The European Union has pledged 650m euro ($860m; £540m) at a conference in Brussels to help SFG

[malistar2012]

he European Union has pledged 650m euro ($860m; £540m) at a conference in Brussels to help Somalia end more than two decades of conflict.

The money is part of a "New Deal" for what is widely regarded as a failed state, officials said.

 

Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab dismissed the meeting as "Belgian waffle".

 

Al-Shabab is fighting to oust Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's government, the first to be recognised by the US in more than 20 years.

 

The group controls most of southern Somalia, but it has been driven out of the main cities and towns, including the capital Mogadishu, by an African Union (AU) force backing the government.

 

 

 

 

 

BBC Somalia analyst

Somalia is a good test case for the New Deal. It certainly fits the criteria for a fragile state, given that for six years in a row it has come top of the list of the world's most failed states.

 

The New Deal focuses on peace and state-building. Without these, goes the argument, there can be no meaningful development, and aid money simply goes to waste. This has certainly been the case in Somalia, where billions of dollars have been thrown at a problem that refuses to go away.

 

The EU and Somalia argue that now is a good time to adopt the New Deal. They say the country has entered a new era, with a more legitimate government and progress on the security front.

 

But it is possible that the Brussels meeting will simply be the latest in the long list of expensive conferences on Somalia that end with ambitious communiques but have little or no impact on the development of the country.

 

BBC Somalia analyst Mary Harper says the New Deal will see the Somali government spearheading initiatives to promote peace and state-building.

The EU and Somali government believe now is a good time to adopt the programme as the country has entered a new era, with a more legitimate government and progress on the security front, our correspondent says.

Mr Mohamud told the BBC Somali service he welcomed the New Deal.

 

"It's a standard deal throughout the world in the post-conflict environment. This is a deal that is based on Somalia-led initiatives," he said.

 

EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the extra money would support a "new phase in the life of Somalia".

 

It would be in addition to the $1.6bn the EU gave Somalia from 2008 to 2013, he said.

 

Most of this money was used to finance the AU force of some 18,000 troops, AFP news agency reports reports.

Separately, the UK said it would contribute £50m ($80m) to the New Deal.

 

The money would go towards improving health and water services and rebuilding infrastructure destroyed by war, it said.

 

The UK's ambassador to Somalia, Neil Wigan, said the conference was "a major milestone", AFP reports.

 

Diplomats were hoping to see more than $1bn in pledges to help rebuild Somalia, it reports.

 

"Our combined efforts will maintain momentum and deliver the change that the people of Somalia desperately need," Mr Wigan is quoted as saying.

 

Al-Shabab said it expected donor pledges would remain mostly unfulfilled or the money would be lost in corruption.

 

'Slush fund'

 

"It's a bit like Belgian Waffles: sweet on the outside but really has not much substance to it," it said on its Twitter account.

 

Mr Mohamud said at a news conference that aid money had been used to save lives, and provide basic services to Somalis.

 

The New Deal would take Somalia from an "emergency to recovery" over the next three years, he said.

 

"This is a new chapter. Today we are ending a journey and starting a new one," Mr Mohamud added.

There have been several international conferences to help Somalia rebuild itself, including one hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron in May.

 

The UK and other donors pledged some $130m in aid for Somalia at the time.

 

Earlier this month, Somalia's government said international investigators it had appointed had cleared it of corruption allegations made by United Nations monitors.

[Che -Guevara]

The keyword here is pledge! Is this money a loan?

[Tallaabo]

Belgian waffle kulahaa;) Alshabaab spokesman khatar ah ayay yeelatay

[malistar2012]

Che -Guevara;977842 wrote:

The keyword here is pledge! Is this money a loan?

 

Loan or not SFG needs the funds to builds the State Institutions . President Hassan first Priority is the Security , Build a strong loyal security force for the Nation.

[Mad_Mullah]

So that's £200mill to Hassan and his HAG cousins - and another £340 to the Somali government. No bad.

[Cambuulo iyo bun]

Mad_Mullah;977847 wrote:

So that's £200mill to Hassan and his HAG cousins - and another £340 to the Somali government. No bad.

we be eating good inaar

 

[Che -Guevara]

Mad. Stop being bitter

 

Malistar. Will the pledge be honored?

[malistar2012]

Che -Guevara;977849 wrote:

Mad. Stop being bitter

 

Malistar. Will the pledge be honored?

