MEDI1TV Afrique : Midi infos - 14/11/2023
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00:12 You are following Mediain TV Africa. Thank you for joining us for this round of news.
00:17 Here are the headlines.
00:18 Near East conflict, while Joe Biden calls Israel to the rescue to protect the thousands of people stuck in the Gaza hospital.
00:26 The UN talks about about 10,000 Palestinians stuck on the site of the hospital.
00:31 Details in this news.
00:33 In the conflict in the Near East, of course, the Moroccan government and public teachers for education, Aziza Khanoush,
00:42 announce the creation of a ministerial commission to deal with the issues related to the status of the national education officials.
00:52 In Burkina Faso, at least 70 people, mostly children and elderly people, died in killings in the north center of the country in early November.
01:02 Massacres of civilians, including the authors of unknown deaths.
01:05 We meet again right now for the development.
01:07 Ladies and gentlemen, we open this news with Omar Hilal, who pleads for an innovative approach in the partnership with the UN.
01:18 The permanent representative of Morocco to the UN, highlighted yesterday in Addis Ababa,
01:24 during the sixth annual consultative meeting between the Council of Peace and Security of the African Union
01:30 and the Commission for the Consolidation of Peace of the United Nations,
01:34 the imperative of an innovative approach based on a concrete action agenda,
01:39 which is articulated around the priorities set by Africa in the partnership between the United States or the United Nations,
01:46 and the African Union.
01:48 During his speech at this joint meeting, Ambassador Hilal pleaded for the need to strengthen and renew the strategic partnership between the UN and the IAEA,
01:58 calling for the strengthening of cooperation between the two organizations through concrete and concerted actions,
02:06 as well as the aggregation of funds for peace between the CPP and the UN, but also the CPS of the IAEA.
02:15 Now, ladies and gentlemen, our special issue dedicated to the war in the Gaza Strip.
02:40 While the director of the Al-Shifa hospital says that 179 bodies were buried in a municipal pit,
02:47 Israeli tanks are massacred today at the gates of the main Gaza hospital.
02:52 Joe Biden calls on Israel to hold it to protect the thousands of people stuck there.
02:58 According to the UN, about 10,000 Palestinians are held on the site of the hospital,
03:03 or even more, according to local officials.
03:06 The situation is very serious. It is inhuman to alert borderless doctors on social media.
03:12 The Deputy Health Minister of the Gaza Strip, Youssef Abou Rich,
03:17 said yesterday that seven premature babies and 27 intensive care patients had died since Saturday
03:24 due to a lack of electricity in this hospital.
03:27 At the moment, in Gaza, international aid is slowly arriving from Egypt in a very insufficient quantity, according to the UN,
03:34 since more than 555 foreign and international ambassadors were able to leave Gaza yesterday,
03:40 according to the Palestinian services, with the latest developments, with Sheikh Mahfoukri.
03:45 After six weeks of war between Israel and Hamas, all the hospitals in northern Gaza are now out of service.
03:52 Lack of fuel necessary for the operation of the electricity generators,
03:56 six premature babies and nine patients in intensive care were killed at the Al-Shifa hospital,
04:01 the largest medical center on the Gaza Strip.
04:04 The situation remains complex. Yesterday, at one o'clock in the morning, we lost electricity.
04:12 Even air conditioning and heating did not work.
04:14 We then tried to cover the newborns as much as possible,
04:17 and this problem will reproduce as long as Israel does not offer us an appropriate way
04:22 to supply fuel to Gaza and the Al-Shifa hospital.
04:27 The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza warned on Monday
04:32 that humanitarian operations would stop at 6 p.m., no fuel being allowed to enter Gaza.
04:38 In the small, besieged territory, more than half of the 2.4 million inhabitants are displaced
04:44 and now depend entirely on humanitarian aid to survive.
04:47 Alongside the inhabitants, humanitarian workers are also suffering from the current situation in Gaza.
