Canadian Somali Congress president Ahmed Hussen on how Canada can assist Somalia.flv

Interview of Canadian Somali Congress president Ahmed Hussen on how Canada can assist Somalia. Canada should support the reformers in the transitional government in Somalia. Many in the Somali diaspora, including economists, tax experts, people with a background in law and order, have gone back to try to introduce some level of technocratic ability. They are starting to make a difference on the ground. The last three prime ministers of Somalia have all been from the diaspora, including a political scientist from Ottawa. They resuscitated the central bank of Somalia, introduced auditing systems, put a law through parliament that makes all office holders declare their wealth before taking office and so on. The disheartening thing is that they are not getting adequate support to really transform the government. They are being undermined by the former warlords.

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