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  • 19/03/2025
MEDI1TV Afrique : Presse Afrique - 18/03/2025

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00:00Let's start with Ethiopia. The country has launched an ambitious project to build the
00:19largest airport in Africa at Bishoftu near Addis Ababa, an African firm. This project,
00:25estimated at $7.8 billion, required collaboration with the African Development Bank and Ethiopian Airlines.
00:34It aims to triple the country's airport capacity by 2040, with a target of 60 million
00:43passengers per year, reports the newspaper. The airport, located about 40 km southeast of the capital,
00:51will meet the growing demand for air transport and contribute to the country's economic development.
00:58The implementation of this mega-project is scheduled for 2029, which will position Ethiopia as a major hub
01:07for air transport in Africa, i.e. on Africom.
01:13Rwanda recently announced the immediate breakup of its diplomatic relations with Belgium,
01:20accusing the country of taking side with Kinshasa in the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
01:27It is written on E360Africa. This decision is motivated by the attempts, I quote,
01:35pitiful of Belgium to maintain its neocolonial illusions, according to Kigali.
01:41Belgium has described this disproportionate decision, noting that it illustrates the refusal of Rwanda
01:49to dialogue in the event of disagreements, reports the source.
01:53All Belgian diplomats must leave Rwanda in a 48-hour delay, indicated by the Rwandan government.
02:02In Lom or Burkina Faso, an operation led by security forces in the west of the country
02:08allowed the release of 305 hostages held by terrorists in a forest of the Maun loop.
02:17This information is not fake.
02:20The source specifies that these people were used as human shields by extremist groups.
02:27The operation took place in the Boku region of the Maun,
02:31where security forces launched a recent offensive.
02:36After their release, the hostages were evacuated to the capital to receive medical and social assistance.
02:44A psychological follow-up was concluded by Fepinfo.
02:48Let's now talk about irregular migration.
02:52Dakar and Nouakchott are carrying out additional work, according to APANews.
02:58Tensions between Senegal and Mauritania have increased
03:02following the brutal expulsion of migrants, including Senegalese from Mauritania,
03:09causing great indignation in Dakar.
03:12The Senegalese consul in Nouadhibou, Bogourbal Moulay Abbas,
03:18called for strengthened cooperation between the two countries to manage these migratory issues,
03:25emphasizing that these incidents should not harm their historical relationship.
03:29The two countries share important economic interests,
03:32including an offshore gas field that could allow them to better face migratory challenges.
03:39Abbas also justified Mauritanian expulsion operations as necessary
03:44to fight insecurity in a context of high migratory pressure,
03:49reports the African press agency.
03:52And finally, Benin, like the other 15 African countries,
03:57was placed on the yellow list of new travel restrictions imposed by the US administration.
04:05These countries have 60 days to improve their security procedures
04:10and passport verification,
04:13due to which they could be moved to the red or orange list,
04:18information given by AFRIC sur 7.
04:21The red list involves a total ban on travel to the United States,
04:26while the orange list requires personalized maintenance for obtaining a visa.
04:32The countries concerned by these restrictions include,
04:35in addition to Benin, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and several others,
04:41add African information sites.
04:44That's it for the essentials of African news for today.