MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 05/03/2025
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00:00Let's start with Ghana, where the head of state, John Dramani-Mahama, officially launched
00:19the National Economic Dialogue 2025, an initiative aimed at reshaping the country's economy
00:26in the face of a public debt of $47 billion and an energy sector in crisis.
00:33That is, on the African press agency, this dialogue brings together key players to develop
00:39a roadmap for economic recovery.
00:42The event follows an alarming parliamentary speech by the president on the country's
00:49financial status, underlining a massive debt of public companies and a financing deficit,
00:56including the energy sector.
00:58The dialogue aims to build a consensus to transform the Ghanaian economy and improve
01:05the living conditions of citizens, notes APANews.
01:09The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to maintain the sanction regime
01:18against the extremist group of Shebabs in Somalia.
01:21Information is provided by Fopinfo.
01:24These sanctions include the prohibition of the export of charcoal, wood,
01:29improvised explosive devices, as well as the authorization to inspect ships
01:35to ensure embargo on weapons and coal.
01:39The mandate of the expert group in charge of monitoring the operations of the Shebabs
01:43has been extended until January 13, 2026, adds the source of information.
01:49The Council has also called for strengthened cooperation with Somali and international
01:55authorities to disrupt the financing of the Shebabs.
01:59Direction of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Agoma, in the province of North Kivu.
02:05At least 112 people were kidnapped by rebels of the M23 during a night operation
02:12at CBCIA Hospital in Osho on the night of March 2.
02:16Information given by Radio Okapi.
02:19The source reports that among the people brought were sick guards
02:24and cured patients, whom the M23 considers to be soldiers or members of the Wazelando militia.
02:30A dozen civilians were released after verification.
02:35The rest of the people remain at unknown destinations,
02:38feeding psychosis in the local population,
02:43notes Radio Okapi in these columns.
02:46In Togo, the opposition has strengthened against constitutional reform
02:51with the creation of a new group by the National Alliance for Change
02:56and the Democratic Forces for the Republic,
02:59supported by disorganization of civil society.
03:03This is what Africa Radio reveals in these columns.
03:06This collective calls for a return to the 1992 constitution
03:11which provided for the election of the president in a direct universal conflagration.
03:16It intends to organize a meeting on March 23 in Lomé to mobilize against the reform.
03:22The opposition estimates that this reform would provide CBCIA with its influence,
03:28while its supporters claim that it ensures better representation,
03:34i.e. on Africa Radio Madagascar.
03:37To finish, the cyclone Onde caused heavy losses in the country,
03:42with a provisional report of 8 dead, 1 missing and 88 injured,
03:48according to the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management.
03:52Information relayed by BNW TV,
03:54more than 88,000 people were affected,
03:58of which about 27,000 were displaced, mainly in the southwest of the country.
04:03The material damage includes more than 10,000 houses destroyed
04:07and 6,021 hectares of flooded rice fields,
04:11seriously affecting the agricultural sector.
04:14Authorities continue to assess the needs to organize a humanitarian response,
04:20adapted, writes the online newspaper.
04:23This is the end of this review of African news.
04:26Thank you for following it.