Somalia accuses donors of undermining country's self-sufficiency efforts
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Buoyed by relative stability following the ouster of Islamist
insurgents from the capital and surrounding regions, Somalia’s
government says it plans to achieve self-sufficiency in overall fields
within the next few years.
However, challenges remain as donors’ funds are often channeled through the United Nations and other NGOs instead of the central bank, a scenario which continues to frustrate Somali government.
Somalia’s auditor general said that by doing so, international donors
are preventing Somalia from achieving its ‘ambitious’ goal:
Self-sufficiency.
Auditor-General of Somalia Nur Jumale Farah /Photo Radio Muqdisho
"My assessment is that donors and governments supporting Somalia are
not committed in helping us to achieve the self-sufficiency goal because
the financial aid from them is not channelled through the
central bank.” Nur Farah told reporters Friday.
His comment echoed last week’s remarks by the Somali president who accused Somalia’s donors of managing the funds by themselves by keeping the government out of loop.
Although donors give millions of dollars to Somalia largely channeled through the United Nations, however, relations between the two sides are fraught with mistrust and graft as donors often accuse Somali officials of misappropriating public funds.
However, Somali government believes that the allegations are aimed to keep the funds meant for Somalia under NGOs’ control.
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Somalia accuses donors of undermining country's self-sufficiency efforts
Somalia's government has accuses the international donors supporting it of undermining efforts aimed taking the horn of Africa nation achieving towards an overall self-sufficiency goal after more than two decades of war.