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00:00We are still together on MEDIEN TV, thank you for remaining faithful to us, here are
00:21the headlines of your newspaper.
00:23The Palestinian enclave is still piloted by the Israeli army, at least 58 people have
00:28been killed in the last 24 hours.
00:32It is another almost forgotten war, but which causes tens of thousands of victims.
00:38In Sudan, more than 30 million people need help.
00:42The UN is calling for unprecedented international mobilization.
00:46In Niger, on the heights of Seno, a few kilometers from the city of Nyameh, the rubble
00:54is buried.
00:55The rubble is buried in the ground, attracts many rivers, collected and resold.
01:00This rubble allows them to meet their family needs.
01:08460th day of war in Gaza.
01:11The Palestinian enclave is still piloted by the Israeli army, at least 51 people have
01:17been killed in the last 24 hours.
01:207 children lost their lives yesterday in Khan Younes, where thousands of Palestinians
01:25are displaced, live in tents.
01:28On the spot, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate.
01:32Gaza lacks almost everything, hospitals, schools, no infrastructure is spared by ISIL.
01:38We are now approaching the bar of the 46,000 Gazans killed since the beginning of the war.
01:45In Lebanon, if the cessation of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel offers hope,
01:53more than 125,000 people are still displaced and hundreds of thousands more are facing
02:00immense challenges to rebuild their lives.
02:03So the UN and the Lebanese government launched yesterday a new call for the donation of
02:08371.4 million dollars to address the urgent humanitarian needs of the population affected
02:15by this recent conflict.
02:17In October, a first call for donations allowed to mobilize about 250 million dollars.
02:27Let's go to Syria.
02:28On the spot, it's been a month since Bashar al-Assad was driven out of power by the men
02:33of the HTS.
02:34Since then, international flights have resumed.
02:37The new authorities are also trying to reassure the international community.
02:42They plan to create a commission reflecting the different components of society.
02:48This commission will also be in charge of preparing a conference of national dialogue
02:53on the future of the country.
02:55This is what the head of Syrian diplomacy, Assad al-Shebani, announced during his visit
03:01to Jordan.
03:03Eight years after his departure from power, John Ramani Mahama signs his return to the
03:10head of Ghana.
03:11He swore yesterday to be the president of all the Ghanaians.
03:15Back on his investment ceremony with Raja Ingo.
03:19The 66-year-old head of state officially swore on Tuesday.
03:24He won the election with 56.6% of the votes of the 34 million Ghanaians.
03:31John Mahama becomes the president of a country with one of the most dynamic political systems
03:37in Africa.
03:38On the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, the English-speaking country defies clichés on African politics.
03:44Ghana, since 1993, has maintained an exemplary and stable democratic system.
03:51Former American President Barack Obama even qualified the country as a model of democracy
03:57in Africa.
03:58Ghana is more than 200,000 square kilometers in area and is the second African country
04:04to have had its independence.
04:06It was in 1957.
04:08The Republic of Ghana is bathed in the south by the Atlantic Ocean and the country shares
04:14its borders to the east with Togo, to the north with Burkina Faso and to the west with
04:19the Ivory Coast.
04:20One of its most precious assets is gold, which has been extracted and marketed in the
04:25region for centuries.
04:27Today, Ghana is the largest gold producer in Africa and the 7th in the world, representing
04:33about 5% of world production.
04:36Gold represents 97% of the minerals exploited in Ghana, the others being manganese with
04:422.7%, bauxite with 0.3%, diamond with 0.1% and lithium.
04:50But Ghana also markets cacao.
04:53Gold, hydrocarbons and cacao exports alone account for more than 80% of Ghana's total
05:01exports abroad.
05:03To transport its goods, the West African country has several commercial routes that rally
05:09its different regions and abroad.
05:11For example, the Akatsizodze-Akanu road, which is part of the Transregional Road of
05:19the CEDEAO.
05:20It supports national, regional and international traffic, thus promoting economic development
05:27and trade.
05:28Ghana maintains peaceful relations with all other states and does not participate in any
05:34conflict.
05:35But Ghana is committed to working to promote peace and international security.
05:40The country has served as the United Nations Security Council since January 1, 2022 until
05:46the end of 2023.
05:48In this context, the Republic of Ghana has taken active part in peacekeeping operations
05:54under the auspices of the UN in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Rwanda and the Balkans.
06:02Ghana wants to be on the right side of history.
06:05This country has withdrawn its recognition to the pseudo-RASD.
06:08Accra has broken all diplomatic relations with the Polisario.
06:13Ghana now supports the territorial integrity of the Kingdom.
06:17A new diplomatic victory for Morocco.
06:20Ghana is part of the 23 riverine countries of the Atlantic Ocean, which will benefit
06:27from the royal initiative of the Atlantic Façade intended to promote better regional
06:33integration.
