MEDI1TV Afrique : LE GRAND JOURNAL MIDI - 31/10/2024
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00:00Hello and welcome to Medea TV, it's a pleasure to see you for the main news, here are the
00:22headlines of this newspaper.
00:24In the east of Spain, at least 95 people have perished in devastating floods.
00:30The government has declared a national mourning of three days from this Thursday.
00:37Back on the interview granted by Emmanuel Macron to the journalists of Medea and Deux M,
00:41Sarah Marroquin, Coopération Économique, will tell us about the strong times of this exchange.
00:46More than 57 million American voters have already voted in several swing states.
00:54A large majority of voters have already gone to the polls.
01:02His Majesty, King Mohamed VI addressed a message of condolence and compassion to the King of Spain,
01:06Philip VI, and Queen Letizia following the deadly floods that occurred in the region of Valencia.
01:12In this message, the sovereign claims to have learned with a deep emotion this sad news
01:16that has made several victims in the region.
01:18Know that His Majesty also addressed a message of condolence to the Spanish Prime Minister
01:22following this natural disaster.
01:28And in the southeast of Spain, at least 95 people have perished in these devastating floods.
01:33This last report concerns the only region of Valencia, the hardest hit.
01:38Two other deaths were recorded in the region near Castilla Mancha,
01:41and a third in Andalusia.
01:43According to authorities, the president of the region of Valencia, Carlos Manzon,
01:46indicated last night that the emergency services had carried out in the day
01:50200 earth rescue operations and 70 aerial operations with helicopters
01:55and that there was no longer any escape to recover on the roofs.
01:59The government has decreed a three-day national mourning.
02:02From this Thursday, the explanations with Soheil Shehlyaz.
02:09The region of Valencia is plagued by torrential rains.
02:12Dozens of victims have disappeared in two civil guards,
02:16including this episode of violent rain that affects several regions of Valencia
02:20and causes train and road closures, as well as significant damage to homes.
02:25The king of Spain, Felipe VI, said he was devastated by the assessment of these floods
02:29that have ravaged the southeast of the country.
02:33I want to publicly express my sadness and worry
02:39about the tragedy that occurred last night
02:42and which is still taking place in large regions of the country,
02:45in particular in Valencia, Castilla Mancha and Andalusia.
02:48I am reassured to know that all resources are deployed.
02:51The important thing is to let them work, to let them do what they know how to do.
02:56And in Andalusia.
02:59The most dramatic floods in Spain since August 1996,
03:03at a time when authorities asked all the inhabitants of the region
03:06not to try to move by road.
03:09The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, assured his compatriots of the total support of the state,
03:14but warned that this devastating episode was perhaps not over.
03:20Our absolute priority is to help you.
03:23Public authorities work in a coordinated manner to make this possible.
03:26We will make available everything we need,
03:29as long as it takes, to get us out of this tragedy.
03:32You will not be left behind.
03:35We will not leave you alone.
03:38Following these floods, His Majesty King Mohammed VI
03:41gave these very high instructions to the Minister of the Interior
03:44in order to speak on the phone with his Spanish counterpart.
03:47A meeting to signify the disposition of the kingdom
03:50to dispatch rescue teams and provide all the necessary help to Spain
03:53to face this natural disaster.
03:56Even if there are no bells on the part of the European Union,
03:59which is also ready to help Spain,
04:02faced with a dramatic situation,
04:05emphasized the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen,
04:08recalling that the region of Valencia and the Spanish Mediterranean coast in general
04:11regularly suffer in the fall the meteorological phenomenon of the Gota Fría,
04:14the cold drop, an isolated depression,
04:17at high altitudes, which causes sudden and extremely violent rains,
04:20sometimes for several days.
04:23On the instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI,
04:26Supreme Leader and Chief of Staff General of the Royal Armed Forces,
04:29Corps General Mohamed Berid,
04:32Inspector General of the Headquarters and Commander of the South Zone,
04:35received this Thursday in Marrakech,
04:38Division General Isa Saif Ibn Abulan Al Mazrui,
04:41Chief of Staff of the Arab Emirate Armed Forces,
04:44held a meeting on the basis of his participation
04:47at the International Aeronautics and Spatial Marrakech Air Show.
