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[00:00:00] News,
[00:00:04] back to the essentials on France 24. While UEFA
[00:00:07] maintains the boycott of the football World Cups
[00:00:10] Authority for Media and despite Gianni Infantino's impending project to open FIFA to
[00:00:12] private investors, the African Confederation unanimously
[00:00:16] reaffirmed its support for the president of the
[00:00:18] institution this evening.
[00:00:20] The Yemeni government threatens tools of retaliation after attacks carried out against
[00:00:24] Yemeni soldiers, resulting in 58
[00:00:27] In Aude, the fire started in deaths. Rebels denounce increased Saudi support for governmental
[00:00:30] forces.
[00:00:33] Two dead near Damascus. A bomb exploded in a bus in a town near the
[00:00:37] Syrian capital. Report to follow from Dana Alboz.
[00:00:44] Director-General of the
[00:00:55] The crisis at FIFA is endless, no matter the excuses presented by
[00:00:58] the institution after the... since abandoned project by Gianni
[00:01:01] Infantino to open up to private entities, UEFA
[00:01:05] continues to boycott the World Cups,
[00:01:07] press and information Nicolas
[00:01:09] released by the Syrian Ministry of Chamontan. FIFA's management's apologies
[00:01:12] are useless. UEFA assures that the boycott of the World Cups
[00:01:16] is still in effect. The
[00:01:19] news. Thank you for watching. Stay with member federations of UEFA have been very clear about the conditions related
[00:01:21] to their non-participation in FIFA competitions. These conditions have not been
[00:01:25] met. In addition to the abandonment of FIFA's commercial
[00:01:28] company project. Decided on Friday, the European football
[00:01:32] body is demanding assurances that such an idea will never again
[00:01:35] see the light of day. UEFA reaffirms having lost confidence
[00:01:39] major guest confronted with the burning issues of in Gianni Infantino.
[00:01:40] the current events of the 27 countries of On Wednesday evening, the head of world
[00:01:43] football received the full support of his
[00:01:45] association. We management, gathered in Morocco for a crisis meeting. In a
[00:01:48] statement, FIFA apologized after the
[00:01:52] controversy over opening up to private investors, a
[00:01:55] project that leaked to the press without the football stakeholders being
[00:01:58] informed. This Thursday, the South American Football Confederation
[00:02:02] Conmebol, although considered close to Infantino, in turn
[00:02:06] denounced the president's methods. The Conmebol
[00:02:09] council unanimously expresses its concern over
[00:02:12] repeated unilateral actions, adopted without resorting
[00:02:15] to dialogue or the institutional mechanism provided for dealing
[00:02:19] with this type of situation.
[00:02:21] Apparently unmovable just a few weeks ago, Gianni Infantino
[00:02:24] seems more fragile than ever. The man who has led
[00:02:28] FIFA for a decade hopes to be re-elected next March
[00:02:31] thanks to the support of many federations in
[00:02:34] Africa and the Middle East and,
[00:02:38] precisely and not surprisingly, at the end of the executive committee held in Casablanca, the
[00:02:41] African Football Confederation unanimously reiterated
[00:02:44] its support for Gianni Infantino. So this decision by
[00:02:48] UEFA, whatever happens, to boycott the World Cups could have
[00:02:52] serious consequences. This is what Nicolasmartov and the Asofoot
[00:02:56] journalists explain. We are in pure capitalism, in fact.
[00:03:00] On one side, you have Infantino's financial logic, always more money, whatever
[00:03:03] the cost, and on the other side, you have UEFA, which is on a marketing logic. We are going to
[00:03:07] Join us from all over protect the product, give it value, protect what it represents
[00:03:10] in order to continue little by little to generate
[00:03:14] profits. UEFA knows perfectly well how to do this with, for example, the Champions
[00:03:17] League. But the essential fact is that it doesn't even
[00:03:21] need to call for a boycott from other confederations. If UEFA doesn't go
[00:03:25] to the World Cup, no one will want to go, no one will want to
[00:03:29] follow it, no one will want to pay for it. So it's not even necessary
[00:03:33] Patrice Talon returns to the forefront, for there to be a rally around UEFA, and that's precisely the problem Infantino is facing. That's why
[00:03:36] he's backtracking, as he felt obliged to, just as he had
[00:03:40] to back down at one point on the idea of a World Cup every 2 years because UEFA
[00:03:44] Hang Kuang. The goal of was opposed to it. He has an economic heart, he is in some way a victim of a
[00:03:47] boomerang effect of his purely economic logic, money, and for
[00:03:51] now, Europe and the other confederations will never go against
[00:03:54] that.
