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00:00Thank you for joining us for this edition of L'Actualité, here are the headlines.
00:23It's election day in Senegal, more than 7 million voters will be there this Sunday.
00:28To elect the 165 seats of the National Assembly, the CEDEAO and the African Union have sent their joint electoral observation mission.
00:36Details in a few moments.
00:41The war continues to rage between Israel and Hezbollah.
00:44Two lightning rockets landed yesterday in front of the private residence in Cezary of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
00:51Two million seats are said to be open for the end of the war in Ukraine in 2025 by diplomatic means.
01:02The election of Donald Trump seems to restart the debate on the negotiations.
01:06We meet again right away for the development.
01:10Welcome, ladies and gentlemen.
01:14This Sunday, more than 7 million Senegalese voters will go to the polls to elect the 165 seats of the National Assembly for five years.
01:24The CEDEAO and the African Union have announced the deployment of their joint electoral observation mission,
01:35made up of 104 observers.
01:38The joint mission arrived on November 12 and 13, has the mandate to observe the last days of the election campaign,
01:46the voting operations, the day of the scrutiny and the closing and deployment procedures of the votes.
01:53The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to do anything to get the end of the war in his country in 2025 by diplomatic means,
02:07especially after the return to the White House of Donald Trump, who relaunched the debate on the negotiations.
02:13Sheyma Fikri tells us more.
02:17A really complicated situation, this is what Volodymyr Zelensky said about the Eastern Front,
02:24a region where the Russian army is progressing rapidly in the face of less numerous and less well-armed Ukrainian troops.
02:31Faced with the rapid Russian advances, especially in Donbass, the debate on possible peace negotiations,
02:37swept away by the Ukrainian President, has intensified in recent weeks.
02:43We, Ukrainians, together with our partners, must change the situation so that the war ends.
02:50We, Ukrainians, together with our partners, must change the circumstances so that the war ends,
02:55whatever the will of the Russian President Vladimir Putin.
02:58We must all change the circumstances so that Russia is constrained to peace.
03:02If we start moving forward with this idea, with this specific plan of victory,
03:06now we can put an end to the war as late as next year.
03:11We can put an end to the war as late as next year.
03:15The desire for the end of this war, which has lasted for almost three years, is also shared by the G7 countries.
03:22They estimated on Saturday that Russia would remain the only obstacle to a just and sustainable peace,
03:28and have reiterated their support for Ukraine.
03:31Kiev, however, fears to lose the support of the United States after the victory of Donald Trump in the presidential election.
03:38The Republican has often criticized the aid provided by his country,
03:41and has assured that he will be able to resolve the conflict in 24 hours without ever detailing his method.
03:51Trump has said that he will put pressure on both sides to make a deal.
03:55He will say to Zelensky that he will withdraw American aid if he does not agree to negotiate.
03:59He said he would increase aid to Ukraine if the Russians did not sit down at the negotiating table.
04:04He tried to use these tools to force some sort of negotiated settlement.
04:12Russian and Ukrainian positions remain opposed.
04:15Kiev excludes the cessation of the territories occupied by the Russian army,
04:19while Moscow places it as a condition.
04:22Russia regularly repeats being open to negotiations, but with concessions from Kiev.
04:29The Russian Defense Ministry has also claimed on Saturday the seizure of two new villages in the Donetsk region.
04:37United at the top of the Pacific countries,
04:39US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Lima on Saturday
04:45for a last official face-to-face meeting after warning against a wave of turbulence
04:51and future changes placed in the shadow of Donald Trump's re-election.
04:56Suhail Jalil for the details.
05:02At the top of the PEC, Xi Jinping, like Joe Biden, presses for change and turbulence.
05:07Xi Jinping will meet his American counterpart there,
05:10third meeting and second in a little more than a year.
05:13The two leaders will then go to the G20 in Brazil.
05:17Xi Jinping has, for his part, warned against the rise of unilateralism and protectionism
05:23and warned of an increase in the fragmentation of the global economy.
05:28The last two years have seen many changes in the international and regional situation,
05:33but bilateral relations between China and the Republic of Korea
05:36have maintained a development dynamic overall.
05:39No matter the evolution of the situation,
05:41China and the Republic of Korea must hold on to good neighbors
05:45and remain attached to the goal of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation.
05:51US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accompanied US President Joe Biden
05:56during his meeting with the Chinese president.
05:59Antony Blinken assured that his country was able to re-imagine, re-dynamize, revitalize
06:04and strengthen its alliances and partnerships in a new way in the Asia-Pacific region.
06:11Here in the Asia-Pacific, we bolster trilateral cooperation with Japan and Korea.
06:16We deepen ties with the Quad.
06:18We have strengthened trilateral cooperation with Japan and Korea.
06:22We have strengthened our ties with the Quad and with the Asian.
06:25We have strengthened our relations with Vietnam and Indonesia.
06:29We have launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework,
06:32bringing together 14 countries, about 40% of the world's GDP,
06:36to build safer supply chains, fight corruption
06:40and ensure the transition to clean energy.
06:50At this summit, the Sino-American discussions will aim to ease tensions
06:55on sensitive issues such as Taiwan, the South China Sea and security issues.
07:00This meeting could well mark the end of an era
07:03because the uncertainty surrounding Trump's foreign policy,
07:06especially in matters of trade and diplomacy,
07:09could plunge American-Chinese relations into an even deeper zone of turbulence.
07:15In the Middle East, the Israeli army ordered this Sunday
07:19the inhabitants of three sectors of the southern border of Beirut,
07:22where, according to them, the installations of the Hezbollah are located,
07:26to evacuate immediately.
07:28An usual warning before air strikes.
07:31Yesterday, two missiles fired by the Lebanese moment on Israeli territory
07:36landed in front of the private residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
07:42who was not there.
07:44The Israeli security services announced
07:47that they had evoked a dangerous escalation.
07:54The day after the announcement by Lebanese officials
07:57of the examination of a proposal between the pro-Iranian and Israeli movement
08:02issued by the United States,
08:04a series of Israeli air raids targeted yesterday
08:08the Hezbollah's headquarters in Lebanon.
08:11The Lebanese press officer stated
08:13a very violent strike in the southern border of Beirut.
08:17The point with Soheil Jalil.
08:19Multiple Israeli strikes on Hezbollah headquarters in Lebanon.
08:26It led to a Saturday of intense air raids against Hezbollah bases.
08:30Assaults occurred the day after the announcement of the examination
08:34by Lebanese leaders of a proposal of a strike issued by Washington.
08:38In the south of Lebanon, several cities and villages
08:42have also been the target of intense strikes.
08:44Two soldiers linked to Hezbollah and his ally Shiite Amal are dead,
08:48reported the Ministry of Health.
08:50Israel, on the other hand, claims to want to put out of danger
08:53Hezbollah and Hamas, two allies of Iran, its sworn enemy.
08:59Hezbollah pays a high price with the elimination of its chain of command
09:03and the destruction of its infrastructures.
09:05As long as Hezbollah continues to shoot, we will continue to fight,
09:09to go forward, to implement our plans,
09:11to carry out deep attacks and to hit them very hard.
09:15We will only stop when we know that we can bring our inhabitants
09:19safely to the villages of North Israel.
09:24Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati launched a call for help to Iran
09:29to negotiate a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel.
09:32At the same time, Beirut announced and studied an American proposal
09:37based on the UN Security Council Resolution 1701
09:41which ended the last war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006.
09:45After nearly two months of war,
09:47US Ambassador to Beirut, Lisa Johnson,
09:50presented to Prime Minister Najib Mikati
09:52and the head of parliament, Nabir Berri,
09:54a 13-point plan including a 60-day truce
09:58and the deployment of the army south of Lebanon.
10:02On the southern front of Israel,
10:04the army continues to bomb the Gaza Strip,
10:07devastated, besieged and threatened with famine according to the UN.
10:10According to the civil defense,
10:1224 people, including women and children,
10:15were killed in strikes,
10:17especially on houses and a school
10:20sheltering them in the south and north of the Palestinian territory.
10:24According to data from the Ministry of Health and Ramas,
10:27the Israeli offensive in Gaza
10:29killed more than 43,700 civilians.
10:36The election in Azerbaijan,
10:38where it must be concluded
10:40by a new collective objective
10:42quantified from the COP 29.
10:45After six days of intense negotiations in Baku
10:48under the UN's aegis,
10:50it is a trumped-up project,
10:52with totally incompatible options
10:54to mobilize the billions of dollars,
10:57if not more,
10:59to help developing countries
11:01to reduce their dependence on oil
11:04and to adapt to the climate catastrophe
11:06that is on the table.
