MEDI1TV Afrique : Midi infos - 26/06/2023
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00:12 Welcome to the big news of Africa Info.
00:15 Right away, the headlines of your edition.
00:17 The relationship of Spain with Morocco is strategic,
00:21 Pedro Sanchez's statement.
00:23 Last night, the president of the Spanish government
00:26 assured that bilateral cooperation between the two countries
00:30 includes all areas and that his country adopted a positive attitude
00:34 regarding the Sahara-Moroccan case.
00:36 Madrid considers the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative
00:39 as the most serious basis, according to the head of the Spanish government.
00:44 More than 2 million Muslims start the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
00:52 The first with so many faithful to the kingdom since the Covid-19 pandemic in Hajj,
00:58 which is taking place in a crushing heat in Saudi Arabia.
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01:08 Is this the outcome of a unprecedented crisis in Russia?
01:12 This morning, the country is trying to display a return to normal
01:16 and announces the lifting of the regime of anti-terrorist operations
01:19 to contain the units of the Wagner group
01:23 who entered the region of Moscow this weekend
01:26 in a spectacularly equipped rebel group.
01:29 The paramilitary group, in fact, rebelled in the south of the capital
01:33 between Friday and Saturday, an episode that shocked all of Russia.
01:37 We talk about it in this newspaper.
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01:43 The relationship of Spain with Morocco is strategic.
01:47 It is in these terms that the president of the Spanish government
01:50 qualified the relationship between Rabat and Madrid.
01:53 It was last night during a statement,
01:56 when he was invited to a Spanish television show, La Sexta.
02:01 Pedro Sánchez has thus insisted that bilateral cooperation
02:05 encompass all areas.
02:08 Morocco is important for us from a commercial point of view,
02:12 from an economic point of view, in a continent as important as Africa,
02:18 from the security, the fight against terrorism,
02:21 and without a doubt, from the migratory policy,
02:24 as the president of the Spanish government has stated.
02:27 This is the question of the Moroccan Sahara.
02:30 Pedro Sánchez has assured that his country adopted a positive attitude
02:34 by considering the Moroccan initiative of autonomy
02:37 as the most serious, realistic and credible basis
02:40 for the resolution of the different.
02:42 He has added that the United States, the international community
02:46 and the main European countries supported the autonomy plan
02:50 presented by Morocco in 2007.
02:53 There were about sixty demonstrators in Rabouni this Sunday
03:01 to say no to the detention of one of their own
03:05 in front of the headquarters of the High Commission of the United Nations
03:08 for the Refugees.
03:10 The protesters have thus asked for the release of their cousin
03:16 from the tribe of the Salemalaïen in Sweden
03:19 in detention since April 30th last year in the prison of Ehbia.
03:24 They claim their protection against the reprisals
03:27 which they are subject to by the police department
03:29 and claim their rights as refugees,
03:32 notably the freedom of movement, but also that of work.
03:36 The demonstrators are prevented, as a reminder,
03:39 by the so-called police force, from approaching the detention center.
03:44 And in the news also, this additional support is reaffirmed
03:51 in front of the members of the UN Committee of the 24
03:54 and that of the Union of Comoros
03:56 which reiterates its support for the autonomy plan
03:59 presented by Morocco in order to achieve a peaceful,
04:02 scientific, sustainable and mutually acceptable
04:05 to the different regions around the Sahara,
04:08 an initiative praised by many countries.
04:10 The representative of the Union of Comoros also underlined
04:13 that Morocco had undertaken an important process
04:16 of economic and social development in the Sahara,
04:19 thus contributing to the well-being of local populations.
04:27 It is under a scorching heat that the pilgrims
04:32 have started the Hajj this year.
04:35 More than 2 million Muslims are starting the annual pilgrimage to Lamek,
04:39 the first with as many faithful who have been born in the kingdom
04:42 since the pandemic, coming from 160 countries.
04:45 The faithful thus deliver themselves to the ritual of the tawaf
04:49 at the heart of the great mosque.
04:51 It is about circumvolution around the Kaaba,
04:54 this great sacred cubic structure,
04:57 draped with a black gold embroidery,
05:00 to which Muslims from all over the world turn to pray.
05:03 Suhail Jalil.
05:05 More than 2 million faithful from 160 countries
05:14 start the pilgrimage, the Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam.
