Category Archives: CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS

NIGERIA’S SATELLITES CAPTURE BAGA EVENTS..EVIDENCE AND REVIEW STRONGLY SUGGESTS ARBITRARY ANALYSIS AND EXTRAPOLATION BY HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

China’s Long March-3B carrier rocket lifts off at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Dec. 20, 2011, successfully sending the US$311 million Nigerian communication satellite, NIGCOMSAT-1R, into orbit at 00:41 Beijing Time (Photo Credit: XINHUA) THE … Continue reading →

Posted in ALGERIA, ARMED CONFLICT, CAMEROON, CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS, CONSERVATION, ETHIOPIA, MILITARY EXERCISES, NIGER, NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN NAVY, POLITICS, RISK ANALYSIS, SPORTS, SUDAN, Uncategorized, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: AN UNFAMILIAR PATROL CRAFT(P2000 WATERCRAFT?) OF THE NIGERIAN NAVY…POSSIBLY ONE OF SIX PLATFORMS REFURBISHED BY TP MARINE

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

What make of patrol craft, most likely refurbished, is this?

Posted in AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB(AQIM), ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS, CONSERVATION, ETHIOPIA, GHANA, ISRAELI-NIGERIAN RELATIONS, LIBERIA, MAURITANIA, MILITARY EXERCISES, NEWS & REPORTS, NIGER, NIGER DELTA CONFLICT, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN HISTORY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, PIRACY, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, VETERANS AFFAIRS, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | 6 Comments

JSTF KILL TWO SUSPECTED GUNMEN, ARREST FOUR OTHERS IN BOTCHED ATTACK ON A KANO CHECKPOINT

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

An Otokar Cobra APC on urban counterterrorism counterinsurgency patrols NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA February 24, 2013 Kano The Joint Security Task Force (JTF) on Saturday shot dead two suspected gunmen and arrested four others in the Kano metropolis. An eyewitness … Continue reading →

Posted in RISK ANALYSIS, NIGERIA, MILITARY HARDWARE, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, MILITARY PHOTOS, NATURAL RESOURCES, SUDAN, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, LIBERIA, NIGER DELTA CONFLICT, TERRORISM, VETERANS AFFAIRS, HUMAN ANGLE STORIES, MINING AND MINERALS, HYDROELECTRIC POWER, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE, CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS, 2011 NIGERIA POLLS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, PIRACY, POLICE FORCES, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, ALGERIA, NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS, NIGERIA PRISONS SERVICE, MAURITANIA | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

PHASE ONE OF THE LAGOS STATE GOVT, CHINESE-BUILT MEGACITY LIGHT RAIL READY IN JUNE

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

PHOTO CREDIT: VOICE OF NIGERIA VOICE OF NIGERIA 10 January, 2013 The first phase of the light rail project along the Lagos-Badagry expressway in Lagos would be completed and inaugurated by June this year. Governor Babatunde Fashola stated this during … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS, NIGERIA | Tagged | 4 Comments

FG INAUGURATES 1,126KM LAGOS-KANO RAIL SERVICE

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Saturday, 22 December 2012 The Federal Government yesterday in Lagos inaugurated the Nigeria Railway Corporation’s Lagos-Kano intercity passenger train services and haulage of petroleum products. The Minister of Transport,Sen.Idris Umar, said at the event that the … Continue reading →

Posted in CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS, NIGERIA, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, OIL & GAS | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

COMMANDER, NA INFANTRY CORPS..MOUNTAIN AND JUNGLE WARFARE SPECIALIST, MAJOR GENERAL MD ISAH SPEAKS ON HIS BAKASSI EXPERIENCE AND HIS TRAINING IN THE USA, CHINA, PAKISTAN AND EGYPT; SAYS NIGERIAN SOLDIERS AMONG THE WORLD’S BEST

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

Major General MD Isah, Commander, Nigerian Army Corps of Infantry(r), a 36 year veteran BLUEPRINT Aug 27, 2012 Major General Mohammed D. Isah is an organic infantry officer and 42nd Commander, Infantry Corps, Jaji, who early in life chose the … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, BORDER SECURITY, CAMEROON, CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, JOINT(MILITARY)TASK FORCE IN THE NIGER DELTA, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGER DELTA CONFLICT, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, TERRORISM, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

CHINA’S AFRICAN INFLUENCE EXPANDING: NIGERIA IN FOCUS

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

• Partnership signed that exchanges oil for arms, technology WMD(G2 BULLETIN) by F. MICHAEL MALOOF 26 August, 2012 WASHINGTON – Beijing, which already has extensive holdings in Nigeria, is taking advantage of the lack of response from the U.S. to … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BUNKERING, CHAD, CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, ECONOMICS, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ETHIOPIA, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, JOINT(MILITARY)TASK FORCE IN THE NIGER DELTA, KENYA, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, MILITARY HARDWARE, NIGER DELTA CONFLICT, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, OIL & GAS, PIRACY, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SOUTH SUDAN, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, SUDAN, TERRORISM, UGANDA, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 34 Comments

SECURITY SURVEILLANCE PROJECT: US$470 MILLION NIGCOMSAT- ZTE(CHINA)VENTURE FACES FREQUENCY CHALLENGES

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

VANGUARD August 27, 2012 ABUJA Effort by the Federal Government to monitor criminal activities in the country with Closed Circuit Television, CCTV, appears to be facing a setback, as the frequency, a vital facility required for the smooth operation of … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE INDUSTRIES & PRODUCTION, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, INFRASTRUCTURE, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, JOINT(MILITARY)TASK FORCE IN THE NIGER DELTA, JOS ETHNORELIGIOUS CONFLICT, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, NIGER DELTA CONFLICT, NIGERIA, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, PIRACY, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

CHINESE RESEARCH VESSEL ‘DAYANG YIHAO’ IN NIGERIA ON 9-DAY JOINT MARITIME OCEANOGRAPHIC MISSION

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

 

Posted in AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, BORDER SECURITY, CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT(MILITARY)TASK FORCE IN THE NIGER DELTA, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

CHINESE OCEANOGRAPHIC SHIP STARTS JOINT MISSION IN NIGERIAN WATERS..6 NIGERIAN NAVY PERSONNEL ON BOARD

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

LAGOS, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) Chinese scientific research ship Dayang Yihao, or Ocean One, on Tuesday started its nine-day exploration and research mission in Nigeria’s waters with Nigerian and Chinese scientists. More than 100 Chinese and Nigerian scientists and officials attended … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT(MILITARY)TASK FORCE IN THE NIGER DELTA, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, PIRACY, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments