مدي 1 تي في : الملاريا والدفتيريا يواصلان صحد الأوراح في جنوب الجزائر - 05/10/2024
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00:30We are going down to the ground of reality.
00:38In the midst of a clear media blackout, social media platforms exposed a dangerous reality in the southern Algerian municipalities.
00:48Algerians went out through their accounts on social networks,
00:52revealing a greater spread of malaria and diphtheria after the floods that hit the region.
00:59They also exposed the problems in taking care of the injured and the lack of vaccination coverage.
01:06The epidemic is returning to the country strongly after five years,
01:10and dozens of deaths are reported daily,
01:13according to a number of activists who criticized the health system in Algeria
01:19and the country's inability to contain this situation.
01:22Platforms were filled with photos and videos documenting the tragic situation of the local population.
01:30The reactions ranged from anger and denial.
01:34Many expressed their anger at the negligence and negligence in dealing with a dangerous disease such as malaria,
01:42which threatens the lives of hundreds.
01:44Others pointed out the criticism of the Algerian authorities
01:48because of the media blackout that accompanied the crisis.
01:53Hashtags such as,
01:55Save the South of Algeria, and
01:56Malaria Kills Algerians,
01:58were published in discussions,
02:00where many activists called for international intervention
02:04and humanitarian organizations to provide urgent support to the region.
02:09We follow some of the activists' comments on the situation in southern Algeria.
02:15Sam criticized the media blackout.
02:19She wrote,
02:24Rayane wrote,
02:36Fathi wrote,
02:45There was no medicine.
02:48To comment on the topic with us,
02:50Shouki Ben Zahra, the Algerian blogger and activist.
02:53Shouki, welcome with us.
02:55You have witnessed various social media platforms
02:58in recent days,
03:00with the spread of malaria and diphtheria in southern Algeria,
03:04as well as calls for evacuation from the population of the south.
03:08As discussed, hashtags such as,
03:10Save the South of Algeria,
03:12and
03:13Malaria Kills Algerians,
03:15in your opinion,
03:17how did the activists contribute to the discovery,
03:19or the revelation,
03:21as the activists described it,
03:23of this health and human disaster,
03:25through the clear and systematic media blackout?
03:32Good evening.
03:34Greetings to you and to all the distinguished viewers.
03:37The best health system in Africa,
03:39loved more than loved,
03:41is to build three field hospitals in Gaza,
03:45if Egypt opens its borders.
03:47These were the statements of President Abdel-Majid Taboun,
03:51and perhaps those who want to understand
03:53why this blackout,
03:55and this coverage of the disastrous situation,
03:57to the extent that
03:59I contacted citizens in the areas of Tiniouine,
04:02in Tiziouatini,
04:03and they told me,
04:04it's as if we are in the middle of the corona.
04:07Where is the best health system in Africa?
04:09Where are these empty slogans,
04:11from the ruling system,
04:13which covered the whole issue,
04:16because it's a big scandal,
04:18that Malaria is spreading in this terrible and rapid way,
04:22without the authorities dealing with the situation.
04:25The scandal of drug absence,
04:27to the extent that drugs are being provided,
04:30to reduce the temperature in the body,
04:32instead of the treatment of Malaria,
04:36which is available,
04:37even in many African countries,
04:39which are in a very difficult situation,
04:42and despite that,
04:43it succeeds in providing Malaria treatment to its citizens.
04:48We are talking here,
04:50for example,
04:51in an area like Tiniouine,
04:53with a population of no more than 5,000 people,
04:56and few Bedouins who pass through there,
05:00and we are talking about
05:02more than 100 deaths,
05:05at least,
05:06because the authorities don't give the real numbers,
05:09they ignore the real number of deaths.
05:13Of course, we have seen citizens being treated in the streets,
05:18and young children being treated in the streets.
05:21Honestly,
05:22this is a disastrous situation,
05:23and we can see that the cemeteries
05:26are almost collective cemeteries for the citizens,
05:29because between the deaths and others,
05:32there is a 5-minute break,
05:34in some cases,
05:35a huge number of deaths.
05:37The whole world is following these images,
05:42and even video clips,
05:43documenting the disastrous situation
05:45of the people in South Algeria,
05:47and also the situation of hospitals in the region.
