MEDI1TV Afrique : Midi infos - 05/06/2023
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00:00 "This marks the official start of the African Lion military exercises program.
00:23 We will talk about this in a moment.
00:26 In Morocco, the first step of Operation Marhaba was given today on Royal Instruction.
00:32 According to the Mohamed V Foundation for Solidarity, the welcome of Moroccans will continue until September 15.
00:40 The African Lion Forum was given today in Abidjan.
00:46 This great mass of the African economy and its private sector brings together several heads of state and governors.
00:53 We open this news with this sad news.
00:59 Mohamed Mouattassim, advisor to the king of Merseyse, has died today in Rabat.
01:06 We will have the opportunity to return to this in more detail in our next editions.
01:13 The African Lion was given last week and this Monday marks the official start of the program of these great military exercises organized by the American Armed Forces.
01:30 This is the 19th edition of the African Lion military exercise.
01:43 This event will include the participation of nearly 6,000 soldiers from about 20 African and international countries.
02:01 This event will include the participation of the American Armed Forces, air operations and exercises against weapons of mass destruction.
02:16 This event will be held in 6 regions of Morocco.
02:43 The official start of the Operation Marhaba was given today at the Royal Instruction.
02:49 According to the Mohamed V Foundation for Solidarity, the welcome of Moroccans will continue until September 15.
02:57 In the kingdom, 18 welcoming areas are operational, 6 abroad.
03:02 1,400 people are mobilized to make this operation a great success.
03:08 Under the effective presidency of King Mohamed VI, the 2023 edition of the Operation Marhaba starts on Monday.
03:15 According to the Royal Instruction, the operation begins on June 5 and continues until Friday, September 15.
03:21 The Mohamed VI Foundation for Solidarity, which contributes to the Operation Marhaba with all the international parties,
03:27 activated the global welcoming system in Morocco, France, Italy and Spain, which is composed of 24 assistance and support sites for members of the community.
03:39 These sites, specifies the Foundation, will remain operational throughout the operation, i.e. 3 and a half months during the arrival and return phases.
03:47 18 welcoming areas are operational in Morocco.
03:50 They are located in the ports of Tangier Med, Tangierville, Al-Hussein Maïn Nador, in the airports of Casablanca Mohamed V, Rabat Saleh, Oujda Engad, Nador, Agadir Masira, Fes Sayes, Marrakech Menara and Tangier Ibn Battuta,
04:03 in the Mediterranean resting areas, Jeba, Tazarine and Smyr Mdir, as well as at the border posts of Bab Sabsaim Lilia.
04:10 Abroad, 6 welcome areas are located at the European ports of Genoa in Italy, 7 in Marseille in France, Motril, Almeria and Algeciras in Spain.
04:19 The usual social and medical assistance services, reinforced by the presence of social assistants,
04:25 on board long-haul ships set up during the 2021 edition of the operation, will remain operational at the level of the Marhaba welcome sites deployed by the Foundation in Morocco and abroad.
04:35 An effective of nearly 1,400 people, including the Foundation teams, social assistants, doctors, paramedical staff and volunteers,
04:43 are mobilized to listen to Moroccans living abroad, assist them and provide them with the necessary support and assistance.
04:51 To learn a little more about the Marhaba operation and the Moroccan welcome system, let's listen to Sana Dardir, Director of Communication at the Mohamed V Foundation for Solidarity.
05:03 The Marhaba operation is part of the Foundation's humanitarian work, which was put in place in 2000,
05:11 when we realized that assistance, or at least a human presence, was necessary on the ground to welcome,
05:19 but above all to accompany, the members of the community returning to Morocco who were sometimes in situations of human distress, administrative or other.
05:30 And it seemed necessary to us to set up a system of services and services, both medical care, but also social assistance.
05:42 And so over the years, the experience has developed, we have also acquired a lot of experience to master the subjects that had to be dealt with, the cases and the situations.
05:53 And so today, the system is rich with 24 spaces of Marhaba welcome, 18 in Morocco and 6 abroad,
06:02 where there is a H24 presence of social assistants, teams from the Foundation and also medical teams,
06:10 who are present to answer any request, but above all to manage and react to any request or crisis, or at least unforeseen,
06:22 during the arrivals, departures and transit phases of the different families returning to Morocco, from Spain, Italy and France.
06:33 At the end of Jill Biden's visit to the kingdom, the First Lady of the United States saluted the leadership of King Mohammed VI in favor of the autonomy of women and young people.
06:45 Received by Princess Lalla Hasna, Jill Biden was in Marrakech, where she visited several important sites of the city of Acre in Benin.