06:34Let's listen to Zakaria Abou-Daha, Professor of International Relations at the University
06:39of Mohamed V of Rabat.
06:41Ghana is a border country on the Ivory Coast, a border country in Nigeria.
06:45Two mastodons, already, who are part of the CEDEAO, as well as Ghana.
06:50At the same time, it is in Ghana.
06:53Obviously, it is in an extremely strategic region.
06:57It is the Gulf of Guinea.
06:59Ghana is a very rich country.
07:01Of course, it must be underlined with, of course, a projection on the Atlantic.
07:05This is where this very proactive initiative of His Majesty intervenes.
07:11On the one hand, the Atlantic initiative, which aims to optimize this entire façade
07:16from Rabat to Pretoria, South Africa, of course, going through several countries, of
07:21which the total number is 23, if we also count Namibia, plus this initiative of
07:26de-enclavement of enclaved countries, in particular Sahel.
07:30It should also be added, this is extremely important, in terms of a multiplier of
07:35geoeconomic coefficients, the Gazoduc project with Nigeria, which concerns all
07:40the countries of the CEDEAO.
07:41And so Ghana is well positioned to benefit from this approach.
07:46But at the same time, it must be said, the Moroccan approach is an approach in
07:50terms of inclusion, content, co-development, cooperation in the South-South.
07:55And indeed, it must be said, this kind of action, combined with others, ultimately
08:01allows to give a kind of operational content to the plebiscite of His Majesty in
08:082017, when he said in his speech on the occasion of the return to the African Union
08:13that we came to catalyze, to federate, to mobilize the energies of Africa to
08:18Africans.
08:19And I believe, today, we have palpable results on the ground.
08:24Ghana would therefore add to the list of countries that ultimately choose to have
08:29close relations with Morocco, with multidirectional projections.
08:35We stay in the Kingdom, where the National Social Security Case announces the
08:40exceptional opening of all these perceptions through the Kingdom on Saturdays 11 and
08:46Sundays 12 January, as part of the graceful remittance operation intended for
08:52debtor companies.
08:54This operation, which ends on the 15th of this month, aims to support debtor affiliates
09:01wishing to give up their credentials and also to allow the greatest number of them
09:07to benefit from this operation on delays, constraints and coverage costs.
09:16In the United States, a violent forest fire ravages the Pacific Palisade neighborhood,
09:22a hilly neighborhood that overwhelms Los Angeles, forcing thousands of people to flee
09:30while winds of power in a hurricane pose a deadly danger.
09:35The fire broke out yesterday in this neighborhood of several million dollar villas where
09:41Hollywood celebrities, panicked residents, had to abandon their vehicles on one of the
09:47only roads entering and leaving the area, fleeing on foot the fire that has already ravaged
09:53nearly 1,200 hectares.
09:58As I told you in the titles, it is an almost forgotten war, but which causes tens of
10:03thousands of deaths.
10:04In Sudan, more than 30 million people, more than half of whom are children, need
10:10help after 20 months of a devastating war in the face of this humanitarian crisis.
10:17The UN is calling for unprecedented international mobilization and has launched a 4.2 billion
10:23dollar fund, targeting 20 million people across East Africa.
10:31And in this context, Washington formally accused yesterday the quick support forces
10:38of committing genocide.
10:40For the United States, General Emeti's men killed men and raped women in Sudan
10:46because of their ethnic origin.
10:50In Niger, on the heights of Sedon, a few kilometers from the city of Niamé, on these hills
10:57that surpass the capital, the gravels buried in the ground attract numerous rivers.
11:04Harvested and then sold, this ore allows them to meet their family needs, a row that attracts
11:11more and more candidates every day.
11:14It is a report by Jean-Dybril William.
11:17On these heights that surpass the Nigerian capital, it is at the first light of day
11:22that Asia begins its working day.
11:25Equipped with a simple pickaxe, this mother of family will spend several hours digging
11:30the ground.
11:31A work of force in search of stones and gravels intended for resale.
11:36The ground of the mountain is very hard in some places, but it is also very soft.
11:42The ground of the mountain is very hard in some places, but it is also very soft.
11:47It took me a month to make the pile you see behind me.
11:51You also see many others around you and we can sell them for up to 35,000 CFA francs
11:56depending on the quantity harvested.
12:00On this rugged and difficult terrain to access, they are a handful like her to dig the ground
12:05in search of the brown stone used in the construction.
12:09A difficult job, but which nevertheless allows them to meet the needs of these
12:13river families.
12:15My husband is not working at the moment and I am forced to meet the needs of the family.
12:20I climb the hill every day and spend hours digging and plowing the ground to collect
12:25stones.
