Red Alert Somalia

Chapter 746: The Poorest President

"I have received news about the decision you made." Muratou said with a slightly tangled face.

"Are you talking about the nomination of the chairman of the African Union Committee?" Li Lan's lips curled up. He didn't intend to let Mulatu stay in the position of the mayor of the autonomous region because he has more important things to go to. do.

Originally, he wanted to nominate Kahin, the original president of Somaliland, as the chairman of the African Union, but after several considerations, he finally chose Mulatu. Although Kahin's ability is also very good, he still does not have Mulatto. Old-fashioned, the AU is very complicated, and he worried that Kahin could not manage it.

Therefore, Li Lan decided to nominate Muratou as the chairman of the African Union and transfer Kahin to the autonomous region, preparing to serve as the next governor of the autonomous region.

The position of the chairman of the African Union is also a big challenge for Murat, and it can be said to be completely different from the previous chairmen.The strong rise of Somalia has deeply affected many things in this alliance.

And Li Lan is determined to promote the AU to complete the Communiqué of the United States. Once Mulatou becomes the chairman of the AU Commission, his rights will inevitably be greatly enhanced. With Li Lan’s support, he will want money and money by then. , There are soldiers.It is definitely not the previous chairmen, who can only do things with lip service.

For this reason, Mulato also feels his responsibility is enormous. He can see Li Lan’s ambitions for the AU, and he is also worried that he cannot cooperate with Li Lan. After all, the two have not been together for a long time. Establish a tacit cooperation between subordinates.To put it bluntly, Mulatu can't figure out Li Lan's thoughts now, for fear that it will delay Li Lan's major events.

He didn't know in advance what he was nominated for. He just arranged for the heads of states of various countries to move into the AU headquarters.After learning about this, he hurried over to find Li Lan.Even if he really becomes the chairman of the African Union, he needs to know part of Li Lan's future plans in advance.

"Yes. I feel that I am not competent. The two domestic vice presidents and Kashin are all veterans by your side, and their ability and courage are enough..." Mulatut said.

"They have their own tasks. The construction and development of the country is at the time of employing people, and I choose you mainly because of your diplomatic skills and your attitude towards Western countries. This is the situation in Africa. The interests of other countries are complicated. It is directly related. At present, all the people available to me are only you. You can rest assured to do it boldly. I have everything. Even if you break the sky, I will help you make up." Li Lan stood up and walked to Mu Lato patted him on the shoulder by his side, and the words were full of encouragement.

"That's not about you. And I'm not prepared for it, I'm afraid I can't do it well." Mulato continued.

"I believe in your abilities, and you will be able to get acquainted with your new identity quickly. As for me, I am also lacking in skills. It is impossible to disperse my energy, so you can bear it a little more." Li Lan said.

"I understand." Mulatou took a deep breath and nodded: "Then what should I do."

"There is only one thing you want. That is to wholeheartedly work for the welfare of African civilians, without biasing any country." Li Lan said solemnly.

"It's that simple?" Mulato was extremely puzzled.I don't know what Li Lan means at all.

"Is it simple?" Li Lan curled his mouth and walked to the French window.I opened the curtains, looked at the night view of Addis Ababa, and said: "After you take office, you will understand that the simpler things are, the more difficult it is to do. Especially in this poor place, really follow me. It may be difficult to do what is said."

Mulato is not a stupid person either. Li Lan understood this point and he instantly understood, "The country, armed forces, and money are all resistance. I just owed it."

"Your real trouble is the country and armed forces, especially those armed and countries supported by international forces. This land is dark!" Li Lan said with emotion.

Mulatou nodded and said, "Then how can I cooperate with you?"

"You will know then."

Muratou left soon. However, Li Lan did not meet with the President of South Sudan in advance because the time was not up. Instead, he came up with a statistics on the overall situation of South Sudan to review the current situation in South Sudan. Case.

In the past, Somalia can be said to be very poor, but the per capita income is still more than 500 US dollars per year, but in South Sudan, the per capita income is less than one US dollar per day, and this kind of poverty is widespread throughout the country.In the entire country, there are few rich.

The national industry is almost zero, which is worse than Somalia when Li Lan just arrived. It can be called the poorest country in the world. In contrast, Niger, the world’s poorest country, has a population living on less than US$1 per day. The ratio is 40.6%, so some people pessimistically believe that after independence, South Sudan will become the new poorest country in the world.