04:53 A world tribute was given this Monday to these UN agents, minutes of silence and flags in the air,
04:59 in memory of these dozens of collaborators killed in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
05:05 Over the last months, 101 of our colleagues have lost their lives in Gaza.
05:16 This is the highest number of humanitarian workers killed in the history of our organization in such a short time.
05:22 We are gathered here today, in this very symbolic place,
05:25 to pay tribute to our courageous colleagues who sacrificed their lives while serving under the UN flag.
05:31 Faced with this alarming situation, the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, Janes Lenarsik,
05:43 called on Israel on Monday to implement real humanitarian posts in its war against Hamas.
05:49 The European Diplomacy Director, Jose Borrella, on his side,
05:53 insisted on the need for immediate humanitarian posts,
05:56 in order to guarantee the implementation of essential aid,
05:59 including fuel for hospitals.
06:02 The UN has announced yesterday that its humanitarian operations will cease
06:09 in 48 hours due to fuel shortages in the Gaza Strip.
06:13 For several weeks, the UN has been asking for fuel to be sent to Palestine,
06:18 and to cut off electricity, especially for the operation of hospitals' generators.
06:23 This request was rejected by Israel,
06:25 who said that this could benefit Hamas' military operations.
06:29 Since the beginning of the hostilities in the Gaza Strip,
06:32 around 11,240 Palestinians have been killed,
06:35 most of them civilians, including 4,630 children.
06:44 Meanwhile, the international community fears an extension of the conflict
06:48 at the border between Israel and Lebanon,
06:50 where daily gunfire has intensified over the weekend.
06:54 If Israel claims to have responded to an attack on anti-tank missiles
06:58 that wounded 10 people in the north of the country,
07:01 the Hezbollah has claimed strikes on the north of Israel,
07:04 which targeted the Israeli army's logistical forces
07:07 and a bulldozer near the Dovevr barracks with guided missiles.
07:13 And this is where we close this page on the war in the Gaza Strip.
07:19 Let's talk about education.
07:38 A ministerial commission will be created to address the issues
07:42 related to the status of the officials of national education,
07:46 while the iron fist continues between teachers in the public and government sectors.
07:51 The announcement was made yesterday by the head of government, Aziz Akhanouch.
07:54 Development with Younes Benzineba.
07:57 Facing the issues related to the status of the officials of national education
08:05 is the objective of this meeting organized by the government majority.
08:09 At this meeting, the head of government announced the creation of a ministerial commission
08:15 presided by himself to find solutions and ensure the return of teachers in class.
08:20 Through this commission, we will ensure the follow-up and the search for solutions
08:32 to the issues related to the status of the officials of national education.
08:36 We want students to return to class.
08:42 We want teachers to perform their duties while ensuring the quality of education.
08:47 The door to dialogue will always be open to discuss issues and find solutions,
08:54 but above all to ensure the quality of education.
09:00 The commission is made up of the Minister of National Education,
09:03 Pre-School and Sports, Shaqib Ben Moussa,
09:06 the Minister of Economic Inclusion of the small business, Younes Kourir,
09:11 and the Minister of Budget, Fawzi Al-Akja.
09:14 The meeting was an opportunity to remind that the educational reform,
09:18 initiated after national consultations,
09:21 has given positive results with the creation of a pioneer school.
09:26 It is essential today to establish a serious dialogue
09:30 between the government and representatives of the educational sector.
09:34 The creation of a ministerial commission goes in this direction.
09:40 This approach will allow to overcome the problems related to this sector.
09:45 It is necessary to have a serious dialogue with the most representative unions
09:50 to ensure the involvement of teachers in the success of the reform work.
09:56 The meeting was also an opportunity for representatives of the government majority
10:04 to highlight the importance of strengthening communication between ministers and parliamentarians.
10:10 In addition to the reform of the educational system, social protection,
10:14 the housing aid program and the direct social aid project,
10:18 have been highlighted as significant achievements of the government.
10:23 Meanwhile, teachers continue their protest movements,
10:31 by organizing strikes and demonstrations,
10:33 movements of humor that worry students and parents.