04:50The two officials congratulated each other
04:53on the level of this cooperation,
04:56while reiterating their desire to further strengthen,
04:59in accordance with the supreme will of the leaders of the two brother countries,
05:02bilateral relations between the two countries.
05:05On the instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI,
05:08Supreme Leader and Chief of Staff of the Royal Armed Forces,
05:11Corps General Mohamed Berid,
05:14Inspector General of the Headquarters and Commander of the South Zone,
05:17received this Thursday in Marrakech,
05:20the counter-admiral Antonio Duarte Montero,
05:23Chief of Staff of the Royal Armed Forces of Cape Verde,
05:26held exchanges on the basis of his participation
05:29at the International Aeronautics and Spatial Marrakech Air Show 2024.
05:32During this interview, the two officials exchanged
05:35about the different areas of military cooperation
05:38and the Cape Verdean army, in particular those related to training
05:41and participation in multinational exercises.
05:47The fifth mixed economic commission Morocco-Hungary
05:50opened this Wednesday in Rabat, the opportunity to strengthen
05:53cooperation between the two countries and explore new perspectives
05:56of partnership in key sectors.
05:59In a statement to the press, the Secretary of State
06:02of External Economic Relations of Hungary, Cataline Biarria,
06:05confirmed that this commission represents a key step
06:08to highlight bilateral relations and open the way
06:11to strategic alliances.
06:15End of Emmanuel Macron's visit to Morocco yesterday,
06:18but before taking the plane to Paris, the French President
06:21gave an interview to Médien and 2M,
06:24an interview during which several subjects were addressed.
06:27I propose you to watch this excerpt.
06:31It is first of all to translate it by engaging
06:34resolutely and diplomatically with Morocco so that
06:37the present and the future of the southern provinces are inscribed
06:40in the Moroccan sovereignty. And I think that the position of France
06:43is beginning to move other Europeans who are beginning
06:46to think about their choice. And it is to engage so that
06:49this work can move forward in the framework
06:52agreed by the United Nations and that this movement
06:55can take place. And I think it is really
06:58an important movement on a diplomatic level, I say it,
07:01obviously for Morocco, for our bilateral relationship,
07:04but for the whole region. And that is why I wanted
07:07to say it yesterday also in Parliament. It is a decision
07:10that France makes, not against anyone,
07:13but it must help a better regional integration,
07:16a better stabilization of the Sahara,
07:19and from there also of the Sahel. And this whole region
07:22needs stability, commitment, seriousness,
07:25strength and confidence that Morocco has had
07:28in its southern provinces during all these years,
07:31where you have invested a lot.
07:34So what remains of this visit in the spirit of the French President?
07:37What were the strong moments for him?
07:40This is one of the questions we asked him.
07:43We listen to his answer.
07:46No, you said it, it was an intense agenda,
07:49very strong, with many people crossed,
07:52with different experiences. Yesterday, the dinner with His Majesty the King,
07:55the moments we spent together with his family,
07:58moments with the parliamentarians, with the students.
08:01But I would say, without a doubt,
08:04the welcome
08:07and the first moments,
08:10because I think first of all
08:13to be welcomed
08:16on Moroccan soil by His Majesty the King
08:19with his family was a gesture
08:22that touched me a lot,
08:25that touched us a lot, with my wife and the members of my delegation,
08:28and the form of evidence
08:31that was present
08:34at that moment.
08:37And I must say, after, all along the road,
08:40to see the population that was there.
08:43We saw you very happy and very relaxed.
08:46It was very touching.
08:49We built a lot of things to get there.
08:52And by saying that, I mean, there is a form of spontaneity,
08:55of momentum,
08:58which reveals the evidence of our relationship.
09:01But after, there is everything we will continue to do to maintain it.
09:04And so, I think, that's already the next step.
09:07But these moments were very touching for me,
09:10because they were from heart to heart and face to face, if I may say so.
09:13And so, it is not written off.
09:43More than 57 million American voters have already voted for the presidential election.
