Tag Archives: CONSTITUTION

We don’t need a new constitution’ – Pianim

Pianim says Ghana doesn’t need a new constitution He said, if the current constitution needs an amendment He spoke at JEAM Memorial Heritage Kwame Pianim, a leading member of the governing NPP, has opposed calls for a new constitution for the reason that the 1992 Constitution has outlived its ‘usefulness’. …

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Burkina Faso junta restores constitution; army, spy chiefs fired

  Burkina Faso’s military junta have made changes to the top hierarchy of the country’s security structure a week after taking over. The army and intelligence chiefs have been dismissed with coup leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, taking the role of new army chief. He replaces Brig. Gen. Gilbert …

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Jubilation as Chile votes to rewrite constitution

Chileans have voted overwhelmingly in support of rewriting their constitution, which dates to the dictatorship of Gen Augusto Pinochet. With nearly 90% of the vote counted, 78% of people had voted “yes” in a referendum that was called after mass protests against inequality. President Sebastian Piñera acknowledged the result and …

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