MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 18/09/2024
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00:00Let's start in Nigeria. The Nigerian Navy has recently rescued 20 passengers from a
00:18ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of the country. That is to say, on 24hours
00:24The rescue operation was carried out after the ship was attacked, causing a rapid intervention
00:32of the maritime forces. The authorities have praised this action as a success in the fight
00:37against piracy, which remains a persistent problem in the region. This rescue underlines
00:43Nigeria's commitment to securing its waters and protecting life at sea, notes the information site.
00:50In Mali, a military training camp located in Bamako, the capital, was attacked, according to
00:57declarations of the Malian army. Colonel Mariama Sangara confirmed the attack against the
01:04training school of the gendarmes, without providing additional details on the assailants or the
01:09number of victims. Explosions were heard and smoke was visible in the outskirts of the
01:16city, reported a journalist from the press association. However, notes the source, the JNIM, a
01:23support group for Islam and Muslims linked to Al-Qaeda, claimed the attack. The authorities
01:31assure that the situation is now under control, indicates African News. Direction Lebanon, President
01:37Patrice Talon announced the dissolution of three research facilities by decree number 2024-1068,
01:45dated July 31, 2024. According to Abidjan TV Net, which gives the information, the entities concerned are
01:52the National Fund for Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, the Benin Agency
01:58for the Valorization of Results and Research and Technological Innovation and the Benin Center
02:03for Scientific and Technical Research. This decision, writes the newspaper, aims to centralize
02:10the management of resources to optimize the means devoted to scientific research.
02:15Moreover, it should be noted that the reasons for this suspension have not yet been revealed.
02:21Let's finish this press release with this information from Alberta Info concerning the publication of
02:27the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation of the annual report Goal Keepers 2024, entitled
02:32A Race to Nourish a Warming World. The report predicts that without immediate action, climate change
02:40will condemn 40 million additional children to a delay in growth and 28 million to
02:47disappearance by 2050. To avoid this catastrophic scenario, the report calls for increasing
02:55global health spending targeted where it is most necessary to stimulate
03:01children's health and nutrition in the face of the climate crisis, reports our colleagues.
03:06That's all for this African press release. Thank you for following it.