MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 23/01/2025
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00:00Let's start in Senegal, where the country will begin an ordinary revision of the first
00:18February 2025 electoral list, which will continue until July 31, 2025, as we can read on APA
00:25News. This operation, which will last six months, aims to strengthen the transparency and inclusiveness
00:32of the electoral process in accordance with the electoral code. Administrative commissions
00:38made up of local officials and representatives of political parties will be in charge of supervising
00:45registration and updating electoral data. Since the last ordinary revision in 2016,
00:51only extraordinary revisions had been organized, highlighting the importance of this new phase
00:58for updating electoral lists, and this is to be read on the African Press Agency.
01:03Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, these three Sahelian countries governed by the military transition,
01:10plan to launch a unified force of 5,000 soldiers to fight against terrorist groups.
01:17This is information from E360 Africa. This force, which should be operational in the
01:23coming weeks, will be equipped with aerial, ground and information means, as well as a
01:30coordination system, reports the source. The three countries have formed the Sahel States Alliance
01:36to mutualize their efforts against common threats. They have also announced their departure from
01:43the Sahel, which is judged to be ineffective in responding to their security challenges.
01:48This alliance aims to strengthen security in a vast territory of 2.8 million square kilometers
01:55facing terrorist attacks for more than a decade, our E360 Africa colleagues say.
02:05Let's go to Chad now. The Constitutional Council of Chad has published the definitive results
02:11of the legislative elections, confirming the large victory of the Patriotic Movement of Salute,
02:16with 124 seats out of 188. It is written on All Africa. These results,
02:25unlike the provisional ones, were obtained despite the boycott of certain opposition forces
02:30during the scrutin of December 29, 2024. The MPS rejoices in this victory, which reflects,
02:37according to them, the results of the May 2024 presidential election won by Mahamad Idris Dibi.
02:44The opposition, notably the RNDT, the Réveil, denounces a democratic retreat due to difficulties
02:52in contesting the results, adds the online newspaper. And then, Guinea recently took
03:00a significant measure to fight plastic pollution by banning
03:06the manufacture, import and commercialization of packaging and plastic objects for single use.
03:13It is divided into 5 chapters and 15 articles. Guinea News informs us. This decision aims to
03:22considerably reduce the plastic waste that pollutes the environment and ecosystems.
03:27The decree emphasizes the importance of protecting the environment and promoting sustainable practices.
03:33The Guinean authorities encourage the use of alternative and sustainable materials
03:38to replace single-use plastics.
03:42Let's finish this press briefing in Cameroon. The Central African government has confirmed
03:46the arrest of the rebel chief Armel Mingalatoum Sayo in Cameroon.
03:52This is news from Cameroon. The rebel chief Sayo, former minister and leader of the Military Committee
03:59for Peace and Reconciliation, was threatened to overthrow the power in place by force.
04:05He was arrested last Friday in Douala as part of a regional collaboration
04:10aimed at preventing the use of a neighboring country to destabilize another.
04:15Cameroonian justice follows normal procedures and Sayo was heard by the Cameroonian police
04:22last Monday, reports the Cameroonian Information website.
04:27That's all for today's African news. Thank you for watching.