MEDI1TV Afrique : MEDI1 MORNING - 18/03/2025
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00:00News of the day
00:12Welcome to a new edition of the Media Morning. Here are the headlines.
00:20At least 350 dead in Israeli strikes in Gaza. Hamas accuses Israel of resuming the war.
00:32The armed group M23 announced Monday that it would not participate in the peace talks scheduled for Tuesday in Rwanda,
00:45while Kishasa confirmed its participation after the new European sanctions against Kigali.
00:55Niger and Burkina Faso withdrew from the International Organization of Francophonie, a new affirmation of their sovereignist policy.
01:05Israeli strikes are unprecedented since the start of the ceasefire on January 19. At least 350 dead in Gaza.
01:19This is what the Palestinian Civil Defense announced on Tuesday. Hamas accuses Israel of resuming the war.
01:26At least 350 dead in Gaza. This is what the Palestinian Civil Defense announced on Tuesday.
01:36Hamas accuses Israel of resuming the war.
01:46Hamas accuses Israel of resuming the war.
01:56Hamas accuses Israel of resuming the war.
02:06Hamas accuses Israel of resuming the war.
02:16Hamas accuses Israel of resuming the war.
02:26Hamas accuses Israel of resuming the war.
02:36Israel had announced the dispatch of negotiators in Egypt to discuss with the Egyptian mediators the issue of hostages.
02:44The day before, Benyamin Netanyahu instructed his negotiators to prepare for the continuation of the discussions
02:51in view of the second phase of the ceasefire, according to his office, in order to obtain the immediate release of 11 hostages and half of the hostages dead.
03:01During the first phase of the ceasefire, which expired on March 1, Hamas gave 33 hostages, including 8 dead, and Israel released about 1,800 Palestinian detainees.
03:11Today, this agreement is in peril. The belligerents are camping on their position and are accusing each other of blocking it.
03:21In Yemen, media controlled by the Houthis made state yesterday and this Tuesday of new American strikes in the west of the country
03:35after raids that killed dozens of people and provoked huge demonstrations in the regions in the hands of the Houthis.
03:42The Houthis said that a strike by the American aggression targeted the Bajel region in the Hodeidah governorate.
03:49Others targeted a steel plant in the Al-Salif region, said the Houthi press agency Al-Saba.
03:58On their website, the Houthis made state earlier this Tuesday of additional American raids in two sectors of the capital, Sanaa.
04:07They also said that the Bajel series had been targeted 12 times and had suffered significant damage.
04:16The Houthis also said this Tuesday that they carried out a third attack at 6 p.m. against the American aircraft carrier Harry Truman in the Red Sea.
04:24In response to American strikes on the country, they said they had successfully targeted the ship with two cruise missiles and two drones as well as a destroyer.
04:38For the American president, Iran would now be held responsible for each shot fired by the Houthis, but said to be supported by Tehran.
04:50This statement from the owner of the White House comes after American strikes that targeted Sanaa and other regions under the control of the Houthis
05:00In the Red Sea, every shot fired by the Houthis, Iran would now be held responsible.
05:14This is what Donald Trump said on his True Social platform on Monday.
05:18He explained that every shot fired by the Houthis will be considered from now on as a shot fired by Iranian weapons and Iran's leaders.
05:26We will overcome the consequences, which will be terrible.
05:30Our message to Iran is that you would better take this president seriously.
05:35And I think the Houthis have learned from their losses last weekend.
05:38This president will not sit idly by and allow terrorists to launch attacks against commercial ships and buildings of the US Navy.
05:47These acts will no longer be tolerated.
05:50The American president added that Tehran dictates the slightest actions of the Houthis,
05:55to whom it provides highly sophisticated weapons, money and military equipment, and even so-called intelligence.
06:01This weekend, American strikes targeted the Yemeni capital of Sanaa and other regions under the control of the Houthis,
06:07resulting in dozens of deaths.
06:11We hit the Houthis militarily.
06:13It's not a one-night operation.
06:15We make fun of what's going on in the civil war in Yemen.
06:18It's about putting an end to the shooting on ships, including this maritime route.
