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### Viewing cable 09DAKAR1069, CONFLICTING MESSAGES ABOUT WADE'S MONUMENT

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09DAKAR1069 | 2009-08-19 13:01 | 2010-12-09 21:09 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Dakar

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    OO RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHGI RUEHJO RUEHMA RUEHMR RUEHPA RUEHRN RUEHTRO
    DE RUEHDK #1069/01 2311310
    ZNR UUUUU ZZH
    O 191310Z AUG 09
    FM AMEMBASSY DAKAR
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2953
    INFO RUEHZO/AFRICAN UNION COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
    RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 1251
    RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0408

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 DAKAR 001069

    SIPDIS
    SENSITIVE

    DEPT FOR AF/W
    PARIS AND LONDON FOR AFRICA WATCHERS

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: PGOV PREL KDEM XY PU
    SUBJECT: CONFLICTING MESSAGES ABOUT WADE'S MONUMENT

    REF: 08 DAKAR 696

    ¶1. (SBU) SUMMARY: Details have continued to emerge regarding
    Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's project for a "Monument of the  African Renaissance." To pay off the North Korean firm that is
    constructing the monument, a valuable tract of land is said to have
    been given to Mbackeou Faye, one of Wade's prominent supporters,
    with the instructions that Faye should pay the cost of construction
    (believed to be $25-35 million) to the North Koreans with proceeds
    from selling the newly-acquired land. After paying off the North
    Koreans, Faye will end up with a hefty profit from the land deal.
    In response to an inquiry from the European Union (EU), Prime
    Minister Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye defended the land deal without
    really revealing any details. However, his additional assertion
    that the Ministry of Finance (MOF) had supervised the process
    conflicts with existing information. Additionally, Wade's recent
    decision to claim 35 percent of the monument's proceeds as an
    intellectual property right conflicts with Ndiaye's assertion that
    the land deal was done transparently and within GOS regulations.
    END SUMMARY.

    BACKGROUND ON THE MONUMENT
    --------------------------

    ¶2. (SBU) The execution of President Wade's idea for a "Monument of
    the African Renaissance" in Dakar is currently in the process of
    being realized. A 100-plus North Korean crew has been constructing
    the titanic, grandiose edifice of a style reminiscent of the
    Stalinesque behemoths of the halcyon days of the Soviet Union. As
    described by a GOS brochure, the structure features an "African man
    emerging from a volcano, facing the West, with his wife, and he is
    holding his child up as if to show him to the world." Reportedly,
    Wade sees the monument as a cultural legacy for himself and a
    tangible symbol mirroring his belief that Africa must look to the
    future rather than be beholden to its past.

    THE MONUMENT(al) LAND DEAL
    ----------------------

    ¶3. (SBU) Wade appropriated a public piece of land occupying the
    western-most promontory of the Senegalese coast, just northwest of
    downtown Dakar to be used for the site of his proposed monument. He  hired a North Korean firm to construct the monument at a cost of CFA  12-16 billion (approximately USD $25-35 million), according to Wade  himself. To cover the costs of construction, rather than pay for
    the structure from the GOS's limited budget, a valuable tract of
    land near Dakar's airport was appropriated. Rather than sell the
    land itself, it is believed the North Koreans and/or GOS engaged the
    services of Mbackeou Faye, a prominent businessman and one of Wade's  close friends and loyal supporters, to commercialize the real
    estate. (COMMENT: Although the GOS asserts that the North Koreans
    chose Faye to develop and sell the property, it is all but certain
    that Wade himself chose Faye and merely told the North Koreans whom  to hire. END COMMENT)

    ¶4. (SBU) Faye has sold 12 hectares of land thus far, to Ipres, a
    retirement and pension institution for private sector and
    nongovernment employees-civil servants, for USD $54 million. (NOTE:  pres is co-managed by the private sector and the GOS, with Wade  nominating the company's director and the company's private board  confirming the nomination. END NOTE.) With the remaining land,  Faye is believed to be planning to build 270 luxurious residences,  each of which will cost USD $300,000. This is expected to bring him an additional USD $81 million. After paying the North Korean firm,  Faye is expected to end up with a handsome profit from the deal.  (COMMENT: Although Ipres's board is technically independent, its  members are vulnerable to political pressure from the Presidency.  Wade can easily pull some strings at the company to push deals  through. It is very probable that Wade had some say in Ipres's land  purchase. END COMMENT.)

    THE GOVERNMENT BEGINS TO CONTRADICT ITSELF
    ------------------------------------------

    ¶5. (SBU) On June 30, 2009 the EU sent a letter to the GOS
    questioning the land deal. In the letter, the EU complained that
    the GOS gave up a valuable revenue-generating opportunity while
    continuing to ask for budget support from donors.

    ¶6. (SBU) On July 9, Prime Minister Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye responded  with a letter defending the land deal, essentially arguing that the GOS had done nothing wrong, did not "sell" the land, and did not  receive any money. The letter also argues that the North Koreans,  not the GOS, chose Faye to develop the land. Furthermore,

    DAKAR 00001069 002 OF 002

    the letter asserts that the MOF was involved in all aspects of the land
    deal. This is in direct contradiction to what Abdoulaye Diop, the
    Minister of Finance, asserted during the presentation of the revised
    2009 budget at the National Assembly. Essentially, the Minister
    stated that the MOF was not involved in the monument land deal.
    (NOTE: According to XXXXXXXXXXXX the President handled the land deal himself without consulting  the ministry, and that the Presidency, not the MOF,  controls all public land in the airport and  upscale Almadies neighborhoods. END NOTE.)

    FURTHER CONTRADICTIONS
    ----------------------
    ¶7. (SBU) President Wade recently claimed that since the monument was  his own personal idea he has a right to share in the proceeds,
    claiming intellectual property rights over the statue. Wade has
    subsequently created a foundation and claimed that 35 percent of the
    monument's proceeds will go as royalties to the foundation.
    Additionally, Wade has named his son, Karim Wade, as the president  of the foundation's board of directors. The money that goes to the  foundation will ostensibly be used to fund another of Wade's pet  projects, the "Cases de Tout Petits". These "cases" are early
    childhood education centers, of which over 100 have been built
    throughout the country since 2000. Although these "cases" are a
    good idea in theory, early childhood education is a luxury in a
    country where even universal primary education is unattainable.
    Most of the existing centers sit as empty shells, either locked or
    diverted to multiple other uses.

    MORE TO COME?
    -------------
    ¶8. (SBU) In his letter, Ndiaye mentioned that a second land deal is
    likely in the works. He claimed that this deal will cover the  costs of landscaping the monument grounds, the construction of a
    proposed museum and conference center inside the edifice, and the
    construction of parking lots and an amusement park.

    COMMENT
    -------

    ¶9. (SBU) The monument, the outer shell of which is missing only the
    man's head, is now a prominent feature of greater Dakar's skyline
    clearly visible from most of the outer rim of the city. As it sits
    close enough to the flight path of planes landing at Dakar's
    international airport, it is ensured of becoming a topic of
    conversation for foreign visitors and those passing through. The
    Senegalese man and woman on the street are also talking, most
    expressing the simple plaint that, if given the choice, they would
    have preferred electricity and running water. END COMMENT.

    BERNICAT

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