It’s hard to believe that within such a limited span of time there can occur such a dramatic swing of moods and reversal of expectations. From the celebratory mood of the president’s installation to the shocking appointment of his head of cabinet, the country has been jolted out of its slumberous optimism to the grim realities of politics. Of course there has always been a surreal aspect to our political life but none has been so unpredictable and hazardous as to prepare us for this reckless decision. For all the high hopes of democratic change nurtured all along none of us would have expected that it will end up with someone like ZZ at the top of our first ever democratically elected cabinet. There is only one explanation to this sad denouement of what the world entire expected to be an unfolding story of historical change: either the new president has nothing new about him at all, being just another surviving member of Taya’s regime or a weak leader brought to power to allow yesterday’s rulers to continue to run the country by proxy. Either case he would have failed the historical promise of genuine democratic and institutional transformation in the country. Full stop.
We will never run short of people from different backgrounds who will come up with excuses for the wrong decisions taken by the government, in spite of the disastrous effects of these decisions on the ground. So, be prepared to see them trying to sell ZZ on the premise that he is an experienced economist, graduating from high-flying God knows what institution. The question that these overoptimistic dreamers cannot answer is very simple: what does all this have to do with ZZ’s history as senior state official holding some of the most sensitive posts in the country. Prove me wrong if they would come up with anything more serious than blaming his miserable record on the others, like his mentor Taya, when faced with this question. The problem is that there is a general culture of leniency toward the misconduct by government officials which makes it difficult to hold them accountable for their deeds. There will always be some people asking for the benefit of the doubt to be given when these officials should be taken to court. Thanks to this indifference, power had exchanged hands only between criminals and dictators and each time a voice of dissent contested their legitimacy it was silenced by this mentality of “criminals can change to an angles overnight.” Although I was cheated into believing that Sidioca could lead the country through to stability and prosperity, no way I’m going to lose my grip on reality again and imagine that ZZ can lead us anywhere.
I have always taken this dramatic saga of democracy with a pinch of salt but never thought it will derail so quickly and so dramatically. There is no way I could have figured out that while Sidioca would be reiterating his campaign promises in front of the world during his oath taking ceremony, when elsewhere we were preparing the announcement of ZZ as prime minister. Frankly, I don’t see how this decision will reinforce the national unity, curb unemployment, turn the economy around or fight rampant corruption- the five key themes which Sidioca vowed to tackle in his term. In addition to my blog on the swearing which was too optimistic to be published, the second victim of this nomination is these five ambitious points which constitute Sidioca’s program and for which he was shortlisted by Mauritanians as their president, or did they? (lol). Add to these promises ZZ’s famous free-housing policy and you’ll get a sense of what it means to be let down at this early stage of the five-year term.
I know we all still hope that somehow this will turn out for the better. We hope that we got it wrong about all this and that ZZ will live up to our expectations and be the cold and rigorous economist we want him to be. We hope our view of him is right and not mere wishfulthinking and that Sidioca has made the right choice. We hope also that ZZ will chose the right members of cabinet, bold, non-ideological and technocratic ministers. As much as I know none of us is ready to let go of these hopes, I’m convinced that Sidoca didn’t make a random choice when he named ZZ as his PM. The same way ZZ will not be making a haphazardous selection when it comes to his cabinet. Like all presidents and prime ministers worldwide, both guys are making picks from their closest friends, people whom they trust and can bet on their loyalty. Only it happens that unlike in the other parts of the world, our two guys’ friends are not the right people, for the reasons mentioned above.
mom
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LAVRAK
mom, thanks for the deep insight, keep it up for us.
back again:
great mom, this is a fantastic blog. ZZ as prime minister is a colossal error of judgement at best and a malicious design to stifle the democratic voices in the country at worst. if sidioca was serious about his promises he would certainly have chosen a new, clean and competent PM. He chose to do otherwise and ruin our hopes of change in the country.
guys, we have two coup-perpetrators, Hanana and Vall, still free and at large. who do you think will storm the palace to set things right. VALL, NO. Hanana, certainly the idea has crossed his mind, you do it once and you get used to it.
Lavrak,this means that Massoud won't be the speaker of Parliament. Four ministeries are already too much for one party, plus many people are waiting in wings to get their pay back from Sidioca. My worry is Lumrabout becoming speaker of Parliament after ZZ is PM.That will be the end of it.
mom, you're quite biased and unfair. why do you give the benefit of the doubt to Sidioca and deny it to zz? double measures policy! toooooo bad.
Tidinit is worried about all this. Why 4 ministerial positions for APP? Why Sidioca does not take apolitical people to move things? ZZ PM!. Reading mom's paper. Will come back.
Mom thanks for your new blog about zz، keep it up por us.
أبقاك الله ناقدا صريحا ومحللا مليحا وعلى مائدة الثقافة والسياسة والحكمة نلتقي
abou afaf
Sidioca choses ZZ; ZZ choses lumrabout; Lumrabutt choses another Saffag; another Saffag choses another Saffage. This way we end up having a government of Saffaggas succeeding another goverment of Saffagas to run a nation of Saffagas.
This is my advice to you, the few righteous Mauritanians: go into exile or take up arms. there is no way forward otherwise.
rumors have it that Meisa Fall is back and is being considered for a top appointment. The farce continues. Oh, my poor people when will you wake up!
C'EST DOMMAGE.
i'm sad things turned out this way. yet after a thought, I came to the realisation that it couldn't have been different. we're not in the US or the UK, we have to stop dreaming about going democratic overnight. living in a society where tribalism and regionalism are endimic and persistent we have to recognise that it doesn't make much difference whether it's Sidioca or AOD or any other guy who is in power. All will run the country along the same lines of tribalism and confessionalism. Open your eyes, there's a long way ahead of us before we can dream of real democratic change in the country.
LAVRAK
Lavrak, there is a great deal of truth in what you said but you're blowing it a bit out of proportion. Although tribalism and conffessionalism determine all aspects of our life, we have never been given a real chance to say whether we like it or not. from independence untill now, the successive governments used tribalism as a means to sideline those of us who want democray in the country and when confronted with their crimes they always blame "our tribalism" as if it was not forced upon us by them.
ZZ’s nomination is not that much of a surprise, actually it was a very likely scenario. He asked for the position as a condition for his support and SIDIOCA stuck to his promise the same way he will fulfill his promise to Messaoud as the head of the parliament. What’s the big deal? Forgive me for seeing the glass half full but the man’s word apparently means something and the down side for that decision is pretty much controllable. Take a close look at the TRUE relevance of the PM position in our government structure This is not a structure where the PM is as powerful as the British model with Tony Blair or the Italian model with Berlusconi (or whoever their current PM is). This is a constitution designed to instill all the power in the hand of the president while having a forefront head of gov’t (PM) to convey the illusion that it is not a one man show. The fact is… it is a one man show. The point is, we are vesting too much good will in the position itself where in reality all the decision making routes take us to the president. That is why SIDIOCA had nothing to lose for fulfilling his promise. The same goes for the parliament top dog show coming up on Thursday.
So I am writing these few words to put it all in perspective and once more urge the blog community, despite the obvious panic from mom and others, to settle down and wait for the first 100 days to judge this new government. Let’s not have our fear from the past interfere or cloud our judgment. Methodical change is what we need and that will take time.
Californian
Californian, I'd hope to draw solace and comfort from your reassuring and almost complacent tone. But unfortunately I can't get along with your optimistic conclusions because they are drawn from wrong assumptions:
-you assume that Sidioca is the strongman who will be leading the show and then go on to say that a corrupt ZZ as prime will not impact on the government's overall performance. Basing still on the same assumption, you seem very pleased to put a moral touch to his personality when you sum the entire complex issue into keeping his word to ZZ.
-I'm afraid none of this holds given that ZZ's ascent to power reflects Sidioca's weakness, otherwise why have an incompetent person like him at all. Well, you say he has given him his word. What if he has given that word also to the nation and failed to keep it by appointing a Safag of Taya's regime.
-As you say we will wait and wait and wait to see, but Godot will never turn up because he was not meant to in the first place.
I'm sorry we're worlds apart on this issues.
LAVRAK
LAVRAK.
I value your opinion and always hold it in high regards. However, in this case, I think you may be rushing to judgment both regarding ZZ and may opinion of the situation.
There were 113 thousand Mauritanian citizens (15%) who decided to vote for ZZ. They don’t share your judgment of him as savagh or incompetent. To take these people into consideration while forming a gov’t is the right thing to do and politics 101. Sidioca’s keeping his word to ZZ is directly correlated to these 15% of people whom you are completely ignoring in your passionate and emotionally clouded assessment. ZZ ascent to power is not a reflection of Sidioca’s weakness, but rather a reflection of the voting polls and the people’s opinion.
You just accused 15% of Mauritanians of being weak and irrational.
You are within your right to do that and that is the beauty of freedom of speech. However, a seasoned politician who is seeking national unity and general consensus can’t take that same approach.
No matter who the choice turned out to be, what I said is that it is not that big of a deal because we know where the power lies. And for that you can blame 374 thousand (52%) of voters in the second round.
Too early in the process to make rational assessment on the man, and I would certainly not make the mistake of judging him based on ONE single appointment. As a matter of fact, I would even give ZZ the benefit of the doubt as a young technocrat who has a blemish on his record during Taya years. But I would give him the time to prove that it was Taya’s policies not his own doing that caused the uneasiness in people such as yourself. I would give him the time to prove that his credentials and the genius he showcased in his years in France are no fluke and that he is capable of delivering when surrounded by the proper leadership and vision. I look at him as one of those many intelligent, capable, well educated young Mauritanians, such as yourself, who need to be given a chance (a second chance in ZZ case) to build this country.
Again, I will look at the glass half full until the circumstances and the actions of the new government prove otherwise.
I am allergic to pessimism.
Californian
daybreakers, pity on all your differences if you think you mean a damn thing to Sidioca and his ring. The power machine of Taya is still alive and kicking with his corrupt political class in charge together with the businessmen and tribal chiefs. They are sapping the energy of the country and we're sitting like lame ducks and trading in words. Funny.
last ano,
your words are simply another addition ... what actionable suggestion, not words do you have?
the joke & pitty is really on you if you dont have any.
what an exchange, it's hot.
