Damn this shyt is scary. Egypt and Ethiopia going to war is inevitable.
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thatrapsfan
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Egypt doesnt have the capacity to launch any military action outside of its borders. This war is more likely to take place online, with the huge volumes of misinformation from both sides, than it is on the ground.
thatrapsfan
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Yup hes terrible, my breh in Tanzania was saying for the first time in his memory people are scared to openly criticize the dude on media or social media.
Brehs getting hemmed up for the most frivolous shyt. Zanzibar beat Tanzania in a regional soccer tournament and some Zanzibaris were clowning the Tanzanian team and then had to make an apology on radio:
Dudes economic populist rah rah is just that. He introduced a law that message boards have to register with the Government for approval, because the most popular Swahili forum Jamii Forums sometimes criticized him. He also arrested the founder of that forum AND introduced a law that publishing stats not approved by the National Stats Agency are also illegal.
Dude is outta control and about to turn TZ into Zimbabwe in a few years course. The last President Kikwete was much, much better but this is what happens when the same ruling party dominates from independence.
Yup hes terrible, my breh in Tanzania was saying for the first time in his memory people are scared to openly criticize the dude on media or social media.
Brehs getting hemmed up for the most frivolous shyt. Zanzibar beat Tanzania in a regional soccer tournament and some Zanzibaris were clowning the Tanzanian team and then had to make an apology on radio:
Dudes economic populist rah rah is just that. He introduced a law that message boards have to register with the Government for approval, because the most popular Swahili forum Jamii Forums sometimes criticized him. He also arrested the founder of that forum AND introduced a law that publishing stats not approved by the National Stats Agency are also illegal.
Dude is outta control and about to turn TZ into Zimbabwe in a few years course. The last President Kikwete was much, much better but this is what happens when the same ruling party dominates from independence.
Trajan
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I wouldn't rule it out. They might have little choice if it's an existential threat. They rely on the Nile for almost all their needs. Remember Wikileaks in 2010...Egyptians were discussing the possibility of military action.
They can via the Red Sea and use Eritrea as a launch point. However, I'll admit that the geography of Ethiopia would make a land invasion of Addis hard as fukk.
Ghana bars recruits over stretch marks and bleached skin
The Ghanaian Immigration Service (GIS) has disqualified candidates with bleached skin and stretch marks from a massive recruitment exercise.
A GIS spokesman told the BBC this was because people with such marks might bleed during the "strenuous" training.
Some Ghanaians condemned the bar as sexist and unfair. Those with tattoos, dreadlocks and "bow legs" were also disqualified from the exercise.
The GIS received some 84,000 applications for just 500 jobs.
"The kind of work we do, it's strenuous and the training is such that if you have bleached skin or surgical marks on your body during training exercises, you may incur some bleedings," Superintendent Michael Amoako-Attah, told BBC Pidgin.
Candidates must undergo a medical and a full body check as part of the GIS recruitment process.
It is the ban on stretch marks which has aroused most anger on social media.
While others praised the move against women who lighten their skin.
This is the latest controversy surrounding the GIS recruitment exercise.
Ghanaians also reacted angrily when the agency revealed it was only recruiting 500 people, after some 84,000 people had paid 50 cedis ($11; £8) each for an application form.
A local MP, Richard Quashigah, has urged rejected applicants to take the GIS to court to recover the application fee.
Ghana bars recruits over stretch marks
The Ghanaian Immigration Service (GIS) has disqualified candidates with bleached skin and stretch marks from a massive recruitment exercise.
A GIS spokesman told the BBC this was because people with such marks might bleed during the "strenuous" training.
Some Ghanaians condemned the bar as sexist and unfair. Those with tattoos, dreadlocks and "bow legs" were also disqualified from the exercise.
The GIS received some 84,000 applications for just 500 jobs.
"The kind of work we do, it's strenuous and the training is such that if you have bleached skin or surgical marks on your body during training exercises, you may incur some bleedings," Superintendent Michael Amoako-Attah, told BBC Pidgin.
