agaugust:

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This is the last comment on the historic landmark page 2,000 for this topic : Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa ?

I see Nigeria has the last word and last laugh on this page 2,000. So read this and take it as final answer to the big question :



[size=20pt]World Analysts Declare :

Nigeria Will Be Africa's World Super Power !

International Institute For Strategic Studies, IISS Confirmed !

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"If Nigeria plays its cards right, it could become Africa’s only global superpower. It already has the continent’s biggest economy, a huge military budget and a fair record of regional engagement. By 2040 it will also be the fourth largest country in the world after India, China and the United States.

New research by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) shows that out of Africa’s “Big Five” powerful countries – Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Algeria and Ethiopia – Nigeria is “the African country with by far the greatest capabilities” to play a global role.

The choice of the Big Five is based on the demographic, economic and military size of these countries, as well as their historical role as regional leaders, says the ISS.

South Africa is the only African member of Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) and the G20, but it is not expected to grow in power and influence internationally and in Africa. Dr Jakkie Cilliers, executive director of the ISS and one of the co-authors of the report, says South Africans sometimes have the misguided impression that the country is a big military power and plays a major role in peacekeeping in Africa.

Spending on defence has, however, been drastically reduced, as shown in the recent defence review. It contributes fewer peacekeepers to United Nations missions than Ethiopia, Egypt and Nigeria.

“In fact, Algeria is spending the most on its military, Ethiopia is the major peacekeeper on the continent and Egypt has the biggest diplomatic power,” says Cilliers.

South Africa’s economy is not projected to grow nearly as much as the rest of Africa.

Population growths are much higher elsewhere on the continent, particularly in Nigeria, where it is projected to grow from 170-million to 320-million by 2040.

“South Africans don’t appreciate the huge size of Nigeria’s economy,” says Cilliers. Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow from $525-billion in 2014 to $4.2-trillion by 2040.

Added to South Africa’s woes are “legitimacy problems on the continent”.

Sense that South Africa speaks more than listens
“South Africa can be heavy-handed when it comes to diplomacy and there is a sense that South Africa speaks more than it listens in Africa,” says Cilliers.

The ISS concludes that of the Big Five, South Africa and Ethiopia are “punching above their weight”, while Nigeria and Algeria are “punching below” theirs.

Egypt is punching above its weight internationally – it has a very strong voice in the Middle East – but low in Africa.

The inclusion of Ethiopia in the Big Five is controversial because it is, according to the ISS, “an authoritarian and repressive state” and in 2014 had the 11th lowest GDP per capita in Africa. However, it is growing fast and has become “a poster child for development in Africa”. It hosts the headquarters of the African Union and is the largest African contributor to UN peace missions.

Algeria is also not living up to its potential given that it has by far the biggest military in Africa.

Nigeria, hampered largely by domestic problems of governance and insecurity, is also under-performing. Nigeria’s military spending has, for example, increased dramatically, with an additional budget of $1-billion approved last year, but this has all been earmarked for the fight against Boko Haram.

Even if this past weekend’s elections in Nigeria, dubbed the most important in its history, go off smoothly, it still doesn’t mean it has made the transition to a sophisticated and mature democracy, says Cilliers.

“Nigeria is the only power with the potential to be globally significant but it does not have a coherent foreign policy and its massive security and governance issues are detracting from this potential,” he says.

South Africa, on the other hand, has made this transition and has many attributes that make it a worthy representative of Africa on the world stage, says Cilliers.

But, if the status quo prevails, South Africa will lose its place in pole position.

Angola and Morocco are important players on the continent with huge economies, but Angola is a “purely resource-driven economy” with huge inequalities and lack of democracy, while Morocco is not a member of the AU."

SOURCE : http://mg.co.za/article/2015-04-02-nigeria-will-be-africas-first-global-superpower



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agaugust:
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jln115:

Cool!! will leave those pages for you hahah!!

