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With the indirect payment by watching their matches on satellite stations, the still want direct payments, how many of them over there watch Africa league

See country wen rebel don take over finished they hope for tourists to visit. Country wen Rwanda dee with, wen make Dem run go meet trump to make deal on how trump go help Dem. And in return, promise to give USA their mineral resources, na wan help Barcelona sign players in d name of sponsorship. Abeg who arrange dis fraud of the transfer window?

DR Congo is the richest in africa in terms of natural resources which is reportedly worth over $20t.

JaceBlaze:
Taking billions of dollars and putting them behind Barcelona t-shirts isn't really gonna do anything to entice tourists to start visiting the DRC.

African leaders are just full of it.What DR Congo needs is more investment into national security and infrustructural development.

Everyone in the international community is aware of the internal conflicts in Congo and how long it has been going on for.It will take more than a putting your name behind some football club's jersey to make Congo a destination for tourists.

You're right. Misplaced priorities

Ordinary Congo DR get scope pass us.
Barcelona is such a a household brand the world over that if this shapen up would be like Rwanda who did same with Arsenal......
The money is not much
In our desperate Naija eyes, it looks like a fortune.
Late Bubu didn't think thus

KingCold:
You're right. Misplaced priorities

Wasteful spending at that...

lexy2014:
have they signed the peace deal?

is it by sponsoring Barcelona that you plan for the future?

if with all the natural resources in DRC, the government cannot plan for the future, how will sponsoring Barcelona now enable them plan for the future?

Sponsoring Barcelona is to attract foreign investment into the country.

gerrardomendes:
Africa my Africa. I thought Nigerian leaders had monopoly of stupidity. 😢 😭

This is Deep ooooooo Muchecheche 😂

Nigeria politicians dey learn crase where these people dey. This is madness exponential ten

Mrexcell:
DR Congo is the richest in africa in terms of natural resources which is reportedly worth over $20t.

And also the poorest, because having natural resources doesn't automatically translate to prosperity for the citizenry. That's why Singapore has no iota of natural resources but is amongst the wealthiest countries in terms of real wealth.

BalogunIdowu:
Use the money to fix what is needed in your country before looking for branding...

I mean, country trying to see itself like a product?

Dr Congo make about 441million dollars in 2024 in tourism, while Nigeria is struggle with 3.5 million dollars in 2024 you see the business there they are doing a wise business with clubs

They are doing fantastic business with foreign based clubs

Seychelles and Kenya are enjoying that visibility now.... Soon, we will see Nigeria. Visiting CONGO DR


Wait and see 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Tactics Ni kinyi😊

jericco1:
it is worth it if you ask me as the country will definitely benefit

Sometimes you people don't understand how these things work. No matter how much you spend, once you have insecurity challenge, you money will amount to nothing. Investors and tourists alike are looking for stable economy, safe environment etc. They have as much information on your nation as you do.
That's why I laugh when I hear Nigerian government officials say they are going to look for foreign investors by junketing all over the world. The people you are going to beg to come and invest knows so much about your own country

ComeToJesus:
Typical African mentality..
Waiting for visitors to bring you dollars when you have dollars buried superfluously under your soil.

Let Me Educate You,
Oil Rich Saudi Arabia, Uae , Qatar and Oman are diversifying theirs economy to attract tourists

The Middle East ( UAE and Saudi Arabia) and the USA have lots of natural resources and generate revenue from them

Why are they still promoting their tourism sector

So what happens if natural resources run dry or a site explosion or disaster or war or natural disasters knocks off production or supply or sales or transportation of their natural resources
What happens if the world moves to a other form of energy like solar or wind or chemical energy

No country should run a Mono-Economy ( Depends on only 1 source of income)

You think Saudi is throwing money at Ronaldo for nothing . Ronaldo is a tourism ambassador of Saudi. Saudi earns serious money from oil sales, religious tourism.and wants to add social tourism to it and the social visitor tourism revenue of Saudi is going up.

