DieVluit:
Side-note:

Angola is growing, people. Militarily and otherwise.

Ambitious Angola takes to world stage

Is Angola about to become a global player? Luanda’s recent diplomatic charm offensive means the country is running unopposed for one of three African nonpermanent seats on the United Nations Security Council for 2015 and 2016.

Angola is no stranger to projecting power and influence. It has expanded its financial interests well beyond the African continent into Asia, Latin America and Europe.

It is intent on developing regional and international influence and is poised to become a key interlocutor on a range of African issues. But this will bring with it potentially heavy responsibilities.

Much of the council’s work is focused on Africa. Despite many positive trends on the continent, it faces threats to peace and security: civil wars in the Central African Republic (CAR), Libya, Sudan and South Sudan; insurgencies in Somalia, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) nd Mali; the growing threat of Muslim and Christian extremism in several countries; terrorism; piracy; and the spread of Ebola in West Africa.

Responses to these crises must be anchored as much in improved governance and political inclusion as in military action.

These crises will test Luanda’s limits and experience in post-conflict transformation. Over the past decade, the continent has demonstrated a commitment to tackling its problems, and Angola is intent on stepping up to the plate.

But it must provide leadership and financial, logistical and diplomatic responsibility.

Angola’s engagement with the world had long been rooted in “statist” imperatives – prioritising national over human security – and characterised by opaque bi-lateral deals where the asymmetries of influence always tilted towards Luanda. This has shifted.

Ascension to the Security Council and working with, and commenting on, key international issues will result in greater scrutiny of how well Angola supports international norms and standards.

These are largely uncharted waters for the government of President José Eduardo dos Santos.

Angola is placing itself at the centre of the peacekeeping and interventionist debate in Africa. It is calling for bolder and more decisive action in managing crises.

It will assume its seat at a time when the crises in the CAR and Mali have exposed the challenges faced by regional powers and organisations, and when the division of labour between the UN and African Union, and between regional bodies, is being widely debated. Angola’s ability to bridge the divide could help to define its claim to African leadership.

Its shift in foreign policy began in 2010 with a security sector reform mission to Guinea Bissau.

It was the first time since the late 1990s that Luanda had deployed troops in a foreign country. It wasn’t to help change the political landscape of neighbouring countries, as was the case in Congo Brazzaville and the DRC, but to assist in building wider reforms to stabilise Guinea Bissau.

In 2013, Angola’s Foreign Minister Georges Chicoti supported the call at the AU for strengthening Africa’s rapid response capacity, in terms of both the African Standby Force and the proposed interim structure, the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises.

Equipping Africa with a rapid intervention force remains a critical challenge.

Luanda has one of the better-trained and equipped armed forces on the continent. After Algeria, it has the largest military budget in Africa, estimated at $6.1-billion in 2013. Angola also has the capacity to airlift troops and materials quickly, which would radically change the readiness of regional initiatives to intervene.

As chair of the International Conference on the Great Lakes region, Angola is already involved in decisive action in the eastern DRC. More recently, it deployed 1 800 troops as part of the UN mission in the CAR.

But Angola’s battle-hardened troops, trained and equipped by Russia, Cuba and Israel, will need to understand how to operate in a multilateral framework and respond within the limits of an internationally recognised security mandate. This will be a steep learning curve.

A seat on the Security Council will give Angola an opportunity to learn how best to work strategically with the five permanent members. A key battleground in the Cold War, Angola knows well the workings of international realpolitik. It will assume its seat at a difficult time for the council, which remains divided on major crises, particularly the Ukraine and Syria. Navigating the divisions will test Luanda’s ability to balance contradictory interests and positions.

Its closest ally historically is Russia, and Moscow is a trusted adviser to Luanda. So it will probably side with Russia on key international issues. Beijing is a key economic partner, as seen in its collaboration with the China International Fund.

One can also expect Angola to co-ordinate efforts alongside American support to African states in their attempts to combat extremism and terrorism on the continent. It can work with the United States, the United Kingdom and France on a range of fronts that will help to improve its relations with the West. This, in turn, will increase its influence in the international community to promote its own interests.

Angola’s recent efforts to lobby on a global scale have shown that Luanda performs best and benefits most when it is committed to securing agreement in diverse regions and bridging contradictory interests and policy agendas. For the next two years Angola will have the international stage on which to project the capacity and power it has consolidated in the last decade.

But having the platform and resources is not enough. Angola will have to use its term on the Security Council to help to deliver commitments to peace and security at a time when “African solutions to African problems” are no less problem-free.

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Msauza:
NIGERIAN TROOPS ON THEIR HEELS AGAIN AS USSUAL, LEAVING SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS IN THE HANDS OF INSURGENTS.


http://saharareporters.com/2014/10/30/nigerian-defense-headquarters-orders-fleeing-soldiers-retake-mubi-boko-haram

Who remembers Lieutenant Colonel Agu?

I'm not surprised troops under his command are running.

Patchesagain:


- Tucano
- Hundreds of dead Olifant MBT's
- Missiles on Nigerias new OPV
- Hundreds of T-55's
- Nigerian Archer Artillery
- 42km range of the FH-77B
- T-84's
- Su-30's
- Otomat Mk2

Just some of your lies.

With regards to your FH-77B... if you had bothered to post a citation, this all could have been avoided. Hence why I demand citations for substantiation of claims.

-Long range missile,designed with help from North Korea.
-Epe missile.
-CIWS on Nigerian OPVs.
-BAE systems upgrading Nigerian artillery.
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[img]http://www.thestarwarsrp.com/forum/showthread.php?61105-Kathrin-Preliator[/img]


All so like to point out that the SANDF has been using AHEAD ammo for years on the 35mm DPG used on the Valour.

Even the smallest Squads of Soldiers from the SANDF are fully equipped with, an LMG, Knee Mortar, a MLG and a couple of Assault Rifles and a lot of ammo.

DieVluit:

You speak as if the Nigerian media is lying, which is not true. Why would all or most media houses lie? The image is definitely battered, with multiple news of soldiers fleeing, human right abuses, mutiny in the barracks etc.
South Africa media reports EVERYTHING, so you don't really have to imagine. Everything is out in the open and we South Africans have no issue with that. We welcome it.
As for morale, Nigerian soldiers themselves have complained of low morale, so it is a problem. http://www.punchng.com/news/boko-haram-soldiers-complain-of-poor-welfare-motivation/

SA is different from nigeria,in SA the political atmosphere is abysmal at best,with an almost one-sided ANC dominated government,while in nigeria the political atmosphere is diverse and competitive,the PDP has different views from the APC,APGA,UPN,CCNP,Accord party etc.these parties can influence different parts of the media{western included}.that article is outdated,the military's morale is high.

EVarn:
SA is different from nigeria,in SA the political atmosphere is abysmal at best,with an almost one-side ANC dominated government,while in nigeria the political atmosphere is diverse and competitive,the PDP has different views from the APC,APGA,UPN,CCNP,Accord party etc.these parties can influence different parts of the media{western included}.that article is outdated,the military morale is high.

the ANC only rules because of the tripartaded alliance

andrewza:


the ANC only rules because of the tripartaded alliance

hmm...and yet when the ACN,ANPP,CPC,DPP and others converged and formed an alliance to become the APC,that still didnt make them the ruling party{though they hold a good deal of legislative power and state executive positions},the PDP still retain executive power{on the federal level} and a substantial legislative backing.in SA,thats a different story,ANC{zuma} embezzles and waste money,and also r*pe young girls with impunity,that goes to show the state of your political structure.

EVarn:
hmm...and yet when the ACN,ANPP,CPC,DPP and others converged and formed an alliance to become the APC,that still didnt make them the ruling party{though they hold a good deal of legislative power and state executive positions},the PDP still retain executive power{on the federal level} and a substantial legislative backing.in SA,thats a different story,ANC{zuma} embezzles and waste money,and also r*pe young girls with impunity,that goes to show the state of your political structure.

Yet if the weakest of the 3 breaks of (SACP) anc looses the elecstion. Not to menstion the ANC is a democratic orginastion in it's own.

And don't try and comparie SA and Nigerias state corrupstion. The world knows how bad nigeria is.

andrewza:



Yet if the weakest of the 3 breaks of (SACP) anc looses the elecstion. Not to menstion the ANC is a democratic orginastion in it's own.

And don't try and comparie SA and Nigerias state corrupstion. The world knows how bad nigeria is.

SA runs an almost fascist political system,with a weak{almost non-existent} opposition,and a grossly corrupt government.point of correction,nigeria isnt as corrupt as it was 10 years ago,the foreign media still rates nigeria in context of the past.nigeria isnt even near the most corrupt countries.

Real Soldiers
SANDF kicking A**

Two SANDF Soldiers Wounded in Sudan
31 October 2014

"The rebel group, whose intentions are unknown, was forced to withdraw due to the outstanding retaliation by the South Africans."

http://m.allafrica.com/stories/201410310877.html/

EVarn:
SA runs an almost fascist political system,with a weak{almost non-existent} opposition,and a grossly corrupt government.point of correction,nigeria isnt as corrupt as it was 10 years ago,the foreign media still rates nigeria in context of the past.nigeria isnt even near the most corrupt countries.

What has this gotta do with the price of cheese in China? I don't see the relevance or even the link to where you started.

Anyway, I didn't know that Nigerian political parties could influence Reuters and BBC and that they could be used to "distract people from Obama's and Cameron's foolishness" (your words). I think Nigeria is then the third force in global politics.

EVarn:
hmm...perhaps,but i dont think morale is a problem for the NA,and point of correction,the NA's image is not damaged,if the NA has a damaged image,then i can only imagine what the image of the SANDF is like.the media is causing more harm than good with their destructive reports,especially the western media that continually uses these false news to distract people from obama and camerons' foolishness.

Your answer to the question why the media would lie is weak and disorganised because in reality, you have no answer.

DieVluit:

What has this gotta do with the price of cheese in China? I don't see the relevance or even the link to where you started.
Anyway, I didn't know that Nigerian politics parties could influence Reuters and BBC and that they could be used to "distract people from Obama's and Cameron's foolishness" (your words). I think Nigeria is then the third force on global politics.
Your answer to the question why the media would lie is weak and disorganised because in reality, you have no answer.

c*mm-gulping fool,political decisions influence the local media which in turn influence the international media,where do you think the media reports come from?,of course,you wouldnt understand,afterall you saffers only know what ANC has pumped into your brains through the media.BBC and reuters are always reluctant in reporting the wrongs of western governments,they focus much negative media reports on africa,asia and the middle east,well about obama/camerons' foolishness,ISIS/ISIL??

EVarn:
c*mm-gulping fool,political decisions influence the local media which in turn influence the international media,where do you think the media reports come from?,of course,you wouldnt understand,afterall you saffers only know what ANC has pumped into your brains through the media.BBC and reuters are always reluctant in reporting the wrongs of western governments,they focus much negative media reports on africa,asia and the middle east,well about obama/camerons' foolishness,ISIS/ISIL??

You're angry because you cant organise your thoughts. You make zero sense.

Why would Western media lie about Nigerian soldier fleeing, you were asked. You talk about Obama and Cameron and the Nigerian opposition and corruption and the anc and the planet of Zod in the outer galaxies.

You have no answer, my friend. Even trying to dissect this disorganised mess you want to call an argument would be a waste of my sleep.

DieVluit:


What has this gotta do with the price of cheese in China? I don't see the relevance or even the link to where you started.

Anyway, I didn't know that Nigerian political parties could influence Reuters and BBC and that they could be used to "distract people from Obama's and Cameron's foolishness" (your words). I think Nigeria is then the third force in global politics.



Your answer to the question why the media would lie is weak and disorganised because in reality, you have no answer.

the media do post out misleading reports,there have been instances where a particular news agency report unconfirmed speculation or assumption,then later come back to retract their statement,some of them dont even bother retracting their claims,so what are you saying?,thing is,the media is fickle.

EVarn:
the media do post out misleading reports,there have been instances where a particular news agency report unconfirmed speculation or assumption,then later come back to retract their statement,some of them dont even bother retracting their claims,so what are you saying?,thing is,the media is fickle.

And you have the correct information because you are an omnipresent force that sees all? The triangulated reports from more than one source and witnesses and local correspondents are wrong; and you are right.

Nigeria is the victims of a global movement against it, by the media?

Is that laughable or is that laughable?

Why would the media lie, sir? About your fleeing soldiers? Why?

Listen, I am sleeping. This is a waste of my sleeping time. It's not enjoyable. It's not educational for me and it's certainly not worthwhile.

Goodnight man.

DieVluit:

You're angry because you cant organise your thoughts. You make zero sense.
Why would Western media lie about Nigerian soldier fleeing, you were asked. You talk about Obama and Cameron and the Nigerian opposition and corruption and the anc and the planet of Zod in the outer galaxies.
You have no answer, my friend. Even trying to dissect this disorganised mess you want to call an argument would be a waste of my sleep.

ah...of course,how could i forgotten that you were a ret@rd,it appears you come from the medieval ages,because anybody that exists in this century will see sense in my post.all saffers do is lick and sniff the arrse of the west.no wonder your molester president was near tears when cameron refused to attend to him personally,cameron practically told him not to set foot in britain or his visit would be treated as a private visit,without protection or means to even protect himself.of course zuma threw a tantrum as he wasnt allowed to beg for money.

AugustineAgain:


Good you admitted both South Africa and Nigeria have millions of people living with no electricity. Equation balanced

You live in a glass house, so stop throwing stones

Nigeria too has signed multi-billion dollar deals for new power plants with USA and Canada, only a matter of time before we catch up with the rest of the world
.

are you talking about a one billion dollar deal.......wen south Africa spend $100billions to build 8 nuclear power stations with France and Russia.......looool keep celebrating small thing Nigerians

AugustineAgain:


Good you admitted both South Africa and Nigeria have millions of people living with no electricity. Equation balanced

You live in a glass house, so stop throwing stones

Nigeria too has signed multi-billion dollar deals for new power plants with USA and Canada, only a matter of time before we catch up with the rest of the world
.

are you talking about a one billion dollar deal.......wen south Africa spend $100billions to build 8 nuclear power stations with France and Russia.......looool keep celebrating small thing Nigerians

EVarn:
ah...of course,how could i forgotten that you were a ret@rd,it appears you come from the medieval ages,because anybody that exists in this century will see sense in my post.all saffers do is lick and sniff the arrse of the west.no wonder your molester president was near tears when cameron refused to attend to him personally,cameron practically told him not to set foot in britain or his visit would be treated as a private visit,without protection or means to even protect himself.of course zuma threw a tantrum as he wasnt allowed to beg for money.

You're furious because you recognise your own mental shortcomings. We call this butthurt. The fact that Nigerian soldiers are cowards is a triangulated story that is reported on all the continents of planet earth. You can talk about the distant stars of galaxies unknown until you're blue in the face, but you cannot convince us that the entire world has it in for Nigeria. This is the only point on the table and because you cannot address it, you want to talk about how many humps the camels of the Sahara have. You have no argument, my friend. That's why you are foaming at the mouth. Accept that the Nigerian military breeds cowardly soldiers and generals who, when danger comes break all ground speed records, to the point of tipping their vehicles over.

Don't hate the media, hate your military.

By the way, in good time, you will accept that brainless huffing and puffing NEVER works against me. Sense before id1otic anger.

EVarn:
hmm...perhaps,but i dont think morale is a problem for the NA,and point of correction,the NA's image is not damaged,if the NA has a damaged image,then i can only imagine what the image of the SANDF is like.the media is causing more harm than good with their destructive reports,especially the western media that continually uses these false news to distract people from obama and camerons' foolishness.

vandalZA:
are you talking about a one billion dollar deal.......wen south Africa spend $100billions to build 8 nuclear power stations with France and Russia.......looool keep celebrating small thing Nigerians are you talking about a one billion dollar deal.......wen south Africa spend $100billions to build 8 nuclear power stations with France and Russia.......looool keep celebrating small thing Nigerians

They should be too embarrassed to mention "power" anyway. It's like celebrating buying a first pair of socks, at age 15!