09:46A situation that we find in several swing states
09:49where a large majority of voters have already gone to the polls.
09:52Explanations with Sheyma Afikri.
09:55An anticipatory participation
09:58in the presidential election
10:01is not a good thing.
10:04It is not a good thing.
10:07It is not a good thing.
10:11An unprecedented anticipatory participation
10:14for the presidential election.
10:17More than 57 million American voters have already voted.
10:20A number that feeds the hopes of both sides,
10:23but remains difficult to interpret.
10:26A few days after the poll, Democrats as Republicans
10:29keep calling voters to go to the polls as quickly as possible.
10:32We have just six days left
10:35in one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime.
10:39We have just six days left
10:42in one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime.
10:45And we have bread on the table.
10:48We still have a lot of work to do,
10:51but we like to work hard.
10:54Hard work is good work.
10:57Difficult work is happy work.
11:00And don't get caught up in it.
11:03We will win.
11:06President Obama and former President Barack Obama
11:09have staged their anticipated vote,
11:12calling on voters to do the same.
11:15But I'd like to ask you one very simple...
11:18But I'd like to ask you one very simple...
11:21I would like to ask you a very simple question
11:24that is easy to answer.
11:27Was your situation better today than it was four years ago?
11:30I am here today with a message of hope for all Americans.
11:33We are six days away from this election.
11:36Maybe five, depending on how you count the days.
11:43At this stage of these historic American elections,
11:46a third of the total voters of the 2020 election have already expressed themselves.
11:49a third of the total voters of the 2020 election have already expressed themselves.
11:55The data seems to strongly favor Harris
11:58in a large number of key states for the following reason.
12:01The gap between men and women is probably the largest we have ever seen.
12:04The gap between men and women is probably the largest we have ever seen.
12:07In Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina,
12:10the votes anticipated are very strongly oriented towards women.
12:13And if that continues, it's very positive for Kamala Harris.
12:16And if that continues, it's very positive for Kamala Harris.
12:19And if that continues, it's very positive for Kamala Harris.
12:22In Georgia, more than 3 million people voted,
12:25that is, 45% of the voters registered.
12:28According to Brad Ravensperger, the Secretary of State of the Republic,
12:31According to Brad Ravensperger, the Secretary of State of the Republic,
12:34according to the figures compiled by the laboratory of the political scientist Michael McDonald
12:37for six states,
12:40that is, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia,
12:43that is, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia,
12:46women represent about 55% of the votes anticipated against 45% for men.
12:49women represent about 55% of the votes anticipated against 45% for men.
12:52A result that gives a smile to the Democrats,
12:55and that will be realized for the rest of the election.
12:58and that will be realized for the rest of the election.
13:01The 5th edition of the Choiseul Africa Business Forum
13:04The 5th edition of the Choiseul Africa Business Forum
13:07takes place on October 31st and November 1st, 2024 in Marrakech.
13:10Some 800 decision-makers from Africa, Europe and the Gulf countries
13:13are expected for two days,
13:16timed by plenary sessions, panels and B2B strategic meetings.
13:19And to talk about it, we are live from Marrakech
13:22with the President of the Choiseul Africa Business Forum.
13:25Hello.
13:28Hello.
13:31Hello.
13:34So, the city of Marrakech welcomes the 5th edition of the Choiseul Africa Business Forum.
13:37So, the city of Marrakech welcomes the 5th edition of the Choiseul Africa Business Forum.
13:40What are the objectives of this edition?
13:43So, as you have recalled,
13:46we will welcome a large number of economic actors
13:49through partnerships, discussions, discoveries and meetings.
13:52through partnerships, discussions, discoveries and meetings.
13:55You know, when we allow a multitude of economic decision-makers
13:58You know, when we allow a multitude of economic decision-makers
14:01to meet, something positive always comes out of it.
14:04It is investment, it is economic partnerships,
14:07it is trade.
14:10And this is what we have been doing for 5 years now,
14:13since we are the 5th edition of the Choiseul Africa Business Forum,
14:16through partnerships, discussions, discoveries and meetings.
