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00:00Good evening and welcome to Median TV. Thank you for joining us for a new newscast.
00:20Rabbi Noachot signed a memorandum of understanding on the sectors of electricity and renewable energies.
00:28The agreement includes a relative clause to the interconnection project between Morocco and Mauritania.
00:35The spread of measles in Morocco is worrying health authorities.
00:39Since September, 25,000 cases have been registered and 120 children have been diagnosed.
00:47Donald Trump threatens the bosses gathered at the Economic Forum in Davos to come and produce in America.
00:52The American president reiterates his intention to impose customs rights on foreign products sold on American soil.
01:01A memorandum of understanding on the sectors of electricity and renewable energies was signed this Thursday.
01:07The Minister of Energy Transition Leila Ben Ali and her Mauritanian counterpart have since Rabat
01:12given the coup d'envoi of a major step in consolidating bilateral links.
01:16Explanations with Leila Ben Ali.
01:19Morocco and Mauritania signed a protocol agreement this Thursday
01:23to strengthen the partnership in the sectors of electricity and renewable energies between the two countries.
01:29The agreement envisages the implementation of projects to electrify rural areas,
01:33to promote initiatives in favor of clean energy,
01:36as well as to harmonize the electric standards between the two countries.
01:41This partnership consolidates the fraternal links and exemplary cooperation between the two countries.
01:46The objective is to increase our bilateral relations to broader perspectives
01:51and, as our two heads of state would like, His Majesty King Mohammed VI
01:56and His Excellency President Mohamed Ould Ouzouani.
02:00As you know, Mauritania and Morocco have great potential in terms of renewable energies and electricity.
02:06We position them among the best countries in these areas.
02:11The agreement protocol also includes the exchange of expertise and technology
02:16in the management of networks and energy security,
02:20while reinforcing human skills through joint training programs.
02:25The two countries have a wealth of assets and potentials,
02:32which can promote the development of many projects,
02:38but also to promote sustainable economic and social development.
02:42The objective is also to consolidate regional integration between the European and African continents,
02:47with all that comes from it in terms of strengthening the positioning of Africa in the global economy.
02:54This cooperation will also strengthen the energy security of the two countries,
02:59allow the diversification of supply sources,
03:03and study the implementation of an electric interconnection project
03:08to stabilize networks and improve electricity supply.
03:13Discussions between the two ministers have also focused on major strategic projects,
03:18such as the gas pipeline linking Morocco to Nigeria,
03:21as well as initiatives in new energies, including green hydrogen.
03:27This energy agreement will make regional integration between Morocco and Mauritania a reality,
03:31as explained to us by energy expert Amine Benouna.
03:34We're going to go a little further.
03:37For now, the first phase is to connect with Mauritania.
03:43But in a second phase, we'll see that Mauritania will connect with Senegal,
03:49and that shouldn't be long, because now, in terms of cooperation,
03:53Mauritania and Senegal are already sharing a natural gas pipeline.
03:58So once we're used to sharing good things, we'll continue.
04:03And not to mention that there will be, there is something,
04:08well, maybe I'm moving forward a little bit, but in not very long,
04:12there is a road that will go from Smara to another,
04:18to another border post with Mauritania,
04:23but this time it will be much further north, much further north of Mauritania.
04:27And it is not impossible that we consider an interconnection
04:31that starts from Smara to this border post,
04:35this future border post.
04:37And we would thus have two interconnections.
04:40But there, I may be dreaming a little bit.
04:43But in terms of regional balance, it is very important,
04:48because when we have good relations with our neighbours,
04:54well, we exchange, we exchange electricity, we exchange goods,
04:59we exchange, electricity is a commodity like any other,
05:02which is exchanged across borders,
05:05but there is a need for technical support called interconnections.
05:12In Morocco, the spread of measles worries health authorities.
05:16Since September, 25,000 cases have been recorded
05:19and 120 child deaths have been reported.
