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Thank you very much for posting these, Nite. I find it all very interesting and fascinating. :tup:

I have not been anywhere in Africa yet, but eventually I would like to go. Particularly sub-Saharan Africa. Most westerners, when they say they're going to Africa, say "I wanna go on safari!" "I wanna look at elephants!" Nobody ever talks about wanting to go to Africa to immerse themselves in the various cultures and meet the people and eat the cuisine and explore the cities---and those are all the things I wanna do when I visit Africa.

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Originally Posted by sopas ej (Post 8603261)

I am glad you enjoyed it :tup:

Nairobi is looking more visitable by the day.

That’s a lot of photos.

I will be in Nairobi in about 6 weeks though. Also have a friend who is there quite regularly.

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Originally Posted by 10023 (Post 8614518)

That’s a lot of photos.

I will be in Nairobi in about 6 weeks though. Also have a friend who is there quite regularly.

You should make a photo thread of your trip

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Originally Posted by Nite (Post 8620719)

Windhoek, Namibia
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Shit for real I am always consider construction and skyline of Windhoek, Namibia have the North American vibe.

If you say those three pictures is an mid-sized American city named Murnauville in Colorado of Minnesota or Oregon, I believe it in seconds

Just caught up on this thread - great job!

One thing that strikes me immediately is how many South African chains are present in pictures of Sub-Saharan cities. Shoprite, Simply Asia, RocoMamas, Woolworths, The Local Grill, etc. Maybe it shouldn't be but still seems a bit surprising now. Of course all the international fast food brands, retailers and media corporations have their sub-Saharan headquarters in Sandton and the banks in Joburg CBD.

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Originally Posted by niwell (Post 8642514)

South Africa along with China and the US is one of the leading sources of FDI in Africa and as opposed to China and the US, South African firms invest on the consumer side of things.

With regards to FDI it generally goes like this

US and Western Countries firms invest in Resource extraction
China: Factories, industrialization, and infrastructure
South Africa: Consumer goods, logistics, telecommunications, and retail.
Russia: Weapons and arms