Africa
The region includes all of Africa plus the Middle East as far as Asia.
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30 March 2017
Somali senators call for urgent review of the Constitution
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30 March 2017
Kenya's High Court: constitution requires the parliament to enact gender quota law under threat of dissolution
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28 March 2017
Former Mauritania's president criticizes planned constitutional amendments
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28 March 2017
Tunisians say: Muslim marriage decree is unconstitutional
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Voices From The Field
27 March 2017
The law on local and regional elections: a step towards local democracy in Tunisia
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24 March 2017
Call for supervision of Zimbabwe's election is unconstitutional experts say
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24 March 2017
Legislative initiative in Egypt to allow women hold highest judicial functions in constitutional adjudication
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23 March 2017
Benin's parliament to vote new constitution this week
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20 March 2017
Op-ed: Why South-Africa's Bill of Rights does not work as it should
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20 March 2017
Benin plans to limit presidency to one-term
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