MEDI1TV Afrique : LE GRAND JOURNAL MIDI - 12/03/2025
Catégorie
🗞
NewsTranscription
00:00Good morning and welcome to Median TV. Thank you for joining us for a new newscast. Here are the headlines.
00:09His Majesty, King Mohammed VI, Samir al-Mu'minin, gathered on the fire tomb of King Mohammed V
00:16to commemorate the disappearance of the father of the nation. We will talk about this at the beginning of the newscast.
00:22Morocco is unanimously elected to the presidency of the 57th session of the CEI, the conference of the African ministers of finance, planning and economic development.
00:33Explanations in a moment.
00:36In response to the taxes imposed by Washington, the European Commission announced on April 1st the rights of customs on American products.
00:44A strong but proportionate response according to Ursula von der Leyen.
00:48His Majesty, King Mohammed VI, Samir al-Mu'minin, accompanied by Prince Eritre Moulay el-Hassan, Prince Moulay el-Shid and Prince Moulay el-Ahmed,
01:00gathered this Tuesday on the fire tomb of King Mohammed V to commemorate the disappearance of the father of the nation, which coincides with the tenth day of the holy month of Ramadan.
01:18The president of the Moroccan Royal Football Federation, Fawzil Kheja, was elected for a second term within the FIFA Council.
01:25A vote that took place during the 14th extraordinary general assembly of the African Football Confederation in Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt,
01:32with the presidency of FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
01:37The Moroccan football manager obtained 49 votes out of the 53 possible votes cast by the presidents of the member associations of the CAF.
01:49In concretization of the high royal will, the Moroccan government continues its efforts to improve the health sector.
01:58Aziz Arnoucha affirmed that the issue remains the guarantee of a public health service of quality,
02:04meeting the expectations and aspirations of the Moroccans and contributing to consolidate the foundations of the social state as desired by His Majesty.
02:12I propose to listen to the details of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Health.
02:18We have highlighted the achievements that have been observed and which are real achievements in terms of the rehabilitation of health centers.
02:31About 1,000 health centers out of the 1,400 planned and 300 are in progress.
02:38And also on everything that is rehabilitation of existing hospitals and the construction of new hospitals,
02:45whether regional hospitals, but also a number of university hospitals,
02:52to meet the needs of His Majesty, a hospital, a medical faculty in each region.
03:00Since its launch, the Beytmel Routes-Chérif agency has implemented more than 200 projects in the Holy City,
03:06according to the director in charge of the management of the agency, Mohamed Salim Cherkawi.
03:10These projects cover various sectors for a net worth of 80 million dollars.
03:15And at the headquarters of the Araba agency, Mohamed Cherkawi said that most of its funding was mobilized by Morocco.
03:21He called on the agency to launch last week at Al-Routes projects worth more than 1 million dollars
03:29for the aid campaign on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.
03:32Morocco is unanimously elected to the presidency of the 57th session of the Economic Commission for Africa
03:41and the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
03:46This election testifies to the confidence of the Member States in Morocco's leadership
03:50and in its commitment to dynamic and inclusive economic governance.
03:55The theme of this meeting is to promote the implementation of the agreement on the creation of the African Continental Free Trade Zone.
04:08The Council of Security Countries of the African Union, reunited under the Moroccan presidency,
04:13has reaffirmed its commitment to the preservation of sovereignty, integrity and territorial unity of Sudan.
04:20Explanations with Sheyma Fekli.
04:23The Council of Security Countries of the African Union called this Tuesday a peaceful resolution of the devastating conflict in progress
04:31which has caused the worst global humanitarian crisis, causing the displacement of more than 12 million Sudanese civilians.
04:37In this sense, the ECPS called on the Member States of the UAE and the international community
04:43asking them not to recognize any government or parallel entity
04:47seeking to divide or govern any part of the territory or institutions of the Republic of Sudan.
04:53The body also called on to abstain from providing any help or support to armed or political groups
04:59in order to establish a government or a parallel entity in the country.
05:03In a statement published at the end of this meeting, the Council of Peace and Security
05:08has reaffirmed that the UAE does not recognize and will not recognize such a government or a parallel entity in the Republic of Sudan.
05:16The Council reiterated the importance of continuing to focus on the six pillars of the roadmap of the African Union
05:22to resolve the crisis in Sudan, in particular by calling for a global and inclusive ceasefire,
05:27a humanitarian access without interference and a rapid political resolution of the conflict.
