MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 21/01/2025
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00:00It's time for the African news magazine on the media.
00:12Let's start with Mali.
00:14General of the Army Assimi Goïta announced at the 64th anniversary of the Malian Armed Forces
00:20the creation of a national military industry.
00:24This is what we can read in the African columns on SET.
00:27This project aims to strengthen the strategic autonomy of Mali by producing weapons,
00:33ammunition and light tactical vehicles.
00:36Assimi Goïta specified that the initiative will include assembly and manufacturing units
00:42to meet the needs of the Malian army, reports the online newspaper.
00:47This announcement comes in a context of growing security challenges,
00:51especially in the face of terrorist attacks.
00:54The Malian president also highlighted the importance of the training of the military
00:59to modernize the national army, concludes our fellow brothers.
01:05Heading to southern Sudan, the government has set up a national bonfire in Juba
01:11from dusk to dawn.
01:13Following violent attacks targeting Sudanese businesses, reports Africa News.
01:19These incidents have been triggered by demonstrations in response to murders
01:24from southern Sudan to neighboring Sudan.
01:26Authorities fear that this anger is expressed against the Sudanese refugees
01:31present in the country.
01:33Since April 2023, Sudan has been in the middle of a military conflict,
01:37aggravating the humanitarian crisis in the region.
01:41By slowing down violence in Juba, the southern Sudanese government
01:45is committed to protecting its population and to preventing any escalation.
01:51And then in the Democratic Republic of Congo, new fights broke out between the FARDEC
01:56and the M23 near Saqqé, about 20 km from Goma.
02:01The rebels of the M23 launched an offensive to take the city,
02:05but were repelled according to the local civil society.
02:09Information is given by Actualité CD.
02:12More than 25 bombs have been dropped by rebels in the region,
02:16mainly targeting the town of Kimoka.
02:19Currently, no report of human or material losses is available.
02:26In Senegal, the Jonction organization, in collaboration with the Forum on Information
02:31and Democracy, published a report on the use of artificial intelligence
02:37in the media, emphasizing its advantages and challenges.
02:41According to Presse Afrique dans l'Information, experts recommend
02:45establishing ethical charts to frame the use of artificial intelligence
02:50by emphasizing the protection of data and transparency.
02:54They also call for a re-enumeration for online press platforms
02:58that feed these AI tools.
03:00The source of information is specified.
03:02The training of journalists on the ethical implications of AI
03:06is considered crucial to guarantee a responsible practice,
03:11according to Presse Afrique.
03:14Ethiopia, to finish, has generated 908 million dollars
03:19thanks to the export of coffee in the last six months,
03:22according to the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority.
03:26It is written on Le360Afrique.
03:29According to the source, the country has exported more than 200,000 tons of coffee,
03:33exceeding the initial forecast of 133,000 tons.
03:38The Director-General of the ECTA, Shafi Umar,
03:42emphasized that during the previous budgetary exercise,
03:45Ethiopia had already earned more than 1.4 billion dollars
03:50thanks to its exports.
03:52For the current budgetary year, the country aims at revenue of 2 billion dollars,
03:57with an expected export of 400,000 tons.
04:00This performance emphasizes the importance of coffee
04:03as a major source of currency for the Ethiopian economy.
04:08That's all for this African Press Review.
04:10Thank you for following it.