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patches689:
The answer to your question is inside your question
We smashed Seleka simply due to our infantry skills and superior situation awareness and tactical maneuvers.
We pulled them into carefully set up killing feilds, where we brought 80mm mortars and 12,5mm HMG's to bear on confined areas
Once they countered and started turning our flanks, we pulled back and let them walk into the next killing field.
Nigerian infantryman are poorly trained, this is a well known fact - by comparison it takes a recruit 2 years of training to become a rifleman in the SANDF

yet again,you make the same blunder that you fellow saffers have been making.even if you managed to draw seleka rebels into death traps using 'superior' infantry skills,what did you kill them with?,or did you draw them into 'killing fields' simply to teach them how to dance?.mzilakazi once claimed that SANDF troops went into CAR unprepared and with little arms and ammunitions to train government troops.

[quote author=dievluit post=292][/quote]what are "all available definitions of frontier market"?,a frontier market is an emerging market,the difference is that frontier has a smaller industry,is more consumer based and has a weaker trade policy.Nigeria has already gone past a frontier market,tell me how many frontier markets have a stock exchange?.for a country to have a stock market,there must be facilities on ground to support trade and barter of national stock,major market parameters must to be considered for smooth transaction in major stock and investments.if a country has little or no 'stock',how will it have a stock market?.your claims about SA helping us in the automobile and financial industry is insignificant,the fact that SA already have an automobile industry that is willing to invest in nigeria's burgeoning automobile industry doesnt necessarily mean that you are "helping" us,its an arrangement of mutual convenience.we import kerosene because of the production cost,nigeria has 3 refineries

@dievluit,you forget that there is no universal definition of what a "frontier market" is,a frontier market and an emerging market are closely tied together,though an emerging market is considered the most mature,but it is opened for debate which of the markets is truly progressive on the long run.a common trait of the frontier market is the trademark lack of a stock exchange,but then again,nigeria has a stock exchange;so,can nigeria be considered a frontier market?.perhaps,five years ago,nigeria could have been considered a frontier,but today,it is in doubt what countries like nigeria can be called,we are an emerging frontier market;which makes us an emerging economy.contrary to your presumptious claims that nigeria has no adequate infrastructure nor manufacturing capacity on ground to be considered an emerging export oriented economy,we have an emerging industry in automobile,textile and petrochemicals.how many refineries does SA have?,you speak of shale boom,but how many oil cracking facility does SA have?

mzilakazi:
The French never helped us at all, they were only busy to deport French nationals and none of them was ever involved in the Bangui battle. SANDF had a protection force for which I was part to look after the safety of the instructors. However, we only had limited firepower yet very sophisticated weapons.
http://www.africandefence.net/five-things-you-never-knew-about-the-south-african-military/
Or do you want us to turn your military into Seleka? to suffer the wounds that Seleka suffered, bwahahaha…

how sophisticated were your weapons?,wasnt it you who claimed that SANDF troops werent able to take any sophisticated weapon into CAR due to france's jealousy and suspicion?.to the best of my accurate knowledge,SANDF went into CAR with rifles and a few armoured patrol/surveillance vehicles,how then did they 'defeat' the young but well armed seleka rebels?.
dont even compare the NA with the weak SANDF in terms of infantry skills,we'd slaughter your troops for chrismas!.

mzilakazi:
For your indulgence.


http://www.pmg.org.za/report/20130404-defence-minister-central-african-republic-sa-soldier-deployment

the link doesnt explain how SANDF soldiers attacked seleka rebels with almost zero arms and ammunitions.i cant think of a plausible answer except one!....you requested for french assistance.

mzilakazi:
Our comrades were ambushed and outnumbered and had to repeal an ambush and retreat quickly to own forces for protection.

....and your lies will topple the devil from the heights of the drakensberg.how did you counter attack seleka rebels with "little arms and ammunitions"?

mzilakazi:
http://www.naij.com/348712-army-commander-author-of-scandalous-letter-threatened.html

and I can bring I. many more.

you solemnly swear that you're up to no good.that letter was not written by an army colonel.no respectable NA colonel would ever construct such glaring propaganda.

mzilakazi:
Our comrades retired back to the base where they were pursued by the bandits. The bandits, however, paid dearly with their lives after they lacked the equipment and resources to suppress our offensive. There were just gnashing of teeth and heartbreaking cries from children who screamed for their mommies.

oh oh..you even admit that you were pursued into your own base,how pathetic is that?.you keep repeating how their was "gnashing of teeth and cries for mommy",but we have no evidence supporting such claims,didnt you guys claim that you went into CAR unprepared,with little weapons and ammunitions?,how then did you counter the slaughter of your troops by rebels who numbered over 3000 fighters?

mzilakazi:
If you would have known how bitterly we whisked the buttocks of your worshipped heroes in the name of Seleka.

bitterly indeed....after you were ambushed and slaughtered by seleka,didnt you claim that you saw seleka rebels with the 'special binoculars'{which you bought for yourself} from 8km away,and that you gunned them down with AK47 rifles from 2km away?....tell us mr gallant soldier,did you fight the rebels,or were you the first to pull down your pants?.