05:32The Council of Peace and Security has also reaffirmed the unwavering commitment of the African Union
05:38to collaborate with all the Sudanese parties to find viable and sustainable solutions
05:43in order to put an end definitively to the fight in Sudan.
05:49Doctors of the World denounce the use of humanitarian aid as a currency of exchange by Israel.
05:54The Israeli authorities normalize once again the use of aid as a tool in ceasefire negotiations,
06:00said Ibrahim Larossi, emergency coordinator of Doctors Without Borders.
06:04Before the blockade, hundreds of first-need trucks,
06:08depending on the Palestinians, had been able to supply the Gaza Strip.
06:11The last supplies that Doctors Without Borders equipment was able to transport to Gaza
06:16were three medical supplies trucks on February 27.
06:23Indirect negotiations on the pursuit of the truce in the Gaza Strip resumed yesterday in Doha.
06:28The humanitarian situation remains catastrophic in the Gaza Strip.
06:32In the middle of Ramadan, Israel blocks for the tenth consecutive day
06:37the entry of humanitarian aid.
06:39And on Sunday, the supply of electricity to the main water distribution plant,
06:44which feeds at least 600,000 Palestinians.
06:46And despite the truce, the Israeli army has not pursued its air strikes,
06:50which killed at least five.
06:51The Palestinian authorities hope that this new cycle of negotiations
06:54will lead to progress for a sustainable peace.
06:59And precisely, a new step in the trade war between the United States and its trading partners
07:04The 25% customs rights on steel and aluminum wanted by Donald Trump
07:08became effective this Wednesday,
07:10resulting in a repost of the European Union.
07:12Explanations with Dina Mreni.
07:18The 25% customs rights on steel and aluminum wanted by Donald Trump
07:23are officially established this Wednesday.
07:26These measures aim at several emblematic products of transatlantic trade.
07:31Let us recall that Trump had already taxed steel and aluminum imports during his first term.
07:37On the other hand, these new taxes are wanted without exception.
07:41The goal displayed by the owner of the White House
07:44is to protect the American steel industry,
07:47which sees its production decrease from year to year.
07:50This decision has led to a repost of the European Union,
07:54which envisages effective reversal measures as of April 1.
08:00The European Union must act to protect consumers and business.
08:30Our countermeasures will be introduced in two stages from April 1
08:35and will be fully in place from April 13.
08:38In the meantime, we remain open to negotiations.
08:43We are firmly convinced that in a world marked by geoeconomic and political uncertainties,
08:49it is not in our common interest to impose such customs rights on our economies.
09:01First, as of April,
09:03we will automatically reinstate our current suspended rebalancing measures.
09:09First, as of April,
09:11we will automatically reinstate the rebalancing measures suspended since 2018
09:16targeting 4.5 billion euros of American goods exported to the European Union.
09:20Secondly, the Commission is taking decisive measures
09:23in view of the adoption of a set of additional countermeasures
09:26that apply to 18 billion euros of American exports to the EU.
09:30But the disturbances caused by customs rights can be avoided
09:34if the US administration accepts our extended hand
09:37and works with us to conclude an agreement.
09:40This is why we are ready to negotiate and ensure that this happens.
09:49For its part, China, the world's leading steel producer,
09:53has promised to take all necessary measures to protect its interests.
09:57Since the beginning of its mandate,
09:59Donald Trump has made extensive use of customs rights,
10:03using them both as a tool for negotiation,
10:06incitement to the implementation of companies in the country
10:10and a source of income for federal finances.
10:14Ukraine supports a proposal from the United States
10:18to end the 30-day ceasefire with Russia.
10:21In exchange, Washington announced the immediate lifting of the suspension
10:25of military aid in favor of Kiev.
10:28Raja Ingo for the details.
10:33The Ukrainian Americanos in Jeddah,
10:36in Saudi Arabia, on the war in Ukraine,
10:39have been positive and productive.
10:42The United States agreed on Tuesday
10:44to immediately resume military aid
10:47and information sharing with Ukraine.
10:50During this discussion, Kiev accepted the American proposal
10:54to end the 30-day ceasefire in its conflict with Russia.
10:59Today we made an offer that the Ukrainians
11:02have accepted to conclude a ceasefire
11:04and to start immediate negotiations
11:06to put an end to this conflict in a sustainable way
11:09and taking into account their interests,
11:11their security and their ability to prosper as a nation.
11:14Now we are submitting this offer to the Russians
11:17and we hope they will accept it.