11:08It is in this heavy atmosphere
11:10that some 200 militants
11:12have demonstrated, like every half-COP,
11:14and in silence,
11:16according to the rules of the UN,
11:18not to disturb the meetings in progress.
11:21In Gabon,
11:23nearly 860,000 voters voted yesterday
11:26a referendum on the new constitution
11:29proposed by the transition authorities.
11:32If the constitution is adopted,
11:34the next step will be the holding
11:36of a presidential election
11:38scheduled for August 2025.
11:40Our correspondent Kevin Oswald-Nukaga
11:42gives us the countdown.
11:45In total,
11:472,835 polling stations
11:49have been deployed throughout the country.
11:51This scrutiny,
11:53which constitutes a great test
11:55for the military in power,
11:57took place in calm and serenity.
11:59It is a joy,
12:01because it is a change.
12:03We hope it will really be that.
12:05But it is a joy,
12:07because it is a civic duty too.
12:09I am confident,
12:11I know that this is a good thing,
12:13this constitution,
12:15and that it brings us forward.
12:17Accompanied by his wife,
12:19Brice Clotaire Oligingema
12:21saluted the electoral process.
12:23I have a feeling of joy and pride,
12:25especially to be a Gabonese,
12:27to belong to a nation
12:29that is respected today,
12:31where the vote is transparent.
12:33And I also congratulate the organizers
12:35of this election,
12:37especially the Ministry of the Interior,
12:39because I have just learned that the offices
12:41have been open since 6.30am
12:43and all the Gabonese who come to vote
12:45have a electoral process
12:47saluted by the international observers
12:49who came to supervise this constitutional referendum.
12:51For a few days,
12:53I have realized that
12:55it is a process that has triggered,
12:57it is not perfect,
12:59but I realize that
13:01I respect the rules
13:03related to the functioning of a normal election.
13:05And I realized that
13:07at 7.00am,
13:096.45am,
13:11the electors had already lined up,
13:13which is a bit strange
13:15because the electors
13:17always take their time
13:19to get registered.
13:21The participation rate
13:23remains one of the issues
13:25of this referendary consultation.
13:27The Ministry of the Interior
13:29has announced that the provisional results
13:31will be communicated quickly.
13:33The Constitutional Court
13:35will then proceed to the definitive validation
13:37of the results after having examined
13:39the possible contestations.
13:41If the Constitution is adopted,
13:43the next step will be the holding
13:45of a presidential election,
13:47currently scheduled for August 2025,
13:49to put a definitive end
13:51to the transition.
13:53On the issues of this constitutional referendum
13:55in Gabon, Henri N'Zozi,
13:57political analyst, gives us his analysis.
14:01So it is since the month of August
14:032023 that we have witnessed
14:05this turning point
14:07in history with
14:09the arrival of President
14:11Oligi Nguema,
14:13and indeed,
14:15as President of the transition,
14:17it was important for him, in any case,
14:19to be able, in a certain way,
14:21to legitimize the power
14:23that he has, the privilege
14:25of having exercised so far,
14:27by endowing Gabon with a new
14:29constitution, in which a certain number
14:31of provisions have been planned,
14:33which are controversial for some,
14:35but basically it is about
14:37being able to give Gabon
14:39a strong presidential regime,
14:41with, in particular,
14:43the abolition of the position of
14:45Prime Minister, but rather the nomination
14:47of a Deputy Prime Minister,
14:49which suggests to some that
14:51it is a way of taking things a little bit
14:53in a second important element,
14:55which is the duration of the presidential mandate.
14:57The limitation is
14:59to a 7-year renewal mandate
15:01only once,
15:03and there are also,
15:05of course, the conditions to be able
15:07to run for
15:09the presidential election, you have to be
15:11between 35 and 70 years old.
15:13There are other
15:15important provisions, such as
15:17the requirement to have
15:19one of the two Gabonese parents
15:21of origin to be able
15:23to run for the election.
15:25The exclusive nationality that
15:27had been put forward so far
15:29has fallen, since there has been
15:31debate on this subject.
15:33After the presidential election, the Senegalese
15:35will return this Sunday to the polls
15:37for anticipated legislatives.
15:39A scrutiny announced after
15:41the dissolution in September of the old parliament
15:43to Ben Ali comes back on
15:45the issues of these legislatives.