MikeCZAR:
Please say on which front did that happen.
You're making a claims now please substantiate.

on the seleka war front

MikeCZAR:
LOL

Go back and get your facts straight mr.

is that the best you have?.then i must say you're sorely lacking.

@dievluit,you forget that there is no universal definition of what a "frontier market" is,a frontier market and an emerging market are closely tied together,though an emerging market is considered the most mature,but it is opened for debate which of the markets is truly progressive on the long run.a common trait of the frontier market is the trademark lack of a stock exchange,but then again,nigeria has a stock exchange;so,can nigeria be considered a frontier market?.perhaps,five years ago,nigeria could have been considered a frontier,but today,it is in doubt what countries like nigeria can be called,we are an emerging frontier market;which makes us an emerging economy.contrary to your presumptious claims that nigeria has no adequate infrastructure nor manufacturing capacity on ground to be considered an emerging export oriented economy,we have an emerging industry in automobile,textile and petrochemicals.how many refineries does SA have?,you speak of shale boom,but how many oil cracking facility do you have?

MikeCZAR:
If you're gonna make that claim please tell us on which battle front did that happen and at what time.

i wasnt in there when your troops were being totted out of CAR with their ears,but then again;witnesses of the battle acknowledged that SANDF troops raised the white flag and let out the dove when they ran out of ammunition and reinforcement.you may have won a few battles,but you never won the war.an army as weak as modern france performed more admirably that the 'great' SANDF.

MikeCZAR:
Yes, they held a parade.

Seleka couldn't defeat a small force of around 200 soldiers.

were you expecting defeat?.seleka successfully ambushed SANDF troops in a bloodbath,when your troops were arriving from the airport,shortly,bozize fled out of CAR.that 'child-soldiers' were able to successfully plan two ambushes,attack your base and send you fleeing out of CAR empty handed{with nothing but pant and empty rifles} and abandoned logistics,tell us a different tale from that which you spout.

MikeCZAR:
FOMAC was swept aside by Seleka in Damara. A whole battalion failed to put up a fight even for 1 or 2 hours.Seleka met the best warriors in Africa, outside Bangui and they couldn't get their main force into the city.

"best warriors in africa",i wonder who you are refering to;it better not be the pathetic conglomerate of obsolete dingbats called SANDF.those reassembled pile of discarded chicken bones that populate the SANDF are too old and doddery to play hide and seek,talk less of confronting determined rebels{child or not}.i seem to remember agaugust taking the much appreciated liberty of revealing to us how SANDF troops in CAR whipped out their soiled 'white' pants,strapped it to the barrel of their empty rifles and desperately waved it about with trembling panicked hands as a sign of surrender to child soldiers,when they were abandoned by their dear country.

MikeCZAR:
On which part.

the french holding parade for defeated parabats,and "respecting the finest warriors africa has to offer" part.

i disconcur,you must understand that managing national economy isnt a pap and roasted maggot business.nigeria may not be a major commodity exporting country now,but we are planning on a large scale industrialization and diversification scheme;a prospect that cannot be rapidly realized if we depend solely on imports,the new naira devaluation is an avenue to restrict imports,and encourge local industry to supply enough commodities and services in order to satisfy a spiked increase in demand.why,i clearly remember south korea devaluing their 'won' in order to trigger an industrialization boom,and allow massive export of locally made commodities within and outside the asian triangle.and i daresay,the 'won' is one of the worlds most devalued currency.countries like malaysia,south korea,singapore etc..have currencies with significantly lower value compared to the dollar,yet i dont see them in economic crisis.
....i say,the effect of devaluation on an EMERGING ECONOMY is benignly positive.

advantages of currency devaluation:
*increasing exports
*domestic price remains the same
*growth because of increased money supply
*balance trade deficits
*reduces unemployment;due increase in demand of local commodity due to over-inflated high price of import.
*drastical reduction in importation of unnecessary commodities
for an emerging economy like nigeria,devaluation prove a major blessing in disguise.perhaps you believe that dangote,otedola,wale adenuga etc..have lost half of their net worth,but you forget that its all on paper.hard cash does not just grow wings over night.infact,the recent devaluation will help nigeria in our quest for industralization;diversification and domestication of our economy.on the other hand,the fall of the rand would be catastrophic to SA because of the low productivity,and poorly performing industry.

mzilakazi:
Nope,if that was possible many countries could have chose to level their currency with a dollar or even exceed its value,or perhaps do you want to do appreciation or redenomination of your currency and see it sliding down again? Unfortunately,the currency will have to pick itself up again after being devalued.You revalue it, you will still suffer.Nah!! my friend,ZAR has never been devalued at all,the only thing is that it did not perform well against a dollar.However,Naira was found to be the worst performing currency in Africa,second to Malawian Kwacha.

the rand depreciated about 30% against the dollar this year,with a stagnant economy,idle labour market and low productivity,SA is heading for a major currency devaluation in the near future.however,of recent,i carried out a comprehensive research to ascertain the impact,importance and influence of currency devaluation on emerging economies,and i discovered that devaluation is a blessing to emerging economies.

