In this week’s article, Justin examines the wave of military coups in Francophone Africa through the lens of African constitutional law. He distinguishes between conservative coups, which preserve existing external security and monetary arrangements, and revolutionary coups, which disrupt them. The article explores how sovereignty deficits and inconsistent enforcement of African Union norms on unconstitutional changes of government expose deeper constitutional challenges across the region.

In this week’s post, Adv JM Mihlanga examines the concept of ordinary residence in the context of political participation, asking whether residence can be used as a strategic electoral instrument.

In this week’s post, Prof. Nawal Lasledj breaks down Algeria's 2016, 2020, and 2026 constitutional amendments which were enacted with the aim to contain public discontent, rebalance power, and adapt to domestic and regional challenges.

In this week’s post, Marthinus van Staden and Grey Stopforth expose a blind spot in South African labour law: grandparents and other caregivers may shoulder the day-to-day work of raising children, however they remain excluded from parental leave. The authors argue that African regional instruments already highlight the need to support caregivers. It is national labour law that needs to catch up.