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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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The changes follow recent public criticism over Sall’s poor response to flooding that caused significant damage in many areas, including the capital Dakar, coupled with anger over…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257472
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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 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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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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Breyer will leave at the end of what has already proved a strikingly contentious Supreme Court term, notable for the majority’s deployment of unusual procedures and the intensity…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267096
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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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The action urges women to strike or avoid making purchases to highlight women’s importance in society. It follows marches in the United States and across the world on January 21…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218471
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At a time when political polarisation at the federal and state level makes the role of the Supreme Court as a neutral arbiter more important, the Court’s standing with the public…