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00:00Welcome everyone, I am delighted to meet you for a new edition of the major newspaper
00:20Media Morning.
00:21Here are the headlines.
00:23The Israeli Defense Minister announces the expansion of the Israeli military operation
00:30in the Gaza Strip to seize large areas in order to create safe zones.
00:38In the United States, Donald Trump is due to launch this Wednesday the sea of all
00:43trade battles with new customs rights that could turn the world economy upside down.
00:52In this newspaper also Niger, the government released Tuesday about 50 people
00:57of former ministers in accordance with the recommendations of the National Assembly.
01:06The Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, announced this Wednesday the expansion of the Israeli military operation
01:12in the Gaza Strip to seize large areas in order to create safe zones.
01:18He also called on the Gazans to overthrow Hamas.
01:22The spokesperson for the Arab-speaking army, Abishai Adraei, addressed yesterday on X to the inhabitants
01:30of vast areas of Rafah and the city near Khan Younes, do not listen to the attempts of Hamas
01:38to prevent you from evacuating to stay, its human shields evacuate designated areas.
01:45and renewing a call already launched this Monday.
01:48Israel resumed its intensive bombardments on Gaza on March 18,
01:54then launched a new land offensive,
01:57but finally ceased fire for nearly two months with Hamas.
02:02Since the resumption of the fighting,
02:041,042 people have been killed, according to data published on Tuesday
02:09by the Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip.
02:15In the United States, Donald Trump must launch this Wednesday
02:21the mother of all trade battles,
02:23the one he has been promising since his campaign,
02:27with new customs rights,
02:29supposed to inaugurate a golden age in America,
02:33but which could turn the world economy upside down.
02:36New taxes must be imposed.
02:39Today, the day of the release,
02:43according to Donald Trump, at 4 p.m. local time,
02:458 p.m. GMT at the White House,
02:47so just after the closure of the New York Stock Exchange,
02:51which has already started to tangle like other places around the world.
02:55This morning, the Asian markets were showing signs of an ocean of equilibrium.
03:00Before knowing more about the measures planned,
03:03the impact on the world economy could be phenomenal.
03:05In 2024, imports from the United States
03:08have risen to some 3,300 billion dollars,
03:12an increase superior to France's gross domestic product per annum.
03:23The global tariff will be applied as early as April 2.
03:27That's what the American president said.
03:29Donald Trump added, on a more serious note,
03:31that many countries would benefit from his country for so long,
03:35and this will no longer be the case.
03:36According to American officials,
03:38customs rights will attract foreign investments,
03:42revitalize the middle class, and generate income
03:45to compensate for the expected tax cut.
03:49The president's historic action tomorrow
03:51will improve American competitiveness in all areas of the industry.
03:55It will reduce our massive trade deficits
03:57and will ultimately protect our economic and national security.
04:01President Trump's economic vision is rooted in common sense.
04:05America will offer companies taxes,
04:07energy costs, and the lowest regulations
04:10if they manufacture their products here in the United States
04:12and hire American workers for the job.
04:15It's simple.
04:16If you manufacture your products in America,
04:18you will not pay any tariffs.
04:21But this tariff tool has already proven its limits
04:24during President Trump's first term.
04:27No detail has been released on the scope of the new policy,
04:30as discussions within the administration are still underway.
04:34However, the Republican promised last Monday
04:36that he could possibly grant exceptions to many countries.
04:40Treasury Secretary Scott Benson said
04:43that these exceptions concern 15% of US trade partners.
04:48Things are still in the process of finalizing,
04:50but we know that if they see it through to the end,
04:52it could have a severe impact on consumer costs.
04:56It's already had an impact on the markets,
04:58so we're all waiting to see the details
05:00of what President Trump has exactly planned.
05:03According to official data,
05:04the United States recorded their biggest trade deficits last year,
05:09with China, the European Union, Mexico, Vietnam, Taiwan,
05:12Japan, Korea, Canada and India, among other countries.
