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petesunday:
Posts shared on Facebook show Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, describing the image as “married 60 year old (sic) Willie Brown” and “his 29 year old mistress, Kamala.” Although the photo appears to be authentic, he was separated from his wife for more than a decade when he and Harris dated in the mid-1990s. Their relationship, which ended in 1995, was not a secret.

Mille:
Long Post and Fact-Check.

As an Agricultural postgrad, I was actually perplexed reading this and more interested cos I knew Ukraine's top 3 grain export countries were Spain, Romania, and Turkey. I recall a presentation on it during discussions about the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU in Cluj, Romania. Granted, most Agricultural policies I know are of European countries but I knew they cannot be true for Africa.

I actually went through the link and I call bullshit on you. Somehow, the IFPRI have managed to combine Ukraine and Russia to somehow elevate Ukraine's position in Sub-Saharan Africa. The following are conclusions from your IFPRI link.

- Fig.1 Exports to SSA averaged about 6% of total wheat exports for Ukraine over calendar years (CY) 2019-2021 and averaged about 18% of total Russia wheat exports over the same period. In , 2018, Russia exported 9.7MT, while Ukraine was 1.5MT. Just before the war In 2021, Russia exported 5.4MT and Ukraine 2.2MT.

- Most of Ukraine's wheat export to SSA were to the World Food Program in East Africa, showing they don't matter in the scheme of things commercially in SSA. Why the WFP chose to only contract wheat from Ukraine, your guess. Other countries have replaced Ukraine's grain with exports from other countries but the WFP has predictably not.

"On balance, then, wheat exports from the rest of world partially offset the decline of wheat exports from Russia and Ukraine in West, Southern and Central African countries, but were down in East Africa."

Looking largely at all available data, it seems to me that you're mistaking Russia for Ukraine. It may largely due to IFPRI confusing you by joining Ukraine and Russia together. Russia actually is the main exporter of grain to SSA.

"From 2013 to 2017, wheat exports from Russia and Ukraine to SSA (including Sudan) doubled and then remained stable at about 8.5 million MT from 2017 to 2021". Look at the image I attached, then look at who actually provides most of the wheat to Sudan. Seems to me that only Russia matters in grain exports to Sub-Saharan Africa.

And for this statement "Ukrainian grain exports, especially wheat, make up a large portion of African grain imports. Before Russia’s full-scale invasion, in 2020, over 50 percent of fifteen African countries’ imports of wheat came from Ukraine". You're a liar and propagandist. I'm very sure you're well paid by your masters. For those interested, the actual statement from where he got it says Ukraine and Russia. He actually removed Russia from the statement when in actuality, Russia exports most of the grain while Ukraine is a small minority.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/ukraines-grain-exports-are-crucial-to-africas-food-security/

"Ukrainian grain exports, especially wheat, make up a large portion of African grain imports. Before Russia’s full-scale invasion, in 2020, over 50 percent of fifteen African countries’ imports of wheat came from Ukraine and Russia. Moreover, for six of these countries (Eritrea, Egypt, Benin, Sudan, Djibouti, and Tanzania) more than 70 percent of their wheat imports came from Ukraine or Russia." Some of the named countries are in the attached image.

You're a liar and propagandist. In your life, don't ever misrepresent agricultural or food data on this thread. I'll drag your entire generations next time Nonsense and ingredient. E no suppose better for you Sha. We actually need to start fact-checking whatever this guy posts on this thread. The deception on actually removing Russia from "Ukraine and Russia".

Finding it hard to upload photos. Nairaland abeg na. I never upload photos for the past one week.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/04/most-vulnerable-countries-wheat-shortages/

shoodboi2:
The pro-Ukrainians have been quiet lately. What's wrong?

23jerryking:
One bottle of chilled exotic for you man

Obedience40:
Budweiser man Budweiser

Obedience40:
We are quiet because we are still waiting for the Iranian retaliation🤣🤣🤣

Obedience40:
We are quiet because we are still waiting for the Iranian retaliation🤣🤣🤣

Mille:
Long Post and Fact-Check.

