China helping modernize Africa

 The iinternet is full of people lamenting hundreds of thousand dying because Turmp cut USAID.

Then you read about USAID people who were fired and lament they no longer make huge salaries and can't find jobs in the USA.

Yup. That is a form of corruption.

So anyway, I posted a bunch of stuff on one discussion group that I will only put here:

A lot of the aid is stolen.
that said, the dirty little secret is that corruption is so common that the amount stolen by crooked politicians and businessmen is more than the amount of foreign aid sent to these countries.
https://www.transparency.org/en/news/where-are-africas-billions
This is just Europeans trying to invoke guilt for Trumpieboy canceling USAID money to NGOs who pay high salaries to outsiders.

And what is not mentioned: Much of the aid from the US is not via the government but via churches and private donations.

So if I send money to an African friend for her nephew's school fees, or send donations to a missionary or church who I know will put it to use, or if my stepdaughter donated time helping to start a handicraft business in Uganda, none of those donations would be counted.h
But what will make Africans rich is investing in modern things such as modern agriculture, local factories, computers, cellphone banks, etc. And China is doing a lot of this.

My suggestion. Show them how to use ChatGPT on their cellphones so they can look up how we created the modern world, and copy us. They don't even have to invent anything.

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  boinkie  DoctorOfLove 5 minutes ago

  they are alrthey are already doing this but the MSM only prints the bad stuff, and the NGOs are too busy pushing you to feel guilty and send them money that you never hear about the success stories.

  And a lot of what is going on economically is by China.
  The dirty little secret is that western NGOs want to support traditional ways. China goes in and changes things (while robbing them blind too, but hey the end result is good).
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For example . Using cellphones for business is changing the ways Africans buy and sell and bank. https://www.ictworks.org/mobile-phones-catalyzing-african-revolution/

Helping the Nigerian gov';t to stop the genocide in Nigeria.

 

“Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS…” -… pic.twitter.com/KF8MYet9CB

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 16, 2026

the murdersous war continues in Sudan

 

#Sudan | "The situation around El-Fasher exhibits clear hallmarks of genocide by the Rapid Support Forces," the Chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the country, Mohamed Chande Othman, told the @UN Human Rights Council.#HRC61 pic.twitter.com/TnpwwVuE83

— UN Human Rights Council (@UN_HRC) February 26, 2026

more HERE:

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Deputy head	Abdul Rahim Dagalo[1]
Head of operations	Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed (since November 2024)[2]
East Darfur commander	Abdul Rahman Jumma
Spokesperson	Yousif Ibrahim Ismaeil (2021–2024) Mohamed Mokhtar[3] and Al-Fateh al-Qurashi[4] (2024–present)
Foundation	August 2013
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Ideology	Baggara interests[5][6] Arab supremacy[7][8][9][10] New Sudan (self-presented, disputed)[11] Anti-Black racism[12] Africanist Populism (disputed)[13] Anti-Islamism[14] Secularism[15] Tribalism[16][17]
Notable attacks	Darfur genocide (2023–present) Khartoum massacre Masalit genocide 2024 eastern Gezira State massacres El Fasher massacre Ardamata massacre Galgani massacre Misterei massacre RSF atrocities in Khartoum Wad An Nora massacre
Size	100,000 (2023)[18] to 150,000[19]
Part of	National Intelligence and Security Service and Sudanese Armed Forces (until 2023)
Allies	State allies:  Sudan (before 2023)  United Arab Emirates (denied)[20][21][22]  Chad (alleged, denied)[23][24][25] Non-state allies:  Wagner Group (until early 2024)[26][27][28]  Libyan National Army (denied)[29][30] Tamazuj[31] Non-RSF Janjaweed  SPLM-N (al-Hilu) (since 2025)[32]  Puntland (alleged)[33][34]
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Danger in the Lake

the possible disaster is not just in these smaller lakes but in Lake Kiva, near the cit of Goma, as he explains at the end of the video.

But the solution? As he explains, the project to harvest Methane for energy also releases the CO2 safely,

Lake Kivu contains exceptionally large amounts of dissolved carbon dioxide and methane in its deep waters. These gases have accumulated over 800 to 1000 years.

The carbon dioxide originates from two active volcanoes at the lake’s northern side: the Nyiragongo and the Nyamuragira. These 20,000 year-old volcanoes are among the most active in the world.

The methane comes from the degradation of organic matter produced at the lake’s surface (representing one third of the methane produced in Lake Kivu) and the second process – which produces most of the methane in the lake – is the conversion of carbon dioxide into methane. 

The concentrations of carbon dioxide are five times higher than the concentrations of methane. Such a large accumulation of methane in a lake is unique, and has never been reached in any other lakes. Simply put, this particularity is caused because the gases are being trapped in the deep waters by an inflow of deep sub-aquatic spring containing warm, salty and carbon-dioxide rich water. This effectively creates a seal.Currently, 45km3 of methane are economically viable for extraction, which could generate as much as 500 MW of electricity over 50 years. But the electricity produced is highly dependent on the technology and the achieved efficiency.

Methane extraction is beneficial for two reasons. 

First, the dissolved gases pose a risk to the local population, as they could potentially erupt from the lake. Explained very simply, a large disruption – such as a landslide – could trigger gas bubbles to rise to the surface and erupt without warning signs. Gas bursts, such as this, took place twice in Cameroon. Lake Monoun’s gas burst in 1984 killed 37 people, and a gas burst at Lake Nyos in 1986 caused the death of 1,700 people.