05:16Faced with this Trump decision,
05:18the reactions of the concerned countries are shared.
05:21Some do not necessarily want to take measures of retaliation,
05:24but have a solid plan to do so if necessary,
05:28while others expect an indulgent treatment,
05:30such as Vietnam, which announced it would reduce its customs rights
05:33on a number of goods.
05:36What lies behind this Trump-driven customs policy?
05:43Mohamed Dabinch, economist, will give us the details.
05:47So, the idea behind this idea is that
05:51he wants to restart American industrialization,
05:55that is to say, the replacement of imported products by the made in the US.
06:01So, in fact, these are measures of dissuasion
06:04of American economic actors to American importers,
06:07which he called import dissuasion,
06:09and to apply an industrial renewal policy.
06:13So, this is going to create employment,
06:15it's going to revitalize American industrialization,
06:19and it's a risky bet.
06:21Because without disrupting the entire economic circuit,
06:25without disrupting the entire world supply chain,
06:30by the American link,
06:32it will have consequences, it will generate costs.
06:36Maybe structurally, it will allow the creation of jobs,
06:41but it's a risky bet.
06:42If this measure is accompanied by a real political renewal of the industry
06:50through measures of subsidies, measures of encouragement,
06:53through a decrease in the Fed's directorial budget,
06:56through a reduction in company taxation,
07:00through a facilitation of other investments,
07:03it could succeed.
07:05On the other hand, if this measure of customs rights
07:08would be a measure, let's say, isolated from this panoply
07:12of encouragement of industrial policy,
07:15then the consequences would be
07:19a terrible inflation on the American economy,
07:22which would impact the purchasing power of the United States,
07:26and this would be catastrophic,
07:28both for the image of the American president, Donald Trump,
07:32and for the American economy as a whole.
07:38In the Russo-Ukrainian case,
07:41Ukraine accuses Russia of having violated the Treaty of Trespasses again,
07:45a Russian strike on the southern city of Kherson on Tuesday
07:50deprived 45,000 of its inhabitants of electricity.
07:53This is what the head of Ukrainian diplomacy,
07:57Raja Hengo, said in more detail.
08:02The strikes on energy installations continue,
08:06and the mutual accusations between Moscow and Kiev too.
08:09Riyadh's compromise, announced last week by Washington,
08:13remains fragile and does not seem to be respected
08:16by Russia or Ukraine.
08:23After Riyadh, one of the agreements with the United States
08:25was not to strike the energy infrastructures.
08:28However, Russia continues to violate this agreement.
08:31This morning, a new Russian strike damaged an energy installation in Kherson,
08:35depriving 45,000 people of electricity.
08:40Last week, Washington announced an agreement
08:44on the bombing of energy installations in Ukraine and Russia.
08:49But no precise date has been mentioned, nor under what conditions.
08:53This Tuesday, it is up to Russia to accuse its Ukrainian neighbor
08:57of having attacked an energy site in the Russian-Belgorod Frontalia region.
09:03Our energy installations have always been attacked,
09:08sometimes with an interruption of one or two days.
09:11The Minister of Defense addressed the list of all sites
09:14that were energy targets of Ukrainian drones,
09:16including those of last night.
09:19Moscow and Kiev sent to Washington
09:22a list of energy installations hit by the two belligerents.
09:27Vladimir Zelensky called on the United States
09:30to strengthen sanctions against Russia.
09:33According to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,
09:35Russia has dropped more than 10,000 guided bombs on Ukraine
09:39in the first three months of 2025,
09:42in 4,800 for the only month of March.
09:47In the rest of the news,
09:49Paris intends to resolve tensions with Algiers
09:52with demand and without any weakness,
09:55assured this Tuesday.
09:57The head of French diplomacy will ask for an interview
10:00between French and Algerian presidents
10:03to resume the dialogue after eight months of unprecedented diplomatic crisis.
