MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 19/10/2023
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00:06 Welcome to this round of "Horizon" of the news in Africa.
00:10 Mahama Deby, president of the Chajene Transmission, has been visiting France for a few days.
00:17 Is it to talk about the redeployment of French soldiers?
00:21 This is the question that is asked of this African information.
00:25 What is certain is that he must meet the head of the French state, Emmanuel Macron,
00:30 but no information has been given as to the date of their meeting, the newspaper specifies.
00:36 This visit is taking place while French soldiers from Niger are looking for a point of fall
00:42 and that the Chajene authorities are looking for support abroad for the pursuit of the political transition in Chad.
00:50 Mahama Deby could also meet businessmen interested in investments in Chad.
00:57 Pretoria and Hamas discuss humanitarian aid to Gaza.
01:04 Information by the UN, DAPAN News, the Sudanese minister of international relations and cooperation,
01:13 Naledi Pandor, met this week with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
01:19 to discuss the sending of humanitarian aid to Gaza, currently besieged by Israeli troops.
01:26 According to a statement from the ministry, Pandor and Haniyeh discussed how to provide
01:32 the humanitarian aid necessary to Gaza and other parts of the Palestinian territory, writes our colleague.
01:39 Naledi Pandor reiterated solidarity and support for the Palestinian people in South Africa
01:45 and expressed his sadness and regrets for the loss of innocent lives on both sides.
01:52 And then Alberta Info writes in its columns that recent reports have revealed that the situation of Sudanese refugees
02:01 who fled the conflict to seek refuge in the neighboring Chad is becoming more and more alarming.
02:08 A growing number of them face a deadly threat of famine, with 42 Sudanese refugees who perished last week
02:18 in eastern Chad, mainly due to serious food shortages and the lack of drinking water
02:24 aggravated by the spread of diseases such as malaria.
02:28 The most vulnerable and affected people are women, children and elderly people.
02:35 More than a million people have crossed the border to seek refuge in Chad.
02:41 According to a report from the Office of Humanitarian Coordination, at least 145,000 people have been
02:51 moved to more than 33 locations in northern Kivu since October 1 due to the resumption of fighting
03:00 between local armed groups and rebels from the M23 in the territories of Mazizi and Rouchourou.
03:06 Information relayed by Radio Okapi, the humanitarian situation in these two territories is deteriorating
03:14 and displaced populations urgently need food, water, shelter and health care.
03:24 In Burkina Faso, a collective of 15 Burkina Faso-based unions called for a rally on October 31
03:33 in Ouagadougou to protest against the restrictions on freedoms imposed by the military authorities.
03:41 On Africa News, the General Confederation of Burkina Faso Workers invited military authorities
03:49 to lift the ban on public demonstrations imposed after the coup of September 2022.
03:56 The Confederation expressed its concerns about the forced disappearance of citizens
04:02 by the army and the forced imprisonment of people and the closure of press organs.
04:11 Read more on Africa News.
04:15 This is the end of this African press release. Thank you for watching.
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