The only income is oil, but the annual oil income is used for the armed forces, and nothing is spent on infrastructure.The rich natural resources in South Sudan are also in an undeveloped state. It is conservatively estimated that the total reserves of iron, copper, chromium, lead, zinc, tungsten, mica, gold and silver in South Sudan are the least higher than Somalia. 50%.

The arable land area is about 25 million hectares, 6 hectares per capita, and there are many varieties suitable for cultivation, especially some tropical and subtropical crops.The main crops are cotton, peanuts, sorghum, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sugar cane, cassava, mango, papaya, banana, potato and sesame.Due to wars, land ownership and agricultural technology and other factors, agriculture is in a primitive state, cannot be self-sufficient, self-sufficiency rate is very low, production efficiency is very low, basically rely on natural food, food, vegetables and fruits almost all rely on imports.The forest coverage rate is relatively high, reaching more than 36%. There are timber exports in Western Equatoria and Central Equatoria.

The only thing that made Li Lan's eye, apart from natural resources, the entire South Sudan is only oil.South Sudan has no oil refining equipment at all. Although last year’s stone revenue reached 7 billion U.S. dollars, these only revenues cannot meet the needs of the entire country.The saddest point is that the seven billion U.S. dollars in oil revenues accounted for 95% of the country's total annual fiscal revenue.The remaining 5% are almost all brought by timber exports.

As for the domestic infrastructure in South Sudan, it is even more difficult to see. There are no wired phones, only five foreign mobile companies operate in South Sudan, and there are no water supply facilities. All drinking water needs to be extracted from lakes and wells, and there is no power grid. Where electricity is generated, small-scale diesel power is used.

The traffic situation is also extremely bad. There is only one main road that can be regarded as a highway, and it is very short. The railway has only one narrow gauge. The travel between the states is almost all by plane.

As for the two routes from Somalia to South Sudan, Addis Ababa and Bagua City are both the capitals of South Sudan. This is only the capital’s airport, which is relatively well-built and can take off and land on ordinary passenger planes with 200 seats.In other airports, there are almost no concrete runways, but mud runways, which shows how poor the facilities are.

As for the army of South Sudan, in Li Lan's eyes, it is not worth mentioning. The country has only about 90,000 troops, almost no heavy weapons, only a few tanks and armored vehicles, and even American goods during World War II.

According to the combat effectiveness of the Red Police Corps, one brigade can level off against such an opponent.It does not even need the support of the Air Force.

The weak force is also the main reason for the perennial turbulence in the domestic situation in South Sudan, especially the armed conflict between tribes, as if there is no way to reconcile it.In addition, there are many rebel groups in the country, especially the Uganda God Armed Forces, which have repeatedly engaged in fierce exchanges with the Republican Armed Forces of South Sudan.

Today, the main reason why Li Lan put the President of South Sudan in the second meeting position is to support South Sudan and win over South Sudan.

The relationship between South Sudan and Europe and the United States has been very good for a long time, but the relationship with China is also closer. Of all the domestic oil companies in South Sudan, the Chinese side accounts for 45% of the total shares.

It was also under the introduction of the No. 1 chief, otherwise, for such a country with good relations with Europe and the United States, Li Lan really had no plans to have a good talk with the other party.If it's a big deal, support local forces and overthrow this regime as much as possible.

Of course, Li Lan is not the kind of person who likes to resolve troubles by means of war. If he can use conversation to achieve his goals, then he doesn't mind spending a little saliva.

Time passed quickly as he checked the information. Under the leadership of South Sudanese President Kiir and his attendants, he knocked on the door and walked in.

Li Lan graciously got up to greet him, and after shaking hands with the other party, he also politely let Keir sit down.

After a bit of greeting, Li Lan also started to go straight to the subject: "South Sudan and Somalia are brothers and sisters. Now Somalia has begun to slowly get rid of the previous predicament. However, seeing friends in South Sudan are still living in dire straits. As a member of the African continent and neighbors, we are deeply worried about the lives of the people in South Sudan."

"I am very grateful to President Lee for his concern. South Sudan has not been blessed by the true gods so far, and I am really envious of the Somalis, who can have a very great leader and lead them out of poverty. The people of South Sudan also desire a better life. "Kiel, whose face was almost blended into the dark complexion, and whose thin body was almost supported by his height, said that his bright eyes seemed to have some mist.

Kiir is definitely the thinnest African president Li Lan has ever met, and he is almost the darkest one. Hearing the emotional ups and downs of the other party, he quickly said: "The main purpose of our meeting today is to help The people of South Sudan are free from the difficulties in life."