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00:00The news is continued on Mediain TV Africa, thank you for joining us for this round of
00:20news.
00:21Here are the headlines.
00:22In a visit to Morocco, the Secretary of State of the United States to the affairs of the
00:26Middle East, Barbara Leaf, reaffirms the support of the United States to the Moroccan
00:31Autonomy Initiative as a serious, credible and realistic solution to solve the artificial
00:36difference around the Sahara.
00:38She was welcomed by the head of Moroccan diplomacy, the Serborita.
00:43A new Israeli strike targeted this Saturday the southern border of Beirut, killing 11
00:50according to the authorities of the World Health Organization.
00:53She speaks of 230 agents who have been killed in Lebanon since the start of the war in Gaza.
00:58Details during this news.
01:01The COP 29 summit in Baku, the EU supports the relief of 300 billion per year by 2035
01:09of the financial commitment of developed countries to the poorest countries.
01:13Negotiations continue today.
01:15We meet again right now for the development.
01:22Welcome ladies and gentlemen.
01:24The United States reaffirms their support to the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative as a serious,
01:29credible and realistic solution to solve the artificial difference around the Sahara.
01:34A position expressed by the Secretary of State of the United States to the affairs of the Middle East,
01:40Barbara Leaf, in a visit to the Kingdom.
01:43At the end of her interview with the head of Moroccan diplomacy, the Serborita,
01:49Mrs. Leaf affirmed that the United States will continue to support UN initiatives
01:55aimed at advancing negotiations for a political solution on the question of the Moroccan Sahara.
02:01I invite you to listen.
02:11The United States continues to support the personal envoy of the UN Secretary General
02:16for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, in his efforts to advance negotiations
02:22for a mutually acceptable political solution.
02:26The United States reaffirms its support to the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative
02:31as a serious, credible and realistic solution to the Sahara.
02:37The Secretary of State of the United States to the affairs of the Middle East, Barbara Leaf,
02:42also saluted the key role of His Majesty King Mohammed VI
02:47in strengthening the stability, security and development of this region, but also of Africa.
02:53Here is our excerpt from his statement.
02:57Morocco is one of our oldest and closest allies.
03:01Our friendship dates back to the founding of the United States of America.
03:05Today, we discussed, Mr. Foreign Minister and myself,
03:10ways to deepen bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States of America.
03:16Our discussions focused on our coordination and cooperation on regional priorities.
03:23The United States appreciates the constant and precious support of His Majesty King Mohammed VI
03:29and the key role in strengthening stability, security and development in the region and in Africa.
03:37The United States appreciates the crucial role of Morocco
03:40in promoting a more peaceful and secure Middle East
03:44as well as its leadership in responding to the humanitarian needs in Gaza.
03:48It is important to emphasize the constant commitment of the Kingdom
03:52in favor of peaceful coexistence and tolerance.
03:57This is a new blow for the Absolurast.
04:00Panama has officially announced the suspension of diplomatic relations
04:04with this entity, the Polisario Front,
04:07as part of the rules applicable to international law.
04:10Through his Minister of Foreign Affairs,
04:13the Panamanian government reaffirms in an official statement
04:16its conviction of the objectives and values that guide multilateralism,
04:21but also reiterate its support for the efforts made by the United Nations
04:25for a peaceful, just, sustainable and acceptable solution for the parties concerned.
04:34Morocco welcomed this week the withdrawal of the UN Human Rights Council
04:39for Ambassador Omar Zinebar.
04:41This is a testimony of the commitment of the Kingdom
04:43in multilateral diplomacy.
04:45The President of the Council we are listening to.
04:49The goal is to make the Council
04:53an organ adapted to the realities of the world as they are today,
04:57an organ that can respond to its task of promoting
05:00respect and guarantee of human rights.
05:04But what I would like to highlight more
05:07is an extremely illustrative presence
05:10of respect in which Morocco is the object
05:13in the framework of the United Nations system,
05:16especially as regards the Human Rights Council.
05:20Virtually all members of the Council are present here,
05:24representatives of the Special Procedures, representatives of the NGOs.
05:28This also illustrates, if you will,
05:31the appreciation of which Morocco enjoys
05:34in relation to its policy in the field of human rights,
05:37as it has been desired and directed by His Majesty the King,
05:40may God assist him.
05:42The reforms that we produce in Morocco
05:44have given their fruit,
05:46they are of a certain exemplarity,
05:48but also the contribution of Morocco
05:51to all international processes
05:54on the issue of human rights,
05:56the human issue in a more generative way.
