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00:00Hello and welcome to Mediain TV. Thank you for joining us for a new newscast.
00:21The world celebrated yesterday the World Water Day. The UN has chosen the theme of de-icing preservation. Let's talk about it right now.
00:31The Fatah called Hamas to give up power in Gaza in order to preserve the existence of the Palestinians. The spokesman of the Fatah in Gaza called today Hamas to give up power.
00:46In Sudan, the army continues to gain ground. The Sudanese troops claim to have recaptured several important buildings in the center of Gharto.
00:54We celebrated yesterday the World Water Day. This year, the UN has chosen the theme of de-icing preservation. According to the UNESCO report, global glaciers disappear more quickly than ever.
01:10These last three years have been marked by the largest ever recorded loss of glacial mass, caused in particular by climate change. The goal is to maintain fresh water reserves at a current level of 60 to 70% for the survival of the entire planet.
01:25What is the place of glaciers in the preservation of water resources?
01:44To speak well of the place of glaciers, the figures are very significant. You should know that 97% of the world's water resources are saltwater and only 3% is fresh water. And of the 3% of fresh water, 2.5% is the percentage of glaciers.
02:06These are natural reservoirs of fresh water, of which preservation is more than crucial. The accentuation of climate change and the greenhouse effect, of course, accelerates the melting of these glaciers.
02:21And we know perfectly well that these glaciers, when melting is done in a very slow way, feed the floodplains and, of course, the phreatic maps, especially during dry periods.
02:37And so, in the global strategy of hydric safety, the preservation of glaciers is a crucial thing so that they can continue to play their role. But unfortunately, the accentuation of the greenhouse effect accelerates the melting of these glaciers.
02:56And so, it is a super important freshwater reservoir that is being wasted and amplifies the hydric crisis.
03:08On the occasion of the World Water Day, the role of youth in the protection of this vital food is at the heart of a meeting organized yesterday in Rabat by the Ministry of Equipment and Water and the Ministry of Higher Education.
03:20The goal is to raise awareness among the youngest and make them join the initiatives and sustainable solutions that contribute to strengthening the resilience of the water sector.
03:30I invite you to listen to the ambassador of Belgium to Morocco, Gilles Evert.
03:34I am delighted and very honored to be among you this morning. Belgium has been investing for years in the promotion of youth, in the promotion of hydraulics.
03:48We have universities that, for years, have been cooperating with Moroccan universities in the field of hydraulic engineering.
03:57And my presence here is linked to an action that we have taken in partnership with the PNUD and the Moroccan authorities.
04:06We want to join the issues related to youth, the development of youth. Hydraulics are issues that matter to humanity and also in connection with climate change and the challenges that await us all.
04:21In Morocco, more than 85% of water resources are intended for the agricultural sector. With drought years, the priority is to supply the population with drinking water.
04:30The sector has had to reconsider its consumption. It has adapted by integrating techniques of valorization and rationalization.
04:37In the region of Rabassa-les-Quénitres, farmers use localized irrigation instead of traditional irrigation.
04:43A technology that reduces consumption and increases the efficiency of production.
04:48Pumping stations have been modernized. Others have been created to purify irrigation water.
04:54The Senegalese Ministers of Hydraulics and Environment met on the occasion of the World Water Day at the heart of this meeting to discuss the preservation of glaciers.
05:08The meeting was held in Evassania and Moussandière.
05:11Water is at the heart of the major challenges of the moment. Climate change, food security, international stability, among others.
05:21The question of the preservation of glaciers seems to be far from our reality, but it has a real impact on our daily lives.
05:30The theme seems to be far from our realities and concerns.
05:34Since we do not have glaciers at our doors, however, ladies and gentlemen, having such a conception would translate a lack of knowledge of environmental issues.
05:44Because it is enough to take a short walk on our shores, as the Minister has just said, to realize that the theme of this year concerns us to the highest point.
05:53Preserving glaciers also underlines the urgency of the fight against their melting.
05:58They play an important role in the global climate system and in the water cycle.
06:04The melting of glaciers was 65% between 1990 and 2017.
06:13So there is a rapid melting of these glaciers and the melting of glaciers leads to an over-elevation of seawater, which is at the origin of the coastal erosion that we live in Senegal.
06:24The effects of global warming on glaciers are perceived on a global scale.
06:30The question of water being transversal, the different sectors concerned in Senegal are working on it in a concerted way.
06:38The Senegalese government, aware of the immediate and future environmental issues, aims through the Senegal 2050 Referential our environmental sovereignty.
