Tag: Constitutional Council
Mozambique highest court upholds disputed ruling party’s election win
Mozambique's highest court on Monday (23 December) confirmed the results of the country's disputed presidential election, extending the ruling Frelimo party's half-century grip on power. ... Read More
Mauritania: Former President’s case will be referred to Constitutional Council
The Nouakchott Court of Appeal has approved a request from the defense team of former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to refer his case to ... Read More
Mozambique: Constitutional Council excludes CAD coalition from general elections
Mozambique's Constitutional Council has definitively excluded the Democratic Alliance Coalition (CAD), which supports Venâncio Mondlane's presidential candidacy, from the October 9 general elections. In the ... Read More
Lieutenant-Colonel Damiba invested “president” of Burkina Faso
Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was sworn in as president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday by the Constitutional Council, three weeks after taking power in ... Read More
Côte d’Ivoire: Constitutional Council validates only four candidacies out of forty-four
The Ivorian Constitutional Council validated on Monday four candidacies, including that of outgoing President Alassane Ouattara for a controversial third term, and rejected those of ... Read More
Cameroon to re-run local elections in 11 Anglophone constituencies
The Constitutional Council of Cameroon, on Tuesday, ordered a re-run of the local and parliamentary elections in 11 constituencies in the country’s restive English-speaking regions. ... Read More
Algeria: new amendment to candidacy application to presidential elections
The Algerian Constitutional Council Tuesday brought several amendments to its working rules, including the obligation for candidates to the presidential election to submit their bids ... Read More
Algeria: Constitutional Council scraps July 4 elections after canceling 2 candidacies
The Algerian Constitutional Council Sunday cancelled the July 4 presidential election after canceling the two candidacies it received for the unpopular electoral process rejected by ... Read More