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  • 27/12/2024
MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 26/12/2024

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00:00Thank you for being with us for the current affairs in Africa, starting in Ghana, the
00:14new president-elect John Dramani-Mahama launched a diplomatic tour in West Africa to promote
00:21reconciliation between the CDAO and the AES, i.e. on TamTamInfo, his first visit to Abuja
00:28where he met the Nigerian president Bola Tinoubou, highlighted the importance of bilateral relations
00:35between the two nations.
00:36John Dramani-Mahama also spoke with Togolese President For Niasibé, emphasizing the need
00:43to strengthen regional ties with his planned investment on January 7, 2025.
00:51This initiative aims to address the major security and economic challenges of the region,
00:56reports the newspaper online.
00:59The Togolese government has announced a historic drop in electricity costs, reducing the tariff
01:05from 114 francs a kW to 70 francs a kW for households consuming less than 30 kW.
01:15According to APANews, this measure, which is becoming popular, will immediately benefit
01:21more than 200,000 households, about a third of Togo's energy company customers.
01:31The annual cost of this initiative is estimated at 1.5 billion francs a kW.
01:35Funded by the state budget, this decision is part of a broader vision of emerging Togo,
01:44aiming to guarantee access to affordable and quality energy.
01:49Let's talk about the post-electoral violence that intensified in Mozambique.
01:54They killed 21 people in 24 hours following the ratification of the results of the general elections
02:02of October 9 by the Constitutional Council.
02:05APANews, which information reports that the riots were also linked to Maputo,
02:10where barricades were set on fire and shops were looted,
02:14while other incidents were reported in the north of the country.
02:18President-elect Daniel Chaput called for dialogue and democratic reforms,
02:24but the opposition, led by Venetio Mandlane, denounces a massive fraud
02:29and calls for the continuation of the protests.
02:31The situation remains tense, while the total balance of post-electoral violence
02:35has risen to 151 deaths since the beginning of the riots in October,
02:40according to African News.
02:43Let's go to Burkina Faso.
02:45Four Burkina Faso officials have been sentenced to 6 to 15 years in prison
02:52for defrauding public funds, illicit enrichment and money laundering,
02:56information relayed by Sahel Intelligence.
03:01The main accused, Amedou Tegnan,
03:03was sentenced to 15 years in prison and a fine of 5.64 billion francs CFA
03:09for falsifying signatures on cheques
03:13amounting to around 4.2 million euros
03:16intended for vulnerable people.
03:18The other convicts, Petronil Ouedraogo, Salifou Ouedraogo and Philippe Bayoulou,
03:24received respective sentences of 11, 8 and 6 years.
03:29They have a 15-day delay to appeal this precise decision on the information site.
03:33Ending with the Democratic Republic of Congo,
03:36the National Police arrested more than 1,800 presumed members of the Kuluna gang
03:41during Operation Ndobo in Kinshasa,
03:44carried out over a period of four days.
03:47Deputy Division Commissioner Blaise Kilimbalimba
03:51said that of the arrested,
03:54139 were convicted of reprisals of justice,
03:57some of whom were sentenced to death,
03:59said Radio Okapi in its columns.
04:02This operation aims to reduce urban crime
04:06and has already allowed the seizure of more than 450 vehicles in poor condition
04:12to improve traffic.
04:15The authorities hope to guarantee a peaceful end-of-year party
04:19for the inhabitants of the capital.
04:22That's all for this African news report.
04:25Thank you for following it.
04:36You