MEDI1TV Afrique : LE GRAND JOURNAL MIDI - 17/02/2025
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00:00Hello and welcome to Median TV. It's a pleasure to see you again to make a new point on the news. Here are the headlines of this day.
00:21Oker, discussions around the ceasefire agreement in Gaza continue. Israeli negotiators arrived on site to start the second phase of the agreement.
00:33European leaders are meeting today in Paris to discuss Ukraine. The goal is to define a common answer a few days after the decision of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to negotiate directly on Ukraine at a future summit.
00:46J-1 before the World Ministerial Conference on Road Safety. Marrakech to come back to the General Assembly of the World Youth Organization.
00:56Before developing these headlines, know that the US Secretary of State has arrived in Saudi Arabia. This is the second stage of a tour to the Middle East that will also lead him to the United Arab Emirates after a visit to Israel.
01:12Washington confirms the meeting with Russia. Tuesday in Riyadh, the US Secretary of State, the National Security Council of the US President Mike Walz and the Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Whitkoff will represent Washington at the meeting.
01:27Discussions around a ceasefire agreement in Gaza continue. Israel announced today the sending of negotiators to Oker after the visit of the US Secretary of State.
01:38Marco Rubio must go. He arrived today in Saudi Arabia, where the Israeli Security Cabinet also met to discuss the second phase of the Treaty of Trevis with Hamas.
01:49This second phase envisages the liberation of all hostages and a definitive end to the war. So, what is planned on paper, will it really be applied on the ground?
01:59Elements of response with Boutaina Benselem, Professor of Political Science.
02:03Well, what we notice, what the observers notice above all, is that the ceasefire is a will of the international community, but also of neighboring countries and the population of Gaza, which has lived a year under the war.
02:23The only problem is that the Israeli far-right government is playing its political survival. So, it is not in its interest to have a ceasefire.
02:33Its interest is to continue hostilities and tensions that will allow it to subsist politically and then continue, because it is also questioned.
02:44The peace plan that is now in force has existed since May. Since May, we could do that, but we did nothing. We preferred to continue the war.
02:57The armament that Israel has just received proves that there is still an idea of continuation in that sense.
03:06A dozen leaders of EU and NATO countries will meet on Monday in Paris, with the objective of defining a common response for the security of Europe and facing the acceleration of the US administration on Ukraine.
03:18Emmanuel Macron, the heads of government of Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark, as well as the President of the European Council, the President of the European Commission and the Secretary General of NATO.
03:33The European leaders will meet in Paris the day after the conclusion of the Munich Conference on Security,
03:41a meeting during which the Ukrainian President put under pressure his European allies in front of a party of officials.
03:48Vladimir Zelensky said that the time had come to create the armed forces of Europe.
03:55Put aside by Donald Trump, in the negotiations for the end of the war in Ukraine, Europe is mobilizing.
04:03The main European countries will meet on Monday in Paris to discuss European security.
04:10This is what the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Jean-Noël Barrault, said this Sunday on France Inter.
04:17We must not dramatize this type of meeting because they are very frequent.
04:21There is a wind of unity that blows over Europe as we may not have felt since the Covid period.
04:28The countries that should be present are Germany, Poland, Italy, Denmark and the United Kingdom.
04:35This meeting is taking place while the US special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg,
04:40emphasized that Europe would not participate in the next peace talks between Washington, Moscow and Kiev.
04:48However, he stated that the opinion of Europe would be taken into account in all peace considerations.
04:55To my European friends, I would say to start the discussion, not by complaining about being or not at the table,
05:01but by offering propositions and concrete ideas, especially on defense spending.
05:06The Paris meeting also intervenes at a particularly delicate moment in the transatlantic relationship
05:14while Donald Trump's initiatives, which resumed dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin, worry Europeans.
05:21The American president announced this week that he would meet his Russian counterpart in Saudi Arabia to engage in negotiations on Ukraine.
05:31And still on the subject of the Paris meeting, we listen to the analysis of Yassine Liatoui,
05:36Secretary General and associate researcher at NegeMaroc.
05:40This meeting already has a will of a historical reminder.
05:45Some European leaders present at the Security Conference in Munich this weekend
05:53compared the current situation to that of 1938.
05:57The situation of 1938 was critical.
06:01Because that year, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and his counterpart Edouard Daladier
06:08had given in to Hitler's territorial claims on the Sudetes in Czechoslovakia to hope to avoid war.
06:16And so we compare the current situation of this transactional diplomacy
06:21wanted by Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin to this critical situation just before the Second World War.
06:30And so the European Union really envisages strengthening its military support for Ukraine,
06:37as well as economic support, so that these three years of war,
06:43which are coming, because we will unfortunately soon celebrate the three years of war between Russia and Ukraine,
06:52in order to weigh more.
