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00:00Translator's note
00:30The Lebanese army has already accused Israel of having violated the ceasefire several times.
00:43More than 240 deaths in the last report of terrorist attacks in the northwest of Syria.
00:48The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights speaks of 24 civilians among the victims of the strikes of the Russian aviation allied to the regime.
00:56Details in a few moments.
01:01The CAD and Senegal want to put an end to the security and defense agreements with Paris.
01:06If the Prime Minister has already acted on this rupture,
01:09the Senegalese President Bassir Odiya Maïfaï told him that France was going to have to close its military bases in the country soon.
01:16We meet again right now for Le Développement.
01:22Welcome ladies and gentlemen.
01:24This round of news in Lebanon with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
01:30who threatened yesterday of an intensive war in case of violation of the ceasefire with Hezbollah, entered into force.
01:37The day before yesterday was already put to the test.
01:39The Israeli army had been announced a few hours earlier to have carried out an air strike against a Hezbollah facility in southern Lebanon,
01:48the first since the beginning of the ceasefire.
01:50On his side, the Lebanese army, which began to deploy troops and tanks in the south of the country,
01:56accused Israel on Thursday of having violated the ceasefire agreement several times.
02:05During this time, French special envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian also highlighted the urgency of a visit to Beirut.
02:17The Lebanese deputies are expected to elect a president of the Republic on January 9.
02:23Since the end of President Mikheil Youssef Aoun's term in office in October 2022,
02:29the differences between Hezbollah and its adversaries have prevented the election of a head of state.
02:35However, Prime Minister Najib Mikati expressed hope that the ceasefire agreement would open a new page in Lebanon's history
02:44and called for a quick election of a president.
02:51Back in the Kingdom, on the occasion of his participation at the MEDEZ forum,
02:55MEDE1 TV met Riyad al-Maliki, an international affairs advisor and special envoy of the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
03:05During this exclusive interview, he highly appreciated the role played by the Kingdom of Morocco
03:11under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, in the support and assistance of the Palestinian people,
03:19noting that the recent letter His Majesty recently addressed to the president of the committee in charge of the exercise by the Palestinian people
03:29fully reflects the Palestinian position.
03:33Riyad al-Maliki, I invite you to listen.
03:39We follow with great interest what is happening in Morocco.
03:43The Moroccan people have never ceased to show their support for the Palestinian people.
03:50While denouncing the crimes of war and the genocides committed by the forces of Israeli colonization.
03:59This support is recognized on a global scale, and we are deeply grateful for it.
04:07It is not new, since the Moroccan people have expressed their solidarity several times.
04:13As for the Moroccan government, it has ceased to reaffirm its support for the Palestinian cause.
04:19It has mobilized actively to support the Palestinian authorities,
04:23by bringing its expertise and help for the de-escalation,
04:28while taking advantage of excellent relations between the two countries.
04:34Humanitarian aid has also been provided to the populations of Gaza and Palestinian territories.
04:41This is added to the unwavering position of His Majesty King Mohammed VI towards the Palestinian cause.
04:49The sovereign, fervent defender of this cause,
04:54has never ceased to deploy all the efforts necessary to provide his aid,
04:59including by using his own means, especially as president of the Al-Quds Committee.
05:06These actions have made it possible to provide valuable aid to the city of Al-Quds,
05:14thus witnessing a constant and indispensable solidarity.
05:21And then towards Syria, where the terrorists and their allies carried out a vast offensive in the north-east of the country,
05:28which killed more than 240 people.
05:31The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has stated that 24 civilians were killed,
05:3619 of them in the strikes of the Russian aviation,
05:39allied with the regime on the rebel zones.
05:42The UN Humanitarian Affairs Office has indicated that more than 14,000 people,
05:47nearly half of whom were drunk,
05:50as well as children, were displaced due to violence.
05:53The last Sahelian country to host French forces announced yesterday
06:01the end of the security and defense agreements with Paris.
06:06An announcement came a few hours after a visit by the head of French diplomacy, Jean-Noël Barrault.
06:12The government of the Republic of Chad informs the national and international opinion
06:17of its decision to end the cooperation agreement on the defense
06:22signed with the French Republic,
06:25as stated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
06:27in particular the Chadian minister, Abdelrahman Koulamala,
06:31on the ministry's Facebook page.
