Matin infos - 29/05/2024
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00:00Welcome everyone, I am delighted to meet you for a new news report. Here are the headlines.
00:09The Israeli army is bombing this Wednesday in the south of the Gaza Strip, where it has deployed its tanks.
00:19While at the UN, a resolution is being prepared to try to stop the violence on the spot,
00:25after a bombing that sparked a global wave of indignation.
00:34A Greek ship was damaged by missile fire by the Houthis off the coast of Yemen,
00:40where American forces also intercepted five drones.
00:44This is what the US military commandment for the Middle East said on Tuesday.
00:50And in this newspaper also, legislative day in South Africa.
00:56This Wednesday, the legislative is at risk, where the ANC has been in power for 30 years,
01:03is at risk of losing its absolute majority in parliament for the first time.
01:11The Israeli army is bombing this Wednesday in the south of the Gaza Strip,
01:18where it has deployed its tanks.
01:20While at the UN, a resolution is being prepared to try to stop the violence on the spot,
01:26after a bombing that sparked a global wave of indignation.
01:31The civil defense of the Gaza Strip announced yesterday the death of 21 people in an Israeli strike
01:37on a camp moved to the south of the Palestinian territory.
01:41And after nearly eight months of a devastating war,
01:45the UN Security Council met in Wiklo to discuss the Israeli bombing on Sunday
01:52on a camp moved from Rafah, which had killed 45 and injured 249,
01:58according to the Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip.
02:02U.S. President Joe Biden has repeated in recent weeks his opposition to a large-scale land offensive in Rafah,
02:10a city where about a million people have already fled, according to the UN.
02:15However, the White House still does not see a major land operation against Rafah,
02:20said Kirby on Tuesday.
02:25No change in American support for Israel after the strike on Rafah.
02:30It was an announcement made yesterday by the White House.
02:33The United States has said it is deeply saddened by the death of Palestinians
02:38in an Israeli bombing on Sunday in Rafah.
02:41Washington said he is waiting for the results of the Israeli army's investigation,
02:45which he wishes to be quick and transparent.
02:49The State Department spokesman stressed that the United States will continue to insist on Israel
02:58on its obligation to fully comply with international human rights,
03:02while recalling that Israel had the right to pursue Hamas responsible, according to them, for the murder of civilians,
03:08as seems to have been the case here.
03:14And in the news also, a Greek ship was damaged by missile fire by the Houthis off Yemen,
03:22where the American forces also intercepted five drones.
03:25This is what the US military commandment said yesterday.
03:29For the Middle East, a ship was targeted by three missiles and issued a distress signal
03:35indicating that the hull had been damaged and that it was taking water,
03:39said at first the British Maritime Security Society.
03:44A British maritime security agency also reported that a ship suffered damage
03:50after being hit in the Red Sea.
03:52She said that the crew is safe and the ship is heading for its next stop.
03:59The attack has not been claimed immediately since November.
04:03The Houthis are taking the ship in the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Aden,
04:07claiming to act in solidarity with the Palestinians of the Kasser gang.
04:12South Africa votes Wednesday for the most disputed legislations since the end of apartheid,
04:25where the ANC, in power for 30 years, is at risk of losing its absolute majority in parliament for the first time.
04:33Voting offices will be open until 9 p.m. GMT and the day has been declared holiday.
04:41Queues are expected, especially in townships and rural areas,
04:47where voting offices are fewer than in cities.
04:50Some 27.6 million registered voters will vote for proportional lists.
04:55They will have to vote on two separate ballots to elect their MPs,
05:00a blue one with lists composed at the national level,
05:03a second one in orange,
05:05which basically presents the same parties but with a more local name.
05:11Finally, they will have to form a cross on a third pink ballot
05:16to elect their provincial assemblies
05:18and will leave with an indelible ink-marked thumb to limit fraud.
05:23Final results are not expected until the weekend.
05:28Parliament will then elect the next president in June.
05:35It was one of these campaign promises in Senegal.
05:39The new president, Bassirou Dioumaïfaye,
05:42opened a national consultation aimed at reforming and modernizing the justice of the country,
05:49with the support of Marie-Madiop and Sannousi Sené.
05:54The national dialogue on the foundations of Senegalese justice is coming to an end.
