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00:00Welcome to this newspaper, here are the titles for October 10th, under the patronage of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, Tangier hosts the second edition of the Blue Africa Summit.
00:31The socio-economic development of the southern Moroccan provinces is highlighted in a meeting of the 4th Commission of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
00:45And at the IOUN, the 45th edition of the African Championship of the Champions Clubs starts today with the participation of 4 Moroccan clubs.
01:01I told you in title, opening in Tangier, the works of the Blue Africa Summit, the meeting organized under the patronage of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI by the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco,
01:15brings together African leaders, scientific experts and economic actors to discuss the issues of the blue economy.
01:25This meeting is organized as part of the African Week of the Oceans, dedicated to the promotion of the blue economy and the sustainable management of maritime resources in Africa.
01:36In Africa, it brings together ministers, experts, scientists and international representatives.
01:41The Blue Africa Summit, organized in Tangier in November 2023, under the patronage of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, had drawn up a first map of the major issues of maritime Africa.
01:53Tangier's statement affirmed the dependence of African growth on international exchanges by sea,
02:01underlining the importance of African connectivity with other continents.
02:05I invite you to listen to Reem Benzina, President of the Blue Season, and Abdelmel Kfaraj, Director of the National Institute for Allied Research.
02:17Really carry the voice of Africa. Today, it is the continent that has the largest marine resources, the largest capacities, and it is the most vulnerable continent.
02:30It is not him who is at the heart of the issues of pollution, CO2 emissions, greenhouse gas emissions.
02:39And so really today, we have to carry this voice to say that we have the best practices, that we have vulnerabilities,
02:48but that can be overcome because there is all this intelligence that is with us and that can offer solutions adapted to our cities, to our cities, to our countries, etc.
03:02So really, the Blue Africa Summit is a voice, and as I said earlier, we have to act.
03:10We have all the conditions today to have a discourse and South-South cooperation, but also North-South, and to be able to put right away,
03:23because there is an emergency, time is moving forward and we can no longer remain spectators and speak only. So act, act, that's the most important thing.
03:33It is an important event that reinforces all the decisions that have been taken and to speak of a single African voice in the name of Africa,
03:42for the international community, for the United Nations and for UNOC 3.
03:48So this event reinforces all the discussions and decisions that have been taken during the week,
03:55whether for the Blue Africa Summit or the African Regional Consultation,
04:02which was organized jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Forestry, with the Royal Academy,
04:10the Mohamed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection and all departments.
04:16The dynamic of socio-economic development in the South Moroccan provinces was highlighted
04:21during a meeting of the 4th Commission of the General Assembly of the United Nations, held yesterday in New York.
04:28On this occasion, British lawyer and lawyer Andrew Rosemarine pointed out that the Moroccan Sahara
04:37imposes itself as an economic hub and as a link between Africa and Europe in favor of the new development model
04:44launched by His Majesty the King Mohamed VI in 2015 and with a budget of 10 billion dollars.
04:50The South Moroccan provinces are now living at the pace of a multidimensional and inclusive socio-economic development,
04:57noted by the British lawyer and lawyer.
05:00And on the same issue, the President of the Moroccan-Palestinian Friendship Group, Mohamed Ziad Al-Jabbar,
05:06highlighted the reforming dynamics in the South Moroccan provinces, marked in particular by the strengthening of human rights,
05:13the acceleration of the pace of human development and the promotion of investments.
05:22And we stay in the Kingdom to talk about tourism and the good dynamics of the sector,
05:27since Morocco welcomed at the end of September 2024 more than 13 million visitors,
05:33an increase of 33% compared to September 2023.
05:37The number of foreign tourists soared by 40% for the same month.
05:42This remarkable performance represents an increase of about 2 million tourists compared to the same period in 2023,
05:49underlining the growing dynamics of the destination Morocco.
05:54This new record of arrivals in Toustique fills us with pride and reinforces our determination
05:59to reach our ambitious goal of 26 million visitors by 2030,
06:03indicated by the Minister of Tourism, Crafts and Social and Solidarity Economy, Fatemeh Zahra Ammour.
06:09The significant increase of airline links, the promotional campaign,
06:14as well as the development of modern infrastructure and attractive tourist experience
06:19contribute precisely to this dynamism of exception.
06:26Morocco celebrates today, October 10, the National Women's Day,
06:32the opportunity to highlight the role and contribution of women to economic and social development.
06:39The proclamation of this day expresses Morocco's determination
06:42to work towards the realization of equality and equity as a structuring value of fundamental human rights.
06:51According to the High Commissioner for the Plan,
06:53the rate of activity of Moroccan women has been constantly declining for decades.
06:57It is one of the lowest in the world,
07:00which constitutes a major problem for the economy and society.
07:04And despite the many programmed reforms and committed actions
07:08or ongoing efforts to improve the situation of women,
07:11both economically and socially and in urban and rural environments,
07:15the results are to be expected.
07:20And to talk to us about this day,
07:24we are live from Tangier, I believe, with Asma Choukri, life coach.
07:30Asma Choukri, hello.
07:32Hello.
07:34The Moroccan Women's National Day is a privileged occasion
07:38to mark these advances recorded by the Kingdom
07:42in the promotion of women's rights and participation of women in development.
07:48How do you assess the importance of this contribution of women?
07:55Today, no one can deny this contribution of women
07:59in the socio-economic development of the Kingdom.
08:04And also, no one can deny everything she has been able to acquire during these decades.
08:12And today, we see that the participation of women in several areas,
08:19I can even say, not several, but in the majority of areas,
08:25we will find the participation of women.
08:28Certainly, this participation remains very minimal compared to men,
08:35but it is still present.
08:39And today, the challenge of women,
08:43and also of the Kingdom of Morocco,
08:48is to do everything we can
08:53to achieve this equality, equality between men and women,
08:58which is the goal of the celebration of the Women's Day on October 10.
09:06So, Madam Choukri, the HCP notes that there is still a rate of activity of Moroccan women
09:13which is constantly decreasing.
09:15Does this state of affairs surprise you, as a life coach?
09:22In fact, it does not surprise me.
09:26Because today, in my activity,
09:29especially since I specialized in the support of women,
09:33I receive a lot of women,
09:35women of all levels, economic and social.
09:42And I see that, unfortunately,
09:45there is always this dominant belief
09:48that women, their first role in society,
09:53is the home and the education of children.
09:56So, it is this belief,
09:58I, as a coach,
10:00I am more interested in beliefs, values, well-being,
10:05far from economic causes.
10:09I would say more, it is a question of belief
10:13that always dominates Moroccan families.
10:18And so, the idea is that the first role of the woman is her home,
10:22and it is marriage, and it is the education of children.
10:27And this decrease, unfortunately,
10:30it does not equal the rate of education of girls today.
10:37And if, for example, we look at the results of the baccalaureate,
10:43and the number of students in universities,
10:46we find that girls are generally majority
10:51in the success rate and enrollment rate in universities.
10:58But when it comes to active life,
11:01we find this decrease.
11:04So, because, in my opinion,
11:07it is always this idea that dominates
11:11that the woman, her best place is her home.
11:17And I receive several young mothers,
11:22especially, who are executives, engineers,
11:26and who come exactly for the decision-making,
11:31to make a choice.
11:33As soon as the baby arrives,
11:37something that can upset the family a little,
11:40the guard, and all that,
11:42especially since today we are no longer in what we were before.
11:45There were grandparents who took care of small children,
11:48the big family, etc.
11:50Now it has become a little restricted.
11:52And so, as soon as the baby arrives,
11:56we start to discuss that it would be better for the child
12:01for the mother to take care of him and leave his work.
12:05And in general, it is the mother who sacrifices her work, unfortunately.
12:11And that, we cannot deny it.
12:13I see it every time I receive patients.
12:18Esma Chowky, thank you very much for answering our questions.
12:22And I remind you that you are a life coach at Tangier
12:25and you were with us live from Tangier
12:27to talk about the National Day of the Moroccan Woman.
12:32Thank you very much, Esma Chowky.
12:34You're welcome.
12:36And we open the international page
12:38since Hurricane Milton, extremely dangerous,
12:41according to the authorities, hit the ground on Wednesday night in Florida.
12:45The hurricane sows destruction in Florida
12:48with more than 3 million homes without electricity.
12:51Hurricane Milton hit the ground on the west coast of Florida
12:55near Siesta Key in the county of Sarasota,
13:00wrote the American Hurricane Center.
13:03Winds reaching 165 km per hour were recorded in the evening
13:08and recorded this source,
13:10warning against risks of submersion.
