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The new body is part of President Macky Sall's agenda of constitutional reforms ahead of parliamentary elections in 2017 and the presidential vote in 2019.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213316
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This comes despite increasing cases of COVID-19 cases nationwide, with the government forced this week to postpone the planned return of school students after ten teachers tested…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253069
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The delay of the polls to December 15 has provoked domestic, regional and Western criticism. The postponement was announced by President Macky Sall and endorsed by a parliamentary…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285160
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The newly formed opposition and civil society alliance, the Movement for the Defense of Democracy (M2D), has questioned the independence and rationale for the Commission, given…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260797
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This has brought to an end months of speculation and deliberately cultivated ambiguity over his intention to seek a third term. His decision follows violent protests in support of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280412
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However, although the relationship between Islam and politics in the Sahel is changing, its prospects reflect local and national environments. The growing and multidirectional…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263992
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The Supreme Court is poised to make dramatic changes to the remedies available to governments, legislatures and courts considering ways to address the legacies of racial…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274290
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Relations among ECOWAS leaders are increasingly strained, after Guinean President Alpha Conde last month closed his country’s border with Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257149
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The decision to hold a hearing on this issue, rather than simply issue a decision, reflects a degree of concern about perceptions of the Court’s legitimacy following the transfer…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266400
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As state governments become more entrenched in the use of re-districting to cement their legislative majorities, referendums offer a rare direct link between citizens and…