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Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Hassanmaye(m): 5:01pm On Feb 14
I don't believe this, Iran 16?
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Humblesam(m): 5:05pm On Feb 14
IronGalaxy:
The OP is not South African. How is this a story? Your country rarely makes a list for good things.. dont make this our problem
Don't care were the OP come from but the intent of the Post.
It's so annoying that even if you like finding joy in bringing down or castigating the state of this nation, you do it as a learned gentleman with every details.
You don't just rush down to post in this forum with such intent thinking people here won't know it....why in the world would you omit Egypt, a fellow African country just to push your South Africa in our mouth.
Them send you?
Go and post it in your forums, abi them no get forums for der?
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by zinaunreal(m): 5:24pm On Feb 14
IronGalaxy:
How old are we here? 12?
You have one of the lowest GDP per capitas in Africa, that says it all
R350 = 29,600 Naira
You don't have money. This isn't about age. Don't come on here if you can't challenge with dollar as an international currency. Despite my currency being low, I'm still far richer than you
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by uncleinans(m): 5:49pm On Feb 14
pipnator00:
Isn't Egypt an African country? I'm thinking, this list isn't just about miliary might but a combination of a lot factors like, economic strength, defense, cyber warfare, education, human capital development, projection around the world and so on.. Because if it was about just military strength, I dont think Saudi Arabia should be about Israel and Singapore shouldn't be on the list.
Excuse you......

Who beasts Israel on that list in terms of military might aside USA? Then about other indexes who beats Israel there when it comes to cyber warfare, human capital, AI, science and the rest? Even USA dont come close in most of these indexes compare to Israel
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by uncleinans(m): 5:52pm On Feb 14
PigTormentor:
Rubbish list. Isreal, Saudi Arabia and UAE are not more powerful than Iran.
Iran is not more powerful than Turkey.
Israel beats these countries you mentioned and even the South Korea and India that's among the top 5 there. The list is fake.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by naijapikin2(m): 5:53pm On Feb 14
Thailand
Belarus
Vietnam

Are more powerful than naija.

Let's just massively japa
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by uncleinans(m): 5:54pm On Feb 14
PigTormentor:
Rubbish list. Isreal, Saudi Arabia and UAE are not more powerful than Iran.
Iran is not more powerful than Turkey.
The 12 days war should tell you who is more powerful between the both countries military wise. For other index, Iran no near Israel. And Saudi beats Iran hands down in terms of economy and other things too but for military wise, I will be undecided.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by pipnator00(m): 5:55pm On Feb 14
uncleinans:
Excuse you......

Who beasts Israel on that list in terms of military might aside USA? Then about other indexes who beats Israel there when it comes to cyber warfare, human capital, AI, science and the rest? Even USA dont come close in most of these indexes compare to Israel
More or less, are we saying the same thing?
I mentioned, why some country is above Isreal which is the reason i mentioned, a lot of factors and not just military might were considered in making this list.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by alterego17: 6:01pm On Feb 14
yemmit90:
So Egypt is in Europe abi? or you are blind to see Egypt there as well.
Pls is ur WhatsApp group still working for d honey drink u prepare n if it is den send me d link or a way to contact u
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by mukthar2000(m): 6:09pm On Feb 14
We're is our country?
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by anayolity: 6:11pm On Feb 14
EyeCumInPeace:
All these your Tales by Moonlight are in the past. ๐Ÿ˜

Black man needs to wake up.
No black man country is positively making great impact to the world.
When dem dey teach school certs like Una, Una go just dey jack shoulder up
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Ketamine9000mg(m): 6:28pm On Feb 14
Kemetian:
That's a very IGNORANT way of looking at history and Africa.

Congo is underdeveloped because it was INVADED BY THIEVING COLONISERS who used FIREARMS to destroy what was a GLORIOUS precolonial African civilisation.

Do you know that MATHEMATICS was invented in Congo?

Look up the Lebombo Bone and Ishango Bone. World's oldest mathematical objects dated over 25,000 years, and showing evidence of the knowledge of Prime Numbers.

Mbanza Kongo was the precolonial capital. According to a report

''Founded before the arrival of Europeans, Mbanza Kongo became the royal seat of the Kingdom of Kongo in the 14th century. By the time the Portuguese arrived in 1483, it was already a large, organized urban center โ€” with structured neighborhoods, noble compounds, and a royal court system.

The king, known as the Manikongo, ruled from here over a vast territory that included parts of present-day Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Gabon.

Early Portuguese accounts describe it as:

A planned city with wide streets

A central royal compound

Thousands of inhabitants

A structured aristocracy and administrative system


This challenges the outdated myth that Africa lacked organized urban civilization before European contact.''

....So this nonsense of saying ''Oh because it's whites there'' is absolute RUBBISH.

Africa INVENTED the very concept of cities. INVENTED ARCHITECTURE.

Your next day neighbour minus Chad, Sudan, has over 250 PYRAMIDS, more than Kemet (or 'Egypt'), and older than any structures in Europe and America.

