Thierno Alassane Sall : Sauver le Mali, c’est sauver la sous-région
“From the podium of the National Assembly of Senegal, when ECOWAS was considering a military intervention in Niger, I had reminded everyone of the urgent need to maintain lines of communication with the juntas. But, apart from a drastic sanctions regime, the international community allowed itself to be trapped by the juntas of the AES, supported by opinions inflamed by anger, because they were hurt and humiliated by the speed of the rebellions’ advances, juntas that wanted nothing like a closed-door meeting with their opposition.”
These remarks are from Thierno Alassane Sall, MP "SENEGAAL KESE", also president of the party of the Republic of Values/Réewum Ngor (RDV).
“This was ECOWAS’s most serious mistake, leading the rest of the international community to wash its hands of the fate of the ESA states, as if cataclysms in these countries would inevitably have disastrous repercussions throughout the sub-region and beyond. In light of recent developments in Mali, optimism might lead one to believe that it is not too late. But then, it is crucial to act quickly.”
Indeed, the situation looming over our brotherly nation of Mali demands concerted action at the regional level, within ECOWAS and the African Union, as well as internationally. The current Malian regime appears to have exhausted all its options. Wagner and his successor have seemingly vanished. The junta's headquarters, the garrison town of Kati, is unable to secure its surroundings, to the point where JNIM is seizing fuel tankers. This underscores the urgent need for action.
As such, the regime in power in Senegal, more than any other, has an obligation to act. We are very close to the epicenter of the cataclysm. Villages are falling one after another, populations are fleeing, and Western embassies are urging their citizens to leave Mali. When they order an evacuation, it can be seen as a warning sign, confirmed by the reality on the ground. The Malian army now seems overwhelmed, even struggling to secure the vital fuel supply to Bamako. JNIM's tactic is crystal clear, even to those unfamiliar with the art of war: to cripple Mali, cutting off electricity and basic necessities because there is no fuel to run power plants and trucks. Like other localities that have experienced blockades before, it will ultimately be the people who demand negotiations.
For now, as throughout this long tragedy, the propaganda, with its sovereignist veneer, will try to attribute the Western countries' warnings to a conspiracy hatched by these powers. Unfortunately, these powers, thanks to their electronic intelligence capabilities (satellites, drones, wiretaps) and their networks on the ground, often know more than those directly involved. They are already likely in contact with the jihadists, to avoid jeopardizing the future. The recent example of Syria should be carefully considered.
For their part, our states cannot wait for Bamako to fall like a ripe fruit: the blockade is already tightening around Nioro and Kayes. If Mali were to fall into the hands of the rebels, rival jihadist factions would clash in endless wars. Contagion to other countries in the sub-region would be difficult to avoid, at least at the cost of a security-focused approach that would ruin any prospect of economic development for decades.
Beyond that, countries with depleted economies and derisory infrastructure will have to cope with waves of refugees.
In addition to being immediately and directly exposed to these consequences, Senegal risks suffering an economic shock, being both Mali's main port and one of its leading trading partners.
Beyond these material considerations, we share with Mali what only the wound of colonialism has separated. This intangible truth is recalled by our shared national mottos: One People - One Goal - One Faith.
If these mottos are not just words, but a faith, as they claim, then, despite the psychological confinement of the regime in the uniform of the special forces of Bamako, Senegal must take the initiative.
Unfortunately, the tragedy we are experiencing would not be complete if Dakar, too, did not have a regime with deep-seated despotic tendencies. As in Mali, the main enemy is not the one threatening our borders, but the supposed internal "remnants" and party opponents, or even... ministers within the same government.
While JNIM is entrenched around Nioro and Kayes, in Bamako, former Prime Minister Moussa Mara is condemned for expressing his opinion on the country's situation. This is the final nail in the coffin of Malian democracy, which the junta has stifled in the name of national security. And when JNIM arrives in the suburbs of Bamako, it finds a society whose vital forces have been stifled by a power-hungry junta, a civil society drained of its lifeblood, and opposition figures in prison or exile. In short, Mali is ripe, albeit highly toxic, fruit for JNIM.
This is the same experiment the Pastef regime is attempting in Senegal, with the same blindness that makes it forget the enemy at our borders. It's like watching Nero play his lyre in a burning Rome when we hear Pastef MPs demanding President Diomaye resign, a resignation promised to Ousmane Sonko after six months in power. By violating his promise to the Senegalese people and the oath he swore to the Constitutional Council?