Candidates must undergo a medical and a full body check as part of the GIS recruitment process.
It is the ban on stretch marks which has aroused most anger on social media.
While others praised the move against women who lighten their skin.
This is the latest controversy surrounding the GIS recruitment exercise.
Ghanaians also reacted angrily when the agency revealed it was only recruiting 500 people, after some 84,000 people had paid 50 cedis ($11; £8) each for an application form.
A local MP, Richard Quashigah, has urged rejected applicants to take the GIS to court to recover the application fee.
Ghana bars recruits over stretch marks
World’s longest heated crude oil pipeline almost complete
By The Exchange
Posted on January 10, 2018
OTHER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ARE UGANDA NATIONAL OIL COMPANY AND THE TANZANIA PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Uganda, Jan 10 – The East African Crude Oil Pipeline has already been completed and it holds great opportunities businesses can benefit from.
Among the partners that played a role to make the construction successful include China National Offshore Oil Corporation Uganda, Tullow Oil Uganda, Total E&P Uganda and American firm Gulf Interstate Engineering.
Other development partners are Uganda National Oil Company and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation.
The export pipeline will serve the East African Community (EAC) states as an integral component to boost trade.
The firm has invited local companies dealing in engineering, procurement and construction to grab the opportunities that will be available after the conclusion of the project. They will be able to invest in there sectors and enhance their growth.
With the final investment set to be made on the pipeline, Gulf Interstate Engineering has invited firms to a conference to discuss various business opportunities they can invest in to bolster the economy of the country.
The crude oil export pipeline from the Albertine Graben to Tanga Port in Tanzania will as well be improved.
The 1445km long and 24-inch diameter pipeline is set to be the world’s longest heated crude oil pipeline, which will effectively serve the country’s waxy oil in nature.
World's longest heated crude oil pipeline almost complete
By The Exchange
Posted on January 10, 2018
OTHER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ARE UGANDA NATIONAL OIL COMPANY AND THE TANZANIA PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Uganda, Jan 10 – The East African Crude Oil Pipeline has already been completed and it holds great opportunities businesses can benefit from.
Among the partners that played a role to make the construction successful include China National Offshore Oil Corporation Uganda, Tullow Oil Uganda, Total E&P Uganda and American firm Gulf Interstate Engineering.
Other development partners are Uganda National Oil Company and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation.
The export pipeline will serve the East African Community (EAC) states as an integral component to boost trade.
The firm has invited local companies dealing in engineering, procurement and construction to grab the opportunities that will be available after the conclusion of the project. They will be able to invest in there sectors and enhance their growth.
With the final investment set to be made on the pipeline, Gulf Interstate Engineering has invited firms to a conference to discuss various business opportunities they can invest in to bolster the economy of the country.
The crude oil export pipeline from the Albertine Graben to Tanga Port in Tanzania will as well be improved.
The 1445km long and 24-inch diameter pipeline is set to be the world’s longest heated crude oil pipeline, which will effectively serve the country’s waxy oil in nature.
World's longest heated crude oil pipeline almost complete
The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
Fulani herdsmen has massacred hundreds in Adamawa, Taraba and Benue States in Nigeria. Governors are starting to arm their people for war:
Trajan
Veteran
World’s longest heated crude oil pipeline almost complete
By The Exchange
Posted on January 10, 2018
OTHER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ARE UGANDA NATIONAL OIL COMPANY AND THE TANZANIA PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Uganda, Jan 10 – The East African Crude Oil Pipeline has already been completed and it holds great opportunities businesses can benefit from.
Among the partners that played a role to make the construction successful include China National Offshore Oil Corporation Uganda, Tullow Oil Uganda, Total E&P Uganda and American firm Gulf Interstate Engineering.
Other development partners are Uganda National Oil Company and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation.
The export pipeline will serve the East African Community (EAC) states as an integral component to boost trade.