[00:03:57] At least 58 dead among the ranks of Yemeni forces in... drone and missile
[00:04:01] attacks claimed by the Houthis. Rebels denounce a reinforcement of Yemeni
[00:04:04] troops supported by Saudi Arabia. The Yemeni
[00:04:08] government is threatening
[00:04:09] retaliation.
[00:04:13] After several attacks in the Red Sea against Saudi oil tankers, the
[00:04:17] Houthis are now striking on land. A direct response,
[00:04:20] according to them, to the increased support of Saudi Arabia for the Yemeni
[00:04:24] governmental forces for several
[00:04:26] weeks.
[00:04:31] This operation allowed us to kill and wound many Saudi
[00:04:35] mercenaries, to destroy and burn a large number of camps and
[00:04:38] arms depots of the Saudi enemy in the east of
[00:04:40] the country,
[00:04:44] first discuss the visit of the head of as well as to destroy a large number of military vehicles stationed in the targeted
[00:04:48] camps.
[00:04:52] According to an anonymous military source, Houthi drones and missiles struck
[00:04:55] several military camps in the Marib province in the center of the
[00:04:58] country and... Hadhramaut near the border with Saudi
[00:05:02] Arabia. This is the deadliest toll since
[00:05:05] 2022 between the two sides. Since 2014, a proxy war has been
[00:05:09] taking place in Yemen between the Houthi rebels allied with Iran.
[00:05:12] The Yemeni government is supported by Riyadh and Washington. In
[00:05:16] 2022, a fragile truce came into force, but it
[00:05:19] broke down last month when the Houthis welcomed an Iranian plane in
[00:05:23] Sana'a, violating Saudi control over Yemeni
[00:05:26] airspace. The Houthis then announced a maritime
[00:05:29] blockade of Saudi ports and began targeting the kingdom's
[00:05:33] oil tankers.
[00:05:37] We warn the Saudi enemy against any reckless action against
[00:05:40] our country. against our people, they will have to bear the
[00:05:44] consequences of any escalation.
[00:05:48] Saudi Arabia has not yet reacted to this new
[00:05:51] attack. The Yemeni government, recognized by the international
[00:05:55] community, announced that it would respond at the opportune
[00:05:59] moment and place.
[00:06:01] An initial report indicates two dead and 13 injured. A bomb
[00:06:05] exploded in Jaramana, southeast of Damascus, the Syrian
[00:06:08] capital. We find Dana Alboz, France 24 correspondent.
[00:06:12] Good evening Dana, what is the latest information you
[00:06:16] have? According to our latest report
[00:06:22] Health, two people have died and 14 others have been
[00:06:25] injured in an explosion that occurred this evening in Jaramana, in the
[00:06:29] southeast suburb of Damascus. The explosion occurred in the
[00:06:33] middle of the main thoroughfare of Jaramana, which is a very
[00:06:37] busy road. It targeted a small passenger transport shuttle
[00:06:40] which was completely destroyed. According to
[00:06:43] our information, the injured were evacuated to two
[00:06:47] hospitals in Damascus and Jaramana, and according to a
[00:06:50] local source, the majority of the injuries are believed to be minor, but
[00:06:53] this information remains preliminary and the toll could
[00:06:56] increase. The authorities have established a
[00:07:00] security perimeter around the area and there was concern
[00:07:03] among the residents of Jaramana, which is
[00:07:07] only a few kilometers southeast of Damascus. The city
[00:07:11] also euh... hosts a significant Druze
[00:07:14] population, but also residents from different communities.
[00:07:18] At this stage, no party has officially
[00:07:21] claimed this attack, nor have the authorities communicated the
[00:07:24] exact nature of this
[00:07:27] explosion. But of course, this incident comes as Syria has
[00:07:31] experienced several explosions in Damascus, and uh, in
[00:07:34] its surroundings, in recent months and even recent
[00:07:38] weeks. I remind you that in early July, during the
[00:07:41] visit of French President Emmanuel Macron, two explosions occurred
[00:07:45] in Damascus. In these different cases, explosive
[00:07:48] devices had been mentioned, and this new
[00:07:52] explosion occurs in a context, I can
[00:07:56] say, of security challenge for the new Syrian authorities,
[00:07:59] Syrian authorities who must particularly face the persistence of attacks
[00:08:03] and security incidents targeting
[00:08:06] urban areas. Dana Alboz from Damascus for France 24,
[00:08:10] thank you, this is a... usual since 1984.