06:37Same bell sound in Senegal with the president, Basir Odiom Haïfaï,
06:41who indicated in an interview given yesterday to the French media
06:45that France would have to close its military bases in Senegal.
06:50Senegal is an independent country, a sovereign country,
06:53and sovereignty does not depend on the presence of military bases in a sovereign country,
06:59he said.
07:00Regarding the commemoration of the events of Carrouë 44,
07:04on December 1, the Senegalese president said
07:08that he received a letter from President Emmanuel Macron
07:12in which he recognized that it was a massacre,
07:16without ambiguity on the terms.
07:22Back in the Kingdom, the Medeilles continue in Tangier.
07:25African ministers have highlighted the importance of human resources
07:31for the development of the continent.
07:34They called for the development of public policy
07:37to encourage the return of the African diaspora
07:40so that it can contribute to the emancipation of the continent.
07:44Faisal Abrouch, Abdelmoula Aboukiris, tells us more about this in this story of Alaa Ben Ami.
07:51During the plenary session entitled
07:53The Renaissance of Africa Reinforcing Sovereignty,
07:56Security, Governance and Economic Resilience,
07:59the participants emphasized the need for authentic cooperation
08:03between African countries to guarantee sustainable development.
08:07The speakers also reminded that African sovereignty
08:10goes through the exchange between Africans.
08:13The most important thing is to know where our interests are.
08:16You are sovereign when you are able to negotiate your interests
08:20and not let others impose their way of doing things.
08:24And so, I said earlier something that we must keep in mind,
08:29exchange is a very, very good thing,
08:31and it is our character as Africans.
08:33Exchange when it is a compromise that is also in our favor,
08:38but without denaturing it,
08:40because the most important thing is to think about our populations, our people.
08:44The participants also emphasized the need for economic and social development of the continent.
08:49In addition, there is unanimity in this sense.
08:52Sovereignty is not an acquired thing, but rather a permanent struggle.
08:58What came out of the discussion that just took place this morning
09:02with speakers representing both national sovereignties
09:08and regional sovereignties, but also specific thematic sovereignties,
09:14what came out is that, clearly, sovereignty remains at the center of the challenges
09:21and that sovereignty is being built.
09:24Sovereignty is not an acquired thing, it is a permanent construction,
09:29but also, this sovereignty is not limited only at the national level.
09:34Other speakers in this 16th edition of the Met Days chose to give an example of the Kingdom of Morocco,
09:40which is a school in terms of sovereignty.
09:43I think that when we talk about sovereignty,
09:46I rather think of African sovereignty,
09:50a sovereignty in solidarity.
09:53It is not a sovereignty that turns into rivalry,
09:56which has no interest for Africa.
09:59I think that Morocco has always shown sovereignty
10:06by claiming, of course, the Sahara that belongs to it.
10:10And we, as Gambia,
10:12Gambia's position has never been mistaken.
10:15There is no ambiguity for us on the Moroccan Sahara.
10:20And we have also seen the resilience of the Moroccan people.
10:25Under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI,
10:27the Met Days Forum takes place until November 30
10:30and brings together more than 250 high-level speakers,
10:33including heads of state and influential personalities,
10:36in front of an audience of more than 6,000 participants from more than 100 countries.
10:43Let's talk about 7th art with the Marrakech Film Festival,
10:47which continues to attract the greatest names in world cinema.
10:51On the occasion of this great cinematographic mass,
10:54placed under the patronage of His Majesty,
10:57King Mohammed VI al-Hiraji,
10:59the festival's general coordinator,
11:01stressed that the FIFM is an essential meeting for international professionals.
11:07Regarding the main figures and novelties of this 21st edition of the festival,
11:13al-Hiraji also observed this year a selection of 71 films
11:18from 32 countries,
11:20among which 9 are presented first in the world and internationally.
11:259 were chosen by their countries to represent them in the race for the Oscars
11:31and 12 were previously supported by the Atlas workshops.
11:42Ladies and gentlemen,
11:43it is time to invite him to the big news
11:45and we take the direction of Senegal,
11:48where we are going to announce it to you earlier.
11:51President Bassirou Diouma Eiffel
11:53made it known that France would have to close its military bases in the country.