Tough to tell. Let's give the Sidioca/ZZ team 100 days and check in between. If Sidioca is not the strong/wise man we believed at the start and ZZ is just a kind of political dandy, we are in deep sh... I do believe that CMJD people were more intelligent than the rest of us. If things do not go right, nothing then has changed, but getting ride of Taya only. Let's see the composition of the government. Hope things will be clear tomorrow. Still confused. Tidinit
Question: is Dahi still around? I've seen him @ the palace the second day on TV. Sidi should have chosen his cabinet from Day One. He seems weak to me: Sidioca in one chair and Ely and the high level guest on another, Ely closer to Sidoioca than the guest. It should have been the other way around. Sidioca was elected and Ely not. A protocol blunder
Californian, my respect for you and your views is taken foregranted. In fact I wouldn't have commented on your entry if I don't take you for a friend and perhaps closer. Suffice to say that I allowed myself to be a bit harsh because I rely on your understanding, and that as a friend you'll put up with me.
Yet I'm still on my stand regarding Sidioca and ZZ. For me politicians have to prove themselves to people not the other way around. And Sidioca choosing his PM form the inner circle of Taya doesn't augur well to me. Yes he had above 15% of the vote but no kidding we know how he got the percentage.
LAVRAK
An Egyptian form Saeed Region sat for work interview. These are his answers:
Q: How old are you
A: 55
Q: Province
A: Saeed
Q: Education Level
A: None
Q: Sex
A: ten times a day
Q: I mean male or female
A: Same to me, I even sleeps with cows.
I envy this pharaoh from Egypt. Egyptians may have small minds but have big "?", no need for Viagra.
Mauritanians have small minds and also small "?", got yah, kiiiiir kiir kiiir kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir (lol)
Sidioca called for the parliament to convene next Thursday to elect the counsels of both the general assembly and the upper house. After ZZ, the time has come to say thanks to Massoud and give him the speaker of the parliament.
With all due respect for those who have different views, I don't see what we could gain from a government headed by a president from "Almithaq" and a PM backed by the cronies of the former regime. Where is the change?
Tidinit,
Where did you go to school? I mean which university did u attend?
did you guys read what the bbc breod casted last night about the (LEBLOUH) in our nation it is realy f,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
there is a news the zz side about his coming government so far i have:
dahan ould ahmed mahmoud as foreign minister
nabegouha mint haba as minister de
yali ould maatala
mohamed lemin ould nati
al kalil ould anahwi
biram ould oubaidi
dear ano above, thanks for the information
this governmnet is a recepie of failure. all novice, all without any experience in the administration. this is an ideological govt:(
Ano: 01:35
Thanks for this exciting report on female forced-feeding in Mauritania. It was a great documentary and I followed with interest. As well as the fair reporting, two contradictory moments were really memorable. When the women from "the black neighborhood" discovered she got AIDS from taking cattle steroids. It was terrible and shocking. The other moment is when one of the two guys in upscale restaurant insisted that a woman's legs are all that he cares about. To him, legs sum up female beauty.
Could you imagine yourself gout out with or marrying to legs (lol)
mom
controvertial former Russian leader Boris Yeltsin dies today, leaving a nation struggling from his nine years of "Western democracy" and market economy. Our hopes of success for Putin to be able to put Russia back on track, the only way to put an end to American hegemonic unipolarity.
Credible sources: none from Almithaq will be in the looming government. So cheer up guys, it's not the end of the world that zz has become PM. You can never tell "rubba daratin nafeea".
Sidioca looks stuck between a rock and a hrad place. He knowns the only way forwaqrd is to come up with a governmnet of technocrats but the independents and Almithaq are putting him under tremendous pressure to given to their demands. Up top now, the president has turned the two parties away but just for how long is the question. It remains to be said that Sidioca can still draw support from ZZ and Messoud and fall back on their bases to counter the TAYA'S lookalikes. i think the appointment of ZZ as PM and the rumors of Massouds' takeover of the parliament are part of Sioca's strategy to repell the LEFTOVERS OF THE FORMER REGIME to be able to turn thing around.
between the two lesser evils, Sidioca has definately made the right choice. i hope the guy will somehow find the right political mantra. it's good for him and for us. in the meantime, we have to fall in line behind the president and bring him the popular support he needs to win the fight against the elements of corruption in his entourage.
A passer by
where is the opposition? the polls came to an end and they vanished. i was expecting aod and the others to be talking to the press more regularly and making their voice heard about the unfolding political events. it's obvious they didn't for adverserial politics in our country is limited to elections time.
ano 01:30
you made an important point there with the emphasis on zz and Messoud as Sidioca's talk back strategy in his handling of Almithaq. i'm inclined to add that another source of support which Sidioca may be keeping as his ace in the hole or trump card, would be the opposition, and this may work also as an answer to the ano who was asking about the role of the opposition. i think the coming days will see the opposition taking some key minstries in the government if Almithaq went ahead with its plan to force its agenda on the president. With TAYA'S "SCUM" determined to control him, the president will create the surprise by bringing the opposition in. Don't forget that he has brought Massoud to his support before so no way he may not repeat it now.
finger-crossed you are all right.
a passer by
Hi everyone,
I was checking almashhed, a mauritanian website and someone posted these names, and he claimed the credibility of his sources. I thought I might share them with you.
من مصادر موثوق بها
مدير ديوان الرئيس ولد حم فزاز
وزير المالية مصطفى ولد يرب
وزير الداخلية طول عمو ولدمولود
وزير الخارجية الشيخ ولد يبي
وزير التعليم عبد القادر ولد محمد عبد الله
وزير الدمج و اعادة الدمج بوب لد الطالب
رئيس البرلمان مسعود ولد بلخير
المكلف بشؤون خاصة حمادة ولد المصطفي
Let me know if you know any of the names, I know ould Hama fezaz ; he's a good person.
A plus!
Hama Vazaz is the only one from the list I know and i think he is the only one how will be appointed in the coming days, the others are wrong names.
Anonymous said...
Tidinit,
Where did you go to school? I mean which university did u attend?
Sun Apr 22, 09:18:00 PM
Response: Is that Sidioca looking for me? No thanks, I am ok where I am.
Sorry All: I gather that no government yet on this early Tuesday. This is fishy and I am starting to have some doubt about the capacity of Sidioca to move quickly. This is no vacation
ano. asking about tidinit's university,
If you are looking for someone to hire, and tidinit doesn't seem interested, I am available. And I went to school at Chems Dine.
Tidinit,
He maybe was impressed by you academics and wanted to apply to that university, which means that you are marketing ur school well.
Who's going to Nktt in the next upcoming Months?
oh me I'm flying to nktt on the 5th
of next month if you need any thing from there just tell me ,,,,
i'll be glad to bring it
just come back safe.
thak 3ad yengalou algasla anta sawalt nee wana jawebtak
the last two ano
i'm not following you, why the insult?
Mauritanians are determined to move ahead by fast tracking the transformation under way. Yet these very Mauritanians prefer to blame the errors of their presidents on others, his entourage for example. Few pointed the finger of blame to Taya and fewer are doing it now with Sidioca. They always find someone on whom to unleash their wrath, but not the president. Mind you, this above-error view of the president is not the outcome of love but the manifestation of deep-seated feat that all Mauritanians are in denial about. No one wants to castigate the guy who holds power so there is an intelligent plan and that is to blame those who are his creation and pretend being serious about it. This strategy failed to work with Taya and won’t work this time with Sidioca. If we are not courageous and patriotic enough to criticize our presidents and call a spade a spade we better stop setting them above criticism.
Read on Alakhbar: Kubannie’s deputy vowed to compete with Massoud for the post of Parliament speaker, a move which underscores the widening rift between the “Independents” and the presidents.
Alkhbar went to say that differences between both sides are likely to deepen in the coming days.
Also the opposition is set to present its own candidate for the post Kan Hamidu Baba.
our official website AMI those days just look like the candidate
sidioca webside during the campain
it's cham the update every four days and even the photoes of cmgd's
mumbers still there like they are realy still in power
No government yet. So, L'heure est grave. Someone is manipulating things, with El Mithaq and other parties. I blame all this on AOD who accepted defeat, knowing that the whole thing was manipulated. So, from now on we should be all careful as the guys may just come back and start a new transition. You cannot have a country without a government for several day. Who is manipulating who? A show of the weakeness of Sidioca and they will play him around like a ball ...
last ano
Stop this defeatist attitude. The country is being run by an interim gov't and that has been the case since Ould Boubacar gave his gov't resignation a while back. There is no difference between this week and last two weeks except that Sidioca is in. So take your paranoia somewhere else... We’re stocked up here.
It sure seems to me that many are looking at the first sign of weakness to say Ah ha...I told you so Taya is coming back. Where the fact of the matter is that what’s been going on behind the scenes is very encouraging. A president standing up to a bunch of corrupt ex-Taya strong men and telling them that they have no place in his new government. So, stop bitching and count your lucky stars if that is indeed true.
Californian
Clearly we don't see eye to eye on where the unfolding political developments will be leading us. But it looks tough on all sides, something very promising in itself. Take a look at the opposition which had been placing high hopes on a national unity government to be able to have a say in the key issues of economy, national unity rule of law, which will be taken up right after a government line-up is reached. Now the opposition is resigned to the back seat after dreams of sharing power with the majority faded away. No national unity dealt another blow to the opposition which was reeling from its defeat in the polls and counting on entering the government to save its face. It turned out that the current political configuration in the country can not afford a come back of the opposition of any kind. The result is that the opposition is left leaking its wounds with nobody willing to give it a hand.
Yet on the other side, prospects of reconciliation and easing of tensions between power rivals are no less grim and the outlook of a solution is no less bleak either. Almost a weak after the swearing in of the president and the political haggling is raging on without any settlement in sight. With the news coming out each day it seems that the rivals are poles apart and each tenaciously opting for a sum-zero game. The president, we are inclined to think, has made up his mind on a barring former regime's leading figures form figuring in the up coming cabinet, a decision enough to set him on a collision course with power-minded Independents and Mithaqists. The political row is set to take a new turn with the cronies of Taya picking their own candidate for the parliament speaker post which the president has reportedly promised to Mssoud. This means that we will see a serious showdown between both parties over the week and with the on going arm-twisting approach on both sides we can only expect further wrangling and dispute.
I think that the bottom line of all this is that we presented with a new and healthy political landscape where power is not concentrated in the hands of one single player. The unusual backs and forths and the delays in the government composition are evidence that key decisions will be the outcome of fierce and tiring negotiations and talks and that for the rivals to move forward they have to make it a win-win deal for all of them, including the opposition. I still strongly believe that a last-minute deal will be struck with the opposition, if only to buy its silence. This is how I see the president's emphasis on a broad-base and across-the-board government which reflects all the political spectrum in the country, hopefully.
mom
late proof-reading as usual:
zero-sum game.
mom
hey Cali .. come out of your shell more. Its more interesting to read u when pissed off.