13:13Trees, roots, roofs torn, streets flooded.
13:16Hurricane Milton weakened but still dangerous,
13:19and begins to sow destruction this Thursday
13:22during its passage in Florida, in the southwest of the United States,
13:25depriving more than 3 million homes of power.
13:28Two weeks after the devastation left by Hurricane Helen,
13:32tornadoes were even observed in the center and south of the state,
13:37according to the Weather Channel channel.
13:40At least 1.6 million homes were deprived of power
13:43on Wednesday night.
13:45On Thursday, Tampa and Sarasota airports were shut down.
13:52And we stay in the United States,
13:54and in a month of the presidential election,
13:56Donald Trump has definitively excluded Wednesday
13:59to face Kamala Harris during a new debate
14:03and has doubled attacks against his Democratic rival
14:06during a meeting in Pennsylvania.
14:09There will be no return match,
14:11wrote the Republican billionaire on his network
14:14Truth Social, despite CNN and Fox News' proposals
14:18to broadcast face-to-face between the two candidates.
14:21Yesterday, the former president preferred to roll out
14:24his attacks against Kamala Harris
14:26in front of the crowds,
14:28acquired for his cause in Pennsylvania,
14:31state of the Northeast,
14:32which is said to be one of the most disputed in the presidential election.
14:35On his side, the Democratic candidate
14:37must follow up at the end of the week
14:39campaign meetings in Arizona and Nevada,
14:42two other states that will be decisive for this election.
14:52The United States put Israel on guard yesterday
14:55against any offensive in Lebanon
14:57that would look like what happened
14:59in the Gaza Strip
15:01when the Israeli army promised
15:03to fight the Hezbollah without hesitation.
15:06While Israel announced
15:08that it would expand its land offensive
15:11against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon,
15:13Benyamin Netanyahu held a phone call
15:15with US President Joe Biden on Wednesday
15:18to mention Israel's plan
15:20to strike Iran in response
15:22to the missile attack launched by Tehran
15:24on October 1.
15:26According to the account published by the White House,
15:28Joe Biden asked Benyamin Netanyahu
15:31to minimize the impact on Lebanese civilians,
15:34especially in Beirut,
15:36while affirming Israel's right
15:38to protect its Hezbollah citizens.
15:45A word of sport,
15:47and more precisely of handball,
15:49since the city of Leyoune is ready
15:51to vibrate to the rhythm of the 45th edition
15:53of the African Championship and the Champions Clubs
15:55with the kickoff of the tournament scheduled today.
15:58In addition to the traditional opening ceremony
16:00scheduled at 8 p.m.,
16:02six meetings are on the agenda
16:04with four meetings of male handball
16:06and two for female teams.
16:08Morocco will be represented by
16:10Raja Agadir, Union Drpsultane
16:12and Ouidad Smara,
16:14while AS Nouassel
16:16will be the only female handball
16:18flag bearer
16:20among the 27 teams participating in total.
16:2216 male and 11 female
16:24are distributed over 11 African nations
16:26in Egypt, Angola, Tunisia
16:28and Nigeria.
16:35And it's time for the guest
16:37of the big news,
16:39and we are live from Tangier
16:41with Bachir Tamer,
16:43Executive Director of the Academy
16:45of the Kingdom of Morocco.
16:47Bachir Tamer, hello.
16:53Hello and welcome
16:55to the Summit on the Oceans
16:57and Africa,
16:59it's the African Summit.
17:01Welcome to the media TV viewers.
17:03Thank you for accepting
17:05our invitation.
17:07So this strategic meeting
17:09is an essential event for everyone
17:11interested in the maritime future
17:13of Africa and the Mediterranean region.
17:15In your opinion, Mr. Tamer,
17:17what is the contribution
17:19of the Kingdom of Morocco
17:21to this international meeting?
17:27Yes, indeed,
17:29Morocco and the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco
17:31organize this event,
17:33this Summit,
17:35with the Blue Season
17:37and, of course,
17:39with a number of partners
17:41after the two meetings
17:43that took place here
17:45in Tangier.
17:47The Academy of the Kingdom
17:49does not consider the Summit
17:51on Africa and the maritime
17:53and oceanic environment
17:55as an event,
17:57let's say,
17:59but rather as an action plan
18:01that Africa is called upon to implement.
