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00:00Welcome everyone, I'm delighted to see you again for a new edition of the major media morning news. Here are the headlines.
00:22In the United States, for the first time, Bitcoin exceeds $95,000, inflamed by the Trump effect.
00:34After three years and five months, the Prime Minister of Mali, the President of the Transition, General Darnay Hassani Goyta, has put an end to his functions and those of his government.
00:52And then in Morocco, the first meeting of the Council of Administration of the National Agency for Social Support. It was chaired this Wednesday by the head of government Aziz Arnouch.
01:07Let's start this news with Bitcoin, which today crossed the $95,000 mark for the first time.
01:20Always bearing the Trump effect, the market anticipates a more flexible legislation and economic policies that would be favorable to it under the future US administration.
01:31The most important cryptocurrency by capitalization has surpassed this level around 1h24 GMT, reaching a new record of $95,000.
01:42Since the victory of Donald Trump on November 5, the value of Bitcoin has risen by about 35%.
01:49After surpassing its last March record, the digital currency soared above $80,000 on November 10 and $90,000 on November 13.
02:02The elected president, Donald Trump, plans to drastically soften regulation on the sector of certified digital currencies, which would make the United States the global capital of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.
02:16After three years and five months spent in the premature Shogel Koukala Maïga and then the Prime Minister of Mali, the President of the Transition, General of the Army Assimi Goïta Mipham, his functions and those of his government yesterday, Wednesday.
02:39More details with our correspondent Aba Makouf, Mohamed Danioukou.
02:45After the cancellation early in the morning of the Council of Ministers, doubts and questions raised in the opinion were answered in a special flash on national television at 7 p.m.
02:58Indeed, the Secretary-General of the Presidency, Aloussé Ndiawara, read the decree of the President, which put an end to the functions of the Prime Minister Shogel Koukala Maïga and his entire government.
03:10It should be noted that this decision of the President of the Transition did not surprise many in Mali.
03:16Last Saturday, during a meeting to celebrate the first day of the resumption of the city of Kidal by the Malian Armed Forces, the Prime Minister took the opportunity to denounce the violation of certain recommendations of the National Assises of the Reformation,
03:32including the creation of a hundred political parties in a few years, where the Assises recommended to diminish them.
03:39His mismanagement in the decision-making, including the postponement of elections and his inability to meet the authorities to evoke the question of the political future of the Transition, was at the core of this outing.
03:53An outing that sparked a lot of shields among many organizations who, through meetings in several cities in the country, asked the President of the Transition to separate from his Prime Minister.
04:07Message received 24 hours later, Shogel Koukala Maïga is no longer the Prime Minister of Mali.
04:15In the Middle East, the Hezbollah rejects all Israeli conditions.
04:20In a combative speech, he threatened to target the center of Tel Aviv, while the American emissary Moss Osten, surrounded by the region, tried to trigger a ceasefire.
04:36The Hezbollah will not accept any agreement with Israel, which violates the sovereignty of Lebanon.
04:44This is what the head of the movement said.
04:46Naim Qassem also said that his group would target the center of Tel Aviv, in response to recent Israeli strikes on the capital Beirut.
04:54In response, the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs said that any agreement with Lebanon should give Israel freedom of action against the Hezbollah.
05:03For his part, the American emissary Moss Osten will be in Israel this Wednesday, after having made progress in Beirut.
05:10The goal is to achieve a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel in an open war for two months.
05:17I just concluded a new meeting with the president of the Lebanese parliament, Nabi Berri.
05:23Today's meeting is part of yesterday's extension and has made it possible to make additional progress.
05:29I will leave in a few hours for Israel, in order to try to put an end to this situation, if we can.
05:37Osten is trying to get the approval of both parties on an American level,
05:41planning to cease fire and withdraw the Israeli forces from Lebanon on the basis of UN Resolution 1701.
05:48This resolution stipulates that only the Lebanese army and the Blue Helmets should be deployed at the border with Israel and in the south of Lebanon.
05:56The American emissary studied with the Lebanese officials some changes in the American plan to cease fire.
06:06We will continue to discuss with the parties to try to reach an agreement.
06:11The United States and the special envoy to Moss are the main negotiators.
06:15But you also know that the president and the secretary of state have been involved several times.
06:20The government will continue to focus on the search for a diplomatic solution,
06:24because it is essential that people return home from both sides of the blue line.
06:31As part of the negotiations, the fights between Israel and Hezbollah continue, causing several deaths.
06:37After the Lebanese army announced the death of its soldiers,
06:40two Israeli strikes, the army managed to fight Hezbollah in Lebanon and not the Lebanese army.
06:48In Morocco, the head of the government, Aziz Arnaud, presided yesterday in Rabat the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Agency for Social Support,
06:59created in accordance with the high orientations of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI,
07:03in order to develop and implement the policies of social support,
07:07in particular the program of direct social assistance launched last year.
