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Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by Classworked(m): 12:14pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
jrusky: Same thing people say about China in recent times. But do you know that South African mercenaries are used to check and fight terrorism in Africa? They are mixed with professionals who have been to extreme places. When one of those group of mercenaries left Nigeria, we started loosing the war against terrorism again. |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by Yujin(m): 12:16pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
Going by this rankings, central Africa is the weakest sub-region followed by West Africa. |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by adelaja70(m): 12:17pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
lloyds:Chai! MOSSAD.. |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by luluman: 12:20pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
Codedrock:What of biafra? |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by Afonja007: 12:26pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
FiftyFifty:in 1948 israel defeated all arab armies with with just population of 500000 against Arabs of 50 million, in 1967 Israel again defeated Egypt Syria jordan in 6 days war again, Egypt attacked Israel again in that October 1973 Israel Later occupied Suez canal ,1982 Israel distroyed all Syrian war plane in dog fight,no Muslim nation can ever face Israel and go Scot free,remember if Israel wants to distroy all Arab nation today they will do it 200 nuclear bombs no be moi moi 1 Like |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by Yujin(m): 12:32pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
SmartyPants:Lol. Caliber of armoured personnel carrier you manufacture is those used against militia groups and not for a national army. Are you serious with those questions you asked? Any country that can't manufacture bullets are not fit to protect her territorial integrity. Do you know SA manufacture guided missiles? You better wake up from slumber. Nigeria is still far back in the 1930s according to military standards. No Submarine with your vast shorelines? Mr man you're dreaming. |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by RTdgood: 12:34pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
wingmanII:can you tell me why American pays Egypt Billions of dollars in military aids every year for Isreal security |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by Basher8583: 12:36pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
lottomkyes200:So putting Biafra in tne first position is what you want abi. Hater/serial loser |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by Skiilashi(m): 12:48pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
Nigeria number 5. Yet we don't have a single submarine. Still looking to buy weapons to fight the enemies within. This is so funny 1 Like |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by madridsta007(m): 1:11pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
SmartyPants: The military hasn’t been able to quell the terrorists attacks by Boko Haram, ISWAP and the Herdsmen because they are lacking intelligence capabilities— asides their multitude of other problems. Without proper intelligence, a military force is simply a civilian-like riot group with arms. Conventional armies are ill-equipped and lack the capacity to defeat terror when these conventional army operate on foreign soil. It’s simple. When foreign armies fight terror in foreign groups, they loose as the locals— where the terror groups gain support— see them as colonialist invaders. For example, the US Army in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Nigerian case is quite similar to terror attacks in the West. The British do not need to deploy the Royal Marines or Navy; they use the MI5 in intelligence. The Nigerian Army has no viable intelligence unit. Hence the intractable “war” which they’ve effectively lost. The failure of intelligence is the failure of the Army. I don’t know why we want to sugarcoat things. Unless for reasons of delusional patriotism, they should never be put as Top 10 fighting force in Africa. 1 Like |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by Mescana22(m): 1:16pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
I'm not surprised about Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and all this country close to Middle East. always battle Ready. For the fact that Israel dealt with Egypt doesn't mean they are weak, Israel is a country I don't know how and what magic they're using. Earlier this year there fighter jets bombed and destroyed Almighty S-400 in Syria, Any Iranian base in Lebanon and Syria ,Israel is bombing the hell outta m despite air defenses, so no country Is a match, but in Africa Egypt is number one1, no dounts those guys has fought war even with God himself, Lol. And as for Nigeria, Ghana alone has more active fire power, we should be contesting for boys scout not military, Chad is another country that has bloody fearless soldiers in fight BH ,ordinary Ipob without gun dey b beat our army sef 1 Like |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by hotklasicboi: 1:21pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
FiftyFifty:him hmmmmm!!!but Egypt also had USSR as a strategic partner too.. 1 Like |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by kayjay69(m): 1:32pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
Brother I don't even know how we ended up 5th on that list higher than Kenya. Zoharariel: |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by MrBONE2(m): 1:58pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
wizzyrich:
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Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by SmartyPants(m): 2:17pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
madridsta007: @ bolded, vastly different. but i'll come back to that. My first question, since this is a comparison of African countries, which country in Africa has every successfully outfought an insurgent group? Don't forget there are over 30 such groups in operation all over Africa. Has Egypt defeated their own? Kenya? Answer this question too. Back to comparing the Nigerian situation with the Western situation. There is a vast difference. 1. The Nigerian army when it operates in the North is considered an invasive force. Local communities are cooperating with the insurgents. That's the fact. The Nigerian army operates in the north under the same condition coalition forces operated in in places like Afghanistan and Iraq. 2. Boko haram has a large physical presence within Nigeria (again, because it does have local support), compounded by porous borders with difficult neighbors. Do the westerners have to deal with that? 3. Nigeria has a difficult geographical problem given its proximity to Libya and Mali through which arms and fighters flow into Nigeria. |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by SmartyPants(m): 2:26pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
Yujin: You should have just answered my question to the best of your ability instead of forcing yourself down the same tangent you are on. It was a simple question and let me illustrate the answer. We start with economics. There are very few countries in the world that produce all their weapons for themselves. It doesn't make economic sense. You instead follow the principle of comparative advantage and you produce only where necessary, and you buy the rest where necessary. Israel gets the majority of its weapons from the USA till today. France and UK too buy from the USA. So does Nigeria. So my question as to the relevance of producing your bullets is rephrased this way: If you make your own weapons over there in South Africa, and I buy my own from USA, who then has the better weapons? Is manufacturing capability then a factor in quality of weapons at ones disposal? Reason it for yourself. 1 Like |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by madridsta007(m): 2:30pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
