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Originally Posted by 2cvfred
And what happens when the 5 billion is spent? They'll have a few nice roads and bridges. But what about maintenance of this infrastructure?
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It is a bit more than worrying indeed; the Chinese laborers which are brought to Africa are often "criminals" i.e. political dissidents and small time crooks who are released from jail on this condition and they are often left behind after the civil contracts are completed; kinda repopulating Africa with Chinese. There seem to be 2 million in Angola alone! To make matter worse, the infrastructure is designed in such a way that it has a commercial life time that fits the mining concessions life time! When the mining contracts end the infrastructure has been rundown to the extent that it has become virtually worthless! They are the 11th biblical plague to Africa!
Sorry, bit off topic but I needed to say this.
cheers,
Noel
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