05:59The Moroccan Association of Presidents of the Communal Councils
06:02and the Association of elected representatives of France
06:05signed yesterday in Rabat a Convention on Territorial Development
06:08and the Promotion of Decentralized Cooperation
06:11to support the historic visit of President Emmanuel Macron
06:14to Morocco by President Limouri
06:17to the invitation of His Majesty the King Mehmed VI.
06:20It offers a broad perspective
06:23and opportunities to seize
06:26to strengthen decentralized cooperation
06:29and promote territorial diplomacy.
06:32From November 21 to 24,
06:35French elected representatives will hold, among other things,
06:38meetings with political, economic and local associations
06:41to better understand the functioning of territorial collectivities in Morocco.
06:44Together, let's listen to Christophe Lecourtier,
06:47French Ambassador to Morocco,
06:50Idriss Etazawi, President of the Association of French Elected Representatives.
06:53I went to the Republic myself
06:56with a large delegation of the embassy
06:59and French business communities
07:02in the southern regions,
07:05in Laayoune and Dakhla next week
07:08to show that on the ground
07:11we were going to put in place the new position of France
07:14and really make of these regions
07:17the new horizon of the action of the embassy.
07:20The history between France and Morocco
07:23is that of the territorial integrity of Morocco,
07:26of the Moroccan Kingdom, and in particular on the issue of the Sahara.
07:29The Sahara is not Western, it is Moroccan.
07:32Today, it is not so much a diplomatic victory of the Kingdom of Morocco
07:35but rather a right that comes back to it.
07:38It is justice that is done
07:41to say that all territories, and in particular the territories of the South,
07:44are part of Moroccan sovereignty.
07:47For more than two decades,
07:50Morocco has been engaged in a digital transformation of its educational system.
07:53As part of their cooperation,
07:56the Higher Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research
07:59and UNESCO have organized a collaborative workshop
08:02on the digitization of education in Morocco.
08:05Suhail Jalil gives us the countdown.
08:08From caterpillar to butterfly
08:11for a successful digital transformation.
08:15As part of this collaborative workshop organized jointly
08:18by the Higher Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research
08:21and UNESCO,
08:24the objective is to strengthen the digital transformation
08:27of the education sector in Morocco.
08:30In the five countries of the region that are covered by our office,
08:33we have seen the concern of all ministers
08:36to succeed in the digital transformation.
08:39The digital transformation is to give tablets
08:42or computers to children,
08:45to train teachers,
08:48to finance all changes
08:51and to generally establish a functioning framework
08:54for everything related to digital.
08:57This is a very complicated issue
09:00that we wanted to sort out by looking at several dimensions
09:03and making a number of suggestions.
09:06All the countries of the region, and of course Morocco,
09:09are facing a digital transformation.
09:12Our report is there to highlight some good practices.
09:15This initiative is part of the continuity
09:18of efforts undertaken by the Kingdom
09:21to modernize its educational system,
09:24in particular by exploiting the opportunities
09:27offered by the new technologies.
09:30The day will also make it possible
09:33to take into account all the efforts provided
09:36during these 25 years.
09:39Initially, the emphasis was naturally placed
09:42on infrastructure, connectivity,
09:45the acquisition of equipment and access to the Internet
09:48to allow our students, students and teachers
09:51to access all the resources,
09:54both at the national and international level.
09:57An initiative to bring together all the partners
10:00who can put their stones to the building
10:03for the digital transformation
10:06of educational systems through different pillars,
10:09including connectivity, infrastructure, capacities,
10:12curricula, content, coordination and cost.
10:15We are interested in automobiles
10:18with EMPI Industry Group,
10:21a subsidiary of the Main Industry Group,
10:24specializing in the manufacture of plastic components
10:27for the automotive industry in Romania,
10:30and the industrial platform of Tangemed
10:33at the inauguration of its first factory.
10:36Installed in Tanger Automotive City
10:39on a surface of 35,000 square meters,
10:42this project focuses on the realization
10:45of a specialized factory in the manufacture
10:48of plastic parts thanks to the injection technology
10:51of granules in steel molds
10:54for an investment amounting to more than 437.2 million dirhams
10:58with the creation of 150 direct jobs.
11:01Let's listen to the CEO of Metaplast
11:04and EMPI Industry Group, Jean Dugrescu.
