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Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:45:02 GMT
Tunisia: Less Than 30% of Voters Turn Out to Vote in Referendum
[DW] Voters in Tunisia's referendum on Monday backed a new constitution giving President Kais Saied greater powers, with 92.3% voting "yes," according to a Sigma Conseil exit poll issued by state TV.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:29:23 GMT
Libya: UN's Priority Remains To Facilitate a Return To Electoral Process, Security Council Hears
[UN] Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on recent developments in Libya.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:27:15 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisians Vote On Constitutional Referendum
[VOA] Tunisians are voting Monday in a referendum on a new constitution that would give President Kais Saied more power. The vote comes one year after Saied suspended parliament, arguing he needed to act to save the country from a political and econo...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:22:11 GMT
Libya: Human Rights Abuses, Political Stalemates, Electoral Delays Mar Progress
[UN News] The overall situation in Libya remains "highly volatile", Martha Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for political affairs and peace operations, told the Security Council on Monday.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:44:16 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisians Struggle to Buy Basics As Prices Rise, Economy Crumbles
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Tunis -- The inflation diaries: Many rely on state-subsidised pasta to survive as food, fuel, and rent prices hit the poor and middle-class alike

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:41:05 GMT
Egypt: B2B E-Commerce Platform Cartona Raises U.S.$12 Million to Scale and Explore New Verticals
[TechCrunch] Startups that solve the supply-chain and operational challenges of players in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry-by helping buyers access products from sellers on a single platform-keep attracting venture capital from investo...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:05:07 GMT
Tunisia: Referendum - Number of Voters Exceeds 2.4 Million At 10:00 PM
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE), Farouk Bouasker said that until 10:00 pm after the closing of polling stations, 2 million 458 thousand 985 voters voted during the referendum he...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:04:24 GMT
Tunisia: 'Calls to Boycott Referendum Could Affect Turnout but Have No Impact On Electoral Law'
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Spokesman of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) Mohamed Tlili Mansri said that calls for boycotting the referendum on the draft of the new constitution could affect the turnout but have no impa...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:03:43 GMT
Tunisia: After 10pm, Polling Stations Will Be Transformed Into Counting Centres - Election Head
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) Farouk Bouasker, said that after 10:00 pm all polling stations will be transformed into counting centres.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:02:50 GMT
Tunisia: Network Notes Absence of Parties Taking Part in Referendum Campaign in 91% of Polling Stations
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Mourakiboun network underlined the absence of parties which participated in the referendum campaign on the draft constitution in 91% of the polling stations from 6 AM to 10 PM.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:00:00 GMT
Tunisia: Referendum - Turnout Reaches 21.85% By 7pm
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The total number of voters who participated in the referendum on the draft of the new Tunisian Constitution, reached 1 million 951 thousand 563 citizens until 7:00 pm, i. e. a turnout of 21.85% of all voters re...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:59:02 GMT
Tunisia: Number of Voters Is Encouraging - Election Body President
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) Farouk Bouasker, announced on Monday (on the 3rd and last day of voting by the Tunisian community living abroad), the extension of the hours of t...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:58:17 GMT
Tunisia: Referendum 2022 - President Saied Casts Ballot On New Draft Constitution
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Republic Kais Saied and his spouse Ichraf Saied on Monday morning, casted their ballot on the new Constitution at the Ennasr 1 primary school polling station.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:57:28 GMT
Tunisia: Referendum 2022 - Delay in Start of Polls and Lack of Equipment in Some Centres
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian Association for Integrity and Democracy of Elections (ATIDE) on Monday reported a delay of between 10 and 26 minutes in the start of the polling operations for the referendum on a new Tunisian Cons...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:01:06 GMT
Somalia: Egypt's President Receives Somali Counterpart At Ittihadiya Palace
[Shabelle] CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi received on Monday his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud at Ittihadiya Palace, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:00:18 GMT
Egypt/Ghana: Beach Soccer - Black Sharks Win 6-5 Against Egypt
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's beach soccer team, the Black Sharks put up a spirited performance to record a 6-5 victory over the Sand Pharaohs of Egypt in the first leg of the 2022 African Cup of Nations Beach Soccer qualifiers on Saturday at the Laboma B...

