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- Stop following women that don't like you.
- Stop following women who invite the entire Nigeria to accompany them when the venue is a public place.
- Ensure you inform the woman on time if she orders more than what you can afford.
- Preferably, allow women to pursue you. Stop following ravenous women simply because of makeup.

As a man of value, have standards, very high standards.

Subsidy had to go. So I don't know why some respondents criticise its removal. Whether it has been fully removed or not is a different topic. Tinubu's economic policies have been appropriate. My issue with him is brazen and rabid tribalism.

bestman09:
He have many children. The females are all married. 3 of the son's are into music too. The first son is into music and based in spain. He is supposed to inherit that house and compound as tradition demands but he opted to build his own house in another part of the community. His own mansion is ready now, though he has not packed in. Another of the son is also putting up a big mansion of his own

So why can't they maintain their dad's property?

Well, if e didn't dey, e didn't dey.

SMJay:
I’ll tell you that not every building in the village is meant to serve the same purpose as a simple rental flat. Architecture is not only about utility—it’s also about legacy, cultural expression, and sometimes even symbolism. For many families, especially those who have “made it” in the city or abroad, building something massive in the village is their way of leaving a mark, creating a family seat, or honoring their roots. Yes, it may look oversized now, and in some cases, poorly maintained, but at the time of construction it probably represented pride, success, and aspiration. Also, structures like this don’t always have to stay desolate forever. With proper renovation or adaptive reuse, they can be transformed into guest houses, community centers, boutique hotels, or even heritage homes. So while a flat may have been practical, the mansion carries a cultural weight that flats never could.In architecture, it’s not just about “who will live here today,” but “what story does this structure tell for generations?”

This makes sense to people who have a strong maintenance culture. Nigerians don't have that culture.

Anyway, the man in question was rich rich. The annoyance is when folks who just hit money decide to replicate the same buy building a gigantic house in an economically desolate place.

Heaven knows my Igboness has a limit. I can never build a house, so big, in a location that has no economic viability. My dad and mom did so, but I cautioned them. Today, none resides there, and certainly none of their children will ever live there.

Money wey dem for use buy bitcoin.

Exactly what I have been preaching. We need rapid economic growth to create tons of jobs for our people.

Image123:
What on earth are we exporting to Spain and the Netherlands? Hope its not ofio, or japa candidates?

Cocoa
Cocoa
Cocoa.

Rictech:
Please o, black.briar, Ger.rard59, and Judec.ares1,
Is Binance legal in Japan?
I am thinking of converting my Naira to USDT, then when I open a local bank account in Japan i will transfer it to the bank account.

It is legal. I have a bad experience with them, but to answer your question, it is legal. However, Binance Japan is different from Binance Global. So, before you depart, thoroughly question the company's helpdesk on how to transfer your crypto to Binance Japan.

It is very important.

P.S. You will need My Number Card and your residence card to register on the platform. The My Number Card should be applied for as you apply for a sim. It is a Japanese replica of NIN. It is an essential part of adult life here.

Gerrard59:
If someone had told me this five years ago, I would have objected, but not anymore after looking at the events in the Sahel countries. You say you are there for peacekeeping, but those countries have never known peace, but continuous strife. So, what are you peacekeeping? Where it gets worrisome is how come they thrive in mineral and now agro-rich areas. Most importantly, they are active where Chinese investors are buying goods and setting up factories. All of a sudden, one reads a terror attack in those areas. The terrorist surge in Kwara really got me thinking because it was Baruten LGA, at a time when Chinese companies ceased buying American soybeans (yes, they have actually ceased buying it as of today. One of the American soybeans representatives lamented on TikTok).

I am keeping a close eye on Kastina and Angola, where Chinese investors/companies are investing >$250m in rice and soybeans farms. Next thing, we fit see terrorist attacks in those areas. Even the Benue attacks are worrisome because Chinese investors poured $10m into a cassava-to-ethanol facility there. In all these, I blame the elites and politicians of the affected areas. They must know who is behind these attacks. I cannot comprehend an elite who watches his land gets destroyed and keeps mum.

cc: FoolishB.oy419

In less than a week, "protests" erupted in the bold. The media reporting it is linked to the US Army.