10:36 Hicham Abari tells us more about this in this story of Ajar Shafi.
10:40 The students of the public school spend their day in the streets,
10:45 instead of being on the school benches.
10:48 And in cause, a ninth strike of teachers who are on the edge with the ministry of education.
10:54 They categorically reject the new unified status of teachers.
10:58 Students and parents begin to express anger and impatience.
11:03 We come at 9 in the morning, we have class for an hour, then it's the strike.
11:07 In total, we only have class for two hours a day.
11:12 Today we had class for two hours, then they sent us back home.
11:16 We come, we wait, no class on the horizon, so we leave or we stay in the street.
11:26 A situation that deeply worries parents.
11:31 Some mothers wait at the school gates to make sure that their children are following the planned classes.
11:38 The future of our children is compromised, it does not suit us.
11:42 They do not study anything at all.
11:44 When we ask them the question at home, they tell us that they have not learned anything at school.
11:49 At the time of the exams, they do not understand anything.
11:52 We want our children to have access to an education and that teachers get their rights.
11:59 If they are not satisfied, our children will not have the right to an education.
12:04 A situation that has forced mothers to organize a demonstration in front of this school.
12:09 According to them, their children are the main victims of this arm-wrestling between teachers and the Ministry of National Education.
12:17 Given the blockade of the situation, I think that the Ministry of Education must launch real negotiations with the representatives of the teachers.
12:28 This situation is getting worse and the children are losing their time.
12:32 Indeed, the school year has not yet started.
12:35 I hope that the government and the teachers will find a compromise as soon as possible.
12:42 To date, in any case, no exit door is in sight.
12:52 Teachers continue their protest movements, while the Ministry of Education, if it agrees to bring some changes to the new status, refuses to review it completely.
13:04 Morocco is heading towards a record year in terms of tourists.
13:10 More than 12 million tourists visited Morocco in late October,
13:15 a 39% increase compared to 2022 for the Ministry of Tourism.
13:22 This growth shows the remarkable resilience of Moroccan tourism despite the crises.
13:27 After a record month of September, October maintains this positive dynamic,
13:31 welcoming 1.2 million tourists, an increase of 3% compared to the same period in 2022.
13:38 The Minister of Tourism Fatim Zahra Amor is expecting a record year in 2023, with more than 14 million tourists visiting Morocco.
13:48 ARABA held a study session on the evaluation of the impact on the services of cooperation, development and convergence of public policies.
14:00 This meeting aimed to highlight the importance of this process to ensure social and economic development.
14:07 The explanations are from Marwa Benalima and Younes Bissouri, the story is from Shaima Fikri.
14:13 The evaluation of the impact on the services of cooperation, development and convergence of public policies
14:21 is a meeting that is part of Morocco's efforts to create a new generation of efficient and efficient public policies.
14:28 An opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of following and measuring the results and effects of these policies on society
14:35 to ensure social and economic development.
14:38 The objective of this event is to highlight the importance of the evaluation of the impact on the services of cooperation,
14:47 development and convergence of public policies, as well as the importance of measuring and defining the expected results,
14:53 especially the results and the impact on citizens.
15:04 The first important axis is the impact of the evaluation on the implementation of public policies and achieving the objectives
15:10 as well as guaranteeing its impact on society.
15:13 The second is the convergence of public policies and how the mechanisms and approaches of evaluation of public policies contribute to this convergence.
15:21 Experts, university professors and representatives of the government and non-government sectors
15:28 are gathered to raise awareness of the importance of the evaluation of public policies,
15:33 because of its great importance, to identify the areas that require a renewal and modernization,
15:39 to examine the collective performance and to measure the results for citizens.
15:43 The evaluation of the impact is a process that is implemented from the start of the initiation of national programs or policies
15:49 or cooperation programs, which allow us to see, in a way, what the impact of a program is.
15:55 It is not only the impact on specific results, on efficiency,
16:00 but it is also the whole process, the way in which this program has brought positive or even negative things for the beneficiaries.