As an Agricultural postgrad, I was actually perplexed reading this and more interested cos I knew Ukraine's top 3 grain export countries were Spain, Romania, and Turkey. I recall a presentation on it during discussions about the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU in Cluj, Romania. Granted, most Agricultural policies I know are of European countries but I knew they cannot be true for Africa.

I actually went through the link and I call bullshit on you. Somehow, the IFPRI have managed to combine Ukraine and Russia to somehow elevate Ukraine's position in Sub-Saharan Africa. The following are conclusions from your IFPRI link.

- Fig.1 Exports to SSA averaged about 6% of total wheat exports for Ukraine over calendar years (CY) 2019-2021 and averaged about 18% of total Russia wheat exports over the same period. In , 2018, Russia exported 9.7MT, while Ukraine was 1.5MT. Just before the war In 2021, Russia exported 5.4MT and Ukraine 2.2MT.

- Most of Ukraine's wheat export to SSA were to the World Food Program in East Africa, showing they don't matter in the scheme of things commercially in SSA. Why the WFP chose to only contract wheat from Ukraine, your guess. Other countries have replaced Ukraine's grain with exports from other countries but the WFP has predictably not.

"On balance, then, wheat exports from the rest of world partially offset the decline of wheat exports from Russia and Ukraine in West, Southern and Central African countries, but were down in East Africa."

Looking largely at all available data, it seems to me that you're mistaking Russia for Ukraine. It may largely due to IFPRI confusing you by joining Ukraine and Russia together. Russia actually is the main exporter of grain to SSA.

"From 2013 to 2017, wheat exports from Russia and Ukraine to SSA (including Sudan) doubled and then remained stable at about 8.5 million MT from 2017 to 2021". Look at the image I attached, then look at who actually provides most of the wheat to Sudan. Seems to me that only Russia matters in grain exports to Sub-Saharan Africa.

And for this statement "Ukrainian grain exports, especially wheat, make up a large portion of African grain imports. Before Russia’s full-scale invasion, in 2020, over 50 percent of fifteen African countries’ imports of wheat came from Ukraine". You're a liar and propagandist. I'm very sure you're well paid by your masters. For those interested, the actual statement from where he got it says Ukraine and Russia. He actually removed Russia from the statement when in actuality, Russia exports most of the grain while Ukraine is a small minority.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/ukraines-grain-exports-are-crucial-to-africas-food-security/

"Ukrainian grain exports, especially wheat, make up a large portion of African grain imports. Before Russia’s full-scale invasion, in 2020, over 50 percent of fifteen African countries’ imports of wheat came from Ukraine and Russia. Moreover, for six of these countries (Eritrea, Egypt, Benin, Sudan, Djibouti, and Tanzania) more than 70 percent of their wheat imports came from Ukraine or Russia." Some of the named countries are in the attached image.

You're a liar and propagandist. In your life, don't ever misrepresent agricultural or food data on this thread. I'll drag your entire generations next time Nonsense and ingredient. E no suppose better for you Sha. We actually need to start fact-checking whatever this guy posts on this thread. The deception on actually removing Russia from "Ukraine and Russia".

Finding it hard to upload photos. Nairaland abeg na. I never upload photos for the past one week.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/04/most-vulnerable-countries-wheat-shortages/

erniok:
Interesting. Good exposè. We were lied all along that Russia attacking Ukraine escalated global hunger. Great work sir.

23jerryking:
There won't be any Iranian retaliation nonsense . Iran is as toothless as her four letter words name. It's not just huge number of land soldiers that win you battles, technology and a good air force does. Israel is head and shoulders above Iran.

Ghostagain:
This is incredibly simplistic and coming from you, this is unsurprising.

I think the western sanctions on Russia are the things which exacerbated world hunger, especially because Russia has much more grain than Ukraine.

By the way, it is written "exposé".

erniok:
This clown had to jump on my mention. Good thing I have some free time. Clown, I knew it's exposé and I took note of that as auto correct won't just let me post the correct word and i had to use that to show it.

Mille gave a detailed expose, something you can never do else you'd have countered obedience and he did it because he had attended events where such discussions took place. You never even squeaked until he posted it so don't come out trying to sound smart which is your irritating trademark.