Kastina should brace itself o

descarado:
A lot of connections can be made outside school.
So many went to these so called good schools, how far.
Where are they today? Unless you do not notice an opportunity when its before you, even a stranger in a bus ride might open doors for you.
No be those people who went to the so called good schools I dey see here doing masters and trying to blend in with the realities life is dealing with them.
The best education your child need is confidence, competitive spirit and dedication. Without them, if you like take that child to Cambridge, someone who went to a lesser university might still make it more than him or even employ him

GBAM! GBAM!

To add, the mentality of perseverance and determination = success. The child must learn to be persistent and must be determined. Try and fail, but don't fail to try. There would always be a no, but persists and persists. Children from comfortable homes need to experience "harsh" times, too. It is why I am an advocate of parents opting for the scholarship option even if they can afford the fees. The child has to grind too.

Onegai:
So, I'll speak on this matter

Your schoolfees reflect what you will get for your kids. Period. If you pay a little, you get a little. If you pay a lot, you get a lot more. How much more you can get from either a public or private school is entirely up to you. And this is where paying more school fees matters. Your mentality and choices are determined by the environment and people surrounding you.

This is very true. On a scale of 10, I would say 8, which is a fantastic score anywhere.

Gerra.rd59, your post was spot on. But the number of Public School parents who will do what you suggested is less than 1%. The number of Private School parents who will do it is greater than 30%.

Agreed. I am not trying to bicker, but based on the woman's post, a good public school would or should provide the same, rather than the parents mentally stress themselves because of school fees and associated costs. All public schools are not the same.

That is why when Nigerian students win competitions abroad, they are usually from wealthy homes attending nice private schools.

This defeats my above post as it is emphatically true.

I teach Math and Science with a foreign curriculum, all my students live in highbrow areas. Middle class parents don't see the value in what I'm teaching. They've heard of it from wealthy parents but their mentality is still old school and traditional: Math and English taught the old Naija method, throw in some poorly coordinated "robotics" training and they're satisfied

Exposure issue. Most times, it is dogmatism rather than being pragmatic. It is not like these parents cannot afford the tutorial fees if need be.

Meanwhile, I'm prepping my 8 yr old to compete against East Asian kids and attend university at Tsinghua, MIT, Stanford or Loughborough.
My 2 year old, I'm unbothered that he can't hold a pencil (I see people from lower income schools crowing happily about their toddlers writing). Why should I be, I gave him a simplified Rubik's Cube and have been throwing so much science and math at him since he was 1.

For Africans, East Asian math pedagogy should be the basis for our teaching methods, especially in science subjects. It reminds me of a tweet where respondents (Nigerians in Canada) agreed that their children should or would befriend Chinese/East Asian students in their schools. It also reminds me of a post or tweet where folks felt bad that McKinsey Nigeria had to extend the duration for its Problem Solving Test for its applicants in Nigeria because, as they stated, many could not answer the questions within the allotted time. Unsurprisingly, many of McK's Nigerian recruits studied at top American universities where its interviews and tests are frequently practised.

The Internet defeats this by getting those questions to practice, practice and practice. Thus, an ABU or Unijos grad can work in McKinsey.

My oldest won a medal at an international math Olympiad, I have been working on her critical thinking skills.

This is a big one o. There aren't many Nigerians or Africans or even Black folks who excel at these heights. But I won't digress.

My mentality is a 1% and when I lived in a highbrow area, we parents constantly swapped tips and ideas on how to push our kids forward. Our kids were training academics and sports, just because we all are planning on them writing SATs and IGCSE and we know that the essay must showcase the kids perfectly.

Very East Asian and Western-styled. Nonetheless, as I have stated, the way to counter is to use the Internet wisely. The competition to get into elite tertiary institutions is tougher at the undergraduate level, and unsurprisingly, that is where the bonds are stronger and networks are tightened. A sure way of countering is to have high IGCSE/WASSCE scores; very very high. Just as a high GRE or subject GRE overpowers or supplements a weak CGPA or a strong Statement of Proposal. My friend would have qualified for the US Embassy-sponsored program if his score had been at least 300/340 rather than the university he attended.

