The Taboos of Constitutionalism in Francophone Africa No 242, 2012/2 - pagesPages 7 to 9EditorialBy Jean-Bernard VéronPages 11 to 28South Africa and China: A Marriage of Convenience?By François LafarguePages 29 to 45Botswana and Mauritius: Two African Success StoriesBy Arthur SilvePages 47 to 51The Taboos of Constitutionalism in AfricaBy Jean du Bois de Gaudusson, Dodzi KokorokoPages 53 to 58The Taboos of Constitutionalism in AfricaBy Jean du Bois de GaudussonPages 59 to 71Identity and Democracy in Africa.By Guy Rossatanga-RignaultPages 73 to 86What is the Correct Constitutional Status for an African Head of State?By Fabrice HourquebiePages 87 to 97The Concept of Population in Constitutional Law.By Alain OndouaPages 99 to 113Some Reservations about the Election of the President by Universal SuffrageBy Ismaïla Madior FallPages 115 to 116Francophone Sub-Saharan AfricaBy Soubahimbane SambouPages 118 to 119The Constitutional Court, a Key Actor in the South African Constitutional ReformPages 120 to 121Armed Forces and Democracy in Africa, an Ambivalent Relationship to be NormalizedBy Alexis Essono OvonoPages 123 to 145ReviewsBy Pierre JacquemotPages 117 to 117The Idea of the Constitution in AfricaBy Dodzi Kokoroko