06:55 The leadership of King Mohammed VI in favor of the autonomy of women and young people, saluted by the First Lady of the United States of America, Jill Biden.
07:04 The campaign of the American president has been in the kingdom since Saturday, as part of a tour in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe,
07:11 with the aim of promoting the conditions of women and young people around the world, in particular in education, health and autonomy.
07:21 The United States is grateful for its long-standing partnership with Morocco.
07:27 Under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, Morocco encourages reforms to promote autonomy for women and young people, which reflects our common priorities.
07:40 I was graciously welcomed here in Marrakech by His Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasna.
07:46 During our discussions, she told me about her work to educate children and young people about the importance of protecting our climate.
07:56 I am inspired by her passion and I am excited to take her story back to the United States,
08:03 to look for more opportunities to learn from each other, because our world is linked together in many ways,
08:11 and that common values are the foundation on which the values of our shared future must be laid.
08:18 The First Lady of the United States also visited several important sites in the city of Ocre,
08:24 including the architectural jewel of the Madrasa Bni Yousef, or the Nahil Association for Women and Children.
08:32 I am grateful to see the efforts of the Nahil Association and all the efforts of its President, Zakiya Mreni,
08:43 who not only helps children and women, but also saves the lives of several people.
08:48 I am happy to see that our collaboration has brought its fruits.
08:55 During her tour, Jill Biden also met women among the beneficiaries of the various professional training programs provided by the Nahil Association.
09:05 It should be noted that in September 2016, the USAID Morocco had allocated a budget of $500,000 to the Nahil Association
09:13 in order to be able to supervise other associations in the region.
09:16 In July 2020, the USAID Morocco granted the Nahil Association an additional funding of more than $320,000
09:23 in the context of the fight against COVID-19 to deal with cases of gender-based violence in the Marrakech Safi region.
09:31 In the news, the Morocco has been re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Signalization Association for the period 2023-2027.
09:42 This is a confirmation of the re-election of the 14th General Assembly of the IASM and its 20th Conference, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
09:54 This re-election of Morocco constitutes an international recognition of the progress made by the Kingdom in the port and maritime sectors.
10:05 Is Africa condemned to suffer the crises of others or can it, through its main economic actors, create a common response?
10:14 In Abidjan, 1,800 participants at the Africa CEO Forum will try to answer this question.
10:20 The blow of this great mass of the African economy and its private sector was given today.
10:26 Morocco is represented by the head of the government, Aziz Akhanouch. The aim is also to accelerate the emergence of the next generation of champions of the African economy.
10:38 Stéphane Soumaoro, our correspondent in Abidjan, is live with us. Stéphane, hello.
10:49 Hello, Pape.
10:51 As I said earlier, the blow of the Africa CEO Forum was given today. Can you go back to the opening ceremony?
11:00 Yes, we must recognize that this great meeting already holds its promises.
11:06 Already at 8am here in Abidjan, nearly 1,700 business leaders and leaders of governments from different countries were gathered.
11:14 This edition of the Africa CEO Forum is very special because it takes place at a time when African states are facing a shortage of funding and the debt of some states is increasing.
11:23 It is more than time to look at new ways of financing, to boost private investments, which have dropped by 17% last year.
11:31 It is therefore an opportunity to put the African private sector at the heart of politics and to unite the voices of African companies to make the interests of the continent heard.
11:41 This is the whole issue of this 2023 edition of the Africa CEO Forum.
11:45 You just told us about the issues of this forum, but I said it, the blow of the Africa CEO Forum was given.
11:54 Were there any speeches that resonated, that attracted much more attention during the opening ceremony?
12:02 At the opening ceremony, there were two speeches that went in the same direction.
12:13 The first was from the Ivorian Prime Minister, His Excellency Patrick Ashi, and the head of the Moroccan government, His Excellency Aziz Akhanouch,
12:15 who came back to the priorities that states must give to the economic sector to boost new national champions, but also to further promote the sector, the public-private partnership.
12:27 They established a portfolio of 10 strategic sectors that must really drive economic growth on the continent, where they called on business leaders to invest.
12:37 This is, for example, food sovereignty with the development of agri-industry, the cultural and tourist industry, and especially digital, which is today really an opportunity, a niche for everyone.
12:48 So they have developed 10 strategic sectors that leaders here must really turn to to drive a growth dynamic across the continent.
12:59 What about the program of the Africa CEO Forum? Today it was the blow of the Africa CEO Forum. What can we expect tomorrow?
13:07 The blow of the Africa CEO Forum was given. There are a few panels that are just in the opening, but just from 1pm GMT, there will be many panels that will open,
13:19 mostly on recycling and the plastic economy. There will be another on sustainable economy, the involvement of women in the leadership of the CEO in Africa.
