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Restoring Constitutional Order after Coups: Comparative Analysis of the Constitutional Texts of Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali

Analysis

Restoring Constitutional Order after Coups: Comparative Analysis of the Constitutional Texts of Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali

by IDEA

President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, and former Prime Minister of Senegal, Ousmane Sonko (credit: Cem Ozdel/Anadolu/picture alliance)

Voices From The Field

8 June 2026

Senegal's Constitutional Reform Amid a Political Divide at the Summit of the Executive

Strengthening the Rule of Law: The Role of Courts and Lawyers in Constitutional Transition and Reform

Analysis

Strengthening the Rule of Law: The Role of Courts and Lawyers in Constitutional Transition and Reform

by IDEA

Algerian protest (credit: Gwenael Piaser via Flickr)

Voices From The Field

7 May 2026

Algeria’s “Technical” Constitutional Reform: Between Closing Procedural Gaps and Recalibrating Institutional Balances

Presidential campaign in Cameroon, 2025 (credit: Simbanematick via Wikimedia Commons)

Voices From The Field

29 April 2026

Cameroon’s 2026 Constitutional Amendment: Safeguarding Stability or Engineering Succession?

Flag of Madagascar (photo credit: jorono via pixabay)

News

20 April 2026

In Madagascar, arrests of Gen Z protesters fuel fears that the new regime is no better than the one it overthrew

Meeting of Somalia's Independent Constitutional Review and Implementation Commission (credit: Commission via icric.gov.so)

Voices From The Field

7 April 2026

From Provisional to Permanent Constitution? Assessing the End of Somalia’s Constitutional Review Process

Policy Brief Series: The Changing Nature of Mediation when Negotiating Political Settlements in Fragile Settings

Analysis

Policy Brief Series: The Changing Nature of Mediation when Negotiating Political Settlements in Fragile Settings

by IDEA

President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa (credit: Presidential Executive Office of Russia via Wikimedia Commons)

Voices From The Field

19 March 2026

Executive Consolidation by Constitutional Disruption: The Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill No.3

2025 Constitution Review Commission of Ghana (credit: President of the Republic of Ghana)

Voices From The Field

14 January 2026

Third Time Could Be a Charm: Ghana’s Constitution Review Committee’s Plan to Fix Governance Deficits

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