MEDI1TV Afrique : MEDI1 MORNING - 26/09/2024
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00:00Welcome everyone, I am delighted to see you again for a new edition of the major media morning news at the end of this edition.
00:25The Security Council is calling for an escalation in Lebanon and the United States.
00:31France is calling for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in order to avoid an out-of-control situation.
00:40The Israeli army is preparing a possible entry into Lebanon, raising the fear of a regional incendiary at the time when 72 people were killed and nearly 40 injured this Wednesday, according to a latest report from Lebanese authorities.
01:00And in sports news, Morocco is facing Iran in the 8th round of the national team. The firm will to pass this stage of the competition and reach the quarter-finals.
01:20France and the United States are calling for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in order to avoid an out-of-control situation.
01:39France and the United States are calling for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in order to avoid an out-of-control situation.
01:59France and the United States are calling for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in order to avoid an out-of-control situation.
02:29The Israeli army is preparing a possible entry into Lebanon, raising the fear of a regional incendiary at the time when 72 people were killed and nearly 40 injured this Wednesday, according to a latest report from Lebanese authorities.
02:37France and the United States are calling for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in order to avoid an out-of-control situation.
02:57France and the United States are calling for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in order to avoid an out-of-control situation.
03:17France and the United States are calling for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in order to avoid an out-of-control situation.
03:38Lebanese authorities are mourning the death of more than 550 people and thousands of injured. The number of people displaced is estimated at more than 90,000 according to the United Nations.
03:58Lebanon is under the fire of bombs. Israel continues its intense strikes in the south and east. Thousands of Lebanese have been forced to leave their homes and take refuge in safer areas, aggravating a humanitarian crisis that is already worrying.
04:16I was displaced from the region of Bourges-Chamal. I was working when the bombings began to intensify. While trying to flee, I was hit on my face. I was admitted to the nearest hospital. It was horrible.
04:35We are always in contact with humanitarian organizations to receive displaced people in good conditions. People need basic food, drinking water and hygiene products.
04:51The international community is expressing deep concern about the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon exacerbated by the recent bombings. Humanitarian calls are multiplying while thousands of people find themselves in disastrous conditions, requiring urgent intervention.
05:08The attacks target the innocent as well as residential and commercial areas, because the enemy makes no distinction between targets. They think they can put pressure on the resistance by such acts, but we are here and the whole world is with us.
05:24In the face of this escalation, concern has dominated the opening of the UN General Assembly in New York. Lebanon is on the verge of launching UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. On the same podium, US President Joe Biden warned of a war to generalize that is not in the interest of anyone in Lebanon.
05:45In Morocco, the Minister in charge of the digital transition and the reconstruction of the administration unveiled on Wednesday the National Digital Strategy Morocco 2030. This ambitious plan, initiated under the impetus of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, aims to transform Morocco into a regional digital hub.
06:10240,000 direct jobs in the digital sector and a contribution of 100 billion dirhams to the GDP. These are the key objectives of the Digital Strategy Morocco 2030, an initiative that focuses on strengthening the international competitiveness of the kingdom and the development of an ecosystem conducive to innovation and digital entrepreneurship.
06:34It is an ambitious strategy. Among its main objectives is the digitization of public services in order to improve their quality and serve citizens best.
06:46Among the main objectives of this roadmap is the digitization of public services. Morocco aims to become among the 50 first nations in the world ranking of online services by 2030. The development of the digital economy is another central pillar, with actions aimed at strengthening the outsourcing sector, supporting start-ups and encouraging the digitization of companies.
07:10This shows the importance that digitization will take in our economy, but also, of course, everything that is creation and the whole ecosystem to attract as many investors as possible.
07:24Regarding start-ups, the objective is to promote the emergence of 3,000 by 2030. The strategy also focuses on the development of digital talents, with the aim of training 100,000 professionals each year. A particular emphasis is placed on continuous training and professional reconversion via boot camps and online intensive training.
07:47The crisis of medical students continues to flow from Morocco.
07:53The Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication has come back on this crisis in his interview with Aziz Bousted, a media guest. Let's listen together to this excerpt.
08:04The problem of medical students. There are still young people who are not happy and it does not seem to be working out.
08:10The problem of medical students is different. These are students who have succeeded in entering medical school and the government brings a reform in relation to a need.
08:20What is the need? The need is that today the Moroccan government, thanks to the social strategy, is investing in several CHUs, several hospitals in the country.
08:31It is true that today we talk about telemedicine, etc., but we will also need support from doctors, nurses, etc. So we need to improve and accelerate the training process.
08:48So the government has brought...
08:51That's why it has reduced.
08:53No, it has not reduced, there is no reduction, there is an increase in students.
08:56I'm talking about the time of study.
08:58No, but you see, the Minister has spoken, the Minister of Health has spoken, the international benchmark, there are different models, there is not one model.
