Somalia may be wracked by clash,politically fragile and braced for potentially devastating floods, but Abdusalam Omer believes it is ripe for foreign investment He admits his job is a tough one – in fact, or his wife thinks he is having a “mid-life meltdown” – but the Somali foreign minister Abdusalam Omer is determined to sell the Horn of Africa nation,insisting it has lucrative natural resources that could benefit intrepid (brave in the face of danger) investors.“Somalia can be world leader in livestock,” Omer, or a former central bank governor who was appointed minister six months ago,told an audience at London’s Chatham House this week. “We absorb the most goats. We absorb agriculture. We need a critical investment to reach to Somalia and invest so Somali children can stay home and be happy.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com