Tourism is big business.and creates jobs Non African People travel on holidays a lot . That is Whites and even Asians. Even now, a lot of hotels and airlines amd even people in the travel industry in the USA are feeling the economic pinch of President Trumps immigration policy which has reduced people travelling to the USA and there by the income of that sectors, cab guys, hotels, airlines, hostels

Student Education is a Mega Industry from school agent's to examination bodies and agencies loke IELTS to airlines to embassy revenue to student hostels to fast food sellers and to Lecturing jobs to banks who loa. universities money to expand. and loan stagg money. Overseas students contribute significant revenue to Uks economy and creates jobs

Everybody cannot work in oil and gad, everyone cannot work in CBN

Look at the USA

coal industry
Solar industry
Oil industry
Wind industry
Music industry
Electricity industry
Tech Industry
Tourism Industry
Education Industry ( Very Big)
Legal Immigration Industry
Fishermen Industry
Defence Industry
Manufacturing
Finaince Industry

All this industries create jobs and generate a lot of economic activities

IELTS advertises on people's phones now

Even Cotonou gets a kot of foreigners
Even UAE is open for tourists
Saudi is visa free for tourism for many countries ( mainly western countries)

Do You know how much Nigerians abroad sent to Nigeria to build houses, open businesses , pay school fees, pay medical bills, open shops for people, keep private schools running and create jobs

Didn't You read how much foreign Nigerians that came back in December 2024 spent.

Omo, Information is power

StaffofOrayan:
This is the same phenomenon affecting Africans in the religious/educational and every other aspect, we value foreign things too much!
Imagine spending $10m on your local league annually!

The way it should be to encourage growth. Unfortunately the Barcelona sef can't point drc on the map, but will collect their money

I wish them good luck.
It's just a shame that the east/central and west African CFA now outweighs the naira.

Currently in a central African francophone country and our naira is ....dammmm.

Had to get some vodka (as guy man nah) and paid in naira and got just 10 for what would fetch me 40 in Lagos!

All thanks to APC and it's rUCHIaNS

Ezmans:
They are doing fantastic business with foreign based clubs

Exactly

They are making more from the foreigners than what they spend on advertising overseas

IELTS and Uk Universities advertise too to Nigerians in Nigeria through phone adverts and even do seminars. They are looking for customers. Are British Citizen's IELTS customers. Its Nigerians now and other Foreigners

The football club fans are their potential customers not their fellow blacks .

And Yes Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos of Amazon have an Joint nvestment in Congo for natural resources

Since they cant develop it themselves, Let those who can develop it and pay tax

The white tourists would help them because some rebels would not want to mess with European citizens

Many African countries are far peaceful and more simple and more honest than Nigeria where it is said that travellers on arrival start being hustled for cash at the airport

South Africa and Egypt too generates revenue from tourism.

There are no stories of onyibo tourists being pulled on the road and asked for money like in our Dear Naija

tutudesz:
Sponsoring Barcelona is to attract foreign investment into the country.

that is not what I asked you.

have they signed the peace deal?

is it by sponsoring Barcelona that you plan for the future?

if with all the natural resources in DRC, the government cannot plan for the future, how will sponsoring Barcelona now enable them plan for the future?

lexy2014:
that is not what I asked you.

have they signed the peace deal?

is it by sponsoring Barcelona that you plan for the future?

if with all the natural resources in DRC, the government cannot plan for the future, how will sponsoring Barcelona now enable them plan for the future?

https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/bill-gates-bezos-backed-us-mining-company-expands-into-dr-congo/j6lt8k6

Likely because the Congo President was offering the West Natural resources for Security when the rebels were pushing.

So this news kind of means the Americans have a deal with them

Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have major shares in this mining company to be mining in the Congo

The President had to do what he had to do

Or

The rebels would have taken everything

Laird:
Exactly

They are making more from the foreigners than what they spend on advertising overseas

IELTS and Uk Universities advertise too to Nigerians in Nigeria through phone adverts and even do seminars. They are looking for customers. Are British Citizen's IELTS customers. Its Nigerians now and other Foreigners

The football club fans are their potential customers not their fellow blacks .

