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Change is always constant, empires rise and fall, political elites, political parties, authoritarian strong men, political systems, e.t.c are not immune to the winds of change... In this thread ,i will be highlighting which countries i would love to see a revolution or change of government... Revolution would refer to an overhaul of the political system Change of government would refer to another party taking power or another head of state/government taking power |
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Tonididdyx:Imagine thrash u saying, are u not the kid here? Will any reasonable Political analyst make such suggestion? |
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Tonididdyx:No Brics member can arrest her, Brics do not have any such legal code in there organization to issue arrest warrants... Why will any Brics member want to arbitrarily arrest her for a flimsy reason, and risk antagonizing the west for such stupidity |
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Yampotatocarrot:Putin was declared wanted by the ICC |
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Oxb90:Its up to the Nigerian Govt to do the needful... |
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My Thoughts This is for all those anti-western folks who blame Europe and USA for all Africa's woes and see China and Russia as saints... Nobody is a saint, every country will protect their interests and they will be ready to destabilize you if u dont keep your country in order...i dont blame the Chinese at all, they are very smart, i blame the Nigerian government officials who are receiving bribes and allowing this menace to continue... If we keep our home in order, strengthen oversight and the rule of law, we can reduce negative foreign influence to the barest minimum |
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Illegal gold mining is a growing problem in Nigeria that is benefiting terrorist groups, causing violence and increasing pollution. Residents of mining areas blame Chinese nationals who set up and oversee mining and refining operations. Tension continues to rise around these pit mines. Locals accuse Chinese miners of collaborating with extremist militants, corrupting government officials, destroying farmlands and polluting water with mercury and lead. Omololu Afilaka, the traditional ruler of Atorin-Ijesha in Osun State, said his people are being “conquered” by Chinese miners. “Before the Chinese came, we had artisanal miners. They could only bite as much as they could chew,” he told NTC News as part of an investigation in 2023. “Then came the big players, the Chinese illegal miners, and they came with excavators.” A recent report by researchers Oluwole Ojewale of the Enhancing Africa’s Response to Transnational Organized Crime (ENACT) project, and Freedom Onuoha, a lecturer at the University of Nigeria, revealed how Nigeria’s mining sector is plagued by insecurity and organized crime. “In the banditry-affected north-west and central areas, loose criminal networks engaged in illegal gold mining have ties to foreign actors and facilitate trafficking,” said the report, which was published on December 13, 2023. “Foreign networks operate like their local counterparts and have repositioned their activities in the criminal value chain through direct involvement in illicit gold mining in remote villages and forests.” The researchers say that foreign demand drives most of the criminal markets for gold in Nigeria. Nigerian authorities have arrested several Chinese nationals since 2020 for involvement in illegal mining. “Our mining sector has not been accorded much priority by the nation’s security actors until recently, when illegal mining was linked to rural banditry,” said a Zamfara State senior police officer, who spoke to ENACT on condition of anonymity. “Most of the mining activities are being done by illegal miners because mining sites have been neglected by regulators and security agents. Chinese and other foreigners too are taking advantage of this prolonged neglect by the nation’s mining regulators and security agents. It’s also the reason why bandits are attracted to the sector.” In April 2023, British newspaper The Times published a stunning report about Chinese companies that gained access to mines by paying Nigerian extremist militant groups, “raising the prospect that Beijing could be indirectly funding terror in Africa’s largest economy.” SBM Intelligence, a Lagos-based analytical group, shared videos with The Times of militant leaders from groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province who boasted that Chinese workers in their territory must pay “rent.” Chinese mining bosses in Zamfara and Katsina “are perfectly willing to pay off whoever needs to be paid off and have no qualms about it and are allowed to carry out operations,” SBM head of research Ikemesit Effiong told The Times. The Chinese embassy in Nigeria objected to the report but sought to distance itself from the actions of Chinese individuals. “The Chinese government, as well as the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, have always encouraged and urged the Chinese companies and nationals in Nigeria to abide by the laws and regulations of Nigeria, and to implement the local rules and guidance on labor, environment, health and safety, etc., and would continue their efforts in this regard,” it said in a statement on April 17, 2023. China has a massive footprint in Africa’s mining sector, with billions of dollars invested. Chinese nationals are heavily involved in extractive operations across the continent, mining for gold, other