Californian and ano: 01:51
Watch what you say or you risk stepping over the thin line between difference of opinion and antagonism. You are both stand outs in this blog with your balanced, deep and highly rational entries. I hope you don't trade that for swearing and insult, it's just not you kind.
Wild speculations left and right: the only way to see if Sidioca represents a break or a continuity with the former regime is to wait until we see the composition of his next government. Why the rush, damn it, it's just a matter of few days and we're done with tit-for-tat.
a passer by
Hey guys
On Saharamedia: Reformists and Hanana back Messoud's running for the parliament speaker and haven't given up on the national unity government. Mom, you're right yet again about the possibilities ahead.
LAVRAK
One thing worrying me about Sidioca: if all this is out of a malicious plan why he turns way Al-Mithaq and the Independents? If not and we're dealing with a well-meaning president why he declines the opposition's offer a national unity government? Or does political dynamics prevent him from having it both ways?
Above ano
I think it's a combination of all these questions. Cheers.
A passer by
ano of 02:14,
thanks for the warning, but I am not sure what the reason behind it is. I have been writing on this blog for a while and antagonism is not something I've been accused of. Nonetheless, I appreciate the direct feedback and you can rest assured that the fair and balanced opinion I've always exhibited on this forum will remain fair and balanced.
Californian
Californian,
We all see you that you have a position and you attack anyone who has a different view. You are certainly not part of the inner circle of Sidioca and what you say is just an opinion. Leave other people express their opinions and react to them diplomatically or leave them if you find them too controversial. By acting like you did in one or two of your messages, you are calling for some stupid people to insult right and left ...
- No ministers from Taya's era or the CMJD shall be appointed to the post of minister in the up coming government.
- Public personalities who have been accused of corruption shall not figure in the government.
- Current PMs shall not be appointed ministers in the government.
Bearing in mind that Almithak and the Independents are all involved in these three categories, I don't see how Sidioca could be accused of supporting them. It's clear he is doing everything he can to rid the government from them and is setting these conditions to make sure it happens.
The new PM has presided over a meeting in “Conferences Palace”, promising to open up the country for direct foreign investments and to carry through his campaign promises. Great to see that he is this ready even before his cabinet is in place. A good beginning, go ahead.
Something is damn sure wrong about this opposition alliance, it’s always giving more than it’s receiving. Yesterday it recognized the results of the poll and congratulated Sidioca for free and today credible reports say it is set to back Messud’s candidacy for the parliament speaker. This is a stupid political behavior, reason why the opposition is always duped by successive governments. I’m stunned by the opposition seeing those in power making a fool of it and doing nothing about that. It’s time to show some teeth and go a bit bullish, or because most of the opposition’s leaders are Zawaya (lol).Maybe.
LAVRAK
hey guys
McCain has just declared his run for the presidency.
Last ano,
I think we're not on the same page, who cares about McCain? as long as he doesn't wanna be a part of our government, whih I dont see him doing.
ZZ is starting well, this is exactly what we need, to open up the country for foreign direct investments, and setting up laws that would insure these investors that we wont steal their money.
Lavrak, as far as I am concerned hanana is not a Zawi (ma3awiye ente vem), speaking of Hanan, mom you promised to bring him here once, we're still waiting. I am guessing he's more available now.
Un chinguittois
I’m happy you’re back and in daytime. True, zz taking matters in his hands this early is a good sign for the future. We badly need the guy to change our minds about him and prove our worries wrong. I hope to see him making headways on the main issues of economy, modernization of the country and the other no less important questions of national unity and “housing”. For the time being I’m still skeptical given his past record.
About the “Zawaya”, I was kidding as I’m sure you know. They are all the same to me Zwaya, arab, etc. I was just driving my idea home with the most direct and prosaic way possible.
Again, you’re always missed here and I want to ask you a favor. If you can think of any way to reach Tidinitt, tell him this is not the time to trade us for his Chinese “Sushi” (lol).
LAVRAK
Tidinit,
everyone, especially lavrak, misses u here, so plz come back home. I thought u were a good trader, but trading lavrak, Californian, and the rest of the crew for chinese people is not profitable. So come back, u have been the man who runs the show for the last weeks.
lavrak Mission accomplished, I did what asked me to do. Tidinit, however, will try to play hard to get (i9ali ebrassou).
Any news from the mother land? People are broke there, that's for sure.
Un chinguittois, I like your humor and the light way in which you express yourself.
i'm realy broke out here
(LILAHI YA MOUHSENEEN)
above needy
your adress or acoount number, quickly.
ano: 11:24
sure you aren't inside the country or you would have asked for "el hadya", gift for "shurafa". This is the Mauritanian way of asking charity. Claim you're Shriff and go blackmailing people, take their money while keeping your dignity.
almithaq alliance is speaking with one voice in support of Sidioca and waiting for his word to give its backing to Massoud as parliament speaker.
Un chinguittois and Lavrak,
I appreciated much your missing me. I was out of the town to Tibet for a healing session with the monks there after changing my gender orientation (lol).
I note that all of you are following up closely the mess in Mint Tolba’s Palace with the uncomfortable situation facing Sidioca and God bless his hide. He will win as he looks like a tough cookie. Firing ZZ will not do. He should ask Ely and Aziz to help him with Mithaq because it is their personal doing. I am not happy with Mithaq playing dirty game to cling to power, I am lost and I leave this to you guys to tell us what is going on. If I were Sidioca, I will shoot first and think later (Ould Taya enta vem?). There is a say regarding the difference between a un chinguittois and a boutilimittois: facing any opportunity, the chinguittois grab it first and think later, while the boutilimittois think first and lose it later (AOD enta vem). Enough for la lourdeur des gens de Boutilimit …
I prefer to turn to something that grabbed my attention this week: it is the April 2007 report of the Economist Intelligence Unit. Below is what it says about the future prospects for the Mauritanian economy and the music that Sidioca/ZZ will face after the departure of Ely/Aziz/Ould Boubakar:
“Real GDP reached 11.2% in 006, owing to the start of oil production. However, technical problems with the extraction at the Chinguetti field means that real GDP growth will fall back to just 3% before recovering slightly in 2008 to 6%, on the back of extraction in the mining sector. Inflation is forecast to remain single digit, at 8% in 2007 and 6.4% in 2008. The current deficit is set to remain high as imported equipments will boost he value of imports while exports will be stymied by lower oil production. We expect the overall deficit to be 8% of GDP in 2007 and 9.5% in 2008”.
The above seems to be confirmed somehow by the link below:
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=32&ContentID=26120
What both mean (I may be wrong, but just trying to make sense of these future indicators, in layman’s terms):
1. Resources to fulfil most of the commitments made by Sidioca and ZZ during the campaign are likely impossible to meet. There will be no money for that as the treasury coffers will be just enough to cover basic administration’s needs such as for paying public sector salaries and the retirement of Ely & co. 8 to 9% of GDP deficit following a surplus year is very bad. This is the problem with oil economies: you advise governments that just came into oil money to go slow and they do not listen. As a government, you can get crazy in spending if you have reserves accumulated over the years to make up for shortfall in financial resources if the oil price drops or the oil well dry sooner than you expected. So, the IMF and the World Bank will request the Central Bank to tighten more the money supply again and increase taxes so as to enable them to support ZZ’s call for more investment in the country (they will give some peanuts and most Australian/British oil & gas companies are leaving the place for greener pastures in Libya/Algeria and elsewhere. They are leaving the place for few unknown oil/gas companies and hey are not in hurry. This is likely to bring some strong unhappiness with the public sector workforce, the military and the opposition as they will be unable to understand the jargons of ZZ and the IMF/World Bank will be using to explain the situation. Read carefully again the text of the Economist and the link below it, please.
2. Bringing other oil up will take 3-4 years and by that time, it will be too late for the Sidioca government to fulfil any commitment and 2012 will be around the corner. This will make it easier for Ely to come back, although the data they gave on the good performance of the economy at the time of their departure does not hold. Easy then to blame Sidioca/ZZ for not performing at all. Better for ZZ to issue now a statement contradicting this or he will bear the consequences. They have promised so much and I am not certain if the treasury will be able to meet the payment of the salary increases made by Taya and Ely. This is the problem having leaders not educated in economics and financial matters and being surrounded by saffagas. The outgoing economic team is specialized in making up numbers in one way or the other and ZZ knows. I guess that ZZ will not issue a statement contradicting the outgoing team for one single reason: fear of the powerful elements of CMJD to mess real good their 2007-2012 tenure as Mithaq is their doing.
Hope the above makes sense. The important info is that money will be scarcer in the coming 2-4 years to allow Sidioca/ZZ to fulfil their commitments during both tours of the 2007 presidential elections. Think about it.
Good night. Tidinit.
welcome back tidinitt
heady stuff for someone with a literary background like me, but sounds interesting.
yet i'm inclined to think that our problem has always been one of bad governance and not scarcity of resources. the government can still do without oil money if it makes the right investments of the money flowing from other sources like gold, fish, iron, and foreign aid. The question is whether Sidioca and zz will fight corruption to be able to put the administration back and get things moving forward. Without proper public administration they will be just pushing the country along its downward race to the bottom even if they have all the oil of the world.
a passer by
tidinitt
could you please email me the economist's article on Maurtania. i visited the paper'site and it requires subscription.
this is my email
maaloum1@yahoo.fr
regards
a friend told me about this blog and it seems as interesting as i was told. I look forward to making some good friends here and hear from my fellow mauritanians especially those in the US.
UN Chinguittois.. you seem funny. Are you in the US?
Californian .. I assume thats where you live (CA). If that is the case, I may run into you shortly. I am going to visit for a vacation in the San Diego region.
All in all, I wish you all good luck and keep up the good work.
Lady Luck.
Lady Luck
you're welcome to our community of day-breakers. i'm sure you will make quite a stir and get as much friends as you want. you already have me for one, although i'm not in the US.
LAVRAK
hey
lady luck u r very welecomed here
tidinitt nice comment
guys any news about the nominations of zz cabinet
take care guys
lady luck,
you guessed right. CA is certainly where I live and I would volunteer to show you around if you've never been. Actually I take this opportunity to invite all the blogger who are in the US and want to visit. It will my pleasure to host all of you and provide a guided tour up and down the state. Who knows, some of you may even bond during the visit (Un Chinguittois ente vem?).