06:00In a context where the expectations of the population
06:03in terms of independence from justice are high,
06:06this national meeting will allow us to question the judicial system
06:11by revisiting its rules and mechanisms
06:14in order to bring it to the people's aspirations.
06:18Preservation has been overcome by violent upheavals.
06:21It is necessary to recognize that our judicial system needs a deep re-foundation.
06:27I would like to insist on the fact that we are not here
06:33in an inquisitive process to nominate one or more culprits.
06:39It is rather a question of having a lucid and serene debate,
06:45to ask questions and to calm down,
06:47in order to hone our judicial system,
06:50to identify its strengths and weaknesses
06:53and to seek together the solutions suitable for re-founding its functioning
06:58and improving its performance.
07:01In order to achieve this, the issues and challenges refer to essential issues,
07:06such as the status of magistrates,
07:08the dematerialization of public services,
07:12the duration of criminal proceedings,
07:14the legal and institutional framework of the penitentiary administration,
07:18as well as the conditions of detention,
07:21which are among other issues on the agenda.
07:25The challenges that await these seats
07:27will be to open a dialogue with all the members of society
07:33in order to examine in detail the functioning of our judicial system,
07:39to bring out the weaknesses
07:42and to clear the path of reform and modernization.
07:47This framework of reform and modernization of justice
07:51is intended to be inclusive,
07:53with the participation of the living forces of the nation.
07:57There is an absolute need today
07:59to reconcile Senegalese with their justice.
08:02The only fact that our President and our Prime Minister
08:06left prison to go to the palace
08:09is an indicator of the dysfunction of our justice.
08:13Today, we have the Senegalese to discuss
08:17and have a consensus on an independent justice.
08:22In order to support the dialogue,
08:24a platform, which means to correct in French, has been launched.
08:28This application, requested by the Head of State,
08:31has allowed citizens to express their concerns.
08:38Still on the continent,
08:40Kotonou and Niamey decide to reopen their border,
08:43which has been closed to trade for nearly nine months.
08:46The Beninese and Nigerian authorities
08:49have agreed to resume the circulation of goods.
08:53This is the border post near the Beninese city of Segbana,
08:57which has been opened.
08:59This allows the resumption of the trade corridor
09:01between Benin and Niger.
09:03This border post is located in the north of Benin,
09:06on the Niger river.
09:08As a reminder, in February this year,
09:10the CEDEAO lifted economic sanctions,
09:12but the border between Niger and Benin remained closed.
09:16However, it is not yet clear
09:18whether the agreement between Benin and Niger
09:20on the reopening of the Segbana border post
09:23implies a complete lifting of the ban
09:26on entering Benin's territorial waters.
09:32Direction Côte d'Ivoire,
09:34where an important meeting was held
09:37on the contribution of the private sector
09:40and civil society organizations
09:42to the implementation of national strategies
09:45to fight against the degradation of the objective lands,
09:48to propose solutions to curb this phenomenon
09:51that impacts the agricultural sector.
09:54We can listen to Ferdinand Kouakou from Abidjan.
09:59In Côte d'Ivoire, agriculture is increasingly facing
10:02a pronounced degradation of forest cover
10:04and the country's land.
10:06We see the degradation of nearly 60% of productive land
10:09and the forest massif,
10:11which went from 16 million hectares in 1960
10:14to less than 3 million in 2020.
10:16To find a solution to this situation,
10:18the government is resolutely committed
10:20to multiplying initiatives.
10:22Direction Côte d'Ivoire comes to support him
10:24in this noble mission
10:26by highlighting the discussions of Africa QHSE Forum 2024
10:29on the contribution of the private sector
10:31and civil society organizations
10:33to the implementation of national strategies
10:35to fight against the degradation of land.
10:38The objective was to bring together
10:40experts on this plateau
10:43and to raise debate and reflection
10:47in order to reach solutions
10:50that will help us improve
10:52the fight against desertification
10:54and the restoration of land.
10:56The United Nations Convention Conference
10:59on the fight against desertification
11:01COP15 has as its main resolution
11:03the fight against desertification,
11:05the degradation of land and drought.
11:08This is why its President salutes
11:10the importance of this meeting.
11:12Participating in this forum was important for us
11:16because we realize today
11:19that the fight against the degradation of land
11:22was not well known.