15:49As during the presidential election
15:51of March 24, 2024,
15:53there will be more than 7.3 million
15:55voters registered who will vote
15:57this Sunday to elect
15:59the 165 deputies who will
16:01run for the national assembly for 5 years.
16:03These anticipated legislative elections
16:05are held after the dissolution of the parliament
16:07announced in September
16:09by President Bassirou Dioumaïfaye.
16:11The main issue of these elections
16:13is to know if the voters
16:15will give the absolute majority
16:17to the national assembly
16:19to the regime embodied by the duo
16:21Dioumaï Sonko, or if they will make the choice
16:23to balance the powers
16:25by giving a majority to the opposition
16:27and in fact open the way
16:29to a cohabitation.
16:31The executive needs a majority of 3-5
16:33to revise the constitution
16:35without going through the referendum.
16:37The opposition warns
16:39against the danger of entrusting
16:41a hegemonic power to the president
16:43and his government.
16:45Concerning the electoral system,
16:47the 165 seats of the parliament
16:49will be distributed according to a mode
16:51of parallel scrutiny that combines
16:53the national proportional representation
16:55and a departmental majority
16:57The seats are put at stake
16:59in 54 electoral circumstances
17:01distributed as follows
17:0346 departments of Senegal
17:05and 8 circumstances of the diaspora.
17:07Concerning the political parties
17:09and coalitions,
17:1141 lists are listed.
17:13Among the most at stake
17:15we can mention PASTEF,
17:17the patriots, with as a leader
17:19Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko,
17:21Takoua Lou, Senegal,
17:23with the former president Makisal
17:25the coalition SAMSAKADOU
17:27with the mayor of Dakar
17:29Barthélémy Dias
17:31and JAMAK NJARIN
17:33led by the former prime minister
17:35and presidential candidate Amadou Ba.
17:37All should find realistic solutions
17:39to the problems of Senegalese
17:41especially the expensive life,
17:43housing, employability
17:45of young people and health.
17:47Finally, the polling stations
17:49will open on Sunday at 8pm
17:51and close at 6pm.
17:53Returning to the Kingdom
17:55under the effective presidency
17:57of His Royal Highness Princess Lala Myriam
17:59the National Observatory of Children's Rights
18:01organizes a training camp
18:03for the benefit of 395 parliamentary children
18:05in the field of innovation
18:07and entrepreneurship.
18:09An event that coincides
18:11with the 25th anniversary
18:13of the foundation of the Parliament
18:15of the Children.
18:17Ayub Deraza, Youssef Ouamou
18:19for more details in this story
18:22The International University of Rabat
18:24welcomes the members of the Parliament
18:26of the Children for a training camp
18:28on entrepreneurship.
18:30This event is organized by the ONDE
18:32in partnership with the Ministry
18:34of Economic Inclusion
18:36of Small Business, Employment
18:38and Skills and ANAPEC.
18:44I am happy because I was a member
18:46of the Parliament of the Children before.
18:48I share the emotions of these children
18:50today. Thanks to the special support
18:52of His Royal Highness Princess Lala Myriam
18:54and the affectionate attention of
18:56His Majesty King Mohammed VI
18:58we see that a large number of our children
19:00have benefited from unprecedented experiences.
19:02These have allowed them to acquire
19:04new skills that will help them
19:06in their future projects in the field
19:08of entrepreneurship.
19:14We will accompany them later
19:16to carry out their projects
19:18on the field.
19:20That's what I think is wonderful.
19:22There will be three prizes
19:24and two hearts that will be selected
19:26and that will be given
19:28during the ceremony of the 19th.
19:30One of the main objectives
19:32of this camp is to support
19:34the entrepreneurial capacities
19:36of the children and to help them
19:38to carry out innovative projects
19:40related to the issue of childhood.
19:42We brief a little
19:44of the aspirations
19:46and I am inspired
19:48to give everything.
19:50I have several aspirations
19:52and I am motivated to give everything
19:54in this bootcamp.
19:56I really hope to reach my goals.
20:00During these three days,
20:02the Parliamentary Children
20:04will benefit from workshops
20:06led by specialized advisors.
20:08The closing ceremony will see
20:10the realization of five ideas
20:12of projects that will be selected
20:14by specialized advisors.
20:16This concludes today's news.
20:20See you next time.