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African Cities Sitting On ‘keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest / Protest: Africa Is Sitting On Keg Of Gunpowder, Youths Angry With Us - Obasanjo / Obasanjo Warns On Youth Anger, Explosion (2) (3) (4)
African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Racoon(m): 6:36am On Jul 31 |
In some of Africa’s major cities, young people are experiencing a summer of discontent as anger and frustration erupt over corruption, the soaring cost of living, and widespread unemployment. The protests began in Kenya last month, where young people – particularly Gen Z – engaged in six weeks of demonstrations over an unpopular bill that sought to raise taxes. At least 50 people died as a result. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/30/africa/africa-youth-led-uprisings-intl 21 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Racoon(m): 6:40am On Jul 31 |
They want the country’s security problems curbed amid a rise in kidnappings for ransom, among other demands, which include “reducing the cost of living, curbing insecurity, reducing the cost of governance, electoral reform, judicial reform, and constitutional reform ......"To avoid a problem, always nip the root cause in the bud by treating it and not by trying to subdue it. African leaders were elected by their citizens, but they automatically become tyrannical once they acquired political power. 56 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Racoon(m): 6:42am On Jul 31 |
Another Arab spring about to sweep through the African continent. Gross insensitivity and autocratic tyrannical leadership best bestriding the continent. This just the frightening reality staring Africa and other third world countries. 82 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Racoon(m): 6:51am On Jul 31 |
President Yoweri Museveni, 79, who has ruled Uganda with an iron fist for nearly four decades, warned the protesters they were “playing with fire" and claiming without evidence that they were orchestrated with “funding from foreign sources.”The usual senseless persecutory delusional state many corrupt geriatric African leaders have enmeshed and concooned themselves into to escape being responsible. 25 Likes 1 Share |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by helinues: 6:53am On Jul 31 |
Not in Nigeria 47 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Racoon(m): 6:58am On Jul 31 |
helinues:Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo warned that the continent was on the edge of chaos. “All over Africa, we are… sitting on a keg of gunpowder,” he said in a recent interview with CNN affiliate Citizen TV. “There’s virtually no exception (country) in Africa where the youth are not angry. They are unemployed… unempowered and they see nothing other than hopelessness,” he said. Obasanjo warned that “if no adequate attention is paid to the needs of the youth in Africa … it will be very ugly for all of us.” 36 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Ikaeniyan0: 6:59am On Jul 31 |
The protest will hold tomorrow and una go rest after that 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by helinues: 6:59am On Jul 31 |
Racoon: Did he mention Nigeria? 45 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Racoon(m): 7:01am On Jul 31 |
helinues:Common grammatical syntax you no understand and won't acknowledge you are deficient but continue to display crass ignorance in the cyber space. It is understandable. Go school you no gree. 91 Likes 12 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by helinues: 7:01am On Jul 31 |
Racoon: Stop doing copy and paste and answer my question Did former president Obasanjo mention Nigeria? 44 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Racoon(m): 7:05am On Jul 31 |
helinues:“THERE'S VIRTUALLY NO EXCEPTION ( COUNTRY) IN AFRICA where the youth are not angry. They are unemployed… unempowered and they see nothing other than hopelessness,” Is Nigeria not a country in the African continent? Abi what is your problem? President Olusegun was your former president and a Yoruba but the solemn truth his telling is to bitter for you to swallow because you want to defend a despicable man with criminal antecedents. "Sometimes, people dont want to hear the truth because they dont want their illusions destroyed." -Friedrich Nietzsche. 63 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by helinues: 7:06am On Jul 31 |
Racoon: And I said majority of Nigerian youths are not amongst. Or are you one of the angry Nigerian youths? 46 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Racoon(m): 7:09am On Jul 31 |
helinues:Yeah! The Tinubu’s touts, thugs, alayes, owomida miscreants, brigands, vandals, and Indian hemp-smoking hoardes of zombies don't belong to a 21st century civilization. 51 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Autobot05: 7:16am On Jul 31 |
helinues: You lack the ability to comprehend simple things ?? 53 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Georgry(m): 7:23am On Jul 31 |
