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Look at this @The Midlands
Read between the lines lol. UAE is funding the 15,000 troops. It’s worth at least $6k per each soldier and $10k+ for higher ranks. Plus all the equipment, training etc. That’s probably $150 per year in funding or more
No way the FGS could fund them. The minor delay in payment a few months was settled obviously given we haven’t heard back.
The funnier part is the FGS is making budgetary space for education 3,000 teachers which will increase to 10,000 in the next couple years. Qatar is funding the infrastructure (Roads, Ministries etc), education projects and election funds. While UAE is focused on security and are the biggest help in him capturing Xamar and replacing ATMIS. While also still planned to be funding the next Shabaab ops (they’ll be paying for Ethiopian troops) now that they convinced Ethiopia handed over Gedo to Madoobe.
HSM is lucky Qatar and UAE are no longer fighting proxy wars. But he’s doing great so far at balancing all these powers.