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Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by kwamenkria: 12:07pm On Jun 21, 2013
NIGERIAN GAYS BOYS IN THE ARMY AND BLOGGIN ON NAIRALAND. grin grin grin grin grin
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Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by NaijaPikinGidi: 12:25pm On Jun 21, 2013
Low level gibberish ... mainstay of the immigrant's son in Mthatha. He has tried hard, but cannot climb to the level and depth of debates in this online forum because in his mental paradise, basic intellectual comprehension and analysis of information is amiss!

There is one thing alone that stands the brunt of life throughout its course: a quiet conscience. Hippolytus (428 BC).

The Nigerian Armed forces continue to stand the brunt ... steadily and with a QUIET mien!!

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Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Msauza(m): 12:26pm On Jun 21, 2013
Msauza:

You are such a fool. TV communication satellites are completely different to spy satellites. TV satellites communicate effectively with ground cameras and in turn download images captured by such cameras. Spy satellites have to utilise their own integrated cameras hundred of kilometres away from the earth. Even America did not use satellite cameras to capture the unfolding of events during Bin laden raid, they effectively used drones.

This will educate you.

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/23/1067622/-Forget-spy-satellites-By-2015-it-ll-be-drones
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by kwamenkria: 12:28pm On Jun 21, 2013
@NaijaPikidi
THIS IS ROTTEN ENGLISH BELOW.
steadily and with a QUIET mien!!
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Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Thiza: 12:31pm On Jun 21, 2013
SOUTH AFRICAN MARINE

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Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Msauza(m): 12:32pm On Jun 21, 2013
NaijaPikinGidi: Low level gibberish ... mainstay of the immigrant's son in Mthatha. He has tried hard, but cannot climb to the level and depth of debates in this online forum because in his mental paradise, basic intellectual comprehension and analysis of information is amiss!

There is one thing alone that stands the brunt of life throughout its course: a quiet conscience. Hippolytus (428 BC).

The Nigerian Armed forces continue to stand the brunt ... steadily and with a QUIET mien!!

FACT!!! Nigeria has never fought against any country. Is that difficult to admit?

Your country cannot do anything alone, they always need a helping hand.
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Thiza: 12:33pm On Jun 21, 2013
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE.....WITH OR WITHOUT AIDS THE BEST

Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by NaijaPikinGidi: 12:33pm On Jun 21, 2013
Msauza:

This will educate you.

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/23/1067622/-Forget-spy-satellites-By-2015-it-ll-be-drones

Don't bother! I don't need to read your link. Nigeria is ahead of 2015. SpySats and drones in use by the Nigerian military as of now. Educate yourself the SANDF please!

Okay, how about educating yourself? You have to my boy!
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by kwamenkria: 12:34pm On Jun 21, 2013
@Msauza
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http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Siya+Kolisi+2012+Castle+Lager+Incoming+Tour+xpvB8FmVihYl.jpg
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Thiza: 12:34pm On Jun 21, 2013
WITH OR WITHOUT AIDS THE BEST

Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by kwamenkria: 12:35pm On Jun 21, 2013
@Thiza
THIZAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!BRA YOU'RE BACK?

KEEP THEM PHOTOS COMING THEN I WILL CHILL AND ENJOY MY LUNCH WATCHING THEM.

NOTE: I'M SAVING THEM TO MY PC.
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Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by kwamenkria: 12:37pm On Jun 21, 2013
KEEP THE RAINBOW WARRIORS COMING!!!!!!

RAINBOW WARRIORS OF ALL COLOURS AND CULTURES. SELEKA ONLY FACED NEW COMERS FROM BLOEM.
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Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Msauza(m): 12:41pm On Jun 21, 2013
Thiza: SOUTH AFRICAN MARINE

Please can you post pics of SA recces?
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by chris365(m): 12:43pm On Jun 21, 2013
Thiza: WITH OR WITHOUT AIDS THE BEST

then if our bullets don't kill them, the AIDS will... Then there's no need for a war grin
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Msauza(m): 12:48pm On Jun 21, 2013
NaijaPikinGidi:

Don't bother! I don't need to read your link. Nigeria is ahead of 2015. SpySats and drones in use by the Nigerian military as of now. Educate yourself the SANDF please!