06:54The European Union wants to weigh more by its military support, by its economic support,
07:00and also a desire to insist on including Ukraine, to include Brussels in all negotiations
07:07in order to guarantee lasting peace and above all to avoid an unfavourable agreement to European interests.
07:15And the favourable agreements are the cessation of the Donbass or the Crimean War with Russia.
07:24We continue this newscast with this warning from the African Union.
07:28The UN warns of a Balkanisation of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
07:31The UN Commissioner for Peace and Security, without naming Rwanda,
07:35has called for the immediate withdrawal of the M23 and its supporters from all the occupied Congolese cities.
07:40For Banco Leado, there was only one way to resolve this conflict,
07:44and that all parties sit around the negotiating table and that the African Union be ready to play its role as mediator.
07:52And on the ground, the fighters of the M23, supported by Rwanda,
07:56took control yesterday of one of the largest cities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,
08:00after Goma, the rebels now hold the city of Bukavu.
08:04Explanations with Raja Ingo.
08:07In Bukavu, the population is now alone against the weapons of the M23 and the Rwandan army.
08:14The city of one million inhabitants has fallen without resistance from the Congolese armed forces.
08:20As of Friday, the Congolese military had received orders to leave the military bases of the city with their families.
08:26He told us that there will be no problem,
08:30that for people who are hungry or for people who have money in the bank,
08:35there will be no problem. In a few days, they will tell us how to proceed.
08:42We also helped him.
08:45He told us about the lack of food because there is famine at the moment.
08:50He reassured us that from Monday, there will be changes.
08:56Meeting at the summit, the African Union called on the immediate withdrawal of the M23 and its supporters
09:03while the situation now escapes the control of Kinshasa.
09:07For the African Union, a meeting between Felix Tesekedi and Paul Kagame is necessary at the end of the conflict.
09:15We are all very, very concerned.
09:17We are all very, very concerned about an open regional war in the east of the RDC.
09:22And we asked the M23 and its supporters to disarm, to withdraw from the occupied territories.
09:28This new escalation should not become an open conflict that would disrupt the humanitarian activities already very weakened in the region.
09:35The only way to solve the problem in the east of the RDC is for all parties to meet around the table.
09:41To disarm and withdraw.
09:44The Congolese government has stated in a statement,
09:48to follow, hour by hour, the situation in Bukavu,
09:52the last piece of territory conquered by the M23 and its Rwandan ally,
09:56now gives them total control of Lake Kivu.
10:00This lake in the north and south of Kivu is the center of trade and human transport.
10:05Approximately 4,000 Rwandan soldiers are present in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
10:11And the last fights have killed nearly 3,000, according to the UN.
10:15Know that the level of life of Moroccans has improved between 2014 and 2022.
10:20This is the conclusion of an investigation conducted by the White House, according to the HCP.
10:24The level of life of Moroccans has improved significantly between 2014 and 2019,
10:28before recording a deceleration between 2019 and 2022, marked by COVID-19.
10:34And the average annual expenditure per household has gone from 76,000 in 2014 to 83,700 directly in 2022.
10:4338% of expenses go to food, while housing and energy expenses are close to 25%.
10:52Marrakech hosted yesterday the General Assembly of the World Youth Organization.
10:56A youth that will be at the heart of the 4th edition of the World Ministerial Conference on Road Safety,
11:03climate change or sustainable mobility.
11:06Or the issues of road safety will be addressed during this conference.
11:10So the coup d'envoi will be given tomorrow in Marrakech.
11:13At the call of the NARSA and the World Health Organization,
11:16several ministers from all over the world will take part.
11:19Our special envoy has been entertained yesterday with the Moroccan Minister of Transport and Logistics.
11:24I invite you to listen to him.
11:26This conference, which will start in two days,
11:30and which represents the 4th edition of the World Ministerial Conference on Road Safety,
11:37is an exceptional event for Morocco, for the African continent, for the Arab countries,
11:45because it will include almost 100 transport ministers,
11:48more than 7 ministers from the interior,
11:52and more than 2,000 world experts on road safety.
11:58Obviously, like this great event,
12:02there is this famous youth conference, which you mentioned,
12:07and which is an extraordinary space of reflection for young people between the ages of 15 and 25,
12:14who come from almost 65 countries and 300 participants.
12:21Obviously, full of energy, full of ideas, full of proposals,
12:25especially real, because I followed the works of the workshops on 6 panels.
12:31The ideas are great.
