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

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17 June 2020

Ugandan electoral commission says it cannot postpone election but will require virtual campaigns

Flag of Zimbabwe (photo credit: pixabay)

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17 June 2020

Zimbabwe holds public hearings on proposed constitutional amendment bill

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

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16 June 2020

Gambia's draft law restricts presidential terms

Flag of Burundi (photo credit: Dave Proffer/flickr)

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16 June 2020

In Burundi, constitutional court orders president-elect to be sworn in early

President Peter Mutharika of Malawi (photo credit: United Nations Photo/flickr)

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15 June 2020

Malawi's executive places chief justice on leave ahead of election

Flag of Zambia (photo credit: pixabay)

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12 June 2020

Women's groups in Zambia support proposed change of electoral system

President John Magufuli of Tanzania (photo credit: World Bank Photo Collection/flickr)

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12 June 2020

In Tanzania, legislators approve law granting president immunity

Constitutional Court of South Africa (photo credit: Yvonne/flickr)

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11 June 2020

South African constitutional court rules Electoral Act invalid

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

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11 June 2020

Ethiopian legislators approve plan to keep prime minister in power beyond term

President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya (photo credit: UNCTAD/flickr)

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9 June 2020

Kenya's judiciary calls on executive to approve appointment of new judges

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