11:59Senegal is an independent country, a sovereign country,
12:02and sovereignty does not accommodate the presence of military bases in a sovereign country,
12:08he said in an interview with the French press.
12:12But to come back to the main lines of this statement by Bassirou Diouma Eiffel,
12:17we find our correspondent in Dakar, Daouda Sow.
12:21Hello, Daouda.
12:26Yes, hello Aba Bakar Tounkara.
12:29So Daouda, what to remember from this interview yesterday with President Eiffel,
12:35an interview agreed, I remind the French media,
12:39in prelude to the commemoration of the 80 years of the massacre of Tiawé,
12:44which took place on December 1, 1944.
12:50Today, what can we remember from his speech?
12:57Absolutely, this interview, President Senegal,
13:00Bassirou Diouma Eiffel, gave it to our colleagues at France Info,
13:04France 2, as well as the AFP, the French press agency,
13:08also an opportunity for him to come back to the celebration of the 80 years of the massacre of Tiawé,
13:15which took place on December 1, 1944.
13:18Moreover, it was an opportunity for the Senegalese president
13:21to reveal to French journalists who interviewed him
13:25that he received a letter from his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron,
13:29in which the French president finally recognizes that there was a massacre on December 1, 1944.
13:36And that was a claim of the Senegalese authorities,
13:39or even a requirement of the Senegalese authorities, for 80 years.
13:44And today, at this commemoration, that of 2024,
13:48France has officially decided to finally recognize that there was a massacre at the level of Tiawé in 1944.
13:56But for President Bassirou Diouma Eiffel,
13:58it is a first step today to move towards a frank collaboration between France and Senegal.
14:04But other points have also been addressed.
14:07I can also talk about the question of French military bases,
14:11a point on which he was questioned by the French journalist,
14:15and a point on which the Senegalese president answered,
14:19making it known that it is also a question of sovereignty,
14:22which is not on the agenda at the moment,
14:24but it is also a question of sovereignty that we cannot accept
14:27as an independent country like Senegal,
14:30more than 60 years after independence,
14:32that we are still on our soil, on our territory today,
14:35French military bases or other military bases of foreign armies.
14:41You have just mentioned it, and in this regard,
14:44no delay has been given to them on the closure of these French military bases.
14:49Is it a question, in your opinion, that this should be done under the mandate of President Fay?
14:55In any case, everything leads to making him believe,
14:58as we know that President Bassirou Diouma Eiffel,
15:01in any case, what he promotes is a certain sovereignty,
15:04which is found in this country where Senegal has its sovereignty.
15:08Moreover, in answering the question of the French journalist,
15:11he used what could be called a form of Mayotic rhetoric,
15:16as Socrates did, that is, to ask the question to the journalist,
15:19you, as a French journalist, can you admit today
15:22that Senegalese tanks are parading in Paris or somewhere in France,
15:26that you see French soldiers parading in France years after your independence?
15:31A way to show him today that in the same way that French people
15:34could not accept that so many years after independence,
15:38we still see a military presence of Senegalese soldiers today on their territory,
15:43in the same way today, Senegal is still on its territory,
15:47in the same way today, Senegal is a country that aspires
15:50to fully ensure its sovereignty, and in this sense,
15:53we cannot today accept or still accept that there are military bases on the territory,
15:59but for the moment, an agenda is not yet defined.
16:03On this point, the President has not yet wanted to make a statement.
16:06He made it known that today, at will, he will make a statement
16:09and he will inform who has the right, of the modalities in any case,
16:13to withdraw French forces and conditions, or even deadlines in which.
16:18But for the moment, no agenda has yet been set.
16:21But it is clear, under the magistrate of President Jomai Faye,
16:25he wants, in any case, to ensure this sovereignty of the Senegalese territory
16:29and this sovereignty is not accommodated with the presence of foreign military bases
16:34on the Senegalese soil.
16:36And could this decision impact relations between Paris and Dakar?
16:44I don't think so.
16:46I don't think that this decision could have an impact on relations,
16:50to the extent that France, if you look at it,
16:53since the coup d'état that took place in the three Sahel countries,
16:56the three AES countries, and the consequences that followed,
17:00France had begun, in any case, to review the deployment of its troops in Africa,
17:05especially in this Sahel area.
