Timor-Leste: Xanana reconheceu ser um incapaz

Primeiro-ministro timorense anunciou uma "remodelação drástica" do Governo, na mensagem de final de ano, reiterando que vai abandonar a liderança do executivo. "É tempo de mudanças! É já tempo para alterar as condições atuais de liderança de Timor-Leste. Vou proceder à reestruturação drástica do V Governo", pode ler-se no discurso do primeiro-ministro timorense, publicado na imprensa timorense em língua portuguesa. Na mensagem, o chefe do Governo reconheceu a sua "total inabilidade para criar mudanças" e que tem havido da sua parte uma "natural tendência de insuflar nas pessoas o fácil acesso a coisas supérfluas". "Reconheço a minha total inabilidade de apresentar à sociedade em geral expetativas mais realistas e reconheço ainda essa natural tendência de imprimir uma negativa ânsia de solução rápida de todos os problemas, desde os mais pequeninos", prosseguiu o primeiro-ministro. Para Xanana Gusmão, a sociedade timorense já tem pessoas capazes e instruídas e é tempo de abrir aos que "potencialmente podem dar mais e melhor ao país" e deixar de estar dependente da decisão de uma pessoa, disse, considerando que não é o mais habilitado para as novas exigências do país. "Essa pessoa que sou eu só tem o segundo ciclo do liceu, equivalente ao ensino secundário dos dias de hoje. Afasto-me e fico à espera de ser julgado por prática de crimes que eu tenha cometido ou ajudado a cometer para o contento de algumas pessoas honestas (e são poucas) em Timor-Leste", salientou.

Timor-Leste: Prosseguem as jogadas de Xanana

O verdadeiro artista é Xanana Gusmão com os seus habituais Banana Show. Ao longo da curta existência de Timor-Leste independente já assistimos a imensos espetáculos com o carismático guerrilheiro, dirigente, presidente da República e primeiro-ministro timorense. Atualmente decorre mais um show no palco de sua preferência, Timor-Leste. Podemos dar por título a este novo Banana Show “O PM que se demite mas não demite” ou “O político que só ao fim de 10 anos concluiu que não tinha capacidades nem habilitações para desempenhar os cargos que desempenhou”. Mas este título era muito grande (e podia ser maior) e daí ser reprovado, apesar de corresponder a muito do show quase permanente que o verdadeiro artista tem representado em prejuízo das populações timorenses muitíssimo carenciadas para que uns quantos das elites emergentes se aforrem com aquilo que não lhes pertence. Incluindo Xanana, indiciado em processo judicial na companhia de outros seus ministros e comparsas. Fica à disposição dos leitores uma coletânea de notícias relacionadas com o Banana Show da demissão de Xanana e reestruturação do seu governo. Em ordem decrescente relativamente às horas de publicação pela Agência Lusa vai encontrar mais em baixo muita prosa e algum conhecimento. Mas nem todo. Não é dito nas referidas notícias que o presidente Taur Matan Ruak só aceita a demissão de Xanana sem o golpe que ele quer dar com a referida reestruturação para assim manter o seu poder. Pelo que o Página Global conseguiu apurar, o PR Taur é de opinião que se Xanana se demite cai também o governo e que desse modo terão de ser anunciadas eleições antecipadas para que os timorenses possam eleger um governo legitimo e democrático. De acordo com as informações que conseguirmos obter traremos ao Página Global as informações sobre a atualidade timorense. Alertamos para o facto de a posição do PR Ruak nos ter sido fornecida por fonte bastante credível, no entanto carece de transparência por parte dos intervenientes no processo. Fica aqui a pista para o recuo de Xanana Gusmão perante a audiência de hoje com o PR de Timor-Leste – afinal não de demitiu. Perante este novo quadro será que vai demitir-se? Mesmo que não aconteça a confirmação pública desta posição do PR Taur Matan Ruak, o que acontecer a seguir confirmará ou não a sua veracidade. Se Xanana afinal não se demitir de primeiro-ministro e proceder a uma reestruturação, a informação que obtivemos é correta. Se Xanana se demitir, sem a tão propalada reestruturação mas com posteriores e democráticas eleições, também ficaremos a saber que a informação que aqui damos está correta. Pacientemente, aguardemos. (MM / PG) PÁGINA GLOBAL

Timor-Leste: Xanana convidou Rui Araújo

O secretário-geral da Fretilin confirmou nesta quarta-feira que Xanana Gusmão, presidente do maior partido timorense e atual chefe do Governo, convidou Rui Araújo para ser o novo primeiro-ministro de Timor-Leste. “O presidente do CNRT convidou Rui Araújo. Foi convidado para o cargo de primeiro-ministro”, disse Mari Alkatiri depois de acompanhar o presidente do seu partido, Lu’Olo, num encontro com o Presidente da República, Taur Matan Ruak. “Foi o presidente do CNRT que convidou o Rui Araújo e uns outros membros da Fretilin para integrar o Governo”, explicou. Mari Alkatiri falava depois de participar com o presidente da Fretilin, Lu’ Olo, num encontro com o presidente da República que fechou a ronda de consultas presidenciais com os partidos políticos timorenses sobre a reestruturação do Governo. Questionado pela Lusa o secretário-geral da Fretilin disse ainda que preferia que Xanana Gusmão, apesar de sair do cargo de primeiro-ministro, continuasse a fazer parte do Governo timorense pelo menos durante este ano, para garantir a transição. ---- Então, Xanana demite-se e "convida" quem é que há-de ficar no Governo? Não seria lógico que o Presidente Taur Matan Ruak indigitasse alguém para formar Governo e essa pessoa constituísse livremente a sua equipa? E Alkatiri acha bem que Xanana saia de primeiro-ministro e continue no Governo? Que coisa estranha, a política timorense!