@dievlait,the novel you wrote is meaningless,you call the NA weak and cowardly,but what about the SANDF,a defence force:
(i)that was sent out of CAR after been stripped,smacked around and kicked in the butt like naughty dogs.the SANDF ran out of CAR with tail firmly tucked between trembling legs,back home.
(ii)that begged the cubans for a cease-fire after a bunch of cuban schoolgirls and adolescent boys connived with angolan cavemen to beat them purple and send them running bare-footed back to pretoria.
(iii)cant protects its rhinos from a bunch of greedy thieves
(iv)cant protects their immediate neighbours from pirates
i could go on listing the ills of your so called defence force,but i'm rather very busy.at least the NA hasnt lost or conceded defeat in any warfare or regional conflict.you can froth and huff and puff as much as you want,but typing thinnly veiled insults,which you had thought were 'intelligently' concealed does not bother me.even your president confessed that saffers were daft and lazy

vandalZA:
are you talking about a one billion dollar deal.......wen south Africa spend $100billions to build 8 nuclear power stations with France and Russia.......looool keep celebrating small thing Nigerians are you talking about a one billion dollar deal.......wen south Africa spend $100billions to build 8 nuclear power stations with France and Russia....looool keep celebrating small thing Nigerians

you must be one of those illiterate ghanaians who come on NL to vomit rubb*sh instead of facing the puff-puff business they came to nigeria to do.who told you that SA has spent $100 billion on 8 nuclear reactors?,fool,SA has only two,half-baked nuclear power plants,which still generates under 1% of SA's power.they are just seeking to build new nuclear plants,they just recently made a nuclear deal with russia to generate about 9.6GW of power,a project that could span over 20-30 years,you need research.nigeria also made such a nuclear deal with russia in 2012,iran 2014,so?

EVarn:
c*mm-gulping fool,political decisions influence the local media which in turn influence the international media,where do you think the media reports come from?,of course,you wouldnt understand,afterall you saffers only know what ANC has pumped into your brains through the media.BBC and reuters are always reluctant in reporting the wrongs of western governments,they focus much negative media reports on africa,asia and the middle east,well about obama/camerons' foolishness,ISIS/ISIL??

Dude you know nothing about South Africa's media, I highly doubt that you've read any South African Newspapers, because then you would know how brutally honest those guys are, our media isn't censored or controlled, if it was controlled then the ANC wouldn't be trying so hard to pass the Secrecy Bill, they want to control our media, because they know that our guys say whatever they want.

EVarn:
@dievlait,the novel you wrote is meaningless,you call the NA weak and cowardly,but what about the SANDF,a defence force:
(i)that was sent out of CAR after been stripped,smacked around and kicked in the butt like naughty dogs.the SANDF ran out of CAR with tail firmly tucked between trembling legs,back home.
(ii)that begged the cubans for a cease-fire after a bunch of cuban schoolgirls and adolescent boys connived with angolan cavemen to beat them purple and send them running bare-footed back to pretoria.
(iii)cant protects its rhinos from a bunch of greedy thieves
(iv)cant protects their immediate neighbours from pirates
i could go on listing the ills of your so called defence force,but i'm rather very busy.at least the NA hasnt lost or conceded defeat in any warfare or regional conflict.you can froth and huff and puff as much as you want,but typing thinnly veiled insults,which you had thought were 'intelligently' concealed does not bother me.even your president confessed that saffers were daft and lazy

Your words are a disorganised waste of life's precious moments by an angry lunatic. Not worth addressing.

Meanwhile, the "bad" media is at it again:

(CNN) - Boko Haram laughed off Nigeria's announcement of a ceasefire agreement, saying there is no such deal and the abducted schoolgirls have been converted to Islam and married off.



http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/01/world/africa/nigeria-boko-haram-denies-deal/


We all know who actually fed the world propaganda about a non-existent ceasefire. Clue? It was not CNN that originated that non-story.

