Presse Afrique - 12/03/2024 - Vidéo Dailymotion

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00:00 Welcome to the news in Africa.

00:10 Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced the creation of an anti-terrorist joint force.

00:17 It was during the first meeting between the leaders of the three countries of the Alliance of the States of Sahel in Niamé on March 6.

00:27 Information to be read on AFRIC MEDIA TV.

00:31 The head of the Nigerian Army's Chief of Staff stressed the importance of this cooperation to address regional security challenges.

00:39 This initiative aims to be operational quickly to face terrorist threats in the region, according to General Moussa Assalou BAMOU.

00:54 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege calls on the UN Security Council

01:02 to suspend and re-examine the Monusco withdrawal plan in the country.

01:08 He mentioned the deterioration of the security and humanitarian situation,

01:13 as well as the escalation of armed violence in the North Cuevo, notes Radio Okapi.

01:19 Mukwege's column warns of a "active withdrawal" of the Blue Helmets and the Intervention Brigade,

01:27 emphasizing the risks of a "harmful security vacuum" to the protection of civilians and the stability of the country.

01:35 He recommends a reconfiguration of the mandate and the presence of the Monusco in the DRC.

01:46 In Senegal, the information website Tiranga News tells us that the President of the Republic

01:52 officially set the date of the first round of the presidential election on March 24,

01:58 a date approved by the Constitutional Council.

02:02 This decision follows the opinion of the Constitutional Council,

02:06 which has deemed it imperative to respect the deadline of April 2 for the end of the presidential mandate,

02:12 thus excluding any extension beyond this deadline.

02:17 The Constitutional Council has also confirmed the list of 19 candidates held for the election,

02:23 emphasizing that any modification should strictly comply with the constitutional provisions in force.

02:35 In Nigeria, at least 50 women have been kidnapped by alleged terrorists in the northeast of Nigeria this week,

02:45 according to local officials and a resident.

02:49 Afrika News gives the precise information that the last mass kidnapping is part of a series of actions

02:55 carried out by the fighters of Boko Haram and Daesh in West Africa,

03:00 targeting security forces and civilians for more than a decade.

03:05 The most recent incident took place in Gamboro, a border region with Chad and Cameroon,

03:11 where more than 200 people would have been kidnapped, mainly women and girls.

03:17 Let's finish in South Africa, where the water crisis is getting worse in Johannesburg,

03:25 affecting the daily lives of thousands of inhabitants.

03:30 Frequent water cuts due to aging sewage repairs have become commonplace since the end of 2023.

03:39 Let's go to 360 Africa.

03:42 A recent power cut has forced the company Rheinwater to suspend a pumping station,

03:49 which is now in a vast area in Johannesburg without water.

03:55 According to Craig Sheridan, director of the Water Research Center at the University of Witwatersrand,

04:00 poor management of local finances contributes to the deterioration of essential public services,

04:06 including water supply.

04:09 This is the end of this African press interview.

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