helinues: Shey the majority of Nigerian youth are sitting in your parlor? If you come Street of Benin come talk this nonsense I promise that you might lose your head, a motorcycle that is the easiest means of hustling in Nigeria before is now priced at above 1 million and to you all is well ba? 63 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by mairogo: 7:32am On Jul 31 |
@Racoon, you don't need to reply that bot. 39 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Realtord43: 8:07am On Jul 31 |
All because of APC misruled 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Lazy9jaYouth: 11:26am On Jul 31 |
Someone need to buy the poster above me breakfast. It's obvious he is typing under the influence of severe hunger. |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Ebukamatth(m): 11:26am On Jul 31 |
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Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by benuejosh: 11:27am On Jul 31 |
In Nigeria, the protest is as a result of bad state actors who are feeling pained that the election conducted didn't bring them to power even when some came distant third position. There is hunger in the land. Yes it is true, but what have the individuals done about it? did hunger start today? have they gone to farm? they blame the government and i ask, define government. Are the masses not the authority? are they not the ones who sent people to represent them? What have they done to support those they sent to represent them? If they are hungry they should go to farm and not allow themselves to be used with hunger as an excuse or tool to be used by those who lost out of election to cause chaos. The rot of over 16 years cannot be cured by just 1 and half year of Tinubu in government. Peter Obi had 8 years as governor of a state yet left Anambra as one of the worst state in terms of development and governance. Those behind the protest are only calling for anarchy and chaos to make this administration unstable. Even if the protest ends, untill the farmers harvest their crops, there's nothing that can be done about the hunger. Government can not farm to feed the whole nation. Most Nigerians want everything to be given to them freely without them working for it. Minimum was increased to about N30k Abia state and Benue that i am aware of were still paying workers about N18k till date. But it is the federal government that they want to blame. Even if it is increased to 200k, federal government will pay her own workers but will the state government pay their workers? will the private sector pay? are the protesters protesting against their state government or against Tinubu? The man -Tinubu- has increased minimum wage. Ask you state governors to implement it and lets see. Traders in the market are increasing prices in the market at will, are they protesting against those traders? but it is Tinubu that is increasing prices. We need to be wise as a people in this country. The call for anarchy should be resisted by all means and those supporting it should be brought to book. For me, i am not among those protesting because the protest is just a call for anarchy. |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by zombieHUNTER: 11:28am On Jul 31 |
Tinubu is a born failure benuejosh: Zombies think LP has ever ruled this country 17 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Astra101: 11:29am On Jul 31 |
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Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by iwaeda: 11:29am On Jul 31 |
Racoon: Keg of powder indeed. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by israelmao(m): 11:29am On Jul 31 |
African leadership needs urgent repositioning and a clean break from the norm of insensitivity and unbridled corruption which have hampered her(Africa) growth and development the time is running out for bad leaderrship/governance,African youths are no longer waiting for positive and pragmatic changes but rather ready to evolve changes. 2 Likes |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Dennisochampa: 11:29am On Jul 31 |
Abeg if e Wan blow.. Make e blow Nigeria to colonization by UK, Germany or USA... Or any advanced country..... We no suppose dey independent yet 5 Likes |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by olisaEze(m): 11:30am On Jul 31 |
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Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by able20(m): 11:32am On Jul 31 |
helinues:get lost! You want gain but no pain, naive . Why not? If you people want to develop, then pay the price. Europe and America had series of wars and protest to get to the top. 14 Likes 1 Share |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by MrPOTUS: 11:32am On Jul 31 |
Georgry: Stop quoting that vagabond, you're giving him d attention he craves. 13 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by IdeasYapayaski: 11:32am On Jul 31 |
Realtord43: It began with PDP a real acronym for Purposeless Demonic Party. |
Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by mariovito(m): 11:32am On Jul 31 |
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Re: African Cities Sitting On ‘Keg Of Gunpowder’ As Growing Youth Anger Fuels Unrest by Sonnobax15(m): 11:34am On Jul 31 |
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