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March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

Decentralized Territorial Collectivities of the Republic of Madagascar

The Constitution 2010 of the sovereign, unitary, republican and secular Republic of Madagascar divides the nation into a system of three administratively and financially autonomous Decentralized Territorial Collectivities (Communities) consisting of: Decentralized Territorial CollectivitiesSubdivisionProvinces (faritany mizakatena)n/aRegions (faritra) District (distrika)Communes (faribohitra/kaominina)Fokontany The Constitutional referendum of 04 April 2007 backed a revised constitution without any provinces "in …

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February 5, 2023

Women’s Political Participation in African National Parliaments

On the 19 December 2011 the 66th United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 66/130 regarding women and political participation. The resolution encourages all states to achieve: "equal representation of women and men, if necessary through positive action, in all governmental and public administration positions" In 2015, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 of The …

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February 3, 2023

Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The modern 2005 constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) states that the DRC consists of: "the city of Kinshasa and 25 provinces which possess legal personality" It was the 2015 provincial administrative reorganisation that changed the number of DRC provinces from 11 to 26. Known as the Découpage, it was passed into law …

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January 5, 2023

Tanzania Population and Buildings 2022

On 22 May 2021, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania officially launched its intention to prepare for and undertake the Population and Housing Census 2022. The census was held on the 23 August 2022 and was the sixth census to be held in the country after the Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in …

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November 30, 2020

Child-Friendliness of African Governments

This month the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) published the 6th report in their African Report on Child Wellbeing (ARCW) series, with the 2020 edition theme being "How friendly are African governments towards girls?". Previous reports and their themes were: 2008 - How child-friendly are African governments? 2011 - Budgeting for children 2013 - Towards …

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