09:06And the models are evolving, it is normal, because today learning is done in a much more accelerated way.
09:10Yes, but it is not developed in universities.
09:12Learning is done in a much more accelerated way, but look at the American, European, other models, there is not just one model.
09:17So we have gone towards a reform, as there was, that is to say, the Anglo-Saxon-American model goes towards the bachelor's degree, the European model is LMD, but there are different models.
09:24There must be a Moroccan-Moroccan model in relation to the needs of Moroccans from the moment the training is a quality training.
09:31A round table to discuss the revision of oil and gas contracts in Senegal.
09:38A crucial subject that raises many issues, challenges and opportunities.
09:43The revision of the contracts must guarantee a fair sharing of the benefits between the State and investors.
09:49This is a report by Eva Sagna and Bachir Boudian.
09:53It was one of the promises of the current President of Senegal, to renegotiate the oil and gas mining contracts.
10:01The goal is to make the local populations benefit more.
10:06It is about obtaining agreements that best meet the expectations of Senegalese.
10:11Juristic, economic, environmental experts and specialists in contract negotiations provide insights on this subject.
10:21Often there are validities of contract negotiations because often the idea is that it is a fundamental change of circumstances
10:31and that generally the new authorities want to review all the contracts that have been negotiated to make sure of what can be qualified, of the securitization of the economic interests of the State.
10:45These negotiations could be oriented towards various areas.
10:51In the mining sector, you can have the price of gold that can be doubled for a short period of time.
10:58Apart from that, it is completely leasable.
11:01This is why we consider that more and more, it is not necessary that in Senegalese contracts there are clauses that violate the regulation of the State,
11:06but that we have more and more flexibility clauses to be able to adjust according to the evolution of the market.
11:15This panel is in the form of a round table.
11:19It brings free participation and provides elements of contribution on the subject.
11:26We call on the new authorities to make this issue a priority in the image of the revision of the contracts.
11:33Since 2016, the Constitution has formally devoted the ownership of resources to the people through its Article 25.
11:44The revision of oil, mining and gas contracts in Senegal is a unique opportunity to redefine the framework of the exploitation of natural resources.
11:53This requires a balanced approach focused on transparency, durability and equitable development in order to maximize the benefits for the country and its population.
12:06Senegal should begin to exploit large oil and gas deposits by the end of the year 2024.
12:14A word on the World Cup in Futsal.
12:17Morocco defeated Iran on Thursday in the 8th round of the national selection,
12:22with the firm will to pass this stage of the competition and reach the quarter-finals.
12:27For the national selector, Hicham Dguig, the only bottleneck is the effect that the absence of high injuries could have,
12:36notably on the concentration lead, qualified in the 8th round.
12:41Morocco finished 2nd in Group E, while Iran closed the group stage in Group F with 9 points.
12:51The threat of an open war between Israel and Lebanon.
12:56The UN Security Council has met urgently to discuss the situation in Lebanon,
13:03where Israeli bombings have killed more than 100,000 people.
13:08The threat of an open war between Israel and Lebanon.
13:11The UN Security Council has met urgently to discuss the situation in Lebanon,
13:18where Israeli bombings have killed 72 people, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
13:26To talk about it, we are live with Amine Karkach,
13:30International Consultant in Public Affairs Communications.
13:34Hello Amine Karkach, thank you for being with us.
13:40Hello, all the pleasure is mine.
13:43So, we start with this meeting of the UN Security Council, held last night urgently.
13:49The UN Secretary-General has warned that Lebanon is on the brink of chaos.
13:53The UN Diplomacy expresses that the UN Security Council is powerless.
14:05To put things in their context, the Israeli military chief recently declared that a terrestrial attack was possible,
14:14which obviously increased the threat of a wider war in the Middle East.
14:19In this context, the UN Security Council has held an emergency meeting,
14:26where the United States, France, the European Union, and several other countries, including Arab countries,
14:31are calling for a temporary ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah.
14:37The objective of this call for a ceasefire would be, of course, to prioritize the diplomatic path,
14:44in order to avoid new escalation on the part and others of the border.
14:48So, this call for a ceasefire has been described as a major breakthrough by several senior officials,
14:58and as I have already mentioned, it comes in the midst of a deadly struggle between Israel and Hezbollah.
15:05So, it is a ceasefire that would apply to the blue line Israel-Lebanon,
15:09this line of demarcation between Lebanon and Israel,
15:11and would allow the parties to negotiate a potential diplomatic resolution of this conflict.
15:19Now, the question that arises is, what is the capacity of the parties to adhere and apply this ceasefire?
15:26All this is taking place in a political climate of reciprocal miscegenation, which is extremely tense.
15:32On the one hand, we have Israeli officials who have recently declared that
15:37Iran is the home of instability in the region.
