Guinea-Bissau votes on handing more powers to president

Military-run Guinea-Bissau holds a referendum on Sunday on a constitutional change that would give the president more powers ahead of a general election meant to restore civilian rule later this year.It follows a string of other African countries including Zimbabwe and Chad that have amended their constitutions in recent years to extend term lengths, remove age limits or strengthen powers of the executive.The army seized power in Portuguese-speaking Guinea-Bissau in November, just days after a