Central African Republic’s Top Court Blocks President’s Bid to Overhaul Constitution

The Central African Republic’s top court blocked President Faustin-Archange Touadera’s bid to push through a new constitution that his opponents say is an attempt to tighten the presidency’s grip on power and pave the way for him to stand for a third term.

A constitutional review can only happen after a new senate has been sworn in, the court said on Friday in its ruling, which invalidated a decree to create a committee to draft a new constitution.