MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 17/08/2023
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00:00 Welcome to the news in African news.
00:10 Let's start with the African Union, which rejected any military intervention in Niger
00:17 during a meeting of the UN Council of Peace and Security.
00:22 This decision was made after a tense and endless meeting, according to diplomats.
00:30 It is written on Press Africa.
00:33 A categorical rejection despite the economic and financial sanctions imposed by the economic community of the states of Africa,
00:40 the West and the threats of a recourse to agitated force by the countries of the region.
00:47 The Council of Peace and Security has also chosen to temporarily suspend Niger
00:54 from all activities of the UN, as Press Africa specifies.
01:00 The Malian authorities held a meeting with political actors and civil society
01:09 to discuss the extension of the transition period from 6 to 18 months, to be read on Wakad Sera.
01:18 The transition period was initially to end between 18 and 24 months after the adoption of the new constitution,
01:25 which was approved by 97% of voters.
01:30 The meeting aimed to gather opinions and proposals from the political class
01:35 regarding the electoral process, reports the newspaper.
01:39 Although no decision has yet been taken, some participants have proposed an extension of 3 to 18 months
01:47 to allow the transition authorities to secure certain parts of the country,
01:51 while others have pleaded for strict respect of the initial calendar.
01:59 In Zimbabwe, 40 opposition members were arrested during a campaign in a suburb of the capital Harare
02:09 a week before the country's presidential and legislative elections.
02:14 The Coalition of Citizens for Change confirmed that these members had been arrested for violation of public order,
02:21 while the police said they did not respect the perimeter declared for the campaign operation.
02:29 It's on VOA Africa.
02:31 The South African erection took 11 long years for the South African government
02:41 to finalize the reparations for 90% of the victims of the Marikana massacre.
02:48 34 minors were killed and 18 injured in 2012 during an illegal strike.
02:55 The latter claimed a monthly salary of at least $330, according to PANIX.
03:02 According to lawyer Andries Kome, who represented the people arrested and injured after the incident,
03:07 90% of the 229 minors were arrested and 10 of the 14 injured were compensated.
03:13 Victims are still waiting for justice to be done.
03:18 Let's finish this press release with the epidemic of Deng Ochaad.
03:25 The Chadian Ministry of Public Health and Prevention confirmed its appearance
03:31 in the Abitseh region, located in the province of Uday, east of the country.
03:37 The results of the samples taken and analyzed by the National Biosecurity Laboratory of the epidemic
03:44 have clearly indicated the presence of the virus.
03:47 Faced with this growing threat, the Chadian authorities have issued measures
03:51 to contain the spread of the disease.
03:57 This concludes our press release. Thank you for watching.
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