MEDI1TV Afrique : MEDI1 MORNING - 13/01/2025
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00:00Welcome everyone, it's time for the big news, Mediamorning, here are the headlines.
00:23New weather alert in Morocco, a cold weather with temperatures ranging from minus 8 to minus 9 degrees is planned for Tuesday and Friday in several provinces of the Kingdom. More details in a moment.
00:41In the United States, Los Angeles is preparing for the return of violent, threatening winds, which have now caused 24 deaths, according to a new report.
00:53And then the tropical storm Dikeledi is heading to Mozambique on Monday after killing three people in Madagascar and causing significant damage in the French archipelago of Mayotte.
01:03We start this news with this new weather alert in Morocco, a cold weather with temperatures ranging from minus 8 to minus 9 degrees is planned for Tuesday and Friday in several provinces of the Kingdom.
01:20A cold weather with temperatures ranging from minus 8 to minus 9 degrees is planned for Tuesday and Friday in several provinces of the Kingdom.
01:40In the United States, Los Angeles is preparing for the return of violent, threatening winds, which have now caused 24 deaths, according to a new report.
02:00In the United States, Los Angeles is preparing for the return of violent, threatening winds, which have now caused 24 deaths, according to a new report.
02:20In the United States, Los Angeles is preparing for the return of violent, threatening winds, which have now caused 24 deaths, according to a new report.
02:40In the United States, Los Angeles is preparing for the return of violent, threatening winds, which have now caused 24 deaths, according to a new report.
03:00Cyclone Chido in the Indian Ocean, the Ikeledi tropical storm, is heading to Mozambique on Monday after killing three people in Madagascar and causing significant damage in the French archipelago of Mayotte.
03:13Cyclone Chido in the Indian Ocean, the Ikeledi tropical storm, is heading to Madagascar after killing three people in Madagascar and causing significant damage in the French archipelago of Mayotte.
03:33In Mayotte, residents spent a second night confined due to the cyclonic red alert triggered on Saturday evening, in force until a new order.
03:42In Mayotte, residents spent a second night confined due to the cyclonic red alert triggered on Saturday evening, in force until a new order.
03:54In Mayotte, the most significant damage was observed in the south, where four villages in Buiny were completely flooded, according to firefighters.
04:05North Korea encourages its soldiers deployed in Russia to fight against Ukraine, to commit suicide to avoid being captured.
04:17This is what a South Korean deputy said on Monday, citing Seoul's intelligence service.
04:24Notes found on dead soldiers indicate that North Korean authorities are pressuring them to commit suicide.
04:33Some 300 North Korean soldiers were killed on the thousands deployed by Pyongyang in Russia to support its war against Ukraine, according to the South Korean deputy citing Seoul's intelligence service.
04:52And in the rest of the news, a few days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, the future of the series was this Sunday at the heart of a meeting in Riyadh,
05:07a meeting at the end of which Saudi Arabia has claimed the lifting of sanctions imposed on this country.
05:14The European diplomacy well represented at this meeting does not oppose it, but poses its conditions.
05:24Saudi Arabia calls for lifting sanctions against Damascus.
05:27A month after the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad, Saudi Arabia, the Middle East's primary economy, seeks to increase its influence in Syria, now led by a transitional government.
05:38At the end of a meeting in Riyadh, leaders of European diplomacy and the Middle East, on the future of Syria, the head of Saudi diplomacy, Prince Faisal bin Farhan,
05:47called for lifting the unilateral and international sanctions imposed on Syria to allow its development and reconstruction.
05:55Participants welcomed the positive measures taken by the new Syrian administration in the field of the preservation of state institutions,
06:05the adoption of a dialogue approach with the Syrian parties and its commitment to fight terrorism and launch a political process that includes the different segments of the Syrian people,
06:15in a way that ensures the stability of the country and the preservation of its territorial integrity.
06:21Two meetings were held in Riyadh, the first between Arab countries and the second including Western representatives of the United Nations, the European Union and Turkey.
06:30The head of European diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, said that the 27 could gradually ease their sanctions, provided that tangible progress is made, especially on the protection of minorities.
06:43What we start with is of course those sanctions.
06:47We are talking about lifting the sanctions that hinder the development of the country, access to banking services in particular.
06:53But of course, we must start with the conditions.
06:57If we see that development is going in the right direction, we are ready to move on to the next steps.
07:02But we must also have a position of retreat.
07:06If we see that this is not going in the right direction, then we can also go back.
07:16Saudi Arabia, which had broken its ties with the Assad regime in 2012, reestablished its relations with Syria in 2023 and worked for its return to the Arab League, but finally its diplomatic isolation.