11:24The fight against desertification
11:26was also not well understood,
11:28but in recent years
11:30we have managed to reverse the trend
11:33and show that there is a complementarity
11:37in the fight against climate change,
11:40the fight against desertification,
11:42the degradation of land
11:44and the fight against biodiversity loss.
11:46Companies and organizations
11:48have also managed to distinguish
11:50their contribution in the fight
11:52against climate change
11:54and the degradation of land.
11:56The 27th edition
11:58of the Festival des Musiques Sacrés de Fès
12:01was marked this year
12:03by the significant participation
12:05of a group of artists
12:07representing Morocco and India.
12:09Place Bubble Makina
12:11once again celebrated the values
12:13of coexistence and tolerance
12:15that prevailed in Andalusia.
12:17Here is a report by Mohamed El-Echi,
12:19the story of Soheil Jalil.
12:33La Quête de l'Esprit Al-Andalus,
12:35a celebration of the deep and historical relations
12:38between Spain and Morocco.
12:40With a musical floral of the palaces of Rajasthan
12:43at the gates of Andalusia,
12:45this song managed to bring together
12:47the Indian cultures of Amazigh, Arab and Andalusian.
12:50An ode to Andalusia,
12:52the golden age of peaceful coexistence
12:54of the three religions of the book.
12:56A tradition that Morocco has been able to perpetuate,
12:58especially through Andalusian music,
13:00an integral part of its cultural heritage.
13:11I come from Rajasthan
13:13and there are many similarities
13:15between Indian and Moroccan sounds.
13:17Each moment is unique here.
13:19The program is rich in musical influences
13:21from the four regions of the world.
13:23It is a journey through time,
13:25through sounds and cultures.
13:27I thank the organizers of the festival
13:29for all this.
13:37I am honored to have represented my country
13:39at this festival which is unique
13:41in terms of the cultural and musical symbiosis
13:43that operates there.
13:45Indians, French, Moroccans,
13:47all have been able to revive
13:49the universal utopia of Andalusia
13:51and I am charmed to have represented my country
13:53at this very special event.
13:58I liked working with my Indian counterparts.
14:01We had already worked together in India,
14:03in Marrakech and here in Fez.
14:05We get along perfectly
14:07and the music allows us to communicate
14:09beyond all words or signs.
14:11This is denoted and applauded by our audience
14:13and it remains an honor for me
14:15and for the Amazigh culture.
14:21Let us remember that this 27th edition
14:23which continues until June 1st
14:25highlights the period of peaceful cohabitation
14:27of the religions of the book
14:29in Andalusia from the 8th to the 15th century,
14:31considered as a golden age
14:33whose spirit persists in Morocco.
14:35Beyond the myths and rewriting of history,
14:37the multicultural Andalusia
14:39embodies consecrated epic poems
14:41conveying the utopia of a serene coexistence,
14:43a great source of artistic,
14:45philosophical and scientific inspiration
14:47for art, for Morocco,
14:49for the world and for music.
14:53And right now,
14:55here is L'Hebdo Africa.
15:07L'Hebdo Africa,
15:09our weekly meeting
15:11in partnership with
15:13the Timbuktu Institute.
15:15Every Wednesday,
15:17we receive experts
15:19on strategic issues
15:21for the African continent.
15:23Between transition
15:25and election,
15:27democracy is at stake.
15:29This is what we are going to talk about today.
15:31For this,
15:33we are live
15:35with Dr. Bakarissambe,
15:37the Regional Director
15:39of the Timbuktu Institute.
15:41Hello Dr. Bakarissambe
15:43and thank you for being with us.
15:45Hello and thank you
15:47for your invitation.
15:49Dr. Bakarissambe,
15:51these last days
15:53have been marked
15:55by the end of the inter-Malian dialogue
15:57and the resolutions
15:59on the continuation
16:01of the transition
16:03as well as
16:05the extension of the transition
16:07to Burkina Faso.
16:09What do these last developments
16:11in these two countries
16:13in the Sahel inspire you?
16:17Yes, that is to say
16:19that these two countries
16:21that have had political transitions
16:23in recent years
16:25were at a time
16:27when it was important
16:29for the regime in place
16:31to conduct the transition
16:33and the future of the country.
16:35At the end of the inter-Malian dialogue,
16:37which was a very intense debate
16:39with a special commission
16:41that was put in place,
16:43it was decided
16:45to extend this transition
16:47for another three years
16:49while certain actors
16:51of the Timbuktu movement
16:53mobilized to demand elections.
