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MEDI1TV Afrique : Midi infos - 22/08/2023
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00:00 "Nigeria, isolated by the sanctions of the CEDEAO, faces a worrying humanitarian situation.
00:07 It is in this context that we see about 300 trucks loaded mainly with food products from
00:14 Burkina Faso, arrived yesterday in Niamy.
00:17 The situation is very serious.
00:19 The situation is very serious.
00:21 The situation is very serious.
00:23 The humanitarian situation is constantly deteriorating in Sudan where the fighting is raging between
00:30 the army and paramilitary.
00:32 While the fires are gaining ground in western Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accuses
00:39 META, Facebook's parent company, of prioritizing its profits rather than the security of Canadian
00:46 refugees by blocking the local news.
00:53 In Nigeria, a crisis exit by diplomatic means seems still far away.
01:01 The military in power, as you know, announced a three-year transition.
01:06 Out of the question for the CEDEAO, the West African organization rejected yesterday the
01:11 CNSP's calendar for the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the CEDEAO.
01:17 Even a year of transition is unacceptable.
01:20 For Abdel Fattah Oumoussa, the constitutional order must be restored as soon as possible
01:26 in Nigeria.
01:30 Kathleen Fitzgibbon is the name of the new US ambassador to Nigeria.
01:35 Her arrival is not synonymous with a change of position in the United States.
01:42 She will not officially present her letter of admission to the new authorities, according
01:49 to Washington, which does not recognize them.
01:54 We do look forward to Ambassador Fitzgibbon's arrival.
01:58 How to interpret the arrival of the US ambassador to Nigeria?
02:05 She will not present her official letter, but will lead a diplomatic mission to contribute
02:10 to a crisis exit.
02:12 I propose to listen to American political analyst Calvin Dark.
02:17 Stability and security in West Africa are a priority for the United States, especially
02:24 given the American military presence in Nigeria.
02:29 These bases and this cooperation with Nigeria are extremely important for anti-terrorist
02:36 efforts in the region.
02:38 The current situation in Nigeria leaves us without this important partner.
02:45 So the United States has two options.
02:48 The first is to try to restore the democratically elected president, or find a political solution
02:57 that respects the will of the people and also to bring stability and return to democracy.
03:06 The second option is to find a new partner in the region with whom we can work together
03:13 to fight terrorism and promote stability in Africa.
03:19 Of course, the United States prefers the first option, and perhaps the arrival of the new
03:26 American ambassador to Nigeria could be a big step towards the restoration of democracy,
03:34 stability, and military cooperation.
03:38 However, this challenge is huge, not only for the United States, but for all stakeholders,
03:45 including the CDO.
03:48 As for the second option, to find a new security partner in the region, it is really a heavy
03:56 challenge too.
03:58 The big concern of the United States is that during this period of vacuum, Russia and its
04:06 Wagner Group will try to take advantage of the vacuum and to stand up more firmly in Africa.
04:14 As for the new ambassador, Kathleen Fitzgibbon, I am confident that she will be an asset to
04:20 the United States as Nigeria goes through this difficult period.
04:26 Her diplomatic journey in Africa represents the experience we need at the moment.
04:33 Unfortunately, the timing of her arrival is not ideal.
04:38 It would have been more convenient to have our ambassador there at the beginning of this
04:44 crisis, but things are as they are.
04:47 She must do her best to contribute to a sustainable solution with our allies and all stakeholders.
05:01 Nigeria, isolated by the CDO's sanctions, is facing a worrying humanitarian situation.
05:07 According to UNICEF, more than 2 million children need assistance, 500,000 more since the coup
05:13 d'état.
05:14 In this context, a convoy of about 300 trucks, mainly loaded with food products from Burkina
05:20 Faso, arrived in Namibia yesterday.
05:26 The convoy left Kaya heading for Dori.
05:32 Security was ensured only by the Burkina Be army.
05:35 From Dori, as shown by the images on Nigerian television, the two armies made a junction
05:41 to transfer the goods to the Nigerian FDS.