Timor-Leste: Democracia ao estilo de Xanana

COMMENT By Ted McDonnell IT seems likely Timor Leste will have a new Prime Minister within the next few days, if one takes into account rumour and speculation. The confirmation will come very quickly that Xanana Gusmao has stepped down as Timor Leste’s PM and replaced by highly respected current Fretilin senior member Dr. Rui Araujo. Of the 55 ministers in the current government a number of key ministers have stepped down, or been sacked, including controversial Finance Minister Emilia Pires along with senior serving members of Gusmao’s CNRT Party and Coalition members from the Democratic Party and Frente-Mudança. Apart from his new role as PM, its more than likely Rui Araujo will replace Emilia Pires as Finance Minister with CNRT’s Dionisio Babo and Fretilin’s Estanislau Silva as his deputies. It’s even possible Gusmao will stay on as a senior member of the new government, but that as they say, like everything in Timor Leste, is his call. He may still want to pull the strings being a master puppeteer. In the 2012 election, CNRT won 30 seats, both the Democratic Party and FM won 10 seats between with Fretilin capturing 25 seats in the 65 seat assembly. Gusmao upon retaining government appointed an amazing 55 senior and junior Ministers; then immediately bought them all new Toyota four-wheel drives as a prize of government. As the economy soured; poverty, malnutrition and unemployment worsened and corruption and nepotism hit new heights, even for Timor Leste, Gusmao hit the panic button. This was his “legacy” on the line… be it a fabricated legacy or not. So, early in 2014, Gusmao announced he would be retiring later in the year and a new Prime Minister from his CNRT Party would take over and be mentored by a Council of Elders. In August last year, after so-called “pleading" from his Party members Gusmao didn’t resign but announced a “remodelisation” of the government that would see it shrink in size dramatically. Around the same time, Gusmao introduced archaic media laws restricting who can be a journalist in Timor Leste and almost a permit based scheme for foreign journalists, who need government approval to report news in Timor. Shortly, after he sacked Portuguese led foreign judiciary including corruption advisors. He said at the time the foreign judges were sacked because they were “incompetent” after the fledgling country lost a series of oil tax cases to foreign companies. However, the sackings also stopped corruption investigations and court cases against those corrupt Ministers in his government. Throughout this entire period he protected alleged corrupt members of his government including the controversial “hand picked” Emilia Pires. So, potentially, without an election the entire government of Timor Leste will change and it will most likely, unless Gusmao changes his mind again, have a new Prime Minister. As for the Council of Elders including Lu ‘Olo; JRH and Alkatiri… they seemingly are now sitting on the reserves bench. But throughout Gusmao’s political stunts and games what has he done to Timor Leste’s democratic process in all of these man-made shenanigans? The people voted for CNRT in 2012 and Gusmao formed a democratic Coalition government. However, now, as is his want, Gusmao has rewritten the rule book, or thrown it away, once again, and created a new government. In do far as the Constitution it would seem the government can do what it wants if it is As for Fretilin they appear politically hamstrung as an Opposition and potential future government. When Rui Araujo becomes the next Prime Minister and Estanislau Silva, serves as one of his deputies, who will they actually represent at the 2017 election — the current Coalition government or Fretilin? There is little doubt Dr. Araujo will make a fine and honest PM for Timor Leste, but most thought he would be a Fretilin PM. It seems like the judiciary, freedom of expression and the peoples right to determine a “new” government have all been turfed into the Timor Sea. In the meantime, Gusmao has so many questions to answer. Gusmao has never acknowledged questions surrounding the hundreds of millions of dollars in oil contracts awarded to his nephew Nilton Gusmao; nor has he acknowledged the contracts presented to his other family members. All have been swept under the Gusmao heavy shag carpet. Also questions still remain about the murder of 11 Falintil Commanders in 1985; the murder of Alfredo Reinado in 2008 and the assassination attempt on Jose Ramos Horta also in 2008. Gusmao could well hold the key to all these unspoken mysteries in Timor Leste. Could he literally know where the bodies are buried? As for the 2017 election what has Gusmao’s latest game done to the solidarity of Fretilin and its prospects in the polls? Have they once again been sucker punched by this wily old fox?