Anyway, I second LAVARK and welcome you among us.
Californian
and rim politician .."yakech7ak ma3ejlak" I didn't even see your entry.
Cal
californian, you should give more time to us here in the blog. i can't stay up all night long to communicate with you, day-breakers in the US. show up during daytime. one thing more, i still hope mom will go some way toward making your suggestion that we all meet in NKTT come true.
Great to see you Rim Politician. the same also goes for you, keep showing up more regularly.
LAVRAK
hi
californian hhhhhhh i haven't heard yekech7ak for ages lol
i didn't have anything to write and i couldn't miss the oportinuty to welecome luck lady
cheers
LAVRAK,
first of all, I never got the chance to get back to you regarding our last exchange. I wanted to apologize if I seemed harsh in my reply to you and other anos. No hard feelings intended, that was simply a hard day at work here. Work also prevents me from showing up often during the day to communicate with you and others who are on a different time zone. I usually have to wait until I get off, like right now, to reply.
As far as the face to face meeting in NKTT, mom just praised the idea, but there was no follow up. Thanks for bringing it back up, I think a well organized forum could be very fruitful. If NKTT is not going to work, you guys are invited to apply for visas and come here.
Hey Rim Poli .. I want to practice my hasaniya more. I almost never do unless I am on the phone with the family. I use to read the book of Mohameden ould Sidi Brahim (yarehmou) with all the mauritanian poetry (leghna) and use it on the girls in college. Those were the days.
Californian
Californian, I don't see why you should apologize as you didn't do anything wrong. What you call harsh language I see as words of endearments between friends and another prove that we're being more open toward one another. One of the bad habits of language is that it always spins out of control, rendering us uncertain of the exact meaning of what we say and how it's going to be received and understood by others. Thanks God that there are contexts, like friendships, which subjugates meaning to their specific terms. So because we are friends we don't care much about what we say to each other, good will is the norm.
Cheers
LAVRAK
the feel is good tonight. congrats for all.
hi guys
californian i think if the bloggers meeting can't take place in nktt there is no way that it can be in california "9albetna edenya guena l'akhra jatte" lol anyway thank you for inviting us
Hello eveyone with a big smile on my face :) You all know why. We have just acquired a special and dear member, Lady Luck. These are the kind of acquisitions I'm talking about. As a consequence, I noticed a rise in the blog's stock price, as well as the overall performance.
Lady Luck,
I'm in the US precisely the East coast if you wanna grab a coffee sometimes, that would be my pleasure lol.
Tidinit,
ente bade, what are u doing in Tibet? I was about to go to Macao not so long ago, if I knew you were close by, I could've stopped to say hi.
And as "a-passer by" said, We are not that reliant on oil, yet. So I don't see the decrease in production having a huge impact on our economy. It will, however, affect more the foreign oil firms, for example woodside. From my understanding of the agreement, we have received huge amounts of money at the beginning, and during the first years of production, a high percentage of oil revenues will go to these foreign firms. We also do have a pretty diversified revenue stream, although it is based on export, the later includes iron, fish, and apparently gold. Maybe I am being optimistic, but I think we are hedged against oil chocks.
Californian, I like the bonding idea, and I think you do understand me the most, which by the way should make u proud ;)And I am down for a "regional" meeting, as long as the honorary guest is Lady Luck.
Lavrak/ rim good to see you guys.
A bientot!
Got only a hard copy provided to me by a friend. Let me see if I can can tomorrow and send it to you. Tidinit
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tidinitt
could you please email me the economist's article on Maurtania. i visited the paper'site and it requires subscription.
this is my email
maaloum1@yahoo.fr
regards
Wed Apr 25, 05:12:00 PM
the parliament convened an emergency session which saw Chinguitti deputy Alarbi ould Jedein and Kubennie's Babah ould Ahmed Baba standing for speaker making it tough for Masoud, tipped to be the likely winner. Masoud enjoys the support of the CFCD, the president, and lately Almithaq.
mom
mom, enshalla, rabna yesterr.
gentelmen,
I am really flatered by the welcome response I received. you guys are very friendly. Un Chinguittois seems to be the player of the group and LAVRAK was welcoming even from a distance.
Californian: I may take you up on your offer to show me around, it will depend on what my friends want to do.
Are there any regular female visitors to this blog?
Lady Luck
"Are there any regular female visitors to this blog?"
this early!
I think the question of language should be address along with the other issues of national unity, corruption, etc and with the same degree of attention. We can’t allow this language mess to go along. At some point down the road a way of communication between all the components of society should be explored and enforced by the virtue of law. Guys we live now in cities and we need to communicate with our neighbors, our taxi drivers and be able to read administration certificates. Around the world communities live in the same state with their own cultures and languages but their must be a lingua franca which makes possible for them to communicate with each other. It’s about time we bring down the linguistic apartheid or separation wall set up by years of Taya’s manipulation.
A passer by
Hey guys
Anybody in the know who can tell me about the powers of the parliament speaker. Thanks.
The language issue is not new, but always very interesting and goes to the heart of our national unity debate. What language should a president and high elected officials speak? Should he/she be well versed with ALL national languages instead of just one? Are we Arab first and African seconds or vise versa? Very important debates that unfortunately may have to wait until the looming government nominations are behind us. An issue that we need to get into in further depth.
Lady Luck just let me know what you want to do when you figure out your plans.
Californian
Now that the payback back is done and Massoud & ZZ took over two of the most prestigious and key posts in the country, will the next government tackle the real issues or are we set to see always more of the same? True, we’re excited about Msssoud and Mbari at the head of the upper and lower houses, but that shouldn’t make lose sight of the fact that even Taya was capable to put together a patched cabinet representative not only of all colors but also all classes and sects. So the point that bothers me most is not whether this guy from this ethnic or that social background is appointed to this or that post but what these guys will do to improve the life of the people. So we will wait and see what Massoud, ZZ and Mbari will do in the next months and then make up our minds about this curious mosaic.
guys,
I think the best way to overcome the language, race, and the other issues is through mariage. Mixing the population, and life will go on.
Lady luck,
what about my offer to drink coffee together? Or are u still thinking. If it's the case , take your time. As u can tell I am a gentleman.
UN CHINGUITTOIS
You forget that intermarriage is another problem and not a solution. It’s still one way, you Arabs topping our ladies. I’m reminded of a scene in Othello when Iago was critical and manipulative of Othello’s love affair with Desdemona and put it this way ” a black ram is toping our white ewe”. Only in our case, “a white ram is topping our black ewe” (lol).
I like your suggestion, though.
Above ano:
If you don’t agree to us f your ladies, no problem we can still cross to neighboring Senegal where black, healthy and young ladies are in much supply – in fact exceeding demand (lol)
An Arab trying to please his angry first wife, he has just got married to another.
Husband: I am ready to sleep with her one day and you two days
F. Wife: No way
Husband: Give her one day and you a week
F.Wife : Not in your wild dreams
Husband: Give her one day and you two weeks
F.Wife: No way
Husband: What do you want me to do then- getting very angry himself
F. Wife : One day with me and one day with you (she wants to f him).
NB: F. Wife can be taken for “first” wife or “f” wife.
Un Chinguittois
I am not against a Starbucks get together one day. I can see that you are a gentelmen, most mauritanians are. How about we get to know more about each other through this forum?
Lady Luck
The three top nominations (two elected) so far were highly predictable, hope TODAY we will see a government of unknown technocrats who have no score to settle with anyone or debts to pay to anyone either.
Sounds great to me!
I am young man, not very handsome, but "erajoulou bikemalihi labijamalihi," el kemal emeli mahou vem, mais bon c la vie. Also I tend to be broke most of the times. Ok enough about my weaknesses, let's talk strengths. I have only one, I'm very romantic.
What about you? what do u like most about men? I can always change for u, u know. Where in the US are u?
I think we should move with our relationship to the next level, and, from now on talk in private,lol.
Sorry other day-breakers, I know u all wanted to ask her out, but she's not available anymore :)
PS: I am bold
to avoid any confusion, there shouldn't be any, but just to make sure lol, in my previous post, I was addressing "My" Lady/ My luck
guys i'm ready to invite you here in new york it's in the midel between CA and NKTT and by the way i will take the opportunity to
discuse our candidat for the seats we have in the upper house and i have californian in my mind for the seat since i'm not old enought
to be MP and he will make much better.......
Told this several times. Who we al know is also gone with its loot and we know what particularly. But people kept clapping their hands and praising them for having left the power to the "civilians". You are joking: there is nothing left and Sidioca/ZZ will not be able o flfill anything.
Sacré Prof Ely. Merci. Un fonctionnaire International tenu par le droit de reserve.
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where is the new government? dakou weinhou!
new yorker,
I like the new york idea, u wanna meet today, because I happen to be in new york myself
US Guys, this is a palce to exchange ideas not visits. If you don't have a social life you can always come over here and talk to friends but keep in mind that your political views on domestic life home is second to no other concern.
we visit this blog to read your contributions not to learn about your daily schedule, people you're planning to meet and where!
a passer by
a passer by,
you're right except for UN CHINGUITTOIS, I'd love to read his digressions especially when some love story is looming. He's still young, raw and fresh and can say what we all avoid to say. There are barriers here everywhere, not only in front of the grey palace and my gazra in Toujounine but also barriers to what can be said or done.
A passer by,
Glad to know that you have a social life. I think, however, that the formula of success for this blog dictates that we mix it up a little bit. It would’ve been boring to come here everyday and only read serious entries. This is indeed a platform to exchange serious ideas but also, and more importantly, a venue for us who are not lucky enough to be among friends and family to connect and reminisce about our country. So, and with all due respect, you are encouraged to scroll down and overlook those entries from the “US guys” and find what truly interest you.
Californian
Personally, i come regularly to read mom's posts and exchange views with the d-breakers and i love the friendly atmosphere and the conviviality between all the members. it's good to discuss personal issues as well as political ones, in fact i don't see why the ones should be pitted against the others. Still no authority apart from mom can force us to write on specific topics. i think he alone can scrap the indecent crap and wouldn't meddle with anything else.
I'm proud of belonging to this unanimous community and look forward to meet the "real people behind the mask" and be friends. I hope also to see UN CHINGUITTOIS getting married via this great venue(lol).
LAVRAK
A passer by,
I am sorry that I took this a bit far from the "political" discussion, actually I am not lol.