Okay, how about educating yourself? You have to my boy!

Lies!! Bwahahahahaha!! Nigerias drones are still in the womb. If you had them why haven't you used them against Boko Haram and instead allowed America to deploy their Hellfire drones from thousands of kilometres away. Your satellites failed to locate Boko Boys in the dense forest and instead America offered you help with their new found technology.
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by andrewza: 12:54pm On Jun 21, 2013
agaugust:

the global world war II and america-korean wars that @Andrewza claims for south africa, were they your own wars ?


i proved you wrong with those weblinks, nigerian army named Royal West African Frontier Force before independence and which later renamed nigerian army after independence, fought against Japan in Burma and defeated Japan's great army when the British army ran away from the d.eadly Japanese military's samurai spirit.

since you have become one of those trying to k.ill this thread by spreading falsehood or junk, i have put you on the list of people i will ignore when they make f00lish posts like @CraigB and @Kwame tut, i wont reply you @Msauza.

Truth is poison in the mouth of a south african.





There was nothing forcing us to join either WW2 or the korean war, far from it there were actually calls for SA to join germany in WW2 nor were we obliged to join the UN mission in korea. On both cases a indented SA took these decisions
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by kwamenkria: 12:56pm On Jun 21, 2013
ha ha MSAUZA even their citizens know their army is full of COWARDS. Now they have asked US to help them, whereas they were making noise when Boko Haram asked the MUSLIM WORLD. grin grin grin grin grin grin ;DB[b]OKO HARAM WILL GROW STRONGER AS TIME GO BY. THEY WILL MULTIPLY SOON IN NUMBERS. [/b] grin grin grin grin[b]WHILE THEIR ARMY WILL COUNTING DEAD SOULS.[/b]

Msauza:

Lies!! Bwahahahahaha!! Nigerias drones are still in the womb. If you had them why haven't you used them against Boko Haram and instead allowed America to deploy their Hellfire drones from thousands of kilometres away. Your satellites failed to locate Boko Boys in the dense forest and instead America offered you help with their new found technology.
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by kwamenkria: 1:00pm On Jun 21, 2013
BOKO HARAM RUNNING THE SHOW AND WINNING DESPITE THEIR PROPAGANDA. grin grin grin grin grin grin grin[b]GIANTS WHO CAN'T DEFEND THEIR CITIZENS, PEOPLE ARE KILLED EVERYDAY IN NIGERIA INFRONT OF THEIR SOCALLED ARMY WHO RUN AWAY AND TAKE COVER.[/b] grin grin grin grin

BOKO HARAM GIANTS OF NIGERIA grin grin grin grin grin grin grin ;DWINNING THE WAR SLOWLY BUT SURELY IN FUTURE THEY WILL OUTNUMBER THE NIGERIAN ARMY IF THE WAR CONTINUES.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/06/18/309718/boko-haram-kills-22-in-ne-nigeria-report/
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by Msauza(m): 1:01pm On Jun 21, 2013
chris365:

then if our bullets don't kill them, the AIDS will... Then there's no need for a war grin

Prevalence of AIDS in SA is much the same as in Nigeria. The worst of it all, the WHO recently wrote statement that the second most AIDS infected country in the world (Nigeria) does not do routine HIV testing. There is a greater possibility that Nigeria could lead the world in AIDS statistics.
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by kwamenkria: 1:01pm On Jun 21, 2013
@GraigB
GREETINGS SON OF THE RAINBOW NATION HOWS LIFE? wink wink wink wink
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by kwamenkria: 1:09pm On Jun 21, 2013
@Msauza
THEIR STATS AREN'T ACCURATE THANX TO THEIR COCKED HEALTH SYSTEM, THAT SHOWS ONE SMALL BENUE STATE(Over 1million) WITH THE HIGHEST OF INFECTIONS WHILE UNDERCOUNTING THE BIGGER STATES. THATS SO CLEVER NHE?Even a Nigerian UCT prof living in SA and is no SA citizen. QUESTIONED THE ACCURACY OF NIGERIA STATS.