By removing methane, the chances of a gas eruption are strongly reduced because there’s less pressure.

Secondly, extracting methane will produce electricity, which is crucial for Rwanda’s development. Currently only about 30% of Rwandans have access to electricity through the national grid. The installed capacity is 218 MW. Methane extraction could significantly contribute to Rwanda’s electrification and there are several projects underway to extract the gas. The Rwandan government plans to reach an electrification rate of 100% by 2024.

KivuWatt power plant – run by Contour Global – already extracts methane to generate electricity. The first phase already generates 26 MW of electricity. It will reach 100 MW in the second phase. A public-private partnership – between Shema Power Lake Kivu Limited, formerly Symbion Energy, and the Rwandan Government – has a project to build a plant to provide 56 MW and to upgrade a pilot plant from the current 3.6 MW to 25 MW. Another locally registered company, Gasmeth will start theMethane extraction occurs in an area called the “resource zone”, at a depth between 260 and 480 metres, where most of the methane is concentrated. Using a long pipe, deep water is pumped onto a floating platform. As the deep water moves to the surface in the pipe and the water pressure reduces, the gases separate from the water. The mixture of gas and water arrives in a separator, where the gas is further extracted. At this stage, the gas contains a high concentration of carbon dioxide and so it goes through a purification process to enrich it in methane. This is then moved through a pipeline to the generators. Given the uniqueness of Kivu methane deposit, there are no other lakes in the world where methane is extracted in this manner. What negative impacts could this have on the lake and how can they be avoided? Methane extraction could have three main impacts. First, the extraction process could disturb the lake’s layers and may increase the risk of gas eruption. To avoid this risk, models are used to predict the acceptable depths to extract and release the deep water. The second impact could be a modification of the lake ecosystem, from algae to fish. Deep water contains much more nutrients than the surface water and releasing it into the surface could have catastrophic consequences for the biodiversity. Indeed, nutrients could generate a high production of algae that deteriorate the water quality and the food chain. This is exactly what happens in Europe, before waste water treatment plants. However, strict rules for the extraction must be in place to prevent any nutrients from being released into the surface water. The third impact could be a waste of the gas resource, if the methane operator is not extracting it in an efficient way. In any case, these impacts are assessed by international experts and adhere to management prescriptions, prepared by the Expert Working Group on Lake Kivu Gas Extraction, that regulate methane extraction. These prescriptions were recently revised, and jointly signed by Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is an important step, as both governments will implement the safety rules throughout Lake Kivu.

 

this is why the peadce plan proposed by TRump and Qatar was important Alas the thugs are not cooperating. WIll Euoope or China step in?

South Sudan health

Drones over NIgeria

 over 40 thousand people have died from terrorism in Nigeria, and Trump promised to help Nigerian military with training and expertise, including drones.

From Crux, a Catholic site.

A spokesperson for AFRICOM, the U.S. Africa Command, told The Associated Press the U.S. troops “are working alongside their Nigerian counterparts to provide intelligence support, advisory assistance, and targeted training in support of the Nigerian Armed Forces.”

Africanews via MSN says the same story: and Nigeria is making their own drones.:
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The US military who by law is forbidden to enter into combat here, does this type of support with the Philippine military against Islamic terrorists in the South (But not with local insurgencies that are not part of international terrorism, )

Mentioned at 4 minutes in this video:

CELLPHONES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Somalia vs Somaliland

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a comment on FreeRepublic explains:

Because of the wretched Ilhan Omar, Tim Walz and the Democrats 3rd-world import welfare scam, we’ve all been forced to learn Somali tribal politics. Jacob Frey actually won his recent election against Omar Fateh, because he made a point of getting the tribal vote of Somaliland Isaaq tribe migrants in MSP. Somaliland Isaaq tribesmen hate the Ilhan Omar clan - and her in particular, given her father’s connections to the dictator Mohammed Siad Barre, who tried to wipe Somaliland its tribe off the map. Recognizing Somaliland also helps Israel create a wedge against the influence of Omar in the United States too.

this video from five month ago gives background 

mine disaster

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a couple oonths ago, the US/Marco Rubio and Qatar made a peace deal between Rwandan rebel gangs and the DRC.

Alas it didn't work. and one reason is....money.

Vauable minerals are mined in this area of eastern DRC Congo.

AlJazeerah has the background here.

Rubaya produces about 15 percent of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, a heat-resistant metal that is in high demand by makers of mobile phones, computers, aerospace components and gas turbines.Coltan is used primarily for the production of tantalum capacitors, used in mobile phones and almost every kind of electronic device ....

The mine, where locals dig manually for a few dollars per day, has been under the control of the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group since 2024, after previously changing hands between the DRC government and rebel groups. The heavily-armed M23 rebels, whose stated aim is to overthrow the DRC government in the capital Kinshasa, captured even more mineral-rich territory in the east of the country during a lightning advance last year. The United Nations has accused M23 rebels of plundering Rubaya’s resources to help fund their rebellion, backed by Rwanda, an allegation that the government in Kigali denies.

the wikipedia article on Coltan has a lot of information on where you can find it and where it is used.

The problem is that often it is mined in poorly regulated mines, where there are no safety precautions.

One wonders who was buying this mineral from a poorly dug mine under a rebel group who doesn't care about locals. And the locals are so poor that they are willing to risk their lives.

from AlJ:

Despite the DRC’s exceptional mineral wealth, more than 70 percent of Congolese live on less than $2.15 a day

this video is from two years ago: