So the fruits of Chinese help are starting to show in Africa

[Secure Da Bag]

Word on the street is that Zambia deported PLO Lumumba.

Govt Deports Prof PLO Lumumba

The lawyer was scheduled to deliver a public lecturer on China-Africa relations on Saturday night at Eden University.

PLO's lecture was to be centered on the theme 'Africa in the age of China influence and global geo-dynamics.”

After several attempts to get into the country, Zambian government officials stopped negotiation with PLO from the moment he landed at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, sending him back to the immigration department.

BREAKING: Prof PLO Lumumba Deported From Zambia; Blocked At The Airport, Was To Give Speech on China Africa Trade

He was expected to deliver a speech on Chinese investment in Africa at Golden Peacock Hotel in Lusaka this evening.
Note that Zambia is now a China colony after failing to repay debts owed on time, the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is now owned by China as well as other strategic installations.

Zambia opposition protests against PLO Lumumba's deportation

The lawyer is a popular public speaker who is known for his pan-African views. The news of his deportation was covered by Kenya's press.

His deportation is being seen as an attempt by Zambia's authorities to stifle any negative discussion around its friendship with China amidst allegations that the government has accumulated a lot of debt by borrowing from the Asian economic giant.



Recently, the government rejected reports that it used some key public assets - such as the national broadcaster, the state-owned power company, Zesco, and the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport - as collateral for the loans.

China denied these allegations as well.

The deportation of Lumumba follows similar actions in recent months against South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane and South African entertainer Rebecca Libram, popularly known as Zodwa Wabantu.

In August, Zimbabwean opposition figure Tendai Biti was arrested and handed back to authorities in that country after a failed attempt to seek asylum in Zambia.

So has the good times finally come to an end? Has Africa been sufficiently shaken out of its monied lull to see the threat in front of it? Or will it take several more countries becoming de-facto Chinese colonies before African Heads of State become, at the very least, outraged enough to speak loudly about it?

I'm sure there are a few who are saying "I told you so" and

@88m3 @Call Me James come on down

 

[Pressure]

Why would I be upset about this?

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Why would I be upset about this?

Why would you be upset about this?

Why would you need to upset to say "I told you so"?

 

[hashmander]

i've said so, but i won't do an "I told you so" because this is not one of those times I actually like being right.

how can you fail to repay debts? doesn't everyone know that these are gifts from the benevolent chinese?

 

[newworldafro]

Chinese own the airport and said you can't even land in this African countries' airport to do a critique of trade.

I'm sorry this is hiarious.

I made this thread about the Sesame Credit System in China.. Your Credit Score Is Played Out: "China Creating 'Social Credit' Scores to Rule Citizens' Lives" this is what is being cultivated in other parts of the world too. If your social credit score drops below a certain level you can not get on planes or high speed trains. They're mimicking their own policies in Africa now, at least we can see that happening in this case. So they are essentially chilling speech of Africans since so much infrastructure is owned or maintained by them. To be extremely fair here, if China hadn't put this system together.......Other Countries Were/Are Already on the Path...but it just shows it literally is a match between freedom to speak and entities that want to control the layman's voice, especially if influential against agendas or profits.

They really taking over. They gone stop jokers from driving down Chinese owned tollways or Chinese maintained rail lines too, if the African government gets that signal??

Africa Union building was even built by the Chinese I believe.

 

[88m3]

Sad honestly. The writing has been on the wall.

I was also concerned about the human rights issues/police state tactics trickling down from the Chinese as well not that a lot of African regimes need much prodding in that department.

I'll try and get some feedback from Kenyan friends as well