05:53Activists,
05:54as well as the sufferers,
05:55the people in hospitals,
05:57who may lack the basic equipment
06:00in the absence of medicine.
06:02How do you see this tragic scene,
06:05in terms of its implications
06:07on the health infrastructure
06:09in South Algeria?
06:12Of course,
06:13if we are talking about a country
06:16that has enough oil and gas resources
06:19to provide an acceptable infrastructure
06:22for its citizens,
06:23but the images we see
06:26even in the poorest countries,
06:29on the face of the earth,
06:31the citizens are left
06:35without health facilities,
06:38without a complete infrastructure,
06:41without roads,
06:42and especially,
06:44and perhaps the saddest thing
06:46for the citizens themselves,
06:48in the regions of Tunisia,
06:50Timiaouine, and others,
06:51is the lack of scientific and media coverage.
06:55No one,
06:56not even a media channel,
06:58even when they publish some images,
07:00they cover the voices of the citizens
07:03who only want to
07:05shout at the officials
07:08in the capital of Algeria,
07:10who feel that they are in a country
07:14where there are no citizens.
07:16They are ignored,
07:17they are despised,
07:19when they see that
07:20the first official in the country
07:22goes to the doctor in Germany
07:23and tells him,
07:24you don't have a better health system in Africa,
07:26when they see that
07:27he is locked up
07:29like what happened
07:30with the leader of the police militia
07:32with the money of the Algerian people.
07:34Of course,
07:35a caravan of aid
07:37recently headed
07:39towards the camp in Tindouf,
07:41but the Algerian citizen
07:43is not locked up,
07:45he is not, for example,
07:47a caravan of aid
07:49towards him,
07:50and he is being photographed.
07:52This is a place
07:53that the citizen wants to see today
07:55in these areas,
07:56where he feels that
07:58he is not only a second-class citizen,
08:00but that he is not considered an Algerian
08:02by the Algerian government.
08:03We followed how some bloggers
08:05and activists in their comments
08:07described the South of Algeria
08:09as out of coverage.
08:11Shouki Ben Zahra,
08:12the Algerian blogger and activist.
08:13Thank you very much.
08:22In Tunisia,
08:23the Council of Representatives
08:25set up communication platforms
08:27after it approved a amendment
08:29to the election law.
08:30The amendment,
08:31which came under the slogan
08:32of banning the division of the country,
08:34was considered by the angry Tunisians
08:36to divide only what remained
08:38of the spirit of democracy.
08:40The Tunisian parliament,
08:41in a vote that was in a hurry,
08:43decided to revoke the administrative court
08:45from its powers in election disputes,
08:47granting the court
08:49an important opportunity
08:51instead of it.
08:52This amendment divided the Tunisian street
08:54between angry and mocking.
08:56The angry expressed their indignation
08:58with all their clarity
09:00by accusing Tunisian President
09:02Qaiss al-Said of freezing
09:04the elected parliament
09:06and firing a bullet of mercy
09:08at democracy,
09:09to the extent of their expression,
09:11of a parliament that is detailed
09:13and changes election laws
09:15a few days before the presidential race.
09:17Activists who mocked
09:19the speed of this amendment
09:21considered that it was passed
09:23at the same speed as closing
09:25the elected parliament doors.
09:27They remember Qaiss al-Said
09:29with a statement five years ago
09:31when he was a candidate
09:33completely contradicting
09:35what has now been approved.
09:37The problem in Tunisia
09:39is that the election law
09:41or its amendment
09:43cannot be put in place
09:46This is an assassination of democracy
09:48an assassination of the republic.
09:51Putting the election law
09:53or changing it
09:55four months before the elections
09:57is an assassination of democracy
09:59according to Qaiss al-Said
10:01and this is exactly what the activists
10:03in Tunisia were surprised by.
10:05The Tunisian election law amendment
10:07was approved by Qaiss al-Said
10:09as a candidate and blessed
10:11by the president.
10:13The activists say that
10:15Tunisia did not need
10:17these amendments
10:19which have four principles.
10:21The first principle is
10:23legal security
10:25this is the first principle.