07:11The meeting was an opportunity to examine the strategic issues related to the creation of the NSS
07:17and to approve its annual action plan and its budget for the year 2025,
07:23as well as the organigram and the particular status related to the human resources of the Agency.
07:42We are still in the kingdom where the Economic, Social and Environmental Council recommends
07:49the establishment of an obligatory system unified between the different health insurance regimes
07:55with the goal of ensuring effective medical coverage for all.
08:00In the coverage, Mahaj Amal, the story, and Sohail Jalil.
08:06Generalization of the NSS, a step-by-step report, a social progress to consolidate the challenges to be met.
08:16The theme of this meeting is the presentation of the conclusions of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council
08:23on the establishment of an obligatory system unified between the different health insurance regimes.
08:29The objective is to ensure effective medical coverage for all,
08:33while preserving the balance of the financial situation of households
08:37and the durability of the basic obligatory health insurance ecosystem.
08:48Today, about 86.6% of the population is registered in the health insurance system,
08:53compared to 60% in 2022.
08:56The generalization of the NSS represents a unprecedented social performance in the contemporary history of the kingdom.
09:03This structured project aims to broaden the advantages of medical coverage to all citizens,
09:08as well as residents on the national territory.
09:11Also, as of today, 8.5 million citizens remain excluded from the benefits of the NSS,
09:17among which 5 million have never registered.
09:20In addition, the share of health expenses supported by insurers could reach up to 50% of total expenses.
09:32Among the most striking recommendations presented by the Council
09:36aims to complete the effective generalization of the NSS in accordance with the high royal orientation
09:41and the provisions of the framework law relating to social protection.
09:45The NSS must be an obligatory procedure for all,
09:49while eliminating the situation of closed rights
09:52and ensuring the diversification of the sources of financing of the NSS, among other things.
10:02The generalization of the NSS reduces the financial costs
10:05supported by households, which releases their purchasing power and stimulates demand.
10:09In addition, the NSS stimulates care and private investment in the health sector,
10:14including infrastructure, clinics, pharmacies, laboratories and medical equipment.
10:20In addition, the generalization of social protection improves the financial inclusion of households.
10:34The Council has also called for an improvement in the rate of reimbursement of expenses
10:38related to medical acts and general consultations,
10:41as well as to strengthen medical control of expenses
10:43by developing and diversifying the number of mandatory care protocols
10:47for health care providers and health professionals,
10:50while involving qualified actors in this dynamic.
10:55You should also know that the introduction of the Relative Law to Alternative Penalty
11:02was at the heart of a meeting held yesterday in Rabat by the head of the government, Aziz Arnaud.
11:09In the presence of the Minister of Justice, the General Delegate,
11:12the Penitentiary Administration and the Reinsertion,
11:15as well as representatives of the General Prosecutor's Office
11:18and several establishments, such as the Caisse de dépôt et de gestion de la surveillance électronique,
11:23to the work of the General Interest, through the financial needs to succeed in this project.
11:30Several topics have been addressed.
11:33Let's listen to the Minister of Justice, Abdeltif Moebi.
11:39Today's meeting, chaired by the head of the government
11:42and the General Delegate to the Penitentiary Administration and the Reinsertion,
11:46included the participation of representatives of the General Prosecutor's Office
11:49and several establishments, such as the Finance and the CEDG.
11:52We discussed the introduction of the Relative Law to Alternative Penalty,
11:57we discussed electronic surveillance and the work of the General Interest,
12:01we discussed the financial needs of this area,
12:04logistical and administrative needs,
12:07to give citizens a second chance,
12:10to protect women from violence and to protect children as well.
12:14During this meeting, we presented a vision, a work plan,
12:17and this law will be ready in the near future.
12:22Let's listen to the guest of the Grand Journal,
12:26Média Morning au Sénégal.
12:29The official results of the anticipated legislations
12:32were made public on Tuesday, November 19.
12:36The party in power has repealed 40 of the 46 departments of the country,
12:40in addition to 7 circumscriptions on the 8 that count,
12:44the diaspora, which further comforts the anchoring of the PASTEF party
12:50in the Senegalese political sphere after last March's presidential election.
12:55To talk about this, we are live with Bachir Thiam,
12:58journalist and public relations specialist.
13:02Hello Mr. Bachir Thiam, thank you for being with us.
13:08Hello Salma, thank you also for having me.
13:11The large majority that has been announced,
13:15or that is being announced at the National Assembly for the PASTEF,
13:19should allow the parties in power to implement
13:22the agenda of rupture and social justice.
13:26Can this large majority be considered
13:29as a blank check for the Senegalese president,
13:33Bachirou Dioumaïfaye, and his government?
13:39Yes, maybe not a blank check,
13:41but because there is always the people behind it,
13:44who will control in the end.
