MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 27/09/2024
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00:00Welcome to this African news that we open in Ivory Coast.
00:14The country recently concluded an agreement with the Chinese political company Katik for the acquisition of four attack helicopters.
00:23This is what an Ivorian connection tells us. A significant step in the military cooperation between two nations.
00:30This contract, notes the newspaper, financed by a loan from the Chinese state, is part of a broader strategy from Beijing
00:37aimed at strengthening its influence in Africa through military exchanges.
00:42The Chinese method, which allows African countries to repay their debts with raw materials,
00:47could redefine economic relations on the African continent.
00:52The new newsroom is interested in these columns in Burkina Faso,
00:56which is committed to collaborating with the International Atomic Energy Agency to develop a nuclear power plant.
01:03Mikhail Chudakov, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency,
01:10revealed that this cooperation aims to establish the necessary infrastructures,
01:15while emphasizing the importance of restoring order in areas affected by disturbances.
01:20The project envisages the use of small modular reactors provided by Rosatom,
01:25a Russian company specializing in nuclear energy.
01:28This initiative could transform the country's energy landscape by offering a clean and sustainable source of energy,
01:35notes the online newspaper.
01:38In South Africa, the remains of 42 anti-apartheid heroes have been repatriated,
01:44of which the country has now been recovered in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
01:48Information given by African News, the ceremony was held at the Ayergan Water Club base in Pretoria,
01:55in the presence of government and family representatives.
01:58The South African Minister of Defense stressed the importance of the sacrifices made for freedom.
02:04A member of the family expressed his emotion by announcing the next unification to Mafikeng.
02:11These repatriations symbolize the recognition of past struggles for equality.
02:16This initiative recalls the importance of remembering and learning from South African history, writes African News.
02:24And then in Senegal, the Giola Memorial Museum opened its doors yesterday in Ziguinchor,
02:2922 years after the tragic shipwreck of the ferry that cost the lives of 1,863 people,
02:36that is to say on the All Africa information site.
02:38The commemoration of this 22nd anniversary of the shipwreck of the boat Giola,
02:42this event very much awaited by the families of the victims,
02:45was marked by the presence of several members of the Senegalese government and a Gambian minister.
02:50Relatives hope that this place will serve as a recovery and memory,
02:54to prevent such tragedies from happening again, adds the newspaper.
02:59The opening of the museum represents an important step in the recognition of this tragedy,
03:05which remains one of the worst maritime disasters in the world since the Titanic, which killed 1,500 people in 1912.
03:14Ending in Ethiopia, a tragic bus accident this week cost the lives of at least 28 people.
03:20According to Africom, which gives the information, the vehicle plunged into a river in the district of Fatata.
03:25Inspector Wolde Biliso confirmed that 29 other passengers were injured, including some seriously.
03:33The accident occurred around 1 p.m. and the authorities fear that the accident will intensify.
03:39Research is underway to find any survivors.
03:44That's all for this African news magazine. Thank you for following it.