The combination of rainfall shortages and social movements has put some countries in the Sahel under immense economic pressure. How can countries in the Maghreb and beyond provide assistance to their neighbours?

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Assistance for the Sahel: God's mercy is the only help (Comments: 1)

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

The solution is to return to the Qur’an and Sunnah in order to understand the predecessors of the Ummah.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

That’s not possible unless they collaborate, which means that they need to help each other, that’s the right solution.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

There is no such thing as the fifth column.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

It is necessary to review the real reasons of this alarming situation, including particularly the corruption, the embezzlement of public help funds, the proliferation of small weapons, the sterile projects, government stock politics, impunity, etc., not to say more. You cannot fill a pierced bag, whatever the filling flow ; now Africa is as a sieve, as long as there will be no real will, both internal and external, to solve its problems, Africa will go nowhere, especially with these carnivorous lobbies who tear the region up and do not want to leave it.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

I support the youth. Long live our youth.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

The Sahel has a well-known climate, and faces a water shortage problem for a very long time. Sahel must not complain anymore, and must not seek help as it does in history. The only solution has to be supported by science and modern technology. One question is now open: can one live in this region with only a minimal amount of wealth, or not? As a sociological survey conducted at regional, national and international levels, to decide whether to keep this region inhabited, or not. If yes, national and international help should provide for the development of water supply, to support the people living in this region. This complaint about water shortage on our planet Earth is inconcievable. The ocean is the extension of Africa. There’s enough sun to power appliances and means for conveying this water. We have pipelines for oil transport, and water should not be more difficult to convey using this kind of structures. One thing is true: agriculture is always second in the capitalist systems. This means that agricultural development is not considered as a way to increase a country’s wealth. Technology has to be developed as an alternative, to consolidate the country’s economy. Agriculture should be a good way to address the main requirements of this community. Then, people will be able to create what they need to survive. Yala, water treatment expert.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

In the name of Allah. Moamer’s era is over, praise be to Allah, but we will greatly suffer from that. Those who worshiped Moamer should know that he is dead, but those who worship Allah should know that He is Alive, and will never die… The current period that Libyans are going through is very critical, because Moamer destroyed the country and people, and ruined the crops and cattle. There is no power and no strength but through Allah. We pray Allah the Sublime, the All Powerful, to guide good people to successfully take matters into hand… A free man from Zawiya.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

In Libya, reality is different and a far cry from philosophical opinions.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

The solution is obvious for all Libyans.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

They need help, but other factors come into play, such as the vulnerability of the population, and the fact that they are targeted by those who create imaginary wars.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

You’re extremeeeeeemly annoying. Anyone following you is 100% wrong.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Article in the Algerian national press: Post-Kadhafi, Terrorists, Tuaregs and GIs about to rule in Libya. By: Y. Mérabet. The whirlpool agitating now the Sahel region is an inevitable and natural result of the dismantling of the Libyan state and the disappearing of his Guide. Moamer Kadhafi knew how to master the ins and outs of the strategic, geopolitical and ethnic challenges in this region, sensitive both for Africa and Europe. All the necessary combined ingredients to make 5,000 Tuareg rebels, faithful to Moamer Kadhafi and entrenched in the region of Kidal in Mali, join their comrades-in-arms in Beni Walid, in Libya. There are many weapons circulating at the moment in Sahel and more particularly in Mali. Withdrawn in the region of Kidal, after their defeat in Libya, the Tuareg rebels reconstruted a real military force powerfully equipped in weapons, which could easily topple the Malian regime. The Malian state has neither the skills, nor the means to solve this problem derived from the post-Kadhafi era, we try now to get rid of these unwanted Tuaregs, who want to topple the Malian government and, at least, to proclaim their autonomy. Thus the only plausible solution is: return to sender, return in Libya to fight beside the Kadhafi supporters, it is the chaos in Libya! For the moment, the Malian government is in an awkward position, the situation in the North of Mali is getting worse. The celebration by the Tuareg of the cities of Ménaka and Kidal, the 1st of November, 2011, first anniversary of the creation of the National Movement of Azawad (MNLA). This movement arose from the fusion between the national movement of Azawad (MNA), which demands the autonomy of this area (the regions of Kidal, Timbuktoo and a part of Gao), and the Tuareg Movement of the North-Mali (MTNM), an armed faction ruled by the rebel leader Ibrahim Ag Bahanga, who died in August, 2011. Kidal fief of the Tuareg rebellion, is a village on the Algerian border, the Sub-African crossroads which binds three bordering countries (Niger, Mali and Algeria). This rebellion is largely funded by the French company of mining who operates in uranium mines in Niger (COGEMA) in order to protect its economic interests in the region, and by the laundering of the money resulting from drug and cigarettes trafficking and from the trafficking of primary foodstuffs mainly coming from nearby countries.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Collecting weapons over 3 months, and paying 1000 dinars for each piece of weapon. After 3 months, anyone found in possession of a weapon should pay a 1000 dinar fine, and be imprisoned for 3 years……… Secondly, forming local consensual councils to establish security…..