05:22Measles has turned into an epidemic, according to the Ministry of Health.
05:25Measles resurgence is notably due to a drop in vaccination rates
05:30especially during the post-COVID years.
05:33I invite you to listen to the government spokesman, Mustafa Baytas.
05:41What has the government done to deal with measles?
05:44The government has implemented a series of emergency measures.
05:47A monitoring and monitoring system has been installed
05:50through the National Centre for Public Health Emergency Operations
05:54as well as 12 dedicated regional centres.
05:57A national vaccination campaign has also been launched
06:01targeting particularly unvaccinated or insufficiently vaccinated children
06:06since October 28, 2024.
06:09This campaign has also been extended.
06:12Another communication campaign has been launched
06:15targeting people affected by vaccination,
06:17namely parents and their children,
06:19women and men in the teaching staff,
06:22health professionals and public authorities.
06:25In parallel, coordination efforts have been deployed
06:28with the education, sports and internal sectors
06:32to check the vaccine status of children under 12.
06:36Authorities are also ensuring the medical monitoring of the reported cases,
06:40particularly among close contacts of the affected people.
06:44In this regard, the government has urged parents
06:48and the various actors of civil society
06:51to be actively involved in the vaccination efforts
06:54against measles, which is spreading in our country,
06:57emphasizing the importance of combating misinformation
07:01around this issue.
07:03In the last five months,
07:05Morocco has seen a large number of measles cases
07:08in children under the age of 5 and adults over 17.
07:11A phenomenon that has prompted the Ministry of Health
07:14to launch a national vaccination campaign.
07:17The story is by Alaa Ben Nelly.
07:19The measles vaccination campaign continues
07:22in the Kingdom's health centres.
07:24Here, at the health centre in the city of Buzneqa,
07:27dozens of families with their children
07:29come to receive vaccine doses
07:32to avoid being a victim of this virus,
07:35which can be deadly in some cases.
07:40Like all the cities of the Kingdom,
07:42the city of Buzneqa has launched its measles vaccination campaign
07:46launched by the Ministry of Health.
07:48This disease was very rare in Morocco,
07:50where the number of cases did not exceed 3 per year.
07:53But this is no longer the case now,
07:55because citizens no longer give enough importance to vaccination.
08:02There are parents who came with their children
08:05who are less than 2 years old.
08:07Others are over 6 years old.
08:09They all benefited from this vaccination campaign.
08:11The most important thing is that people are aware
08:13of the severity of this disease.
08:17Between September 2024 and January 2025,
08:19Morocco recorded some 25,000 cases
08:22and 116 deaths because of this viral infection.
08:26Measles is one of the most contagious diseases,
08:29because its virus can survive up to 2 hours in the air.
08:32One person infected can infect up to 10 people
08:35among unvaccinated contacts.
08:41We came to vaccinate our children against measles,
08:44which is contagious, especially in children,
08:47and which can be very, very dangerous.
08:55It is true that I took my daughter to the doctor a little late
08:58and got vaccinated.
08:59So I took advantage of this campaign to vaccinate my child
09:02just two years before she contracted this disease that is spreading.
09:09The Ministry of Health plans to organize
09:12a vaccination campaign for unvaccinated children.
09:15In addition, the health authorities also plan
09:18to activate the National Center for Emergency Operations
09:21in Public Health and to organize a national campaign
09:24to ensure that all children under the age of 18
09:27have been properly vaccinated.
09:31In the province of Schiavone,
09:33local authorities and civil society
09:35are launching an objective humanitarian aid distribution
09:38to support the inhabitants of 11 Douar
09:40affected by the severe winter cold wave.
09:42Dina Mreni tells us more.
09:46Humanitarian aid has been allocated to the inhabitants
09:49of Douar Didladel in the province of Schiavone.
09:52The initiative, led by local authorities
09:55in coordination with various actors in civil society,
09:58aims to provide support and assistance
10:01to the families most affected by the severe winter cold.