Anyway, I think the reason behind ur anger, if I may call it that way, is jealousy. You love "My lady" and she chose me, so that made u angry. But dont be, we can always figure out a solution. Tidinit might be a girl lol, and he, sorry I meant she's politically savvy, so try to impress her. And don't use the "serious man theme" girls nowadays dont like it :)
Back to being serious, I just read that sidioca prayed the juma3a with aziz in a TVZ's mosque without any guards. I think it's a good sign.
PS. I miss someone, I cant say her name, because I am shy :(
A plus
guys you're going very tough on me, i like you though. i just wanted to remind you that shifting the discussion more and more to private life may get things slipping out of hand. So strike a balance and get the best of both worlds. that was my point.
the chances of un chinguittois being shy are the same as the chances of Mutabeea retrurning the love of some I can't name because me too I'm shy (lol)
a passer by
Waiting for the BREAKING NEWS
Un Chinguittois
who is this Mutabeea that a passer by refered to? is it someone I need to be jealous of?
another thing: you mentioned that you are bold. Is that bold as in "need hair implant" bold or bold as in "I am a straight shooter and tell is like it is"?
Lady Luck
un chinguittois
you see, even from a distance I'm still able to change you fortunes. i can tell from lady Luck's above post that you're doomed. she starts juggling praise with slur and giving with one hand what she takes with the other. you maybe inclined to think "Lady is playing with me and it's just a classical seduction business", but mind it's not the case. "bald" is not the word a lady would use to describe a man she likes, even in jest.
a passer by
Mutabi3e is just a fan of mine, as u know u're many machallah. But the good news is it's only one that I like, and that one is My lady.
So Honey to answer ur question, no u shouldn't be jealous of her or anyone else, u have a special place in my heart lol.
A psser by,
I still think u should follow my advice and try to hook up with Tdidinit, he/she is a loving person.
tidnit, Plz dont get mad at me.
Back to u My lady, u didn't answer my question about moving on with our relationship to the nest level, so I am waiting, will wait as long as it takes.
A man in love,
PS. I meant bald, but dont worry it's not true :)
De nouveau a serious post from a man in love:
1- Mohamed Abderrahmane Ould Hama Vezzaz ancien ministre, fonctionnaire international pressenti ministre de la justice
2- Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed Lemine directeur ENA pressenti ministre de la Défense
3- Yall Zakaria ancien Gouverneur pressenti Ministre de l’Intérieur
4- Mohamed Lemine Ould Raghani conseilller économique de Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, économiste émérite pressenti Ministre des Affaires Economiques.
5- Cheikh El Kebir Ould Chbih Master économiste, cadre de la BCM directeur des Procapec, intelligence vive et compétence certaine, préssenti ministre des Finances.
6- Nebghouha mint Haba cadre supérieure de l’Education, fille du légendaire Haba Ould Mohamed Vall pressentie ministre d’Etat chargée de l’Education Nationale. Nebghouha est considérée proche du Premier ministre Zeine Ould Zeidane.
7- Sidi Mohamed Ould Amajar Haut fonctionnaire à la BID à Djeddah, compétence internationalement reconnue.
8- Yahya Ould Kebd le seul ministre à avoir déclaré à la presse qu’il est ministre de la décentralisation de l’Aménagement du Territoire
9- Mohamed El Moctar Ould Mohamed El Hacen Anglophone de formation, ex-cadre à la SAMIN à Woodside puis à la mission de la Banque Mondiale en Mauritanie, pressenti ministre du Pétrole en remplacement de -Mohamed Ali Ould Sidi Mohamed le ministre le plus décrié de la transition après celui de la pêche et de l’économie maritime.
10- Sid’Ahmed Ould Rayess cadre à l’Agence d’Accès Universel dirigée jusqu’ici par une calamité dénommée : Mohamed Ould Dié.
11- Touré Hassan cadre au ministère de l’Equipement (MET).
12- Mohamed Ould Bilal cadre au MET.
13- Aziz Ould Dahi (photo en médaillon) directeur au Secrétariat d’Etat aux Technologies Nouvelles.
14- Mohamed Vall Ould Cheikh, fonctionnaire des Nations Unies en Mauritanie
15- Abdellahi Limam Malick Ould Chafi’i, ex-conseiller au Ministère des Mines
16- Korrera Issaga (Alliance Populaire Progressiste)
17- Mohamed Ould Yargeit (Alliance Populaire Progressiste)
18- Mohamed El Hafeh Ould Ismael (Alliance Populaire Progressiste)
19- Toutou Mint Khattri directrice adjointe de la Sonimex, fille du député de Djiguenni Mahfoudh Ould Khattry.
20- Mohamed Ould Elleyla, cadre au Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, théoricien de la mouvance des indépendants, grande figure du Hodh Charghi.
21- Ahmed Vall Ould Saleh imam de mosquée, enseignant à l’institut supérieur des études et recherches islamiques.
22- Aicha mint Sidi Bouya fonctionnaire à la Primature.
23- Hassane Soumaré cadre à Shenker Mauritanie.
24- Limam Ould Teguedi président de la Cour suprême.
25- Yahya Ould Ahmed Waghef, ex -Directeur Général d’Air Mauritanie, pressenti secrétaire général du Gouvernement
26- Mohamed Abdellahi Ould Iyaha, industriel
27- Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Brakhim Khlil ambassadeur de la Mauritanie en Jordanie, journaliste, homme de culture, diplomate trés apprécié par ses compatriotes.
28- Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine ex-ambassadeur auprès des Nations Unies à Genève. Il n’a pas été reçu par le ¨Premier ministre Zeine Ould Zeidane, mais il est pressenti pour le ministère des Affaires étrangères.
29- Un Chinguittois: Ex etudiant de Chems Dine, Pressenti amoureux de lady luck
The simplest thing we can say about the new cabinet is that it is a joke. Not only our ministers are relatively young,inexperienced and unknown to the public, but the dudes are super ugly. Check saharamedia for prooves.
God preserve our beloved poor Mauritania.
This is the long-awaited government of zz, 27 ministers all novice, none has occupied a leadership role before. The new faces of low ranking public office officials are not without a history in corruption, however. Some have propelled their way to the top thanks to graft, back-scratching and the familiar arts of our administration's underworld. We will come back to it in more detail and in depth soon.
These are the key portfolios:
Justice: Limam Ould Tagaddi
Economy and Finance: Abderrahman Ould Hamma Fazaz
Education: Nebghouha mint Haba
Health: M. Lemine Ould Raghanni
Oil and Mines: M. Elmoukhtar Ould M.Elhassen
Trade and Industry: Sid Ahmed Ould Rais
Fishing : Alhassan Sumari
Foreign Affairs: M. Salek Ould M.Lemine
Defence : M. Mahmoud Ould Mohamed Lemine
mom
Good luck
Ok. I am not sure how to judge these new nominations. Don’t know anything about these individuals and, apparently, so is the rest of the country. I guess we have to wait for their actions to accurately judge them. I can’t help but volunteer these few observations:
- Unity government must mean different thing SIDIOCAZZ since this gov’t doesn’t proportionately represent all ethnics and women of the country.
- No dominant, experienced personalities to balance ZZ’s inexperience.
- There is some clear pay back and reward through some of nominations. Notably Mint Khattry as her dad’s support in the Charg was very instrumental in defusing Ehl Med Lagdaf’s support to AOD among Laglal. Other regional heads of Sidioca’s campaign were rewarded as well.
- The nomination of a black minister (Yall Zakaria) on the interior to deal with the problem of refugees is a politically clever move.
- Except for the two ambassadors for Jordan and Swiss no other ministers were brought in from the outside. Many more qualified candidates work for the UN and other NGO’s. They were all overlooked.
- The second tier supporters to Sidioca in the 2nd round, Ould Cheikhna, Dahan, and the others appear to be the losers. Their support was not as critical as Messaoud who got everything he asked for.
Californian
Guys, where r u?
We need ur inputs after the nominations. I was expecting this silence. And the only expalanation I can find is:
1- u got nominated, which is unlikely lol no offense
2- U were expecting u/someone close to be nominated, and it didnt happen, so now u are angry lol
Either way,I think you should move on and come back
I meant " I wasn't expecting"
Thank you Cinguittois,Calif, mom. You at least have some comments that make sense about these guys. I am having a hard time finding anybody who has any comments about them.
I think that this government should be called "7oukoumet KHAMM".
I called several people in the political scene, asked about these people. The most frequent answer I had was indeed KHAMM, meaning 'who knows?'
In spite of the fact that there is nothing in these nominations that screams HOPE for Mauritania, I am however cautiously optimistic for the following reasons:
1 They are inexperienced. This means that there is a 50% chance that they will become good administrators. 50% is a huge jump from the 0 % we’re used to. Given our infinite experience with experienced politicians we know that experience doesn’t do us any good.
2 They were choused over the classic “roumouz el vassad(REV)”, therefore I am sure they will try not to be the new generation of the REV.
3 Because of us the opposition. We accept Sidiocazz(good one Californian :) and their babies for now but we are still angry, bitter, feeling left out and bypassed by special interest. Nouakchott is 67% ours and that’s where the action is and we will not let any one walk over us anymore. The new guys should know better not to mess with us.
EYOUB.
I glanced quickly for 5 minutes over the names of the ministers nominated and let me tell you my own view: I am not impressed at all. On the basis of the pieces I sent you earlier (I know only few of you will read because either it requires thinking beyond the box and you have no time for that now or your attention was drawn too much on the composition of the new government), my own judgement is that it will take a miracle to make things work. Can I say that the CMJD were much cleaver that the rest of us with this "independent" trick? The whole country has been really set-up, including Sidioca who may have realized that he is forced to take in what he does not like, but he cannot cannot avoid. Hope he will have tthe leverage (and ZZ) to fire any non performing minister sooner than later.
History will tell us whether I am right or wrong.
My opinion is that the composition of the new government is not optimal. None is experienced the way it should be. All is Mithaq/PRDS/PRDR back, besides 2-3 people from APP(out of 30+ ministers I believe - have not counted yet) who do not know anything about the sectors thay are in charge of. I expected a technocratic government.
Please think about the following (sorry as I am just trying tto understand so as to be more positive/supportive of Sidioca/ZZ):
- A minister "théorocien de la mouvance des indépendants, grande figure du Hodh Chargui" - that has hardly anything to do with what I EXPECTED in terms of competence. Is it PRDS/PRDR back? (Ano Extraordinaire enta vem?)