12:34And of course, during the last session, which we have just concluded,
12:38with Jean Todt, the special envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations,
12:46we promised them that their ideas will be presented at this ministerial conference,
12:56which will start on the 18th, because they are full of good sense and full of courage.
13:00And as we need it today on our roads, and especially to save the lives of young people today,
13:09as you know, this pandemic of road accidents has been going on for almost 18 years
13:17under the auspices of the World Health Organization,
13:20because it is one of the top 10 causes of mortality.
13:23So this gathering of experts, of ministers,
13:27will certainly come up with ideas of the Moroccan land, of the city of Ocre de Marrakech,
13:36which will certainly mark the next 10 years.
13:39Senegal is preparing to host the Olympic Games of the Dakar Youth 2026.
13:44So where are the construction of sports infrastructures?
13:47And what are the challenges to be tackled?
13:48A challenge to be tackled, an element of answer in this report by Jeunesse Moukaha and Moussa El-Dir.
13:54Highland of the Olympic Games of the Dakar Youth in 2026,
13:58Senegal is working on the implementation of the top infrastructures.
14:02However, what is the state of progress of these buildings?
14:06It is understood that there were two major works that were held
14:12to house most of the Olympic Games.
14:15First, the Iwamachop Stadium in Médina,
14:19and then there is the Olympic Swimming Pool at level 2.1.
14:23In addition, a number of sports infrastructures were attached to the neighbourhoods.
14:30All this on the financing of the French Development Agency.
14:34The sports journalists, for their part, say they are reassured by the progress of the works.
14:39The look I have is reassuring,
14:41because I had to take part in a work visit organized by the Olympic Committee,
14:47rather the Youth Olympic Committee, in November last year.
14:52And we were able to understand that there was no construction in progress.
14:59So, in terms of delays, the GROUP that manages these works was rather reassuring.
15:05The implementation of such a project in progress is not a challenge.
15:08On this point, those in charge of the works reassure the populations
15:12about the completion of the infrastructures in time.
15:15We at GROUP and the technical team of the project,
15:18everything has been put in place so that this planning can be very followed.
15:22We are in delays that cannot move.
15:25The Youth Olympic Games are scheduled for November 2026.
15:29And the challenge for us is to deliver these infrastructures six months in advance.
15:34In Senegal, the infrastructures seem to be on track
15:36to host the Youth Olympic Games in 2026.
15:40The country is also active in managing the influx of visitors
15:43for a flawless organization.
15:46In the United States, extreme weather conditions continue to make victims.
15:51In the east of the country, more precisely in the state of Kentucky,
15:54nine people died in heavy rains that caused fatal cranes.
15:58According to the governor of the state, most of the people who died
16:01were stuck in their vehicles as the water rose.
16:04A figure that is called to increase according to the authorities of the state
16:08who have decreed the state of emergency.
16:16And now it's time for the guest of the big newspaper.
16:19We have addressed it in this newspaper
16:21and it is the theme that we address with the guest today.
16:25The conclusion of an investigation carried out by the High Commissioner
16:28on the level of life of Moroccans.
16:30And to talk about it, we meet live from Casablanca,
16:32Nabil Adel, teacher, researcher and director
16:35of the Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Research Group at ESCA.
16:38Hello.
16:40Hello, thank you for the invitation.
16:43Thank you for answering our questions.
16:45First, we will start with this report,
16:47which announces that between 2014 and 2022,
16:50the average annual expenditure per person
16:53has gone from 16,000 dirhams to more than 20,000 dirhams.
16:56So would inflation have no impact
16:59on the level of life of Moroccans?
17:02No, it is a completely normal evolution
17:05since the expenditure is linked to the level of production
17:08and the level of production determines the level of salary.
17:11So it is an evolution that does not require any particular comment
17:14except an acceleration in recent years
17:18due to the inflationary wave.
17:20Today, Moroccans spend less in quantity
17:24and more in value.
17:26Prices have increased,
17:28which means that the average level of expenditure has increased.
17:29But in itself, the trend has nothing to do with it.
17:35According to the HCP,
17:37social network policies have an impact
17:40on reducing poverty.
17:42But according to the report,
17:44the vulnerability of non-targeted social classes
17:46by these policies is increasing.
17:48So how to analyze this trend?
17:50Listen, the best way to solve the problem of poverty
17:55is economic growth,
17:57is the creation of wealth.
17:59Any economy that relies on long-term redistribution
18:04is doomed to have an increased level of vulnerability and precariousness.
18:08The best barrier is the creation of wealth,
18:11the continuous creation of wealth,
18:13which allows us to absorb poverty
18:16and allows us to redistribute
18:18and give meaning to social policies.
18:20Now, when we rely only on the social network,
18:23it is a network that tends to blow up in the long term.
