Catholic bishops in Gabon call referendum ‘a step toward democratic restoration’

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Catholic Bishops in Gabon have called the November 16 constitutional referendum “a step toward democratic restoration.”

Voters went to the polls to vote for a new Constitution that would end the military transitional government and return the country to democratic rule.

Provisional results announced by the country’s interior Ministry early November 17 show an overwhelming win for the new constitution, with 91.8 percent of the electorate approving...