18:03That is why we consider
18:05that the Blue Africa Summit
18:07for Morocco is indeed
18:09a commitment,
18:11and not just an event,
18:13a collective commitment
18:15that brings together
18:17all African countries
18:19because this Summit
18:21is trying to bring together
18:23the intelligentsia of Africa
18:25to be able to move forward
18:27So, Mr. Bachet,
18:29the Blue Africa Summit,
18:31it serves, as you just said,
18:33as a springboard for this
18:35third Ocean of Nations conference
18:37which will take place in Nice
18:39in June 2025.
18:41What are, in your opinion, the highlights
18:43to be discussed at this Summit
18:45today in Tangier?
18:51So, the highlights
18:53are mainly the issues,
18:55the maritime issues for Africa.
18:57These issues, I can express them
18:59in terms, first of all,
19:01of Africa's participation
19:03in the development of a universal plan
19:05that concerns the whole
19:07of the international community.
19:09It is for the implementation
19:11of a plan of struggle
19:13against the devastating impacts
19:15of climate change, on the one hand,
19:17and you know that these changes
19:19have an essential impact
19:21on not only the communities,
19:23let's say, the coastal communities,
19:25but also on what we call
19:27the small insular states
19:29which are states
19:31that don't really have a lot of means
19:33and that's why
19:35we need to bring together the potential
19:37of the whole of Africa
19:39to be able to counter
19:41these impacts, as I just
19:43pointed out.
19:45So, Mr. Temel, the Blue Africa Summit
19:47offers a platform
19:49where Africa
19:51and the Mediterranean region
19:53can voice together
19:55their voices on the challenges
19:57and global oceanic opportunities.
19:59What are these global oceanic challenges,
20:01especially when we know that
20:03more than 90%
20:05of trade exchanges in Africa
20:07are made precisely by this maritime voice?
20:13Yes,
20:15Africa, we can see
20:17precisely, let's say,
20:19these global oceanic challenges.
20:21Africa must
20:23prepare for these challenges
20:25and to prepare
20:27for these challenges, as we know,
20:29there are, let's say,
20:31I can list them in four
20:33axes or in four
20:35essential points.
20:37First, there is resource management
20:39and as you know, Africa
20:41has a very important potential
20:43in terms of resources
20:45and the second is biodiversity
20:47which is also a very important
20:49issue for African states
20:51and the fight against
20:53pollution. Then,
20:55the last point concerns
20:57what we call climate
20:59deregulation and as you know,
21:01it is not only about
21:03focusing on
21:05what is happening
21:07on the African coasts
21:09but also on
21:11rivers, lakes,
21:13everything that is,
21:15let's say, maritime space
21:17at the international level.
21:19In addition, there is the whole
21:21alien aspect, i.e. everything
21:23that concerns resources in Africa
21:25that must of course be maintained
21:27for future generations.
21:31So, Mr. Temer,
21:33the Blue Africa Summit
21:35explores these crucial issues
21:37that connect the Mediterranean
21:39Atlantic and Indian Basins and highlights
21:41the importance of maritime exchanges
21:43in Africa.
21:45What do you think are the issues
21:47of the Blue Africa Summit
21:49in the long term?
21:53Well, in the long term,
21:55as I have just highlighted,
21:57it is the fact of preparing a plan
21:59of action, let's say, in the medium term,
22:01especially for the year 2030
22:03and if you take
22:05the last statement
22:07of the Blue Africa Summit,
22:09the first edition that was organized
22:11yesterday, you will see that
22:13a vision has been put in place
22:15in relation to 2030.
22:17But in addition,
22:19we must also
22:21face a lot of challenges
22:23on the regional level,
22:25in relation to a certain number of regions
22:27in Africa, but also on the
22:29international level. And Africa really needs
22:31a lot of resources,
22:33whether it is on the financial level,
22:35on the level of governance,
22:37and of course these are the elements
22:39that will be able to, let's say, help
22:41African countries to be able to
22:43put in place action plans.
22:45And it is the action that is needed,
22:47that is, we insist a lot on the Blue Africa Summit
22:49on acting, that is, not to remain
22:51only on ideas or projects
22:53that are projects
22:55for the future, indeed,
22:57but we have to work
22:59in common effort,
23:01that is, for all Africans,
23:03to work precisely
23:05to have the means
23:07to actually realize
23:09these projects.