07:28Riyadh observes a more prudent position vis-à-vis the new Syrian authorities than other countries such as Turkey and Qatar, which were the first to reopen the Damascus embassy.
07:39And Saudi Arabia in the Middle East, the region's first economy, seeks to increase its influence, to play a leading role in Syria, a country that Riyadh apparently does not see delivering to the only influence of Turkey.
07:55Let's listen to Yassine Liatioui, Secretary-General and Researcher associated with Nij Maroc.
08:01Saudi Arabia, for the moment, plays a role of mediator on this Syrian reconstruction.
08:08After this shambarding at the end of 2024 and therefore this regime change, Saudi Arabia welcomes Western partners in Riyadh,
08:21including partners of the Arab League, in order to find multidimensional solutions to rebuild Syria.
08:28And Saudi Arabia has a really concrete objective, which is that after this role of mediator, Saudi Arabia also wants to be an investor in the reconstruction of Syria.
08:42An investor at the institutional level, at the economic level, at the infrastructure level.
08:49Because Saudi Arabia has a vision, the 2030 vision.
08:53This 2030 vision is to diversify its economy and no longer be dependent solely on natural resources, which are the majority of their hands and their great economic power for several decades.
09:11And so this role of mediator and future investor brings Saudi Arabia to the fore,
09:18because the eyes of the diplomatic world have been set on these meetings,
09:25first of all between the countries of the Arab League, but also with Western partners.
09:32This Sunday, the Comorians slipped their bulletin in the urn to elect their deputies,
09:38a scrutiny that should be favorable to the presidential camp,
09:42since a large part of the opposition has abandoned this appointment, marked by late opening of offices.
09:49More details with Soheil Jalil.
09:54Nearly 340,000 Comorian voters were called to the urns for the first round of legislative elections.
10:00It is about renewing the parliament of the archipelago, which has 33 seats.
10:04The assembly is controlled almost exclusively by the Convention for the Renewal of Comorians, the party in power.
10:10Five years ago, the opposition had boycotted the scrutiny.
10:15We need an opposition. We really need it.
10:19But we would have liked it to be a positive, national position,
10:24which claims for the interest of the country, but not for their own interests.
10:30This year again, most opponents have decided not to participate in the elections.
10:34On the part of the party in power, we want to reassure.
10:37A comfortable victory would simply allow to continue the ongoing projects,
10:41including the economic reforms committed for the development of the country.
10:45The main challenge of the next five years.
10:47For me, it would be that we could have an assembly that accompanies the head of state
10:54for the implementation of the various projects that have been initiated since his arrival in power,
11:00so that we can finally be an emerging country on the horizon of 2030.
11:07The National Independent Electoral Commission has stated that it has not received official applications for the moment.
11:13After the vote, the first results will be published by Friday, January 17,
11:19before the second round, scheduled for February 16.
11:25Action Tangier, the city of Detroit, where the Smile Morocco operation continues.
11:32It takes place under the presidency of His Royal Highness the Princess of Tangier.
11:43A humanitarian mission offers surgical interventions to children born with a labial and palatine slit.
11:53Look, this is a report signed by Idriss Bousrhan.
12:01Give a new smile to children and infants of Tangier born with a labial and palatine slit.
12:06It is the noble mission of the Smile Morocco operation to give hope to the parents of children suffering from facial malformation,
12:13by establishing free surgical interventions that will change their lives
12:19thanks to some 90 health professionals and volunteers from 11 countries, including Morocco.
12:27We will try today to consult as many children as possible in order to establish the diagnosis of their cases
12:33and to put them on the list of those who will undergo a surgical intervention.
12:38We have about 100 cases to consult.
12:42300 children will be sculpted before being put on the list of eligible for surgical operation.
12:48There are 9 stages, so it is 9 stages multiplied by 300.
12:52It is a lot of time and a lot of effort, and unfortunately,
12:56out of 300 children, we will only be able to operate 100 in a limited period of 3 days.
13:02The necessary consultations and evaluations were established on Saturday by a medical team for 3 days.
13:09The medical committee of the association then elaborates a list of children eligible to benefit from a surgical intervention
13:16by doctors from all over the world.
13:19I am from Russia and I am specialized in anesthesia and intensive care.
13:24I am also the medical director of Smile Russia.
13:28This is my 6th visit to Morocco, a beautiful country that has a lot to offer.
13:34I hope that our mission will be a success like the previous ones.
13:39In addition to providing surgical care, the Smile Morocco operation association
13:44trains hundreds of volunteers in the field of surgery every year.
13:48In addition to these care centers for casablanca slaughterhouses, El Jadida and Oujda,
13:54the association intends to expand its range of actions by creating a 4th medical center in Morocco.
14:01We are still in Tangier, where mercury refuses.
