MEDI1TV Afrique : LE GRAND JOURNAL MIDI - 28/09/2024
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00:00We are still together on Mediantv, thank you for staying faithful to us, here are the
00:19headlines of your day.
00:22After several hours of verification, Hezbollah finally confirmed the death of its leader
00:28Hassan Nasrallah, killed in an Israeli strike aimed yesterday at the headquarters of the
00:33pro-Iranian movement in the south of Beirut.
00:37Israel, on several fronts, continues to pilonate the Gaza Strip.
00:43On site, at least 52 people have been killed in the last 48 hours, which brings the new
00:49report to nearly 41,600 dead.
00:54Foreign Ministers Malian, Burkinabe, Nigerian and Thaian have met yesterday with the head
01:01of Moroccan diplomacy, Nasr Bolita.
01:04Together, they congratulated each other on the progress made in the framework of the
01:08operationalization of the Atlantic Initiative of His Majesty, King Mohammed VI.
01:17Hezbollah confirmed the death of its powerful leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in
01:23a strike by the Israeli army, which carried out intense bombardments in the south of Beirut,
01:30a target of the pro-Iranian movement.
01:33Several of its members have also been killed.
01:35This is the case of Ali Karki, commander of the southern front of Hezbollah.
01:39Others have remained in memory under the rubble.
01:46Today, the entire Hezbollah leadership is destabilized, weakened.
01:51Does the pro-Iranian movement still have the means to defend itself if Israel ever chooses
01:56to intervene on the ground?
01:58Answer with Amjad Shehab, professor of political science at the University of Al-Quds.
02:05Yes, the attacks against the occupied territories have not stopped at all.
02:13They continue to launch missiles and rockets.
02:18Since yesterday until today, they have not stopped at all.
02:22Even these missiles are approaching the city of Jerusalem, the city of Jordan, the colonies.
02:28They have also targeted the city of Tel Aviv.
02:33I don't think Israel will be able to stop launching missiles if the war doesn't stop
02:43on the Gaza Strip, especially the daily massacres and carnage.
02:47I also think that the rules of the game have completely changed after all these attacks
02:54and assassinations against the leaders of Hezbollah.
02:59I think we are in a logic of continuation of clashes between Israel and Hezbollah.
03:09Maybe there will be others who will come in because the question today is a question of honour.
03:16It is a question of credibility of Hezbollah's movement.
03:22It opens to hatred against Israel and a desire to take revenge on all these attacks.
03:33Israel, on several fronts, continues to pilonate the Gaza Strip.
03:37At least 52 people have been killed in the last 48 hours,
03:41which brings the new figure of 41,600 dead.
03:44The humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave continues to deteriorate.
03:49Health, food, all the eyes are on the red.
03:51While the negotiations to put an end to it, the weapons are still at a dead end.
04:02We return to New York, where the ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigerian and Kayan
04:06and foreign affairs met yesterday with the head of Moroccan diplomacy, Nasser Bouhita.
04:12Together, they congratulated each other on the progress made in the framework of the operationalization
04:17of the Atlantic Initiative of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI,
04:20which aims to facilitate the access of the Sahel states to the Atlantic Ocean.
04:30The 79th session of the UN General Assembly is therefore being held in New York.
04:35So far, what assessment can be made of the participation of African leaders
04:40at this World Diplomacy Day?
04:42With us to answer our questions, political analyst Ayn Zouzi from Washington.
04:47Hello and thank you for accepting our invitation.
04:51Hello, thank you for welcoming me.
04:53Ayn Zouzi, this week, African leaders met at the UN General Assembly.
05:01In essence, what do you think of their speech?
05:07It is a convenient exercise.
05:09Each year, we have the right to almost the same interventions,
05:13except that they are, let's say, updated, given the legitimate concerns of each state.
05:18Each head of state is obviously keen to decline the concerns that are theirs
05:23in a context, it must be remembered, a very fragmented geopolitics.
05:28The tenor of this year is very particular, obviously,
05:31with the American proposal to include two African countries in the Security Council.
05:38We will come back to this.
05:39Africa wants and demands permanent seats in the UN Security Council.
05:46Does this long-awaited reform have a chance to succeed today?
05:52It will depend on the state of mind of those who have taken the initiative.
05:56Africa must not be a variable of adjustment,
05:59allowing certain powers to rebalance a balance of power that would not be favorable to them.
06:06Africans must be able to choose their representatives,
06:12but they must also be able to have a veto right.
06:15It is not a question of accepting an entry to the Security Council at random.
06:19This would only create a third category next to permanent members.
06:24Non-permanent members would have permanent members without a veto right.
06:29The idea is now approved by the United States.
06:32You said that they agree that Africa should have two permanent seats,
06:37but without a veto right.
06:38In the end, this will not do much good.
06:42No, it will not do much good.
06:44We are still in the symbolic phase.
06:45But what I find insulting is to propose this entry without a veto right.
06:51This means that we will not really consider the way of Africa,
06:55which should have the same deliberative weight.
06:58The other question is to know what other emerging powers will do.
07:02For example, you should know that at the moment,
07:05within the Security Council, you have two permanent members who belong to the BRICS.
07:10You have three of them who belong to NATO.
07:12If we make two African countries enter,
07:14we could possibly have other vulnerabilities coming from Turkey, for example,
07:18or Saudi Arabia, which would also have a legitimate ambition to integrate.
07:24The other question is, who will represent Africa?
07:28Will there be a consensus between the African countries to be able to choose,
07:33let's say, two countries that could represent them at the UN Security Council?
07:42I think the geographical criteria will be decisive.
07:44I think that a country from North Africa and a country from Sub-Saharan Africa,
07:50it would be, it seems to me, fair.
07:52Now, do we have to stick to the geopolitical, economic and strategic weight?
07:57I don't know.
07:58There are intermediate countries that could quite well represent the continent.
08:03But indeed, Africa must first demonstrate its unity.
08:08Ariane Zouzi, thank you.
08:09Thank you for all these clarifications.
08:11Thank you for answering our questions.
08:15Thank you very much.
08:16This concludes this newscast.
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