MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 20/02/2025
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00:00Welcome to the review of African news that we open in Rwanda.
00:14The country recently announced the suspension of its development cooperation with Belgium in response to the Brussels position on the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
00:26An information from AllAfrican, the Rwandan government accuses Belgium of having led an aggressive campaign alongside the RDC to hinder Rwanda's access to development financing.
00:39As a result, Kigali ends its bilateral aid program for the period 2024-2029, stating that it will not be intimidated regarding its national security.
00:53Belgium took action on this decision, while continuing to consider sanctions against Rwanda for its involvement in the conflict, the Envigne newspaper concludes.
01:05In Senegal, the Senegalese Autonomous Union of Doctors, SAMES, has been on strike for two days to protest against the deterioration of their working conditions, an African-informed.
01:18Doctors call for the recruitment of new practitioners, the improvement of wages and pensions.
01:25Despite several months of unfruitful negotiations with the government, the union denounces the lack of concrete measures.
01:33SAMES calls for rapid responses to improve working conditions and care quality, notes our African colleagues.
01:42In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Cooperation of Co-Agricultural Farmers of the Co-Agrico Congo and the National Humor of the Young Actors of Change
01:52plan to create 20,000 jobs to fight against food insecurity in Kinshasa, it is written on FAPA Info.
02:01Indeed, our source, the Co-Agrico, plans to use these lands to develop agriculture, livestock, farming and product transformation.
02:11The two organizations have agreed to expand discussions with other local organizations to increase agricultural production.
02:19The agricultural forum is scheduled for June 9 to expose local agricultural production and expertise, indicates FAPA Info.
02:28In Uganda, the Ugandan health authorities announced the treatment of the last eight hospitalized patients,
02:37thus marking the end of the recent Ebola epidemic.
02:41That is to say, on African News, this victory was celebrated by the World Health Organization, which has praised the country's reactivity to this threat.
02:51Although the epidemic has caused a death, that of a nurse, the efforts of treatment and prevention have made it possible to quickly control the situation.
03:01Researchers continue to work on an experimental vaccine to better prepare for future epidemics, reports the information site.
03:10To conclude, let's talk about African heritage.
03:13The Netherlands announced the restitution of 113 bronze from Benin to Nigeria of works of art,
03:20copied in 1897 by the British groups Information and on Africa Radio.
03:27These ancient sculptures, created between the 16th and 18th centuries by the Edo people, represent figures of the royal court, animals and other symbolic elements.
03:41Epo Bruins, Dutch Minister of Culture, Education and Sciences, declared that this restitution contributes to repairing a historical injustice.
03:52According to the Director General of the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments, this is the most important restitution in Nigeria since the Raid of 1897.
04:05This is the end of this African press release. Thank you for following it.
04:11www.nigerianmuseums.org