10:08The tensions between France and Algeria,
10:10of which we are not originally of interest to anyone,
10:15neither France nor Algeria,
10:17said Jean-Noël Barraud in front of the National Assembly,
10:21underlining that dialogue and firmness are by no means contradictory.
10:27The exchange between President Macron and his Algerian counterpart
10:30has opened a diplomatic space that can allow us
10:33to move towards a crisis resolution, he added.
10:41What is the issue of the restarting of bilateral relations
10:45between France and Algeria?
10:48Let's listen to the analysis of Christophe Boutin,
10:51French political scientist and professor of public law.
10:57Talking about a political turnaround in Algerian politics,
11:00on the level of history in particular,
11:02seems very difficult.
11:04Algeria is living on a true historical myth,
11:07which constitutes, some will even say,
11:09a true memorial homecoming.
11:11It is not a question for it to touch on it.
11:14We note in the joint statement
11:16the importance given to the work of the historic commission
11:20that we want to restart.
11:22A historic commission that, for the moment,
11:24must be said to function in a unique way,
11:26France recognising a certain number of errors,
11:30of weaknesses,
11:32and Algeria here not recognising much,
11:36and content to want to maintain, once again,
11:39the myth, its historical myth.
11:42So we'll see what happens next.
11:44We'll see what happens, in particular,
11:46and we can notice that,
11:47while we know very well that part of the tension
11:50between Algeria and France
11:52is born from France's recognition of the Moroccan Sahara,
11:56we can notice that, of course,
11:57this element is not in the joint statement.
12:02There is now action in Niger,
12:03where the government in power released,
12:06on Tuesday, about fifty people
12:08from former ministers of the former regime,
12:11in accordance with the recommendations of the National Assembly,
12:13which recently allowed them to govern for at least five more years.
12:18In addition to former ministers, political leaders,
12:22a former ambassador, a journalist,
12:24or even soldiers are among the people released.
12:28These people benefit from a release,
12:31in accordance with the recommendations of the National Assembly
12:35for the refoundation held in February.
12:38This is what the Secretary-General of the Government
12:41indicated in a statement read on public television.
12:49Good news for motorists in Côte d'Ivoire.
12:53The price of fuel has seen a slight drop since today.
12:57The Super 100 Plan and the Gasoil
13:00see their rates decrease respectively by 20 and 15 francs
13:04and made a decision announced by the Ministry of Mines,
13:08Oil and Energy,
13:09which will remain in force until April 30, 2025.
13:14But is this reduction enough
13:17to really relieve consumers?
13:19Elements of the answer in this report.
13:24The liter of the Super 100 Plan
13:26goes from 875 francs CFA to 855 francs CFA,
13:30that is, a reduction of 20 francs CFA.
13:33The Gasoil, meanwhile, decreases from 715 francs CFA to 700 francs CFA,
13:38that is, a drop of 15 francs CFA.
13:41These tariff revisions announced in a note
13:43from the Ministry of Mines, Oil and Energy
13:46are now in force throughout the Ivorian territory
13:50and will remain in force until April 30, 2025.
13:54Ivorian consumers favorably welcome
13:57this update of the price of fuel,
13:59a measure that could lighten their daily lives.
14:02They have really reduced the price of fuel.
14:05We are happy.
14:06Especially us, the two-wheel drivers,
14:10because fuel was too expensive.
14:13So it's a good thing.
14:15This will reduce the cost of living.
14:17It's good for a start,
14:19otherwise we can always reduce it.
14:21But it's already good for a start.
14:24Even if this information remains unknown to some consumers,
14:28they estimate that additional efforts
14:31could be made to further reduce the cost of living.
14:35It really dropped by 20 francs.
14:37It's good, but 20 francs,
14:39in the case of Mimosa, it's 50,
14:41or at least 100 francs too.
14:42It's good for us.
14:43We pray to God that it doesn't get worse.
14:45It's going to be good for us.
14:47It's not easy to transfer.
14:48We thank the state.
14:49It's still coming.
14:51The more it decreases, the more it's good for us.
14:55The price of butane gas, however, remains unchanged.