The firm has invited local companies dealing in engineering, procurement and construction to grab the opportunities that will be available after the conclusion of the project. They will be able to invest in there sectors and enhance their growth.
With the final investment set to be made on the pipeline, Gulf Interstate Engineering has invited firms to a conference to discuss various business opportunities they can invest in to bolster the economy of the country.
The crude oil export pipeline from the Albertine Graben to Tanga Port in Tanzania will as well be improved.
The 1445km long and 24-inch diameter pipeline is set to be the world’s longest heated crude oil pipeline, which will effectively serve the country’s waxy oil in nature.
World's longest heated crude oil pipeline almost complete
East Africa jumping on the oil/gas wave when it's on its way out
We could've been contenders...we could've been somebody
Frangala
All Star
José Filomeno dos Santos sacked from Angola's $5bn wealth fund
Image captionJosé Filomeno dos Santos has been removed as head of a $5bn wealth fund
The president of Angola, João Lourenço, has sacked the son of his predecessor José Eduardo dos Santos as head of the country's sovereign wealth fund.
José Filomeno dos Santos was removed months after a BBC investigation.
The $5bn (£3.7bn) fund has been mired in controversy since its 2011 launch.
This is the second of the former president's children to be dismissed by Mr Lourenço: Daughter Isabel dos Santos was removed as head of the country's state oil company Sonangol last year.
Billionaire Ms dos Santos is Africa's richest woman; it is not known how much her brother is worth.
Many of the children of the former president's children have government-linked roles.
Mr dos Santos stepped down after 38 years in power last year. Mr Lourenço, also known as JLo, succeeded him with a promise of cracking down on corruption.
He has also developed a reputation for pushing aside powerful figures associated with his predecessor.
JLo's decision to name Carlos Alberto Lopes, a former finance minister, as new chairman of the Fundo Soberano De Angola (FSDEA) on Wednesday came after an internal investigation into its workings.
It had been under increased scrutiny since it was revealed in the Paradise Papers leak that it had paid tens of millions in fees to a businessman who works closely with José Filomeno.
The Paradise Papers were a joint investigation between the BBC and other news outlets around the world into a leak of financial documents which throw light on the top end of the world of offshore finance.
In this case, it revealed Jean-Claude Bastos, sometimes also known as Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais, a Swiss-Angolan and close friend of the then president's son, was chosen as the fund's asset manager.
Mr Bastos was given responsibility for investing almost all of the fund's money, and was paid accordingly - earning more than $41m in just 20 months.
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Image captionIsabel Dos Santos, who was sacked as head of oil company Sonangol, said she faced prejudice
In a statement, the FSDEA told the BBC the appointment of Mr Bastos' company to manage the fund followed "an objective process". The firm was selected, it said, because of its "exemplary performance on previous mandates with the Angolan authorities".
The fund also said that giving near total control of investments to one asset manager was part of its policy for the first 18 months only.
In November 2017, Isabel dos Santos was fired as head of oil company Sonangol. She had dismissed criticism of her appointment to the head of Sonangol in 2016, later telling the BBC she had faced prejudice.
Angola is Africa's second-biggest oil producer.
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Image captionJosé Filomeno dos Santos has been removed as head of a $5bn wealth fund
The president of Angola, João Lourenço, has sacked the son of his predecessor José Eduardo dos Santos as head of the country's sovereign wealth fund.
José Filomeno dos Santos was removed months after a BBC investigation.
The $5bn (£3.7bn) fund has been mired in controversy since its 2011 launch.
This is the second of the former president's children to be dismissed by Mr Lourenço: Daughter Isabel dos Santos was removed as head of the country's state oil company Sonangol last year.
Billionaire Ms dos Santos is Africa's richest woman; it is not known how much her brother is worth.
Many of the children of the former president's children have government-linked roles.
Mr dos Santos stepped down after 38 years in power last year. Mr Lourenço, also known as JLo, succeeded him with a promise of cracking down on corruption.
He has also developed a reputation for pushing aside powerful figures associated with his predecessor.