precious metals and valuable minerals such as lithium, cobalt and copper. In 2019, China imported nearly $10 billion worth of minerals from sub-Saharan Africa, according to The Economic Times newspaper. Afilaka is among the local leaders who feel that Nigerians are not receiving their fair share. He also questions how many of the Chinese laborers have permits to work in Nigeria, a common refrain in the communities surrounding mining operations. “There is a lot of darkness in my land,” Afilaka said. “If you’re coming in here and you’re extracting billions of naira worth of gold, I think the people should benefit from it.” Ojewale and Onuoha called on the Nigerian government to intensify regulation and protection of its burgeoning mining industry. “In a country contending with diverse forms of criminality, the involvement of foreign criminals in the extractive sector presents a serious security challenge,” they wrote. “These minerals are among the country’s most critical national assets and should be guarded through a coordinated security response.” Source ADF Magazine
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christejames:Your list is filled with icons ..the UAE leader deserves a worthy Mention... I would love to study more about sankara Lee kuan yew is very revered by me, turning a poor Singapore to an economic giant, a country that was expelled by Malaysia 1 Like |
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Deng Xiaoping ( Second President Of China) This Man is an Amazon of wisdom, Deng succeeded Mao Zedong and was able to correct mistakes made by his predecessor, the Country was tethering towards instability due to bad economic policies...Deng was able to institute reforms that laid the foundation of China's economic might today... Deng Is an all time great, he stabilized the state in a dire time and brought in new ideas to galvanize the economy...he also instituted term limits to curb the power of the president and also promoted internal party democracy
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christistruth01:Awesome, Awolowo is an all time great 1 Like |
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Melagros:I Love Alexander the Great, but he did not live long enough to cement a political legacy |
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VeryWickedMan:Awesome, the Blitzkrieg was really impressive...the way France was swept aside was truly astonishing... Who knows what the word would have been like if the Nazis had been victorious in their strategic goals |
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Barack Obama The 44th President of the USA is an all time great for me...he guided the US during the 2008 financial crisis.. his intelligence in political affairs was top notch...the Recovery and reinvestment act ( a stimulus package) helped the USA and the world navigate through the financial Crises
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VeryWickedMan:Hmmmm....can u tell me why adolf Hitler made your list? I have not been able to really study about hitler ... Vladimir Putin is a great leader even tho i am not a big fan of him but his exploits to stabilize the Russian states is unparalleled |
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Qaboos Bin Said The Late Sultan of Oman....i have much admiration for this man, he overthrew his father in a coup, took power and modernized the country.... Imagine the balls it would have taken to carry out a coup, and make much needed reforms, Reforms are never easy, there's always going to be opposition from the people who are benefiting from the system u want to change.... 1 Like
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Xi Jinping I have lots of admiration for the current Chinese president...my admiration for him stems for his ability to crack down on corruption when he took power, he brought stability to the CCP, a party that was fracturing due to multiple factions and corruption... This reforms are very important to ensure stability, especially in a one party state ..while it may have its disadvantages of stifling internal democracy in the party, his reforms have brought stability, which is the most important thing... It is unclear what Xi's legacy will be, but i hold him in high esteem
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Julius Caesar A military man with political intelligence, his ability to rise to power was fascinating, getting into the Roman senate and becoming a key figure.. My greatest admiration of Caesar was his fixing of a broken Senate, a senate that was divided and lost competence to govern due to personal interest...he took the helm and brought stability to the state....
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Cyrus The Great Founder of the achaemenid empire, which later known as the Persian empire... I am fascinated with Cyrus because of the reforms he made as regards the decentralization of power, creating regions with certain autonomy...(satrapies) this intelligent reforms helped to manage the ever expanding empire...i also love the reforms towards human rights, people with different religions were allowed to practice freely
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Shang Yang I watched a documentary on Netflix about the Qin Empire, During the warring state period of China....the first season featured the reforms of the Qin Kingdom, these reforms were spearheaded by Shang Yang, he removed the rule by man ( benevolence ruling) with the rule of law...the rule of law became the basis of the strong foundation of the Qin state, that would eventually strengthen the kingdom to expand and unify other states during that period....