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 22:51:11 GMT
Africa: Morocco's OCP Group Throws Fertilizer Lifeline to Africa's Beleaguered Farmers
[NewAfrican] The World Food Programme has warned that the global fertilizer shortage could wipe $11bn off Africa's food production value this year and create a catastrophic decline in output. Thankfully, Morocco's OCP Group, leader in plant nutrition...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:45:01 GMT
Egypt: Russian Foreign Minister Visits Cairo at Start of African Tour
[DW] Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the outset of his wider Africa tour on Sunday.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:03:27 GMT
Morocco: Morocco Just Fall Short but Offer Template for Future Women's Cup of Nations
[RFI] In the 22 years since their last participation, Morocco have clearly stored up heaps of luck among the football gods.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 09:21:20 GMT
Africa: WAFCON 2022 - South Africa's Bayana Bayana Are African Champions
[Premium Times] South Africa won all six matches in Morocco en route to becoming African Champions.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 11:07:18 GMT
Tunisia: National Salvation Front Stages March Against July 25 Referandum
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Participants in a march staged on Saturday in Tunis at the initiative of the National Salvation Front said that the July 25 referandum will be "a hard blow" to President of the Republic Kais Saied. Tunisians wi...

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:54:07 GMT
Morocco: Scientists in Morocco Use Fake Nests to Entice Flamingos to Breed
[RFI] Scientists in Morocco have set up artificial nests as part of a strategy to tempt greater flamingos to breed in the North African country for the first time in more than 50 years.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:20:42 GMT
Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh Heads to Egypt
[Shabelle] MOGADISHU [SMN] - Somali president Hassan Sheikh and a high-level delegation he is leading will leave Mogadishu for Cairo, the capital of Egypt on Sunday.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:29:17 GMT
Libya: AU Commission Chairperson Calls on Warring Parties to Silence Their Guns
[African Union] Addis Ababa -- 23 July 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, HE. Moussa Faki Mahamat, is following with deep concern, the recent developments of insecurity in Tripoli, and calls on warring parties to silence their gun...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:17:13 GMT
Libya: Militias Clash Amid Political Tensions Between Rival Governments
[VOA] Cairo -- Fighting between rival militias in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, which tailed off late Friday, have left a confusing political situation as two rival governments continue to lock horns, and political leaders flex their muscles to contro...

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 09:04:11 GMT
Tunisia: Doxxing - a New Tool of Repression Against Women
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As Tunisia votes in a controversial referendum, rights campaigners say more must be done to protect women from online abuse and harassment

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 19:47:05 GMT
Africa: U.S.-Africa Business Summit 2022 - a Successful Event (Ministry)
[MAP] Rabat -- The 14th US-Africa Business Summit 2022, which took place from July 19 to 22 in Marrakech, was a success, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 16:52:16 GMT
Libya: Militia Shootout in Tripoli Leaves a Dozen Dead
[DW] Fighting between rival militias in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Friday killed at least 13 people, the city's emergency services said.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 15:52:07 GMT
Morocco/South Africa: Morocco Skipper Chebbak Tells of Pride At Changing Perceptions At Cup of Nations
[RFI] Morocco skipper Ghizlane Chebbak on Friday hailed her teammates for the way they had changed views about women's football during their surge to the final at the Cup of Nations.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:12:01 GMT
Africa: Millions to Watch Women's AFCON Final Between Morocco and South Africa On Saturday Night
[CAF] Millions of football fans across the African continent and acrioss the world are set to tune in to tonigh's historic TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations final between hosts Morocco and South Africa at Rabat's Prince Moulay Abdellah Stad...



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