Chad Holds Divisive Post-Coup Constitutional Referendum 

Women queue to cast their votes during the constitutional referendum at a polling station in N'Djamena, Dec. 17, 2023. The vote seen as a key step towards elections and the return of civilian rule promised, but postponed, by the ruling military junta.

Chad holds a referendum on a new constitution on Sunday that looks unlikely to mend deep divisions between the junta and opposing groups that have fueled a political and security crisis in one of the world's poorest countries.