16:07 The process of evaluation is an important mechanism to accurately measure the policies and the results
16:14 and determine how to use and evaluate the collected data as a basis for future decision-making.
16:20 This is the concept that the Moroccan constitution deals with in several of its chapters.
16:25 Ladies and gentlemen, we are now going to talk about FinTech,
16:28 as the fifth edition of the Next Forum FinTech approaches,
16:32 which will take place on November 16 and 17 in Abidjan.
16:35 What are the advances made by the FinTech sector in Africa?
16:40 Element of response with Youssef Koun, member of the Africa FinTech Forum Committee.
16:45 He was the guest of the morning.
16:47 There is an extremely concrete reality.
16:52 The largest African FinTech companies have raised money outside Africa.
16:58 So, they are American, European, Asian or Middle Eastern investors
17:05 who trust the projects and the adventures presented by these FinTechs.
17:11 So, mainly on payments today, but not only.
17:15 Today, microfinance is also coming with its digitization,
17:19 with payments, what is called fractional payments,
17:22 so payments several times, but also around the TPE-PME,
17:27 which today is not well used by banks and where FinTech is trying to provide an answer.
17:33 So, that's on the investment side.
17:36 Of course, there are African investors who invest,
17:40 but the reality is that the investors are or the biggest ones are in North Africa.
17:46 And so, as I said, we had more than 4 billion investments in the world of startups,
17:52 which is a significant growth.
17:54 In 2019, as a reminder, we were at about 1 billion investments.
17:58 So, that gives you a little bit of a trend of evolution.
18:02 Now, investors are very concerned about the profitability of their operations,
18:09 which means that you can't just have an investment by presenting a pitch or a slide deck,
18:16 by saying, "Here's my idea, and here's how I plan to make it work."
18:20 There is a subject on profitability that is important.
18:23 That's the first point.
18:24 On the technological side, we are really ahead on some subjects.
18:30 So, earlier I was talking about the USSD.
18:32 It is really the African continent that drives this subject,
18:36 which is, ultimately, payments by SMS format,
18:42 which allows for extremely simple, easy access to be able to run the service.
18:49 That's the first point.
18:51 The second point is mobile money.
18:54 We don't have the same definition of mobile money as in Europe or the United States.
18:59 In Europe and the United States, mobile money is based on the notion of electronic wallet,
19:04 which is a card that you virtualize and that allows you to pay.
19:08 So, when you go with your phone to pay in Europe,
19:12 the reality is that there is always a card, a bank card, behind it.
19:15 This is not the case for us at all on the continent.
19:18 Mobile money is really a phone number that virtualizes a payment account.
19:27 And so, on this subject, we are quite ahead,
19:33 because it allows us to disconnect from the world of cards,
19:36 and it also allows us to disconnect from the type of phone that we can use.
19:42 This means that we have a technology that allows FinTechs to come and offer a service
19:48 without having to be linked to a particular currency,
19:53 to a particular card or to a particular phone.
19:57 And then, sad news for the Kingdom of Morocco.
20:00 Ahmed Erzeni, former president of the CCDH, is no longer a figure of the Moroccan left.
20:05 Former president of the Human Rights Advisory Council,
20:09 he died on Monday, November 13, following a long illness at the Rabat Military Hospital.
20:15 Born in Guersif in 1948, before settling in Sefrou, Casablanca and Mormidia.
20:21 Ahmed Erzeni has militated within several leftist movements
20:25 and was at the origin of the creation in 1971 of the Marxist-Leninist organization Linardoum Shab.
20:32 Ahmed Erzeni is also one of the founders, 30 years later, of the Socialist Unified Party in 2001.
20:39 Another loss, rather, that of the editor Abdelkader Reitnani,
20:44 who died on Monday night, following a long illness,
20:48 was taken with his loved ones. Born in 1945 in Casablanca,
20:52 this great book enthusiast founded in 1980 his publishing house, La Croisée du Chouma.