10:27The second principle is
10:29trust in legislation.
10:31The third principle is
10:33the separation in the courts
10:35because today the parliament
10:37as a legislative authority
10:39intervenes in the judicial system
10:41and the second principle
10:43violates the principle of rights and freedoms
10:45and this is the third principle
10:47which violates the principle
10:49of non-return.
10:51When a legislative amendment
10:53comes, there is no need
10:55there is a need
10:57to let the legislator
10:59go and amend
11:01or submit an amendment
11:03to amend the water law.
11:05In our case, we do not have a need
11:07because the administrative judge
11:09is a natural judge
11:11specialized in electoral disputes
11:13since 2011.
11:15We have a comment
11:17from Paris,
11:19Mr. Mahmoud Hassan,
11:21a professor of law
11:23at the University of Tunisia.
11:25Mr. Hassan, there is no discussion
11:27on the Tunisian street
11:29or on social media
11:31about the amendment
11:33of the election law
11:35days before the presidential elections.
11:37Mr. Hassan, you mentioned
11:39five years ago
11:41when you said that
11:43the election law
11:45was a murder of democracy
11:47four months before the elections.
11:49You followed this discussion
11:51and this debate.
11:53How do you comment on this?
11:55Is Tunisia really not in need
11:57of such an amendment
11:59which according to many
12:01threatens the future of democracy in Tunisia?
12:03Before I know
12:05whether Tunisia is in need
12:07of such an amendment or not,
12:09there is a fundamental
12:11legal point
12:13before everything else
12:15which is that
12:17this amendment
12:19can be described as
12:21illegal and inappropriate.
12:23Why is it illegal?
12:25Because,
12:27as Mr. Qais Saeed,
12:29a professor of Syrian law,
12:31said in 2019,
12:33it is not permissible
12:35to amend the election law
12:37in the year
12:39in which the elections
12:41are held.
12:43Here,
12:45the amendment
12:47was made
12:49during the election campaign.
12:51Therefore, it is illegal
12:53and inappropriate for the constitution.
12:55Therefore,
12:57the clear legal punishment
12:59is bankruptcy.
13:01Here,
13:03the problem is that
13:05in Tunisia,
13:07since the Constitutional Court
13:09whose function is to monitor the constitution
13:11has not been established,
13:13therefore,
13:15there is no judiciary
13:17to monitor this constitution
13:19and to declare this amendment
13:21illegitimate.
13:23You said that this amendment
13:25is illegal
13:27and unconstitutional
13:29but this amendment
13:31came, as I said,
13:33during the election campaign.
13:35Will it affect
13:37the presidential elections
13:39which are held on Sunday?
13:41Do you expect
13:43that it may lead to
13:45strengthening
13:47or not strengthening
13:49the people's confidence in the election process
13:51or vice versa?
13:55Of course, this amendment
13:57will surprise everyone.
13:59For this reason,
14:01there has been a controversy
14:03among all sects of the Tunisian society,
14:05the civil society,
14:07the political scene,
14:09the national organizations,
14:11the right-wing,
14:13the media,
14:15everyone who is concerned
14:17about the general situation
14:19in Tunisia.
14:21Of course,
14:23what will be the effect
14:25of this amendment
14:27will be discussed
14:29in due course.
14:31In light of this amendment
14:33and all the controversy
14:35that it caused,
14:37there are those who called
14:39for the cancellation of these elections
14:41and this is their right.
14:43There are those who saw
14:45that the cancellation
14:47is not the best solution.
14:49Of course,
14:51this amendment
14:53divided
14:55a group of voters
14:57if we will,
14:59in order to
15:01influence
15:03the participation
15:05in the elections.
15:07In this case,
15:09if this happens,
15:11it will affect the legitimacy of the elections
15:13and the representation
15:15of those who will win.
15:17You mentioned
15:19a little while ago
15:21the balance of power.
15:23Some consider that the current parliament
15:25is detailed about the size
15:27of the executive power.
15:29How do you assess the balance of power
15:31in Tunisia now?
15:33Do you see that the parliament
15:35is able to practice
15:37its role of monitoring
15:39independently?