13:29 And tomorrow, there will really be this focus on gas, new fossil fuels, renewable energies. How should Africa be part of these new challenges?
13:39 Digital with artificial intelligence. How should Africa be part of all this?
13:44 So we will say that from 1pm GMT, many panels will open to allow each decision-maker here to see a little reality on the continent and to see what solutions are to be brought
13:55 and how each company can really join these programs, these dynamics that the leaders want to give to New Africa.
14:03 The green economy will certainly be at the heart of this forum. Is that right?
14:08 That's right.
14:10 Stéphane Soumaho, thank you. Thank you for all these details. I remind you that you are the correspondent for Median TV in Abidjan. Thank you.
14:20 And again, your show, Question d'Actu, will be presented today from Abidjan by Khadija Hissane, who is receiving Marta Ardioub, Director General of the SFI, the International Financial Society.
14:32 I suggest you listen to an excerpt.
14:34 What we are trying to do is to do more with you in Morocco. And I think a good example is what we are doing with the OCP.
14:42 We have signed 100 million dollars for a project to help the energy transition, to produce green energy, green hydrogen in Morocco,
14:54 and to be able to better integrate the OCP in the investments that African companies are making in the agricultural sector.
15:03 As we know, one of the elements of the crisis has been the higher cost of inputs, particularly fertilizers for African countries.
15:15 And we have the solution here on the continent.
15:19 Here, if we work together, we can create green energy, we can create inputs that will be useful to the producers, and we can do it in an integrated way in Africa.
15:27 So for me, this is a good example of what we can do together to respond to this crisis and be able to do it.
15:33 Another element of the crisis has been the cost of food products.
15:37 We have seen that there has been a flamboyant food cost.
15:40 We are on a continent where we have abundant water in certain parts of the continent, we have abundant land, and we have labor.
15:50 Why can't we produce enough food to deal with the exogenous shocks that our economies are facing?
15:59 These are the kinds of questions we are going to discuss.
16:01 We have to get out of this cycle of response to crises that have hit us to be able to have more structural responses that allow African economies to be more resilient.
16:12 This is also what is happening in the pharmaceutical sector.
16:17 We have realized that when the COVID-19 crisis happened, African countries did not have access to vaccines.
16:25 The solution has been to work with countries like Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, and Morocco to be able to create vaccines in Africa,
16:34 but also to take advantage of this to develop a pharmaceutical industry that can serve the continent.
16:41 We will continue with the news tonight at 7.05pm on the Afrique channel and at 11.05pm on the Maghreb channel.
16:50 We continue this news with the suspension of classes in Senegal's schools and universities.
17:00 Banks are closed, as are several social networks, as well as the internet.
17:05 A precarious calm reigns in Senegal a week after the conviction of political opponent Ousmane Sonko of corruption of youth.
17:13 Violence has cost the lives of 16 people.
17:15 500 have been arrested by the police, according to the Minister of the Interior.
17:21 The fighting continues in Sudan despite US sanctions against the army and paramilitary forces.
17:29 The UN Security Council has decided to extend until next December the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Mission for Assistance in the Transition to Sudan.
17:40 The Council also asks the UN Secretary-General to continue to report to him every 90 days on the execution of the mandate entrusted to the UN.
17:50 The next report will be communicated to him by August 30.
17:57 How to promote and protect civil space?
18:00 This question was at the heart of the exchanges organized this weekend in Niamé between civil society actors and human rights defenders, according to this account of Jean-Dipré William.
18:13 They are lawyers, researchers or simple committed citizens and have been presenting their caps as civil society actors for so long.
18:23 The meeting in Niamé is a platform for exchanges in view of the opening of civil space, an indispensable platform for the exercise of the three citizens,
18:33 but which, according to experts, is increasingly subjected to unjustified restrictions.
18:38 The strength is to recognize that in many countries, and particularly in countries where democracy is under construction, the maintenance of order and the opening of physical spaces do not always make good housekeepers.
18:52 The confrontation between these ideas often results in banning demonstrations, often with questionable legal bases, arrests of civil society actors and fruitless appeals to competent jurisdictions.
19:08 For three days, it will be for actors from the region to share their experience on issues such as access to information, citizen participation and freedom of expression.
19:19 So many questions that will be the subject of recommendations in view of a synergy of action at the regional level.
19:25 After these works, there may be the establishment of a sub-regional platform to continue the fight that we are maintaining.