Centrifude:
This is the longest running Thread I've ever seen in my entire life.. This is just crazy.

EVarn:
so you fired at it,right?.SA should dismantle its navy,clearly the SAN is infested with incompetent dunderheads and nullskulls.

EVarn:
hehehehe....let me pretend that i believe that.afterall,i can always elbow my way into those pages through carefully planned subterfuge!.

MikeCZAR:
The Nigerian army PR people should edit this videos some of the things are just embarrassing.

agaugust:


I guess they believe South Africans are smarter than Germans, i guess they even think South Africa manufactured the Valour frigates !
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agaugust:
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Page 2,000 for this topic.....

Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa ?

1. Egypt

2. Nigeria.

This page is dedicated to my hero :

Field Marshall Goodluck Jonathan.....

The Lion Of Africa....Destroyer of Boko Haram !

God bless you President Jonathan our Commander-In-Chief !

Amen !

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agaugust:


Manufacturer says so :

" However, the developer of the AR-1, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC) has claimed that the AR-1 missile can also be carried by platforms other than a UCAV."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HJ-10

Go kiss your canvas shoes in the mud
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jln115:

Congrats Augustine!!! your the first one to post on the 2001st page!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

stillchris:


mumu... you still believe war is about dressing up for the camera. i don't blame you. you are used to seeing your army looking clean for the internet than actually fighting.

list what is wrong in the video aside from the multiple camo and let me fuc.k you up right now.

papa ajasco

MikeCZAR:
mate! If you fly your small civilian cessna into a restricted air space during anti-air exercises and missiles start flying close to you.
You can't be crying around that you were targeted.
Consider yourself lucky cause the missiles were fired just close to you without their warheads using destroying your ar..se.

jln115:

64035 posts!!! the previous longest ive ever read about was 14000 od posts, this has to be the longest thread ever!

agaugust:


Citation needed
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agaugust:


We own the last comment on page 2,000.....and the first comment on page 2,001....good omen !
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agaugust:


This thread lost over 700 pages when there was a Nairaland website crash last year.

Those lost pages contained comments where @patches was editing Wikipedia and falsifying world military history to his favour
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Fynline:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b2VN5R0-KU#t=18

jln115:

The Ratel has a much much greater range than your Land cruisers.
Its also much much more versatile in difficult terrain than your Land cruisers.
Much much much much much better protected against mines and other weapon systems.

EVarn:
it isnt the fishemens' fault that your navy was too incompetent to secure the area first before commencing your amateurish naval maneovers.there should have been patrol boats on the outer perimeter of the area to ward off adventurous civilian boats from straying into the area,but it seems that you guys never do things right.

Fynline:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b2VN5R0-KU#t=18


Whats the maximum capacity of Naira land threads?

MikeCZAR:
Nigeria doesn't have communications systems or capability to guide a surface to surface missile beyond line of sight.
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agaugust:


Oga @fynline, are we getting full length of this great video form VICE NEWS soon ?
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MikeCZAR:
The same army which can't even store and transport 155m shells, you wanna convince us can store missiles?

Missiles are not simple rockets they require maintenance.

Centrifude:
This is the longest running Thread I've ever seen in my entire life.. This is just crazy.

MikeCZAR:
No citation needed for basic things.

Similar to how we all know your navy can't take on long trips.

agaugust:
[size=20pt]

Page 2,000 for this topic.....

Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa ?

1. Egypt

2. Nigeria.

This page is dedicated to my hero :

Field Marshall Goodluck Jonathan.....

The Lion Of Africa....Destroyer of Boko Haram !

God bless you President Jonathan our Commander-In-Chief !

Amen !

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MikeCZAR:
Look at him think like a silver back!
He was in restricted zone and probably received the naval warning about thee firing.