11:09I am proud to be here with the Minister,
11:12with the representatives of the Moroccan authorities,
11:15with our wonderful team and our guests.
11:18I can say that the environment we have found in Morocco
11:21is a wonderful environment
11:24for all investors.
11:27There are many advantages,
11:30including infrastructure,
11:33finance,
11:36ease of business,
11:39working very fast,
11:42authorizations very fast.
11:45The whole system has been put behind us
11:48to help our development.
11:51This has given us a lot of confidence.
11:54I was not ambitious enough
11:57in the negotiations with Stellantis for the second,
12:00if I did not have the confidence
12:03of the first that I received from you.
12:06You are right to be proud of your country.
12:11The tension is still alive in the Middle East.
12:14Several Israeli strikes hit on Friday night.
12:17On Saturday, the Lebanese capital
12:20was hit by a new Israeli strike.
12:23In the south of Beirut, 11 people were killed,
12:26according to Lebanese authorities.
12:29It was a violent strike in the Al-Hadath district,
12:32not far from the Lebanese university.
12:35The World Health Organization
12:38did not hesitate to sound the alarm.
12:41According to the WHO,
12:44since the beginning of the war in Gaza,
12:47nearly 330 health workers have been killed in Lebanon,
12:50while 19 people were killed
12:53between last night and this morning in Gaza.
12:56On site, hospitals could stop
12:59or reduce their activities in the next hours
13:02due to fuel shortages
13:05due to the obstruction of the entry
13:08of this energy source by Israel
13:11in its besieged territories
13:14and hit by a serious humanitarian crisis
13:17Back in the continent,
13:20the Côte d'Ivoire,
13:23where the Independent Electoral Commission
13:26estimates that there are nearly 900,000 new registrations
13:29on the electoral list.
13:32The CEI presented the results of its last review.
13:35The details with Mel Berchel and Erman Doggo.
13:38From October 19 to November 17, 2024,
13:41the Independent Electoral Commission led
13:45the review of the 2024-2025 electoral list.
13:48A seven-day extension,
13:51at the request of political parties,
13:54allowed to maximize the enrollment of voters,
13:57a key step in the preparation of elections.
14:00At the end of this operation,
14:03the CEI presented raw data
14:06still subject to verification and treatment.
14:09Category 1, that is,
14:12people requesting a change of place of vote
14:15or a modification of personal data.
14:18517,927 applicants.
14:21Category 2,
14:24that is,
14:27people requesting a first registration.
14:30943,157 applicants.
14:33In addition,
14:36the Independent Electoral Commission
14:39registered 1,207 applications
14:42in radiation of supposed voters deceased.
14:45The provisional list
14:48resulting from this technical treatment
14:51will be displayed later
14:54in all places of vote.
14:57Among the highlights,
15:00the CEI recorded a sharp progression
15:03of new registrations.
15:06Nearly a quarter of the expected potential
15:09has been achieved,
15:12a figure that exceeds the results
15:15of the previous exercise, 2022-2023,
15:18where 575,489 new applicants
15:21had been registered.
15:24This progress is seen as a positive sign
15:27for the electoral process in the future,
15:30even if challenges remain to be raised
15:33This day is a symbol
15:36of the excellence of relations
15:39between Morocco and Senegal.
15:42Inaugurated six decades ago by fire,
15:45His Majesty King Hassan II
15:48and the former president of Senegal
15:51Leopold Selar Segor,
15:54the Grand Mosque of Dakar
15:57celebrated yesterday
16:01Instead of worship and gatherings,
16:04this emblematic Moroccan art building
16:07inaugurated in 1964
16:10is the theater of cultural
16:13and historical religious events.
16:16The Grand Mosque of Dakar
16:19is located on 10,000 square meters.
16:22Its construction had been initiated
16:25under the impetus of King Hassan II.
16:28It occupies a place of choice
16:31in the spiritual life of the population
16:34of the capital.
16:37At the moment we celebrate
16:40the 60th anniversary
16:43of the inauguration
16:46of the Grand Mosque of Dakar,
16:49our thoughts and our fervent prayers
16:52go to His Majesty,
16:55open its doors to the faithful
16:58in the presence of His Majesty
17:01King Hassan II,
17:04submissive with devotion
17:07to the Friday prayer
17:10conducted by His Majesty
17:13King Hassan II.
17:16This ceremony saw the participation
17:19of several religious,
17:23Today we celebrate the construction
17:26of the Grand Mosque of Dakar.
