Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Politics 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
World 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