[00:08:14] Taiwan has started its annual military exercises. They are scheduled to last 10
[00:08:17] days. The island, which has increased its defense spending under pressure from the
[00:08:21] United States, is conducting large-scale maneuvers, preparing for
[00:08:24] a potential Chinese invasion. China does not hide its
[00:08:27] ambition to acquire what it considers to be one of its provinces. Look, it's
[00:08:31] there.
[00:08:34] In the streets of Taipei, armored maneuvers and
[00:08:38] on board, President Liichingte with bulletproof vest and...
[00:08:43] It's an evacuation exercise for the Taiwanese head of state from his
[00:08:47] office to a secret base with his defense
[00:08:50] minister. For 10 days, the island lives to the rhythm of
[00:08:53] these military exercises named
[00:08:57] the operation is to verify the speed of reaction if China
[00:09:00] tried to paralyze command centers, but also logistics
[00:09:04] like ports or even military industry
[00:09:07] sites.
[00:09:09] Our forces are training for combat, facing the threat. This shows
[00:09:13] our preparation, strengthens our operational capabilities, our
[00:09:17] defense and our high-level combat readiness. Our power
[00:09:21] will deter any enemy aggression, preserve national security and regional
[00:09:24] stability.
[00:09:27] Stability undermined by Beijing. China threatens
[00:09:30] to invade Taiwan, which it considers a part of its
[00:09:33] territory. To carry out what it calls reunification,
[00:09:36] Xi Jinping does not rule out using
[00:09:40] force. The deterrence that... American support for
[00:09:43] the island is undermined by Donald Trump's unpredictability.
[00:09:47] After his visit to Beijing in May, the American
[00:09:50] president showed conciliation with the Chinese leader.
[00:09:54] Taiwan is now awaiting the American Congress's validation
[00:09:57] of a $14 billion arms sale. It is currently
[00:10:01] paused by the Trump administration.
[00:10:03] Trump.
[00:10:06] The fire is contained, the situation is favorable in the Aude prefecture
[00:10:10] in the south of France. A road accident caused a fire in the Corbières
[00:10:14] massif, the same massif where last year, flames devoured
[00:10:17] 11,000 hectares of vegetation.
[00:10:19] Alexandre,
[00:10:22] the flames are spreading at a
[00:10:25] dizzying speed, pushed by the Tramontane at 30
[00:10:28] km/h. The fire devours the
[00:10:31] vegetation.
[00:10:33] Facing the blaze, 250 firefighters deployed
[00:10:37] along this limestone massif.
[00:10:40] In rapid reinforcement, 10 aerial means, including two
[00:10:43] Dash, four Canadairs and a water bomber
[00:10:47] helicopter.
[00:10:52] the commune of Montseré. It takes the direction of Saint-André de
[00:10:56] Rocle and threatens
[00:10:58] homes. 1200 people are now
[00:11:01] confined in these two communes, including a man
[00:11:05] we reached by phone and who filmed these images.
[00:11:08] The fire is a few hundred meters from his home. So as
[00:11:12] night falls, I think it's going to be a sleepless night and we're going to prepare all our things
[00:11:15] just in case, so for now,
[00:11:19] we don't really know what it's going to do.
[00:11:21] Concern in this village of 1500 inhabitants.
[00:11:25] Everyone watches the progression of the flames.
[00:11:28] I was called by family who told me
[00:11:31] that the long rock was burning and so, being from the village, I hurried
[00:11:35] home from work and worried, there's the long rock, the
[00:11:38] landscape near the village. A
[00:11:42] few minutes ago, these images reached us
[00:11:45] of the first calcified landscapes and it's always heartbreaking
[00:11:48] because obviously, uh, nature going up in
[00:11:51] smoke is always uh, quite traumatic.
[00:11:55] A vehicle that caught fire after a road accident is believed to be the origin of this
[00:11:59] fire. The vineyards in the path of the
[00:12:03] fire could play the role of a barrier
[00:12:05] tonight. It's the last straw that could make
[00:12:09] the lake overflow. The city of Annecy limits the number of boats rented by
[00:12:12] private companies, but the announcement is not well received by tourism
[00:12:16] professionals (Theo la roche).
