Photo : REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
NIAS Area Studies
AFRICA MONITOR
Photo : REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
IN BRIEF
by Apoorva Sudhakar
Tunisia: Exit poll reveals massive support for president’s new constitution
On 26 July, Reuters reported the exit poll results of the referendum on the new constitution wherein it was revealed that 92.3 per cent voted “YES” to approve the draft proposed by president Kais Saied. However, the voter turnout remained low at 27.5 per cent of all registered voters. The referendum was boycotted by the opposition and its supporters who questioned its integrity. (“Tunisians back new constitution, but with low turnout,” Reuters, 26 July 2022)
Cameroon: Russia using global food crisis as a weapon on war, says Macron
On 26 July, France’s president Emmanuel Macron, during his visit to Cameroon, said Russia was using the global food crisis as a weapon of war and denied claims that Western sanctions were the cause of the same. Macron said that Russia was also using energy as a weapon of war. Macron’s visit to Cameroon is part of a three-leg tour of Africa, where is scheduled to visit Benin and Guinea-Bissau later. (“Macron, in Cameroon, says food is Russian weapon of war,” Reuters, 26 July 2022)