- A minister "économiste émerite" sent to deal with public health. He is certainly not a health economist and I am curious to know in which area of economics he is so good at and what he has proven as the economic advisor to Ely. That has hardly to do anything with public health and he looks like "a woussaya ili ma tentsa min Ely"
- A minister from the oposition, formerly an education specialist(teacher I believe and he taught me), who is given a very cumbersome ministry in charge of water, energy and new technologies - This seems to be just a way to get him into the government. He should have been given the education portfolio as he knows only two things: (i) education as his background and (ii)political opposition for a long time that has nothing to do with water & energy;
- A foreign affairs minister that has specialized over the years as an "expert" on "Ould Taya human right vision" and certainly unwilligly, but old habits are hard to die. Does this gives us an indication of the way forward for the new government in tackling the issue of deportees and human right abuse? I recall now that I need to check in the dictionary the definition of "genocide".
- A sister Minister because she is the daughter of a dissident to all military rulers because they messed up his business empire. Does she has experience (I mean comparative expenrience) to handle the ministry she has been given? No, in my opinion.
I wish all the best to Sidioca/ZZ team. However, I tought personally that we will get more experienced and prominent people, not people starting their second career in such highly complex positions. Mauritania is complex and I am slowly realizing that no one who "count" is of the same view. The forthcoming 5 years will be tough ...
Best regards. I am back. Tidinit
Eyoub,
I am pleased to refer to your note of Sat Apr 28, 11:03:00 PM.
The news ministers are perhaps not from the "roumouz " list, but I see potential for them to join soon: they are not financially secure, certainly cash-strapped and might just put their hands in the jelly pot (both hands indeed). Most are Mithaq/PRDS/PRDR besides 3 from APP and having run through the desert for so long (traversee du desert enta vem?)
Concerning their competence: I am not certain that 50% is the right statistical number. If you look again very carefully, you may realized that perhaps only 2-3% of them can CLAIM some competence.
I do believe that the best approach is for the public opinion to watch the whole thing cautiously and not give them a blank cheque already (I know that I will be told by someone that they have been given that cheque through the ballot, but still ..). We have been doing that since the coup and the results come almost always below our expectation, although we clapped hands at the prospect of getting ride of the military.
N.B: you may be right Ayoub. Let's see after the first 100 days and I wish them the best.
I am still assessing all this and sorry if some of you do not agree. It is my genuine feeling and I may be wrong. Cheers. Tidinit
Un Chinguittois: I see that you are after Lady Luck. Hope you have been successful this time. So there will be two of us among the bloggers here ...
the new government could not have been any different. The choices of Sidiocazz are very limited, either they make picks from the current "experienced" elite of Taya or bring in new figures whose lack of political involvement makes up for their lack of experience.
Anyway, i don't see that the question of experience everyone seems to insist on is that important. Ministers in this government will be just executing the political directions and plans of Sidiocazz. If the president and the PM are serious about change their ministers will make it happen and the contrary if they're procrastinating the ministers will also be good puppets.
a passer by
The new president, the new PM, the new government, these are faces of the same coin. Their sole credibility derives from our willingness to give them time to prove their worth. We have given the President and the PM the benefit of the doubt, why not their government? Let's be consistent and count on time to see what they are up to "el madarrag eb leyyam arian".
Thanks "a passer by" for your personal perspectives into this and they make sense given the current situation and the fact that Sidioca/ZZ are forced to pick up people from somewhere. But why Sidioca limits himself in choosing the right people? Competence is much more important than being used to national boletig, either as a former soldier of PRDS (most seem to be just that), a former opposition soldier (the true opposition figures are Messaoud and AOD and they have the right place in the current environment - hope AOD will get more serious than during the transition and we can guess the the deal he made with Ely if he loses the second tour).
Besides these two figures, none of them (or very little) will be able to see beyond the trees (compared to the forest). No acquaintance with important issues that are needed to drive the country towards true development/democracy and I bet that none of them could link a national issue with what is going around worldwide (that is what we call comparative experience). Some of this blog will say we first need people used to internal issues and my response to them is that is just baloney. In looking closely at those nominated, it unfortunately cast a doubt about the wiseness of both Sidioca and ZZ. They seem just want to get away with a new government and I hope they will be able to fire/hire ministers if they do not perform. I do believe that 70% of them will not perform besides good talk (enta vem Ayoub?). You need experience, courage and focus to get things moving (also some kind of financial independence to avoid the fear of losing a job or putting both hands in the honey jar). All we have there are Mithaq and tribaly/community linked people not very competent soldiers, that is, old PRDS people who were active or in the sideline of power during Taya/Ely period. I am certain they have all supported Sidioca with no strong commitment to anything but being part of the game and contributing to steal something, if Sidioca/ZZ show some weakeness.
He could at least have gotten some key competencies from abroad in the multilateral system. If someone can run a good governance programme in Chad, Rwanda or Bengladesh with the WB or the UN (just an example), why she/he cannot do it beautifully in in a less complex Mauritania with all the comparative experience she/he got from outside. Believe me or not: lots of people who have left because of Taya gained extremly valuable experience in the exodus and they are damm good.
It is for example a shame to give the health minister to an economist, even a supposedly a competent one and/or a woussaya min Ely. We shall look at the other best alternative. Sidioca/ZZ choices are not the second best. Sorry. Tidinit
Question (just an example and I can get health too, just to make my points accross): what Mint Sidi Bouna can do with environmental issues that have many local and global inter relations linked together: climate change, sea rise, desertification, poverty, economic policy, institutional framework/setting, the looming water scarcity that may lead to a war with neighboring countries if the population growth is too much in the forthcoming decades. Lots of things need to be thought beforehand and she should forget relying on the technicians alone. You need leadership on these issues and you cannot lead if you are not knowledgeable and ahead of your technical people. By the way: what training she has besides having worked in the office of the past PM? (Un Chinguittois: I know you know, because she is a lady).
Think about all these issues and not only because we got ride of the military because they let us to do so until 2012 ...
Nice day. I appreciate your analyses that force me sometimes to think a little bit louder. Keep it up man/lady. Cheers. Tidinit
bla bla bla. Tidnit, your weite much but don't say a whole lot. learn to be precise my friend. U killing me.
U have no time to read and you certainly don't think far. Tidinit
Now that is a short, precise and to the point. you should do more of that.
You can skip if an idea is not your liking, you know. Hope you are not the one insulting people last time. They have done nothing to you. Tidinit
You have no courage to sign your name. So, no one will notice you: le chien aboit et la caravane passe. Tidinit
Tidinitt is one of the most leading contributors to this bolg and his entries are real stand out. I always wait in the wings for his thorough perspective and patience for detail and never felt, reading him, that he leaves anything for the reader's guess. So to accuse him of luck of economy of language is just nonsense. Tidinitt, I love to read your long entries and want them to be even longer because they have substance and are comprehensive. It's not your problem that some people are hasty readers.
LAVRAK
True,
it's an amazing experience to read for Tidinitt, one I will not trade for the world. His long entries and fresh perspective on the issues make him one of the few bloggers who combines wide scope of knowledge and relevance. I call on mom to have some of Tdinitt's entries posted on the main page of the blog.
A passer by
anybody tell me what are the powers of the parliament speaker. i'm not asking about the legislative role of the parliament, i'm asking about the competences of its chairman.
above ano
the powers of Massoud are those of his being the speaker, or you don't think that too much for him!
Tidinit,
I am very pleased to see you back. You know we worry about you over there in south east Asia every time we hear about earth quakes, tsunami threat or Kim Jung Ill not getting enough sugar in his coffee. May Allah be with you.
Like I said, Sidioca himself is a poor choice to begin with and so is ZZ. Let’s not forget how he became president. I am flying there tomorrow night and I will give you a full report when I come back.
EYOUB
could anyone provide us of the short biographies of every minister who he knows.
especially their tribe, city and last job.
I'll begin with the ones I know
1-Ould brahim khlil: Aoulad bessba3, city(?), ambassador in Jordan.
2-Limam ould Tegueddi:Taggat, Mounguel, public prosecutor.
3-ahmed ould Mohammedden: Tandagha, Boutilimit , vice director of ENER.
4-Mohamed Elhafedh ould Smail,Tandagha, Boutilimit, APP
I'm looking forward to hearing from all of you.
Thank you very much Lavrak, A passer by, Eyoub, Californian,rim politician and others. I was just made uneasy for the introductory words of the ano starting with bla, bla, bla. There should be no problem if someone does not agree on a statement: you either let it pass as just from that crazy tidinitt and you respond in kind if you have some arguments against. It is a no brainer. You can even change the perception of the person and bring him closer to the reality that he mis-interprets. I am not the only one saying that the choices of Sidioca could be better and sorry if you have a relative among those chosen. It was not at all my intention to have the person have his reputation questioned. We joined good people here and we should all keep the blog's space good and convivial.
Eyoub: have a nice trip home and thanks for keeping us in the loop. As I said from the bottom of my heart, good luck to Sidioca/ZZ and I will spare no effort to help the country and their team from where I am and with my very modest means, whatever they are on the right or the wrong path.
Un chinguittois: where are you man? If you finish with Lady Luck, let's discuss business.
Cheers. Tidinit
Ano of Mon Apr 30, 12:32:00 AM
Thanks for letting us know the "origin" of some of the members of the new government. I checked yesterday the CVs of the members of the government and it has not yet been updated (see somewhere with www.ami.mr). Hope AMI will have someone to sit for an hour and update. Regards. Tidinit
mom and others,
I have now an email: tidinit@gmail.org. Easier to share docs or some suggestions to mom for posting.
Un Chinguittois: use this email to link up and see what can be done in the near future re: business, not politics.
Cheers. Tidinit
While waiting for the CVs, below is the link to the photos of the new team. This is in response to an ano who was asking where to find the CVs (not ready yesterday). The photos might help to remember a person, as mauritanian names are all alike. Tidinit
http://www.cridem.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8712
The CVs of your government gotten from the journal of Cheikh Ould Nenni (Nouakchott Info). Bizarre that AMI has not posted it yet. Need perhaps to double-check later and be very careful with Nouakchott-Info as Cheikhna is a close friend of ZZ and his former campaign director ....
Cheers. Tidinit
http://www.mapeci.com/index.php?ArtID=3039&alles=1&nurmainleft=0&nurmainright=0
i don't trust this govt and don't buy it.
Tidinit,
You came on the right time, as always. I have been depressed since My lady stopped showing up. But I think it's time to move on. It wont be easy as you all know (I love her with every piece of my heart), but I will make it happen (Mutabe3a enti vem).
And ur new email is a good move, I agree we should talk business.