You'll never find that kind of thinking from people who are struggling to survive or just got out of survival mode. You'll only find that from people who know that hunger is not a problem anymore.

Poverty no good at all. Our economy has to grow and diversify so people eat more nutritiously and burgeoning cities exist across the country.

emmaodet:
Yes, there are alot of igbos here trading spare parts and used clothes in bales and many yorubas in the corporate sector mostly oil and gas.

I have thought out of something based on the above: Nigerians who move to non-English speaking countries and are prepared to assimilate in the language and culture have higher chances at financial success compared to their contemporaries (with the same education/environmental background) in Anglophone countries. The theory is that the competition is low since it is non-Anglophone, but also, the possibilities of becoming that success story are high because such a person is not abundant. This depends on the country's economy and the available opportunities. This means Nigerians in Angola have higher chances of excelling, provided they learn Portuguese and take massive advantage of the opportunities there. Again, because it is non-Anglophone, the competition is low compared to, say, South Africa. Another example is Ivory Coast vs Ghana.

In a world of instant clicks and social media, one way to prevent envy is to be quiet while succeeding. Make an insane amount of money and no one knows you are making such because it is non-Anglophone. You can have all their women to yourself, and no one would know. You become a king in another man's land!

The issue i have with some of them is that they dislike seeing other blacks being their boss. They rather prefer a white to control them than maybe we nigerians or south africans. They see us as the same level and wonder why we will get more paid than them doing jobs they feel other angolanas can do.

Colonial mentality: in that they are used to seeing Whites as leaders/superiors and thus, they believe that Whites are superior to say their fellow Blacks. However, when faced with a Black person as a superior, especially one who is not of the same ethnic group as they are, they become upset and believe that they (Angolans in this case) can perform the same task, which is untrue because if they could, why didn't they rise to the top?

This mainly exists in groups that are at the back of the foot in human development, so when they see someone with the same skin colour but of a different ethnicity or nationality leading them in their land, they are not happy. In a way, it reminds them of their incompetence, so to mask it, they would rather have someone from a different racial group. This happens in Nigeria as well. But I won't digress. There is also the phenomenon where someone from a racial group, say Black, becomes the superior in a country with few Black people. This can happen in Asian countries, and it is a reason one would be hard pressed to find a Black person leading an organisation in an Asian country because the natives believe they are superior to Blacks. This has happened to a prominent Black journalist who was posted to represent the newspaper in Japan. The Japanese boss, according to the Black journalist, was upset that the American media company sent a Black man rather than a White man. This happened during the late '90s. Heck, even African Americans do raise eyebrows when Black Africans, especially Nigerians, are their superiors rather than a White person.

This has played out in Hong Kong and Singapore versus Mainland China, where the former were wealthier than the latter and felt like the superior Chinese. However, as Mainland China became affluent and more powerful, HKers and Singaporeans got upset either at the behaviours of Mainland Chinese (nouveau rich vs old money sort of thing) or the perceived pride and dominance of Mainland Chinese. Hong Kongers adjusted quickly, largely due to geography, rather than Chinese Singaporeans, but the latter have had to eventually adjust as their economy is linked to Mainland China. This culminated in Singapore granting visa free access to Mainland China, which is uncommon for such a populous country. To date, Japan has refused to do the same, nor has Singapore done the same for India, even though it has a native Indian population.

This has also happened in Barbados and the greater Caribbean, where the natives serve White tourists better than Black tourists, even though the Black person is willing to spend more. The truth is that these Caribbean people have been so used to serving and seeing White people, so they accord greater respect to them compared to Black people. So, they would be antsy when they see a Black person who is not of their kith become their boss or lead them.

As for Angolans, what I am curious about is their reaction if they have a Black Brazilian or Black Ecuadorian, or African American as a superior? I am also surprised that they are upset at Black South Africans, who ordinarily should dominate that part of the continent, just as we dominate West Africa and Kenyans do theirs at East Africa.

