Remember the African Union building China built? Its riddled with microphones and bugs

[loyola llothta]

Soooo....

Another official believes that, “They are not alone.” In fact, the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the British intelligence agencies (GCHQ) have had their share of surveillance on the AU building, according to documents which were extracted by Le Monde, in collaboration with The Intercept.

After the Chinese effort was exposed, the AU acquired its own servers and declined China’s offer to configure them. The AU encrypts all electronic communications and, from now on, the highest officials of the institution have foreign telephone lines and more secure communication applications.

They have also taken more strict security measures: cybersecurity experts inspected the building’s rooms and disposed of microphones placed under the desks and in walls by the Chinese workers.

 

[loyola llothta]

What else did they expect?

The building has always been a disgrace to Africa and this just put a nail on its coffin.

Why do say that

 

[Bonk]

So many of you dudes were defending China

But the US would've done the same thing or worse. It's just common sense that countries will always chase their own interests over any other thing and nothing is free in geopolitics. The onus is on African leaders to be more proactive and more educated on how geopolitics and interests are intertwined.

Regardless, this doesn't negate the fact that China has offered Africa the best deals for the last 400 years without the interference that caused a cycle of brutal civil wars, regime change, and being heavily indebted. And it has played a primary role in its marginal progression in the last decade or so.

 

[ChatGPT-5]

Why do say that

Read the thread. Americans are under the impression Africa is a lost infant that doesn't know any better and is walked on by everybody. Nothing about how they were technically capable of even catching the worlds most advanced spy agencies and bringing in their own cryptic decoders, cyber security experts and brought in their own servers. They're shocked about a daily affair, spying, instead.

 

[Bonk]

Why do say that

Africa is rich enough to construct its own building. One African out of the hundreds of rogue Africans that have robbed the continent can pay for that building. The building is only US$200 million - why wait for a freebie from an external party that has vested interests?

 

[UserNameless]

But the US would've done the same thing or worse. It's just common sense that countries will always chase their own interests over any other thing and nothing is free in geopolitics. The onus is on African leaders to be more proactive and more educated on how geopolitics and interests are intertwined.

Regardless, this doesn't negate the fact that China has offered Africa the best deals for the last 400 years without the interference that caused a cycle of brutal civil wars, regime change, and being heavily indebted. And it has played a primary role in its marginal progression in the last decade or so.

Hmmmm...

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

China will run the world sooner or later

 

[Knowledge]

So many of you dudes were defending China

They no different than many of the people in Africa.

someone is coming to save us!

 

[KingTut]

But the US would've done the same thing or worse. It's just common sense that countries will always chase their own interests over any other thing and nothing is free in geopolitics. The onus is on African leaders to be more proactive and more educated on how geopolitics and interests are intertwined.

Regardless, this doesn't negate the fact that China has offered Africa the best deals for the last 400 years without the interference that caused a cycle of brutal civil wars, regime change, and being heavily indebted. And it has played a primary role in its marginal progression in the last decade or so.

this shyt will come back to bite Africa in the ass as usual. I can see all types of extortion and blackmail being perpetrated by China already considering the building has been bugged for 5 years.

 

[Bonk]

this shyt will come back to bite Africa in the ass as usual. I can see all types of extortion and blackmail being perpetrated by China already considering the building has been bugged for 5 years.

I don't think it will change much since the AU is a toothless bulldog and those idiotic leaders neither pose any threat to anyone nor have any tangible thing to discuss, apart from relaying messages from diplomatic channels from the West to one another. And that's most likely what China is interested in, as the battle/scramble for Africa continues.

Regardless, it's still a disgrace to Africa and it shows how inept the whole continent is.

 

[Trajan]

That's something for Africans to deal with. But I don't care for Western crocodile tears re Africa's relationship with China.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

So many of you dudes were defending China

@Tommy Knocks

For years denied China would be up to some shyt.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

What else did they expect?

The building has always been a disgrace to Africa and this just put a nail on its coffin.

Stick to tea and football talk chump

 

[MIKE SPLEAN]

fukk china

 

[UncleTomFord15]

Yet when I said Africa shouldnt trust China in a thread a year ago, yall said I was a cac and dont understand politics.


Blacks easily remain the most naive race