ONE THING THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THEIR DOCTORS "ATTEND PROGRAMMES IN SOUTH AFRICA". My dad is in the health profession and I can tell you that. WE HAVE SEEN NIGERIAN DOCTORS COMING TO GROOTE SCHUUR,STEVE BIKO ACADEMIC HOSPITAL FOR PROGRAMMES.

WHILE ILLITERATE FOOLS HERE THINK OTHERWISE.
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Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by kwamenkria: 1:11pm On Jun 21, 2013
@Aga
ONE THING YOU DUMMIES DIDN'T IS THAT YOUR DOCTORS ATTEND PROGRAMMED HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA. MOST OF THEM HAVE FRIENDS IN SOUTH AFRICA, THANX TO CLASSES THEY ATTEND HERE. GO TO TWIITER AND SEE WHAT I'M SAYING SQUIRELL BRAIN. grin grin grin grin grin grin grin
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by andrewza: 1:13pm On Jun 21, 2013
agaugust:

south africa only produces tactical weapons and support systems, nigeria produces both tactical and strategic weapons and support systems. Rooivalk helicopter is tactical. High Tech Spy Balloon operating from space is strategic, it will change the result of a war and give one military a very powerful advantage over the other military.

it is s game changer. it is very vital in modern warfare. it is one of america's greatest source of its super power.

actually the balloon is tactical and low tech at that, any nation with a basic aromatic knowledge base could pull it of.
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by kwamenkria: 1:13pm On Jun 21, 2013
@Agaust,NaijaPikidi

ONE THING YOU DUMMIES(bunch of illiterate Nigerian soldiers thanx God SA army gets free EDUCATION FROM OUR TOP UNIVERSITIES unlike AGBEROS/WHEELBARROW PUSHERS OF NAIJA) DIDN'T IS THAT YOUR DOCTORS ATTEND PROGRAMMES HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA. MOST OF THEM HAVE FRIENDS IN SOUTH AFRICA, THANX TO CLASSES THEY ATTEND HERE. GO TO TWITTER AND SEE WHAT I'M SAYING SQUIRELL BRAIN. grin grin grin grin
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 1:15pm On Jun 21, 2013
chris365:

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That's why development will always come from white south africans and illitracy from th slaves.
No wonder kwame is leading the pack
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I love this statement from a Nigerian, simply because while it's untrue in the case of South Africa, it serves to explain Nigeria's backwardness. We all know about the rampant white worship in Lagos grin

They believe that they are doomed because of the colour of their skin, which is why they act accordingly. We all know Nigeria might as well still be colonised today. Where the British left off, South Africans, Americans and the Chinese took over.

So enslaved mentally are the Nigerians that they do not see any other black person contributing anything to life itself. Case in point being the above statement.

South Africa built them malls. South Africa taught then how to shop in supermarkets. South Africa gave them cable. Now South Africa might even give them a car industry, which they have begged us to assist them with.

Kwame's blackness is irrelevant, as is that of any other South African. South Africa is better. Finish and klaar. Kwame has only spoken truths. My whiteness is irrelevant. I have spoken truths - and am happy to carry the racist tag as a result. Seeing as that's the best that you could do.

It's understandable that if after close to 60 years of independence you've achieved backwardness, you'd start to doubt yourselves as black people. Thats what happens when you talk all day and don't work.

Truth is you have done less in 50 years than South Africa's predominantly black government has in 19 years.

It follows then that you'd assume every black administration is like you. You hate your Nigerian black selves. With good reason, I say! I'd be disgusted too.

