Presse Afrique - 17/04/2024

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MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 17/04/2024

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00:00Welcome to this news report in Africa.
00:09Starting in Togo, the CDAO withdrew its initial statement on an exploratory mission in Togo,
00:18announcing now an information mission on legislative and regional elections,
00:24scheduled for April 29, 2024.
00:27The information given by the regional institute was taken up by Togo Actuality.
00:32The Commission has specified that the mission will focus exclusively on a pre-electoral assessment,
00:39without engaging in any other process as previously announced.
00:44This withdrawal occurs after the publication of an initial statement
00:48announcing a mission to interact on recent developments in the country,
00:53including the new constitution project, as specified by the Togolese website.
00:59In the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
01:02the new Prime Minister Judith Semelwa Toluka
01:05has started discussions with political leaders
01:09to form a government focused on the reduction of the state's life span.
01:15On Radio Okapi,
01:17the prosperity and skills will be the key criteria for the selection of ministers,
01:22notes the online newspaper.
01:24The leaders of the UNC, the AFDCA and the MLC
01:28have expressed their support for this initiative,
01:31while emphasizing the importance of adequate representation for the immensity of the country.
01:36The size of the government should be reduced
01:39by investing in the local development of the 145 territories.
01:45In Guinea, the trial of the events of September 28 is coming to an end.
01:51The confrontations with the former president Moussa Dadis-Kamara,
01:55his former aide-de-camp Toumba, and Marcel Guillavogui at the bar
02:00began at the beginning of the week.
02:02Presse Afrique dans l'Information reports that the versions of the defendants
02:07on whom the regime and the presidential guard were in charge
02:11are suspected of having committed the executions.
02:14Toumba accuses Dadis, while Marcel Guillavogui supports Toumba,
02:18exhorting Dadis to be brave, notes the online newspaper.
02:22The three men stayed at the bar all day,
02:25with other defendants joining them in what seems to be
02:29an attempt to clarify the roles and responsibilities
02:32in the events of September 28.
02:36Mali is ready to import 50,000 tonnes of Russian wheat
02:41in the framework of an agreement concluded at the beginning of the year
02:45with the Russian group Demetra.
02:47If it is recently announced, the Malian Ministry of Industry and Commerce,
02:52according to Bahama Danet, which is in the Information,
02:55this import follows a previous delivery of 75,000 tonnes of wheat
03:00from Russia.
03:02According to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce,
03:04this operation reveals an economic and security importance for Mali.
03:08Once the delivery is made, Malians will have the opportunity
03:13to acquire these stocks from the state.
03:17Let's finish in Kenya.
03:19The national electricity company Kenyan Power
03:22has announced a significant drop of 13.7% in electricity costs
03:28from April.
03:30This drop is attributed to the increase in Kenyan shilling
03:34compared to the US dollar and to the decrease in fuel prices.
03:39Information to read on Africa News.
03:42The Kenyan power company explains that the fuel costs
03:46and the adjustment of the exchange rates,
03:49the main variable factors of electricity bills,
03:53fell by 37.3% between March and April 2024.
03:58Customers of the Domestic Customer One price range
04:02will benefit from this reduction,
04:04with a bill going from 729 to 629 shilling in April 2024
04:10for a similar consumption, thus marking a 13.7% drop.
04:17That's all for this African press review.
04:19Thank you for following it.