Your words are a disorganised waste of life's precious moments by an angry lunatic. Not worth addressing.
Meanwhile, the "bad" media is at it again:
(CNN) - Boko Haram laughed off Nigeria's announcement of a ceasefire agreement, saying there is no such deal and the abducted schoolgirls have been converted to Islam and married off.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/01/world/africa/nigeria-boko-haram-denies-deal/
We all know who actually fed the world propaganda about a non-existent ceasefire. Clue? It was not CNN that originated that non-story.

http://www.naij.com/309252-president-obama-reacts-to-fg-boko-haram-ceasefire-deal.html
why would obama confirm the cease fire between nigeria and boko-haram if it didnt exist?,foolish illerate,boko haram has many units,of course it was inevitable that not all the break away cells will agree to the cease fire,even if the cease fire were to to enacted,there would still be some pockets of isolated violence.i never supported the cease fire anyway.

EVarn:
http://www.naij.com/309252-president-obama-reacts-to-fg-boko-haram-ceasefire-deal.html
why would obama confirm the cease fire between nigeria and boko-haram if it didnt exist?,foolish illerate,boko haram has many units,of course it was inevitable that not all the break away cells will agree to the cease fire,even if the cease fire were to to enacted,there would still be some pockets of isolated violence.i never supported the cease fire anyway.

You suddenly look to obama for the truth?

You're a disorganised lunatic who can't string a slingle thought together.

You're waste of my life right now.

Centrifude:


Dude you know nothing about South Africa's media, I highly doubt that you've read any South African Newspapers, because then you would know how brutally honest those guys are, our media isn't censored or controlled, if it was controlled then the ANC wouldn't be trying so hard to pass the Secrecy Bill, they want to control our media, because they know that our guys say whatever they want.

indeed now?,what a pity then,because any sensible media should be censored!,the amount of information and secrets each country has to hide could be used against such a country in a diplomatic spat{or even in a time of war}.i'm all for freedom of speech and media rights,but the line has to be drawn somewhere!.

DieVluit:


You suddenly look to obama for the truth?

You're a disorganised lunatic who can't string a slingle thought together.

You're waste of my life right now.

hmm...you are getting frustrated with yourself dievlaut,why,i dont understand!.when a saffer start saying words like "disorganized" "deranged" and "lunatic",what they are trying to say is "f*ck,i'm getting confused" or "maybe i should stop sucking so many d_icks,i cant reason properly anymore!".we all know how obssessed america is about intel gathering on all major events happening throughout the world,so then try reasoning with your c*ck pounded brain,if the american with all their precious intels could confirm the cease-fire,then what does that tell you?,oops,i forgot that your skull is filled with custard.

EVarn:
hmm...you are getting frustrated with yourself dievlaut,why,i dont understand!.when a saffer start saying words like "disorganized" "deranged" and "lunatic",what they are trying to say is "f*ck,i'm getting confused" or "maybe i should stop sucking so many d_icks,i cant reason properly anymore!".we all know how obssessed america is about intel gathering on all major events happening throughout the world,so then try reasoning with your c*ck pounded brain,if the american with all their precious intels could confirm the cease-fire,then what does that tell you?,oops,i forgot that your skull is filled with custard.

Have realised you're a waste of my weekend, dude. I think resolve the inner conflict first and then try again. For two days straight, you failed to make sense. Used up all of your chances, you have. I now certify you a senseless lunatic.

By the way, you've already lost the main argument. As I'm sure you've noticed, judging by the way you're acting.

This is a joke. Only its not funny. Nigeria has no military, guys.

http://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-denies-truce-kidnapped-girls-married-081839690.html


Nigerian extremist says kidnapped girls married

DieVluit:


Have realised you're a waste of my weekend, dude. I think resolve the inner conflict first and then try again. For two days straight, you failed to make sense. Used up all of your chances, you have. I now certify you a senseless lunatic.

By the way, you've already lost the main argument. As I'm sure you've noticed, judging by the way you're acting.

hahaha...what can i say?!,this is way out of your league boy,now run along to dinner,or your food will get cold,and wouldnt that be sad,you wouldnt want to get sick or wet your pants at midnight,would you?