11:21For its part, Ukraine has confirmed
11:24its support for the American proposal
11:27to end the 30-day ceasefire with Russia.
11:30Both parties have also agreed
11:32to conclude as soon as possible
11:34an agreement on the exploitation of Ukrainian miners.
11:42Ukraine is ready to accept
11:44if Russia also agrees to a 30-day ceasefire
11:47as a first step.
11:49This would lead to the signing of an agreement
11:51on the minerals between Ukraine and the United States.
11:54And we believe that the United States
11:56is the country that can do everything today
11:58to ensure that this peace, just in Ukraine, is realized.
12:01Negotiate for the next stage.
12:04The Ukrainian president estimated
12:07that the United States should now convince Russia
12:10to accept the 30-day ceasefire.
12:13US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
12:16said at the end of the day
12:18that the ball was now in Moscow's court
12:21to accept a truce.
12:24The Anglo-Saxon mediation
12:26announces Tuesday evening
12:28a direct negotiation between the M23 and Kinshasa.
12:31Félix Issékédi refused so far
12:33to discuss with the army group.
12:35The Anglo-Saxon party plays the role of mediator
12:37so that the delegations of the RDC and the M23
12:40manage to negotiate a definitive peace.
12:43According to a statement from the Anglo-Saxon presidency,
12:45this text was published at the end of a meeting
12:47in Luanda between the Anglo-Saxon president
12:49and his RDC counterpart.
12:56The suspension of American aid, USAID,
12:59is felt in some countries in Ivory Coast.
13:02The consequence is almost disastrous
13:04for NGOs fighting HIV,
13:06tuberculosis or other diseases.
13:08The observation in this report
13:10by Max Oubi, Aminata Doumouya and Ferdinand Kouakou.
13:15Since January 20, the day of Donald Trump's investiture,
13:18the US Agency for International Development, USAID,
13:22has undergone an unprecedented dismantling.
13:24Many NGOs, depending on American aid,
13:27see their humanitarian aid mission weakened.
13:31In Ivory Coast, all the networks
13:33and party members of the fight platform
13:35against AIDS and other pandemics
13:37are hit hard.
13:39American aid represents 50 and 60%
13:42of the funding of health services
13:44for people living with HIV and AIDS in Ivory Coast.
13:47On the ground, the impact of the freeze is devastating.
13:51The data from our study
13:53show significant impacts
13:55on HIV treatment services.
13:58First, there is a shortage of supplies.
14:01Second, there is an interruption
14:03of essential medical examinations.
14:05Third, there are difficulties
14:07in accessing treatment for vulnerable populations.
14:10Faced with the situation,
14:12the party calls for urgent action.
14:14To avoid a health disaster,
14:16we ask the government
14:18to act immediately
14:20on the following points.
14:22Implement a comprehensive protection plan
14:24that takes into account the community
14:26to ensure the effective continuity
14:28of health services.
14:30This plan must include a clear
14:32and transparent communication strategy
14:34to avoid any confusion
14:36with health care providers.
14:38Securing essential services.
14:40Guaranteeing the supply
14:42of essential medicines,
14:44ARVs, tests, genocides, etc.
14:46All the network members
14:48of the fight against AIDS
14:50and other pandemics
14:52plan to organize a meeting
14:54of all the parties
14:56to build a collective roadmap
14:58for the continuity of health services
15:00beyond the contingency plan
15:02already defined.
15:04And now it's time
15:06to invite the big news.
15:08We are live from Addis Ababa
15:10with Nebil Djedlen,
15:12Professor at the ONCG of Tangier
15:14and expert with the Economic Commission
15:16of the United Nations for Africa.
15:18Hello.
15:20Hello.
15:22So, you have attended
15:24the vote for the election of Morocco,
15:26the presidency of the 57th session
15:28of the Economic Commission for Africa
15:30and the conference of the African
15:32Ministers of Finance, Planning
15:34and Economic Development.
15:36So, how did this vote go?
15:38Hello.
15:40First of all,
15:42I would like to congratulate
15:44His Majesty the King Mohamed VI
15:46for this election
15:48and through him
15:50all the Moroccan people.
15:52To answer your question,
15:54the election
15:56took place in very normal conditions.
15:58I believe that
16:00our government through the
16:02Ministry of Foreign Affairs
16:04and the permanent mission
16:06with the Economic Commission
16:08for Africa of the United Nations
16:10and the African Union
16:12as well as the
16:14steering of the
16:16Commission of the United Nations.
16:18So, they have well prepared
16:20the candidacy of Morocco
16:22and they have submitted the candidacy in time.
