MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 13/02/2025
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00:00Welcome to the African Press Review that we are opening in Côte d'Ivoire.
00:13The French military base of Port Bouette will be officially returned to the Ivorian Armed Forces
00:20on February 20, 2025, thus marking an important step in the affirmation of
00:26Ivorian national sovereignty. Information is given by Intelligent Dabijan Info.
00:33This decision, announced by President Alassane Ouattara, is part of a wider restructuring
00:42of the French military system in Africa, while the Ivorian army has become an example
00:48to follow on the continent. The base, which will now be called General Ouattara Thomas
00:55d'Aquin, has played an essential role in regional security since 1961, serving as a
01:02support point for the French forces in operations to maintain peace and fight
01:07terrorism, says Intelligent Dabijan Info.
01:12The members of the Alliance of the States of the Seine, namely Niger, Burkina Faso and
01:18Mali, are considering developing an agricultural policy to strengthen their agricultural sector.
01:25That is to say, on E360 Africa, this initiative, notes the source, aims to develop the economic
01:33performance of the region after the withdrawal of the economic community of the states of
01:37West Africa. The Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Elhaj Osman Mahamane,
01:44pointed out that the agricultural sector accounts for 43% of Niger's GDP and employs a large
01:51part of the population. Member countries are also looking to industrialize their agriculture
01:57to improve their food sovereignty, according to our E360 Africa colleagues.
02:03Let's now go to Ghana. The country is trying to mitigate the consequences of the USAID
02:09If what we can read on Africa News, in fact, notes the online newspaper, Ghana is faced
02:15with a budget deficit of 156 million dollars due to the freezing of the funds of the USAID,
02:23which threatens, in particular, health interventions against malaria and HIV.
02:29President John Dramanimama asked his Minister of Finance to find solutions to alleviate
02:36this financial loss. The temporary suspension of the USAID by the 30th administration has suspended
02:42several clinical trials, aggravating health concerns in a country where 330,000 people
02:49live with HIV. Notes the source of information.
02:53The Democratic Republic of Congo, on its part, has banned the overthrow of its territory to all
02:59unmanned aerial vehicles registered in Rwanda or based in this country.
03:04This is in response to recent murderous violence in Goma, which killed at least 3,000 people in 4 days.
03:11According to CEDEC news, this measure aims to control the movements of
03:16attackers and strengthen national security in the face of tensions with Rwanda.
03:21Tensions between Kinshasa and Kigali remain alive, in particular due to the presumed support
03:27of Rwanda to the armed group M23. The Economic Community of the States of Central Africa
03:32condemned the activism of the M23 and demanded its withdrawal from the occupied territories,
03:38concludes the online newspaper.
03:41Let's finish with Chad. The Chadian government recently banned the production and commercialization
03:47of charcoal on all national territories. Its goal is to fight deforestation
03:53and desertification, reports Afrique sur 7 in its columns.
03:56This measure is part of a global environmental protection policy,
04:02essential for a vulnerable country to the effects of climate change.
04:06To support this decision, the government is inventing butane gas as a cleaner energy alternative.
04:13However, note the source, this ban represents a major challenge for rural families.
04:19Note the source of information.
04:21That's it for the essential African news on Midi 1.
04:24Thank you for staying loyal.