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  • 08/02/2025
MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 07/02/2025

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00:00Let's start with Malawi, the head of state, Lazarus Sheikwera, ordered the withdrawal
00:18of Malawian troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it was part of a mission
00:24of the Development Community of South Africa to fight against armed insurgents.
00:29The information is given by APA News.
00:32This decision aims to respect a ceasefire and to facilitate negotiations in view of
00:38a lasting peace in a region shaken by violence involving in particular the M23 rebel group.
00:45The conflict in RDC has recently worsened with the takeover by the M23 of Goma and other
00:51localities, the African press agency specifies.
00:55And then All Africa tells us that the military court of Kinshasa-Kambe has issued an international
01:01arrest warrant against Korné Nanga Youbelu, leader of the rebel group Alliance of the
01:07Congo River, supported by the Rwanda.
01:10This mandate is motivated by accusations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, insurrection
01:16and other serious offenses.
01:18The decision comes after Nanga's assets were confiscated for the benefit of the
01:23Congolese.
01:24Last August, he was sentenced to death for his rebel activities by the military court.
01:29The mandate orders his immediate arrest, where he is, and his transfer to the Democratic
01:35Republic of Congo for Bonne Garde, Not All Africa.
01:39The Nigerian government ordered the immediate closure of the offices of the International
01:45Committee of the Red Cross and the evocation of its expatriate personnel, according to
01:50a verbal note transmitted on February 4.
01:53According to BNB TV, which is in the information, these decisions intervene in a context where
01:57the military regime came to power in July 2023, but the emphasis was on national sovereignty,
02:04having already expelled the French and American groups, as well as several ambassadors.
02:09The CICR had been present in Niger for 35 years and played a crucial role in humanitarian aid.
02:16The official reasons for this expulsion have not been disclosed by the Nigerian authorities,
02:22notes the online newspaper.
02:24In the direction of Gabon, President Brice Clotaire Oleguie Gema announced emergency measures
02:30to resolve the current energy crisis, and that is to say, on FEPA Info, the President
02:35of the Transition pointed out that the energy system in Gabon is fragile and operates
02:40on tense flows, but he remains determined to improve access to electricity for all
02:46Gabonese.
02:47Two 1,600 kVA and 850 kVA electrogen groups have been acquired to strengthen the production
02:55of electricity.
02:56An agreement with Car Power Ship will also provide 77 extra megawatts in Libreville in
03:05a five-day period at a reduced cost, our colleagues indicate.
03:11Let's finish with Guinea, which is about to launch the production of iron ore deposits
03:16in Simondo, with a first extraction scheduled for the end of 2025.
03:22According to Africet, which is in the information, this project aims to reach a maximum production
03:28of 120 million tons by 2027, thanks to the involvement of players such as China Bowl Steel Group
03:36and Rio Tinto.
03:37Total investment in port and railway infrastructure is estimated at $15 billion, including
03:44long-distance iron path to transport the ore to the port in deep waters.
03:52That's all for this review of African news, thank you for following it.