JLo's decision to name Carlos Alberto Lopes, a former finance minister, as new chairman of the Fundo Soberano De Angola (FSDEA) on Wednesday came after an internal investigation into its workings.
It had been under increased scrutiny since it was revealed in the Paradise Papers leak that it had paid tens of millions in fees to a businessman who works closely with José Filomeno.
The Paradise Papers were a joint investigation between the BBC and other news outlets around the world into a leak of financial documents which throw light on the top end of the world of offshore finance.
In this case, it revealed Jean-Claude Bastos, sometimes also known as Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais, a Swiss-Angolan and close friend of the then president's son, was chosen as the fund's asset manager.
Mr Bastos was given responsibility for investing almost all of the fund's money, and was paid accordingly - earning more than $41m in just 20 months.
Image captionIsabel Dos Santos, who was sacked as head of oil company Sonangol, said she faced prejudice
In a statement, the FSDEA told the BBC the appointment of Mr Bastos' company to manage the fund followed "an objective process". The firm was selected, it said, because of its "exemplary performance on previous mandates with the Angolan authorities".
The fund also said that giving near total control of investments to one asset manager was part of its policy for the first 18 months only.
In November 2017, Isabel dos Santos was fired as head of oil company Sonangol. She had dismissed criticism of her appointment to the head of Sonangol in 2016, later telling the BBC she had faced prejudice.
Angola is Africa's second-biggest oil producer.
José Filomeno dos Santos sacked from Angola's $5bn wealth fund
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Image captionJosé Filomeno dos Santos has been removed as head of a $5bn wealth fund
The president of Angola, João Lourenço, has sacked the son of his predecessor José Eduardo dos Santos as head of the country's sovereign wealth fund.
José Filomeno dos Santos was removed months after a BBC investigation.
The $5bn (£3.7bn) fund has been mired in controversy since its 2011 launch.
This is the second of the former president's children to be dismissed by Mr Lourenço: Daughter Isabel dos Santos was removed as head of the country's state oil company Sonangol last year.
Billionaire Ms dos Santos is Africa's richest woman; it is not known how much her brother is worth.
Many of the children of the former president's children have government-linked roles.
Mr dos Santos stepped down after 38 years in power last year. Mr Lourenço, also known as JLo, succeeded him with a promise of cracking down on corruption.
He has also developed a reputation for pushing aside powerful figures associated with his predecessor.
JLo's decision to name Carlos Alberto Lopes, a former finance minister, as new chairman of the Fundo Soberano De Angola (FSDEA) on Wednesday came after an internal investigation into its workings.
It had been under increased scrutiny since it was revealed in the Paradise Papers leak that it had paid tens of millions in fees to a businessman who works closely with José Filomeno.
The Paradise Papers were a joint investigation between the BBC and other news outlets around the world into a leak of financial documents which throw light on the top end of the world of offshore finance.
In this case, it revealed Jean-Claude Bastos, sometimes also known as Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais, a Swiss-Angolan and close friend of the then president's son, was chosen as the fund's asset manager.
Mr Bastos was given responsibility for investing almost all of the fund's money, and was paid accordingly - earning more than $41m in just 20 months.
Image copyrightREUTERS
Image captionIsabel Dos Santos, who was sacked as head of oil company Sonangol, said she faced prejudice
In a statement, the FSDEA told the BBC the appointment of Mr Bastos' company to manage the fund followed "an objective process". The firm was selected, it said, because of its "exemplary performance on previous mandates with the Angolan authorities".
The fund also said that giving near total control of investments to one asset manager was part of its policy for the first 18 months only.
In November 2017, Isabel dos Santos was fired as head of oil company Sonangol. She had dismissed criticism of her appointment to the head of Sonangol in 2016, later telling the BBC she had faced prejudice.
Angola is Africa's second-biggest oil producer.
This guy aint playin'.
Frangala
All Star
He isn't for the moment let's hope he actually replaces these posts with competent people and not only cronies of his own.