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  • 05/10/2024
MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 04/10/2024

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00:00Let's start with the Central African government and the UN, which have signed an agreement
00:16to protect children associated with the armed forces.
00:20This document specifies that these children must be handed over to the civil authorities
00:26within 24 hours of their disengagement.
00:29The spokesperson for the UN, Florence Marshall, emphasized that this agreement recognizes
00:34these children as victims of conflict, their rights to innocence have been ignored until now.
00:40The rapid implementation of this agreement is essential to guarantee the protection
00:44and reintroduction of these children, notes the African Press Agency.
00:49In Zimbabwe, the country has faced its worst drought in years, with a report from the World Bank
00:56indicating a risk of accumulation of drought in the groundwater.
01:00FAPA, which provides information, reports that more than 5 million people need urgent food aid
01:06and the percentage of the population exposed to a very high risk could go from 32% to 86%
01:13without adaptation measures.
01:15The drought exacerbated by the El Nino phenomenon has led the government to lower its economic growth
01:22for 2024 to only 2%.
01:25The agricultural, water and energy sectors are particularly affected by the effects
01:29of climate change.
01:32Health now, Rwanda has announced the launch of clinical trials to develop a vaccine
01:37against the Marburg virus, a hemorrhagic fever that has caused 11 deaths since the end of September.
01:44It is to be read on Africa News, Ivan Butera, Deputy Minister of Health,
01:49confirmed this crucial initiative to prevent the spread of the disease.
01:54Currently, 410 people in contact with suspected cases are under surveillance to limit transmission.
02:02Authorities have not yet specified the start date of clinical trials, concludes the online newspaper.
02:08Health now, Alberda Info, for its part, is interested in its columns,
02:13has a new report on neglected tropical diseases in French-speaking countries
02:18which calls for a collective action to eliminate these diseases.
02:22Published at the 19th International Organization of Francophonie Summit,
02:27the report underlines the progress made and the persistent challenges
02:32in the fight against neglected tropical diseases.
02:36It emphasizes the need for a renewed political commitment
02:39and an accumulated mobilization of resources.
02:42About 211 million people in these countries need interventions
02:47against neglected tropical diseases, a crucial problem for public health
02:51and economic development, informs Alberda Info.
02:56Let's finish in Nigeria.
02:57A shipwreck on the Niger River caused this week the death of at least 16 people
03:02and dozens more are reported missing.
03:04The information is relayed by 360Afrique.
03:07The accident occurred when about 300 passengers, mainly women and children,
03:11went to Muslim celebrations.
03:14Local divers managed to rescue about 150 survivors,
03:18but authorities expect to find more victims.
03:21Shipwrecks are frequent in Nigeria, especially during the rainy season.
03:27That's all for this African Press Review.
03:28Thank you for following it.