13:46And in any case, there is a large majority,
13:49which gives the free rein to the parties in power,
13:52the duo of President Bachirou Dioumaïfaye
13:55and Prime Minister Smanto.
13:58So today they really have the whole attitude to carry out the electoral promises.
14:03There have been a lot of them, you know that,
14:05you have mentioned it many times in your broadcasts, by the way.
14:08And today, what remained was the Assembly.
14:11The president had dissolved it to have this majority.
14:16He just wanted a qualified majority,
14:19as the three-fifths of the parliament said, out of the 165 deputies.
14:23There are a lot more, there are 132 practically.
14:26The results are not totally definitive yet,
14:29but for the moment they are 132 out of 165.
14:33So they really have the freedom,
14:35they have the open boulevard in front of them to carry out their program.
14:40The reading program and all the social justice
14:45they had promised to their voters and to Senegal in general.
14:51Let's talk about the program of President Senegalese Bachirou Dioumaïfaye
14:56and his Prime Minister Ousmane Sanko.
14:59Among their priorities is the adoption of the 2025 budget
15:03and the restoration of public finances.
15:08Yes, that's true.
15:10The budget vote, which was delayed for these reasons,
15:14is really the mother of battles, the mother of promises,
15:18the mother of priorities that they made,
15:21that they promised the Senegalese.
15:24So the budget first, but the budget,
15:28maybe at least the one for 2025, the one they will vote for,
15:31frankly speaking, will not revolutionize,
15:35will not mark this rupture.
15:37Because anyway, on this plan too,
15:40they said they had found the empty boxes.
15:42So inevitably, this budget will be,
15:44certainly give the premise of rupture,
15:48but it shouldn't.
15:50In any case, in 2025, it shouldn't change much
15:53to the situation in Senegal.
15:55So the deputies, well, the deputies of the Place du Pouvoir
16:00will automatically vote for the budget.
16:02It will allow it to unfold.
16:04So to really give an overview of what will happen
16:08in the next few months first.
16:10Because they want to mark their entry into the political scene.
16:14They're going to do it, I think.
16:16But the budget they promise can be really tight.
16:20Especially since they want to increase the expenses
16:24of public finances to 5,600.
16:30More than 5,600 billion,
16:32that's a little more than 90 billion dirhams.
16:34So it's an increase of 15.5% compared to the current budget,
16:39the previous budget.
16:41So it's a strong increase that will be affected
16:44to public finances.
16:46So it's a way of responding to this social justice,
16:50to this social demand.
16:52They're going to do it automatically,
16:54because that's the only thing that will maybe
16:56break their promise first.
16:58All the rest, all the other promises,
17:00are necessarily very heavy reforms
17:02that will require a lot of time and a lot of money.
17:04And it's not immediately feasible.
17:07At the heart of the PASTEF program
17:10is the notion of sovereignty
17:12with several Western partners.
17:16The obtaining of a strong majority
17:19capable of giving the government the means to act.
17:24Will there also be repercussions
17:26on Senegal's foreign policy?
17:32You know, when you're in opposition,
17:36you can promise wonders too.
17:38Once you see the reality,
17:40you have to remember that, I think.
17:43Maybe if there's an error in the communication
17:46that was made in this promise compartment,
17:49it was to say, I'm going to revise,
17:51I'm going to do it again, I'm going to take it all back.
17:54No.
17:55We can try to review some contracts,
17:58but without being sure that it can be done,
18:05but without being sure of the result.
18:07So we can't promise the Senegalese,
18:09the public opinion, that everything will change tomorrow.
18:12No.
18:13They will certainly review some contracts.
18:15They will review many contracts.
18:18The contract with the European Union has been suspended.
18:21But when we try to see more clearly in this suspension,
18:25the European Union says,
18:26it is they who have decided to suspend,
18:27while waiting to see more clearly.
18:29Then the new authorities say,
18:30no, it is they who have asked to suspend.
18:32So there is already a fight about timing.
18:35The Senegalese are not waiting for them here.
18:37They are waiting for the results.
18:38Has the reading been made for the interest of the Senegalese fishermen?
18:42In which case, what will happen?
18:44That's what we're waiting for.
18:45The other contract to review is the contract on hydrocarbons,
18:50because they have shown that Senegal has badly negotiated these contracts.
18:54But I also insist on believing that the majors,
18:59in any case in this sector,
19:00the hydrocarbons in front,
19:02I don't think they went lightly by signing these contracts,
19:07because they have an army of lawyers behind them,
19:09who advise them,
19:10who block all the signed contracts,
19:13because a lot of money has been invested in hydrocarbons.
19:17And it is not with an electoral promise that this kind of contract will change.
19:23I think there are really a lot of things to do.
19:26And it's a fight, almost not won.
19:30You have to say it like that.
19:31I don't think it's a contract.
