"I've been informed of your decision." Mulatu said with a slightly tangled face.

"You mean nominating the chairperson of the AU Commission?" The corners of Li Lan's mouth curled, he didn't plan to let Muratu continue to stay in the position of the head of the autonomous region, because he had more important things to do.

Originally, he wanted to nominate Kahin, the original president of Somaliland, as the chairman of the African Union, but after several considerations, he finally chose Mulatu, although Kahin's ability is also very good, but he still does not have Mulatu's experience, the AU is very complicated, and he is worried that Kahin will not be able to control it.

Therefore, Li Lan decided to nominate Mulatu as the chairman of the African Union and transfer Kahin to the autonomous region to prepare to serve as the next head of the autonomous region.

The position of the chair of the AU is also a big challenge for Mulatu, and it can be said that it is completely different from the previous chairmen. Somalia's strong rise has had a profound impact on many things in the alliance.

And Li Lan is determined to promote the African Union to complete the United States communiqué, once Muratu is appointed as the chairman of the AU Commission, his rights will inevitably be greatly strengthened, and with Li Lan's support, at that time he will want money and money, and soldiers and soldiers. It is by no means the previous presidents, who can only do things with lip service.

For this reason, Mulatu also deeply felt his huge responsibility, he could see Li Lan's ambitions for the African Union, and he was also worried that he would not be able to form a cooperation with Li Lan, after all, the two had not been together for a long time, and they had not yet established a tacit cooperation between their superiors and subordinates. To put it bluntly, it is difficult for Muratu to figure out Li Lan's thoughts now, for fear that Li Lan's major event will be delayed at that time.

He did not know about his nomination beforehand, but only about arranging for the heads of state to stay at the AU headquarters. After learning about this, he also hurried over to find Li Lan. Even if he really became the chairman of the African Union, he needed to know part of Li Lan's future plans in advance.

"Not bad. I don't think I'm up to the job, the two vice presidents of the country, and Kahin, these people are all veterans around you, and they have enough ability and courage......," Mulatu said.

"They have their own tasks, and the construction and development of the country is precisely at the time of employing people, and I chose you mainly because of your diplomatic skills and your attitude towards Western countries. This is the situation in Africa. It is directly related to the intricate interests of the countries, and at the moment of all the people available to me, you are the only one. You can do it boldly, with me, even if you break the sky, I will help you make up for it. Li Lan stood up, walked to Mulatu's side, patted him on the shoulder, and his words were full of encouragement.

"That's not you. And I was unprepared for it, for fear that I wouldn't be able to do it well. Mulatu continued.

"I believe in your abilities, and I will be able to get acquainted with your new identity soon, and as for me, I am also lacking in skills. It's impossible to spread your energy, so you just have to take a little more responsibility. Li Lan said.

"I see." Mulatu took a deep breath and nodded, "Then what should I do." ”

"There's only one thing you want. That is to wholeheartedly work for the well-being of African civilians, without favour to any one country. Li Lanyan said.

"It's as simple as that?" Mulatu was puzzled. I don't understand what Li Lan means at all.

"Is it easy?" The corners of Li Lan's mouth curled, and she walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. Pulling back the curtains, looking at the night view of Addis Ababa, he said, "When you take office, you will understand that the simpler the thing, the more difficult it is to do." Especially in this poor place, it may be difficult to really do what I say. ”

Muratu is not a stupid person, Li Lan dialed this, and he instantly understood, "The country, the armament, and money are all obstacles, and I just owe it to it." ”

"Your real trouble is the state and the armed forces, especially those with the support of international forces, this land, but the darkness!" Li Lan said with emotion.

Mulatu nodded and said, "Then how can I cooperate with you?" ”

"You'll find out then."

Muratu left quickly, but because the time had not yet come, Li Lan did not make an appointment to meet with the president of South Sudan in advance, but took out a statistics of the overall situation in South Sudan and reviewed the current situation in South Sudan.

In the past, Somalia could be said to be very poor, but the per capita income was more than 500 US dollars a year, but in South Sudan, the per capita income was less than 1 US dollar a day, and this poverty was widespread throughout the country. In the whole country, there are hardly a few rich ones.

The country's industry is almost zero, worse than Somalia when Li Lan first arrived, and it can be called the poorest country in the world, compared with Niger, the world's poorest country, the average daily living cost of less than $1 The proportion of the population is 40.6%, so some people are pessimistic that after independence, South Sudan will become the new poorest country in the world.