Last time I looked around South Africa, I saw lots of development after apartheid, which I won't even list - which happens to be light years ahead of Nigeria. Kwame can do the honours and list it for us. He has it from his skyscraper.com thing grin

We could do better no doubt, but it's clear we've done better than Nigeria, with our black government.

Not every black government is like yours, my poor Nigerians. South Africans work. And your statement from you above proves it. It proves that you see development in South Africa. Thank you for that. It happens to be true.
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by kwamenkria: 1:19pm On Jun 21, 2013
ountry Comparison > Electricity - production > TOP 100
Rank Country Electricity - production (billion kWh)
1 China 4,604 Population=1,3bn most live in the DARKMost shit outside. grin grin grin
2 United States 3,953 Population=320m 100% have power
3 Japan 937.6
4 Russia 925.9
5 India 835.3
Population=1,2bn most live in the DARKMost shit outside. grin grin grin
6 Canada 604.4
7 Germany 556.4
8 France 510
9 Brazil 509.2
10 Korea, South 459.5
11 United Kingdom 346
12 Italy 290.7
13 Spain 275.1
14 Mexico 239.1
15 South Africa 238.3 Population=53m 90% have electricity.
16 Australia 232
17 Taiwan 229.1
18 Iran 212.8
19 Saudi Arabia 194.4
20 Turkey 185.2
21 Ukraine 172.9
22 Poland 141.8
23 Indonesia 141.2
24 Thailand 139
25 Norway 129.9
26 Sweden 129.4
27 Egypt 123.9
28 Venezuela 123.1
29 Malaysia 118.2
30 Argentina 115.4
31 Vietnam 106
32 Netherlands 105.7
33 Pakistan 93.35
34 Kazakhstan 86.2
35 Belgium 84.2
36 United Arab Emirates 80.94
37 Czech Republic 79.47
38 Finland 67.94
39 Switzerland 64.08
40 Austria 62.98
41 Romania 60.98
42 Chile 60.28
43 Philippines 59.19
44 Paraguay 54.91
45 Israel 53.04
46 Greece 51.5
47 Colombia 51.01
48 Kuwait 49.82
49 Iraq 48.96
50 Uzbekistan 47.42
51 Portugal 46.53
52 Singapore 45.37
53 New Zealand 42
54 Hong Kong 41.22
55 Algeria 40.11
56 Denmark 38.79
57 Syria 38.71
58 Peru 38.7
59 Hungary 37.37
60 Serbia 36.06
61 Bulgaria 34.31
62 Belarus 32.95
63 Slovakia 27.7
64 Libya 26.95
65 Ireland 26.35
66 Bangladesh 25.62
67 Azerbaijan 22.55
68 Korea, North 22.52
69 Puerto Rico 20.92
70 Nigeria 20.13Population=170m 80% live in the DARK grin grin grin grin
71 Morocco 19.49
72 Qatar 19.18
73 Oman 17.63
74 Cuba 16.99
75 Ecuador 16.88
76 Iceland 16.48
77 Tajikistan 16.1
78 Turkmenistan 15.5
79 Mozambique 14.98
80 Kyrgyzstan 14.9
81 Croatia 14.67
82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.58
83 Dominican Republic 14.58
84 Tunisia 14.4
85 Jordan 13.01
86 Slovenia 13
87 Estonia 12.96
88 Lithuania 12.27
89 Bahrain 11.22
90 Sri Lanka 10.71
91 Lebanon 10.41
92 Georgia 10.1
93 Zambia 9.6
94 Uruguay 9.5
95 Costa Rica 9.29
96 Ghana 8.17
97 Guatemala 8.15
98 Zimbabwe 7.72
99 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.45
100 Armenia 7.43

Definition: This entry is the annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by kwamenkria: 1:21pm On Jun 21, 2013
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BY LOOKING AT THIS ABOVE I ASK MYSELF HOW IS NIGERIAN BUILDING ALL THESE "WISHY WASHY" SATELITES?? grin grin grin grin
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by andrewza: 1:21pm On Jun 21, 2013
agaugust: ..