12:26It is a difficult job, but thanks to that, my children are enrolled in school and have
12:30enough to eat in the evening.
12:33A hard worker who, however, does not discourage any new candidates.
12:37Among them, Moussa Abdou, engaged as a guardian on this plot of land offered for sale.
12:43And for him, no need to climb the hill to access the precious deposits.
12:49All these lands you see belong to individuals and I am in charge of ensuring
12:53the guard.
12:55At first, I was content to observe these women, then I decided to do like her.
12:59And my advantage is that I already live on the mountain, so I just have to dig right
13:03next to my house and it is an additional source of income.
13:08And for him, as for all the operators of this open-air quarry, no need to move
13:13to sell.
13:15Here, the stone of brown color attracts many customers who come to negotiate prices
13:19lower than on the market for a material essential to modern construction.
13:25It is time for the guest of the Grand Journal and the Democratic Association of Women
13:32of Morocco, you know, has made public its statement on the latest proposals for the
13:38revision of the Family Code for the ADFM.
13:42The debate on these proposals, made in December last year by the government, has aroused
13:47and continues to make major questions, both in terms of form and in terms of the nature
13:53of the provisions revised and proposed.
13:56To talk about it, we are with Ouidad Bouab, member of the Democratic Association of Women
14:01of Morocco.
14:02Ouidad Bouab, hello and thank you for accepting our invitation.
14:07Hello, thank you for your invitation.
14:11So, in the ADFM statement, you talk about, I quote you, confusion that marks an absence
14:18of political centrality assumed on the subject of a fundamental question that touches closely
14:24on the status of millions of women and girls in the family and in society.
14:29What are, in your opinion, the issues and challenges related to the emancipation of women
14:34and raised by the Democratic Association of Women of Morocco, of which you are a member?
14:41We can consider that the challenge and the major issue for the emancipation of Moroccan
14:48women and women in general is equality.
14:52And equality in law is dignity.
14:56And I think that this is not a difficult thing.
15:00We can base ourselves only on our constitution, in its Article 19, which takes this equality
15:08in all rights.
15:10And if we look at the current context and the contribution of women as citizens on all
15:21levels, we can see from the latest statistics that the percentage of families that are in
15:32charge of women has increased significantly.
15:36It went from 16.4, I think, to 19.2 currently, which shows that women are in charge of families.
15:47And it's not just that percentage.
15:50It's those who are 100% in charge of women.
15:53Of course, we have to count all the other families to which women contribute, with a
16:02more or less significant percentage.
16:05We can say that it is practically 100%.
16:09Currently, women have contributed in all economic, political sectors, etc.
16:17And for their emancipation, it is essential that they enjoy dignity and equality in all
16:27rights.
16:28So we estimate that these are the challenges, the major issues that must be taken into account
16:35in any reform of legislation.
16:38And precisely, currently, the family legislation should guarantee this equality and guarantee
16:47equity and social justice.
16:51And regarding the Moudawana, the code of the family, you have a problem with the form
17:00and the background of the methodology.
17:03Why does the ADFM today criticize the methodology and coherence of the revision proposals
17:10presented at the meeting on December 24th?
17:17On the methodology side, what was striking was this presentation that was made on December
17:2524th, which was in double voice.
17:29There was the Minister of Justice, and then there was the spokesperson of the Ojama Institute.
17:41So there was a lack of centrality.
17:46That is, instead of it being a global revision in the name of the entire governmental institution,
17:55in the name of the head of the government, we had the impression that there was a certain
18:00parallelism between the Ojama as an institution and the Ministry of Justice.
18:10Whereas we need a reform that is global, perfectly coherent.
18:19And so in the methodology, there was precisely this lack of coherence, which means that it is
18:28a reform that has touched on adjustments, instead of considering the fundamental question
18:36of the reform of the code of the family as a global question, with all the factors that
18:46intervene in it.
18:48And precisely on the methodological level, as it was presented and as it was done, it
18:55led to reactions, as we saw just after, which are multiple, fanciful, retrograde.
19:08There were even lies.
19:10And social networks have helped a lot in this, which has created a real discomfort today.
19:17We hear a little bit of everything.
19:20Everyone allows themselves to talk about this reform of the code of the family, which sometimes
19:28shows a total ignorance of the question.
19:33Ludette Boab, if I follow you, only one voice had to resonate in the room to facilitate
19:41understanding.
19:42Is that right?
19:45Yes, only one voice, that of the head of the government, and not only addressing the
19:52form, but addressing the question of the code of the family, of the reform of the code of
19:57the family in a global way, instead of talking about adjustments that are partial here and
20:04there.
20:05Precisely, what are today the main claims of the movement for women's rights and
20:11for men's rights, which have been dismissed by the Higher Council of Elements, according
20:17to the ADFM's statement?