06:23In Riposte, rebels claimed Sunday and Monday two distinct attacks on the American aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman in the Red Sea,
06:31claiming to have fired ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, as well as drones.
06:35The United States did not confirm these two attacks.
06:38Tens of thousands of people demonstrated on Monday in Yemen at the call of the Houthi rebels to denounce the American strikes.
06:45Faced with the escalation, the UN asked the United States and the Houthis to stop all military activity.
06:52We call for utmost restraint and the cessation of all military activities.
06:57Any new escalation could exacerbate regional tensions,
07:00fuel cycles of retaliation likely to further destabilize Yemen and the region,
07:05and pose serious risks to the already disastrous humanitarian situation in the country.
07:10We insist that international law, including international humanitarian law,
07:15must be respected by all parties and at all times.
07:20China, in turn, called for dialogue and a decoupling,
07:23claiming that the situation in the Red Sea and the Yemeni issue are complex issues
07:27and must be resolved appropriately by dialogue.
07:31On the other hand, Germany said on Monday that all reactions to the Houthi attacks
07:35should be in accordance with international law.
07:40At the moment, the European Union has also committed itself on Monday in Brussels
07:44during a conference of donors to provide nearly 2.5 billion euros to Syria.
07:50This aid will be provided over two years for the reconstruction of the country
07:54after more than a decade of war in Django.
08:00Europe is mobilizing in favor of Syria.
08:03In addition to nearly 2.5 billion euros
08:06that the European Union promised to provide in international aid to Syria in 2025 and 2026,
08:13several 27 countries have said they are ready to provide additional financial aid
08:18for the country devastated by more than a decade of war.
08:22The United Kingdom has committed itself to mobilizing up to 190 million euros this year
08:27to rebuild the country and provide vital aid to Syrian refugees in neighboring countries.
08:33Germany, on the other hand, announced that it would provide additional aid
08:37for UN interventions in the country.
08:44Germany will provide an additional 300 million euros to the UN
08:48and the organizations selected for these gigantic tasks for the Syrian people and the region.
08:53These are humanitarian aid, support for civil society,
08:56psychosocial tasks and, above all, support for the educational system.
09:01This ninth edition of the Donator Conference is different from the others.
09:06For the first time, representatives of the authorities in power in Damascus have participated.
09:12The Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Assad al-Shebani,
09:16spoke in Brussels on behalf of his country.
09:24The new Syrian government affirms its commitment to working with all international partners
09:29and humanitarian organizations to ensure that aid reaches those in need.
09:34Today, we call on all donor countries to actively contribute to the reconstruction efforts,
09:39to encourage investments in Syria and to support sustainable development projects,
09:43projects that will improve the living conditions of millions of Syrians.
09:52The Syrian minister reiterated his calls to the international community
09:57to lift the sanctions against the country devastated by the conflict.
10:01The Europeans have thus decided to reconsider the gradual lifting of the sanctions imposed on Syria.
10:08But some of them, like France, have affirmed that they would oppose it
10:12if the recent executions of the pro-Assad Syrians remained unpunished.
10:16On the other hand, the United Nations estimated that it would take at least half a century for Syria
10:22to recover from the economic situation it experienced before the civil war that broke out in 2011.
10:28Last year, the Syrian donors conference had already mobilized some 7.5 billion euros.
10:38And also know that yesterday, the Lebanese president ordered his army
10:42to respond to the shots from the Syrian border,
10:46which, according to the authorities, cost the lives of a child.
10:49Fights broke out on Sunday night in the eastern border area of Lebanon.
10:54The new Syrian authorities accused Hezbollah of having removed and executed three Syrian soldiers
11:00after taking them to Lebanon, which the Lebanese pro-Iranian movement has formally denied.
11:12In the rest of the news, the army group M23 announced yesterday
11:15that it would not participate in the talks scheduled for Tuesday in Rwanda,
11:20while Kinshasa confirmed its participation after the new European sanctions against Kigali.
11:28Negotiations for the end of the war in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo
11:34will still have to wait.
11:36These negotiations were to be the first between Kinshasa and the M23 since the beginning of the conflict in 2021.
