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Rediah

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Damn you whoever posted that link to the landcruiser trip in Congo.
Currently 28 pages deep, a paragraph I thought was interesting….


The road is Chinese made. You can recognize the chinese from a distance by the big straw hats they wear. Everywhere in Congo people, especially kids, would shout "Chinois" (Chinese in French) to us. For many Congolese everybody who is not black is "Chinois". That is due to the large community of Chinese living in Congo.

The relationship between China and Congo is worrying to say the least. I will not bore you to death with the details, but if you are interested, do a google search on the deals regarding the mining concessions and you will find plenty to read.
In short: China has lend Congo many billions for rebuilding their infrastructure. Almost all infrastructure works are then outsourced to.. Chinese companies. The chinese companies bring their own - underpaid - workforce and provide little to no employment to the local population. In return for the loan China gets huge mining concessions. Astronomical 'signature fees' were appointed to the officials who signed the contracts ofcourse. The whole deal is immensly beneficial for the Chinese, but the question is what is in it for the Congolese?
And what happens when the 5 billion is spent? They'll have a few nice roads and bridges. But what about maintenance of this infrastructure?”

We know something of this kinda shit hey 🤔
Locals will take only so much abuse before it reaches the tipping point, now when all eyes are on DRC and other African nations, I hope the governments don't sell themselves cheap to China where so many other best options available for them and especially for the local residents to get them out of the poverty circle 🙏,

I am sure most of us have seen similar videos from time to time...
 
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CashKing

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Locals will take only so much abuse before it reaches the tipping point, now when all eyes are on DRC and other African nations, I hope the governments don't sell themselves cheap to China where so many other best options available for them and especially for the local residents to get them out of the poverty circle 🙏,

I am sure most of us have seen similar videos from time to time...

0:40 seconds :ninja: What a Boss man taking that little prick down..

They should all 🍍 the shit out of him now...

GLTAH
 
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0:40 seconds :ninja: What a Boss man taking that little prick down..

GLTAH
Yep, he did well. They should have beaten the little shit to a pulp, so arrogant!
 
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Doc

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Really shows how bad it is, almost every person open to corruption, thus far it seems only the ‘brothers’ (priests) are the ones not asking for bribes

Interesting to see how bad their roadways are also, the main country travel through roads were very bad condition, very few tar or cemented roads and huge erosion issues.
Those that were tar were primarily old mining roads.

If everyone has the time it’s worth reading through you can see the kinda conditions they will be dealing with if they are to build proper roads for AVZ
New roads look ok to me
 

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CashKing

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Yep, he did well. They should have beaten the little shit to a pulp, so arrogant!
Was old mate saying "leave him he's on record or he's with Eckoff ??
 
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Bin59

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Bin59

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I’m thinking that meeting was held last week after reading this article.


“The meeting, which coincided with the United Nations General Assembly, included some of the most mineral-rich nations in the world: Argentina, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Zambia. Also present were other members of the Mineral Security Partnership, such as Australia, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.”
 
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Samus

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Really shows how bad it is, almost every person open to corruption, thus far it seems only the ‘brothers’ (priests) are the ones not asking for bribes

Interesting to see how bad their roadways are also, the main country travel through roads were very bad condition, very few tar or cemented roads and huge erosion issues.
Those that were tar were primarily old mining roads.

If everyone has the time it’s worth reading through you can see the kinda conditions they will be dealing with if they are to build proper roads for AVZ
Deadliest road drc series on YouTube is a bit of an eye opener. There are a few other free docos worth the watch if you feel like getting truly depressed. :rolleyes:
 
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TDITD

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"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will"

AVZ no TO, bring the BFS on to show the non-believers, onto mining @10mtpa an then inevitable expansion!

This is what I'm looking at, likely for first dividends reward (y), life is for living!! --- (by then anyone holding will definitely deserve it)
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/ultimate-world-cruise/
 
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Winenut

Go AVZ!
"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will"

AVZ no TO, bring the BFS on to show the non-believers, onto mining @10mtpa an then inevitable expansion!

This is what I'm looking at, likely for first dividends reward (y), life is for living!! --- (by then anyone holding will definitely deserve it)
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/ultimate-world-cruise/
Don't forget to take your pineapple picture to hang upside down on your cabin door! :ROFLMAO:
 
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Winenut

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Doc

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"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will"

AVZ no TO, bring the BFS on to show the non-believers, onto mining @10mtpa an then inevitable expansion!

This is what I'm looking at, likely for first dividends reward (y), life is for living!! --- (by then anyone holding will definitely deserve it)
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/ultimate-world-cruise/
Mrs and I love a cruise.
Sign us up!
 
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wombat74

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"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will"

AVZ no TO, bring the BFS on to show the non-believers, onto mining @10mtpa an then inevitable expansion!

This is what I'm looking at, likely for first dividends reward (y), life is for living!! --- (by then anyone holding will definitely deserve it)
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/ultimate-world-cruise/
Or get a Take Over pay out and go on that cruise asap . If we survive this dividends are years away .
 
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Retrobyte

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"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will"

AVZ no TO, bring the BFS on to show the non-believers, onto mining @10mtpa an then inevitable expansion!

This is what I'm looking at, likely for first dividends reward (y), life is for living!! --- (by then anyone holding will definitely deserve it)
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/ultimate-world-cruise/

That itinerary would be awesome, but not on a boat with 2000 people for 9 months straight. A cruise on one of those cattle ships is my worst nightmare.
 
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Or get a Take Over pay out and go on that cruise asap . If we survive this dividends are years away .
Wombie, I can see you and Nell’s on that cruise
 
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Winenut

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JAG

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