06:50Indeed, it is well mentioned, and undoubtedly by our dear colleague Professor Daoud Ngom, that our conservation program of 30% of our terrestrial territory,
07:02marine and freshwater waters, will contribute to the attainment of environmental sovereignty, as well as the rules of sustainable management in the different primary economic sectors and circular economy.
07:13More than a simple natural resource, water is today a major geostrategic issue.
07:19According to the World Meteorological Organization, in 2023, glaciers have lost more than 600 billion tons of water, a major mass loss recorded in the last 50 years.
07:34In Geneva, the NGOs Sahrawi denounced yesterday, during the 58th session of the Council of Human Rights, the injustices and repression of the freedoms
07:43of the populations kidnapped in the camps of Tindouf in Algeria, and the impunity of the leaders of the Polisario al-Babda of the NGO Promotion of Economic and Social Development,
07:53that the situation of human rights in the camps of Tindouf requires urgent attention, because the inhabitants are confronted with serious violations in the absence of any control or legal protection.
08:07Fattah Abdel Hamas gave up power in Gaza to preserve the existence of Palestinians.
08:12The spokesman for Fattah Abdel Hamas has left the power he has held since 2007 in the Palestinian enclave.
08:19At the same time, Israel intensifies its military operations and its threats of displacement of the population, while advancing, wanting to annex several areas of the Gaza strip.
08:32Saudi Arabia hosts next Monday talks between Russians and Ukrainians through the United States.
08:38Discussions are scheduled between Ukrainian and American on one side and Russian and American on the other.
08:44Explanations with Rajenko.
08:47Russia is waiting for some additional progress during the negotiations scheduled for Monday in Saudi Arabia.
08:54During these American-Ukrainian discussions on one side and American-Russian on the other, it will be a matter of trying to agree on a truce in both camps.
09:03At this stage of the negotiations, Moscow only agreed with the United States on a 30-day break on energy infrastructure.
09:13The last details are being settled now, but we are talking about the days to come.
09:18All this must be discussed in detail, as well as other aspects that the parties consider necessary.
09:24For its part, Ukraine is always ready to cease fire.
09:29Ukraine was already ready to sign the agreement with Jeddah.
09:32In any case, I can confirm that the Ukrainian and American teams are working on the agreement and are continuing negotiations.
09:39But this option is at the moment hardly conceivable for Russia, as long as the Ukrainian forces do not completely drop their weapons.
09:47It is to speak in Saudi Arabia should focus on technical aspects of a temporary ceasefire.
09:56In Sudan, the army continues to gain ground against the paramilitary.
09:59The Sudanese military claims to have taken several important buildings in the center of Khartoum,
10:04including the central bank of the areas taken over by the rapid support forces the day after the reconquest of the presidential palace.
10:10Explanations with Karajanko.
10:16Several important buildings in Khartoum were taken over by the rapid support forces.
10:21In this operation, the Sudanese army took over the central bank of Khartoum and the National Museum.
10:27This reconquest is among the most important of the army in nearly two years of war against the rapid support forces.
10:33On Friday, the Sudanese army had already taken over the presidential palace.
10:37Symbol of Sudanese sovereignty, the palace had been transformed by the paramilitary into a strategic bastion.
10:44Despite these advances, the rapid support forces still hold positions in Khartoum and in the twin city of Omdurman.
10:51On Saturday, in northern Darfur, a new attack attributed to the paramilitary in the city of Al-Mala killed about forty civilians.
11:00This conflict, which has caused tens of thousands of deaths, has uprooted more than 12 million people.
11:05Sudan has since plunged into an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, with a famine that is hitting the population hard.
11:15In Côte d'Ivoire, the news is dominated by the presidential election on October 25.
11:19Several political formations have organized a convention in Bidjan in order to nominate and invest their candidates for the race to the Supreme Magistrate.
11:27Max Obie and Ferdinand Coaco for the report.
11:31For the presidential election scheduled for October, Henriette Lago wants to counter the speculations
11:37according to which she could simply play the role of background in the electoral campaign.
11:42She has just been nominated by the Grouping of Political Parties for Peace, GPP,
11:47a coalition of four political parties of centrist ideology.
11:51This 66-year-old and former minister is a well-known figure in Ivorian politics.
11:57She intends to propose an alternative to the Ivorians, far from the traditional political chapels.
12:02I accept to be your candidate because we need a woman now at the head of our country.
12:07Yes, we need a woman now to solve all the problems we have lost for more than two decades without finding a solution.
12:26I accept to be your candidate because the Côte d'Ivoire must progress and the standard of living of the population should improve more and more,
12:34especially the younger people.