you are proving me to be correct. since most nigerians are employed in agriculture, how do people get the crazy unemployment rate of 45% ? most means over 50%, so over 50% of nigerians are self-employed in farming/fishing/poultry, then add people that work in offices, government civil service, many banks, huge oil companies, traders with shops, market women, private business men/women, school teachers, police/army/customs/etc....

mr man, nigerian unemployement rate is probably about 25% in reality, nigerians are not lazy people who sit down at home doing nothing, even an 18 year old agbero boy in ojuelegba earns money at the motor garage.

world bank poverty rate is not looking at one sided wealth/luxury, it is looking at basic food/daily needs for a simple life not having excess/surplus. lets not turn standard principles of economics upside down.

i mean most people with jobs in nigeria are in agriculture and most of them are subsited farmers, nor does most mean over 50% yes if there are only 2 types of something lets say apples and oranges then you correct, but what if there are lets say 4. then 40% could be the most


SA unemployment rate is then lower to. Many labours are technically unemployed in SA, they work when there is a job and when it is done wait for the next..


I am not going in to national economics i am just pointing out that nigeria has a lot of poor people
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by andrewza: 1:21pm On Jun 21, 2013
agaugust: ..

you are proving me to be correct. since most nigerians are employed in agriculture, how do people get the crazy unemployment rate of 45% ? most means over 50%, so over 50% of nigerians are self-employed in farming/fishing/poultry, then add people that work in offices, government civil service, many banks, huge oil companies, traders with shops, market women, private business men/women, school teachers, police/army/customs/etc....

mr man, nigerian unemployement rate is probably about 25% in reality, nigerians are not lazy people who sit down at home doing nothing, even an 18 year old agbero boy in ojuelegba earns money at the motor garage.

world bank poverty rate is not looking at one sided wealth/luxury, it is looking at basic food/daily needs for a simple life not having excess/surplus. lets not turn standard principles of economics upside down.

i mean most people with jobs in nigeria are in agriculture and most of them are subsited farmers, nor does most mean over 50% yes if there are only 2 types of something lets say apples and oranges then you correct, but what if there are lets say 4. then 40% could be the most


SA unemployment rate is then lower to. Many labours are technically unemployed in SA, they work when there is a job and when it is done wait for the next..


I am not going in to national economics i am just pointing out that nigeria has a lot of poor people
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by agaugust: 1:23pm On Jun 21, 2013
andrewza:

sweden is a neutril country(though they are in afghanstan where they are useing the SA made RG32 and holand fough in ww2 and countied to fight even after the fall of there homeland.


not to menstion since when have the dutch been the masters of any one in SA

all so who rated those countries a website that gives numbers of tanks but not the type?


SK and NK have been at war since the 1950s


tawian is thenicaly at war with china

greece and turky have exchanged blows with each other, though who put greece on that list in the first place is a mystry

sweeden took part in the air war vs libya and have ground forces in afghanstan

since when is bellguim top 20 they have hand me down dutch ships

and who sayes algeria is better than sa. in certain areas maybe but the rest is debatbil.


alot of the countries on that list use sa made and inveted weppaons and sytems

i did not quote any website for my rankings, i did not copy and paste it.

is nigeria vs b.iafra is a civil war as west/north nigeria vs east nigeria, then north korea vs south korea is also a civil war.

sweden neutral ? says who ? why did they join NATO to attack libya ? nigeria too is non-aligned/neutral

algeria will defeat all south africa, 48 Su-30 Flankers jets, S-300 SAM. T-90 Tanks, Valour frigates, Submarines, and a Satellite to watch south african military movements.

Taiwan never fought a modern war with China, they would have been wiped off the world map.

Greece and Turkey never fought a modern war, nothing after world war II. my list is for modern wars,.