[00:12:20] On Lake Annecy, more and more boats and waters that have become
[00:12:23] overcrowded. With on the pontoons, a parade of customers who have come
[00:12:27] to enjoy these small boats rented by private companies, be very
[00:12:30] careful to turn off your engine when you go swimming and there is always someone who stays in the
[00:12:34] boat. At the end of July, the town hall issued an order, now
[00:12:38] prohibiting the rental of boats from public pontoons, a great
[00:12:41] disappointment for this professional, it's a bit
[00:12:44] complicated because for us, for the season, we had,
[00:12:47] we could say, an administrative loophole that allowed us to rent like that
[00:12:50] and now in high season, while we
[00:12:54] had to do some... because we had the right to do that, it's a bit, they've a bit
[00:12:58] cut the grass under our feet without dialogue. In one year,
[00:13:01] these private boat rentals have almost doubled according to the town hall.
[00:13:05] There are other places for professionals, but this one has
[00:13:09] difficulty hiding his bitterness. But we set up a
[00:13:11] company, the boats are depreciated, we finally manage to draw salaries
[00:13:15] from them and now the mayor wants to take our work. According to the town hall,
[00:13:18] this commercial activity hinders the circulation of bicycles and
[00:13:21] pedestrians. It occupies the launching areas used by
[00:13:25] sailing clubs and threatens the fauna and flora. This decree puts a
[00:13:29] stop to practices that are not regulated, it puts a
[00:13:32] stop to the passive use of these pontoons on which one
[00:13:36] can remain, one could remain parked indefinitely.
[00:13:39] For now, the town hall is focusing on prevention. With the installation of
[00:13:43] prohibition signs in a few days, offenders will
[00:13:46] face a €150
[00:14:59] Good evening everyone, welcome to France 24. We'll be together for about ten minutes for the
[00:15:03] Africa news. We start with the headlines of this edition. We will
[00:15:09] the WHO to the Democratic Republic of Congo. He states that he wants to
[00:15:12] intensify the response against Ebola and better protect health
[00:15:16] personnel, while in the country many doctors claim not to have received
[00:15:20] salaries in recent months.
[00:15:23] Textile factories may have to close in South Africa,
[00:15:27] many positions are vacant since the departure of migrants
[00:15:30] at the end of June, driven by anti-foreigner demonstrations,
[00:15:34] since then it has been difficult to find labor.
[00:15:38] And then we will go to Rwanda where cinema is gaining popularity in recent months
[00:15:42] since the Golden Camera obtained in Cannes by the feature film
[00:15:45] Benimana, Rwandans are rushing to cinemas and open-air
[00:15:49] festivals.
[00:15:49] It is necessary to intensify the response
[00:15:54] against Ebola, this is what the head of the
[00:15:58] World Health Organization declared earlier. He has been visiting
[00:16:02] the Democratic Republic of Congo since yesterday. Since
[00:16:05] May 15, more than 3,009 cases have been recorded in the country, among
[00:16:09] which 1801 deaths. Earlier, a suspect
[00:16:13] case was reported on a boat heading to Kinshasa,
[00:16:16] the man died with symptoms corresponding to those of the
[00:16:19] Ebola virus. We will hear from the
[00:16:22] WHO.
[00:16:27] I think one of the specific characteristics of this
[00:16:29] epidemic lies in its unprecedented
[00:16:33] speed.
[00:16:35] It is spreading very, very quickly.
[00:16:39] and I will not hide what I feel, I am
[00:16:43] deeply very concerned about the situation
[00:16:47] on the ground, Ituri is of course
[00:16:50] the epicenter, but as our report says, 5 other
[00:16:53] provinces are already
[00:16:54] affected.
[00:17:00] The head of the WHO also calls for better protection of health
[00:17:04] personnel, and precisely on the front lines, doctors and
[00:17:07] nurses denounce their working conditions. They claim not to have
[00:17:11] been paid since the beginning of the crisis despite a strike in July. Noémie
[00:17:15] Roche's story.
[00:17:19] Every day, the same ritual. Wiza Bandelé
[00:17:22] puts on his suit and disinfection equipment, before
[00:17:24] tackling a house whose
[00:17:27] occupants died from the Ebola virus. Indispensable
[00:17:31] gestures to hope to curb the spread of the
[00:17:35] virus that continues to strike the country.
[00:17:38] Yet, since the beginning of his mission in mid-May, Wiza
[00:17:42] has still not received any salary. In
[00:17:45] July, he joined other health workers to go
[00:17:48] on strike.
[00:17:51] We went on strike because we realized that we were working in dangerous
[00:17:54] conditions and that we were giving a lot of ourselves. We are evolving
[00:17:58] in risky situations. A patient may
[00:18:01] vomit blood, then we have to
[00:18:03] clean it.