17:07I recall that in August 2024, the French President, by decree,
17:11created a unified command today, a unified French command for Africa,
17:16headed by General Pascal Lany, who is at the head of this command.
17:21And as part of this unified French command,
17:24France is already planning to withdraw today from most of the African countries,
17:29such as Senegal, Gabon, the Ivory Coast, where there is a certain presence of French forces.
17:35And in these conditions, as part of this unified French command,
17:39whose headquarters is based in Paris,
17:41it is planned today that the French forces will move from 3,300 to, today,
17:47about 300 on the African continent.
17:50And there was only the Djiboutian base, the Djibouti base, which has 1,500 men,
17:55which was not concerned by this unified command.
17:58So we can say that the current French President, Emmanuel Macron,
18:01was already in this logic of withdrawing the French forces from certain African countries,
18:07such as Senegal, such as Gabon, such as the Ivory Coast.
18:11I reminded you earlier, there are only Djibouti-based forces that are not concerned.
18:17So this decision of the Senegalese authorities,
18:19or rather this will of the Senegalese authorities to assert their sovereignty
18:23and the integrity of their territory,
18:25also joins a decision that the French authorities,
18:30in this case Emmanuel Macron, had already started several months ago.
18:34I reminded you earlier, the unified French command in Africa
18:38and the nomination of Mr. Boké as special envoy of the French President in Africa.
18:44So Senegal commemorates the 1st of December,
18:48the 80th anniversary of the massacre of Tiareuil,
18:51in a letter that you mentioned earlier,
18:53sent by President Macron.
18:55Paris recognizes that it was indeed a massacre,
18:58an important recognition for the Senegalese and African people.
19:05Very important, a very important recognition,
19:08because it had been expected for 80 years.
19:11It has finally happened.
19:12I remind you that on the 70th anniversary,
19:16President François Hollande was present at the celebration,
19:20had not yet recognized that there had really been a massacre,
19:24even though he had denounced what had happened on 1st December 1944,
19:29a few days ago as well.
19:32We also saw him coming out,
19:34finally recognizing that there had been a massacre,
19:36but he did it as a French citizen,
19:38or even as a French deputy,
19:41since that is what he is currently.
19:43In any case, what he announced a few days ago,
19:46the former French President François Hollande,
19:48that it was really a massacre,
19:50President Emmanuel Macron fully recognized it,
19:53and it was expected.
19:54It is a first step and an important step,
19:56especially for those who have relations
19:58between France today and its former colonies,
20:01such as Senegal,
20:02to go to new bases today.
20:04We have to think about the wounds of the past.
20:06We have to go to this historical truth today,
20:10this recognition,
20:11and try to find solutions so that these victims
20:14of what happened in 1944,
20:16these victims of the massacre of Karoui 44,
20:19can finally pay their due today.
20:22So it is very important for these victims,
20:24for the Senegalese and African population,
20:27that France finally recognizes
20:29that there was a massacre on December 1, 1944.
20:33And after this recognition of French responsibility
20:36in this massacre,
20:37what would be the next step, in your opinion?
20:43The next step would be
20:45that there is a manifestation of all the truth,
20:48since the President of Senegal
20:50reminded it in his interview with the French brothers,
20:53that all the truth has not been said
20:55about what really happened on December 1, 1944.
20:59Today, the French archives officially speak
21:02of 35 dead snipers,
21:04but for African historians,
21:06and other Senegalese historians,
21:08and even European historians,
21:10there is more than this figure that has advanced.
21:13Where are all these snipers buried?
21:15There are some who are buried today
21:17at the cemetery of Karoui 44,
21:19where a part of the commemoration will take place
21:21on December 1.
21:22But where are the other snipers buried today,
21:25who died during this massacre?
21:27There is so much information
21:29that the Senegalese authorities want to have.
21:31So the next step is to really go to this truth
21:34and all the truth about what really happened.
21:37And the Senegalese authorities cannot have this
21:40without the consent of the French authorities
21:43to make available to them
21:45all the information they have,
21:47whether classified or not,
21:49about this tragic event,
21:51which is still a black spot
21:53in the relations between the two countries.
21:55And at the end of this,
21:57the two countries could really go
21:59to a frank collaboration,
22:01free of any controversy.