20:20Sorry, I didn't hear the question very well.
20:23Can you come back today on the main claims of the movement for women's rights and for
20:30men's rights, which, according to the ADFM, have been dismissed by the Higher Council of
20:36Elements?
20:38Yes, well, there are quite a few claims, and we can mention a few.
20:44For example, the question of DNA expertise as proof of fatherhood.
20:54We don't understand at all why this has been denied, while DNA expertise is used in other
21:04cases, such as crime cases, etc.
21:08So there is this.
21:10On the other hand, there is the question of, well, we talk a lot about Tassé, which is
21:18still maintained, but for us, we consider that the question of inheritance, that the
21:24mandate of inheritance should be reviewed in its entirety to guarantee, precisely, equality
21:34and justice in all cases and situations.
21:38So this has not been, precisely, accepted.
21:46We will have the opportunity to return to the various points you mentioned a few moments
21:52ago.
21:53Today, how are the alternatives proposed by the Higher Council of Elements, such as
21:58the IBA donation, considered insufficient or inappropriate by the ADFM?
22:06So, there are certain claims by the feminist movement and the movement for human rights
22:13that have not been accepted, and the institution of the Ulama has proposed, so to speak, alternatives
22:20that are not alternatives.
22:22For example, the question of the IBA.
22:24The IBA, there is Article 238, which precisely allows the IBA, and it is currently used
22:34by parents to try to balance a little bit the part of the girl and the part of the boy.
22:41It is also used by parents who have only heirs, only daughters, to try to avoid
22:49the collateral, the inheritance of the collaterals, the uncles, the cousins, etc.
22:55So the IBA is currently used.
22:59It is not, if you will, a claim that has been accepted.
23:05It is something that is used.
23:07But it does not solve the problem, because we know very well that death can come
23:13on the spur of the moment, it can be sudden.
23:15On the other hand, the IBA involves costs.
23:21So what we would like is a legal equality without resorting to the IBA.
23:32And as I said, sometimes it's too late.
23:35There can be deaths by accident.
23:37And that's it, the girls, it can create family dramas.
23:44For example, in the case of Tasim, sometimes the uncles, the cousins, don't even know
23:49their daughters, and they come on the day of death to try to get their share.
23:54And there are times when families are put at the door and girls live in misery with
24:02their mothers because of this issue of Tasim.
24:06But as I told you, for the inheritance, it would be necessary to review the entire system
24:13and, of course, to review it based on the IJTIHED.
24:19And that's something that...
24:21And what is the position of the ADFM today against the maintenance of practices such as polygamy?
24:30So, for polygamy, we estimate that it is inconceivable to maintain polygamy today
24:40because it is a violation of women's dignity.
24:45It is an injustice towards women.
24:49And very often, it leads to family dramas, big family conflicts between brothers and sisters.
24:58It can have a social and economic impact that is dramatic.
25:04And, moreover, the percentage of polygamy is very low.
25:11So, on the principle side, we estimate that it is something to ban.
25:18To ban, even if it is accepted by some women?
25:24Yes, but you know, it's not...
25:27Once again, the demand for the reform of the family code is not something against men or for women.
25:35It is for the good of the whole family. It is for the good of society.
25:41The patriarchal mentality is not that of men only.
25:48It is a mentality that can have a woman or a man, or whatever.
25:54So, we don't think in terms of fighting against men, not at all.
26:01It is a fight for the good of the family, with all its members, including all its members,
26:07men, women, and the supreme interest of the child.
26:13Houdad Boab, I imagine that everything is not to be rejected regarding these proposals.
26:19Are there still positive points to remember?
26:25Yes, indeed, there are positive points, but the problem is that, as we have always said,
26:32we should take things globally.
26:35There are positive points, but they are adjustments.
26:40They do not start with a vision that is global, with a clear benchmark.
26:46What we are asking for is to start from our benchmark, which is our constitution,
26:52and of course the international conventions that are ratified by Morocco,
26:58including the CEDAW, on the one hand, and then the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
27:06So, it should be with a clear and global benchmark.
27:16In a way, these are the recommendations of the ADFM.
27:19Houdad Boab, thank you for all these presentations.
27:23I would just like to add one thing.
27:26Very quickly, we only have 30 seconds, very quickly.
27:30The call of the sovereign to pursue legitimacy and to deepen research
27:39on the problems related to the FIRC and which are related to the evolution of our society
27:45is a call for responsibility.
27:48Any revision of the Moudouana, starting from this call, is essential.
27:52Houdad Boab, thank you for all these details.
27:55Thank you for answering our questions.
28:00This concludes this edition.
28:03Thank you for following it.
28:04We will be back in a few moments with new points on the news.