MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 24/06/2024
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00:00Let's go for your African press review on Média.
00:08Starting with Sierra Leone, the parliament adopted a historic law prohibiting the marriage
00:15of children saluted by the NGO C'est Votre Droëne.
00:18The information is given by the regional press agency.
00:22The new legislation criminalizes the marriage of girls under 18 years of age with sentences
00:28of at least 15 years and substantial fines for the offenders.
00:33This text, supported by the Minister of Information, dear Norba, is waiting for promulgation
00:39by President Julius Maddabio.
00:42This initiative aims to protect young girls by offering compensation to victims of early
00:48marriage and contributing to the reduction of this practice in the country, concludes
00:52the online newspaper.
00:54Libyan President Joseph Bokai made public his asset statement revealing a net value
01:02of $9,070,419, mainly in real estate.
01:09VO Afrique reports that this initiative, carried out two weeks after its investment, aims
01:16to demonstrate its commitment to transparency and against corruption.
01:21Bokai had promised to fight corruption, a problem that persists under the previous
01:27presidency of George Weah.
01:29Liberia is currently ranked 145th out of 180 countries in the perception index of corruption
01:38of international transparency.
01:41And then the president of Madagascar inaugurated the first telephone transceiver in Tanna-Narivo,
01:50designed to reduce traffic jams in the capital of more than 3 million inhabitants.
01:56Afrika News informs us that this new means of transport, carried out by two French companies,
02:03can transport up to 75,000 passengers a day.
02:07Although the cost of the ticket is high, for the majority of the population, a social tariff
02:13is planned for students and retirees.
02:15The project, financed by a loan from the French public treasury, is guaranteed by BPI France,
02:22which has aroused criticism, but President Andri Rajolina is vigorously defending it.
02:28The circulation for the public is planned for 2025, notes the source of information.
02:35Afrika.com reveals that the former Prime Minister of Senegal, Amadou Ba, is positioning himself
02:43as leader of the opposition, three months after his defeat at the presidential election.
02:50He calls for a peaceful settlement of political conflicts and, at the end of the violence,
02:55calls for a dialogue to build a balanced and democratic society.
02:59According to our colleagues, he defends minimal standards for all citizens
03:04in terms of food security, health and education.
03:08Amadou Ba plans to create a new political framework,
03:12suggesting a possible break with the Alliance for the Republic.
03:18Finally, the High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication in Togo
03:22has lifted the suspension of accreditation for foreign press.
03:28360Africa notes that this measure was put in place on 15 April,
03:35just before the legislative and regional elections on 29 April.
03:39The decision to lift this effective suspension from 26 June 2024
03:45allows foreign press to resume coverage of events in Togo.
03:49According to online media,
03:51the elections have awarded a crushing majority to the presidential party,
03:56the Union for the Republic.
03:59This is what made the essence of this African Press Review.
04:02Thank you for watching, and thank you for remaining faithful.