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1 | Djibouti: At the Heart of the Fight Against Islamic Extremism in the Horn of Africa | Djibouti Ao Anatin'ny Ady Amin'ny “djihadisma” |
2 | Djibouti: Corporal Darojo Daher via Africacom CC-BY-20 | Djibouti: Ny Kaporaly Darojo Daher, avy amin'ny Africacom CC-BY-20 |
3 | Djibouti, a small state bordering Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, is playing a major role in the West's fight against jihadism. | Mitana toerana goavana amin'ny tolona ataon'ny tandrefana handresena ny “djihadisma” i Djibouti, firenena kely iray difotra ao anatin'i Afrika ary any amin'ny saikinosy arabo. |
4 | A haven for both foreign military bases and refugees - especially from Yemen - the strategic importance of the country situated in the Horn of Africa continues to grow. | Sady tany mandray ireo tobin-tafika vahiny izy, izay Etazonia no voalohany amin'izy ireny, no mandray koa ireo mpialokaloka, Yemenita indrindra indrindra. Omen-danja sy ankamamiana ankehitriny io firenena ao amin'ny tandrok'i Afrika io. |
5 | Djibouti is a land of paradoxes. | Tany feno zava-mifanohitra tsy takatry ny saina i Djibouti. |
6 | Bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia, the economically depressed state is one of Africa's smallest, yet it is also one of the most coveted by larger powers. | Voahodidin'i Érythrée, Etiopia sy Somalia, tsy ilaozan'izay firenena lehibe mikatsaka ny hiaraka aminy ny Repoblika Djiboutiana, iray amin'ireo bitika indrindra ao amin'ny Tanibe Afrika. |
7 | The country has been ruled by President Ismael Omar Guelleh since 1999 and although the government's official line has been largely pro-American, the broader populace has increasingly distanced itself from this stance. | Ismaël Omar Guelleh no filoha mitarika azy hatramin'ny 1999, somary mitongilana mankany amin'ny Amerikana kokoa ny politikan'ny firenena, na dia somary malailay amin'izany tokim-panompoana izany ihany aza ny vahoaka. |
8 | In fact, Djiboutians are growing more and more skeptical of the fight against jihadism in the form of US-led assaults on both the Al-Qaeda terror group once controlled by Osama bin Laden, and ISIS, a growing radical fighting force that has conquered large swathes of Iraq and Syria. | Manomboka ratsy fijery ny ady atao amin'ny “djihadisma” ry zareo Djibotiana - na io ny atao amin'ny al-Qaïda ,na atao amin'ny Firenena islamika (EI) - izay lasa toy ny ho mandrakizay ka atahoran-dry zareo ny hitsirian'ny fanafihan'ireo mpampihorohoro eo amin'ny taniny, toy ny ao Yemen mpifanila vodirindrina aminy. |
9 | As these conflicts drag on with no end in sight, Djiboutians fear that violence might flourish on their soil as they have in neighbouring Yemen. | |
10 | But it is from the fight against “terrorism” that a country with very few natural resources draws its lifeblood. Djibouti, a hub in the fight against jihadism | Io no zavatra faharoa mahavaka ny saina: toerana fandalovana ho an'ny ady atao amin'ny djihadisma any amin'ny faritra ity firenena ao amin'ny tandrok'i Afrika ity, izay miantoka ny fivelomany ihany koa anefa. |
11 | Fighters from Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab. Wikipedia image. | Djibouti, toerana fandalovan'ny ady atao amin'ny djihadisma |
12 | As a bridge between Africa and the Middle East, great powers are jostling to get their troops and equipment into Djibouti. | |
