Le 28 octobre la Chatham House a reçu le premier ministre du TFG (Transitional Federal Government) de Somalie Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke. Fils d’Abdirashid Shermarke, président du pays du 10 juin 1967 au 21 octobre 1960, le premier ministre a grandi aux États-Unis et au Canada, il a obtenu la nationalité Canadienne, a travaillé aux Nations Unis au Darfour. Pur produit de la diaspora somalienne sa nomination à ce poste est un signe fort adressé à la diaspora quant au rôle qu’elle doit jouer dans la reconstruction de leur pays (sur la diaspora et son rôle économique : article de M.-A. Pérouse de Montclos).
Il nous annonce que ce discours, intitulé Building Stability and Peace, vise à passer un seul message : « le gouvernement somalien est fort, déterminé et unis ; nous avons un plan somalien pour le peuple somalien et nous essayons de l’imposer »
Un discours plein d’espoir et d’optimisme (et finalement peut être un peu décevant car trop irréaliste ?), extrait:
-« The level of violence in Mogadishu is stable – we are being attacked once a day. This is what we mean as stable in Mogadishu. (…)
- People often say that Al Shabab control more regions than the TFG. But their interpretation of ‘control’ is confused and inaccurate. People use a different yardstick to measure this control. (…)
- Our current President, Sheik Sharif, and his Government are bringing renewed unity to the country. As I have recently written to your Prime Minister, Mr Brown, the TFG has drafted a stabilisation plan that will begin the process of restoring peace to Somalia including Puntland and Somaliland, given support from the international community.( …)
-By 2011 the TFG will eradicate Somali piracy through a civil affairs and information campaign backed up by the rule of law and resurrected military and law enforcement capabilities. This demonstration of government potential in the north will help shape the conditions for the military defeat of insurgents in the south by 2012. Piracy will be eradicated by offering a sustainable business proposition to the pirates and the communities they support, while demonstrating the will and capability to protect Somali waters from foreign exploitation. This ‘carrot’ will be supported by the ‘stick’ of new laws, credible law enforcement and the prospect of incarceration in a Somali prison. (…)
- We cannot be certain of the precise size of their presence in our country, but Al Qaeda are here, they are training and planning in our land. Somalia is serving as an ideal place for them to re-group and redeploy.
- (…)Al Shabab, is growing in influence, just like the Taliban. It is growing in a climate of economic poverty and lack of governance.
-(…)The conflict in Somalia risks engulfing the region. Al Shabab is now starting to threaten regional stability. (…)
- We do not want years of charity. We do not seek donations. We seek investors. »
Retrouvez l’intégral de son discours : ICI
Et la vidéo : ICI
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