Africa
The region includes all of Africa plus the Middle East as far as Asia.
![Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera (photo credit: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News) Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera (photo credit: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News)](/sites/default/files/CAR_0.jpeg)
News
31 August 2023
In Central African Republic, president signs decree to bring new constitution into force
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News
30 August 2023
In Kenya, renewed movement pushes to revisit key sections of constitution
![Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas (photo credit: HonTJAbbas via Legit) Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas (photo credit: HonTJAbbas via Legit)](/sites/default/files/Tajudeen%20Abbas%202.jpeg)
News
24 August 2023
In Nigeria, speaker of the house discusses possibility of amending constitution to increase number of women in parliament
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News
22 August 2023
In Central African Republic, constitutional court validates referendum results on adopting new constitution
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News
21 August 2023
In Uganda, minority ethnic groups renew petition to amend constitution for citizenship rights
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News
17 August 2023
Kenyan senator proposes constitutional amendment to extend gubernatorial and presidential terms to ten years
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News
11 August 2023
In Kenya, senator sponsors constitutional amendment to bar former governors from running for new electoral offices for five years post-term
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News
9 August 2023
In Burundi, senate launches evaluation of ethnic quota system for first time in 20 years
![President Ali Bongo Ondimba presents the 2023 amendments to the Constitution (photo credit: President of Gabon via Facebook) President Ali Bongo Ondimba presents the 2023 amendments to the Constitution (photo credit: President of Gabon via Facebook)](/sites/default/files/President%20with%20constitutional%20revision.jpg)
Voices From The Field
1 August 2023
Constitutional reforms in Gabon: the president’s strategic tool for political preservation
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News
31 July 2023
Central African Republic holds referendum on new constitution which would abolish presidential term limits
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