12:38Henriette Lago also wants to propose a political offer capable of avoiding electoral crises and guaranteeing a peaceful transition.
12:46After the announcement of the candidacy of the former Prime Minister Simone Evé Babaut,
12:50she is the second female figure in Ivorian politics to show her intention to lead the Côte d'Ivoire on the evening of October 25.
12:59Direction Conakry to start the discovery of a sewing training center exclusively dedicated to women.
13:05The managers of the center have been working for a year to make women's autonomy a reality.
13:10This is a report from Idrissa Sissé.
13:14Located in the suburb of the capital Conakry, precisely in the Sanfonia-Canal neighborhood,
13:20this professional training center specializes in the creation of men's and women's sewing.
13:26Its particularity is that it opens its doors only for women.
13:30The training lasts from 6 to 12 months and the courses are divided into several modules.
13:35With the training courses, with the explanations, everything goes better.
13:42Module 1, this is the initiation to the machine.
13:45We do a quick test.
13:48After the evaluation, we now go to module 2.
13:52Module 2, this is how we sew men's shirts.
13:57When I arrived here, I had no sewing autonomy.
14:01But today, thanks to this center, I have acquired skills in this field.
14:06Whatever the model of shirt or dress, I am now able to sew it without assistance.
14:12All the credit goes to the trainers of this center.
14:15Here, everything starts first with the initiation to the machine and cutting on paper.
14:21Most of the trainees have learned the basics of the sewing trade in this center.
14:26They keep the seriousness and rigor in this work, which was once reserved only for men.
14:32I came here, I didn't know how to sew men's clothes.
14:35But today, I started very well and I say Alhamdulillah.
14:40Here, we even teach you to read, to write, to do everything.
14:44So here, it's more than in other workshops.
14:48To make our contribution, we felt it necessary to create this center
14:54to provide additional support to the vulnerable groups,
14:59which are usually women who are left behind.
15:02So for us, this center will be an intermediate trainer
15:06who will help them to become autonomous, to take care of themselves,
15:12in any case, to acquire skills that will allow them to be autonomous.
15:17Just one year after its launch, this training center already occupies
15:21an important place in the autonomization of the female agent.
15:25It has trained about fifty young women who are now taking charge.
15:31A hand-held smartphone farmer decides in a few clicks
15:34when to water his crops or adjust the temperature of his greenhouse.
15:38This scene is now a reality in the heart of Nigeria,
15:40in the region of Odios, a wave of technological innovation
15:43redefines agriculture.
15:45The details with Ilham Barad.
15:49Ambient temperature, soil pH, irrigation of the earth.
15:53In Damdangor, an agricultural farmer no longer needs to go to his greenhouses
15:57to check his data.
15:59A simple look at his screen is necessary to act.
16:03He just needs to take out his phone to determine when to water,
16:07apply fertilizers, cool or heat the air.
16:11High-tech services, thanks in particular to a mobile application
16:15developed by a local startup.
16:23Even when I'm away, I check the soil humidity
16:26and it gives me an indication of how and when to water or not.
16:31So I can work from a distance, call my staff and tell them
16:35whether to water or not.
16:37This has really helped me.
16:40It is a world in the middle of a revolution.
16:42Everything is changing.
16:44In the next 10 years, some tools will become obsolete.
16:48And I tell you this because everything,
16:50technology makes everything easier.
16:52Why Africa has always been known to be lagging behind?
16:55We don't want this story to continue with us.
16:58We are trying to fill the gap.
17:02Since this operator uses this technology,
17:05its production has increased by 400 kilos.
17:08And innovations do not stop in the field.
17:11Another entrepreneur has launched a system for poultry farming.
17:15These sensors measure humidity, air quality
17:19and temperature in poultry,
17:21transmitting the data to an application.
17:24Thanks to this $150 system, affordable for many,
17:28poultry mortality has fallen.
17:34In one day, we could record up to 10 dead chickens.
17:38And since we deployed this technology in our farm,
17:42I can sleep and receive notifications about the state of health.
17:48It must also be said that the mortality rate has also fallen by 0.2%.
17:56Nigeria is at a turning point.
17:59In Africa's demographic, with more than 200 million inhabitants,
18:03the country relies heavily on its agriculture,
18:06which accounts for more than 20% of its GDP.
18:09Today, a generation of innovators
18:11pushes back the limits of traditional agriculture.
18:14Faced with a hostile climate,
18:16they prove that technology can also be a precious ally.
18:21This is the end of this newscast.
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