05:18 A great spiritual rendezvous for millions of Muslims,
05:21 the Hajj began in Lamek in Saudi Arabia.
05:24 This year, for the first time in three years,
05:27 the limitation of the number of pilgrims installed during the health crisis has been raised.
05:31 A crucial step for every Muslim who practices,
05:34 who has the means to accomplish it,
05:36 the Hajj consists of a series of rituals to be carried out in the holy city and its surroundings.
05:40 This Monday marks the day of the Tawiyah,
05:43 before the station on Tuesday on Mount Arafah,
05:45 the highlight of the Hajj.
05:47 The pilgrims will listen to the sermon of the Imam and spend the whole day.
05:51 From Wednesday, it will be the day of the sacrifice.
05:54 The Eid al-Adha will be celebrated Wednesday or Thursday around the world, according to the countries.
05:58 Like previous years, the Hajj takes place in the middle of the festive season.
06:03 The rise in temperatures,
06:04 locally nearing 45 degrees Celsius,
06:07 has been a real challenge for the pilgrims.
06:09 An average cost of $ 5,000 per person, according to the country of departure.
06:13 The pilgrimage brought every year before the pandemic, several billion dollars per year to Saudi Arabia.
06:18 A reinforced emergency system was planned inside the Grand Mosque,
06:23 as well as on all sites of the Hajj,
06:25 to ensure the good health and safety of the pilgrims.
06:28 Note that this year, 34,000 Moroccan pilgrims will perform the pilgrimage of the Hajj.
06:33 Back to Morocco, crossed by a wave of hotness,
06:38 the French government has launched a campaign to anticipate the problems of forest fires.
06:44 The French National Forestry Agency has produced maps,
06:48 and this in a daily manner,
06:50 through its predictive scientific models,
06:53 that precisely identify the areas at risk
06:58 throughout the national territory.
07:01 These maps evaluate and identify,
07:04 in particular, the types of forests and their levels of fuel and flammability.
07:10 The pilgrims and visitors are therefore called to be vigilant,
07:15 as are the forestry workers.
07:18 The agency also invites local authorities
07:22 to be alerted in the event of smoke or suspicious behavior.
07:30 As I said, Russia is trying to display a return to normal this Monday
07:36 by announcing the lifting of the anti-terrorist operation regime
07:39 to contain the units of Wagner,
07:42 who entered the region of Moscow in an unprecedented crisis.
07:46 The paramilitary group has been rebelling in recent hours,
07:49 with a spectacular team of rebels in the south of the capital,
07:52 between Friday and Saturday, which shocked all of Russia.
07:56 For 24 hours, the forces of Prigozhin have seized several military sites
08:02 in the strategic city of Rostov,
08:05 and have traveled at least 600 kilometers in the direction of Moscow.
08:08 It is in this context that the Russian Defense Minister,
08:12 Sergei Shoigu, reappeared on Monday morning on television
08:17 in a video showing him inspecting Ukrainian military personnel.
08:21 The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin,
08:25 explained that the lifting of the measures had been decided
08:29 in the absence of threats to the lives of the people of Moscow.
08:33 Could the Kremlin get rid of Wagner's militia
08:39 by sending them to Africa, for example?
08:42 Africa, where this militia has been operating for several years now,
08:46 and not without accusations of violence and human rights violations.
08:50 Listen to what political analyst Andriy Derzhire-Dzuzhi thinks.
08:56 He is also the director of the Diplomatic Journal,
08:59 and he was our guest this morning. Let's listen.
09:01 When Wagner appeared on the African continent for the first time
09:05 in the years 2017-2018,
09:08 in Sudan, Libya, Central Africa, and Mali,
09:14 we are there facing a recurring offer,
09:18 which is a security support in exchange for the predation of natural resources.
09:24 It is a bit like the economic model of this paramilitary group
09:27 to settle in certain countries to officially carry out three missions.
09:32 We will still recall them.
09:33 The first, of course, is to train the elite units of the regular armies.
09:37 The second is to strengthen the securitization of local institutions.
09:41 And the third, of course, is to carry out, when necessary,
09:45 operations on the ground with the regular armies of the concerned countries
09:49 in order to give them a reinforcement of their capacities.