19:34 This will also allow us to find what we call a document of plebiscites, which will be used to help organizations or human rights defenders who are victims to seize the court of justice of the CEDAO.
19:50 This is the main objective, to try to cultivate the culture of the potential.
19:57 Restrictions due to COVID-19 to attacks against citizens' rights defenders. Threats to civil space are still common in many countries.
20:06 According to the initiative "Civicus Monitor", nearly 70% of people in the world live in a country where civil space is considered closed or repressed.
20:16 We return to Côte d'Ivoire, but this time it is to discover an artist who uses the recycling of mobile phone waste to make his paintings.
20:27 Thanks to his talent and his sense of creativity, he gives a second life to electronic waste.
20:33 Max Woubi and Ange-Millefried.
20:35 Once reserved for a certain social class, the mobile phone is now available to everyone.
20:41 After use, these devices can be found everywhere and anywhere.
20:46 This young plastician makes keyboards, mobile phones, tools for his canvas.
20:51 In his studio, located in the Abidjanese suburbs, we followed the steps of the design of his works of art.
20:58 The desired Murou canvas can be found here in Abidjan during varnishing.
21:03 I try to work on everything that touches my sensitivity, that is, the topics that are current.
21:08 For this exhibition, I try to work on a series of paintings that speak of the flood that we experienced in Côte d'Ivoire and in other countries in Africa and around the world.
21:17 Basically, it's to defend this flood there, because there are people who are on the game who do not know what is really happening in certain areas.
21:23 So we must also show in image so that at least it can remain in the spirit of people.
21:28 The Murou paintings are special. The relief applied to the painting has gold, interest in the form, but also and especially in the background.
21:38 With these keyboards, he brings an aesthetic relief to his landscapes, then raises the issues of our time.
21:45 He offers a technique for recycling electronic waste, a real puzzle for industries and a curse for humanity.
21:53 The originality of the artist is intertwined with the thirst of the beautiful public.
21:57 By recycling electronic parts, such as phone keyboards or screens, as we see here, he makes works of art.
22:05 I find it really important and good because it sensitizes the environment by making works of art.
22:10 And we feel a little close to the painting because we find the keyboards of our phones that we have already used.
22:17 And I find that really extraordinary.
22:19 A collective exhibition in Côte d'Ivoire, his home country, Morocco, and very recently in Belgium, the artist is about to count among the most important figures of Ivorian contemporary painting.
22:31 Monodésiré invites us to a simple awareness of the impact of our hyperconnectivity on smartphones.
22:39 A complete question about the drifts of progress and social behavior.
22:45 Returning to the kingdom where Agadir is considered one of the most attractive tourist cities during the summer,
22:51 it continues to occupy advanced positions in terms of reservations and nightlife.
22:56 An evolution due to the different welcoming structures and entertainment spaces that have contributed to the development of the tourist offer of the capital of Sousse.
23:05 This is what we will see in this report by Abdelmahab Bokhriz, Faysal Abroch and Soël Gelil.
23:11 Agadir, an essential summer destination.
23:15 The city of Agadir is preparing to receive thousands of visitors this year.
23:19 The attractive project of the cable car carried by the company Danieland, as part of its amusement park,
23:24 will strengthen the tourist and landscape attractiveness of the destination, but also its national emblem, dominating the hill of Agadir-Oufla.
23:38 Agadir is a tourist city par excellence.
23:41 It must preserve and improve its achievements so that the Moroccan and international tourist can find a haven of comfort, peace and discovery.
23:49 In a tourist-oriented context, on a 6-minute journey, a total of 1700 meters,
23:59 the cable car will deliver breathtaking views, especially on the Atlantic Ocean and the city walkway,
24:04 as well as its port city and its old neighborhoods.
24:07 The cable car has enhanced the beauty of Agadir and is a tourist novelty to try.
24:16 The view in the water is magnificently enchanting.
24:18 I believe that this cable car is dedicated to the historical and cultural beauty of our destination.
24:23 Agadir is the only operational banner station throughout the year in Morocco.
24:33 Its bay and the sweetness of its climate make it a unique destination in Morocco,
24:37 where beaches can be frequented continuously throughout the year.
24:40 Agadir is also the economic capital of the South.
24:43 Its port is the second after Casablanca and the first fishing port in Morocco.
24:47 It is also one of the very first sardine ports in the world.
24:50 The football with the UDAT of Casablanca, which was the score of 2-1 yesterday for the Egyptians in Al-Ahly,
24:59 was the heart of the final of the Champions League in Africa.
25:04 The return match is scheduled for next Sunday at the Mohamed V Sports Complex in Casablanca.
25:09 This concludes our report. Thank you for watching.
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