10:04Eleven other mountainous areas
10:06are also affected by these humanitarian operations.
10:10When the rains come,
10:12the movements become particularly difficult
10:15for the population, especially for the sick.
10:18This initiative intervenes at the right time.
10:21We want to see this kind of action multiply in the future.
10:25The beneficiaries have expressed their recognition
10:28for this initiative,
10:30emphasizing that the support received
10:32shows the spirit of solidarity in difficult times.
10:35On their part, local authorities have insisted
10:38on their desire to intervene immediately
10:41if the temperatures continue to drop,
10:44so that the initiative takes place in a fluid and effective manner.
10:50This initiative has greatly contributed
10:52to avoiding the movement of the population
10:54to the city to benefit from aid.
10:56We express our deep gratitude to His Majesty the King
10:59for this noble action,
11:01and we thank the local authorities
11:03for the organization of this initiative.
11:07This initiative aims to help the inhabitants
11:10of the regions that are going through difficult times
11:13because of the recent severe winter cold.
11:15An important human and logistical device is deployed
11:18to help more than 4,000 households.
11:23Despite the many appeals to restraint,
11:25Israel continues to be deaf
11:27and continues its attacks in the occupied West Bank.
11:30In the city of Jenin, 12 Palestinians were killed
11:33by the Israeli army during the so-called Iron Wall operation.
11:36Explanations with Sheyma Fekle.
11:40The city of Jenin is hit by explosions
11:42and Israeli artillery fire.
11:44In the wake of Donald Trump's investiture,
11:46the Israeli army launched the Iron Wall operation
11:49in this northern city of Sis Jordan,
11:51a territory occupied by Israel since 1967.
11:55According to Kamal Abou-Roub, the governor of the city,
11:58the situation is very difficult.
12:00The occupation army has razed to the ground
12:02all the roads leading to the camp of Jenin and to the hospital.
12:06The situation is difficult.
12:08There is nothing, no medicine, no food.
12:11The people of the hospital have nothing.
12:13They want to go home, but risk their lives.
12:24All I saw was a rain of real bullets shooting at us.
12:27I didn't know what was going on, just shots.
12:30An intelligence officer called me
12:32and told me to evacuate with my wife and children.
12:34He then took me and dragged me to our neighbors.
12:37He tied me up and left me there.
12:39And since then, I have not known what was going on,
12:42except that there were shots and that the house was destroyed by the explosion.
12:49In recent months, operations have taken place in Sis Jordan,
12:52leaving neighborhoods cut off from each other.
12:55The army claims to have access to these machines
12:57to equip itself with explosive devices.
13:00The Minister of Defense, Israel Katz,
13:02justified the operation in the camp of Jenin
13:05by changing the security approach of the army in Sis Jordan.
13:10The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres,
13:13called on Israel to show maximum restraint
13:16and to use the deadly force only
13:19when it is absolutely inevitable to protect lives.
13:22He also said on Monday in front of the Security Council
13:25that high-ranking Israeli officials
13:27were openly talking about a formal annexation of the totality
13:30or part of Sis Jordan in the coming months.
13:36The head of Saudi diplomacy said he was confident,
13:38I say, in the ability of the new Lebanese leaders
13:41to carry out the necessary reforms.
13:43A statement made on the occasion of the first visit
13:46of a high-ranking Saudi official to Lebanon in 15 years.
13:49According to Faisal Ben Farhan,
13:51these reforms are the prelude to the unblocking of aid to rebuild the country.
13:55Lebanon remains plunged into a deep economic crisis.
14:01Donald Trump continues the decree signature.
14:04The last paraffin today classifies again
14:06the Houthi rebels as a terrorist organization.
14:09Former US President Joe Biden had classified them
14:12in a slightly less severe category.
14:14Israel salutes, I quote,
14:15an important step in the fight against terrorism
14:18and the destabilizing elements of the region.
