Members of the Sidama ethnic group must now wait several months longer for a referendum that could lead to the setting up of a new independent region
Some 18 000 kilometres from the French mainland, New Caledonia is home to a quarter of the world’s known supplies of nickel
Since the referendum, according to official data, economic growth has slowed to a snail’s pace
Constitutional changes transform Turkey from a parliamentary system to an executive presidency with more powers
The state will become the first to leave the intergovernmental body after its citizens voted by a 52% majority to leave.
An amendment to the Constitution could allow Rwandan President Paul Kagame to run for a third seven-year term, based on the results of a referendum.
Surveys favour a yes vote in the referendum but activists fear the public may yet spring a shock defeat.
As the Scots vote on their independence, a photo essay shows first-time voters who will celebrate their birthdays on the day of the referendum.
Ballots have been counted in an unofficial referendum in the flashpoint Abyei region to decide if it lies in Sudan or South Sudan.
Zimbabwe’s new law will mean nothing without implementation, writes Gwinyayi Dzinesa.
Harassment of the opposition and other activists in Zimbabwe puts Zanu-PF’s commitment to the Constitution in doubt.
Unendorsed results have shown Zimbabweans voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new constitution that would trim President Robert Mugabe’s powers.
The arrest of his aides is intimidation by political rivals in the run-up to general elections, says Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
Zimbabweans have appeared to give widespread backing to a new constitution that will curb veteran President Robert Mugabe’s powers.
It provides an expansive Bill of Rights with citizen capacities to enforce those rights in law.
Zimbabwe’s police have raided the offices of a monitoring group in what some fear is a move by authorities to harass them ahead of a referendum.
Egypt is being called to vote in a referendum on a new constitution the opposition fears will be used to usher in an extremist interpretation of laws.
Voters in Madagascar are lining up to vote "yes" or "no" on a new constitution that calls for keeping a coup leader in power indefinitely.
The leader of Madagascar’s opposition says there is no need for the referendum proposed by the president to settle their political dispute.