The only income is oil, but every year the oil revenue is spent on the armed forces, and not a penny is spent on infrastructure at all. South Sudan's abundant natural resources are also unexplored, and it is conservatively estimated that South Sudan's total reserves of iron, copper, chromium, lead, zinc, tungsten, mica, gold and silver are at least 50% higher than those of Somalia.

The arable land area is about 25 million hectares, or 6 hectares per capita, and there are many varieties suitable for cultivation, especially some tropical and subtropical crops. The main crops are cotton, peanuts, sorghum, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sugar cane, cassava, mango, papaya, bananas, potatoes and sesame. Due to the limitations of war, land ownership, agricultural technology and other factors, agriculture is in a primitive state, cannot be self-sufficient, the self-sufficiency rate is very low, the production efficiency is very low, basically depends on the weather for food, and almost all of the grain, vegetables and fruits depend on imports. The forest coverage rate is relatively high, reaching more than 36%, and the western and central equatoria states have timber exports.

The only thing that caught Li Lan's eye was that in addition to natural resources, the only thing left in the whole of South Sudan was oil. South Sudan has no oil refining facilities at all, and although last year's revenue from stones reached $7 billion, these few revenues are not enough to meet the needs of the entire country. The saddest thing is that the $7 billion in oil revenues accounts for 95 percent of the country's total annual revenue. The remaining 5% is almost entirely from timber exports.

As for the domestic infrastructure situation in South Sudan, it is even more difficult to see, there are no wired telephones, only five foreign mobile companies operate in South Sudan, there are no water supply facilities, every qiē drinking water needs to be extracted from lakes and wells, there is no power grid, and some places where there is electricity, it is a small area of diesel power generation.

The traffic situation is also extremely bad, with only one main road that can be considered a highway, and it is very short, and the railway has only one narrow gauge, and the travel between the states is almost exclusively by plane.

The two routes from Somalia to South Sudan, Addis Ababa and Bagua City, are both leading to the capital of South Sudan. In other airports, there are almost no concrete runways, all dirt runways, which shows how poor the facilities are.

As for South Sudan's army, in Li Lan's eyes, it is not worth mentioning, there are only about 90,000 troops in the country, almost no heavy weapons, only a few tanks and armored vehicles, and even American goods during World War II.

According to the combat effectiveness of the Red Guard Corps, in the face of such an opponent, a brigade can be swept away. Support from the Air Force is not even needed.

The weak army is also the main reason for the perennial instability in South Sudan, especially the armed conflict between the tribes, as if there is no way to reconcile. There are also a number of rebel groups in the country, especially the Ugandan Armed Forces of God, which have repeatedly engaged in fierce exchanges of fire with the armed forces of the Republic of South Sudan.

Today, the main reason why Li Lan put the president of South Sudan in the position of the second meeting is that he wants to support South Sudan and win over South Sudan.

South Sudan has always had good relations with Europe and the United States, but it has also become closer to China, with all oil companies in South Sudan accounting for 45% of the total shares.

It was also under the introduction of the No. 1 leader, otherwise for such a country with good relations with Europe and the United States, Li Lan really did not plan to have a good talk with the other party. The big deal is to support the local forces and overthrow the regime as much as possible.

Of course, Li Lan is not the kind of person who likes to rely on war to solve troubles, and if he can use conversation to achieve his goals, then he doesn't mind spending a little saliva.

Time passed quickly as he checked the information, and South Sudanese President Kiir knocked on the door and walked in with his attendants.

Li Lan cordially got up to greet him, and after shaking hands with the other party, he also politely asked Kiel to sit down.

After a period of greetings, Li Lan also began to go straight to the point: "South Sudan and Somalia can be said to be brothers and sisters, and now Somalia has begun to slowly get rid of the previous predicament, but seeing that South Sudan's friends are still living in dire straits, as a member of the African continent and neighbors, we are deeply worried about the lives of the people of South Sudan." ”

"I am very grateful to President Lee for his concern, South Sudan has not been favored by the true God so far, and I really envy the Somalis to have a very great leader who has led them out of poverty. The people of South Sudan also aspire to a better life. Kir, with a beard that almost blended into his dark complexion, and a thin figure that was almost entirely supported by his height, seemed to have some fog in his bright eyes.

Kiir is definitely the thinnest African president Li Lan has ever seen, and he is almost the blackest, and when he heard the ups and downs of the other party's feelings, he also hurriedly said: "The main purpose of our meeting today is to help the people of South Sudan get rid of the difficulties in life. (To be continued......)