11:42The M23 announced that it could no longer continue its participation in the discussions
11:47organized by the Angolan president Joajo Lourenço,
11:51mediator of the African Union, in this conflict.
11:54Following new sanctions imposed by the European Union
11:57against Rwandan military leaders and M23 leaders,
12:01the talks in Angola will take place without the M23.
12:05In this statement, the army group also accuses some international institutions
12:10of deliberately sabotaging peace efforts.
12:13The Democratic Republic of Congo has maintained its participation in the peace talks
12:18scheduled for Tuesday in Rwanda on the conflict in the east of the country.
12:22The army group, which had initially welcomed favorably the announcement of the talks,
12:27had even announced on Monday that it would send a delegation of five people to Rwanda.
12:32Since then, Rwanda has announced the breakup of its diplomatic relations with Belgium,
12:37the first country to have adopted European sanctions.
12:40Recalling that according to UN experts, some 4,000 Rwandan soldiers support the M23,
12:46a movement that claims to defend the interests of Tutsi populations in eastern RDC.
12:53We continue this news with Niger and Burkina Faso,
12:56which withdraw from the International Organization of Francophonie,
12:59a new affirmation of their sovereignist policy.
13:03The Nigerian government has decided to withdraw from the International Organization of Francophonie.
13:09This is what the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wali El Abo, wrote
13:14in a letter addressed to the ambassadors of the country, Niger,
13:18where the IAF was created in 1970.
13:21It is an old colony where the official language is French.
13:26Burkina Faso has announced a similar approach,
13:29as stated by the spokesperson of the IAF, Vandeweghe.
13:33This withdrawal, confirmed by other sources,
13:35was not officially announced by the Burkina Faso authorities.
13:38Vandeweghe adds that, of course, people are perhaps waiting
13:42for Mali to follow, an ally of Burkina Faso and Niger,
13:47by the Confederation of the Alliance of States of the Sahel.
13:54In the heart of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Abeba,
13:59the African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
14:04meet on the occasion of the 57th session of the Economic Commission of the United Nations for Africa.
14:11The Minister of Industry and Trade, Yad Mzour, reiterated yesterday
14:15in front of this commission the constant commitment of Morocco
14:20in favor of the African Continental Free Trade Zone.
14:25Report by Ahmed Riyad and Shaima Fikri.
14:31Reinforce the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Zone.
14:36This is the theme discussed during the 57th session
14:39of the Economic Commission of the United Nations for Africa.
14:42This meeting is an opportunity for the Ministers to discuss ways
14:46to progress the economic integration of the continent
14:49and shape its future during a meeting chaired by Morocco.
14:57The transformation of the current world places Africa in a central and decisive role.
15:01The Economic Commission for Africa under the auspices of the United States
15:05contributes significantly to this.
15:07Morocco is honored to assume the presidency of this commission.
15:10Experts gathered within a preparatory commission
15:13to discuss institutional structures and measures of support
15:16necessary to accelerate the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement.
15:20The emphasis was placed on the promotion of interregional trade
15:24as well as on support for economic diversification
15:27and the industrial transformation of the continent.
15:31Exchanges with the Secretary General of this organization
15:34aim to establish a roadmap for the coming year
15:37as well as to define the way to work from the office
15:40in collaboration with the executive secretariat of this institution.
15:44As a representative of the Kingdom within this organization,
15:47it was necessary to discuss certain points,
15:50notably the reason for the weak relationship between the United States and Morocco.
15:54This session was marked by the announcement of the welcome by Morocco
15:57of the 58th session in March 2026,
16:00reflecting its role as a cross-border partner
16:03in the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement.
16:06It was also the first time in the history of Morocco
16:09that the United States and the United Kingdom
16:12have met in person.
16:14The meeting was attended by a large number of people
16:17from all over the world.
16:19The meeting was attended by a large number of people
16:22from all over the world.
16:25In March, the 57th session of the CEA
16:28and the meeting of the African ministers of finance,
16:31planning and economic development were held.
16:34The Minister of Industry and Trade, Riyad Mzour,
16:37met on Monday in Addis Ababa
16:40with the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission
16:43of the United Nations for Africa, Claver Gatet.
