MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 15/04/2024
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00:05 Welcome to this round of news in Africa.
00:09 Let's start in Mali.
00:11 The African Union has called on the current military power
00:14 to finalize the process of political transition
00:18 after the announcement of the election report.
00:21 The information is given by BNWeb TV.
00:24 The president of the IAEA Commission,
00:26 Saqib Mohamed, expressed his concern
00:30 about the general ban of political parties
00:32 by the Malian government.
00:34 The suspension of political parties
00:36 and associations of citizens in Mali
00:38 is likely to hamper the implementation
00:40 of an inclusive transition process,
00:42 according to the IAEA.
00:44 The head of the African Union Commission
00:46 has called on the Malian authorities
00:48 to reconsider their recent decision
00:50 and to work on a roadmap
00:52 aimed at completing the process of transition
00:54 in the short term, written in these columns.
00:57 Nigeria and China have signed
01:00 agreements for the joint commercialization
01:03 of crude oil.
01:05 An advance of 400 million dollars
01:09 has been paid by China to Nigeria,
01:12 which will be repaid in 12 months
01:15 with an interest rate of 7%.
01:17 According to Hapenews,
01:19 the funds will be used for defense,
01:21 security, agricultural development
01:23 and the improvement of medical services.
01:26 Production of crude oil will begin in May
01:29 with a planned production of 90,000 barrels per day.
01:32 The shipment will be made via an oil pipeline
01:35 of nearly 2,000 km to the neighboring Benin,
01:39 notes the African Press Agency.
01:43 Radio Kapi, for its part,
01:46 tells us that the European Union has allocated
01:48 70 million euros for humanitarian aid
01:51 to the Democratic Republic of Congo
01:54 in 2024, mainly for the displaced people of the East.
01:58 The Angelani CPP, responsible for humanitarian aid
02:02 in Central and Western Africa,
02:04 confirmed this allocation
02:06 during a press conference in Gomar.
02:08 A delegation from the EU is currently evaluating
02:10 the situation of internally displaced people in the region.
02:13 Despite this crucial funding,
02:15 the Angelani CPP expresses its concerns
02:18 about the impact of the monarchy and its possible consequences,
02:21 concludes the information site.
02:24 And then the Senegalese fishermen place a lot of hope
02:29 on the election of the new president,
02:31 Bassirou Djomelfei, to improve their situation.
02:34 According to Afrique Media TV,
02:36 which gives the information,
02:38 they are facing a decade of difficulties
02:40 and a decrease in fish production.
02:43 Most of them denounce social inequality
02:46 and the poverty caused by illegal fishing
02:49 practiced by foreign ships,
02:51 especially European.
02:53 The newspaper reports that the former president,
02:55 Makissa, had signed an agreement with the European Union
02:58 allowing 40 fishers to fish
03:00 up to 10,000 tons of fish per year
03:02 in the Senegalese waters,
03:04 resulting in a lack of control and overfishing.
03:07 The new president, Bassirou Djomelfei,
03:09 pointed out that the protection of key sectors
03:11 such as fishing was a priority for his government,
03:14 which aims to create jobs
03:16 and strengthen the national unity.
03:19 Health news.
03:20 To finish, Africa is mobilizing
03:22 against the growing threat of the Symian variole.
03:26 Nearly 250 experts met in Kinshasa,
03:29 in the Democratic Republic of Congo,
03:31 to develop strategies aimed at
03:34 undocking the spread of the rising virus,
03:38 the Symian variole, in the African region.
03:42 According to Africanists,
03:44 the situation is critical,
03:46 with more than 92,000 human cases
03:48 reported in more than 110 countries.
03:51 But they are supporting their efforts
03:53 by strengthening surveillance,
03:55 risk communication and community engagement
03:57 with a joint action plan
03:59 of the health ministers of 12 African countries
04:02 to fight this disease effectively.
04:06 This is the end of this review of African news.
04:09 Thank you for following it.
04:11 See you next time.
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