MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 07/05/2024
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00:00It's time for the African news on Média1.
00:09Let's start in Mauritania.
00:11The head of state, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Razouani,
00:15has been chosen as a candidate for the El Insaf party
00:19for the presidential election on June 29.
00:23According to 360Afrique.info,
00:26the president of the El Insaf party, Malini Ould Eyid,
00:30has stated that the president's decision
00:33to break a second mandate
00:35has been taken in accordance with the party's status
00:38and the requests of the 13 major parties.
00:42The election campaign will start on June 14
00:45and will continue until June 27 in Minoui.
00:48The scrutiny is planned for June 29,
00:52concludes our colleagues.
00:55The Togolese opposition, following its defeat
00:59in the legislative elections on April 29,
01:02calls for a re-invention.
01:05It denounces an electoral masquerade
01:08after having obtained only 5 seats
01:11on its 13-note Afrique.info,
01:15including its columns.
01:17Paul Dodi, a member of the Democratic Forces for the Republic,
01:20claims that these results require a re-invention of the opposition.
01:26Despite the allegations of fraud,
01:28the Union for the Republic has won 108 seats,
01:31inciting the opposition to rethink its strategy for the future.
01:37In Burkina Faso,
01:39the construction of the residence of the ambassador of France
01:43was suspended following tensions.
01:46This decision comes after demonstrations
01:49and criticism of civil society,
01:52informs AFRICMEDIA TV.
01:55The works were suspended at the request of the Burkina Faso authorities.
01:59The demonstrators denounce an illegal construction
02:02in a protected ecological zone.
02:05The embassy has not obtained the necessary authorizations
02:09for these works concerning buildings
02:12and fuel storage infrastructures.
02:15Note the newspaper.
02:17Although the space of the residence is considered as French territory,
02:21Ouagadougou estimates that this type of operation
02:24requires the authorization of competent services.
02:27The situation underlines tensions between local authorities
02:31and foreign diplomats in the country.
02:35And then, Nigeria has decided to temporarily close
02:39several gold mines in the north of the country
02:42after the death of dozens of animals
02:45who drank water rejected by these exploitations.
02:48Information is given by Actu Cameroon.
02:51Neighboring village farmers
02:53found a hecatomb among their herds
02:56attributed to harmful products contained in these waters.
02:59Authorities opened an investigation
03:01which led to the order to close several mining sites.
03:05This decision follows the alarming testimony
03:08of villagers on the massive mortality of their animals.
03:14To finish, let's talk about the floods in Kenya.
03:17They engendered a heavy human tribute
03:20with an increase of 228 dead,
03:2372 missing people
03:26and more than 212,000 displaced
03:29according to government authorities.
03:32This is what Africa News reports in these columns.
03:36Tropical cyclone Hidaya,
03:38although it did not cause deaths
03:40during its passage on the Kenyan coast,
03:43left significant damage
03:45with violent winds and risks of hydric diseases,
03:48including a reported case of cholera.
03:51Storms persist, increasing the risk
03:54of new landslides and floods,
03:57inciting the government to order the evacuation
04:00of areas at risk for the safety of the inhabitants.
04:04This is all for today.
04:06Thank you for watching.