09:53 But all this with, in the background, an exploitation,
09:56 sometimes, I would say, abusive of natural resources, of raw materials,
10:00 which is also a way of serving on the bay,
10:03 or simply to pay back for the war effort.
10:06 What must also be remembered is that when we want to put in competition
10:11 two models, totally opposite, the Western model,
10:14 of which we agree that it is both intrusive, infantilizing,
10:19 not to say sometimes, I would say, exaggerated,
10:23 for those who consider that the sovereignty of the sub-Saharan African countries
10:27 is sometimes damaged by the multiple interference of the Westerners.
10:32 You have a second model which is much more lax
10:35 and much less looking at the principles,
10:37 which is embodied by certain emerging countries
10:40 that offer, in any case, do not require any conditionality.
10:43 We obviously think of China and Russia.
10:46 In the case of Russia, it is a very particular model
10:49 since it is based mainly on a reinforcement of military capacities
10:55 of the countries that are targeted by Moscow
10:58 to extend its influence in exchange, of course,
11:01 for a priority access to natural resources.
11:05 This is a task in an environment where we need more stability.
11:10 This episode, unfortunately, weakens Wagner's position in Africa.
11:15 Whatever the experts say, or those who still support Wagner,
11:20 it will inevitably leave traces and show that Wagner is not as invincible as we think.
11:27 In this context, the analyst Henri Nzuzi invites African countries
11:33 to call on the Russian paramilitary groups
11:36 to think about the most effective way to preserve their relations
11:41 with this group of mercenaries without affecting their sovereignty.
11:45 Let's listen to his analysis.
11:47 What must be said is that the states that call on Wagner
11:51 are actually first calling on Russia.
11:53 Russia is content to subordinate its military and security presence
11:59 through this group.
12:00 Those who opted for this solution did so mainly in reaction
12:05 to a form of interference and French presence
12:09 which, from the point of view of the countries that made this decision,
12:13 proved to be inoperative and ineffective.
12:16 The problem is that when you reject a model of cooperation to marry another,
12:21 you do not examine the consequences of it sufficiently,
12:25 the short-term consequences,
12:29 and the long-term consequences.
12:31 This means that you are actually going beyond a form of tutelage
12:35 to become even more dependent on another kind of tutelage
12:38 which is much less observant of the principles
12:41 and which can eventually become a real problem.
12:45 I think that at this level, countries like Mali and Central Africa
12:51 must think about the most effective way to preserve relations with this group
12:58 without affecting their sovereignty
13:00 and without becoming a problem of internal politics.
13:03 This is an interview where you can find the whole story at 2.30pm on Canal Afrique.
13:08 We stay on the continent to go to Sudan.
13:11 At least four civilians were killed in the fights around the police headquarters in Khartoum
13:17 after two and a half months of war against the army led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
13:22 The paramilitary forces of the Rapid Support Forces announce a victory.
13:27 In the battle for the police headquarters,
13:30 this headquarters, as a reminder, guarantees the control of the entrance south of the capital to the FSR.
13:36 The presence of paramilitaries in this area would constitute a serious threat
13:41 on the headquarters of the mechanized armored corps,
13:44 one of the great assets of the army in the south of Khartoum.
13:47 Difficult, however, to know more about the reality of the field.
13:51 The paramilitaries do not provide any figures on their losses in these violent artillery and air raids of the army.
14:01 But according to a source within the army,
14:04 the FSR lost more than 400 men in the capture of this headquarters.
14:10 A project of a financial law criticized in Kenya.
14:16 President William Ruto approved the financial law project of 2023
14:21 after its adoption last week by the parliament.
14:24 A text that had gathered 184 votes for and 88 against.
14:31 The main criticisms emanate from the opposition.
14:34 This text, let us recall, provides for the introduction of a tax on housing of 1.5%
14:40 which will be taken directly on their salaries.
14:43 The law also provides for a 100% increase in the VAT on fuels
14:51 which will go from 8% to 16%.
14:54 A tax will also be imposed on the creator of digital content
14:58 at a 5% level when it was initially proposed at 15%.
15:08 Let's go to Gabon, where the Gabonese Elections Centre unveiled the electoral calendar project
15:14 which sets the date of the presidential, legislative and local elections
15:19 on August 26.
15:21 The deadline for the candidacy is announced for July 11, 2023
15:26 and the opening of the campaign for the presidential election on August 11 of the same year.