Generally, sub-sahara africa is poor including Nigeria and excluding south africa but what differentiates the average Nigerian from others is the Mentality and Flare for success.
We know we are poor ... Fine, we know something is wrong and we need to put in the efforts to change our status.
This factors are what differentiate average Nigerians from other black africans from my little tour of africa.
Many of these african countries youths are docile, not highly motivated or fired-up/ contented with their status e.t.c
All you see mostly in the evening are youths/boys/men plaiting hairs/dreadlocks, piercing ears/using ear rings, sagging / clubbing/partying/flirting with ladies around.
They are not highly motivated or challenged for success.
A little money/success and he baffs up and chasing skirts all around.

An open eye Nigerian can make a kill in such a society, but for safety purposes, the person has to be discreet and play along. Live a simple life while amassing so much money. Nigeria hardens people naturally, so where else in Africa can be tougher? Another thing is that our various ethnic groups are divergent in this hustle mindset, as we have groups with the above characteristics in Nigeria. But because we are together in the country, some have to adapt or kpeme. Those nations do not have such in abundance as we do.

Just see Pictures of Luanda their capital taken 10 mins ago

In their defence, Angola had a civil war for almost 30 years, almost a generation. Some states in Nigeria had not tasted oil wealth, but when they did, there were remarkable changes. So, the blame is on Angolan elites for not utilising their wealth for greater purposes.

Dreamhans1:
If opening a factory in a far flung area and paying graduates #500k is your standard, then I shouldn't be arguing with you.

What's the name of your company and how much do you pay entry level graduates?

You want to lampoon the Chinese. Tell us what you have done in equivalent or more than the Chinese.

No be to do cho cho cho.

emmaodet:
Maybe now.
There was a time Nigeria and Angola were shuffling the number 1 spot between themselves depending on the vandalization in Nigeria

During Yar'Adua's and Jonathan's administration. I think even to Buhari's tenure, Angola went above us in oil production.

Looking at your post about their airport, for an oil-rich country, that was very poor. This means some states (aside Lagos and Abuja) are better off than some African countries' capitals. No wonder some of our people would go there and blow quickly because of the poor exposure those people have. The koko is to go there, do your stuff quietly and make an insane amount of money. Get back home and do Money na Water in Owerri.

Honestly, I cannot think of any. So far, there are products to buy from in that country, I don't mind going.

Googledotcom:
How do people even see public schools self ?

I mean I grew up in Lagos and the school I went to was a public school, Fashola did a great Job there.

This too; there are good public schools. Parents can enrol their children there, employ the services of a good math tutor to enable the children to hone their math skills and most importantly, be readily aware of scholarship information on the Internet. In fact, educated parents from lower-middle-class families should prep their children for scholarship opportunities for tertiary education so they don't have to pay for it. Get other people to pay for the education. It is more of the drive and ambition than just the school. Location plays a role, quite alright, but that drive is important.

The Internet is available for any ambitious individual to excel.

tosyne2much:
I don't agree with this

In Nigeria of today, even those who could comfortably pay their ward school fees are now struggling to pay it

With the rising cost of everything including school fees, it's not easy at all

The solution to this and the woman's post is to have few children. Nothing beats having few children.

Nothing, absolutely nothing, defeats having few children. That is the cheat code.

Acidosis:
We can't really blame some parents. Some decisions we make early in life have long-lasting, if not eternal, impacts. There are certain schools you attend, and you just know that it will take only luck or the grace of God for one to rise above a certain level. The world is so competitive now.Just last week on X, I saw some Nigerians regretting that they didn’t study Engineering in Unilag. Who wouldn’t? You just have to see the number of graduates getting jobs in top global companies like Bloomberg, Google, etc., straight after school. The same goes for their medical students. Their level of networking is just something else. While other people are hustling for NYSC, those ones have already completed their online interviews with Bloomberg, US medical schools, etc. I've read the same pattern with CU students.
Same education as someone who studied the same course in e.g., faraway Taraba State, but the networking, friendship? That’s what makes the difference.
As long as they’re not doing it blindly or getting into needless debt or blind competition, omo, we can’t really blame them. Many adults today developed low self-esteem because of their poor background. By poor, it doesn’t necessarily mean lack of money, but poor exposure and mentality.