14:19So far, it has gone well.
14:22A large number of contracts have been initiated during these previous editions.
14:25And we do not doubt that this time in Marrakech,
14:28in this beautiful city of this beautiful Kingdom of Morocco,
14:31a large number of opportunities will emerge
14:34and will allow Moroccan actors,
14:37but also African, European and from other regions of the world
14:40to meet and conclude real deals.
14:43This is an opportunity to accelerate,
14:46to be an opportunity to go faster, further,
14:49in a more in-depth way,
14:52among all these economic actors who come to meet today and tomorrow in Marrakech.
14:55among all these economic actors who come to meet today and tomorrow in Marrakech.
14:58This year, Guinea-Bissau is the guest of honour.
15:01What motivated your choice?
15:04Listen, I think that we are always,
15:07when we speak in terms of African continent,
15:11divided between English-speakers and French-speakers.
15:14And it is true that half of the countries of the continent,
15:17out of the 54 countries,
15:20there are more than 20 French-speaking countries,
15:23more than 20 English-speaking countries,
15:26and we forget a little bit the world of the usophones.
15:29So it seemed appropriate to us to give the floor to a small state,
15:32but which is at the heart of a large region,
15:35the CEDEAO of West Africa, a large regional common market,
15:38to highlight its economic assets,
15:41to explain its economic strategy,
15:44to explain how it intends to invest more in a regional economy,
15:47what are the opportunities of investment
15:50offered to all international investors,
15:53and to see what kind of partnerships could emerge in a very concrete way,
15:56this time through the discussions with the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau,
15:59who gives us the honour of being present,
16:02between him and the different Moroccan and African actors,
16:06and all those who will be present.
16:09So, again, Guinea-Bissau is a country that may seem to be far away
16:12from our major international cooperation axes,
16:15but it is an actor who has woven the chapter,
16:18and I think it was important this time,
16:21in this edition, to highlight them a little bit
16:24and allow them to meet Africa in the very broad sense of the term.
16:27So, the Choise de l'Africa Business Forum,
16:30which took place in Marrakech to remind it,
16:34will last two days.
16:37We will also know the participation of many actors
16:40from different sectors,
16:43and the participants will in particular discuss
16:46economic development and investment opportunities in Africa.
16:49Could you give us a little more detail about the program
16:52and the quality of the participants in this forum?
16:55So, the program will be very, very varied.
16:58It will last about a day and a half,
17:02with meetings, discussions, multiple and varied,
17:05which will follow each other and sometimes be in parallel.
17:08We will address topics that concern the future,
17:11the reality and the future of Africa in terms of cooperation.
17:14The topics of transport and logistics,
17:17how to promote the corridors of development
17:20and rapprochement between the different economies of the continent.
17:23We will of course talk about health,
17:26because health is a strategic element in many respects.
17:30Then we will address the issue of human capital,
17:33because Africa is known for its wealth
17:36in terms of raw materials, minerals, etc.,
17:39but I think that the greatest wealth of the continent
17:42is its youth, its human capital.
17:45So we will have a particular focus on this subject
17:48and how to ensure that, thanks to an acceleration
17:51and reinforcement of education,
17:54the access of the greatest number to quality education
17:58and which corresponds to the needs of the African labor market,
18:01we will be able to accelerate the integration
18:04in this large continental labor market
18:07of all these hundreds of thousands of young people
18:10who arrive on the labor market year after year.
18:13So it's a real subject.
18:16There is a real issue of reconciliation between economic growth
18:19and demographic growth.
18:22I think that through education, through training,
18:25we will be able to fill this gap
18:28between these two accelerators of growth.
18:31Then we will talk about a subject that seems relatively important to me,
18:34which is food sovereignty and security.
18:37We have seen very well,
18:40following the events in Ukraine
18:43and this conflict between Ukraine and Russia,
18:46that Africa, on the one hand, was also a little dependent
18:49on the supply of cereals and a number of other products.
18:52So how to strengthen this food security a little bit?
18:55How to ensure, and here we join the word sovereignty,
18:58that Africa can face its own needs.