Henry120:


Em tell you say em dey work for vice news?

jln115:

We are definitely smarter than you guys!!
I mean you think air is more dens at higher altitude and @Henry120 thinks GDPppp means GDP per capita.

agaugust:
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This is the last comment on the historic landmark page 2,000 for this topic : Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa ?

I see Nigeria has the last word and last laugh on this page 2,000. So read this and take it as final answer to the big question :



[size=20pt]World Analysts Declare :

Nigeria Will Be Africa's World Super Power !

International Institute For Strategic Studies, IISS Confirmed !

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"If Nigeria plays its cards right, it could become Africa’s only global superpower. It already has the continent’s biggest economy, a huge military budget and a fair record of regional engagement. By 2040 it will also be the fourth largest country in the world after India, China and the United States.

New research by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) shows that out of Africa’s “Big Five” powerful countries – Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Algeria and Ethiopia – Nigeria is “the African country with by far the greatest capabilities” to play a global role.

The choice of the Big Five is based on the demographic, economic and military size of these countries, as well as their historical role as regional leaders, says the ISS.

South Africa is the only African member of Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) and the G20, but it is not expected to grow in power and influence internationally and in Africa. Dr Jakkie Cilliers, executive director of the ISS and one of the co-authors of the report, says South Africans sometimes have the misguided impression that the country is a big military power and plays a major role in peacekeeping in Africa.

Spending on defence has, however, been drastically reduced, as shown in the recent defence review. It contributes fewer peacekeepers to United Nations missions than Ethiopia, Egypt and Nigeria.

“In fact, Algeria is spending the most on its military, Ethiopia is the major peacekeeper on the continent and Egypt has the biggest diplomatic power,” says Cilliers.

South Africa’s economy is not projected to grow nearly as much as the rest of Africa.

Population growths are much higher elsewhere on the continent, particularly in Nigeria, where it is projected to grow from 170-million to 320-million by 2040.

“South Africans don’t appreciate the huge size of Nigeria’s economy,” says Cilliers. Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow from $525-billion in 2014 to $4.2-trillion by 2040.

Added to South Africa’s woes are “legitimacy problems on the continent”.

Sense that South Africa speaks more than listens
“South Africa can be heavy-handed when it comes to diplomacy and there is a sense that South Africa speaks more than it listens in Africa,” says Cilliers.

The ISS concludes that of the Big Five, South Africa and Ethiopia are “punching above their weight”, while Nigeria and Algeria are “punching below” theirs.

Egypt is punching above its weight internationally – it has a very strong voice in the Middle East – but low in Africa.

The inclusion of Ethiopia in the Big Five is controversial because it is, according to the ISS, “an authoritarian and repressive state” and in 2014 had the 11th lowest GDP per capita in Africa. However, it is growing fast and has become “a poster child for development in Africa”. It hosts the headquarters of the African Union and is the largest African contributor to UN peace missions.

Algeria is also not living up to its potential given that it has by far the biggest military in Africa.

Nigeria, hampered largely by domestic problems of governance and insecurity, is also under-performing. Nigeria’s military spending has, for example, increased dramatically, with an additional budget of $1-billion approved last year, but this has all been earmarked for the fight against Boko Haram.

Even if this past weekend’s elections in Nigeria, dubbed the most important in its history, go off smoothly, it still doesn’t mean it has made the transition to a sophisticated and mature democracy, says Cilliers.

“Nigeria is the only power with the potential to be globally significant but it does not have a coherent foreign policy and its massive security and governance issues are detracting from this potential,” he says.

South Africa, on the other hand, has made this transition and has many attributes that make it a worthy representative of Africa on the world stage, says Cilliers.

But, if the status quo prevails, South Africa will lose its place in pole position.

Angola and Morocco are important players on the continent with huge economies, but Angola is a “purely resource-driven economy” with huge inequalities and lack of democracy, while Morocco is not a member of the AU."

SOURCE : http://mg.co.za/article/2015-04-02-nigeria-will-be-africas-first-global-superpower



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