IF WHITES HAD SAT IN THEIR OWN DAMN COUNTRY, AFRICA WOULD BE THE MOST DEVELOPED PLACE ON EARTH TODAY.
Knowledge is power. Kwame Nkuruma expressed his concern on how difficult it would be to decolonize an African mind.

Thank you for this enlightenment.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Gboy5050: 6:41pm On Feb 14
Aside sanctions Iran should be top 8 nation but sanction is holding them back but yet still on no 16
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by IronGalaxy: 6:47pm On Feb 14
zinaunreal:
You don't have money. This isn't about age. Don't come on here if you can't challenge with dollar as an international currency. Despite my currency being low, I'm still far richer than you
Lol.. the delusions are wild
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Skullminers1: 7:08pm On Feb 14
Where are those Israeli haters that underrate their strength capability to come and see that they are in the 10th position which I doubt it because they supposed to be 2nd after USA
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Skullminers1: 7:09pm On Feb 14
Where are those Israeli haters that underrate their strength capability to come and see that they are in the 10th position of the most powerful nation in the world which I doubt it because they supposed to be 2nd after USA
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Hellisreal70: 7:17pm On Feb 14
Wait, I will comment latter.
I am still searching for the name of Nigeria on the list.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by LivingEarthMan(m): 7:46pm On Feb 14
You clearly don't understand the true meaning of the word 'global' that's why you are calling a 1.5% contribution to global GDP 'a mere 1.5%'.

Even the almighty USA can't contribute upto 10% to global GDP and you are expecting a developing third world nation like Nigeria to do better?


BlackViper:
The IMF made a projection based on figures for 2026 alone and it said Nigeria would contribute a mere 1.5% to global GDP.

The Top 40 list covers a wider period and takes more economic indices into consideration than just GDP growth.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Westman001: 7:54pm On Feb 14
BlackViper:
Top 40 Most Powerful Countries in the World


Source: U.S. News & World Report.


Source
South Korea over Israel. You dey joke.

USA
China
Israel
Russia
UK

In fact sef na like this e suppose be

USA--Israel
China
Russia
UK
Japan
Germany
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by perdollar(m): 8:15pm On Feb 14
The list should be like this
Russia
China
NATO
EU
India
Pakistan
Israel
DR of Korea
Japan
South Korea
Iran
Arab union
AU
South American and Caribbean union
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by ogaemma: 8:21pm On Feb 14
seppuku:
Nigeria is the giant of "Black Africa". South Africa is not an African country but a European satellite state.

Ask the South Africans themselves. A majority of them do not recognize that their country is within the continent except the EFF.

Like the Americans say "Skin folk ain't necessarily Kin folk"
Chai! You are on point.
Because some countries in North Africa, e g Tunisia and Morocco do not see themselves as African's.
We are just forcing them to host Nation's cup
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by osuofia2(m): 8:23pm On Feb 14
USA and others
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by doncartel: 8:58pm On Feb 14
It takes Israel under 72 hours to defeat Saudi Arabia, so the list is inaccurate.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Mcslize: 9:01pm On Feb 14
20 most useless countries in the world.

1. Nigeria.

2. Nigeria

3. Nigeria

4. Nigeria

5. Nigeria

6-20 Nigeria.

Fear who no fear Nigeria.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by yemmit90: 9:38pm On Feb 14
alterego17:
Pls is ur WhatsApp group still working for d honey drink u prepare n if it is den send me d link or a way to contact u
Sure 100 percent.

Send a mail to be added.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by KingCold: 9:45pm On Feb 14
seppuku:
Nigeria is the giant of "Black Africa". South Africa is not an African country but a European satellite state.

Ask the South Africans themselves. A majority of them do not recognize that their country is within the continent except the EFF.

Like the Americans say "Skin folk ain't necessarily Kin folk"
Lol.. ๐Ÿ—‘ ๐Ÿšฎ
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by seppuku: 11:30pm On Feb 14
KingCold:
Lol.. ๐Ÿ—‘ ๐Ÿšฎ
Come now my friend, tell me you haven't heard the common phrase " I am travelling to Africa" from your brothers and sisters.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by OgaTheTop2: 1:52am On Feb 15
Can you imagine.... Nigeria, very useless country angry
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Northsouth(m): 3:47am On Feb 15
I think Israel is more powerful than Saudi Arabia
And
India is more powerful than the UAE
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by mysticwarrior(m): 6:58am On Feb 15
EyeCumInPeace:
All these your Tales by Moonlight are in the past. ๐Ÿ˜

Black man needs to wake up.
No black man country is positively making great impact to the world.
Have you read the book "how Europe Underdeveloped Africa"? please this is just a question which requires a yes or no.
Re: 40 Most Powerful Nations In The World by Ikpongiton: 7:56am On Feb 15
What's south Africa doing in the list?if North Korea and even Egypt that are better off than the apartheid enclave in everything except xenophobic activities are not in list,then i doubt the authenticity of the list
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