18:25If there is no demand for economic growth
18:28and the creation of wealth.
18:30Now, what we can see
18:32is that the level of growth in Morocco
18:35begins to reach its limits.
18:37Hence the pressure that is being exerted more and more
18:40on the redistribution of income,
18:44since we are going to distribute
18:46on a part that is less and less elevated.
18:48And this highlights the idea
18:55that the government must find solutions
18:58to this problem that is becoming structural.
19:01Namely, the weakness of growth
19:04that will eventually condemn more and more Moroccans
19:07to live in a precarious situation.
19:10So, we know that wage income
19:14is the main source of income for households in Morocco.
19:18And it rises to about 35%.
19:21So, where does the rest of the income come from?
19:25Listen, you have several sources of income.
19:29First of all, you have everything that is rental.
19:32If people have secondary assets
19:35or assets that they do not use for their main residence,
19:38they put them on rental.
19:40You have agricultural income.
19:42You have professional income.
19:44And there we put the liberal professions,
19:46all the professions that do not have the status of wage earners,
19:49but which have a status of middle class,
19:51close to wage configuration in terms of income level.
19:55So, these are the other sources of income
19:58that can be found alongside wage income.
20:02So, can we say that the creation of wealth
20:05is linked to the creation of employment?
20:07Can we talk a little more about the creation of employment in Morocco?
20:10Yes, absolutely.
20:12You are perfectly right to ask the question.
20:14It is a good analysis.
20:16The creation of employment is linked to economic growth.
20:20That is to say, any creation of employment
20:23that is not addressed to a policy...
20:31So, I think we have been cut off.
20:35We hope to come back in a few moments.
20:38We will meet Nabil Hadid in a few moments.
20:40But in the meantime, let's go to Rabat
20:42with the inauguration last weekend
20:44of the Moroccan Cinémathèque,
20:46which offers a space
20:48dedicated to the conservation,
20:50documentation and restoration
20:52of the cinematographic heritage.
20:54Explanations with Cheyma Fekri.
20:56After several months of continuous work,
20:59the Moroccan Cinémathèque
21:01officially opens its doors to the public.
21:03The inauguration took place
21:05in the seat of the Moroccan Cinémathèque,
21:07in the presence of a number of officials
21:09and cinema artists.
21:11We wish to strengthen the role of the CCM
21:13at both national and international level.
21:16This is why we have estimated
21:18that the Cinémathèque should be
21:20an entire institution,
21:22with its own means
21:24and human resources specialized in this field.
21:26It should be remembered that the restoration
21:28of the cinematographic heritage
21:30is a separate profession,
21:32distinct from other professions
21:34related to the world of cinema.
21:36It is a special day for us.
21:38This official inauguration
21:40marks a new step,
21:41the importance given
21:43to the Moroccan cinematographic heritage
21:45and its preservation.
21:47As Moroccans,
21:49we cannot move forward
21:51without preserving this memory.
21:53This new structure
21:55offers a space dedicated
21:57to the conservation,
21:59documentation and restoration
22:01of the national cinematographic heritage,
22:03as well as the promotion
22:05of Moroccan and international
22:07cinematographic works.
22:09We are finally witnessing
22:11the inauguration of the Cinémathèque.
22:13Although it may seem
22:15a small step forward,
22:17it is actually a very important step
22:19in the history of Moroccan cinema.
22:21This institution will give
22:23future generations
22:25the opportunity to discover
22:27the cinematographic creations
22:29they have heard so much about.
22:31I see films
22:33that I had not heard about
22:35and I see them again.
22:37The CCM has announced
22:39the creation of this institution
22:41as part of the growing
22:43dynamism of the cinematographic sector
22:45in recent years.
22:47Moroccans now have a place
22:49where they can discover
22:51and appreciate their cinematographic history.
22:53Cinema still to finish
22:55with the British BAFTAs.
22:57The thriller Conclave
22:59and Brutalist won four trophies,
23:01directed by the German filmmaker
23:03Edouard Berger.
23:04Conclave was awarded
23:06Best Thriller Film
23:08for Power Games
23:10during the election of a Pope.
23:12This film was running
23:14with 12 nominations
23:16and won the heart
23:18of the British Academy.
23:20While Brutalist won
23:22in Best Director
23:24for Brady Corbet
23:26and Best Actor
23:28for Adrien Brody.
23:35We live in a time
23:37of a crisis of democracy
23:39but that's why we make movies
23:41and that's why we...
23:46Conclave!
23:52It's an honour to stand
23:54alongside my fellow nominees.
23:56Thank you to Focus Features,
23:58Indian Paintbrush.
24:00This is the end of the news.
24:04We'll see you next time.