 

Your Guess is as good as Mines , I hope the money is real And EU are responsible leaders , There must be Mechanism in place for the Money Transfer .

 

Considering the EU spend from 2008 to 2013 1.6 b on Somalia

[malistar2012]

Midowga Yurub oo ugu Yaboohay Qorshaha dib loogu dhisayo dalka Somalia lacag gaaraysa 862 Milyan oo Doollar

 

Isniin, September 16, 2013 (HOL) — Guddoomiyaha guddiga reer Yurub, Jose Manuel Barroso ayaa sheegay in Midowga Yurub uu dib u dhiska Soomaaliya ugu yahoobay 862-milyan oo doollarka Mareyanka ah, isagoo sheegay in shirka Brussels uu yahay mid lagu xoojinayo horumarka ay ku tallaabsatay Soomaaliya.

 

Dowladda Soomaaliya iyo deeq-bixiyayaasha caalamka ayaa ka qayb-galaya shirka oo lagu sameynayo qorshe lagu dhisayo ammaanka Soomaaliya iyo nidaam siyaasadeed oo loo dhan yahay.

 

Lacagtan ayaa waxay qayb ka noqonaysaa dib u dhiska Soomaaliya iyo dib u habeynta hay’adaha kala duwan ee dowladda saddexda sano ee soo socota, iyadoo sidoo kale la filayo in dalal badan oo shirka ka qaybgalaya ay lacago ku yaboohaan.

 

“Waxaan ku faraxsannahay inaan ku yaboohno 650-milyan oo Euro ($862) oo lacag dheeraad ah oo lagu taageerayo wejiga cusub ee dib u dhiska dalka Soomaaliya,” ayuu Barroso warfidiyeenka ugu sheegay halka uu ka socdo shirka lagu caawinayo Soomaaliya, isagoo xusay in lacagtan dheeraadka ah ay tahay 1.2 bilyan oo Euro oo Midowga Yurub uu ku bixinayay arrimaha Soomaaliya tan iyo 2008.

 

 

 

Dowladda Britian ayaa si gooni ugu dhawaaqday yabooh lacageed dhan 79 milyan, taasoo qayb ka noqonaysa yahoobaha dhaqaale ee loo ururinayo dib u dhiska Soomaaliya.

 

Madaxda Reer Yurub ayaa ku rajo weyn in deeq-bixiyayaasha caalamiga ah ee ku sugan shirka ay ku yaboohi doonaan lacag ka badan hal bilyan oo Euro oo lagu taageerayo qorshaha dib u dhiska Soomaaliya.

 

 

Case closed Time to Rebuild the Nation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maxamed Xaaji Xuseen, Hiiraan Online

maxuseen@hiiraan.com

Muqdisho, Soomaaliya

[Hobbesian_Brute]

I wholeheartedly agree with AS here, funnily enough;

 

" Al-Shabab said it expected donor pledges would remain mostly unfulfilled or the money would be lost in corruption."

 

"It's a bit like Belgian Waffles: sweet on the outside but really has not much substance to it," it said on its Twitter account."

 

if only they stopped killing their own people, they would have huge support base.

[cadnaan1]

Horta balanqaadki hore ee eu da oo 260million ma bixiyeen. Aawey kii London Aawey kii Japan kii jaamacada carabta wuxuu waa iska hadal

[malistar2012]

cadnaan1;977855 wrote:

Horta balanqaadki hore ee eu da oo 260million ma bixiyeen. Aawey kii London Aawey kii Japan kii jaamacada carabta wuxuu waa iska hadal

Good Point :confused:

[Marksman]

This is separate from the other pledges that were made today.

 

Sweden, UK, Denmark, Gulf states etc. have also made other pledges.

[Tallaabo]

President Silaanyo should join the donor club and pledge some 360 million dollars to help his Somali cousins and another $250 Million for DR Congo. Who would ask him to fulfil his pledges?

[Marksman]

Donors pledge 1.8 billion euros for Somalia

8 minutes ago by Thomson Reuters

 

BRUSSELS, Sept 16 (Reuters) -

International donors pledged 1.8 billion euros ($2.4 billion) for Somalia

on Monday to back a three-year reconstruction plan aimed at building on fragile security gains, the European Union said.

 

"I am glad to note that pledges today reached 1.8 billion euros, backing with financial means these new priorities and framework," European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told the closing session of a conference on Somalia. (Reporting by Adrian Croft; editing by Luke Baker)

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