16:46The meeting focused on the work program for the coming year
16:49for the year to come and the means to strengthen the relations of Morocco with the CEA.
16:55Direction the Ivory Coast, where a few months from the presidential election in October, the Independent Electoral Commission
17:01will proceed on Monday to the official submission of the provisional electoral list to political parties and civil society organizations.
17:09The Electoral Commission is committed to publishing the definitive list in June.
17:15Mel Berchel and Wilfred Gouet.
17:19This is a crucial step before the presidential scrutiny.
17:22The Independent Electoral Commission has officially submitted the provisional electoral list to political parties and civil society organizations.
17:30A list is made up of rigorous verification processes according to the institution.
17:34At the end of all these treatment operations, which have been carried out on the final list of 2023 and on the new data collected in 2024,
17:45the provisional electoral list available today has a total of 8,761,348 electors,
17:57men, 4,528,554, women, 4,232,794.
18:10For the CEI, this submission marks a step towards credible elections.
18:15But for the opposition and some civil society organizations, the shadow areas persist.
18:20They claim a new revision of the electoral list, assuming that errors could compromise the transparency of the scrutiny.
18:27Normally, with the experience that the CEI has, it should organize an RLE while keeping in mind that it still has to organize the one of the following year.
18:39And the presidential election is so important, it would be logical for the RLE to take place before this presidential election.
18:49So the CEI must recognize that it is poorly organized.
18:52In this demonstration, we see that there are 4 million Ivorians who want to register,
18:57which is 42% of the total number of non-registers on the electoral list.
19:02We know that we can win an election with a new one.
19:05So we take into account these people who really want the enrollment, who want to register on the electoral list.
19:11But we see that the CEI does not want to take them into account.
19:15And it gives us a calendar, it was the only one that did not go.
19:18And really, we feel that there is a desire not to organize democratic elections in the course of the year.
19:24The provisional display of the electoral list is scheduled from March 17 to 21 on the national territory,
19:30thus opening the period of contention, a decisive step that will determine the final version of the list before the presidential scrutiny.
19:41In Morocco, recent rains have contributed to a sharp improvement in the filling rate of dams.
19:48According to the data of the Ministry of Equipment and Water, the filling rate has reached 35.3% against 26.6% in the same period as the previous year.
19:59We will now hear from Dina Mlenny about the developments.
20:03The recent rainfall recorded during this month of March has given a boost to the Moroccan dams.
20:10The filling rate of the dams has thus experienced a significant increase on Monday, March 17,
20:16reaching 35.3% against 27.8% on March 1, according to the data published by the Ministry of Equipment and Water.
20:26This is the highest filling rate since March 2022.
20:30A progression of nearly 7 points in just two weeks.
20:35This increase is explained by the recent rains, which have fed several reservoirs of water,
20:40although some strategic infrastructures remain below their optimal capacity.
20:45On the other hand, this increase should also continue with the melting of the snow.
20:50Several dams are distinguished by a notable increase in their reserves between March 1 and 16, 2025.
20:57With a capacity of 3.52 billion cubic meters, the filling rate of the Al Wahda dam has gone from 38.3% to 49.2%.
21:10A second stronger increase in percentage.
21:13The Weddel Mahezine dam has seen its reserves go from 464 million cubic meters to 616.9 million cubic meters.
21:23It has thus reached 91.7% of its total capacity.
21:28The Moulay Abdallah dam has recorded a significant increase in its reserves,
21:34from 399.3 million cubic meters to 533.8 million cubic meters.
21:42Its filling rate now rises to 54.8%, against 41% at the beginning of this month.
21:50As for the Idriss I dam, it has seen its reserves grow from 288.9 million cubic meters to 362.1 million cubic meters.
22:03However, its filling rate remains limited to 32%, well below its total capacity of 1.13 billion cubic meters.
22:13Let us remember that Morocco consumes 1 billion cubic meters of drinking water from the dams each year.
22:20The remaining estimated consumption of 500 to 700 million cubic meters is from draughts or desalination.
22:28The annual consumption of drinking water is thus estimated between 1.5 and 1.7 billion cubic meters per year.
22:36That's all for now. Thank you for watching. Stay with us on Mediaprofit.
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