KDF marksmanship training Members of the Somalia National Army in Southern Somalia.

Lurker4Long:

Nemesis4you:


You see I am getting old and possibly little bit smarter as a result

Lurker4Long:

what passes for discourse here...

Nemesis4you:
Just musing - is there any possible connection however small to the unfolding situation in Ethiopia with Ethiopian governments stance on the Renaissance dam not too long ago

A regional militia managing to gather the firepower for a near conventional warfare against the better resources of a national government

dragon2:

The military practically runs the economy. Is there any business without ties to the military? It's not healthy at all,such a situation stifles innovation as you need ties to succeed. Need a bakery? Call the army.

Stormtrooper11:

Damn. I can't explain this to you. You're pro-american. I won't be able to convince you.

RiceProducers:

Nigeria won't buy the sanctions vulnerable Turkish helicopter or the untidily developed Indian Chopper that cannot be supported with enough spares and maintenance. They will use a phantom airbus chopper acquisition to flash the Americans.
Eventually they will buy US made AH1Zs

Lurker4Long:
...SAAF Oryx crews are humans too.

kikuyu1:


Guys say THE STRANGEST ishyt I swear! You've proof ofc?

Nemesis4you:
Just musing - is there any possible connection however small to the unfolding situation in Ethiopia with Ethiopian governments stance on the Renaissance dam not too long ago

A regional militia managing to gather the firepower for a near conventional warfare against the better resources of a national government

Nemesis4you:
Offtopic

Don't generally recommend videos but if you want to , do watch this till end, won't regret spending the time


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD4izuDMUQA&vl=en

EMW01:
KDF training their future enemies.

Reminiscent of the 2009 -2010 period when kenya trained 000s of Somali troops who would later alshabaab

Lurker4Long:

The problem is with first principles: the Tigrayans are neither regional nor a rebel militia. Ever since they overthrew the Dirge and Mengistu, they've been running Ethiopia until they put Abiy Ahmed in power, when he turned against them.
They are right royal arseholes, and so are all the parties in that conflict.
The Egyptians would love to stir, but all Ethiopian sides to the conflict are nationalists who believe in the GERD.
Far more interesting will be what Eritrea - and its sponsor the UAE - does.
East Africa hasn't been this interesting since 1885.

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-11-22-four-scenarios-and-the-funerals-ethiopian-powder-keg-is-ready-to-explode-in-tragic-ways/

dragon2:
If true,another reason to be wary of the China debt honey trap.

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dragon2:
If true,another reason to be wary of the China debt honey trap.

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China To Take Over Uganda’s Lone International Airport Over Failure To Repay Loan
The Ugandan government has lost its most important airport to Chinese loan…....

By
Abdulyassar Abdulhamid
Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:40:58 GMT

The Ugandan government is on the verge of losing its major airport to China for failing to repay a loan.

The government has failed to reverse a loan agreement with the Chinese which had repayment conditions of attaching its only airport.

Entebbe International Airport and other Ugandan assets were attached and agreed to be taken over by Chinese lenders upon arbitration of the loan.

According reports, President Yoweri Museveni had sent a delegation to Beijing hoping to renegotiate the toxic clauses.

The visit was unsuccessful as China authorities refused to allow any alteration in the original terms of the deal.

The Uganda government, represented by the finance ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority at the time, had on 17 November 2015, signed an agreement with Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) to borrow U$207 million at two per cent upon disbursement; with a maturity period of 20 years including a seven-year grace period.

The deal signed with the Chinese lenders virtually means Uganda “surrendered” its most prominent airport to China.

The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) said some provisions in the Financing Agreement expose Entebbe International Airport and other Ugandan assets to be attached and taken over by Chinese lenders upon arbitration in Beijing.

The rejection of Uganda’s plea to renegotiate the toxic clauses of the 2015 loan has left Museveni’s administration in limbo.

According to the Daily Monitor of Uganda, the Ugandan government waived international immunity in the agreements it signed to secure the loans, exposing Entebbe International Airport to take over without international protection.

Last week, Uganda’s Finance Minister Matia Kasaija apologised to parliament for the “mishandling of the $207 million loan” from the China Exim Bank to expand Entebbe International Airport.

“I apologise that we shouldn’t have accepted some of the clauses,” Kasaija told members of the committee in response to questions asked by the legislators.

There were also questions over the interest rate that was set by the China Exim Bank for the funds placed in an off-shore Standard Bank account that was used as collateral for the project.

Built in 1972, Entebbe International Airport handles over 1,9 million passengers per year.

Editor’s note: This story has been modified to reflect that China is on the verge of taking over the airport

dragon2:
If true,another reason to be wary of the China debt honey trap.

Home - Dailytrust

China To Take Over Uganda’s Lone International Airport Over Failure To Repay Loan
The Ugandan government has lost its most important airport to Chinese loan…....

By
Abdulyassar Abdulhamid
Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:40:58 GMT

The Ugandan government is on the verge of losing its major airport to China for failing to repay a loan.

The government has failed to reverse a loan agreement with the Chinese which had repayment conditions of attaching its only airport.

Entebbe International Airport and other Ugandan assets were attached and agreed to be taken over by Chinese lenders upon arbitration of the loan.

According reports, President Yoweri Museveni had sent a delegation to Beijing hoping to renegotiate the toxic clauses.

The visit was unsuccessful as China authorities refused to allow any alteration in the original terms of the deal.

The Uganda government, represented by the finance ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority at the time, had on 17 November 2015, signed an agreement with Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) to borrow U$207 million at two per cent upon disbursement; with a maturity period of 20 years including a seven-year grace period.

The deal signed with the Chinese lenders virtually means Uganda “surrendered” its most prominent airport to China.

The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) said some provisions in the Financing Agreement expose Entebbe International Airport and other Ugandan assets to be attached and taken over by Chinese lenders upon arbitration in Beijing.

The rejection of Uganda’s plea to renegotiate the toxic clauses of the 2015 loan has left Museveni’s administration in limbo.

According to the Daily Monitor of Uganda, the Ugandan government waived international immunity in the agreements it signed to secure the loans, exposing Entebbe International Airport to take over without international protection.

Last week, Uganda’s Finance Minister Matia Kasaija apologised to parliament for the “mishandling of the $207 million loan” from the China Exim Bank to expand Entebbe International Airport.

“I apologise that we shouldn’t have accepted some of the clauses,” Kasaija told members of the committee in response to questions asked by the legislators.

There were also questions over the interest rate that was set by the China Exim Bank for the funds placed in an off-shore Standard Bank account that was used as collateral for the project.

Built in 1972, Entebbe International Airport handles over 1,9 million passengers per year.

Editor’s note: This story has been modified to reflect that China is on the verge of taking over the airport