MEDI1TV Afrique : MEDI1 MORNING - 16/12/2024
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00:00Welcome back to a new edition of the major media news, I'm Elisabeth Dupre.
00:25A week after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, several multiple foreign ministries are taking steps to establish a contact with the new power in Syria.
00:38Human Rights Watch accuses the paramilitary forces of rapid support and the allied militias of violent sexual assault in the south of this East African country, ravaged by more than a year and a half of war between two rival generals.
00:55And in this newspaper also, the heads of state and the government of the CEDEAO meet this Sunday for an ordinary meeting in Bujor to announce a six-month delay in order to dissuade Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from leaving the organization.
01:11Foreign ministries are taking careful steps to establish a contact with the new power in Syria a week after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
01:28The UN special envoy for Syria, Gérard Pétersen, met with Abou-Mohamed Al-Joulani, the head of the group Hayat Sahri Rosham, at the head of the coalition of rebel groups, to announce the coalition on his Telegram channel.
01:43We must make sure that Syria receives immediate humanitarian aid for the population and for all refugees who wish to return, he said earlier in the day.
01:54Pétersen is the first high-ranking UN official since Al-Assad's flight to Russia.
02:02After Washington, on Saturday, the United Kingdom, in the voice of its head of diplomacy, David Lamy, announced Sunday that it had established diplomatic contacts with HTS.
02:15On its side, France announced the launch of a diplomatic mission on Tuesday in Damascus, the first in 12 years.
02:22Turkey, a major player in the conflict in Syria, and support of the new authorities, has already reopened its embassy in Damascus on Saturday after more than 12 years of closure.
02:35The UN emissary for Syria, Gérard Pétersen, visited Damascus a week after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. He estimated that Syria needs a credible justice to avoid acts of revenge.
02:54Syria needs a credible justice, according to the UN.
03:00The UN special envoy for Syria, Gérard Pétersen, called on Sunday for increased and immediate aid to the country upon its arrival in the capital, Damascus.
03:09The United Nations estimates that more than a million people have been displaced since the rebel offensive that chased Bashar al-Assad.
03:24We must set up a political process that is inclusive for all Syrians. This process must obviously be carried out by the Syrians themselves.
03:32We all know that Syria is going through a huge humanitarian crisis. We must therefore ensure that they receive immediate and increased humanitarian aid. This is extremely important.
03:44On Saturday, in Jordan, a neighboring country of Syria, Pétersen participated in discussions with American, Arab, European and Turkish diplomats,
03:54who agreed that the transition process should be led by the Syrians themselves and lead to an inclusive, non-sectarian and representative government.
04:03Gérard Pétersen also raised the issue of economic recovery, without specifying whether he was referring to sanctions against the Assad regime or against Hezbollah.
04:13And then, of course, it's the whole question about economic recovery.
04:36And we need to make sure that that goes through.
04:42In December, the rebel coalition entered Damascus and announced the overthrow of power after a surprising and brilliant offensive,
04:48which allowed it to seize a large part of the country in 11 days.
04:52The war in Syria caused more than half a million deaths, devastated the country and led to the escape of some 6 million Syrians, a quarter of the population.
05:02In Gaza, 96% of children believe that their death is imminent and 49% wish to die.
05:11A study conducted by an NGO reveals the extent of psychological damage to young Gazans caused by the attacks on Israel.
05:20More details in this story by Sohail Jalil.
05:2496% of children believe that their death is imminent and 49% wish to die.
05:33Atrocious figures reveal the extent of psychological damage to young Gazans caused by the attacks on Israel.
05:38This is the result of a report written by the Community Training Center for Crisis Management based in Gaza, supported by the World Child Alliance.
05:48According to the report, 92% of minors do not accept reality, 79% suffer from nightmares and 73% show symptoms of aggressiveness.
05:5987% show intense fear, 77% of children avoid talking about traumatic events.
06:07In June, an investigation was conducted to question the parents or tutors of children from families where at least one child was disabled, injured or not accompanied.
06:16A report that shows without a doubt that Gaza is one of the most horrible places in the world for children.