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Dear brother, what are your expectations if the level of awareness of people is low? How do you explain that the former General Postal Company has 7,000 unemployed people?

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

How do you explain that the former General Postal Services’ staff is about 7,000?

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

The government should take over the situation urgently and seriously, and address all hot issues, namely ensuring security and stability, withdrawing weapons, and activating the national army to support the government. Most military members solve military issues, and are keen to establish security and arrest offenders.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Libya will be stable and safe when Kadhafi is back.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

We need time for the situation in Libya to settle down.

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madani About 3 months ago

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Gracious. We enjoy Allah’s mercy when we obey Him. So how come we live in this permanent state of anxiety even though we obey Allah?

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Maghreb countries cannot help their neighbors if they are not united.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Hahahahahahaha boring.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Allah granted victory to this revolution, and He will preserve it despite its enemies.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Peace be upon you. Long live free Libya. Libyans are a little ignorant; they want to progress while staying in the same conditions. Weapons are widespread, and people are fleeing, leaving their sad families behind. People want money, and chaos is widespread in the country. It’s been only two months since the war is over. It’s truly a shame to wish the return of Moamer. The Prophet Muhammad – peace and prayers be upon him – who is Allah’s dearest creature, died, and his message was disseminated to all Muslims. There are still people who want Moamer. This is pure ignorance. If there is one person out there in Libya who wants Moamer, then he’s not a Muslim, and he knows nothing about religion. Things should change for the best. What matters the most is to keep behaving like we did during the days of the revolution, and we need to keep praying. May Allah support the truth. Let’s pray for the best for this country. May Allah guide the Arab nation. Allah will support the truth. Everyone will have their rights. Be patient. Help should be sought from Allah only. Allah will help people, as long as people help each other. Thanks to Libyans.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

What a loss, Libya. You, young Libyans, are happy about your weapons, thinking that they turn you into men. You are a laughing-stock. You’re fighting each other, while stronger people are stealing your money and sending it abroad. The country is fighting again. They are safe, while you’re killing each other over worthless things.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

We can help, since Algeria is an influential country in the region, by sending investors to the Sahel countries, supporting the media, and improving the images of these countries (Zenaki Fathi Tlemcen).

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ali1971 About 3 months ago

Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, and praise be to Allah. Libya is free.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

The country can be pacified with money and higher salaries, for the people to relax. Moamer used to promise to give people money, and they got excited. Abdeljalil should have given them money, to distract them. Libya possesses a lot of resources. From a sister of the free Libyan, Souk Jemaa.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

The migration of young people.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

First of all, Maghreb countries should find solutions for their own peoples before helping neighboring countries. I don’t think that Maghreb countries are currently able to offer a helping hand, especially in light of the current challenges and changes occurring everywhere, and that can affect any country.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

If each country took care of its people, we wouldn’t need anyone’s help.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Morocco is a beautiful country.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

To calm things down, we need to 1) testify that Allah is the Greatest, because problems are created by addicts and polytheists, and 2) increase the volume of Qur’an reading in the mosques during prayer times, in order to scare the damned Satan away. Allah is the Greatest.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Only Sahel countries can help each other, without relying on Maghreb countries that are too busy fighting each other, instead of uniting for the interest of their peoples and neighbours.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

The Sahel countries need to set forth clear, fair policies to fight this rock, according to the laws that would bring each country back to its original position.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Security should be restored in Libya before anything else, by forming the army

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

He who doesn’t have a mind should receive condolences from other people.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Dear Minister, police stations should be activated, and empowered to enforce the law. May Allah help the Council with this inheritance.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

It will never get up.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

If each one of us planted 10 olives a year, Libya would become a paradise.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Libya will not last forever with these clashes between Kadhafi’s partisans and the rebels, because – Allah willing – regions such as Abu Saleem in Tripoli, Bani Walid and Sert will be wiped out. The Libyan nation repudiates these places.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Allah, Moamer and Libya only.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Liberate the regime.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

It’s the fault of the corrupt government that didn’t care about the suffering of its people, especially the youth.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Encourage the Sahel to breathe freely. Invest huge capitals to develop this region.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

This is a good topic.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

The only solution is that they pray for themselves, and that we pray with them, because Allah is the only One who can assist them.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Reconciliation, which means letting bygones be bygones, is the only solution to put an end to conflicts in Libya.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

It really hurts to see all this, but one thing is sure, Maghreb countries only help rich countries. The entire Africa is corrupted, so it’s really unfortunate.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

We are currently preparing an advertising campaign for the development association “the Way Back”, whose mission is addressing illegal immigration. Its objective is to link development in African countries with development in Libya, and launch strategic projects that will bring change to the continent and help it benefit the most from the world. European countries, the European Union and the United Nations should choose between facing significant immigration in the future, and supporting development and this association. The terms that are currently in use include: Fighting immigration – eliminating immigration – using technology, aircraft and armed forces to eliminate immigration, which means using the wealth Allah bestowed upon us to build a security fence, and let people die behind it. Is this thankfulness for a grace or ungratefulness? What can be used to fight this inhumane term that does not suit the 21st century of human rights. These costs will be wasted if they are used to eliminate immigration.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Fighting corruption and bribery.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

