By Rédaction Africanews and AFP Undecided Central African voters still have a few days left before casting their ballot on July 30. The campaign for a referendum on a new draft constitution is set to end on July 28. The opposition has already called on voters to vote against the draft constitution or abstain. In…
By Rédaction Africanews Ahead of voting on July 30, the Central African Republic is entering its last week of campaigning for a referendum on a new draft constitution. The draft constitution, the creation of which was ordered by President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in 2022, proposes removing the two-term limit on the presidency. It also would see…
By Rédaction Africanews with Agencies In a study revealing the digital habits of people worldwide, South Africans emerged as the most voracious internet users, spending a staggering average of at least 9.5 hours online per day in 2022. This figure surpassed the global average by a notable three hours, as reported by Atlas VPN, a…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Kenyan authorities seized a smuggled shipment of medication which can be used by athletes as performance-enhancing drugs, the country’s national anti-doping body said on Monday. A woman was arrested on suspicion of smuggling and will appear in court this week, the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya said. She was arrested at…
By Rédaction Africanews With Australia and New Zealand as hosts, the ninth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup is finally here, a one of a kind. Nigeria, nine-time African champions will be looking to change their fortunes at the World Cup. They face Olympic champions Canada in their first opening clash on Friday at the…
By Rédaction Africanews Touadéra, delivered the new constitution draft to the campaign organizers at the end of June. “Today I want to appeal to the sons and daughters of the country. The referendum vote gives you the opportunity to decide on a better future for the country. So don’t let this opportunity to create a…
By Rédaction Africanews A US$1.98 billion oil refinery facility at Tema, Ghana is scheduled to commence operation by end of August this year. The refinery, which is the latest investment of the Sentuo Group, is expected to produce five million metric tonnes of petroleum products including liquified petroleum gas (LPG), jet fuel, gasoline, diesel and…
By Africanews The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) announced on Saturday the lifting of Mali’s suspension from its bodies and institutions. Since January 2022 that Mali had been suspended from the organisation to sanction the junta’s intention to remain in power for five years. Mali was also suspended from regional bloc, ECOWAS, following…
By Africanews West African heads of state elected Nigerian president Bola Tinubu to lead regional bloc ECOWAS next year, replacing Guinea-Bissau leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo. Speaking at a summit in Bissau after being named president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Bola Tinubu said democracy was “the best form of government”, although…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Meta unveiled an app to rival Twitter on Wednesday, appearing to target users looking for an alternative to the social media platform owned — and frequently changed — by Elon Musk. Called Threads, the new offering is billed as a text-based version of Meta’s photo-sharing app Instagram that the company…