Ghostagain:
How old are you ?
Did you notice that there is no substance to your comment ? How does this your comment relate to what we are discussing ? Temper tantrums are never good arguments.

erniok:
I'm surprised you couldn't connect the dot but audacious to call me simplistic. Kindly show your strong rebuttal when obedience posted those claims when discussing with you or be silent henceforth.

Nahhh. This is not throwing tantrums. This is me telling you stop pretending to be smart in my space. I've seen you for who you really are so quit it.

Obedience40:
You are better than this, I just showed you she has won all the political positions she has ever hold,
You said their relationship ended in 1995 yet Kamala Harris first political tango started when she was elected DA of san Francisco in 2004, Is mr brown the millions who voted her District attorney, Attorney General, senator and vice president??

During the course of her political rise she broke alot of racial and gender stereotypes becoming the first woman, first African American, and Asian American woman to hold these offices in the state of california also becoming the first woman and woman of colour to become vice president, she possess all the credentials and political experience to contest and with all things being equal come November she will be the first woman, first black America woman to become POTUS.

Ghostagain:
🤣 only old people need to look young.
Only dumb people need to look smart.
I'm not competing with anybody.
Anything I post takes me less than 2 minutes to write (including the time to read what I'm replying to). I don't have time to play with rug rats like you.

petesunday:
The moment the Americans and Europeans incorporated DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) into their systems, the quality of their leadership became compromised.

erniok:
Did you say Iran? There's a thread on FP where israeli troops invaded Syria and took out some Iranian troops.

petesunday:
The moment the Americans and Europeans incorporated DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) into their systems, the quality of their leadership became compromised. DEI is like Nigeria's Federal character and has tendency to produce weak, loud leaders with no substance. Take a look at Harris, can you take her serious?

Being woke and liberal is different from being astute and wise. This is why we are seeing dumb headed and careless women like Ursula Von De Leyen, Kaya Jallas, Kamala Harris and that silly German Foreign Minister in leadership positions. They are woke and now wokeness is mistaken for wisdom. Can you compare western leadership today with decades ago? The only one slightly impressive is Italy's Meloni

Can you compare these liberal woke feminists we have today with the likes of Golda Meir, Margaret Tacha and Angela Merkel? Do you think we would have had the Ukrainian war if the likes of Merkel, Sarkozy, Berlusconi and Reagan were still in power? These were reasonable leaders.

Obedience40:
well everyone has there own opinion, yours is subjective, Golda Meir and co all have their flaws, during Golda Meir era there was war in isreal, Margaret Thatcher was also one of the major backers of the coalition intervention in the kuwait war, Ronald Reagan was president when the US invaded Grenada.

Like I said your opinions are subjective and you are clearly not in the position to question the credibility of Kamala or any other leaders who are not allined to your reasoning of who a good and credible leader is. Being a putin vessal or being anti America seems to be the yardstick for being credible to some of you here, anyone who is anti west and pro Russia suddenly becomes a credible leader.

One thing is certain, all these women you called dumb headed and careless were voted into power by majority of their people in credible elections, well I guess you know more than the millions who found them credible and capable and puting trust in their abilities and electing them into such positions, something many of the credible leaders(dictators) you adore can't boast of they became leaders and remained in power by suppressing the will of the people through brute force, amendment of the constitution and shambolic elections.

I draw the curtains here
Cheers

P.s I do take Kamala Harris serious

erniok:
Interesting. Good exposè. We were lied all along that Russia attacking Ukraine escalated global hunger. Great work sir.

Ghostagain:
I guess the Taliban had a great air force and perfect technology. Some people keep forgetting that Afghanistan and Iran are two Persian brothers of the same mother.
And technology wise, you are greatly mistaking about Iran. Iran knows that once it retaliates, it would be facing not just Israel but the entire western block. Even Israel knows it is no match for Iran. Israel is just an offshoot of Europe. I sincerely think Iran will retaliate on its calender, not on yours.

sainttwist1:
I don't understand oooo, Afghanistan air force or "just for the camera" and pls where are the aircraft

Ghostagain:
I'm not sure you're aware that this argument is a racist and sexist talking point meant to look down on any achievements from black people and also from women. Guys, stop repeating what you read, and be more critical of what you read.

sainttwist1:
"Israel is no match for Iran"....... in term of what bro, it is not by threat on X ooo

I think Iran can only defeat if only Muslim countries gang up and even with that........., but 1 on 1......let enjoy the show.