The famine afflicting so many Senegalese, unemployment, the threat of epidemics, financial hardship, the enemy at our borders, the potential consequences of a regime change in Bamako—none of this dampens the bellicose fervor of the Pastef party. Between friendly firefights between ministers within the same government or between the Prime Minister and the President, it finds time to attack the press, columnists, and the opposition…
This culpable incompetence could cost us dearly. Popular support is no guarantee against the decay caused by the virus of negligence, as the Malian crisis tragically illustrates.
It is in singular historical moments that great leaders are revealed, or that of charlatan priests who spout slogans but are incapable of action. Rarely has Senegal been so exposed. The stage on which the drama is playing out is the entire sub-region, including our territory. Not the confines of a stadium, or rather, a circus.
Commentaires (15)
Une analyse pertinente, lucide et fidèle d'une situation concrète. Nous sommes tous concernés.
mais et les russes qui sont au mali pour sauver les maliens ou sont ils?
Ils sont occupés à envoyer l'or vers la Russie et Dubai et à défendre quand ils trouvent un peu de temps la nouvelle démocratie souverainiste "Malienne"
Depuis votre nafekhisme en prenant position pour les peuhls du Mali, et en voyant la facon dont vs caressez le jnmi et appeler le gouvernement “junte “….. est ce que boko jmni Sakh ?
Le Mali est perdu , plongé dans une gouvernance sombre et sans cap alors que les forces armées sont submergées par les assauts des groupes terroristes déterminés et plus conséquents dans les tactiques de guerre. Le populisme de ces militaires au pouvoir nous conduit à la perte . Ils ne croient même pas aux slogans qu’ils peinent d’ailleurs à bien conceptualiser . Que faire sinon que renforcer les forces sociales maliennes et ne pas accepter un huis clos qui ne sert qu’à faciliter l’extermination des populations par ceux qui sont censés les défendre. Que dieu sauve la sous région
Ah bon c'est toi qui dit ça maintenant , franchement je te félicite au moins tu montre que tu es responsable
Merci beaucoup l'honorable député, vous méritez beaucoup de respects
Vos combats et principes sont nobles.
Sauver le Mali ? Le Mali va casser la gueule à vos djihadistes, oui.
Dans quelques semaines les popov sont out : fuite des US/ESPAGNE/GB and co..ils ont les infos et les satellites !!
Monsieur Sall est le porte-parole parole de l’Otan et de la France et il est en mission commandée pour desinformer et casser du Mali, ce n’est pas la première fois qu’il débite ses névroses sur ce pays, Qu’il s’occupe de se qui se passe au Sénégal, un ancien empire se torche de la pseudo analyse de ce monsieur qui voue une haine sans mesure au Mali. Mais il perd son temps le Mali en a vu d’autres.
Nullard tu es, nullard tu resteras
Goita est nul comme Diomaye et têtu comme Sonko. Il y a aucune chance pour le Mali.
Nous devrons prendre nos responsabilités pour sauver le Sénégal. Le Mali est foutu.
Félicitations pour cette analyse.
Eectivemment il est dommage et dangereux de laisser le Mali seul en ces temps difficiles. Aucunes réactions de la CDDEAU et de l'Union Africaine. Même si le Mali est suspendu par cette dernière et n'est plus membre de la CEDEAO, il reste voisin de certains pays apparemment à cees deux organismes.
Laisser le Mali sombrer signifie laisser l'insécurité s'installée aux frontières de ses voisins.
Chaque jour que Dieu fait ta salle montre qu'il est un traitre qui travaille pour l'Occident impérialiste terroristes
toi tu as l'air bien informé, quelle pertinence !
Quand les forces pour la souveraineté s'installent et œuvrent pour le progrès, il y toujours des forces obscures qui apparaissent. Le Mali pays glorieux et vaillant doit tenir et passer au travers pour poursuivre le progrès et le renouveau
LES ARABO-BERBERES SONT UN DANGER POUR L'AFRIQUE SUBSAHARIENNE
Ce type est mauvais .
Il feint de montrer sa sollicitude pour les difficultés au Mali ,,en égratignant le pouvoir légitime au Sénégal qu'il exhorte à agir.sans dire comment.
C'est à ne rien y comprendre!!
Comment le pouvoir élu démocratiquement élu du Sénégal que tu qualifies de despotique pourrat-il agir pour soutenir la junte Malienne que tu exècres dans la même veine ????
Finalement c'est un charognard ,un oiseau de malheur qui se lèche les babines ,en espérant vivement les chutes et effrondrements des deux pays qu'on lit....
Comment TAS en êtes vous arrivé à un tel déséquilibre psychiatrique? à une telle haine de soi??
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