit: International Monetary Fund/flickr)

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23 June 2020

Reform of defense forces moves forward in Ethiopia

Lesotho Parliament Building (photo credit: OER Africa/flickr)

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23 June 2020

Op-ed: Lesotho needs a complete constitutional overhaul, not incremental changes

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda (photo credit: Paul Kagame/flickr)

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22 June 2020

Rwandan legislators approve law giving president power to create and disband institutions

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (photo credit: David Stanley/flickr)

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19 June 2020

Tanzania limits public interest litigation for violations of constitutional rights

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