I agree with everything you have stated. However, the way to overcome the challenge of poor exposure is via the Internet. I am one of those who went to a no-name school because I wasn't allowed to leave my state of residence, but with constant voracious research and reading online articles, I overcame the school aspect. I have participated in EduBridge Financial Class, and honestly, I was the only student who studied at a university in Eastern Nigeria. The majority were ABUAD, UI, UNILAG and of course, CU.

Finance plays a huge role, rather than just the name of the school. I could afford trips to Lagos whenever I wanted. I had a place to live. Most importantly, the drive and ambition led me to EduBridge. I have conversed with accounting students from a sister university, and they did not know what KPMG and PwC were all about. Ordinarily, they should have as their school had a bigger name than mine. But I knew about the Big4 more than them all thanks to the Internet.

My friend had participated in the US embassy-sponsored Grad Program, and he had taken the GRE, but because of his low score, he was not qualified. He saw the application online and applied. I have applied to a popular investment bank on behalf of a senior schoolmate who is a math guru. I saw the job ad in a WhatsApp group, told him he can be qualified because of his high grade. He gave me the go-ahead; I applied, and he got called up for the test. Interestingly, the ad stated they want First Class in Physics or Mathematics applicants but my schoolmate had a 4.46 CGPA in mathematics. I reasoned that with a stellar and American-style investment bank CV and cover letter, he would be called up, so I applied. Where did I see the CV template? On the Internet. He was the only one with a 2.1 out of 8 persons and the only grad from a uni East of the Niger.

Young people should learn to use the Internet for useful purposes. It is the greatest invention after electricity.

Dreamhans1:
Gerard! Hmmmm see you are throwing trash.
Neither china nor the west wants your progress. So stop spending so much energy defending the Chinese, its making you look worst than you look

When you open a factory in a far-flung area and pay graduates 500K per month, I would take your rants seriously.

yen yen yen, they don't want our progress, who has stopped you from progressing on your own?!

TheGift:
Do your own research. Chinese don't care about your country. They are taking over many African and other countries, strategically, quietly and steadily. They have bought up almost 30 % of the estate I live in ,in less than 10 years.
They pull down Massive duplexes that have been there for decades and build block of flats that are almost touching each other.
You're now more likely to see Chinese,then Indians strolling on.sunday evenings or walking weekday mornings, than Nigerians. They have driven up the price of properties. Its scary.

Nothing wrong with this. It is a capitalist world. Did the Chinese stop/prevent you from doing the same? Who sold off these properties to the Chinese if not people like you? Has anyone said you should not buy properties just as the Chinese do? The solution is for the Lagos state government to invest in public housing. The Chinese aren't solely responsible for the property and rent increment in Lagos when it's Nigeria's smallest state with the biggest economy and is the most populous.

If you want FDI, be ready to have those foreigners buy properties in your community. Otherwise, be like North Korea. You people are no different from the so-called racists who bemoan the presence of Blacks and Indians in the UK and the US.

RodgersAkpafu:
And you think plundering China holds that key to Africa "prosperity"
Lol

People running galameseya in Ghana to quote ine of many

Only Africans can develop Africa

The West has PLUNDERED Africa more than anywhere else. The claim that China is plundering Africa is mendacious, considering it is being forced to share technical know-how and invest in the country. Chinese investors have invested in factories across the continent, especially when compelled by law. Up there, another Nairalander posted how Zims learnt from the Chinese, where there is a factory to process their mines. Something the British nor Americans never did.

I have read about Galamsey and Ghanaian traditional chiefs and politicians were fingered (using our journalist's lingo). The same happens in Nigeria. So, the Chinese are not working independently. However, where there is no corrupt mentality among the host's politicians, Chinese investors open factories; this has happened in Ogun, Ebonyi and Nasarawa states. Don't our people deserve good jobs again? 500K is very good to an entry-level graduate in Lafia.

isyourboy:
There’s no doubt that today’s men are the most disadvantaged in all of histories.