You need to forgive one another, Libyans.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

The activation of the African Union Commission, the support of poor countries by rich ones, and the development of the African Sahel.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Forbidden things are behind all this.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Pray for them to get rain.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

The southern Libyan Desert is currently suffering more than the African desert, due to chaos, fights between the battalions, the smuggling of weapons and cars, and killing people without right. Allah is the Greatest.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. I am a Libyan citizen, and my tears are all over Libya. Where is the Transitional Council? What’s happening in the country? Where are the promises of the Transitional Council to Libyans? When we cleansed Libya, we trusted our brother the Adviser Mustafa Abdul Jalil, but he disappointed Libyans. Where are you Mustafa Abdel Jalil? Show up and face people who are scrambling and suffering from the shortage of liquidity. Mustafa Abdel Jalil and the interim Libyan government are responsible for these people. Shame, that’s a real shame. Children are displaced, and women die because of abortions. Medicine and education are useless, no salaries are paid, and nothing is working. The tyrant was better than you, at least salaries were paid in a timely manner. Now what…..?

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Help starts by putting the right man in the right place.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Economic pressure has many victims.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

They kill the victim and walk at his funeral.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

The only solution is in the hands of sociologists and psychologists from Tunisia – whose traditions are similar to Libya’s – in order to talk with Libyans, and work on their psychosocial restructuring before it’s too late. I can provide more solutions if anyone is taking this subject seriously, as it’s at the heart of my work and experience.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Praise be to Allah. Peace and prayers be upon the Messenger of Allah. We used to enjoy peace, security, wealth and stability; and help the needy, not only in Africa, but in the entire world. Praise be to Allah, every day was better than the day before, and our country improved year after year. Our country was only 40 years old, but its achievements were much greater than its age. However, our enemies were stalking us; those traitors and agents sold the land, gave up their honour, brought us shame, and allied with the West represented by Bernard Levy and Sarkozy, the enemies of Allah and Islam . They insisted on destroying the country and people. It’s truly a conspiracy against Arabs and Muslims. Mubarak, Clinton, Obama, Sarkozy and Shimon Perez. The latter said that he wanted to thank the rebels, and become one of them. What’s the reason behind the rounds of the Jewish godfather (Bernard Levy), the lawyer of the cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohamed – peace and prayers be upon him -, in every region or city the rebels enter? Allah is sufficient, and He is the best Protector. May Allah punish everyone who betrayed, killed, destroyed, and resorted to the infidels to destroy this kind land and Muslim nation. May Allah have mercy on our leader and grant him paradise, along with all the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the sake of Allah and the homeland.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Peace be upon you. There are many solutions to solve this crisis. First of all, let’s get back to the cause of these clashes, which is certainly weapons. The government should indirectly withdraw weapons, and take charge of the affairs of the rebels and integrate them in the national army as soon as possible. Ahmed Sharif Al-Khams.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Allah is the Helper. Allah the Almighty says: – In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Gracious – : “Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers. And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.” Allah the Almighty has spoken the truth. ||||| This means that you should repent from your sins, and ask Him for forgiveness, and Allah will protect you. Excellent is the protector, and Excellent is the helper.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

I hope that we can bring domestic workers and farmers, so that we help them earn a living, and they help us in our daily life.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

May Allah guide His Creatures, and bless us, especially in Libya. Allah willing, Moamer Kadhafi will come back.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

I think that Jalil is from the fifth column.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

With its strength and will, Libya will solve all these problems, because the pure blood of the martyrs is still flowing on its beloved land. As long as there is one Libyan alive after all the suffering we endured, we will not let anyone steal this beautiful dream from the eyes of our children who aspire for absolute freedom, away from exclusion and marginalization by any individual or group, after all the sacrifices made by each and every one of us, young and old, for this unique and eternal love for the beloved Libya.

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

All African leaders, except a few, seek their personal interests and the best and strongest way to keep their positions. In the rest of the world – Europe, Australia, the Americas, and some Asian countries -, the leaders seek the best and strongest way to make their peoples the happiest and finest in the world, and provide them with a decent life… Where do we stand from that… (An Arab citizen).

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Anonymous About 3 months ago

Fearing Allah is the solution. Let’s not forget that Allah granted us victory in this blessed revolution. If it weren’t for Allah the Almighty, we wouldn’t have won. Unfortunately, instead of thanking and praising Allah, we are now committing sins and coming under the wrath of Allah. Don’t be like the Jews who were blessed and honored by Allah, but they killed His prophets, so Allah the Avenger and the Compeller took revenge on them. Kadhafi stayed in power for 42 years, and Allah blessed him with wealth, money and children, but what did he do? He disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger, so his end was disastrous. Fear Allah the Powerful, the Perfectly Wise, and the Compeller.

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