MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 03/12/2024
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00:00It is a pleasure to meet you for the news in Africa.
00:13To start, the United States launches a commercial agri-food mission in Morocco, the most important of this type in Africa.
00:22Started yesterday, this mission will extend until December 5, according to APAN News in its columns.
00:29This initiative, led by the US Department of Agriculture, aims to strengthen exchanges between the two countries
00:37and to exploit Morocco as a point of entry to the rest of the continent.
00:41A delegation of 26 American companies and various actors in the agricultural sector
00:48will participate in meetings with Moroccan and West African buyers.
00:53Daniel Whitley, responsible for the mission, emphasized the importance of this opportunity
00:58to increase American agricultural exports in the region, notes the African press agency.
01:06The CDAO is preparing to sign a historic agreement for Atlantic African Gas in December in Abuja,
01:15a beneficial initiative for Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
01:20This is what BAMADA.net tells us.
01:24This project, which will link Nigeria to Morocco, aims to improve access to energy
01:30and stimulate economic development in the region.
01:34After several years of negotiations, the Ministers of Energy have finalized the necessary intergovernmental agreements, notes the source.
01:42This signature marks a significant step towards the realization of a 6,800 km pipeline,
01:49thus strengthening energy integration in West Africa, the online newspaper specifies.
01:56Let's go to Senegal.
01:58Ousmane Sanko announced on Monday that he chose to remain Prime Minister of Senegal,
02:03thus renouncing his mandate as a deputy.
02:06The information is given by Le 360 Afrique.
02:09This decision comes after the crushing victory of his party, PASTEF, in the legislative elections,
02:15where he won 130 of the 165 seats.
02:20Ousmane Sanko said he came to the Assembly to resign and support President Bassirou Djamalfaye, reports Le 360 Afrique.
02:31This strategy aims to strengthen his authority within the government and to pursue the reforms promised.
02:39And then in Mali, drone strikes carried out by the Malian military regime killed eight Tuareg rebel chiefs in Tinzawatin, in the north of the country.
02:49The incident took place on Sunday, reports Africa News.
02:53This is the first time since 2012 that so many Tuareg leaders have been eliminated in a single attack.
02:58The spokesman for the rebels, Mohamed El Maouloud, Ramadan,
03:02has described these strikes as the martyrization of the leader of the Azawad, a term used by separatists to designate the north of the country.
03:11The Malian Chief of Staff confirmed these deaths, calling them terrorists, in the context of a special operation.
03:18This attack comes one day after the announcement of the merger of the northern armed groups into a new entity, the Liberation Front of the Azawad, reports Africa News.
03:27Let's finish this press release on the Republic of Guinea.
03:31A tragic drama struck the country during the final of the soccer tournament of the re-founding of Zéré Corée,
03:37where at least 56 people lost their lives following clashes between spectators.
03:43The information is brought to light by Afrique sur 7.
03:46The violence caused by arbitrary, contested decisions has led to general panic and chaotic scenes in the stadium.
03:55In response, the Guinean government announced the opening of an investigation to establish the responsibilities and promised medical care for the injured.
04:03This tragic event occurs in a tense political context, marked by protests by the opposition, concludes the information site.
04:11That's all for this review of African news. Thank you for following it.
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