[00:18:07] In July, the Congolese Minister of Health acknowledged payment delays
[00:18:11] attributed to organizational problems, assuring that they
[00:18:14] would be resolved. Since then, some of his colleagues have indeed
[00:18:18] been paid, but only in part according to Wiza. He claims
[00:18:22] to have still received nothing, and yet continues to work 7
[00:18:26] days a week, despite the risks to which he is
[00:18:28] exposed. I could contract this
[00:18:31] virus. And subsequently, contaminate my family and my
[00:18:35] neighbors.
[00:18:37] So I realize that because of me, many people could
[00:18:40] die.
[00:18:43] Despite the fear, Wiza refuses to leave his post for
[00:18:46] now, guided by a sense of duty. A mission
[00:18:50] all the more crucial as this epidemic has now surpassed that of
[00:18:53] 2018 in terms of cases. According to
[00:18:56] Congolese authorities, more than 8370 cases have
[00:19:00] been confirmed, including 1751 deaths
[00:19:03] since the beginning of the epidemic in
[00:19:05] May. Two months after leaving power,
[00:19:11] the former Beninese head of state has been elected president of the
[00:19:14] Senate, a 5-year term that makes him today the
[00:19:18] third most important person in the country after the president and the
[00:19:22] vice-president of the
[00:19:23] Republic.
[00:19:26] Is this a sign that Senegal is finding its colors again? In any case, the World
[00:19:30] Bank has decided to grant it financing of 340
[00:19:33] billion CFA francs. The country was almost blacklisted
[00:19:37] by international partners since the crisis with the International Monetary
[00:19:41] Fund on the history of hidden debt. More details from our
[00:19:44] correspondent in Dakar, Elimandao.
[00:19:48] This overall financing of 340 billion CFA
[00:19:52] francs is intended for several sectors such as
[00:19:54] agriculture, energy and transport. This announcement was
[00:19:57] made during an audience granted by President Basiru
[00:20:01] Jomaiif to World Bank Vice President Ousmane
[00:20:05] Djagana. The World Bank also decided on direct budgetary
[00:20:08] support for the state of Senegal, budgetary
[00:20:11] support that is welcome in a difficult economic context, Senegal
[00:20:15] which has been going through several months of crisis and
[00:20:19] tension over its public finances linked in particular to debt
[00:20:22] servicing that the country has decided to honor as
[00:20:26] best it can. This announcement of new funding from the World
[00:20:29] Bank is a positive signal, according to
[00:20:33] government dignitaries, a positive signal towards a
[00:20:36] more favorable economic environment. Senegal is notably aiming for
[00:20:40] an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a
[00:20:43] new program to restore its credibility on the international
[00:20:47] market and attract more new
[00:20:50] investors.
[00:20:52] investisseurs,
[00:20:55] A decision that is causing a lot of talk in Chad, that of the High
[00:21:00] Audiovisual, which suspends until further notice the examination of
[00:21:03] requests for the creation of online newspapers. The regulator states
[00:21:07] that it wants to better supervise this rapidly expanding sector and thus fight
[00:21:11] disinformation. Listen to our correspondent in
[00:21:14] N'Djamena, Gislen Anatarum.
[00:21:18] This is a decision that challenges media stakeholders.
[00:21:21] The High Authority for Media and Audiovisual freezes the examination
[00:21:25] of applications for the creation of new online newspapers. The measure
[00:21:28] is part of, according to the regulator, the implementation
[00:21:32] of its strategic plan 2026-2028
[00:21:36] with the ambition to sanitize the sector and better
[00:21:40] respond to informational excesses observed on
[00:21:43] digital platforms. If the Association of Online Media of
[00:21:47] Chad (Ahmed) understands the need for better
[00:21:50] regulation, it believes that this objective must remain
[00:21:53] compatible with freedom of the
[00:21:57] pluralism. The organization particularly
[00:22:00] questions the link established between the suspension of new
[00:22:04] authorizations and the fight against disinformation. It's a
[00:22:07] fine line between freedom of expression, the different diverse
[00:22:10] sources of information. Did we need, for example, to
[00:22:14] suspend the creation of new
[00:22:18] sites, new information sites online to fight
[00:22:21] ligne pour combattre
[00:22:23] the proliferation of fake
[00:22:25] pages on the internet? I don't think so. Now the decision belongs to the
[00:22:29] AMA, and that's why I'm telling you that it's this somewhat unhealthy link that bothers
[00:22:33] us at the suspend and then we say there's a
[00:22:37] proliferation of Facebook pages
[00:22:40] or other pages, but not media Facebook
[00:22:44] pages. The AMA nevertheless states that it remains
[00:22:47] open to dialogue and declares itself willing to accompany
[00:22:51] the AMA in the search for a consensual regulatory
[00:22:54] framework. For its part, the regulatory authority
[00:22:57] insists on the provisional nature of this suspension. It announces
[00:23:01] the upcoming opening of consultations with sector
[00:23:05] stakeholders, in order to define a new governance model for online
[00:23:09] media. Several factories at a standstill in South
[00:23:12] Africa, a situation caused by the departure of many
[00:23:16] migrants after weeks of anti-foreigner demonstrations.
