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28 April 2022

Burkina Faso and Guinea request more time to present transition plans after expiry of ECOWAS deadline

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27 April 2022

In Mali, junta announces two-year transition in defiance of ECOWAS deadlines

Chad peace talks in Doha (photo credit: AfricaNews)

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29 March 2022

Chadian delegations in Doha agree to name Qatar as mediator in peace talks

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic (photo credit: UN)

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29 March 2022

Central African Republic national reconciliation dialogue ends without concrete progress

Flags of ECOWAS member states (photo credit: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty)

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28 March 2022

ECOWAS sets deadlines for Burkina Faso, Mali, and Guinea for a return to civilian rule

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23 March 2022

In Seychelles, attorney general proposes constitutional amendment to allow military personnel to assist police outside of states of emergency

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18 March 2022

Op-Ed: In Nigeria, anxiety over whether state assemblies will pass constitution review bills

Women protest the rejection of gender equality bills in front of National Assembly in Abuja (photo credit: Oge Udegbunam)

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11 March 2022

In Nigeria, lower house rescinds its rejection of three constitutional gender equality amendments after protests

Parliament of Ghana (photo credit: World Bank Photo Collection / flickr)

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9 March 2022

In Ghana, supreme court rules that parliament's deputy speaker can vote and form part of quorum when presiding

Egyptian judges (photo credit: Middle East Affairs)

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8 March 2022

In Egypt, women judges preside over state council hearings for the first time

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