15:41The current parliament,
15:43if I want to analyze
15:45its position
15:47as a constitutional institution,
15:49is referring to
15:51the current constitution
15:53which adopted
15:55a presidential system
15:57but also
15:59gave
16:03a lot of authority
16:05to the head of the state.
16:07It made the parliament
16:09have a secondary role
16:11and therefore removed a number of powers from it.
16:13In fact,
16:15this happened since
16:17the constitution was introduced
16:19before the amendment
16:21of the controversial
16:23electoral law.
16:25The parliament has no authority
16:27to discuss the work of the government
16:29and does not look
16:31at the trust of the government
16:33in its absence.
16:35In addition,
16:37the current parliament
16:39has removed
16:41a number of powers
16:43from the current constitution
16:45that were
16:47attributed to the legislative authority.
16:49As Mr. Qaissa Said
16:51stated,
16:53the parliament
16:55is not a legislative authority
16:57but it practices a legislative duty.
16:59The difference between them is clear.
17:01The description of the parliament
17:03as a legislative duty
17:05and the judiciary as a legislative duty
17:07are, in turn,
17:09two characteristics
17:11that are still controversial.
17:13We can say
17:15that the parliament
17:17is subject to
17:19the current constitution
17:21that governs it.
17:23In addition to this,
17:25it has a problem with representation.
17:27The parliament was
17:29voted on by its members
17:31with a weak
17:33percentage of approval.
17:35Therefore,
17:37this is also a matter of representation.
17:39In addition to this,
17:41the parliament was
17:43voted on by its members
17:45with a weak percentage of approval.
17:47As a result,
17:49the legislative elections
17:51to form this parliament
17:53did not take part.
17:55This also reduces
17:57the support of the parliament.
17:59As a result,
18:01all these reasons
18:03and other reasons
18:05made this parliament weak.
18:07As a result,
18:09there is a big gap
18:11between the authority
18:13of the executive authority
18:15headed by the president
18:17and other authorities.
18:19The idea has reached
18:21Mr. Mahmoud Hassan,
18:23a professor of law
18:25at the University of Tunisia.
18:27Thank you very much.
18:35In Egypt,
18:37the number of YouTube channels
18:39that achieve 1 million Egyptian pounds
18:41or more
18:43rose by more than 50%
18:45on an annual basis
18:47in 2023.
18:49A study by
18:51Public First
18:53showed that Google
18:55contributed more than 11 billion Egyptian pounds
18:57in the Egyptian economy
18:59in 2021.
19:01Recently,
19:03the country has witnessed
19:05a surge in social media
19:07after Google
19:09decided to pay
19:11the profits of content creators
19:13and publishers with Egyptian pounds
19:15instead of US dollars
19:17through AdSense and AdMob platforms.
19:19This decision,
19:21which will be made
19:23in May 2025,
19:25sparked a wide debate
19:27between influencers and content creators
19:29who expressed their concern
19:31about their influence on their will
19:33and price.
19:35The reaction
19:37to social media
19:39was not delayed
19:41when it was divided
19:43between supporters of the decision
19:45as support for the Egyptian economy
19:47and opponents
19:49who see it as a step
19:51to limit profit opportunities
19:53while others consider
19:55that this step may affect
19:57Egypt's ability
19:59to attract digital talents
20:01There is no other dollar
20:03for content creators on YouTube
20:05but you will get the most expensive dollar
20:07in Egyptian pounds.
20:09The value itself will not decrease
20:11unless the currency price
20:13in the black market or outside the bank
20:15differs from the bank's price.
20:17This is not only for Egypt.
20:19Google's plan is to pay
20:21local currencies to all countries
20:23around the world.
20:25A study by
20:27Public First
20:29shows that the value
20:31of a dollar
20:33in Egypt is
20:351.5 times higher
20:37than the value of a dollar
20:39in Egypt.
20:41This number
20:43will increase
20:45due to changes
20:47in the exchange rate.
20:49However,
20:51no matter what
20:53Egyptians do,
20:55they will not win.
20:57After that,
20:59Google will shut down
21:01the exchange rate
21:03and that's it.
21:05We would like to thank
21:07Prof. Abdel-Nabi Abdel-Muttaleb,
21:09a professor in political economics.