Obedience40:
well everyone has there own opinion, yours is subjective, Golda Meir and co all have their flaws, during Golda Meir era there was war in isreal, Margaret Thatcher was also one of the major backers of the coalition intervention in the kuwait war, Ronald Reagan was president when the US invaded Grenada.

Like I said your opinions are subjective and you are clearly not in the position to question the credibility of Kamala or any other leaders who are not allined to your reasoning of who a good and credible leader is. Being a putin vessal or being anti America seems to be the yardstick for being credible to some of you here, anyone who is anti west and pro Russia suddenly becomes a credible leader.

One thing is certain, all these women you called dumb headed and careless were voted into power by majority of their people in credible elections, well I guess you know more than the millions who found them credible and capable and puting trust in their abilities and electing them into such positions, something many of the credible leaders(dictators) you adore can't boast of they became leaders and remained in power by suppressing the will of the people through brute force, amendment of the constitution and shambolic elections.

I draw the curtains here
Cheers

P.s I do take Kamala Harris serious

Obedience40:
Dude a man muscuility can't be judge on the basis of someone voting a more capable person from the opposite gender, throughout history many women have proven themselves in the corridors of power.

Chancellor Merkel of Germany, under her regime Germany became the biggest economy in the European zone.

Margaret Thatcher the longest serving prime minister of Britain in the 20th century, she won a record 3 General elections in landslide fashion, she was instrumental In the early British economic boom post world war two, she led the British against Argentina and won, also she was key to the coalition victory of Iraq during the kuwait war,so the millions of men who voted her on three occasions are weak??.

Indira Gandhi the first and only female prime minister, under her rule India successfully repel multiple Chinese invasion, India conducted their first successful nuclear weapons test, she is responsible for the creation of the Bangladesh state, as she led India to a successful war against Pakistan creating the Bangladesh nation.

There are many instances of women doing well in government, Golda Meir of isreal under her tutelage as the prime minister of Israel, she oversaw the last days of the six days war against the Arab coalition, also successful led isreal to a military victory over a Soviet backed and armed Egyptian and Syrian armies during the Yom Kippur War.

The same Kamala Harris a former United States senator, formal district attorney, former attorney General and currently the vice-president, she has all the credentials to vile for the position of POTUS.

So my guy you should not be supporting notions like this, This is the 20th century such thinking should be not supported, especially from someone like WriterrNg who likely has never been a student leader talkless of holding any political office.


Cheers

Obedience40:
Dude a man muscuility can't be judge on the basis of someone voting a more capable person from the opposite gender, throughout history many women have proven themselves in the corridors of power.

Chancellor Merkel of Germany, under her regime Germany became the biggest economy in the European zone.

Margaret Thatcher the longest serving prime minister of Britain in the 20th century, she won a record 3 General elections in landslide fashion, she was instrumental In the early British economic boom post world war two, she led the British against Argentina and won, also she was key to the coalition victory of Iraq during the kuwait war,so the millions of men who voted her on three occasions are weak??.

Indira Gandhi the first and only female prime minister, under her rule India successfully repel multiple Chinese invasion, India conducted their first successful nuclear weapons test, she is responsible for the creation of the Bangladesh state, as she led India to a successful war against Pakistan creating the Bangladesh nation.

There are many instances of women doing well in government, Golda Meir of isreal under her tutelage as the prime minister of Israel, she oversaw the last days of the six days war against the Arab coalition, also successful led isreal to a military victory over a Soviet backed and armed Egyptian and Syrian armies during the Yom Kippur War.

The same Kamala Harris a former United States senator, formal district attorney, former attorney General and currently the vice-president, she has all the credentials to vile for the position of POTUS.

So my guy you should not be supporting notions like this, This is the 20th century such thinking should be not supported, especially from someone like WriterrNg who likely has never been a student leader talkless of holding any political office.


Cheers