22:04So it would be very important
22:06for the burst of this truth,
22:08as I mentioned earlier,
22:10so that the victims, the descendants of these victims,
22:12can pay their debt,
22:14so that the country can move on
22:16and that this event is clear
22:18in relation to the collective memory
22:20and that the future generations,
22:22through their duty of memorial action,
22:24are also made aware
22:26of what happened at that time,
22:30so that they can also know their story
22:32in relation to what happened
22:34on December 1st, 1944.
22:36You talked about clearing,
22:38you also talked about debt,
22:40but there is also the question of compensation,
22:42because President Dioma Eiffel,
22:44we talked about it yesterday,
22:46using the term, I quote, Pécule.
22:48How long do we have to wait
22:50for Senegal to ask France
22:52to compensate all these victims,
22:54after, of course,
22:56what light will be shed on these cases?
23:00It is up to us,
23:02it is up to us to compensate these victims,
23:04but before compensation,
23:06we should at least identify all the victims.
23:08I reminded you earlier
23:10that there are only 35 officially
23:12that France had announced.
23:14For some historians,
23:16the victims were the descendants
23:18of these victims.
23:20To get to this compensation,
23:22because what they claimed at that time
23:24was their rights, their salaries,
23:26and some compensations that were due to them.
23:28I remind you that a few months ago,
23:30the French president had decided
23:32to award the title
23:34of the dead for France
23:36to six Senegalese snipers,
23:38which some Senegalese authorities
23:40did not appreciate.
23:42In this case, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko,
23:44asked France today
23:46to decide who was dead
23:48for France or not,
23:50as those who died
23:52on that occasion
23:54were much more numerous
23:56than today's snipers.
23:58Hence the importance
24:00of identifying these victims
24:02and their descendants
24:04to get to this compensation,
24:06which they claimed
24:08on December 1, 1944.
24:10On December 1,
24:12we also know that President Jomaïe Fay
24:14and his government want to immortalize
24:16in the annals of Senegal's history,
24:18but also of Africa.
24:20What can we expect
24:22in relation to the events to come
24:24for December 1, 1944?
24:28First, in relation to the events,
24:30the 80th anniversary
24:32of the Karoui massacre
24:34is very important
24:36and holds in mind the current Senegalese authorities,
24:38President Vassilou Jomaïe Fay,
24:40Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko
24:42and their government.
24:44There is a list of programs
24:46planned for this event.
24:48Today, the technical committee
24:50of the 80th anniversary
24:52met with the press
24:54to discuss this program.
24:56On December 1,
24:58coinciding with the date of these tragic events,
25:00there is today the flower garden
25:02planned at the cemetery
25:04of Karoui 44,
25:06as well as a solemn ceremony
25:08to remember these victims
25:10and these tragic events.
25:12The French president was announced
25:14at this ceremony,
25:16but finally, for agenda reasons,
25:18he will be represented by the head
25:20of French diplomacy,
25:22who confirmed the information
25:24on his account.
25:26There is also an international conference
25:28planned at the Université Cheikh Antejop
25:30in Dakar and other activities
25:32planned from December 1
25:34to December 4, 2024.
25:36In any case,
25:38it is a way to remember this episode
25:40of the history of Senegal,
25:42but also to reflect on
25:44memorial actions for future generations.
25:46For what happened during this period,
25:48I also remind you that
25:50there is a committee in charge
25:52of the commemoration
25:54set up by the Senegalese president,
25:56a committee made up of Senegalese experts
25:58in various fields,
26:00whether in history,
26:02in sociology, in anthropology,
26:04in international relations,
26:06a fairly diverse and multidisciplinary committee
26:08which today,
26:10from December 1 to 4,
26:12is in charge of
26:14commemorating
26:16through various activities
26:18what happened on December 1,
26:201944 in Tiaroy,
26:22namely the massacre of Tiaroy 44.
26:26The massacre of Tiaroy 44,
26:28celebrated on December 1 in Senegal,
26:30is marked by this information
26:32by the head of state, Basir Odioma Efei,
26:34who reminded that France
26:36will soon have to leave
26:38the Senegalese soil,
26:40but also this commemoration
26:42to mark the 40th anniversary
26:44of the massacre of Tiaroy.
26:46Thank you again.
26:50Thank you very much.
26:52Thank you also
26:54dear friends of Medien TV,
26:56viewers,
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