23:11Mr. Tamer, before continuing,
23:13I would just like to give some figures
23:15on this maritime Africa.
23:17It is 90% of the foreign trade in Africa
23:19that is done by the sea,
23:21more than 3 trillion
23:23total GDP of Africa in 2023,
23:2540% of the African population
23:27lives near the coast,
23:29more than 12 million people
23:31depend on the peace.
23:33Precisely, how does this Blue Africa Summit
23:35that is held here
23:37in Tangier, can it contribute
23:39precisely to stimulate African growth,
23:41including those, of course,
23:43of the enclosed countries?
23:49Well, you just pointed out
23:51precisely to highlight a certain number
23:53of elements that show how much
23:55the stakes are important
23:57for Africa, whether it is
23:59in relation to the young population,
24:01in relation to the economies of African countries, etc.
24:03This is why we are
24:05fully aware that there is
24:07a cartography, of course,
24:09which must be taken into account,
24:11but this cartography of Africa
24:13which was already traced in a first edition,
24:15as I have just said,
24:17last year, we are trying
24:19through this second edition
24:21and through the next editions
24:23to see how to update
24:25this cartography to meet
24:27the needs, let's say, that have actually
24:29evolved in relation to the African countries.
24:31So, for this, we must
24:33first put in place public policies,
24:35public policies that need
24:37first, let's say,
24:39financing.
24:41This is why, by the way,
24:43a meeting was held two days ago,
24:45the Ministry of Agriculture
24:47met with the
24:49two major partners
24:51that should normally accompany
24:53Africa in these policies.
24:55There is the International Monetary Fund
24:57and the World Bank.
24:59And in this sense,
25:01we are also working here,
25:03even making proposals
25:05to be able to make financial montages
25:07for large projects that bring together
25:09African countries,
25:11and I can cite just as an example
25:13the large project, for example, of the Pipeline
25:15which comes from Nigeria to Morocco
25:17to go to Europe,
25:19which is considered as one of the
25:21major projects, precisely,
25:23of this maritime Africa.
25:25Then, there are the human resources,
25:27you know very well that the scientific aspect
25:29and the research aspect
25:31is one of the most important aspects
25:33that not only requires financing,
25:35but also requires experts,
25:37and in terms of expertise,
25:39this Blue Africa Summit
25:41is moving forward
25:43to be able to solicit
25:45a certain number of researchers,
25:47a certain number of groups,
25:49or a certain number of NGOs
25:51that are considered as essential partners
25:53to be able to accompany African countries
25:55for a better future.
25:57And then, there is also the question of governance
25:59which must be taken into account
26:01and that African countries
26:03try a little bit, let's say, among themselves
26:05to see to what extent it would be profitable
26:07to put in place
26:09a governance in relation
26:11to these public policies.
26:13So, maybe one last thing.
26:15Of course.
26:17Mr. Tamel, maybe to come back
26:19to what you were saying at the beginning
26:21about this mapping of maritime issues,
26:23is this a map in view of
26:25what the world knows as a transformation?
26:27Does this imply that
26:29an update is needed, I would say,
26:31almost all the time, every year,
26:33in view of what is happening
26:35a little bit in the world?
26:37And maybe, how could this map
26:39be applicable,
26:41let's say,
26:43and effective?
26:49We have at the Blue Africa Summit
26:51and the Royal Academy of Morocco
26:53trying by all means,
26:55precisely,
26:57from these editions,
26:59the first edition and the second edition,
27:01to have platforms where we put
27:03a set of information,
27:05a set of documents
27:07which are, of course,
27:09which account for these evolutions
27:11and which we try to update
27:13as we go along.
27:15And the fact of precisely
27:17consulting these platforms,
27:19there are certainly many new elements
27:21concerning precisely all the projects
27:23that are put in place from this summit
27:25throughout the year,
27:27that is, the whole period that separates
27:29one edition from the other.
27:31Mr. Bachir Tamer,
27:33thank you very much for accepting
27:35our invitation and I remind you that
27:37you are the Executive Director
27:39of the Royal Academy of Morocco.
27:41You were live with us from Tangier
27:43where the Blue Africa Summit is held.
27:45Thank you very much, Mr. Tamer.
27:49Thank you, Madam.
27:51And this is the end of this newscast.
27:53Thank you for following it.
27:55We will be back in a few moments.