19:33So, but after the rest,
19:34with the relations with the European Union,
19:36it's political relations.
19:37There are pros and cons.
19:39And at the same time,
19:40there is something that tells us,
19:42very old,
19:43it doesn't depend on the regimes in place.
19:46It's much older than all that.
19:48And it's not easy to question them right away.
19:54We can talk about it.
19:55It's politics.
19:56We can talk about it.
19:57It's political communication.
19:58But in reality,
19:59we don't immediately change this political partnership,
20:01especially historical,
20:02with, well,
20:03I think you're alluding a little to France.
20:06Yes, it's the fight.
20:08So the sovereignty they're talking about,
20:12it's a bit fashionable,
20:14everywhere in the sub-region of the West.
20:17So everyone talks about it.
20:18The regimes fall.
20:19And then we promise this nationalism,
20:22this sovereignty,
20:23this Pan-Africanism,
20:24and all that.
20:25It's very ideological around all that.
20:27But the reality,
20:28as far as public opinion is concerned,
20:31African in general,
20:32Senegalese,
20:33it's not at this level of ideological question.
20:37Very good.
20:39Mr. Bachir,
20:40the former president,
20:43Makisal,
20:44acknowledged the defeat of the coalition,
20:46who supported him and congratulated him.
20:49He congratulated the winners.
20:50Can we say that the former head of state
20:52missed his return to the front of the scene,
20:56at the head of the opposition coalition?
21:00Yes, that's the least we can say.
21:02Because he's a good-looking president.
21:05He didn't represent himself.
21:06He had a chicken,
21:08who presented himself at the presidential election.
21:10He was beaten from the first round.
21:12And largely, by the way.
21:14Well, he's back in the game of politics
21:17for the election to the National Assembly.
21:22His coalition,
21:23the Senegalese coalition,
21:26which he carried with his former party,
21:30the PDS,
21:31of President Ouad,
21:33didn't allow it.
21:34It didn't allow him to win.
21:35Because the PASTEF,
21:36which we mentioned earlier,
21:37people are talking about Rabzia,
21:39it's 132 out of 165 deputies
21:41that the PASTEF wins.
21:43And the coalition led by former president Makisal
21:46is around 15 at the moment.
21:48So, 15 deputies,
21:49it doesn't matter.
21:51I think it's a failure for him.
21:53It's a failure for his political party
21:56and his coalition above all.
21:57And what is with the reproaches to President Makisal,
22:00is that he didn't prepare a real dolphin
22:03when he left power,
22:04knowing that the constitution
22:06didn't allow him to run for president.
22:08So, he really missed the boat.
22:10He missed his return to the Senegalese political scene.
22:13Or he didn't,
22:14because he did his campaign from a distance,
22:17which is not as obvious in our country,
22:19I don't think.
22:21One last question
22:23concerning
22:25to what extent
22:27this crushing victory of the PASTEF
22:31will contribute to a recomposition
22:35of the Senegalese political landscape?
22:40In any case, now,
22:41what we have seen since the presidential election,
22:44it's a kind of degradation
22:46of the old political parties,
22:47of the classic political parties.
22:49Today,
22:51I had fun taking the 40 coalitions
22:53and lists of political parties
22:55that were in competition
22:56to see a little,
22:57even in the denomination
22:59of political parties today,
23:01it's no longer these old parties
23:03that we call socialist parties,
23:04democratic parties,
23:05liberal parties, etc.
23:07Today, these are parties
23:09that already convey
23:11in their denomination,
23:15in their social network,
23:16electoral promises,
23:17promises of a better future,
23:19promises of Senegal,
23:20or of a better Africa, etc.
23:22So, these are really
23:23parties of proximity,
23:24a little populist,
23:25very populist, often, by the way.
23:27But the political configuration
23:29today in Senegal,
23:30it's a certain populist version,
23:31this banalization
23:33of the classic parties
23:35that will certainly disappear.
23:37In any case,
23:38the tenors fall one after the other.
23:40The socialist party
23:41no longer exists.
23:42The father of Macky Sall
23:44was beaten twice,
23:46blow by blow.
23:47The PDS is already
23:49in the old history.
23:51So, I think that the reconfiguration
23:53today gives us
23:54to have really new parties,
23:56new political actors,
23:57very, very young actors, by the way.
23:59Well, not very qualified
24:00in politics,
24:01but maybe very qualified
24:03academically,
24:04and they will come to power.
24:06So, we will perhaps
24:08find a kind of technocrat.
24:11Mr. Bachir,
24:12Mr. Bachir Thiam,
24:14unfortunately, we are coming
24:15to the end of our section.
24:16Thank you for all these details.
24:18I remind you that you are
24:19a journalist and specialist
24:21in public relations.
24:27Voilà, c'est ainsi
24:28que s'achève cette édition.
24:29Merci de l'avoir suivie.
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