21:11Mr. Abdel-Muttaleb,
21:13we will not pay in dollars.
21:15This is Google's decision.
21:17Content creators
21:19and publishers
21:21have decided
21:23to pay in local currencies
21:25i.e. in Egyptian pounds.
21:27Since they received this email,
21:29content creators
21:31in Egypt are in shock,
21:33anger and worry.
21:35A number of concerns
21:37have been raised by content creators
21:39on social media
21:41about this decision.
21:43First, how do you see the reaction
21:45of the audience to the decision?
21:49I think,
21:51not the audience,
21:53but those who dealt
21:55with Google.
21:57The problem that Egypt
21:59has been facing for a while
22:01is the instability
22:03of the exchange rate.
22:05In addition, there is a culture
22:07that has become widespread
22:09in the Egyptian society
22:11that the salary in dollars
22:13or getting income in dollars
22:15or getting a job
22:17in dollars
22:19is one of the symptoms
22:21of social instability.
22:23And from here,
22:25when the talk began
22:27that Google would pay
22:29in local currency,
22:31content creators
22:33started to lose part
22:35of their social face,
22:37that they can have
22:39dollar accounts
22:41and have dollars
22:43and have a dollar account.
22:45There were also fears
22:47that the payment
22:49would be lost
22:51and that the income
22:53would not decrease,
22:55but it would be calculated
22:57according to the average
22:59exchange rate
23:01during the month
23:03in which these rewards
23:05are sent.
23:07But I think
23:09that all this fear
23:11was due to the instability
23:13of the exchange rate.
23:15And this is one of the fears
23:17that perhaps the decision
23:19will affect their profits
23:21greatly due to fluctuations
23:23in the exchange rate
23:25in exchange for dollars.
23:27Is this true?
23:29This is what many
23:31are afraid of.
23:33We have a stage of economic instability,
23:35a stage that we can call
23:37uncertainty.
23:39There are fears,
23:41as long as the agreement
23:43with the IMF continues
23:45There may be surprises.
23:47In three years,
23:49the price of the dollar
23:51has increased or decreased
23:53to almost double
23:55the price of the dollar.
23:57So if someone has
23:59a local currency receipt
24:01in 2021,
24:03he will lose at least
24:0575% of his value.
24:07But if he had a dollar
24:09or other foreign currencies,
24:11he would maintain his level
24:13of stability.
24:15When we talk about Google in Egypt,
24:17Google contributed more
24:19than 11 billion pounds
24:21in the Egyptian economy in 2021.
24:23Could this decision,
24:25as activists feared,
24:27have a long-term
24:29impact
24:31on the digital economy in Egypt?
24:35No, I personally do not think
24:37that.
24:39If we talk about
24:41Google,
24:43this is a job for them.
24:45They will not do
24:47other than this job.
24:49Of course, if they find other platforms
24:51that can be paid in dollars,
24:53they will turn to them.
24:55If they find another job
24:57that can generate more profits for them,
24:59they will definitely go to this job.
25:01This is the nature of business
25:03everywhere.
25:05The content creator or
25:07digital business in Egypt
25:09will outperform
25:11other countries
25:13in the number of content creators
25:15in Egypt.
25:17Egypt has a large population
25:19and Google benefits
25:21from the Egyptian market.
25:23But I personally do not think
25:25that digital content creators
25:27or Egyptian bloggers
25:29represent a percentage
25:31that can affect
25:33Google's advertising
25:35and sales processes
25:37There is also talk
25:39that this decision
25:41will affect the future
25:43of digital advertising.
25:47I personally do not think
25:49that.
25:51Because when Google
25:53started this topic,
25:55it is still paying
25:57in several countries
25:59with local currency.
26:01If we talk about Venezuela,
26:03Turkey, Chile,
26:05many countries pay
26:07Google with local currency.
26:09This is nothing new
26:11or exceptional.
26:13Mr. Abdel Nabi Abdel Motaleb,
26:15a professor in political economy,
26:17thank you very much.
26:25I think this week is over.
26:27See you next week
26:29and stay tuned for your social media interactions.
26:31Thank you to the technical and artistic team
26:33led by director
26:35Mohamed Afifi.