05:44 An important logistical means was deployed by the two armies to this effect.
05:48 No incident was reported until the final destination.
05:52 This Burkina Faso operation is part of a wave of support to its neighbor in Niger, in
05:56 the face of CDO sanctions.
05:59 We had a long time when we did not have trucks coming through the corridor of Burkina, but
06:08 with the seduction operation of the corridor to be surrounded by the Burkina and Nigerian
06:14 armies, we had this problem and we hope for more in the coming days.
06:20 The Economic Community of the States of West Africa took heavy economic sanctions against
06:25 Niger on July 30 in response to the coup d'état that overthrew President Mohamed Benzoum.
06:30 Burkina Faso, also led by soldiers, arrived in power by a coup d'état, is also suspended
06:35 from the CDO, quickly showed solidarity with members of the Nigerian military regime.
06:40 It should also be noted that Burkina Faso and Mali deployed at the level of the respective
06:45 military regions, the combat aircraft to respond to any form of aggression against Niger, as
06:50 the CDO envisions.
06:51 In fact, it is a security problem, you know that the area is infested with bandits, and
06:59 they started to burn the trucks, but now with the finalism between the two armies, we
07:08 were able to have these trucks in good shape.
07:11 The Benin and Nigerian border closures disrupt Nigerian food supply.
07:15 The World Food Program, the UN Food Agency, warned on Wednesday that regional sanctions
07:21 and border closures greatly affected Nigerian food supply in vital food supplies and medical
07:27 supplies.
07:28 In Sudan, before the war, one in three inhabitants suffered from hunger.
07:34 Today, with the exacerbation of the comas, according to the NGO Save the Children, famine
07:39 has killed nearly 500 children and probably hundreds more.
07:43 The situation could get worse because the NGO, unable to operate in the midst of comas,
07:49 had to stop treating 31,000 children suffering from malnutrition.
07:53 Humanitarians prevented from entering or circulating by the authorities repeat that they have received
07:58 only 27% of their return financing needs, on a humanitarian situation that is constantly
08:03 deteriorating on the spot with Alaa Ben Ali.
08:06 More than four months after the start of clashes in Sudan, the multiple calls to the two generals
08:12 at war to return to dialogue still find no echo.
08:16 That said, violent clashes still oppose the two camps around a large military base
08:21 south of Khartoum.
08:22 The quick support forces of Mohamed Daglo have been leading since this weekend of attacks
08:27 aimed at taking the base in question in vain, causing about fifteen deaths among civilians.
08:33 Since the start of the war on April 15, the FSR have only one thing in mind, to control
08:39 the military bases in Khartoum.
08:41 That said, they have only managed to occupy one, that of the gendarmes.
08:45 This war has pushed more than four million people into flight and has not less than 4,000
08:50 dead.
08:51 For a long time, concentrated in Khartoum and some cities in Darfur, the fights have
08:55 since won the North Kordofan, commercial highway and transport.
08:59 Then, El Fahere and El Foula, capital of the West Kordofan.
09:03 The conflict has thus paralyzed not only the country's economy, already quite murdered,
09:08 but also more than 70% of hospital activity and especially the corridors of humanitarian
09:14 aid.
09:15 UN experts on site have denounced rapes to punish and terrorize communities,
09:21 pointing fingers at the FSR, unanimously accused of rescuing them.
09:26 In Gabon, 30 political parties of the opposition have decided to support Ali Bongo Dimba, candidate
09:35 of the Democratic Party of Gabon at the presidential election on August 26.
09:39 According to the M30, the motivations of this support are multiple.
09:44 It is about preserving the stability of Gabon, to sit in a peaceful climate favorable to
09:49 the dynamic of the already driven investments, to avoid any partisan split and to promote
09:55 a common future for the people.
09:58 More than 846,000 voters are expected in the polls.
10:04 We remain in Gabon, where the next scrutiny places the head of state out in a favorable
10:12 situation.
10:13 He will now have 13 candidates in front of him, but Ali Bongo Dimba can also count on
10:18 his many supports to accompany him this time within the civil society.