20:58 President and founder of the Moroccan Association of Book Professionals
21:02 and vice-president of the Federation of Cultural and Creative Industries of the CGEM,
21:07 Frédéric Reitnani organized several book fairs in Morocco and abroad.
21:12 A great sports enthusiast, the late also presided over the Casablanca Raja Club between 1985 and 1989.
21:21 This time in Burkina Faso, at least 70 people, mostly children and elderly people,
21:28 died in killings in the north center of the country in early November.
21:33 Massacres of civilians, whose authors remain unknown,
21:36 and for which the EU and the United States have requested an investigation,
21:42 according to a provisional report communicated yesterday by the prosecutor of Burkina Faso, Simon Ignianou.
21:47 These murders, perpetrated on November 5 in the village of Zango,
21:51 have killed 70 people, mostly children and elderly people.
21:55 On Sunday, the European Union had mentioned this massacre
21:58 and a possible report of a hundred deaths,
22:01 which has prompted the authorities of Morocco to shed light on this one.
22:06 Politics brings us to Liberia, where voters began voting this morning
22:12 to choose their future president for the second round of the presidential election.
22:16 More than 2.4 million voters are called to choose between the outgoing president,
22:21 Georges Weah, who is in a new mandate, and the opponent, Joseph Bouakai,
22:25 both of whom arrived at the first round of the October 10th last year's election.
22:30 The two candidates already opposed in 2017.
22:33 As for Mr Weah, he had won, and then, with more than 61% of the votes,
22:38 arrived at the first round, with a little more than 43%.
22:45 In Great Britain, a few months before the elections, the British Prime Minister,
22:52 Richard Sunak, created the surprise yesterday,
22:55 reminding the government of his predecessor, David Cameron,
22:59 the man of the Brexit referendum, as head of diplomacy.
23:02 While a change in the Conservative government seemed inevitable,
23:06 no one had seen the return to the foreground
23:09 of David Cameron, who, at the age of 57, had convened the Brexit referendum
23:14 and fought for its maintenance in the European Union,
23:17 a failure that had plunged his party and the United Kingdom
23:22 into several years of tears.
23:25 The CETIM Art takes us to Ivory Coast,
23:35 which hosts the 5th edition of the Moroccan Cinema Week in Abidjan.
23:40 This event aims to make the Moroccan cinema discover its cultural richness.
23:45 Max Sobhi and Herman Doggo went around it.
23:49 For women like you.
23:52 Abidjan will be the capital of Moroccan cinema for five days.
23:59 We are at the Cinéma Majestique, one of the largest cinemas in the country.
24:03 In the audience, festivalgoers from Morocco,
24:06 cinema amateurs, but especially cinema students.
24:09 Here, seven films are on display.
24:13 The merchandise of Mohamed Nessra, Oéphor of Nabila Yanouch,
24:17 Olivier Black of Tawfik Baba, Mika Dismal Ferroki,
24:20 Anato of Fatima Oubakdi, Alamadri of Visca Barça,
24:24 Abdel Leila, El Jouhari and Abiba of Hassan Ben Jeloun.
24:28 We meet with enthusiasm and anticipation,
24:34 not only to celebrate the cinematographic talent of Morocco,
24:38 but also to establish a cultural bridge between our two brother countries.
24:43 Thus, we bear witness to the excellence of relations between the Kingdom of Morocco
24:47 and the Republic of Ivory Coast, which has been going on for more than 60 years.
24:51 This convention allows us to have training
24:55 and technical cooperation with our brothers in Morocco.
24:58 Beyond cooperation, we also promote Moroccan films in Ivory Coast,
25:06 and from our professionals, we meet the professionals of the other.
25:10 And with these exchanges of experiences,
25:13 we can grow and perfect our productions.
25:16 Since the first edition of the Moroccan Film Festival,
25:29 the organization has been going round the country.
25:31 The Ivory Coast visits Morocco in a year-round
25:33 and the Moroccan Film Festival visits the Ivory Coast in a year-round.
25:39 And it is on this note of culture that this edition ends.
25:44 Thank you for following it.
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