These men invest so much only get so little. Only to get disrespected at the constant for not doing enough. They work so hard just to make life easy for women. Everything they strive for in life is for women.

In the past, women were loyal, submissive, and are happy to be wife and mothers while enjoying the good things of life men have to offer for just being women. Today women aren’t wife, but partners. This is the new term with which married people refer to themselves. Yet, marriage remains traditional as ever with the man carrying all the weight in the relationship while he get rewarded with sex during weekend as a “thank you my slave” gift.

Today’s men fight for their right to slave for women so badly. They provide, work hard, go to market to buy good stuffs, get home , cook, bath the baby, pampers, wash clothes. And these men even revolt the ideas of anyone that say “ a woman is supposed to cook for
Her husband” before u know it, you see these men saying “omg is she ur slave” “why not enter the kitchen and cook for her” it’s absurd

Today’s men get cheated on and they dare not leave because they’re afraid of missing out on the golden pvssy their wife serve them

They take care of another man child while they know.

It’s even worse for Nigerian men abroad. Their wife bring different men home and they dare not talk or they will be sent out of their own home and be made to pay alimony all through their life.

I don analyse am tire and have come to the realisation that it is a woman's world. I am supposed to write on this sef. An educated woman in today's world has more power and opportunity than ever recorded in history. The only way out for a man is to have few children so the bulk of his savings and investments stay within himself till he kpeme. This is because even the children at a young age cling more to their mother than their father.

Our men should be more selfish and better planners. The era of paying for the education of a woman one is not married to has to end. Complusory taking care of her siblings (that is her father's responsibility) too has to cease. Conduct DNA test in at least two reputable centres.

The sex is not even frequent as the man has to beg for it. Jesus! Wetin I don read about sex between husband and wife from today's women scare me to the bones! The favourite question is: "Is sex food?"

Thank God for Ndi red pill even though I have been harsh towards them in the past. They have been a force for good.

Dreamhans1:
Do china want the global south to prosper?

The Chinese have INVESTED in Africa more than the West have done. China is Africa's biggest trade partner. Chinese are building factories in Nasarawa, where graduates earn 500K per month. Chinese have built trains to transport containers from the north central to Lagos ports (first of its kind). Chinese are building factories in Kastina state. Chinese are building factories in Ogun state. Chinese are in Abia and Ebonyi building factories.

As it is, it is easier to get a visa to visit China than to visit the US. This is just Nigeria alone.

You people are ungrateful!

emmaodet:
I am not disputing the fact that there is no money in Nigeria, what we can't argue is that the bulk of the money is in the hands of less than 5%.
5% of 200m people is 10m, so it looks hugeeee when you compare it to rich countries in Europe with less than such population but the truth is that in general, it is a poor country.
What you are seeing is the Pareto principle 80/20 rule.
You only hear of Wizkid/davido/burna boy and Co but the bulk of the musicians are poor.
You may see prostitutes doing fine and earning well but the sheer bulk and majority and wallowing in poverty at the base of the ladder.
I can also tell you that Toyota/Honda and co are selling atleast 500k brand new cars in Nigeria on yearly basis but we all know the bulk don't even have bikes not to talk of ninja used.

Na true you talk though.

The koko is to make the money. I am not a fan of continuous complaining as they do on TwitterNG.

Jesus! Those people are embittered!

ZaddyJ:
Even here in America authorities are not happy with china. Now they are banning the use of E-smoke through out the USA. They said china is getting rich while the youths are getting health issue from smoking the E-smoke.

How on earth did China become the cause of Americans' relationship with E-smoke? American youth, especially those who have non-East Asian ancestry have a cultural problem.

RodgersAkpafu:
According to Gerrard59
West = Enemies
China = Friends

Lmao 🤣 🤣 🤣

Nothing Musa no go see for gate

Just like I predicted
Yall are gonna blame "the west" for this

Why not? When did adf become an authoritatitive media on African affairs?

CaseSensitive:
US doing what US does best. "Africa Defense Forum magazine (adf magazine)" is owned and operated by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) which is a branch of US department of defence.