14:58Thus, the 6 kg bottle remains fixed at 2,000 francs CFA
15:02and that of 12.5 kg at 5,200 francs CFA.
15:06As a reminder, the last drop in the price of fuel in Côte d'Ivoire
15:10dates back to May 2020, i.e. five years ago.
15:16And still in Côte d'Ivoire,
15:18the fight against corruption has taken a new step.
15:22The High Authority for Good Governance
15:25is setting up the Academy of Good Governance
15:28and Anti-Corruption Leadership,
15:30a preparatory conference before its inauguration,
15:34scheduled for April 24 and 25.
15:37At the Abidjan Institution,
15:40we will be able to clarify the issues.
15:42The speaker is Sidney Abel-Berchel and Ange Wilfred.
15:47In sub-Saharan Africa,
15:48corruption remains a major barrier to development.
15:51Faced with this challenge,
15:52the High Authority for Good Governance
15:54is initiating an academy dedicated to the training of committed leaders
15:58in transparency and public ethics.
16:01We are talking about trans-country crime.
16:04There is a need to cooperate.
16:06There is a need to harmonize the comprehension of texts
16:11at the level of our economic and monetary sub-regional union.
16:16It is also for this reason that Côte d'Ivoire,
16:19once again, has said,
16:20here I am creating a structure
16:23and I am making the most of it
16:25to all the actors in the UN space,
16:29because it is together that we can fight effectively
16:33against corruption.
16:36In recent years,
16:37Côte d'Ivoire has strengthened its legal and institutional arsenal
16:40to promote transparency
16:41and the fight against financial crime.
16:44Efforts that have allowed it to progress in the international ranking,
16:47placing itself in 69th place out of 180 countries in 2024,
16:52with a score of 65 out of 100,
16:54a gain of 18 points since 2013.
16:57Education and training appear today
17:00as essential elements to sustainably create good governance.
17:04It is for all these reasons.
17:06We are moving forward.
17:07We have an ambition to be a model.
17:12We have an ambition to capitalize on the achievements
17:17and to model our progress, our evolution.
17:21And to model, we need a training structure.
17:26This is the reason for being an academy.
17:28With this academy,
17:30Côte d'Ivoire intends to provide institutional and economic actors
17:33with the necessary tools to build a more integral and effective governance.
17:40In Morocco, the National Association of Chicken Breeders
17:43has raised the alarm
17:45over the reasons that have led to the rise in chicken prices
17:48on national markets.
17:50In a statement, the association denounced
17:53what it considers to be a manipulation in the supply of the market,
17:57which has led to the current flurry of prices.
18:01Ayoub Deraza and Lina Amreddi tell us more.
18:07For several days now,
18:08the price of live chicken has been rising on Moroccan markets,
18:11reaching up to 30 dirhams per kilo in some regions.
18:15Between climate problems,
18:17dysfunction in the supply chain
18:19and a lack of effective regulation,
18:21professionals raise the alarm.
18:24As breeders, we face several problems,
18:27such as the increase of 5 dirhams per kilo,
18:30i.e. 10 dirhams more for live chickens.
18:33Breeding has also seen a sharp rise since the COVID period.
18:37Until now, the breeders in high demand
18:40have forced us to sell the chicken at 13 dirhams per kilo,
18:43while it costs us between 16 and 17 dirhams per kilo.
18:46We sell it at a price of 17 dirhams per kilo.
18:49According to professionals,
18:51the increase in the price of chickens
18:53is due to high production costs
18:55due to the price of equipment
18:57as well as forage,
18:59which is not produced in Morocco.
19:01The cost of acquiring chickens
19:03has also reached record levels,
19:05according to the National Association of Chicken Breeders.
19:08Currently, we see the market at 13 dirhams per kilo.
19:11Four dirhams of loss.
19:13And this four dirhams of loss is not normal.
19:17On the Moroccan markets,
19:19the chicken is sold at 13 dirhams per kilo.
