Tanzania opposition hails govt U-turn on constitution review
Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian opposition parties have sounded a note of optimism after President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s party... Read more
25 Jun
Tunisian protesters decry constitutional reform plans, judicial purge
Tunis – Hundreds demonstrated on Sunday in Tunisia’s capital against a planned referendum on constitutional changes and President Kais Saied’s... Read more
20 Jun
Tunisia’s Ennahdha warns against dropping Islam from constitution
Tunis – Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party warned on Monday against dropping references to Islam in a new constitution set... Read more
14 Jun
Mali junta sets up body to create new constitution
Bamako – Malian authorities, dominated by the military which seized power in a coup, announced the creation of a... Read more
12 Jun
Kenya top court blocks president’s push for constitution change
Nairobi – Kenya’s top court ruled on Thursday that a controversial bid by President Uhuru Kenyatta to change the... Read more
31 Mar
Kenya’s top court to rule on contested constitutional reforms
Nairobi – Kenya’s top court will on Thursday rule on constitutional changes proposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his allies... Read more
31 Mar
Nigeria needs a new constitution, not piecemeal adjustments
Abiodun Odusote, University of Lagos Nigeria’s Senate and House of Representatives voted on 1 March 2022 on 68 bills... Read more
10 Mar
Kenya’s top court reviews disputed bid to change constitution
Nairobi – Kenya’s highest court began on Tuesday weighing a legal bid to revive government plans to shake up... Read more
18 Jan
Gambia’s Barrow vows term limits, reform as part of ‘legacy’
Banjul – Gambia’s newly re-elected President Adama Barrow pledged on Tuesday to introduce a presidential term limit before the end... Read more
8 Dec, 2021
Rare original copy of US constitution auctioned for $43m
New York – An extremely rare original copy of the US constitution was sold Thursday for $43 million — a... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
