Africa
The region includes all of Africa plus the Middle East as far as Asia.
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News
1 March 2017
The Gambia removes constitutional age limits for individuals holding highest state positions
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News
28 February 2017
Sudan's main political parties disagree over constitutional amendments
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News
28 February 2017
Op-ed: Nigerian constitution should be amended to discourage political defection of party members
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News
27 February 2017
Egypt rejects abolition of death penalty as unconstitutional and against Islamic Sharia
Analysis
24 February 2017
السودان: تعليق على قضية مازن عادل علي دينق ضد وزارة الداخلية ووزارة العدل - المحكمة الدستورية/قضية دستورية 2015/153
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News
22 February 2017
South African High Court declares notice on withdrawal from the ICC unconstitutional and invalid
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News
22 February 2017
Sudanese Islamists reject proposed amendments to the Constitution
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News
21 February 2017
Op-ed: Somali president should be granted the power to appoint and dismiss prime minister in the new constitution
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News
21 February 2017
Malawi passes a landmark bill securing protection of children from early marriage and amending Constitution
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News
20 February 2017
Egypt's top religious authority rejects reform to law allowing men to verbally divorce their wives as unconstitutional
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