17:29It is an event of great importance
17:32and especially of great symbolism.
17:35In short,
17:38it is the perpetuation
17:41of a fraternal, spiritual,
17:44historical, human relationship
17:47between the Kingdom of Senegal
17:50and the Moroccan people
17:53and the Senegalese people.
17:56This ceremony was also the occasion
17:59for the Mont-Mexis Foundation
18:02of the African Ulema
18:05to spread the objective
18:08of their organization in Senegal.
18:11His Majesty the King
18:14thus traced to the Foundation
18:17an institution
18:20initiator of any possible
18:23religious reform.
18:26The Foundation encourages
18:29any intellectual,
18:32scientific and religious action,
18:35a spiritual development
18:38that protects the religious dignity
18:41of the African man.
18:44The Grand Mosque of Dakar
18:47is not only a place of prayer
18:50but also a symbol of unity
18:53for the Muslim community
18:56in Senegal and Morocco
18:59whose link remains forever.
19:02Let's talk about the COP29.
19:05The European Union is working
19:08to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
19:11to 300 billion per year by 2035
19:14of the financial commitment
19:17of developed countries
19:20to the poorest countries.
19:23The extreme weather
19:26ravages Europe.
19:29In Portugal and on the island of Madeira
19:32the fires have multiplied.
19:35Poland and Spain
19:38continue to ravage Europe
19:41with floods, forest fires
19:44and heatwaves.
19:47Between mistrust, hope and climate emergency
19:50the negotiations of the COP29
19:53on the financing of the fight
19:56against climate change
19:59enter their last straight line in Baku.
20:02As a result,
20:05we have at least one text
20:08with which we can work.
20:11We have at least one roadmap.
20:14The next step is to analyze the text
20:17very closely.
20:20We discuss with our allies,
20:23with the most vulnerable countries,
20:26with others and of course
20:29with the European Union
20:32The text reaffirms the agreement
20:35concluded last year
20:38and emphasizes the urgency
20:41to strengthen the ambition.
20:44I think there is no way
20:47to get around the reality.
20:50I think these discussions are exhausting.
20:53Some might even say
20:56it is a strategy to exhaust people
20:59We cannot let the exhaustion
21:02dictate the results of a global climate solution here.
21:05The Presidency has the responsibility
21:08to try to bring the parties together
21:11and to find a path to follow.
21:16The European Union is at the center of the game
21:19at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change
21:22as the world's leading contributor to climate finance
21:25and thanks to the lines of communication
21:28between the European Union and the vulnerable countries
21:31especially the small island states.
21:34Negotiators from several countries
21:37disagree on the new collective objective
21:40related to climate finance.
21:43A case to follow.
21:46Under the instructions of His Majesty
21:49the King Mohammed VI
21:52the Ministry of Health and Social Protection
21:55is working to ensure
21:58the continuity of services
22:01and the proximity of the inhabitants of these regions.
22:04This operation has been carried out
22:07since November 15, 2024 to March 30, 2025
22:10and targets the population of mountainous regions
22:13and remote areas in 31 provinces
22:16spread over 8 regions.
22:19Far from the glacial time in France
22:22and Morocco,
22:25Mercury will rise during this weekend.
22:28The weather is forecast for this Saturday
22:31in warm weather with gusts of wind and dust.
22:34Until Monday, temperatures between
22:3728 and 33 degrees Celsius are expected
22:40in the provinces of Sidi Ben Nour,
22:43Kilitra, Agadir, Hida and Outanan
22:46which will also be swept away by strong gusts of wind
22:49in the regions of Douma, Ashpouka, Ait Baha,
22:52Enzgan, Ait Meroul and Essaouira.
22:55A word of hope in this newspaper
22:58with the draw of the next
23:01women's football team in Morocco.
23:04The ceremony was held yesterday
23:07at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Salé
23:10in the presence of President of the CAF Patrice Mostepé.
23:13Morocco pays tribute to Group A
23:17Group B is composed of Nigeria, Tunisia, Algeria and Botswana
23:20while the title holders,
23:23the Banyanas of South Africa,
23:26are in Group C with Ghana, Mali and Tanzania.
23:29This 13th edition of the Women's Football Cup
23:32is scheduled for July 5 to 26, 2025 in Morocco.
23:35It is the second consecutive edition
23:38organized by the Kingdom.
23:47This is the end of this newspaper.