A bientot
un chinguittois we're losing our ladies thanks to your love stories. Do it for me, have your heart beat somewhere else and let us enjoy the comapany of our ladies. If you cann't win them as lovers at least as bloggers (lol).it's damn boring with all these men locking horns over politics all the time.
above ano
don't you see that we love UN CHINUITTOIS' love stories more than we do your female "companions". Or is it your habit to come over everyday and attack one of us? that's not the right way to attract women (un chinguittois ente vem).
Still waiting for ZZ's houses in "thousands", iyak mahou laama illi ihani basrou.
Better for him to think of a plan to legalise the GAZRAS before he embarks upon his campaign housing project.
Gentlemen,
And I use that term hesitantly since there have been few guys imbedded between us who have not acted as such. I was disappointed to see the attack on our beloved Tidinit, but I like the fact our fellow bloggers came to the defense and set the record straight. What I can tell you Tidinit is simply don’t let faceless hecklers get under your skin. It seems that the ano was enjoying being acting like a child, and some kids respect you better when you ignore them.
Min nahiyatin oukra, I did notice that both Lady Luck and Mutabi3a have been stung by the Chinguittois love bug. They have not recovered yet. My man is too much for them to handle. I can’t wait for the next brave women who will participate in this blog and have the courage to sign up with a female name. Third time is the charm for my man UN Chin.
Last but not least, I liked Tidinit’s e-mail idea and would like to extend mine to those of you who are interested in contacting me here:
Mr.Californian@gmail.com
I had to put Mr. in the email so UN Chinguittois won’t have a second doubt about my gender (lol).
Californian
Hello All,
I see that it is confirmed that Californian is a male! Thanks buddy for your email et I am connecting to you in few minutes. Don't worry about few people attacking here and there but it is always good to tell them to keep the space friendly and convivial. They will at the end play by the rule. People coming here are very reasonable and some can get etchy when something said is not their liking. This is democracy and God bless them.
I visited the web this morning and there is nothing much. Guess people are tired of outguessing ZZ, but the dude is not an idiot. He is certainly working on a kind of economic policy (I liked by the way his campain message and I wished then he gets something and gets ride of the roumouz supporting him then - it is good to revisit his election site to see for a retrospective point of view). Anyway I feel he is courageous and understands at least current concets regarding good governance, economic figures and the need to play it safe and open as he was caught once his pants down by the IMF ....
Un Chinguittois: loving at the same time both Lady Luck and Mutabi3a can be dangerous.The girls are expensive these days and that is not good for business ....
Cheers. Tidinit
Choukran. Tidinit
I forgot to tell the insulting Ano above. You should have spiced your insult more. On behalf of Californian, I am excusing you. The only result you got is that you left your reputation hanging and everyone will joke about your behaviour. Rember that and it is very imporrtant in the future. How old are you by the way? You can insult me too.
Word of advice: you must learn learn from this blog on issues of importance to your country like the rest. Californian has done nothing to you. Right? So, leave him in peace, please. I know you are reasonable and you have been brought in a nice family environment. Brotherly greetings. Tidinit
guys, the only way to deal with these intruders is to ingnore them.
You are right. So, we ignore him completely. Tidinit
mom, we badly need you around for fresh ideas and in order to enliven the debate. we are short of themes for discussion since we have exhausted the government isue before and after it came out.
LAVRAK
Breaking News:
Mysterious plane:
A small plane has touched down in NDB’ airport without permit from the airport authorities and unloaded around 21 boxes before taking off. It is still unknown where the plane came from and the content of the boxes still unchecked.
mom
Thanks mom. Very bizarre indeed. Any news from the hijacker and his accomplices: the policeman and the customs agent? I read once that the security was looking for a customs agent who was probably involved in providing the gun to the policeman and then to the hijacker. There has been a total blackout on the whole story. Cheers. Tidinit
N.B: please note that the CVs of the new government has been posted in AMI yesterday. My own reading: not much experience and perhaps some time needed to have the team learn the intricacies of the job. For lots of them, they need lot of personal efforts to grasp the rudiments of their new job and be able to do well in internatinal fora, at par with their other colleagues from other countries. Islamists (wahabists?)well represented at defence and religious affairs.Let's see what we can gather in 100 days. Still not very impressed by choice.
Hi kids,
It has been a long and lonely week. But Un chinguittois is hanging there.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have been here for me, when the loved ones left. And would like to invite you to Chinguitti.I am not taking "I can't" as an answer. My lady, Mutabe3a u are also invited lol.
A plus
Forget it Un Chinguittois. I have invited you to South Asia and you should come first here. Lovely chinese girls here ....
mom: the story of the plane seems to be confirmed (Cridem). It is apparently drug traficking and someone saying that perhaps some police people might be involved. We will certainly not hear more. People have to make money in on way or the other.
Cheers. Tidinit
Apparently Sidiocazz along with their cabinet will divulge all their net worth. If true, this is the best sign thus far that this could be a government that will preserve and protect. I will not be surprised; however, if the new sudden “equity” gathered in the upcoming years will be put under various family and relative names.
We’re always skeptical aren’t we? Result of many years of unrest and deception.
Californian
The government sends a strong massage about its determination to bring the country back on track when it declared it would make public its members' property. if this pledge is followed through it would be a decisive U-turn in the behavior of our administration and an important safeguard for transparency in the running of national wealth. Just a week ago neighboring Morocco's parliament passed a legislation urging government members to make know their property. this gesture being emulated in Mauritania is indeed the right way to go, and we hope it will be taken from a formal pledge to be voted in parliament as a binding legislation for the current cabinet and future ones.
mom
unless this gesture is transmitted into law that the authorities will be ready to enforce I'll keep myself open to the likelihood raised by Californian, i.e. registering misappropriated national wealth under family names. Especially that our memories of people stealing state coffers and faking death certificates are still fresh. Half of the burials and funerals done in Arafatt's cemetery are fake and half the graves there are empty.
So to have us onboard with this new pledge the government has to pass a legislation first and enforce it second.
mom
I mentioned the other day that some of the losers after the gov't nominations were few of the previous presidential candidates who didn't get a "piece of the pie".
It seems that they (ould Cheikhna, Dahane, Ould Abu Almaali) felt neglected and now they want to make their presence felt. Today they announced a coalition to "ensure" reforms in the country and growth of the political base involved in the country's affairs. Well on their way to form a political party.
This grabbed my attention because of the timing. It sure looks like they waited until they lost all hopes of inclusion in gov't and then unleashed their soft version of an opposition to a president they all back in the second round.
Self serving or genuine interest in public affairs?
Californian
guys, avoid this tough line on political players here in the country. you have to keep in mind that the rules of the political game are undergoing a dramatic change and that the different players are just trying to adapt their plans. this doesn't mean however, that they change sides because of political or personal interest. it's just because the nation is kept on tenterhooks and no one is sure what to do and what political course to follow. In Taya's years politics had clear boundaries and it always meant rallying behind the ruler or face the music. Now with specter of Taya's system still overshadowing the entire process and the current government trying to effect a cautious break with the past the rule that all political players are sticking to is to act within consensus. So, I think the emergence of new political coalitions is part of this political metamorphosis and reflects the spirit of doing politics away from confronting the government or rallying behind it.
a passer by
Good this declaration on wealth when taking up ministerial rsponsibilities. Two things are sure:
- the new guys/girls are penniless, with perhaps few having a small house at best such as those guys who orked with BID and BADEA who have a house in TZ at least;
- you can hide your new wealth easily in putting it under the name of your children, wife, father in law, mother in law, your brother, sister, transform it into camels, goats, naaj or the easiest, buy lots of land in new areas of Tevragh Zeina (secteurat 3, 4, 5 et 6) and put them under the name of your father or mother in law. Also, with his new measure, there will be presure from the ministers'relatives to steal more and quicker and use the tribe to hide the loot. Since few people pay their taxes anyway, there is no way to track the loot.
However, it is a good move. Hope we can find a way to make sure that elected officials steal less ..
Tidinit
I have just read on the plan for the trio Dahane, Cheikhna, Belmaali. (link from Cridem below).
They seem to have the Charia as one of their unifying messages bonding them. I find two of these particularly useless, while the third playing a game to legitimize himself with the opinion (you have to guess who is who).
They are just preparing for 2012 or trying to get something like an ambassadorial position until 2012. They are not my kind of people. When someone uses Charia as a political message, he loses me completely.It is like trying to talibanize my country .... NO WAY
Have a nice day guys. Tidinit
http://www.cridem.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8767
N.B: have not had time to ead the contribution from A Passer By as I am rushing for a meeting. Will read and give my views
mom,
Got this from canalh. Seems to be more complicated than I thought. The son of Haidallah (Sidi Mohamed) seems to know who did it or is involved. If it is not a propaganda. Anyone knows more about this? Did the Haidallah kids studied something to get a job and leave politics aside until the proper time? This is damaging for their dad who certainly did evrything to raise them well. But it seems that the reputation perhaps "fabricated" by Ould Taya seem to hold, unfortunately. I do not even recall if Sidi Mohamed is the oldest or the younger. If all of this is not true, it however hangs the reputation of the whole family with a rope for the opinion to hang them forever.Sorry: I am asking a genuine question.
===============
peut on avoir des renseignements sur l'affaire de la drogue à NDB?
qui est le chef d'un parti de l'opposition (d'après le site al akhbar) qui a été entendu par la police.
3 mai 2007 13:51
Anonyme said...
ano:3 mai 2007 13:51
oui, il parait qu'il y'a de la drogue en l'air, selon le site al akhbar le chef du parti serait celui du front populaire, chbih qui aurait interpellé mais relaché, il parait qu'il se trouvait chez le principal soupçonne, le fils de haidalla (sidi md) lequel serait, toujours selon le meme site en fuite, on parle aussi de complicités policieres , decidement la police de Ely com merite d'etre ''policée''... c'est , en tout tres grave et l'enquete et, parait il, en cours
3 mai 2007 14:07
Sidi Mohamed Ould Haidala is a real criminal who is involved in a variety of illegal activities, ranging from drug trafficking to arm smuggling and fooling innocent Europe-seeking immigrants from sub Saharan Africa. His ties also to number of Arab and African presidents who want to have influence on political life in the country are well known. Few people were surprised when the security released information about his association to the plane incident. the fear is that the Father, Haidala, is himself involved in the illegal business.
it remains to be noted, though, that the father and his son are not alone in this undertaking. Most of the ruling and influential class under TAYA benefited from the lawlessness and chaos in the country to get easy money regardless of the means. We can recall how top police officials were sent to prison about five years ago after being condemned for having a hand in drug trafficking business in the country. Could you believe it, anti-drug police is switching sides and fighting to make the country a safe passage for drug to Europe and getting rich by violating the law they ought to enforce. they are not alone in this anyway, most of those arrogant rich Bedouins there in Tavragh Zeina are in one way or another benefiting from money earned from illegal activities.