This is their whole plan- create anti-China, anti-Russia resentment among Africans and it's sad that it always works because we Africans can't see through the manipulation, disinformation and misinformation. This is part of what they sent General Michael Langley to do in Africa. Strengthening US-Africa relationship through chaos, lining the pockets of hungry "investigate journalists" in Africa.

I am not doing any "China is my friend, the West is my enemy" sort of thing. All I want is a prosperous Africa. The big power that invests towards such is who I align with.

sulaak:
In the billion-dollar Zimbabwe Hwange Expansion project, the Zimbabwe government ensured that they had comparable engineers and managers who worked and collaborated with the Chinese to ensure that every item that was procured met international standards and regulations.

To be fair though, Zimbabwe has a superior education system compared to Angola. But then, kudos to the Zims. This is what I have been preaching about: negotiate man to man with the Chinese and they would adjust, just without bombing the country.

Angola appears to be another oil-rich African country, similar to Nigeria, that squanders resources on white elephant projects, such as the $8 billion Chinese-built Luanda General Hospital, which was completed with cracks. Why spend $8 billion on one hospital when you can build 100 general hospitals across the country?

In 2010, for example, the $8 billion Chinese-built Luanda General Hospital was forced to close shortly after opening when cracks in the building raised the possibility that it might collapse. It reopened two years later after extensive repairs.

This documentary follows the extraordinary work of Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) Engineers during the construction of the Hwange Expansion Project, from Ground to Grandeur.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMV15YzCZrg&t=1676s

So, an Angolan fault, not the Chinese. Got it. But $8BN on a hospital? First time reading that a hospital costs so much.

Nice thread. I would follow the thread.

I honestly thought FESTAC aka was close to Apapa and Tin Can ports as my people are in preponderance. This one someone stated that it's not close to anywhere.

Ikeja GRA, Surulere and Magodo seem to be very good places to reside.

P.S. I imagine how much the rents are these days.

grandstar:
The Chinese generally pay low wages and that might be the root of the resentment.
They may also be edging out local businesses.

Angolans aren't skilled enough to earn higher wages. The birth rate is too high to entice employers to pay higher. Angola suffered a civil war which has resulted in absent infrastructure. Angola is no Vietnam or Thailand.

I do agree that Chinese should either partner with the locals before they participate in retail economy.

CaseSensitive:
US doing what US does best. "Africa Defense Forum magazine (adf magazine)" is owned an operated by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) which is a branch of US department of defence.

This is their whole plan- create anti-China, anti-Russia resentment among Africans and it's sad that it always works because we Africans can't see through the manipulation, disinformation and misinformation. This is part of what they sent General Michael Langley to do in Africa. Strengthening US-Africa relationship through chaos, lining the pockets of hungry "investigate journalists" in Africa.

Just like it knew it!

Anytime I see an uprising against a government or a certain group of people, I ask myself: How much has China invested into this country?

What does Jakumo have to say about the US disrupting Chinese investments in poor Angola?

Afrobasic:
The West has a huge hand to play in all these protests. For one they do not want the global south to prosper. Another reason is they do not want China to prosper.

You know the drill. Many Nigerians are just so igno rant, else they will see who are their true enemies.

Gracious3105:
If you have ever worked in a Chinese owned company and see the details on how they signed deals with government you won't say this.
Africa need no outsider for development we just need commitment and the people who love this land to be in the realm of affairs. You see those outsiders they are all paracites whether Chinese, Indians, Russians, Europeans and the Americans (the first two are worst). You can see what Ethiopia did when they constructed their newly commissioned dam.

Congratulations to Ethiopia for its feat, but all African countries aren't Ethiopia. Some need technical support and that's where China comes in.

Before you sign a loan, you have to read the terms and conditions of the loan na. When did a loan become a gift? If you don't like Chinese, go to the IMF as Ghana has done 17 times. China won't invade your country because you decline its loans. Which African country has China Libyaed?

Most importantly, there's no prosperous country in recorded history that developed and became prosperous without foreign investments and involvement. You cannot do it alone.