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Intelligent and Efficient Political Figures Have Littered the World Since Antiquity, Some have Been Brave Reformists, Some Expansionists, Some Have Consolidated states and laid the foundations for so many improvements we have Seen in Humanity... I will list my Top Favorite Political Figures of All Time and Why i like them.... Kindly list Yours Shang Yang (Chinese Reformer) Xi Jinping (President Of China Cyrus The Great (Founder of the Achaemenid Empire) Qaboos Bin said ( Former Sultan Of Oman) Barack Obama (44th President Of The USA) Ashoka the Great ( Mauryan Emperor) Han Wudi (Han Dynasty) Mehmed the Conqueror (Ottoman sultan) Mustapha Kemal Ataturk( founder of the Turkish Republic) Lee Kuan Yew (first prime Minister of Singapore) Deng Xiaoping (Second president of China) Nayib Bukele (President of El Salvador) Angela Merkel (Former Chancellor of Germany) |
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nairalanda1:Very good points, your views on politics is very logical...i appreciate you boss 1 Like 1 Share |
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Procashtips:Yes ,facts is fact, irrespective of ur emotions...good night |
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Procashtips:Who is feeding u all this gibberish abeg...the states that came under soviet sphere of influence, how did it happen, was it not aftermath of the war? The entire Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Western Belorussia (taken from Poland). Western Ukraine (taken from Poland and Romania) The western part of Moldavia (taken from Romania) After the fall of USSR, Russia still remained a threat to the new formed states, NATO expansionism is mutual, the small countries wants to join NATO, NATO is not forcing anybody...the same russia set alarm bells ringing with its invasion of moldova in the 1990's what of its military operations to prevent the cacaus regions from seceding? It was clear that Russia was a threat to the new nations, it was logical for the new countries to seek defence from NATO... When u talk about world power, Russia stood no chance to compete with the US after the end of Soviet Union, NATO or no NATO, the US was the undisputed global hegemon.. Russia has invaded Ukraine, the results is Finland and Sweden joining NATO... If u are a small post Soviet country with russia as ur neighbor, will u not seek NATO? Remember that Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and annexed some of its territories....its always russia doing the territorial expansion, yet they cry as victims.... countries are begging to join NATO, Russia is using force to gain Territory, see the difference? |
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Procashtips:Part of the reason or the major reason was to deter soviet expansionism after ww2....if the Soviet Union did not pose a threat to other European states, there would be no NATO... |
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Procashtips:You have valid points there...but all the talk of Nato wanting to attack Russia is pure bullshit, this is the same Russia that invaded Ukraine in 2014 and instigated rebellion in the east...so talks of biolabs and co na lamba... Russia invaded Ukraine for strategic reasons, yes , stopping Ukraine from being a NATO member is one... In my opinion, Russia getting undisputed access to the black sea is very critical and strategic for its national security Putin would have also guessed that Nato and the west will be divided and also with the ban of gas to Europe , perceived that it could lead to uprisings... I also feel he felt this war could set the tone to upend the US led global order, and Putin has achieved alot strategically with this war, the muted response from the global south is a big win... I feel this war will be a strategic victory for Russia, dude is still popular at home and will cling onto power, his influence in the global south has increased as anti-west sentiment grows ..the war has fueled the need for upending the US led financial system...that will only be possible if Brics can come up with a solution... |
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paramakina202:Lol , so its Russia that will not exploit natural resources, people like u forget that it was the west financial support that laid the foundations for the new states in the post colonial era, so how do u pay all these debts? And u have corrupt and foolish leaders who are power drunk, this enables the west to exploit more... So what will happen if the respective junta fails to pay their debts to Russia? Russia will forgive the debt or will continue exploitation of resources? Answer for yourselves... |
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paramakina202:Guy you are still a learner ![]() Lol, u think geo-politics works as easy as that... Russia influence in Africa is a welcome development, but the onus lies on the junta to lay the foundations of a new order in their respective states.... |
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Procashtips:Exactly, people like him wait for pro-russian vlogs to craft out narratives, then the just ingest the narratives without critical thinking... |
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christistruth01:Lol, it is normal that a person makes plans and it doesn't work, then u change strategy... Russia has scaled up its defense budget for this year, its defense industry and arms procurement will be on steroids .. Support for Ukraine in the west is cooling coz its common sense that Ukraine cannot win this war ... Forget all this spiritual matters, this is war where military might speaks....Russia can continue this war for years...can Ukraine and the west do so? Biden has used this war to invest heavily in US defense industries, i believe US Spending is getting to a peak, and will begin to cool off soon.. |
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