SmartyPants: Currently Boko Haram and ISWAP control swathes of territories in the North East and the border towns with Lake Chad. They may not be having flags there as before, however they visit there at will. The Nigerian Army has been pushed back from those towns and the local populace have either fled or simply pay tax to these insurgent groups. This sounds like failure to me. Currently in the North West, the Nigerian Army is battling bandits groups in Sokoko, Zamfara, Jigawa, Kaduna and Katsina. These groups kill, maim and kidnap at will. This has continued till today, despite the Army waging a so-called war in these areas. Again, this is failure to me. While Kenya and Egypt has its own similar problems, they are certainly not at the failure level of Nigeria and its Army. Hence the United States warning for Kenya and Egypt is low in comparison to these areas in Nigeria where the department of state have advised that, "all but essential travels should be avoided." [https://ng.usembassy.gov/nigeria-travel-warning-2/] It is simply a failure of intelligence and a failure of the Nigerian Army. Again, we should stop giving funny explanations to failure. It does not show accountability. |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by wingmanII: 2:31pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
RTdgood: America cannot pay Egypt a dime for Israel 's security. Doesn't it sound ridiculous to you? On what basis? American aid to Egypt is the cost of displacing the USSR. America do not want Russian influence in the Middle East. If Egypt does not get aid from US, it will simply run back to Russia. Do you follow up events in Syria? US and Russia are still struggling for control their, though in a subtle manner. |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by JuanDeDios: 2:40pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
wizzyrich:This is old data. Nigeria today is not in the top ten. |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by JuanDeDios: 2:49pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
jrusky:Your words, almost verbatim, were what the Japanese told themselves before they attacked Pearl Habor - the Americans are bread and butter folks who can't handle the rigors of war. You know what they did to the Japanese. Google it if you don't. I doubt you know anything about the Southies' military technological advancement or the role their mercenaries have played in wars throughout Africa's modern history. 2 Likes |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by SmartyPants(m): 2:51pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
madridsta007: How did we get here? We are talking about African militaries and you are talking about accountability which is a political issue. The question of excuses does not even arise. I never even said that the Nigeria army has not failed in containing the threat...where did that issue even arise? I showed you the local factors that make the Nigerian situation similar to the situations faced by western forces in the middle east as a reply to your comment that the situations are different. What does accountability have to do with this? Egypt and Kenya are not facing the same entity. Kenya is facing al shabab which is not even based on Kenay but Somalia whereas boko haram is spread out over a huge geographical area with a steady source of recruits. the threats Egypt faces are also not as intense and that makes it even more telling, that they have not been able to quell them. |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by emuyi(m): 3:03pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
wingmanII:don't mind him, he has probably forgotten the 1948 Arab war against Israel and how Israel dealt with, he probably doesn't even know about the 6 days in June when Egypt declared a war but a preemptive strike ended all their effort and the president of Egypt was forced to resign because no one could comprehend how he lost after getting so much supports from neighbouring countries. |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by emuyi(m): 3:12pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
RTdgood:pls always get your fact from correct sources and not just anywhere. |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by Edyice: 3:24pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
[/b] who put Nigeria there [b] Nigeria should be in 35 position See how boko haram Harassing innocent people upandown 35 position is good for them ... |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by Ugo4hotish(m): 3:35pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
wingmanII: Mr Know it all, Egypt won the Suez carnal war against Britain even before they got independence... |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by madridsta007(m): 3:49pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
SmartyPants: I think you are missing my point. Or I have missed your point— which is a shame as I find your intervention quite important here. My point is simple. Nigeria Army should not be put in the top 10 of the best Armies in Africa. Perhaps Top 10 in peacekeeping. But not as an Army overall. They do not have the capacity or have shown the competence in intelligence— intelligence gathering, analysing and execution, which is needed in modern. We can, of course as Nigerians, make excuses for them; but as long as we have the evidence of these failures in intelligence, which include a litany of “tactical withdrawal videos” online, the truth is very simple as most know. 1 Like |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by jrusky(m): 4:22pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
JuanDeDios: Oh really thanks for all you have said but thanking you does not mean I buy South Africa pooh nonsense I don't and I won't ok. And as I have told a folk in my response I swear South Africa ain't worth a country to waste my little time on on anything I mean absolutely anything so if what you are saying is truth or false I don't buy it. I have moved on to better topic. No offense ok. |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by wingmanII: 4:42pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
Ugo4hotish: Funny guy! Egypt defeat Britain? Hallucinating. USA and UN forced Britain to withdraw. Go and read it up. |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by Yujin(m): 4:47pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
SmartyPants:You're just making a fuss were it's unnecessary. Countries with expertise in military hardware production will always have an edge over those who will depend entirely on purchases from outside. As for comparative advantage, we all know that it's applicable everywhere even in ordinary food production which Nigeria is grossly in won't of. You can't even feed your teeming populace. Just google the military hard of SA and Nigeria and compare for yourself. Nigeria is not even close. Averagely, when you think of SA, you only see the black South Africans but you forget that the white folks over there are still part and parcel of the country and they are still running the most sensitive departments of the land. Nigeria will be taken seriously when she starts producing rudimentary ammunition like ordinary bullets. Without submarines your navy are just sitting ducks and I can wager that even next 10yrs to come you still won't be able to maintain one. Lol |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by Cadec007(m): 4:49pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
wingmanII:i agree |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by Cadec007(m): 4:52pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
uckennety:we dont know much about Egyptian politics bro.... For all we know that so called army might be divided by a lot of things, factions and politicians... |
Re: Most Powerful Military In Africa 2019 (strongest And Best) by Cadec007(m): 4:54pm On Apr 22, 2019 |
aishmuhd:i feel the same bro, i keep saying it, Nigeria isn't an aggressive nation...... Look at all these nations spending big on military, they are surrounded by enemies and constant wars... |
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