By NEWS WIRES Gabon voters approved a new constitution with 91% backing in Saturday’s referendum, Interior Minister Hermann Immongault announced. Turnout was 53.5%. The constitutional overhaul follows a 2023 military coup. Final results await confirmation by the Constitutional Court, Immongault said via state TV. Source: France 24 Category: Africa
By NEWS WIRES Joe Biden became the first US president to visit the Amazon, flying over drought-hit regions and fire-damaged rainforests. Joined by Nobel laureate Carlos Nobre, he highlighted climate change’s toll on the vital ecosystem. Meanwhile, the incoming Trump administration signals reduced US climate commitments. Source: France 24 Category: Americas
By FRANCE24 Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in Brazil this week, as negotiators at U.N. talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse. Meanwhile activists take to the beaches of Brazil to call on world leaders to commit to combating global hunger. The protest, organised by the NGO “Rio […]