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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi (photo credit: Reuters)

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21 March 2019

Tunisian President calls for constitutional amendments to reduce powers of the Prime Minister

(photo credit: Rogan Ward/Reuters)

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20 March 2019

South African Parliament voted to amend constitution on land expropriation during next parliamentary term

Kenyan National Assembly (photo credit: Reuters)

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18 March 2019

Op-ed: Kenyan National Assembly refused to enact the constitutionally required bill on gender quotas

Zanu PF Deputy Chief Whip Obedingwa Mguni (photo credit: The Zimbabwe Mail)

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14 March 2019

Ruling party in Zimbabwe calls for constitutional amendment to maintain quota for women in Parliament

Egyptian Parliament (photo credit: AFP)

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14 March 2019

Egyptian Parliament will begin hearing sessions next week on draft constitutional amendments

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (photo credit: Ryad Kramdi/AFP/Getty Images)

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12 March 2019

Algerian President will not seek fifth term and called for a national conference to draft a new constitution by the end of 2019

(photo credit: The Mast)

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7 March 2019

Ruling party in Zambia begins process to amend the Constitution

President Masisi, left, takes the oath with the Chief Justice Maruping Dibotelo (photo credit: AFP)

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7 March 2019

Botswana considers amending constitution to allow direct election of President

(photo credit: The Voice Newspaper Gambia)

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5 March 2019

Gambian Constitutional Review Commission tasked with drafting new constitution will carry out external public consultations

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4 March 2019

Somali women leaders urge Parliament to pass electoral bill for a 30 percent quota on women representation

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