[00:23:19] Some positions are vacant, this is the case
[00:23:23] in Newcastle in the northwest of the country. More details with Laurent
[00:23:26] Berstecher.
[00:23:30] This South African textile factory has been running at reduced
[00:23:34] capacity for weeks. Here, entire rows of sewing
[00:23:38] machines have been abandoned since the departure of foreign
[00:23:41] workers. Most have fled the country following
[00:23:45] anti-migrant demonstrations, and the
[00:23:47] factory director is struggling today to replace them.
[00:23:52] We cannot immediately replace this know-how with local
[00:23:56] workers, it takes time and we were not
[00:23:58] prepared.
[00:24:01] Since March, South Africa has The South is shaken by violent
[00:24:04] demonstrations and attacks against migrants. The organizers
[00:24:08] of these gatherings accuse foreign workers of stealing jobs from
[00:24:12] native South Africans, and they see them as the cause of the country's
[00:24:15] economic difficulties. These violences recently forced more
[00:24:19] than 60,000 foreign nationals to leave South Africa. In
[00:24:22] Newcastle, a textile industry hub located in the KwaZulu-Natal
[00:24:26] province, approximately 15% of the workforce has
[00:24:29] fled. Since then, companies have been struggling to convince
[00:24:33] skilled workers to join this demanding
[00:24:37] sector. I think that young South Africans
[00:24:40] prefer to look for more comfortable jobs. They want
[00:24:44] to be nurses or cashiers because the textile industry is very
[00:24:47] tough. You sit on this bench for about 9 hours a day, it's
[00:24:51] not an easy job.
[00:24:54] For others, these jobs are simply
[00:24:57] not paid enough. Here, workers are often paid per
[00:25:00] item produced and earn less than the South African
[00:25:03] minimum wage. Now we're going to talk about cinema. We're taking
[00:25:07] you to Rwanda, Kigali
[00:25:10] where the sector is booming. Many movie theaters have been renovated,
[00:25:14] and festivals are being held.
[00:25:17] for filmmakers here, I don't know if it's because
[00:25:50] it's a small
[00:25:52] country or a small
[00:25:56] town, but there's a sense of
[00:25:59] community. We had common problems, so
[00:26:03] helping each other and collaboration were
[00:26:07] a necessity. Just steps away, the Mayaka cinema
[00:26:10] is rising from its ashes. Closed in 2019, this 70s-era theater
[00:26:14] was saved by two young directors who turned it into the
[00:26:17] country's last operating cinema and the heart of a
[00:26:20] film club. We believe that films are not just there to
[00:26:24] entertain; they also have depth, they convey a lot of things. And today, in an
[00:26:28] era where we are constantly bombarded with content and people spend their time scrolling
[00:26:31] through images on their phones, we don't want what we
[00:26:35] offer to be reduced to "let's watch some images." There's a real selection
[00:26:38] behind our programming. Further down on the Imbuga City
[00:26:42] Walk esplanade, a giant screen hosts outdoor screenings of the
[00:26:46] Kigali Cine Junction festival, which is celebrating its 4th
[00:26:48] edition. That evening, "The Blind Couple of Mali," a musical
[00:26:52] portrait of Amadou and Mariam, was on the program. When these films are made by
[00:26:56] Africans, they bring something richer, more nuanced, because
[00:26:59] they are nourished by lived experiences. And it was also very
[00:27:03] important that we were there to see and support them. That way we can
[00:27:07] learn, we can see our own stories on screen. For the first time, Rwandan
[00:27:10] filmmakers no longer have to wait for foreign help. The state has also
[00:27:14] started co-financing their films.
[00:27:17] This is the end of this Africa
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