And Yes Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos of Amazon have an Joint nvestment in Congo for natural resources

Since they cant develop it themselves, Let those who can develop it and pay tax

The white tourists would help them because some rebels would not want to mess with European citizens

Many African countries are far peaceful and more simple and more honest than Nigeria where it is said that people on arrival start being hustled for cash at the airport

South Africa and Egypt too generates revenue from tourism.

There are no stories of onyibo tourists being pulled on the road and asked for money like in our Dear Naija

if a country with the largest deposit of natural resources in the world cannot take its citizens out of poverty, is it now by sponsoring Barcelona that it will?

if you say Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos of Amazon have an Joint investment in Congo for natural resources, how has that impacted positively on the lives of the people of DRC?

how will the white tourists "help"?

what is the relationship between white tourists helping the DRC` and rebels not wanting to mess with European citizens?

if the rebels mess with european citizens, what will happen?

Laird:
https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/bill-gates-bezos-backed-us-mining-company-expands-into-dr-congo/j6lt8k6

Likely because the Congo President was offering the West Natural resources for Security when the rebels were pushing.

So this news kind of means the Americans have a deal with them

Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have major shares in this mining company to be mining in the Congo

The President had to do what he had to do

Or

The rebels would have taken everything

off point.

that is not what I asked.

1. have they signed the peace deal?

2. is it by sponsoring Barcelona that you plan for the future?

3. if with all the natural resources in DRC, the government cannot plan for the future, how will sponsoring Barcelona now enable them plan for the future?

Ezmans:
They are doing fantastic business with foreign based clubs

how has that positively impacted the lives of the citizens of the country?

It’s an investment. They want to place their logo on some Barcelona kits to attract tourists. Na good investment.

lexy2014:
if a country with the largest deposit of natural resources in the world cannot take its citizens out of poverty, is it now by sponsoring Barcelona that it will?

if you say Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos of Amazon have an Joint investment in Congo for natural resources, how has that impacted positively on the lives of the people of DRC?

how will the white tourists "help"?

what is the relationship between white tourists helping the DRC` and rebels not wanting to mess with European citizens?

if the rebels mess with european citizens, what will happen?

They already made over 400 million dollar in 9 months in 2024 s from tourism .. The tourism industry in Congo is already making more than x times 10 annually the money used ro advertise per yeat

So whats wrong if they spend 10% marketing to their target customers

Whites who like travelling

The customers are coming

Just use 10 % for marketing to get more chst6

Whites kike exploring. Both Rich and Poor
Some take breaks from school and work to travel and explore
Cheap destinations make the budget stretch more

Good Business if You look at the Big Picture


Tourism is a Big Business if handled well

Some town's depend on 1 University there to boost economic activities in that axis

People working in Hotels and Aircraft to the East during December holidays, Ijebu Ode Festival and Pilgrimage sectors would tell You that Tourism is a big industry
Nigeria has serious general attitudinal issues like a white tourist on a motorcycle being asked for money by Police and insecurity and airport extortion and duping of foreigners in Naija who buy assets like land etc, that's why tourism is not living up to potential in Nigeria Nigeria.

Thats why the tourism sector suffers

Other African Countries have more holiday tourists as their citizens are better behaved

Besides Even. When Zaria was hot in the news with boko haram, It was on the outskirts,,Inside Zaria was still bubbling with everything and all the vices You can see in a non religious secular town ( You Get). I was a witness as an academic visitor and it was shocking.. War in a country does not mean the whole Country is burning

The Boko Haram guys that kidnapped an American in Naija ( I believe You heard what happened to them during the coded rescue mission by American soldiers)

Laird:
Let Me Educate You,
Oil Rich Saudi Arabia, Uae , Qatar and Oman are diversifying theirs economy to attract tourists

The Middle East ( UAE and Saudi Arabia) and the USA have lots of natural resources and generate revenue from them

Why are they still promoting their tourism sector

So what happens if natural resources run dry or a site explosion or disaster or war or natural disasters knocks off production or supply or sales or transportation of their natural resources
What happens if the world moves to a other form of energy like solar or wind or chemical energy

No country should run a Mono-Economy ( Depends on only 1 source of income)

You think Saudi is throwing money at Ronaldo for nothing . Ronaldo is a tourism ambassador of Saudi. Saudi earns serious money from oil sales, religious tourism.and wants to add social tourism to it and the social visitor tourism revenue of Saudi is going up.