16:55So this country is going through
16:57a fairly important political debate
16:59on the future of the transition
17:01but also on the future of the country.
17:03We notice the same thing
17:05in Burkina Faso
17:07with this extension of the transition
17:09for five years
17:11despite the debates
17:13and the protests that were raised
17:15in the Sahel.
17:17For the two regimes
17:19that have led this transition
17:21and put forward the question
17:23of the fight against terrorism,
17:25the stabilization of the country
17:27and their legitimacy.
17:29We will see in the days to come
17:31and in the months to come
17:33if the population will react
17:35in the same way as it did
17:37with a constant support
17:39to the regime in place
17:41or there will be protests.
17:43The future will tell us.
17:45Very well.
17:47Let's talk about elections.
17:49This Wednesday, 29 May,
17:51there will be a legislative scrutiny
17:53in South Africa
17:55and this is the beginning
17:57of a likely political turnaround
17:59in this country,
18:01especially since the ANC
18:03should face difficulties
18:05according to some predictions.
18:07Will South Africa
18:09be in a critical phase
18:11of its political history?
18:13Yes, it is true that after dominating
18:15South African political life
18:17for 30 years,
18:19the National African Congress,
18:21the ANC, the party in power,
18:23will lose its parliamentary majority
18:25for the first time.
18:27Meanwhile,
18:29we see that the M4 party
18:31of Jacob Zuma
18:33is preparing again
18:35and I think this has put
18:37the ANC under pressure.
18:39We see that the other opponent,
18:41John Steenhuysen,
18:43and his party,
18:45the Central Democratic Alliance,
18:47also promised to save South Africa.
18:49We see on this side
18:51another political formation
18:53that has had a significant rise
18:55in recent times.
18:57They will also go towards
18:59decisive elections.
19:01Today, President Cyril Ramaphosa
19:03hopes that the 29 May
19:05scrutiny will lead to his re-election.
19:07But if the ANC loses its majority,
19:09it will be forced to form
19:11a coalition to form a government,
19:13which would also be a first
19:15for the country and could complicate
19:17the elaboration
19:19of public policies
19:21in the most advanced economy
19:23in Africa today.
19:25To return to West Africa,
19:27in Senegal,
19:29a national dialogue has opened
19:31around the reform of justice.
19:33What would be the issues
19:35of such a reform in this country
19:37that has just experienced
19:39a political alternation
19:41in the election of its youngest president,
19:43Bassirou Dioumaifaï?
19:45Yes, Senegal
19:47has recently experienced a electoral process
19:49that has led to a visible
19:51political alternation,
19:53but justice has been the subject
19:55of many criticisms from the opposition,
19:57from civil society
19:59on certain issues.
20:01I believe that the new government
20:03today, under the leadership
20:05of President Bassirou Dioumaifaï,
20:07believed it was necessary
20:09to carry out a collaborative
20:11and collective reflection on justice
20:13and the reforms that should be carried out
20:15alongside this.
20:17Many people, many actors
20:19have been invited to this dialogue
20:21which was coordinated
20:23by Professor Babacar Gueye,
20:25but this dialogue
20:27to which experts have been invited,
20:29civil society activists,
20:31citizens,
20:33to say what would be
20:35the main orientations
20:37that would be favorable to a profound
20:39reform of this Senegalese justice
20:41which, as we know,
20:43is an essential pillar
20:45of the institutions in the country,
20:47as we have seen during the last elections
20:49with the position of the Constitutional Council,
20:51but also other judicial affairs
20:53which at one point
20:55have caused a number of problems
20:57in Senegalese political life.
20:59So today, some
21:01have gone to respond to this dialogue,
21:03others say that there are already
21:05things that have been done,
21:07so we will see at the end of this dialogue
21:09if the judicial institutions will come out
21:11to reinforce or in any case...
21:13Dr. Bakarissombe,
21:15we are coming to the end
21:17of this section.
21:19Thank you for this enlightenment.
21:21I remind you that you are
21:23Regional Director
21:25of the Timbuktu Institute.
21:27Thank you very much.
21:41This is how
21:43this news is coming to an end.
21:45Thank you for staying with us
21:47on Mediard TV.