Nigéria: Atentado bombista em Gombe

Une bombe a explosé lundi à la sortie d'un meeting électoral que venait de tenir le président Goodluck Jonathan dans un stade de Gombe, dans le nord-est du Nigeria, quelques minutes après son départ, selon des témoins. "L'explosion est survenue à 15h10 (locales, 14h10 GMT) dans le parking devant le stade, juste trois minutes après le départ du convoi de Goodluck Jonathan" a déclaré Mohammed Bolari, un témoin. "Le président venait de sortir du parking et nous suivions son convoi quand l'explosion a retenti, à 100 m du bus dans lequel nous nous trouvions" a rapporté un journaliste qui couvrait l'événement. Deux femmes kamikazes sont soupçonnées d'être responsables de l'attentat, selon les secours et une source hospitalière qui ont fait état d'une vingtaine de blessés. "Nous avons évacué deux corps de femmes, nous pensons qu'il s'agit des kamikazes responsables de l'explosion qui a secoué le parking d'un stade de Gombe", a déclaré un employé des secours. "L'une d'elles a été pulvérisée (...) 18 personnes ont été blessées dans cette explosion et elles sont traitées à l'hôpital", a-t-il poursuivi. Selon un journaliste sur place, des centaines de jeunes ont provoqué des émeutes dans la ville, suite à l'explosion. "Les jeunes criaient et ils dénonçaient la venue du président, car, selon eux, c'est à cause de lui qu'il y a eu une attaque", a-t-il ajouté. "Nous avons eu du mal à traverser la foule. A un moment, la foule a jeté des cailloux sur notre véhicule et des journalistes ont été coupés par les débris des vitres des fenêtres", a poursuivi le journaliste. Gombe a déjà été ciblée dimanche par un double attentat à la bombe contre un poste de contrôle militaire qui a fait au moins cinq morts. Il n'a pas été revendiqué. (Avec AFP) Lire l'article sur Jeuneafrique.com : Terrorisme | Nigeria : attentat à la bombe lors d'un meeting de Goodluck Jonathan à Gombe (nord-est) | Jeuneafrique.com - le premier site d'information et d'actualité sur l'Afrique Follow us: @jeune_afrique on Twitter | jeuneafrique1 on Facebook

Nigéria: Um milhão e meio de deslocados

Boko Haram Islamist militants have launched a fresh assault on the strategically important Nigerian city of Maiduguri, eyewitnesses say. Gunfire was reported on the streets of the northern city after an attack that began in the early hours of Sunday. It comes a week after Boko Haram's last attempt to capture the capital of Borno state was repelled by the Nigerian army with heavy loss of life. Boko Haram began guerrilla operations in 2009 to create an Islamic state. It has taken control of many towns and villages in north-eastern Nigeria in the last year. The conflict has displaced at least 1.5 million people, while more than 2,000 were killed last year. Residents in Maiduguri told the AFP news agency that the attack began at 03:00 (02:00 GMT) and that heavy fighting is taking place on the southern edge of the city between insurgents and troops supported by vigilantes who recently have taken a central role in fighting the militants. The security forces have not so far commented on the latest fighting. Their handling of the six-year insurgency has often been criticised and the loss of Maiduguri would be another major setback. The sound of heavy gunfire could be heard throughout Maiduguri from early on Sunday morning Villagers flee recent violence near the city of Maiduguri (27 January 2015) Thousands of civilians have been displaced by the violence "The whole city is in fear," resident Adam Krenuwa was quoted as saying. "People are afraid of what will happen if Boko Haram defeats the security forces." The Nigerian Premium Times newspaper reported that heavy artillery could be heard in Maiduguri as the militants attacked the city from four directions. BBC

Nigéria: 7.500 soldados contra Boko Haram

By AFP 30 Jan 2015 The African Union called Friday for a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to defeat the "horrendous" rise of Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgents, AU Commission Chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said. "Boko Haram's horrendous abuses, unspeakable cruelty, total disregard for human lives, and wanton destruction of property are unmatched," Dlamini-Zuma said in a statement after the bloc's Peace and Security Council met late Thursday, ahead of a full AU summit meeting on Friday. The Boko Haram uprising has become a regional crisis, with the four directly affected countries - Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria - agreeing along with Benin to boost cooperation to contain the threat and to form a Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF). "I am deeply concerned by the prevailing situation as a result of Boko Haram terrorist activities, including the recent escalation of violence witnessed on the ground," Dlamini-Zuma added. "The continued attacks in northeastern Nigeria and the increasing attacks in the Lake Chad Basin, along the border with Chad and Cameroon, and in the northern provinces of that country, have the potential of destabilising the entire region, with far reaching security and humanitarian consequences." More than 13,000 people have been killed and more than one million made homeless by Boko Haram violence since 2009. Regional nations pledged earlier this month to commit a battalion each to the force, a total of some 3,000 troops, but Dlamini-Zuma said after meetings Thursday it was decided that "no efforts should be spared" to defeat the fighters. "Accordingly, it is recommended that the countries of the region be authorized to increase the strength of the MNJTF to up to 7,500," she added. A key task of the force, to be deployed with an initial mandate of a year, will be "conducting military operations to prevent the expansion of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups activities and eliminate their presence," the statement added. Nigeria has the largest army in west Africa but has come under criticism at home and abroad for failing to stop the advance of Boko Haram.