10:23 This is the story of Ismail Obianzé.
10:26 Decided to offer him a third mandate, this time of 5, 12, that the head of state, taking
10:31 into account as support, mobilizes.
10:33 In this archipelago hotel in Libreville, the movement of Ali Bongo Dimba's friends declines
10:39 its ambition.
10:40 The goal of the movement of Ali Bongo Dimba's friends, our main objective in these elections
10:47 is the brilliant victory of Ali Bongo Dimba and his candidates.
10:52 In this electoral campaign, there is a triptych of love, brotherhood and peace.
10:59 From a simple citizen to the highest rank in the country, the members of this political
11:04 association share the same values.
11:06 Being part of the Ali Bongo Dimba's friends movement is to appropriate these values in
11:13 order to respond to the call of President Ali Bongo Dimba, who wants to make our country,
11:19 Gabon, a strong and prosperous nation.
11:23 The Ali Bongo Dimba's friends movement promotes inclusion in respect of difference.
11:29 We can therefore affirm or say that living together is the acceptance of the other as he is,
11:36 in a environment of tolerance, leading to a deep and sincere friendship.
11:42 But it is also because it is a principle that is imposed on our mind, on the other hand,
11:49 by a practice that can only come from the heart.
11:52 For peaceful elections without violence, the movement led by Ali Bongo Dimba intends to
11:56 promote living together of all the members of the Gabonese society.
12:00 An engagement that goes beyond the combined deadlines of August 26.
12:05 In addition to seeing a few days of elections and regional councils, the political climate
12:10 is calm despite the challenges of the scrutiny that we will see in this report by Max
12:14 Wobi and Ferdinand Kock.
12:16 In just a few days of municipal and regional elections, as you can see, the political atmosphere
12:21 is calm.
12:22 But the almost all political parties and groups most involved in the national political
12:26 chess, whether it is the PDCI-RDA, the PPSCI or the RHDP, have been in the throes of
12:32 significant internal friction due to the tension around the choice of certain candidates
12:37 who will represent them in this N-6 conscription.
12:40 This is what comes out of the report of the Consortium of Civil Society Organizations
12:44 for the elections in Ivory Coast.
12:46 For this reason, other factors could have an impact on the electoral environment.
12:51 The important migratory movements from Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea Conakry,
12:57 especially in the departments of Doropo, Téhini, Séguéla and Waninou, could have a significant
13:04 impact on the environment of these localities ahead of the unexpected outcome for September 2, 2023.
13:11 In terms of the lists of candidates published by the Independent Electoral Commission for
13:16 regional elections, it turns out that 5 female candidates were retained, i.e. 5.38%,
13:23 against 88 male candidates, i.e. 94.72%.
13:28 For the municipal elections, 75 female leaders were registered as head of the list,
13:34 i.e. 10% against 675 male leaders, i.e. 90%.
13:39 These statistics translate the efforts made by the political formations to comply with
13:45 the requirements of Law No. 2019/870 of October 14, 2019, favoring the representation of women
13:54 in the assembly, totally or partially elected, while increasing their chances of access to representation in these assemblies.
14:02 According to the Consortium of Civil Society Organizations for the Ivory Coast Elections,
14:06 it seems necessary to pursue the initiatives of the plebiscite and the strengthening of the
14:11 capacities of female leaders in order to lift the barriers and other obstacles to their promotion
14:16 and their responsibility, both within the political apparatus of which they are members,
14:20 and in the Ivorian political sphere.
14:23 The last maritime hooking has been since Moscow slammed the door on an agreement that
14:28 allowed the export of Ukrainian cereals.
14:30 On Monday night, a Russian combat plane destroyed a reconnaissance ship of the Ukrainian
14:36 Armed Forces, which was located in the Black Sea, more precisely in a gas production area
14:41 under Russian control.
14:43 For the fifth consecutive day, the Russian defense has also said that it has shot down
14:48 Ukrainian drones in the Moscow region.
