US Finally Wants to Help Build a Railroad Across Africa

[bnew]

To spy.

Wait a minute. Our rail system in America suck. Why the Hell would African nations want our crap.

white mans ice is cooler.

could have made an energy deal with japan or china.

 

[Rev Leon Lonnie Love]

So Angola is "Africa" now??? Y'all really be exposing yourselves

 

[Yzak]

Is there a reason no African countries can unite to build the railroad without outside help?

I'm sure they have the resources and can buy the equipment. Is it lack of knowledge?

 

[The Wall Is Undefeated!]

American engineering in action!

African countries are better off asking China, Japan or Euro countries for trains and rail.

 

[Samori Toure]

American engineering in action!

African countries are better off asking China, Japan or Euro countries for trains and rail.

They would be better developing a comprehensive development plan amongst themselves.

 

[horizon]

Can't even get high speed rail in our backyard though

 

[Fillerguy]

Can't even get high speed rail in our backyard though

There's no incentive to help Americans prosposer. It more advantageous for us to set up shop in Africa.....gets us access to their resources and gets us closer to what Russia and China are doing in Africa.

 

[JT-Money]

Trump will probably undue anything Biden pursued overseas out of spite.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

This a Pit to Port project?

This has Bechtel written all over it

 

[Phitz]

So Angola is "Africa" now??? Y'all really be exposing yourselves

the project includes other African countries, not just Angola

 

[Phitz]

Is there a reason no African countries can unite to build the railroad without outside help?

I'm sure they have the resources and can buy the equipment. Is it lack of knowledge?

they can, but it's the same reason many projects go unfunded and unstarted. As mentioned in this thread US can't even upgrade their own internal rail system. I know part of that is due to the bureaucracy of the rail authority and corporations. Same reason African bureaucracy and interests create the same issue. Every c ountry/region has this issue that affects them differently.

 

[Rev Leon Lonnie Love]

the project includes other African countries, not just Angola

If a project is done in Mexico and Canada do you call it an American project?

There are 54 countries in Africa so a few "other countries" does not equate to "Africa"

 

[Phitz]

This a Pit to Port project?

This has Bechtel written all over it

...and probably more than them.

 

[Phitz]

If a project is done in Mexico and Canada do you call it an American project?

There are 54 countries in Africa so a few "other countries" does not equate to "Africa"

you make no sense, the project is about building a rail line across Africa

instead of trying to argue a bigger issue like why it's being funded(like everybody else in here), you want to argue semantics

go re evaluate yourself.

 

[Phitz]

I know this project is mainly to benefit corporations because they're intimidated that China has built rail roads to transport resources for themselves