15:31 As for the opening of the campaign for the legislative and local elections,
15:35 they were set for August 16, 2023
15:38 and the closing date of the campaign for all these elections was set for August 25, 2023.
15:45 This calendar project will be submitted to the government for an examination before its adoption.
15:52 Four new ministers have made their entrance in the government.
16:00 Burkinabe Remanié, on Sunday, by the head of state,
16:04 started with Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on the proposal of Prime Minister Apollinaire Kyelem of Tambela.
16:11 He announced the replacement of the minister in charge of territorial administration, decentralisation and security,
16:18 Lieutenant-Colonel Bukare Zungrana by Émile Zerbo,
16:24 Edasso Rodrigue Bayala inherits the portfolio of justice,
16:29 Ismael Sombier the one of agriculture,
16:32 and Roger Barrault inherits the portfolio of the environment.
16:39 Kyriakos Mitsotakis, on the other hand,
16:47 is taking over the reins of the Greek government again.
16:50 The conservatives of his party, the New Democracy,
16:53 have been adjudicated, the absolute majority, to the legislative elections on Sunday,
16:58 with the power from 2019 to May.
17:02 They have obtained 40.55% of the votes,
17:05 which is far more than the double of its main opponent,
17:08 the left-wing Syriza, of Axelitsipras,
17:11 a result that should ensure 158 seats on the 300 seats of the Greek monocameral parliament.
17:20 With such a score, Mitsotakis is assured to regain the chair of the Prime Minister,
17:25 whom he had to give up before the second elections.
17:30 He promised salary increases,
17:32 especially for the lowest incomes,
17:35 the main concern of the Greeks, who suffer the price of life.
17:40 And in Tunisia, it will be necessary to spend much more than in previous years
17:47 to buy a sheep, with a 26% increase.
17:51 Many Tunisians are forced to deprive themselves of the sacrifice of the Aïd el-Athra.
17:56 The details on the spot of our correspondent in Tunisia, Najwa Bechat.
18:00 We watch.
18:01 Two days from Aïd el-Athra,
18:05 buyers are rare, even very rare.
18:09 However, there is no hesitation on the part of the sellers
18:12 to invade the neighborhoods with the sheep,
18:15 to install them in two small enclosures.
18:18 The Tunisian, it gluttons, turns in a row.
18:21 Tate and the sheep are informed about the prices
18:25 and sell almost immediately, against their will.
18:28 I did not buy a sheep.
18:32 The prices are expensive.
18:34 And it is also between 1400 and 1700 dinars.
18:38 It's too expensive.
18:40 Look at this portion of sheep, it costs 29 dinars.
18:47 This is a very high price for farmers.
18:49 And that's why we are today facing exorbitant prices.
18:53 The event of this year is very special.
18:57 Indeed, the sector continues to be impacted by the effects of drought,
19:01 in particular the increase in the cost of sheep and their rarity,
19:06 which have caused a rise in the cost of production of a kilogram of meat.
19:13 This year, the price of sheep has increased by 26% compared to last year
19:18 and 40% compared to 2020.
19:21 There are many reasons, including drought and the lack of price structure.
19:27 Moreover, the price of a kilogram has reached 40 dinars in recent weeks,
19:32 which has affected current prices.
19:35 This year, the State has not used importation,
19:41 as in previous years, for several reasons,
19:44 including the decrease in demand in the face of the deterioration of the purchasing power of citizens.
19:51 The economic crisis continues to aggravate the situation,
19:54 as illustrated by the difficulties of purchasing the sacrificial sheep.
19:57 Those who consider that buying a sheep for their family for the aid is so sacred
20:02 can go as far as contacting a loan to afford it.
20:06 From Tunisia, St-Joa Béchat for Media.
20:09 And what about Senegal?
20:11 Tabaski is also taking a big step.
20:15 In Dakar and other Senegalese cities, many Senegalese have started selling sheep.
20:22 So why and how?
20:24 Answer in this report by Marème Adhiop.
20:26 And Moussa Ndiaye, we look.
20:28 In this enclosure, about forty sheep are exposed to a variety of breeds.
20:34 The Dume, Azawat, Balibali, among others, are the different categories of sheep found.
20:41 This is a project thought up by these young people and commonly called Operation Tabaski.
20:57 They hope for a return to investment before the celebration of Eid al-Kibir.