13 | While France's presence in the country is by far the most longstanding - Djibouti gained independence from France in 1977 but has remained close to Paris ever since - the September 11 attacks put Djibouti firmly on the United States' military radar. | Noho ny toerany ao anaty jeografia - any amin'ny farany atsinanan'ny tanibe afrikana ary elanelana tsy lavitra loatra an'i Yemen, sy ny Afovoany Atsinanana raha hitarina - Djibouti, tany mandray ireo tobin-tafika iraisam-pirenena marobe, ary ankamamian'ireo firenena rehetra mieritreritra ny hitàna anjara toerana ao amin'ilay faritra. |
14 | In 2014, the US, which has maintained a military presence in Djibouti since 2002, renewed the lease on its military installation in the country for another ten years at a cost of $40 million per year. | Raha toa mampitombo ny asa fampihorohoroany ao amin'ny saikinosy arabo (AQPA) ny vondrona al-Qaïda sy ny Daesh, malaza ho ny sampana atahorana indrindra ao anatin'ity hetsika natsangan'i Oussama ben Laden ity, manao tsy omby aloha any kosa ireo firenena lehibe mba hametraka ny fitaovany ara-miaramila sy ny tafika mitam-piadiana. |
15 | The Pentagon now plans to spend more than $1 billion over the next 25 years to enlarge the US base there. As President Obama explained when President Gulleh visited the White House last year: | Raha ny fisian'i Parisy tao no efa tranainy indrindra - ny 1977 i Djibouti no nahazo ny fahaleovantenany nanoloana an'i Frantsa saingy mbola miara-miasa aminy hatramin'izay - nitombo ny lanjan'ity Firenena Afrikana ity taorian'ilay fanafihana tamin'ny 11 Septambra. |
16 | There's a significant presence of soldiers from Djibouti who are participating in the multinational force that has been able to push back [Al-Quaeda-affiliated] Al-Shabab's control over large portions of Somalia. | Efa tao hatramin'ny 2002 saingy tamin'ny 2014 dia nohavaozin'i Etazonia hiampy folo taona indray ny fifanaraham-piarahamiasany, sandainy 40 tapitrisa dolara isan-taona; mihevitra ny hampiasa iray lavitrisa dolara any ny “Pentagone” ato anatin'ny roapolo taona hoavy, mba hanitarana ny tobiny. |
17 | Japan and Germany followed the lead of France and the USA by building military facilities in Djibouti and now it is China's turn to stake a claim. | Ny filoha Obama no manazava ny antony : Misy miaramila Djiboutiana marobe mandray anjara amin'ny tafika iraisampirenena izay afaka nanosika tsara ireo Al-Shabab nifehy faritra midadasika tany Saomalia. |
18 | While Beijing might be motivated primarily by economic concerns - its economic influence in the region has been growing exponentially in recent years - it is also alarmed by the growing jihadist threat in the Middle East. | Araka izany, aorian'i Frantsa, Etazonia, fa koa i Japana sy Alemàna, dia anjaran'i Shina indray izao no « mitaky» ny hanana tombim-pamaharana ao Djibouti. |
19 | With ISIS jihadists controlling important petroleum resources in Syria and Iraq, Xi Jinping's government will be hoping to secure its oil supply in the broader region. Djibouti, a refugee safe haven | Raha toa ka antony ara-toekarena no tena manosika ny fangatahan'i Pekin - mitombo isan-taona ny dindo apetrany ao amin'ny faritra -, tsy azo esorina ao anatin'izany ihany koa ny fisian'ireo andianà djihadista marobe any Afovoany Atsinanana. |
20 | While the foreign military presence in Djibouti brings Omar Guelleh's government significant revenue (about $200 million annually), this money rarely filters through to the country's people. | Maniry ny governemantan'i Xi Jinping araka izany ny mba hanao izay haha-azo antoka ny famatsiana solika azy, nefa ireo djihadista an'ny Daesh no mifehy betsaka ireo loharano goavana amin'ity “volamena mainty” ity ao Siria sy Iràka. |