Henry120:
Merry Christmas to all and Sundry in this thread.

merry chrismas{chrisnukkah} to you too henry.

stillchris:
you should know by now that @fighterparrot is the reflection of the SAAF. ill-trained and unprofessional pigheads.

indeed,that was quite unprofessional.wishing you a merry chrismas mr. chris.

mzilakazi:
Since when did devaluing money become temporary. I think you will have to brace yourself up that you will have to live with this for the rest of your life.

are you saying that money cannot be (re)valued once a stable economy is accomplished?.the devaluation of the naira is a fleeting inconvenience that will be robbustly dealt with when the right people come into power.the rand,while not in the same predicament with the naira(yet),has also faced an extreme case of devaluation this year.anyways,merry chrismas!.

mzilakazi:
Naira is Africa's worst performer after Malawi's kwacha.


http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-23/nigerians-crying-for-money-as-naira-drop-boko-haram-hit-trade.html

a temporary inconvenience,i assure you.it would be regulated very soon.perhaps it would provide more incentive for west africa to adopt the 'ECO' currency once stability is accomplished.

FighterPilot:
You lose!!! Perhaps I should paint the whole tread with that of Nigerian troops.

quite harsh and uncalled for,dont you think?

iamord:
pls don't tag yourself among the intellectuals cos your statements from the beginning of this post show you as a permisist and ignorant. If u express yourself as such I have nothing to prove to u! But if u can't research. Don't disturb me

then we are at an impasse m'boy,the net worth of intelligence is the measurement of reasonable ideology{and opinions}.lets just accept that you cant support your claims with tangible proof.lets just move on and forget about this controversy.

iamord:
I don't need to prove that to you cause you have shown in your statements that you are permisist, I brought up points that are meant to be researched to know if its genuine, the best you can do as an educated person is to find out.. That's what someone that wants to know is supposed to do. But like I said earlier. You are permisist. U need to work on the way u think.

but m'boy,you fail to understand that on a public forum{like nairaland},when you make claims,you need to back them up with digestible proof.how else do you expect intellectual people to believe you?,how do you expect to silence opinion critics?.you cant just throw me a piece of your opinion and tell me to research it myself!.you{as the poster} should have researched your claims to the extent of being able to produce multiple links/citations when remotely doubted.

iamord:
which kind rubbish talk be this?? Preposterous!! I need not waste a muscle to tell u further than this

=you have no proof

MabraO:
Who is this guy? U spewing poo
Same Naija wey me nd u dey na all these u mentioned re happening yet majority if the citizens re lamenting?
Pls quit exaggerating.
Nigeria's fabulous economy is only on paper nothing more. It is something u nd I know
Damned!!

Need i say more?

iamord:
lol.. I keep saying it that a lot of nigerians have misconceptions about ghana . Ghana has had radio-isotopes experiments conducted in university of ghana as far back as 1950 and had a nuclear reactor since 1964 known as Kwabenya Nuclear Reactor. which has been functioning till date and in an isolated area.. The country has scientist that have been trained in that field . The overthrow of kwame nkrumah is what thwarted the efforts of ghana going nuclear as far back as 1960s.. And also the fact that the akosombo hydro electric dam potential was so great that there was little need for nuclear energy as a source of electricity

it would be more believable if you provide concrete proof to back such a preposterous claims.

iamord:
ghana has had a nuclear reactor

*raises eyebrow*,have you now?

PetroDolla3:
did you read the article? it said IAEA had already granted approval. Ghana has had an active nuclear programme since 1958. The country's forward thinking leader Kwame Nkrumah established the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission since 1958

the reward is miniscule compared to the risk that will be taken{700MW isnt worth genocide}....i wouldnt advice ghana to establish nuclear power reactors yet,it is advisable not to get ahead of one's self when it comes to national development....nuclear power is highly unstable and volatile,anything ranging from a full scale tornado to a wrongly-placed candle stick can spell doom for ghana and its immediate neighbours,not to talk of deteriorating security on the african continent.national security and sovereignity also comes to play;an invading force could decide to save itself the hassle,and just drop a missile or two into your nuclear facilities....and POOF!....ghana would be sunk into the atlantic!.nuclear power requires caution

hmm..nuclear power?,i doubt that the IAEA will give it an approval.