14:22The Kremlin is ready for a dialogue
14:25in mutual respect with Donald Trump.
14:27But the US president threatens to impose new sanctions
14:30if Russia does not agree with Ukraine to end the conflict.
14:33After several days of silence,
14:35the spokesman for the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov, said,
14:38I quote,
14:39We remain ready for dialogue, a dialogue on an equal footing
14:42and in mutual respect.
14:43Donald Trump claimed he was preparing to speak to the Russian president
14:46but without giving an official date.
14:49Donald Trump invites the bosses
14:51gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos
14:54to come and produce in America
14:56or else he would risk paying customs rights
14:58to sell their products to the United States.
15:00At his speech, the Republican president had repeated
15:02his intention to impose customs rights
15:04against some of the main US trade partners,
15:07namely China, but also Canada and Mexico.
15:10However, theoretically, these two last
15:12are protected by the Free Trade Treaty
15:14between the three North American countries.
15:18Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso
15:21are issuing their common passports,
15:23the date to which the three countries
15:25will be officially released from the CDAO.
15:27The President of the Confederation of States of the Sahel,
15:29General Assimi Gwaita,
15:31informs the international opinion
15:33that the issuance of US passports
15:35will take place on January 29.
15:37The three countries of the alliance had announced
15:39their withdrawal from the CDAO on January 28, 2024.
15:43For Dauda Bakary Kone,
15:45this decision to issue the US passport
15:47is not a surprise.
15:49From the moment the three countries
15:51that make up the alliance
15:53have decided to leave the CDAO,
15:55it was normal to issue
15:57a uniform document.
15:59I think it's a healthy decision
16:01in relation to everything
16:03that we had heard.
16:05Because the three governments
16:07have already given the opportunity
16:09to change the passport
16:11in the course of validity
16:13or maybe they can even use
16:15the same passports
16:17in the course of validity
16:19until the expiration date.
16:21So I think it's a decision
16:23that is still healthy
16:25and that is very responsible
16:27in relation to their speech.
16:29If the old passports,
16:31stamped with the CDAO logo,
16:33can be used until their expiration,
16:35according to the communiqué,
16:37for the Malians,
16:39it is necessary to renew their passport.
16:41The countries have decided
16:43to consummate the divorce.
16:45We will have to work
16:47after our independence.
16:49I think it's a good thing.
16:51I am one of those who think
16:53that this document should be put online
16:55because even my passport is expired.
16:57But I was waiting for them
16:59to decide something
17:01before I renewed my passport.
17:03Mali, which must leave the CDAO
17:05from January 29,
17:07needs this document
17:09to facilitate the circulation
17:11of people and their belongings,
17:13says Adhiera Tuwatara.
17:15It is a health initiative
17:17by the president of the IAS
17:19for the circulation
17:21of the passport of the IAS
17:23and the population of the IAS
17:25would be independent
17:27in terms of documents.
17:29Already,
17:31during the meeting,
17:33the IAS experts
17:35held a week ago
17:37in Bamako,
17:39this question had been addressed
17:41and this passport
17:43should be called
17:45e-passport,
17:47said the Minister of Finance of Mali.
17:49The Gabonese will be called
17:51to the IONES on April 12
17:53to elect their president.
17:55The date of the presidential meeting
17:57was announced yesterday
17:59by the government spokesman.
18:01A decisive step towards the return
18:03of the development of Kraja Nko.
18:05The countdown
18:07is launched in Gabon.
18:09In less than three months,
18:11the Gabonese will go to the IONES
18:13to elect their new president.
18:15The announcement was made
18:17in the Council of Ministers.
18:19The presidential election
18:21is scheduled for April 12.
18:23An electoral meeting
18:25that raises as much hope
18:27as questions,
18:29especially on the possible candidacy
18:31of the current president
18:33of the transition.
18:35He committed himself
18:37to organizing free,
18:39transparent and credible elections
18:41after two years of transition.
