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In Bamako, a voter heads to the polling station to have his say in the referendum on the governing junta's constitution. The west African nation has been under military rule since an August 2020 coup. Some 8.4 million citizens are eligible to vote "yes" or "no" on the draft constitution in the first electoral test for leader Colonel Assimi Goita, 40, who has vowed to lead the country back to civilian rule in 2024 elections. IMAGES
Chile's leftist president, Gabriel Boric, swears in the new ministers of Interior, Health, Science, Energy and Chief of Staff following the overwhelming rejection of a new constitution draft backed by his government. IMAGES
Chilean supporting the new constitution draft react after learning the partial results of the referendum vote: with more than 98 percent of votes counted, the reject camp led with over 61 percent compared to just under 38 percent for those in favor. IMAGES
Chilean rejecting the proposed new constitution celebrate in Santiago as partial results from 88 percent of votes counted show the "Reject" option for Chile's new constitution far outweighs the "Approve". Chileans voted on whether to adopt a new constitution that would break from the era of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, foster a more welfare-based society and boost Indigenous rights. IMAGES
Pretoria (South Africa), Apr 20 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Kim Ludbrook) The leader of the Khoisan community, King Khoisan SA, on Tuesday continued his protest in front of the South African government headquarters in Pretoria demanding recognition of its people as the first in South Africa, that its language is officially recognized, its native lands returned and that the 'colored' racial classification be removed from official documents to refer to this broad sector of the South African population.FOOTAGE OF KING KHOISAN SA PROTEST IN FRONT OF THE NELSON MANDELA STATUE, LOCATED ON THE STAIRS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS, IN PRETORIA.
Lin-Manuel Miranda has signed on to write the music for Walt Disney Animation Studios' new animated feature "Encanto." Disney took to Twitter to describe "Encanto." "Encanto takes you to Colombia, where a magical family live in a magical home," Disney announced on Twitter. The musical will feature songs in both Spanish and English and will be released in theaters in November 2021. The movie is a collaboration from "Zootopia" directors Byron Howard and Jared Bush, co-written and co-directed by Charise Castro Smith.