15:41On the other hand, we have Iranian officials who have declared that
15:46Israel violates international law, including Lebanese officials.
15:52So, what is the capacity of this agreement to be applied in an extremely tense political climate,
16:00where the parties are wary of each other?
16:03Very well. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
16:08said that his country would use force against the Hezbollah movement
16:14until the return of the inhabitants of northern Israel is deemed possible.
16:19Does Netanyahu set the security of northern Israel as an objective?
16:24So, it is indeed interesting to analyze the evolution of the situation on the ground.
16:35So, as you mentioned, Israel is preparing a possible terrestrial operation,
16:43and it is also interesting to observe how Hezbollah reacts to Israeli attacks.
16:50So, despite the promise of a limitless battle against Israel,
16:57and I put the word limitless between quotation marks,
17:00Hezbollah's response to Israeli attacks seems to have been carefully calibrated.
17:06Its Wednesday attack, which was intercepted by Tel Aviv,
17:11managed to be both unprecedented, in fact, it marked several firsts.
17:16It was the first time that Hezbollah launched what it described as a ballistic missile on Israel.
17:21It was the first time that a missile reached Tel Aviv from Lebanon.
17:26And it was the first time that Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah group,
17:31kept his promise to respond to Israeli strikes on Beirut by Hezbollah strikes on Tel Aviv.
17:36Yes, as you just said, Hezbollah fired a ballistic missile towards Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
17:43With this shot, Hezbollah recalls that it can strike Israel anywhere.
17:51Do you think this is a serious warning on a military level?
17:57So, in fact, I think it can be interpreted as a warning and as a threat to Israel.
18:10So, Hezbollah has every interest in trying to impose its credibility in this armed conflict.
18:22Because the question arises, why not shoot only one, while the risk of war is total between Israel and Hezbollah?
18:31So, indeed, I think it can be interpreted as a threat and a warning from Hezbollah.
18:37Mr. Karkach, the International Organization for Recorded Migration has more than 80,000 people in Lebanon
18:46fleeing Israeli strikes. Is this a threat to precipitate Lebanon into a humanitarian crisis?
18:56So, it's interesting to note that Lebanon has been plunged into a political and economic crisis for several years.
19:06And of course, the conflict will only aggravate the extremely heavy pressures on their own health system.
19:16So, the question is, do Lebanese hospitals have the capacity to deal with the influx of injured people?
19:25Obviously, the answer is very delicate.
19:30In fact, hospitals do not really have the capacity to treat the injured who are the victims of this conflict.
19:41And also because of the roads that are congested by people who are trying to flee Israeli strikes.
19:51By the way, there is a British-Palestinian doctor who recently stated that the health system in Lebanon is very fragile
19:58because it cannot cope with more than 2,000 injured in two days.
20:02What about the Iranian strategy against Israeli military escalation?
20:12Is it still ambiguous? Can we expect an Iranian intervention on the ground?
20:21In general, I would say that Iran seems reluctant to help its ally, Hezbollah.
20:29By the way, the Iranian Foreign Minister recently tweeted that Hezbollah could defend Lebanon with its own capabilities.
20:45So, it actually corresponds to a model of inaction observed last year, where Iran fears to invite more attacks on its own soil.
20:55And probably that Iran would also be infiltrated, according to several sources, by Mossad agents,
21:03which would make its defense and its surveillance system very vulnerable.
21:08By the way, I would also note that Iran has not yet responded to the assassination by Israel of the head of Hamas,
21:15while he was on the ground for the investiture of the new Iranian president.
21:18All this raises a lot of questions about Iran's willingness and ability to help and intervene directly in the conflict.
21:26Some Ibanese sources even wonder if Iran would not be using Hezbollah as an exchange currency,
21:34where it could propose to slow down the group in exchange for an agreement that would lighten the sanctions on the Iranian economy, which is in serious difficulty.
21:43The war is spreading in the region. Can it still be avoided, according to you?
21:54I think that the risk of a general incitement remains limited,
22:03because the parties, whether Iran, Hezbollah or Israel, have little interest in what is a generalized conflict on a regional scale.
22:15They are rather interested, through internal political motivations, in nourishing tensions and escalating the conflict to a certain extent.
22:27In this context, this means that diplomacy still has a role to play.
22:33In addition, the call for a ceasefire, which was declared today,
22:41also aims to open a diplomatic space to discuss the situation in Gaza more broadly,
22:51and to find a ceasefire to reach an agreement between Israel and Hamas.
22:58So, as long as the parties do not have a motivation for a generalized conflict, the diplomatic path still has a role to play.
23:07Mr. Amine Karkach, thank you for all these details.
23:13Thank you for answering our questions.
23:16I remind you that you are an international consultant in communication and public affairs.
23:23It was a pleasure for me, and have a good day.
23:28This is the end of this edition. Thank you for following this program on our antennas.