18:43Until now,
18:45the calendar of the transition
18:47has been rigorously followed,
18:49even anticipated.
18:51Last Monday,
18:53a new electoral code
18:55was adopted,
18:57allowing the military
18:59and the transition government
19:01to put in place
19:03a reinforced institutional system.
19:05It is the authority
19:07to control the elections
19:09and the referendum.
19:11This independent body
19:13has the mission
19:15to supervise the preparation
19:17and management of the scrutiny
19:19in order to guarantee
19:21strict respect of the electoral code.
19:23Technical preparations
19:25are also underway
19:27for the election.
19:29The April 12 scrutiny
19:31represents an important moment
19:33for the Gabonese democracy.
19:35Its success will condition
19:37not only the reestablishment
19:39of the constitutional order
19:41but also the restoration
19:43of citizens' confidence
19:45in their institutions.
19:47The Spanish government
19:49will take full responsibility
19:51for the cost of the reconstruction
19:53of the areas affected
19:55and will assume 100% of the expenses.
19:57The reconstruction involves
19:59about 100 administrative centers
20:01and many damaged infrastructures.
20:03In total, 16.6 billion euros of aid
20:05will be mobilized to grant loans
20:07to ministries and companies.
20:11In Madrid, the 45th edition
20:13of the International Tourism Fair
20:15is taking place.
20:17The Moroccan pavilion welcomed
20:19King Felipe VI of Spain
20:21and Queen Letizia.
20:23The Moroccan pavilion
20:25offers the splendor
20:27of this space
20:29on more than 700 square meters.
20:37In the United States,
20:39evacuation orders are still not respected
20:41while authorities implore
20:43residents to learn
20:45from the recent forest fires.
20:47A new fire broke out
20:49in the north of Los Angeles.
20:51It's a new forest fire
20:53that broke out in Los Angeles.
20:55It's the Hugue fire.
20:57In just a few hours,
20:59the flames ravaged
21:01more than 3,800 hectares of forest
21:03in the vicinity of Lake Castaic.
21:05The fire is triggered
21:07by hot and dry winds
21:09from Santa Ana
21:11that continue to blow over the region,
21:13pushing a large cloud of smoke
21:15above the fire.
21:17Our hopes tonight
21:19are that we can
21:21put an end to this fire.
21:23However, we are facing
21:25strong winds
21:27and a thick fuel bed.
21:29Let's hope that the humidity
21:31will increase.
21:33Evacuation orders
21:35have been issued
21:37for more than 31,000 people
21:39living in the area
21:41around the lake,
21:43north of Los Angeles.
21:45In the vicinity of the lake,
21:474,700 people are threatened
21:49by the fire.
21:51One of them has been evacuated
21:53and its 500 detainees
21:55have been transferred
21:57to another penitentiary.
22:01One of the areas
22:03that initially was an evacuation
22:05warning was evacuated
22:07and our detention center
22:09in Peaches,
22:11one of the facilities
22:13was evacuated.
22:15Wind gusts
22:17must be reinforced
22:19in the evening.
22:21Weather services have issued
22:23a strong wind alert
22:25until Friday morning.
22:27It has not been in the south
22:29of California for eight months.
22:31Dried vegetation has transformed
22:33the region into a powder keg.
22:35Despite the winter,
22:37more than 4,600 firefighters
22:39are engaged on site,
22:41assisted by planes and helicopters
22:43to evacuate the area.
22:45The draw for the final phase
22:47of the CanNauk 2025
22:49will be held next Monday
22:51at the National Theater Mohamed V of Rabat
22:53for the African Football Confederation.
22:55This ceremony constitutes
22:57a real starting point for the competition.
22:59This draw will see the 24 qualified teams
23:01be divided into six groups.
23:03This event will bring together
23:05emblematic figures of football,
23:07representatives of federations
23:09as well as legends of football.
23:13...
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