06:22These children have witnessed the bombing of their homes and schools, have experienced the loss of loved ones and have been moved or separated from their families while fleeing to secure themselves.
06:33The extent of the displacement is dizzying.
06:361.9 million Palestinians in Gaza, about 90% of the total population of the territory, have been forced to flee, often several times.
06:46It is estimated that 17,000 children in Gaza are not accompanied or separated from their parents,
06:50which exposes them to an increased risk of exploitation, abuse and other serious violations of their rights.
06:56Faced with the extent of the crisis, the World Child Association and its partners have so far been able to help 17,000 children in Gaza by providing them with mental health support.
07:06World Child aims to help 1 million children in the long term, including psychosocial support, which, according to them, will be the biggest humanitarian response in these three decades of existence.
07:18In the news also, Human Rights Watch has accused the paramilitary forces of rapid support
07:25and the militias allied with Sudan of having committed generalized sexual violence in the south of this East African country,
07:32ravaged by more than a year and a half of war between two rival generals.
07:37In a report published on Monday, the Human Rights Defense Organization claims to have documented dozens of cases involving women and girls
07:46aged between 7 and 50 years old, victims of sexual violence in the south of Cordofan, torn apart by the conflict.
07:54The south of Cordofan is largely controlled by the Popular Liberation Movement of North Sudan,
08:00a rebel army group that controls the Mandouba in Sudan and certain parts of the state of the Blue Nile.
08:07Human Rights Watch has described this violence as a serious violation of humanitarian law,
08:12exhorting the United Nations and the African Union to act urgently to help the survivors,
08:21protect other women and girls and guarantee justice for these hateful crimes.
08:31A race against time is underway in Mayotte to come to the rescue of this French archipelago of the Indian Ocean,
08:39devastated by a deadly cyclone where water and food are lacking,
08:43which is trying to find survivors in the slums of Bidenville.
08:47The ministers of the Interior and the Outer Seas, Bruno Retailleau and François-Noël Buffet,
08:53are expected this Monday at the end of the morning in the poorest department of France,
08:59where the authorities fear several hundred deaths with gusts of wind at more than 220 km per hour.
09:07The most intense watershed cyclone that has been known, Mayotte,
09:12has been ravaging the small archipelago on Saturday for 90 years.
09:15About a third of the population lives in precarious, totally destroyed habitats.
09:22The inhabitants, who remained confined during the cyclone's passage,
09:26have discovered scattered scenes of chaos across the territory.
09:30Many roads are impractical and a lot of communication is cut off.
09:38The heads of state and the governments of the economic community of the states of Africa and the West
09:43met on Sunday for an ordinary summit in Abuja,
09:46to announce a six-month delay for Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger,
09:55after the date of their official departure from the organization at the end of January 2025,
10:00so that they can return to their decisions.
10:03The transition period will last until July 29, 2025.
10:08In order to keep the doors of the CEDAO open to the three countries during this period,
10:14Omar Touray, President of the Commission of the CEDAO,
10:18declared two days before the summit that Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger,
10:23whose representatives were absent at the summit,
10:26have reaffirmed their irreversible decision to leave the CEDAO.
10:30In addition, the CEDAO has extended the mandate of the presidents of Senegal and Togo
10:36to continue their role of mediation until the end of the transition period,
10:40in order to bring the three member countries within the organization,
10:43also announced by Touray at the summit.
10:46I suggest you listen to our correspondent on site in Abuja, Gilbert Tamba.
10:53The Abuja summit, which took place, is considered an opportunity to address
10:58the imminent withdrawal of these three countries,
11:00Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, on January 29,
11:04a year after they jointly announced their departure from the sub-regional body,
11:10thus ending decades of regional integration.
11:15The CEDAO has not yet been able to push them to reconsider their decision.
11:22If on January 29, the official date of the withdrawal of these three countries remains,
11:29the actual date of their departure has been extended until July 29, 2025,
11:36that is, a period of six months,
11:38it is still agreed to see if the negotiations will allow their return to the organization.
11:46The CEDAO mediators will seek to bring back the three members within the sub-regional organization.
11:55This is the end of this edition.
11:57In a few moments, we will follow the uninvited guests of Mediantef.