21 | But corruption in the country ranked 107th out of 175 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index only partially explains the deep resentment felt by ordinary Djiboutians towards the international military forces in their country. | Djibouti, tany mandray ireo mpialokaloka Raha toa ka loharanom-bola goavana ho an'ny governemantan'i Omar Guelleh ny fisian'ireo vahiny ao Djibouti - manodidina ny 200 tapitrisa dolara-, tsy dia misy tonga loatra any amin'ny vahoaka izany. |
22 | Public bitterness is also driven by the country's growing role as a safe haven for refugees fleeing the many conflicts raging in the region. | Antony mandranitra, mazava loatra, ny lonilony lalin'ireo Djibotiana amin'ireo tafika iraisampirenena tonga ao amin'ny taniny. Kanefa, midika ho tany mandray ireo mpialokaloka avy amin'ireo fifandonana any amin'ny manodidina azy ihany koa io. |
23 | As jihadists - whether from the ranks of Al-Quaeda, IS, Ansar Allah (the Shiite movement fighting in Yemen) or Somalia's Al-Shebab - commit more and more barbaric acts, more and more refugees pour into Djibouti. | Raha toa mampitombo ny hetsika feno habibiana ao amin'ny faritra ireo djihadista - na izy avy amin'ny laharan'ny AQPA, na Daesh, na Ansar Allah, na ny hetsiky ny Shiita izay manjakazaka ao Yemen amin'izao fotoana izao, na koa ireo Shebab islamista Somaliana - ireo mpialokaloka kosa tonga manao rodobe ao Djibouti. |
24 | The country is one of the few to accept the thousands of refugees fleeing Yemen and many people feel over-burdened. | Ohatra, ity firenena ity no iray amin'ireo vitsy izay mandray ny olona mandositra avy any Yemen. |
25 | According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the coming six months there will be over 15,000 Yemenis crossing the Gulf of Aden to take refuge in Djibouti. | Araka ny voalazan'ny Kaomisaria Ambony Misahana ny Mpitsoa-ponenana ao amin'ny Firenena Mikambana (UNHCR), efa ho 15.000 ry zareo no Yemenita hiampita ny helodranon'i Aden mba handeha hialokaloka ao Djibouti ato anatin'ny enim-bolana ho avy. Azo antoka fa hametraka tsindry amin'ny Fanjakana izany. |
26 | Frederic Van Hamme, a UNHCR spokesman warns of the risks for the region: This will certainly put pressure on the government. | Firenena kely izay efa tsy miantsy miatrika ny haintany io, manana taha avo be amin'ny tsy fananana asa sy fahantrana lalina. |
27 | It is a small country that already faces drought, a high unemployment rate and widespread poverty. | Fanairana avy amin'ny mpitondra tenin'ny UNHCR, Frederic Van Hamme. |
28 | Economic conditions such as these throughout the region have given rise to a worrying trade over the years: people smuggling from the Horn of Africa into the Arabian Peninsula. | Toe-draharaha ara-toekarena izay nitarika, nandritry ny taona maro, ny firoboroboan'ny varotra iray somary miavaka na dia efa iainana isanandro aza : ny fiampitàna an-tsokosoko avy any amin'ny tandrok'i Afrika ho any amin'ilay saikinosy Arabo. |
29 | The Yemeni conflict, however, has caused the smugglers to suspend their operations. | Noho ny fifandonana ao Yemen fotsiny, natsahatr'ireo mpampiampita ny asa fanaony ary dia mivangongo ao Djibouti ny olona. |
30 | As a result, masses of people that wanted to use Dijibouti as a stepping stone to the Middle East are now piling up in the country with nowhere to go. | Mety hitambotsitra araka izany ity firenena ity, izay fanalahidin'ny tolona atao amin'ny djihadisma any amin'ny faritra, raha ny fivangongoana be loatra sy ny haratsian'ny toe-karena no jerena, raha toa ka tsy mihetsika ireo hery vahiny. Lahatsoratra nosoratan'i Alassane Ndoumbè, mpanoratra monina ao Dakar. |
31 | Faced with excessive crowding and a poor economy, Djibouti, a key node in the fight against jihadism, might collapse if the foreign forces stationed there fail to act. | |