16:24They have mobilized all the assets
16:26in favor of this election
16:28and as a consequence
16:30they were able to win
16:32the election unanimously.
16:34The sub-regional office
16:36of the CEA in North Africa
16:38is located in Rabat.
16:40So, how did Morocco
16:42defend its chances of winning
16:44this presidency and also the conference
16:46of the African Ministers of Finance?
16:50Indeed,
16:52the office of North Africa
16:54is located in Rabat.
16:56So,
16:58often African meetings
17:00and especially
17:02of North Africa are organized.
17:04Morocco
17:06welcomes the different delegations
17:08of the member countries.
17:10So,
17:12it allows them to see
17:14how Morocco has been able
17:16to develop,
17:18how it has been able to set up
17:20very interesting projects
17:22and as a consequence
17:24how Morocco has become a model
17:26for the other countries.
17:28But beyond this question of office,
17:30I believe that Morocco at the African level
17:32and thanks to the leadership
17:34of His Majesty King Mohammed VI
17:36he has gained
17:38the confidence
17:40of the African countries
17:46through the different initiatives
17:48that he has launched.
17:50In particular,
17:52the Atlantic Initiative,
17:54the Morocco-Nigeria Gas Dukes,
17:58the Logistics Initiative
18:00with the port of Dakhla,
18:02the OCP Initiative,
18:04and so on.
18:06So, several initiatives
18:08have allowed Morocco
18:10to gain the confidence of the other countries
18:12and to become,
18:14as I have already said,
18:16a model.
18:18But we must also remember
18:20that Morocco has a very positive image
18:22at the global level.
18:24I would like to remind you
18:26that Tangier Med
18:28is the first port
18:30at the African level
18:32and is ranked among the first
18:3410 ports at the global level.
18:36Morocco organizes the Africa Cup
18:38and the World Cup.
18:40All this shows confidence
18:42in His Majesty's policy
18:44and in Morocco's policy.
18:46Morocco is a welcoming,
18:48warm people.
18:50Everyone knows this.
18:52I believe that all these assets
18:54have played in favor of Morocco's candidacy.
18:56And everyone knows
18:58that Morocco's African strategy
19:00is based on
19:02winning-winning.
19:04He has shown this through
19:06several initiatives,
19:08especially when he organized the World Cup.
19:10Everyone remembers that he organized
19:12the World Cup, but he also organized
19:14a special meeting for
19:16African countries, precisely to defend
19:18African interests.
19:20So, through this policy,
19:22I believe that winning
19:24the presidency
19:26of the Commission of Affairs
19:28is a normal thing.
19:30We are now going to talk
19:32about the ministerial segment
19:34of this conference,
19:36which will take place on March 17 and 18.
19:38What contribution
19:40have you made
19:42to better represent Morocco
19:44in these efforts?
19:46As an expert
19:48with the
19:50Commission of Nations for Africa,
19:52I report
19:54the reports
19:56prepared by the Commission.
19:58I have to read them.
20:00I have to
20:02attend the presentations.
20:04The presentations are mainly
20:06about a certain
20:08development
20:10and development of Africa.
20:12What works, what doesn't work,
20:14we focus on the positive points,
20:16on the issues, etc.
20:18And my role with the other experts,
20:20with the Intergovernmental Committee,
20:22is precisely to make comments
20:24on these reports, to correct them,
20:26to adapt them to the national
20:28and continental context of the country,
20:30to take into account the latest
20:32geopolitical and economic
20:34developments, etc.
20:36So, through this,
20:38we propose to the Council of Ministers
20:40reports to be validated
20:42later on, but we also
20:44assist the Council
20:46of Ministers of Finance
20:48of Africa.
20:50Morocco is often
20:52presented as an economic
20:54and diplomatic leader.
20:56In Africa, how do you
20:58analyze the role of Morocco in
21:00the efforts of financing and
21:02economic cooperation?
21:04Well,
21:06I have already mentioned the different initiatives
21:08that Morocco has taken,
21:10has already
21:12established.
21:14I remind, to answer
21:16your question, that Morocco
21:18is already a model. Morocco has launched
21:20several initiatives, for example,
21:22the Green Obligations. Morocco
21:24is among the first African countries
21:26to have used
21:28this innovative instrument.
21:30Morocco calls for
21:32other innovative instruments.
21:34Morocco still has a stock market,
21:36a capital market that is quite
21:38developed, and we have
21:40recently witnessed
21:42the creation of the
21:44derivatives market. Morocco
21:46also
21:48has been able to control
21:50its inflation rate, etc.