14:05During this period of glacial time, local authorities and regional coordination of national aid
14:12are mobilizing to provide assistance to children and elderly people in a street situation.
14:19In the pitiful winter of Tangier, children in the streets take refuge in abandoned places,
14:24fleeing the biting cold.
14:26Without any protection and far from the benevolent eyes,
14:29they are easy prey to hunger, diseases and physical and psychological harassment.
14:34And above all, the indifference of the passers-by.
14:37In Tangier, children are left to their own devices.
14:40They are left to their own devices.
14:43What is dangerous in winter for children in a street situation
14:46is that they all gather in abandoned shelters
14:49and easily become the prey of violence and sexual assault.
14:53They are also exploited for greed.
14:56Criminals also exploit them to commit theft.
15:00The state must punish these people because these children become victims.
15:04The state must punish these people because these children become victims.
15:10In the face of this reality, local authorities and associations launch field campaigns
15:15to find children and elderly people who are vulnerable.
15:19Teams formed by street and neighborhood courts provide shelter and support to the most disadvantaged.
15:24Teams formed by street and neighborhood courts provide shelter and support to the most disabled.
15:29In the face of this reality, local authorities and associations launch field campaigns
15:34to find children and elderly people who are vulnerable.
15:40In response to the directive of the Director of National Helpline,
15:43we launched the Winter Operation on the entire Moroccan territory.
15:48Our teams patrol the streets and neighborhoods
15:51to assist all people in street situations.
15:54Our teams try to convince them to take them to shelters and shelters.
16:04Despite the efforts of the authorities and civil society,
16:07street children remain a constant challenge.
16:09If some see in this operation a chance to be reintegrated into society,
16:14others less aware refuse to go to shelters,
16:17claiming wrongly that street life is much better for them.
16:20Only stronger coordination between all actors
16:24will be able to raise awareness,
16:26offer them a more dignified life and a clearer, warmer horizon.
16:34Now let's hear from the guests of Mediainterrain.
16:47It's a school case that has been shown all over the world, the management of COVID-19.
16:51What did it show us?
16:52It showed us our weak points, but also our strengths.
16:55And it showed us the importance of intersectoral collaboration.
16:58You saw it.
17:00The health crisis does not only depend on the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.
17:05It's the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Finance,
17:07the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Higher Education,
17:09the Ministry of Agriculture.
17:10These are several ministerial departments.
17:12So intersectoral collaboration is crucial.
17:18Behind these figures, the first reading is that of the important potential of this sector.
17:27We also saw figures that I particularly appreciate.
17:31These are those of employment.
17:32In 2023, the sector created 25,000 additional jobs.
17:37That's more than 880,000 people who work directly in the tourism sector.
17:43We add to that much more important figures on indirect jobs.
17:47And it is very often behind these figures, behind this performance,
17:51there are men and women who work in this sector,
17:56in different regions of the kingdom.
17:58It is a sector that can contribute to prosperity in territories
18:05where other industries cannot necessarily go.
18:07It manages to create jobs in large cities like small ones,
18:12in mountainous areas like areas in the desert,
18:16in imperial cities, but also in small villages.
18:19So it is the strength of this industry of travel and hospitality.
18:26I think the figures are very, very positive.
18:29Why?
18:31Because at the same time, whatever the figures declared by the Moroccan taxpayers,
18:35today we are talking about 127 billion dirhams,
18:39which is huge for the Moroccan economy,
18:41and also in relation to the tax revenue, which is worth 6 billion dirhams.
18:46But why is this an operation that has succeeded?
18:51In my opinion, because there are two main reasons.
18:55Firstly, because there were a lot of advantages,
18:59the fact of paying only 5% and having the tax cut,
19:03it is something very beneficial for a lot of Moroccan people
19:07in relation to Moroccan taxpayers.
19:09But the second element that is essential is the question of communication around.
19:14Because it is an operation, it is true that it started in January 2024,
19:19but we started to have noise in the media and also in social networks
19:24from the month of December.
19:29Climate change, whose causes are greenhouse gases,
19:35which continue to increase and spread
19:39because of industrial activities and other parallel activities,
19:44and whose international community could be born
19:49Even with the COP session, the Conference of the United Nations,
19:55especially the Paris Agreement from the COP21,
20:00which has made among its objectives
20:05the decrease in the temperature to remain on the threshold of 1.5°C,
20:17the temperature of the industrial zone.
20:22But the international community barely suffered
20:26for a climate action, an economic and industrial action
20:31capable of reaching this objective,
20:35because there were positions of some countries
20:40very influential at the level of the international community
20:43to recall the period of Donald Trump's presidency
20:48who refused to continue to respect the Paris Agreement.
21:02This concludes this edition.
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