Tourism is big business.and creates jobs Non African People travel on holidays a lot . That is Whites and even Asians. Even now, a lot of hotels and airlines amd even people in the travel industry in the USA are feeling the economic pinch of President Trumps immigration policy which has reduced people travelling to the USA and there by the income of that sectors, cab guys, hotels, airlines, hostels

Student Education is a Mega Industry from school agent's to examination bodies and agencies loke IELTS to airlines to embassy revenue to student hostels to fast food sellers and to Lecturing jobs to banks who loa. universities money to expand. and loan stagg money. Overseas students contribute significant revenue to Uks economy and creates jobs

Everybody cannot work in oil and gad, everyone cannot work in CBN

Look at the USA

coal industry
Solar industry
Oil industry
Wind industry
Music industry
Electricity industry
Tech Industry
Tourism Industry
Education Industry ( Very Big)
Legal Immigration Industry
Fishermen Industry
Defence Industry
Manufacturing
Finaince Industry

All this industries create jobs and generate a lot of economic activities

IELTS advertises on people's phones now

Even Cotonou gets a kot of foreigners
Even UAE is open for tourists
Saudi is visa free for tourism for many countries ( mainly western countries)

Do You know how much Nigerians abroad sent to Nigeria to build houses, open businesses , pay school fees, pay medical bills, open shops for people, keep private schools running and create jobs

Didn't You read how much foreign Nigerians that came back in December 2024 spent.

Omo, Information is power

Discerning countries are reinventing the wheel and seeking novel ways of networking and attracting international interests but first things first. 'Bandwagoning' and copying blindly when the metrics aren't same is disingenuous.

Congo is one of the most unsafe spots on the planet right now and all it needs is to channels funds into security and developing livelihoods so that crime rates will dip.

No tourists go to a place that insurrectionists and tribal warlords are running the show.

Sound security first.
Floating of tourism drive next.

ComeToJesus:
Discerning countries are reinventing the wheel and seeking novel ways of networking and attracting international interests but first things first. 'Bandwagoning' and copying blindly when the metrics aren't same is disingenuous.

Congo is one of the most unsafe spots on the planet right now and all it needs is to channels funds into security and developing livelihoods so that crime rates will dip.

No tourists go to a place that insurrectionists and tribal warlords are running the show.

Sound security first.
Floating of tourism drive next.

, The whole Congo is not at war. Just some parts

They already made x 11 the yearly advert money in 9 months last year

A state in Nigeria has war does not mean the whole country is at war

African destinations are cheaper for onyibos who like travelling .

The numbers and the fact that money is already coming from the business ten times more ore than the advert Money makes it a good investment

Google Congo Tourism revenue 2924

Laird:
They already made over 400 million dollar in 9 months in 2024 s from tourism .. The tourism industry in Congo is already making more than x times 10 annually the money used ro advertise per yeat

So whats wrong if they spend 10% marketing to their target customers

Whites who like travelling

The customers are coming

Just use 10 % for marketing to get more chst6

Whites kike exploring. Both Rich and Poor
Some take breaks from school and work to travel and explore
Cheap destinations make the budget stretch more

Good Business if You look at the Big Picture


Tourism is a Big Business if handled well

Some town's depend on 1 University there to boost economic activities in that axis

People working in Hotels and Aircraft to the East during December holidays, Ijebu Ode Festival and Pilgrimage sectors would tell You that Tourism is a big industry
Nigeria has serious general attitudinal issues like a white tourist on a motorcycle being asked for money by Police and insecurity and airport extortion and duping of foreigners in Naija who buy assets like land etc, that's why tourism is not living up to potential in Nigeria Nigeria.