21:52So, through these elements, Morocco
21:54can finance itself on the international market
21:56in very favorable conditions.
21:58For other countries, this
22:00constitutes a model to follow.
22:02How can Morocco have
22:04an international financing,
22:06to finance projects within
22:08the framework of public-private partnerships,
22:10to support
22:12at the same time, to have
22:14a public investment
22:16that is, let's say,
22:18important, but at the same time
22:20leave to the market, to the private
22:22sector, the necessary
22:24financing to also finance
22:26these projects. I believe that all these elements
22:28make Morocco an
22:30economic leadership, but above all
22:32in terms of financing
22:34projects.
22:36Moreover, all the reforms that Morocco
22:38has launched since a certain time,
22:40whether in the financial, monetary,
22:42economic, social domain,
22:44work in this direction.
22:46We always see a very, very
22:48positive image of Morocco,
22:50of its leadership,
22:52and of its
22:54positive impact on the
22:56African continent.
22:58We know that the African
23:00continent is faced with
23:02many challenges
23:04in terms of financing and
23:06mobilization of resources
23:08to support its sustainable development.
23:10What are the main challenges today?
23:12Okay,
23:14so you talked about
23:16sustainable financing.
23:18So, first of all,
23:20we must remember that the
23:22informal economy is very developed
23:24in Africa.
23:26So, limiting, reducing
23:28the size of the informal economy
23:30is very important to mobilize
23:32internal resources,
23:34first of all, precisely
23:36fiscal resources and other resources.
23:38So, that's the first point.
23:40The second important point
23:42to answer
23:44your question is
23:46the questions
23:48related to
23:50sustainability.
23:52We know that Africa pollutes
23:54less than 10%
23:56internationally.
23:58But, on the other hand,
24:00it is the first continent
24:02to suffer the consequences of pollution.
24:04And this is a huge challenge
24:06because it impacts
24:08the standard of living
24:10of Africans.
24:12It impacts
24:14the quality of our
24:16economic agents.
24:18To adapt
24:20to these
24:22climatic changes,
24:24to mobilize the necessary
24:26financing for
24:28the measures of attenuation,
24:30the measures of adaptation,
24:32all of this represents a challenge.
24:34But also, in terms of education,
24:36we know very well that
24:38one of the important factors of development
24:40to integrate what we call
24:42the regional and global value chains
24:44and take advantage of what we call
24:46the continental free trade zone
24:48of Africa, the ZLECAF,
24:50is higher education.
24:52And I think that
24:54I briefly mentioned
24:56the main challenges
24:58that the African continent
25:00could
25:02suffer from.
25:04And I think that Morocco,
25:06in these few challenges,
25:08was able to
25:10solve these problems
25:12and adopt a
25:14very, very
25:16optimistic strategy,
25:18let's say.
25:20So, we talked about challenges.
25:22Can we briefly talk about priorities
25:24for institutions like the CEA,
25:26including Morocco, in order to strengthen
25:28their economic resilience
25:30in the face of the global crisis?
25:32Yes, the priority
25:34of the CEA priorities
25:36is precisely
25:38the implementation of the ZLECAF.
25:40The ZLECAF has been ratified by 48 countries,
25:42but there is still work to be done.
25:44But not only at this level.
25:46The strengthening of regional integration,
25:48the other types
25:50of integration, whether it be
25:52financial, monetary,
25:54the creation of a unique market
25:56with free movement
25:58of people,
26:00all of this represents priorities
26:02for the
26:04current CEA.
26:06But beyond these issues,
26:08the issue that you addressed,
26:10the financing of development,
26:12and especially sustainable development,
26:14is one of the challenges.
26:16The issue of the impact of
26:18commercial wars,
26:20monetary wars, geopolitical events
26:22at the international level on the
26:24African economy and on the level of life,
26:26these are priorities of the CEA.
26:28There are several reports
26:30dealing with this issue,
26:32and it is to these reports that we must make comments
26:34and that we must adapt to the current situation.
26:36Thank you Nabil Jidlen
26:38for all these answers.
26:40I remind you that you are a professor at the ONCG
26:42in Tangier and that you are an expert
26:44with the Economic Commission of the United Nations
26:46for Africa.
26:48It is I who thank you, Madam.
26:50This is the end of this news.
26:52Thank you for following it,
26:54but stay with us, the info continues on Mediain TV.
26:58Music.