Gabon votes in referendum on new constitution after military coup last year | Elections News

Gabon votes in referendum on new constitution after military coup last year | Elections News

Transitional leader urges voters to back draft charter, which proposes changes that include presidential term limits. Gabon is voting in a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution that would pave the way to democratic rule after the military deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba last year, ending 55 years…

West Africa’s ‘coup belt’: Did Mali’s 2020 army takeover change the region? | Politics News

West Africa’s ‘coup belt’: Did Mali’s 2020 army takeover change the region? | Politics News

Four years ago this month, a group of Malian soldiers descended on a military base in Kati, close to the capital Bamako, arrested their most senior leaders, and seized weapons from the armoury. Shortly after, they stormed Bamako in trucks, where they detained then-President Aboubakar Keita, as Malians jubilated in…