MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 04/04/2025
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00:00Welcome to La Revue de l'actualité in Africa.
00:13Let's start in West Africa.
00:15All Africa tells us that the foreign ministers of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso
00:22have started an official visit to Moscow at the invitation of Sergey Lavrov.
00:28It is in the context of the first consultation session
00:33between the Alliance of States of the Sahel and Russia.
00:36This meeting, our source, aims to strengthen the priorities
00:41given to security in the Sahel and the fight against terrorism.
00:45Russia is expected to strengthen its ties with the ASE,
00:49in particular through security and economic partnerships,
00:53including the potential creation of a precise collective defense alliance, All Africa.
01:00The tariffs imposed by the United States on certain African countries
01:06are talking on the continent.
01:08The American president, Donald Trump,
01:10has put in place customs rights against 180 countries,
01:14including 50 Africans, with rates ranging from 10% to 50%.
01:21This is what we can read on APANews.
01:24This measure, aimed at reducing the American trade deficit,
01:28particularly affects Africa,
01:31where countries such as South Africa and Lesotho are severely affected.
01:35South Africa, the main African exporter to the United States,
01:41sees its automotive sector threatened by additional tariffs of 25%
01:47on vehicles and spare parts.
01:49These measures mark a break with the African Growth and Opportunity Act,
01:54which offers preferential access to the American markets.
01:59It could lead to inflation in Africa,
02:03says the African Press Agency.
02:05Let's talk about Ghana now.
02:08The second world cocoa producer after the Ivory Coast
02:12expects a significant increase in cocoa exports
02:17for the 2024-2025 campaign.
02:19It is written on Abidjan TV.
02:21According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
02:24exports should reach 520,000 tons,
02:27an increase of 55% compared to the previous campaign.
02:32This progress is attributed to an improvement in production
02:37that should reach 650,000 tons,
02:40according to the Cocoa Boat cocoa council.
02:44Mozambique's parliament adopted unanimously
02:49a bill to promote national dialogue
02:53and strengthen peace,
02:55with the support of the four parliamentary parties in Maputo.
02:58Read more about it on African News.
03:01This law, notes the newspaper, is considered a major turnaround
03:05following the agreement signed on March 5
03:08between President Daniel Capo and political leaders.
03:12Mozambique's Liberation Front, FRELIMO,
03:15sees this law as a guarantee for democracy,
03:18while the Mozambique Democratic Movement
03:21criticizes the delay in the initiative.
03:24Despite hopes of progress,
03:26the Mozambican National Resistance
03:28expresses doubts about the reliability of the agreements,
03:32fearing that the mistakes of the past will not happen again.
03:36The Republic of Guinea.
03:38To conclude, the United Nations has called
03:41for the cancellation of the presidential grace
03:44granted to Mossad Aziz Kamara,
03:46former president of Guinea,
03:48sentenced to 20 years in prison
03:50for crimes against humanity
03:52linked to the massacre at the Konakry Stadium in 2009.
03:55According to Cameroon News,
03:57this decision was made by General Mamadi Djungia,
04:00head of the transition government for health reasons,
04:04but is followed by live international criticism.
04:07The UN estimates that this decision should be canceled
04:11to respect the right of victims to effective recourse
04:15and fight against impunity.
04:18That's all for the African Press Review.
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