14:52 In Spain, about a month after the legislative elections, King Felipe VI began his consultations
15:00 in view of the formation of a government.
15:02 He invited yesterday the leaders of the political parties to determine who is best placed to
15:09 submit to the vote of the legislature and become the next head of government.
15:14 The interim prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and the leader of the opposition, Alberto Núñez
15:19 Ferro, both claim the power to present themselves before the 350 elected deputies on July 23
15:26 to try to gain the confidence of the Assembly.
15:29 In the first round, the candidate for the re-election must obtain the absolute majority,
15:35 that is, 176 votes.
15:36 The simple majority is enough for the second round.
15:39 The Spanish authorities in the first round, of which the interim prime minister, Pedro
15:46 Sánchez, have good hope that the monster fire that devastated less than a week of
15:52 thousands of hectares on the island of Tenerife in the archipelago of the Canaries will be
15:56 stabilized in the coming days.
15:58 Pedro Sánchez also announced that the state of natural disasters would be decreed in order
16:03 to help the population and ensure that the government would engage in the reconstruction
16:09 of the island, without however specifying to what extent on the financial level.
16:15 I announce to you in the titles that the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, accuses
16:20 the Facebook's state of prioritizing its profits rather than the security of Canadian
16:26 resources by blocking local news, while false forests threaten several communities in the
16:32 west of the country where the evacuation operations are being pursued.
16:36 Mr. Jalil.
16:37 A blaze that spreads at a loss of sight, entire forests on fire, a sky that has become
16:42 incandescent, the images of the fire that ravages Canada are impressive.
16:47 Nearly 14 million hectares were burnt, the total area of Greece, a figure that is cold
16:53 in the back but which is indeed the balance of the fires in the west of Canada, which
16:58 are still continuing this early week.
17:00 Faced with this disaster, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has decreed a maximum mobilization
17:06 that is to be carried out in the long term.
17:08 The federal government continues to intervene with all the resources of the Canadian Armed
17:14 Forces.
17:15 We are active in coordination with regional and local governments to ensure that people
17:20 are safe.
17:21 Make sure that we do everything to protect your lives and your property, but there is
17:25 still a lot to do and we will continue to focus on that.
17:29 The British Columbia authorities in the west of the country have asked tens of thousands
17:35 of residents to take the evacuation orders seriously.
17:38 Extreme forest fires are rapidly evolving, threatening large parts of the picturesque
17:43 Okanagan Valley in the city of Kelowna.
17:46 The overnight period and the activities of the fight against the fires yesterday evening
17:52 have been favorable.
17:53 However, this does not remove anything from the challenge that we are still facing.
17:57 Faced with the persistent conditions of smoke in the Okanagan Valley, we hope that this
18:02 will lift or at least soften a little to free up space for our aviation assets.
18:07 The conditions of smoke in the valley.
18:09 Canada has been confronted in recent years with extreme weather events whose intensity
18:15 and frequency are increasing due to climate change.
18:18 In the west of the country, despite the efforts of firefighters, about 30,000 people have received
18:23 an evacuation order, while 36,000 others remain on alert and ready to flee.
18:29 And for now, in the United States, the catastrophic fires that killed at least 114 people on
18:35 the island of Maui and the search operations continue in a context of criticism of the
18:41 management of the drama by the authorities.
18:43 President Joe Biden, who took office yesterday, was seen in particular reproached by his Republican
18:49 opponents for not being sufficiently expressed on the disaster.
18:54 He was especially silenced, while the balance was considerably heavy.
19:00 Joe Biden should announce the unblocking of emergency funding.
19:04 In the world of tech, the launch of each GPT has created many fears about the transformation
19:12 of the world of work and its impact on employment.
19:15 But the International Labour Organization reassures that in a study published today,
19:20 the ILO estimates that artificial intelligence is more likely to create jobs than to lose
19:26 them.
19:27 For the UN, the first consequence of this new technology will probably not be the destruction
19:33 of jobs, but rather potential changes in the quality of jobs, including the intensity
19:39 of work and autonomy.
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