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Samia Suluhu to Receive Final Report on Constitution Review Report Leading Possible Constitutional Referendum in 2025 Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu is predicted to obtain the remaining report of the activity power which seeks to push for a constitutional assessment. The working group, chaired by Prof. Rwekaza Mukandala, has been gathering public views from…

The provisional official results were announced the day after the referendum on the new constitution. According to figures from ISIE (Higher Authority), the "yes" vote wins with more than 94% of the vote, but only 30% of registered voters turned out to vote. The opposition speaks of a failure for Kaïs Saïed, who carried out this project and gave wide powers to the president. What does this new text contain, which will come into force as soon as the final results are published?

Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Tuesday the country was moving "from despair to hope" after an almost certain referendum to approve a new constitution that concentrates nearly all power in his office.…

A new Tunisian constitution that the opposition says could dismantle the country's democracy by dramatically expanding presidential powers, is set to come into effect after a referendum on Monday that appeared to pass easily but with low turnout.…

Tunisians go to the polls on Monday in a constitutional referendum that is supposed to create a presidential regime that concentrates power in the hands of head of state Kais Saied. While many international observers see the vote as a mere power grab, at a…

Tunisia is organizing a referendum on the new constitution on Monday, July 25, barely a few months after its promulgation in mid-December by the head of state, as well as the parliamentary elections at the end of the year. The text, which will replace the 2014…

Hundreds of people demonstrated in Tunis on Saturday against a draft constitution presented by President Kais Saied, demanding his resignation two days before the Tunisian vote on the disputed charter. The…

In Tunis, a coalition of civil society organizations attempted to demonstrate on Friday night, July 22, against the referendum on a new constitution scheduled for Monday, calling for a boycott of the ballot. A protest that was immediately dispersed by the police with tear gas. Amid water cannons, police cars and barricades, Messaoud Romani, a civil society figure, is exhausted, shocked by the violent spread of the demonstration that had just started on the main artery of Tunis. It was necessary for him to come and fight…

In tonight's edition: Tunisia braces for referendum that would consolidate powers in the presidency, critics say it's a power grab. Kenya's presidential campaign has been hit with misinformation and fake news on social media. And it's the final days of the…

The reform of the constitution has been in the pipeline of the National Assembly for a month in the Central African Republic, and the debate is lively, as the revision of the text from 2016 would result in Faustin Archange Touadéra running for a 3rd term with…