LAVRAK
Are the new guys going to buy their camel herds (Ibil) from outside. Inside the country, all the Ibil is owned by the "winners" in TAYA's system. There is nothing left so let them import Ibil instead of cars and set up a ministry for that. I suggest the name "Ibil Importing Ministry"
It turned out that Chbih Ould Cheikh Maalainin was questioned by police over the plane case and released later. Police said he had nothing to do with the case except he was attending an overnight feast organized by major suspect Sidi Mohamed Ould Haidala.
I find it very hard to keep a straight face when I learned SMOH (Sidi Mohamed Ould Haidala) fled in his Four wheel drive and is at large. What type of police which can't capture a suspect driving in a small town like NDB? What a judicial apparatus which fails to bring this criminal to justice?
Guys, this is a case where the suspect will forever be at large since his family and money can procure him immunity from prosecution. He sure will get away with it since his younger brother Bazra is terrorizing helpless NKTT residents and has never been brought to court. His crimes range from rape, plunder, drinking alcohol, etc.
This is "lawla men halbatt eddib" in the new democratic Mauritania- please give me a break.
Where are the public opinion, the civil society and the opposition from these developments. True, it's up to the government to improve security but the opposition also should be outspoken about flagrant security failures which could jeopardize our stability. What happened in Nouadhibou is not an isolated incident of drug trafficking but a dangerous criminal pattern that is on the rise in the country and may get worse and nasty as to endanger our political stability. Just imagine the scenario when our decision-making circles get infiltrated by the mafia, which I don't doubt is the case, and they slide into the mafia's infighting. it's a horrible scenario and a very likely one. You can imagine the power vacuum resulting from this debacle.
Thanks all for confirming what I feared with the Haidallah's sons. I do not believe tht the dad could be involved as he is a very honest person, I think. The kids seem to have problems on their own and that is very sad. Haidallah almost won an election some time ago and if the character of the kids is of the criminal type, you can imagine what they should have done if their father got hold of power. Someone told me that the kids went bad when their father was in jail for several years (the person who told me is not someone far from Haidallah power then). This is not what I am expecting from such a good person(although naive politically).Bazra and Sidi Mohamed should have gotten the right education and be working decent work because of the priviledge they got in the first place. I did not get that and I am doing fine: no politics outside the blog, doing a reputable work and raising a reputable family and that is reallythe bottom line ...
A brotherly advice to all of you: please take care of your sibblings and make sure you raise them well. It is an uphill battle, but it can destroy someone when she/he realizes that all the efforts he has made in his life are fruitless with "bad" children. It is worth reading a lot on teenagers'psychology. Got 4,still young and ok, but I am watching. Do the same please. Tidinit
N.B: Let us know if you heard anything because of the implication in the future ....
Hi everyone,
how's your weekend going?
The blog has been silent for the last 2 days, so I decided to break this silence.
mom,
We should set some rules here, no one is allowed to "chase" the girls on the blog territory unless he is single and available, urself included.
Tidinit,
This is because of u, you have a family, children to raise, and you're competing with me to win Lady Luck. I cannot believe this :)
Announcement:
I am going back home for the summer enchallah, thinking, with some friends, about doing something productive for our youth. You input is valuable on how we can make this experience a successful one.
Every board member should reply and quickly.
(board members=active members=Tidinit,Californian, mom, Lavrak, etc)
NO ONE HAS RESPONDED YET :(
Un chinguittois
The only out of the box project which is one hundred percent profitable in Mauritanian. Since you’re coming back from the US with cash, a rarity these days here, you can set up a loan giving mechanism for youth unable to get married for financial problem. This undertaking has the double merit of helping the youth you look to care about and most importantly if one fails to pay on time you can bring him to court, divorce him from his wife and have her as your wife or girl friend, etc. these terms should be stated clearly in the loan contract and I guarantee very few young people would have trouble agreeing to them.
A marriage hopeful
Un Chinguittois
Sorry to let you down but I have not had the chance to visit the blog in couple of days.
I would strongly agree and encourage the idea presented by “A marriage hopeful”, but since you are planning on going home in May that tells me you are a student. You may have even mentioned it in the pass but I don’t remember. Full time student rarely go home with a lot of money. I remember those days. Going home for three long summer months and tell people that since I were a student, they should not expect any expensive gifts. So, I think you, yourself, may be eligible for the program proposed by our last friend. Set up the program and be the first one to enroll in it (lol).
If you are staying for a long period of time (3 months or so), the best thing you can do is take your friends and tour the whole country. Have a journal of every town, city, Khaima you visit. This will be a tremendous enriching experience that will last forever. It will also help your campaign one day when you decide to run for office (lol). Seriously, it is something that everyone should do so we can get to know each other. I never got the chance to do and one day, inch Allah, I will.
When you leaving?
Californian
A marriage hopeful,
That's the worst suggesion ever made from both an economic/financial, and social point of view. Invest money in broke kids to get married= become even more bore broke, and expect to be paid. The rate of return on this investment (ROI) is very negative.
Social side: think about ur mother in law, who will kick ur behind days and night, for no reason, just because ur broke.
Califronian,
You are very right, I am a student,and as broke as anyone get. So you guessed right. And still I am expected to bring gifts. I am going home to get some rest and do something productive. The travel idea is very good, I have been thinking about it, and I will probably do it this summer. But I was thinking something that would benefit not just me, but also others.
I will sen you an email on ur Gmail to explain what I have in mind.
Still ur idea is very good, I'm loving it :)
Un Chinguittois,
Sorry I took part of the weekend off to watch Sarko/Sego election. Don't go home for this summer. People are broke there and you know the story: whoever could not make $$ under Taya is doomed and you ever did not die of hunger under Ely will never die. Ely has just left and Sidiocazz (Californian ente vem?) are trying to fix things and it seems that it will take time before people start to know from where to steal. Anyway has a nice trip home and please come back to Lady Luck. Thanks for nominating me a member of the board of this wonderful blog.
I gather no big news from home. Only:
- Jemal Yessa is likely to be back home;
- Sidi Mohamed Ould Haidallah is still being looked after. I read in a blog that some people well linked to some powerful people are also jailed (never believe blogs until a story is published in newspapers),
- Most people feel that some members of the new government are not right and refuse to give them the benefit of the doubt before the first 100 days. That is tough for Sidiocazz.
- Sarko seems to be winning.
Cheers. Tidinit
you are living in "aphantasy", you have no idea of what is going on back home , you 're talking about investment , vacation, mariage , califorinia, ... you are a bunch of losers , just like SOUEIDI MOHAMED OULD HAIDALA
makhloug molana mbarti
makhloug molana mbarti
What is going on home, besides people having no money ? It seems that prices are so high that most people eat once a day, while keeping their honor and sanity intact (only mauritanians can do that). In view of this, it is good to sometimes dream of something better until Molana helps us.
Hope Eyoud or Lavrak or Un chinguittois bring us better news from home. Do you have any makhloug molana mbarti ? Ana mmoli mberti hag
Link below from Agence de Presse Africaine (APA) on Sidi Mohamed Ould Haidallah. Contrary to what the journal is saying, I am informed that the plane was taking in the drug that was sent by sea to Nktt. Police arrived when plane was being charged with the drug to fly to Las Palmas/Europe.This is the only logical story as it is easier to discharge in Nouadhibou than in Europe, I guess. Then the plane and the helicopter come in the take the product to wherever ...
Tidinit
http://www.cridem.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8831
Please read Ndb and not Nktt for where the drug was discharged, coming certainly from South America. Tidinit
it's quite on all fronts. Mauritania is back to its former state of hibarnation.
Lest we forget: Sedioca promised to legalize the Gazras during the first six months of his term. Nothing has been done in this regard so far.
above ano
Lest we forget: also he promised to deliver on refugees' issue within the same period. No steps taken along that road so far as well.
Last two anos,
You are trouble makers, the guy has just formed his government, we cant expect him to address this issue before forming his cabinet.
I dont like complainers, they like to complain, that's all.
last ano
and you are SAFFAK to sidiocazz
those guys nothing but continuation
to the former regime and you will see how they'll handle the drug issue same step same policy same agly faces
Let's give Sidiocazz the benefit of the doubt until the first 100 days. Concerning the refugees issue, I see that Jemal Ould Yessa is back to Nouakchott and he is pushing very hard Sidiocazz on that. You may wish to read the latest communiqué from Conscience & Resistance put on Cridem this weekend. It seems to me that there is some kind of consensus between Jemal and the new government to tackle it (I am not sure, but just a gut feeling). I am certain that Sidiocazz are trying to write something in relation to the way forward, but not easy as most ministers are new and partly not very acquainted with planning government work. Let's see what will happen with the drug case as they are still looking for idi Mohamed who has certainly accomplices in high places, but not Sidioca nor ZZ. Good to sign your messages and listen to arguments and respond without accusation. None of you is responsible for what is happening or can happen home. We are just interested citizen who want to help. Nice day to all and cheers. Tidinit
Below is the link to the paper from C & R in referred to in my preceeding message. Tidinit
http://www.cridem.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8821
http://www.e-mauritanie.net/detail_la_une.php?p=3805
Un Chinguittois,
Lady Luck is waiting for you. Please come
Hello All,
Who was going home? Is it Eyoub? Hope he reached and will send us some fresh news. Nothing new these days besides the drug trade that the government promised to handle. According to radio cancan, the story seems more complicated. For sure the policemen deposited 820,000 euros into the Central Bank coffers. I can't believe that people make $$ so easy while the rest of us are working very hard to make ends meet. I know of the story of a young lady who tricked someone from Saudi Arabia into marrying her and she took from him more than $1 million USD to invest for him (I think it was Al-Qaida $$ of some sort). Few month later, he came to check on the real estate she said she bought for him. He found her married already before with someone and the guy left bitter and empty-handed. The real husband was cool. You could not see this kind of things in the 60's-70's.
N.B: No one is saying anything. Even trying to trap Un Chinguittois with Lady Luck does not bring him to this fora. Let me know that you are all alive, at least. Cheers. Tidinit
Things are getting hot with SMH and Chbih - Read Cridem
Kon Kon Kon,
Any one here? Tidinit
tidinit I think every body pass out but you ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
wake up guys what's wrong there is plainty news back home need to discuse
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