19:22Breeders thus lose 4 dirhams.
19:24The increase in the price of chickens
19:26which has reached up to 10 dirhams per kilo
19:28is inexplicable.
19:30It is well beyond the reasonable price of 3 dirhams.
19:33It is a violation of the regulations in force.
19:36The sector knows a strong exploitation
19:38on the part of professionals
19:40who take advantage of the high demand for chicken
19:42due to the increase in the price of red meat
19:44in order not to lower prices.
19:52In order to avoid a total collapse
19:54of the Moroccan aviculture sector,
19:56professionals call for urgent measures,
19:58including the envisaged solutions,
20:00a rigorous management of production,
20:02a strict regulation of entry prices,
20:04as well as financial support
20:06for farmers in difficulty.
20:08Now it is time for the best of
20:10the guests of Mediapart.
20:22Yes, they are relaunched.
20:24It remains to be seen how they will be relaunched.
20:26On the security and migratory crisis,
20:28we know that a key element
20:30is their refusal to demonstrate several times
20:33that they are ready to go.
20:35And their refusal to demonstrate several times
20:38and with an increasing tension
20:40by Algeria,
20:42to take back delinquents
20:44who are under the obligation
20:46to leave the French territory, the OQTF,
20:48and to refuse to accept them
20:50on their territory,
20:52even though they obviously
20:54have Algerian nationality.
21:00In fact, what is reproached to him
21:02with other deputies
21:04of the National Assembly
21:06is that they have made
21:08a very bad use
21:10of the funding
21:12received
21:14by the European Parliament.
21:16So, of course,
21:18they made people close to their families
21:20work
21:22while being parliamentary assistants
21:24who worked for the party
21:26of the National Assembly.
21:28And the judicial investigation
21:30has shown that it is
21:32a detournement of public money
21:34which is serious,
21:36which is severely punished by the law,
21:38in particular the law
21:40known as Sapin 2.
21:42This law was voted
21:44in 2016
21:46after the great scandal
21:48of Jérôme Caillouzac.
21:50And in this law
21:52it is written black on white
21:54that all politicians who are
21:56sentenced for detournement
21:58of public money
22:00must also automatically
22:02undergo an ineligibility
22:04with provisional execution.
22:10It is very complicated,
22:12we will not lie to ourselves,
22:14given that the United Nations
22:16is quite in line with Resolution 2773
22:18which was adopted,
22:20you know, on February 21st,
22:22among the conditions
22:24imposed by the Security Council,
22:26there is obviously the unconditional withdrawal
22:28of the national territory
22:30but also the withdrawal of the M23
22:32and the AFC of the cities
22:34of Goma and Bukavu.
22:36This call for the moment
22:38has remained the dead letter,
22:40so it is time for the different protagonists
22:42to regain their minds.
22:44You mentioned it in your introduction,
22:46there are indeed a number of initiatives
22:48that are underway, we will have the opportunity
22:50to come back to it.
22:52In my opinion, we will have to rely on these initiatives
22:54hoping to find points of convergence
22:56to make things move forward.
23:00As we know,
23:02China, South Korea
23:04and Japan are among the countries
23:06that export a lot to the United States
23:08and there is a kind of
23:10deficit, if you will,
23:12in the commercial balance
23:14between the exported American products
23:16and the imported products
23:18of these three countries.
23:20The last statement
23:22of Mr. Trump,
23:24this time after
23:26steel and aluminum,
23:28where there was an increase of 20%
23:30in customs tariffs,
23:32he spoke of automobiles,
23:34that is, automobiles
23:36that exceed 25%,
23:38an overtaxing of 25%
23:40on all the products,
23:42the automobiles that are imported
23:44to the United States or even
23:46the products, that is, automobiles.
23:48And so these three countries
23:50are concerned
23:52by, in particular,
23:54Japan and South Korea
23:56in relation to automobiles,
23:58but also China,
24:00which is imposed on all products
24:02by an overtaxing of 20%.
24:12This is the end of this news.
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