MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 11/03/2025
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00:00Welcome to this round of news in Africa, starting with BNW TV which informs that the former
00:15Benin President Amne Seyfer Soglo and Boni Yahy will soon go to Niger at the invitation
00:22of General Abdelrahman Chani, President of the Transition, they will have the mission
00:27to discuss the closure of the borders between Benin and Niger, a situation that has persisted
00:33since the coup d'état of July 2023, reports the newspaper.
00:37This closure imposed by the CDO in response to political tensions has seriously affected
00:43economic relations between the two countries.
00:46Despite efforts to mediate, Niger maintains the border closed for security reasons,
00:53further complicating the regional situation.
00:56In Gabon, four candidates have been retained for the presidential election in Gabon, scheduled
01:02for April 12, 2025, including the current President of the Transition, Brice Clotaire
01:08Oleguie Guima, information given by APA News.
01:12The National Organization and Coordination Commission of Elections and Reforms has validated
01:18these candidates on the 23 files filed, thus rejecting 19, including those of three
01:25female candidates.
01:27Candidates retained also include Alain-Claude Billy Baize, Joseph Lapensé-Essingon, and
01:34Stéphane Germain Yoko Busengui, specifies the African Press Agency.
01:40The candidates whose files have been rejected have 72 hours to contest this decision
01:46before the Constitutional Court, adds the source of information.
01:51The Malian government, for its part, announced the partial lifting of the suspension of
01:57effective mining exploitation permits as of March 15, 2025, writes African News.
02:03This decision follows the adoption of a new mining code in August 2023, aimed at strengthening
02:10the rules in favor of the local economy and to allow the State to detain up to 30% of
02:17mining projects.
02:18However, notes from the newspaper, the granting of new permits remains suspended while the
02:24country struggles to attract investments in this key sector.
02:28At the same time, the government has banned mining exploitation by foreign companies
02:35following several tragic accidents that occurred recently.
02:40Let's finish with UNESCO, which announced an investment of 8 million dollars to preserve
02:44the water resources of the Clément-Giraud, in the face of the threat of the melting of the glaciers.
02:50This project aims to support more than 2 million people in Kenya and Tanzania who
02:55depend directly on the waters of this emblematic mountain.
02:59This is information from Africa Radio.
03:01The first phase will include the mapping of aquifers, access to drinking water for
03:06100,000 additional inhabitants, as well as the training of 200 water professionals.
03:12At the same time, efforts will be made to restore 400 square kilometers of cloud forests,
03:17essential to water regulation and the development of sustainable economic activity,
03:22announces the online newspaper.
03:24That's all for this African Press Review.
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