19:01So this is a real issue that we will address
19:04with, in parallel, food,
19:07but above all also energy.
19:10How to strengthen the energy sovereignty of Africa?
19:13Africa is a continent where there is a multitude of opportunities,
19:16a multitude of resources as well.
19:20But how to create opportunities for convergence
19:23between the different territorial plates
19:26that make up the continent,
19:29to ensure that there is truly a sovereignty,
19:32including at the level of asset management,
19:35which prevails on the continental scale.
19:38To do this, we will call on a large number of actors,
19:41government authorities, a large number of ministers,
19:44the Minister of Industry of Madagascar,
19:47the Minister of Agriculture of Senegal,
19:50a few dozen government authorities join us today.
19:53But above all, I think that what is important
19:56is to give the floor to the economic actors,
19:59namely to those who, at the head of their companies,
20:02at the head of their conglomerates,
20:05whether they are large companies or start-ups too,
20:08who are very innovative,
20:11how to create a dynamic, how to create an economic momentum
20:14and above all, how to ensure that everyone gathers,
20:17learns to know each other, discovers themselves,
20:20finds themselves, for those who already know each other,
20:23and accelerates partnerships a little.
20:26This is all we are going to do today.
20:29We will start in about two hours
20:32and this will be the main objective of the forum, of course.
20:35So what is changing compared to the 4th edition
20:38of the Choiseul Africa Business Forum?
20:41What are the new programs that have been put in place this year
20:44to address this edition differently?
20:47So we are accelerating.
20:50You know, from year to year, we are learning.
20:53We are learning to see what was missing
20:56perhaps in the previous edition, what we could do more.
20:59So if we have a differentiating element compared to the 4th edition
21:02which was held in Casablanca,
21:05and this is our 3rd edition in the Kingdom of Morocco
21:08and we are very happy to be here in Morocco,
21:11a country very close to France, naturally.
21:14We saw the light of this visit of President Macron
21:17a few hours ago.
21:20Our objective is to create
21:23spaces for dialogue.
21:26So we created a lot more small formats
21:29like working groups, etc.
21:32to advance business opportunities,
21:36so that people can gather
21:39and meet on smaller formats
21:42because it is also a way to allow
21:45a more in-depth exchange
21:48between those who have the capacity to engage their business
21:51in partnerships with other economic actors.
21:54So the Choiseul Africa Business Forum
21:57has been around for more than 10 years.
22:00By the way, you are celebrating your 10th anniversary this year.
22:04Did you plan anything to celebrate this anniversary?
22:07Yes, so the Choiseul Africa Business Forum
22:10is a business forum that has been around for 5 years
22:13and is part of an initiative that we launched
22:1610 years ago, since it is an anniversary,
22:19which consisted in allowing Africa to gather,
22:22to meet, to meet.
22:25We created a relatively strong community
22:28which represents about
22:32almost 1,000 people on the scale of the African continent,
22:35all economic decision-makers,
22:38all personalities who are also
22:41at the helm of government activity
22:44in the economic field.
22:47And so to celebrate this 10th anniversary,
22:50we created privileged moments to meet,
22:53to discuss,
22:56to strengthen the existing links, which are relatively important.
23:00We started 10 years ago, we were 80.
23:03Today, there are almost 1,000 African Choiseulians.
23:06That makes a huge number of economic actors
23:09who are located in 51 of the 54 countries
23:12that the African continent has.
23:15And so it is important to allow this community
23:18that is growing year after year to meet
23:21in very privileged, exclusive moments, just for them,
23:24to be able to build bridges
23:27between different geographies, different economies,
23:30between people who come from Madagascar, Ethiopia,
23:33Namibia, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia,
23:36Egypt, Senegal, Gambia, Nigeria, Ghana,
23:39Ivory Coast and many other countries
23:42so that they can meet together
23:45and then start a little bit
23:48the next meetings that will take place
23:51in the months and years to come.
23:54Well, thank you, Pascal Laureau, for all these details.
23:57I remind you that you are president of the Choiseul Institute,
24:00whose launch of the fifth edition
24:03of the Business Forum will be given in a few hours.
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