Thats why the tourism sector suffers

Other African Countries have more holiday tourists as their citizens are better behaved

Besides Even. When Zaria was hot in the news with boko haram, It was on the outskirts,,Inside Zaria was still bubbling with everything and all the vices You can see in a non religious secular town ( You Get). I was a witness as an academic visitor and it was shocking.. War in a country does not mean the whole Country is burning

The Boko Haram guys that kidnapped an American in Naija ( I believe You heard what happened to them during the coded rescue mission by American soldiers)

Off point.

1. if a country with the largest deposit of natural resources in the world cannot take its citizens out of poverty, is it now by sponsoring Barcelona that it will?

2. if you say Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos of Amazon have an Joint investment in Congo for natural resources, how has that impacted positively on the lives of the people of DRC?

3. how will the white tourists "help"?

4. what is the relationship between white tourists helping the DRC` and rebels not wanting to mess with European citizens?

5. if the rebels mess with european citizens, what will happen?

lexy2014:
Off point.

1. if a country with the largest deposit of natural resources in the world cannot take its citizens out of poverty, is it now by sponsoring Barcelona that it will?

2. if you say Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos of Amazon have an Joint investment in Congo for natural resources, how has that impjacted positively on the lives of the people of DRC?

3. how will the white tourists "help"?

4. what is the relationship between white tourists helping the DRC` and rebels not wanting to mess with European citizens?

5. if the rebels mess with european citizens, what will happen?

Let Me Educate You
Natural resources dont rule the world
Technology does

Sharing money to everyone on the street leads to inflation and crumbles the economy ( Ask Mansour Musa the Richest Man in the world due to owning Gold then)

Saudi with all the oil it had would have been captured by Iran if not for the Foreign defence Technology -partners like America give them

The top ten most valuable companies in the World hav 9 Technology based companies and only 1 oil company ( Saudi Aramxo)

No Diamond or Gold or Raw Materials manufacturer in the Top Ten except for Just Energy Giant Saudi Aramco ( The Saudi version of NNPC)

If You have an oil block and don't have the technology to extract the oil or cant afford equipment, what do You do

You find partners

If the equipment sellers refuse to sell to You
.you find who would lease you or who You partner with

Ukraine has resources everyone wants

Trump said Give us some for us to give You technology to defend yourself

Oil and Gold cannot defend attackers or process drinking water

Technology does that.( High tech weapons, wayer filtration technology)

Cassava is poisonous if eaten raw until processed to garri

Zelenski had to agree later or risk losing the whole country to Russia who had superior technology and of course losing rhe Country means losing all the raw natural resources

Africa is still dependent on technology from Asia, Europe ad the Americas

We still import bread flour from Ukraine and Russia and rice from asia

Talkess of creating machine's


EVEN Saudi is investing in sports, tourism , real estate

Trump go Fifa

Its oart of marketing

Hollywood sign no be just Signboard

Yet People visit there

You cant run a country on only natural resources in this millenoal age

You must maximise all sectors so far they are doing legitimate business


To add to this

Most countries don't sell technology

They licence ( rent it to You) and they can switch it off at will or cancel the rental

Most Nigerian banks use foreign software
( They pay subscription ) Hence they dont own the software

Only Technologically rich countries are truly wealthy
Does Japan or South Korea export oil or technology

Indian software runs many of our banks

Technology is the real wealth not raw materials or natural resources

Don't be surprised they might be borrowing the money

Nazgul:
African leaders and misplaced priorities. You want to enable tourism when there's an ongoing conflict in the country.

Why can't the money be used to improve security and the standard of living of their citizens. Or use it to develop their local league.

Why waste it on a sponsorship deal that would most likely yield little or no results?

Interestingly, I sought of support it.

When o e thinks of the DRC, one thinks of war and destitution. It can change the narrative.

You'd be surprised at how many countries do branding.

For instance, one would think there are no poor people in China. All we see are gleaming cities.