21:03 It is a job that involves a lot of risks.
21:07 We take all our savings to be able to invest in the sale of sheep.
21:11 It requires energy and love.
21:13 We can slip as we can not sell.
21:16 You noticed that this year people did not invest too much in Operation Tabaski
21:21 because of the situation of the country.
21:23 But we hope everything will flow.
21:26 Here we have sheep at 250,000 francs each, 400,000, 500,000.
21:31 All this, I sell it at 1,500,000 francs.
21:35 1,600,000, I want it.
21:37 To get by, quality sheep must be favored.
21:42 If there is a person who comes and cannot have a sheep of very good quality,
21:48 he will not be satisfied.
21:52 In this other corner of Dakar, the sheep that are presented are transported from other regions of Senegal.
22:00 This seller comes from the Djourbel region in the center of the country.
22:05 Here there is a lot for all the stock exchanges.
22:09 We come from different locations in Senegal.
22:12 For example, I come from Lambaye in the Djourbel region.
22:16 And really, we have sheep for all the stock exchanges, from 100,000 to 400,000 francs.
22:22 The problem is that customers are always in demand,
22:25 and this a few days before the celebration of Tabaski.
22:29 With the approach of the celebration of Tabaski,
22:32 customers are still very rare in the sales areas.
22:36 It took several tours to meet this father of family.
22:40 I saw that in all the corners of the streets, there are sheep.
22:45 The first street, he tells you, 105,000.
22:48 So maybe with 100,000, 120,000, you can have a good sheep.
22:52 In Senegal, during the Aïd el-Kébir,
22:55 most sheep come from the border countries like Mali or Mauritania.
23:01 This causes fears among Senegalese,
23:04 following recent social and political events in the country.
23:08 However, the Senegalese government reassures
23:11 on the availability of Tabaski sheep.
23:14 The need of the country is estimated at 810,000 sheep.
23:19 Ivory Coast and economic growth.
23:23 What is the state of the places to do today in the country?
23:26 Experts multiply the recommendations
23:29 and also and especially their assessment,
23:31 especially in terms of employment creation,
23:33 productivity of the agricultural sector and industrial agronomy.
23:37 This is a report by Max Soubi and Herman Degot.
23:40 Ivory Coast wants to continue its integration
23:44 in the world agricultural value chain
23:46 through the commercialization of products
23:48 with multiple added value,
23:50 and the creation of a mass employment generator,
23:53 especially for young people and women.
23:55 It is in this spirit that the government has mobilized
23:57 a funding from the World Bank
23:59 for the implementation of the project of competitive value chains
24:02 for employment and economic transformation, PC7.
24:06 PC7 includes a long-term investment facility,
24:10 called Caisse de dépôt et de consignation, CDCCI Capital.
24:14 The objectives of PC7 are to improve the competitiveness of value chains,
24:19 especially the value chains of EVA, palm oil, manganese,
24:23 pineapple, carite and textile clothing.
24:26 PC7 also intends to provide sustainable financing
24:30 to all the priority sectors of the Ivory Coast economy and beyond.
24:35 The first challenge is the pursuit of structural transformation
24:39 of our economy, that is, that of a creation of wealth
24:44 and of productive investment,
24:46 mainly carried out by the private sector.
24:50 The Kingdom of Morocco, already a partner of the CDCCI,
24:53 has once again committed itself, through the CDG Capital,
24:56 to work on a structural note of this new subsidiary.
25:00 Far from self-satisfaction,
25:02 I would just like to point out that the Caisse de dépôt et de gestion
25:05 of the Kingdom of Morocco
25:07 develops a certain expertise over time
25:10 and has forged a solid experience
25:12 in the support of complex economic problems.
25:15 This expertise acquired on the ground,
25:17 in more than 60 years of existence,
25:19 through real projects of failure and success,
25:23 is made available to our Ivorian brothers and sisters,
25:26 and in particular our sister, the Caisse de dépôt et de consignation
25:29 of the Republic of Ivory Coast.
25:31 The new premises of the Caisse de dépôt et de consignation have been inaugurated.
25:35 The investments of the CDCCI Capital
25:38 will be made by the participation of minority groups
25:41 alongside private investors or technical and financial partners
25:45 who will have the majority of the shares.
25:48 This is the end of this newscast.
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