Belgium's military is better than south africa. dont let any herbalist oracle deceive you

Dutch invaded south africa, took over, and became known as Boer.

i say again, just in case your b_rain works i hope,

if Nigeria vs B.iafra is a civil war in the form of West/North Nigeria vs East nigeria, then North korea Vs South korea is also a civil war

do south african b.rains work at half capacity ?
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by kwamenkria: 1:26pm On Jun 21, 2013
@GraigB
OUR NEXT STEP IS PLACING OUR PUPPET THERE(Select the president for them).
WE'RE NOT ONLY RUNNING NIGERIA BUT THE REST OF AFRICA, IN MIDDLE EAST WE HAVE ARRIVED IN TURKEY,DUBAI,QATAR,ISRAEL,LEBANON ETC.. U CAN SEE S.A. BRANDS ALL OVER WHILE ASIA IS CALLING US.

INDIA AND CHINA WANTS US TO BRING "QUALITY PRODUCTS THERE" THEYR TIRED OF FAKES AND DUPLICATES.


[b]South Africa goes shopping
These days South African businesses are everywhere in Nigeria, and trade between the two countries has jumped from $11 million to $11 billion in 11 years.

By Leonard Lawal, Fortune


(Fortune Magazine) -- The Palms shopping center in Lagos is the largest mall in sub-Saharan Africa. It's managed by a South African company, Broll, and most of its stores - Game, Shoprite, NuMetro, Nandos - are South African brands. The largest mobile-phone company in Nigeria? It, too, is South African: MTN, which has captured nearly 50% of the market. Indeed, in Nigeria these days South African businesses are everywhere. Entech, a South African engineering firm, is leading a $3 billion redevelopment of Lagos's Bar Beach and Victoria Island waterfront. Another South African firm, Group Five, is building a power station in the Niger River delta. And the largest tourism project in the country, in Tinapa, is a joint venture between Standard Bank, Broll, and Southern Sun - all South African firms. (Standard Bank also just swallowed Nigeria's IBTC bank.)

A Khartoum boom, courtesy of China

South Africa's invasion of Nigeria, which began as a trickle after the end of apartheid in 1994, has turned into a flood over the past five years. Trade between the two nations has jumped from $11 million in 1994 to more than $11 billion in 2005, the last year for which reliable statistics are available. And the number of South African firms doing business in Nigeria has increased from just four in 1999 to hundreds today.
"They have chosen the sectors they intervened in very carefully," says Frank Aigbogun, publisher of Businessday, a leading financial daily in Lagos, which has Johnnic Communications, a South African media giant, as a partner. "They filled a void in the investment space in Nigeria. Remember that the Europeans and Americans, wearied by endless years of military rule, did not quite know how to respond to the evolving democratic environment." Most Western companies that invested in Nigeria focused on the lucrative oil sector, leaving huge swaths of the economy open to South African entrepreneurs. The pioneer, says Olusola Obadimu, executive secretary of the Nigerian-South African Chamber of Commerce, was South African cable company DSTV/Multichoice, which captured 95% of the satellite-TV subscription market in the 1990s. "No Western company will take the kind of risks they took," Obadimu says. "But their teams came down, felt the pulse of the populace, and they succeeded." MTN followed in Multichoice's wake a few years later - "They rode on that kahuna," as Obadimu puts it - when the government auctioned off mobile-phone bandwidth. "Western telcos were not interested for obvious reasons of lack of infrastructure," he says. "But South African firms knew of the success of DSTV/Multichoice, and they invested. It reflects the long-term vision of the government in Pretoria, which saw Africa as one trading bloc. It's a small country but highly industrialized, and they need new markets."[/b]
Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by andrewza: 1:26pm On Jun 21, 2013
kwame nkria: ^^^^^
BY LOOKING AT THIS ABOVE I ASK MYSELF HOW IS NIGERIAN BUILDING ALL THESE "WISHY WASHY" SATELITES?? grin grin grin grin

they were not built in nigeria that is how.

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