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Nigerian Navy SBS and French Army Special Forces Joint Amphibious assault/CT exercise Crocodile Lift 2024.

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— Jake (@Jakepor21) April 7, 2025

GreenandGold:
You don't buy new cars, you don't have the money.

Nigeria 🇳🇬 bought about only 13 000 new cars in 2023
South Africa 🇿🇦 bought about 532 000 new cars in the same year.

Fidha254:
If they can afford to buy used, they can afford to buy new ones if we worked out better tariff regimes - maybe through AFCTA,

Also, If SA is buying such a huge number of new vehicles, where do they go once they are used for a few years, why not encourage owners to trade them in after a few years or milage to get newer vehicles, then you resell the used cars in African markets just like what Japan does?

It's totally possible to have intra-africa trade and become self reliant, the only people stopping us is ourselves. We have put so many mental blocks that we don't believe anything is possible.

Fidha254:
Also, If SA is buying such a huge number of new vehicles, where do they go once they are used for a few years, why not encourage owners to trade them in after a few years or milage to get newer vehicles,
-why do you presume this is not happening? (358,431 used vehicles sold within SA in 2024)

then you resell the used cars in African markets just like what Japan does?
-travel to any of Moz, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Malawi, etc for evidence of a thriving SADC market for used SA vehicles
And then there's the reality in the map below.

It's totally possible to have intra-africa trade and become self reliant, the only people stopping us is ourselves. We have put so many mental blocks that we don't believe anything is possible.
-certain countries use tariffs not to protect domestic industries (non-existent in some cases) but to raise revenue. Look at which countries were most reluctant to ratify AFCTA.

Lurker4Long:
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Lurker4Long:
WE TOOK A BOMB PROOF 6X6 TO A MCDONALDS DRIVE-THRU!

Shaytun:
Good news!!

The Nigerian Airforce is getting an additional 6 T129 ATAK helicopters.

Toju200:
not confirmed
It's likely last payment for it's previous set

PRESS RELEASE SADC RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS BY ALLIANCE FLAUVE CONGO/M23

14th April 2025, Gaborone, Botswana: The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has noted with deep concern the contents of an official communiqué issued on 12 April 2025 by the Alliance Flauve Congo/March 23 Movement (M23), which alleges that the SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) has engaged in joint military operations alongside the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), and the Wazalendo militia in Goma against M23.

SADC firmly refutes these allegations. SAMIDRC has not participated in any joint operations as claimed. These assertions are both inaccurate and misleading.

In alignment with the directive of the SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, SAMIDRC is currently implementing a structured and coordinated withdrawal from the DRC.

SADC further reaffirms its commitment to the agreements reached during the consultative engagement held on 28 March 2025 in Goma between SADC and the leadership of M23. The Organisation remains dedicated to supporting peaceful and diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving lasting stability in the eastern DRC. The SADC Secretariat urges all parties to act responsibly, refrain from the spread of misinformation, and work collectively toward de-escalation and the restoration of peace in the region.

For general enquiries:

Brigadier Molatlhegi M. Ntelamo, Head of Planning Element, SADC Secretariat email, mntelamo@sadc.int. Media enquiries, • Ms. Barbara Lopi, Head of Communication and Public Relations at the SADC Secretariat, email, blopi@sadc.int with a copy to prinfo@sadc.int

Toju200:
not confirmed
It's likely last payment for it's previous set

Shaytun:
Don’t think so, the project is listed “New” under Type, while under previous budget the project was listed as “Ongoing” .

Shaytun:
Don’t think so, the project is listed “New” under Type, while under previous budget the project was listed as “Ongoing” .

GreenandGold:
@Lurker4Long

...it seems like snow came in early this year.

Lurker4Long:
But this is crazy, snow in autumn! So much for winter starting in June.
This is going to mess up my plans to go hiking in the Drakensberg.

GreenandGold:
Oh well, I guess plans must be shifted, winter creeping in quicker than expected.

Lurker4Long:
My woman will not be lamenting shifted plans. She wasn't too keen on the Berg, wanting us to try the new Palmilhar Portugal next month, ahead of the European summer crowds.
https://palmilharportugal.pt/

Tinfoil:
With many companies intending to leave China due to the US trade war I don't understand why African countries are not actively courting them and giving them incentives to move to Africa

Tinfoil:
With many companies intending to leave China due to the US trade war I don't understand why African countries are not actively courting them and giving them incentives to move to Africa

GreenandGold:
Not many companies are willing to leave China... Setting up production and supply chain takes years. They're simply going to navigate Trumps tarrifs as long as possible, he has 3 years and 9 months left in power.

GreenandGold:
In Nigeria, yes, but in Africa? mmmh, I don't know.

Below is Milkor's drone manufacturing facility in Cape Town.