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Posted on 02/10/2026 8:48:35 AM PST by USA-FRANCE
Kenyans were lured to Russia by job promises, then forcibly conscripted into its army for Ukraine under death threats, made to sign military contracts. In Ukraine, these recruits faced apocalyptic combat, drone attacks, severe injuries, and death, labelled 'cannon fodder' due to Russia's high casualties. A Kenyan recruitment agency employee faces human trafficking charges; hundreds of Kenyans sent to fight highlight Russia's exploitation of African economic desperation.
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No wonder anti-Russian sentiments are now being felt across Africa,
Anti-Chinese as well.
Eventually they all return to Uncle Sam.
Can we offer the Russians some Somalis? Sprinkle in some Jamaicans?
You're really getting desperate, aren't you?
I find this humorous in a morbid sort of way. Turd world turds expect to go to any white run nation they want and be showered with welfare and live a life of luxury without ever paying in to the system they demand supports them. Guess what turds. Going to war and conscription is what happens to citizens of the nation. Time to pay “your fair share” and pick up that rifle like the local boys.
When this is all over, the Ukrainian propaganda of the last four years [and its FR pimps] is going to be disgustingly obvious.
Interesting picture. This looks like something the Romans would have constructed. However, I didn’t think the Roman Empire ever penetrated into sub-Saharan Africa other than merchants going there for trade.
The bridge in the photo is **Sebara Dildiy** (also known as the “Broken Bridge,” Portuguese Bridge, or Fasil Bridge), located in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region, spanning the Blue Nile (Abay River).
It was built in the **17th century** during the Gondarine period, specifically under Emperor Fasilides (reigned 1632–1667). Construction occurred around the mid-1600s (likely between 1630s–1660s).
- **Who built it**: It was constructed by Ethiopian forces, but with significant involvement from **descendants of Portuguese** masons or builders. Portuguese allies had aided Ethiopia in earlier conflicts (like against Ottoman-backed forces in the 16th century), and their skilled descendants (or influenced locals) helped build several stone arch bridges during Fasilides’ reign. It’s often called the “Portuguese Bridge” due to this connection, though it was primarily an Ethiopian project under imperial direction.
The bridge has multiple arches (stone masonry, using materials like stone, lime, sand, and reportedly egg whites for mortar). It became known as “broken” because the central arch/section was damaged or deliberately removed centuries ago:
- One account says it was removed during the Zemene Mesafint era (1769–1855) by a local warlord to block invasions.
- Another common claim is partial destruction by retreating **Italian forces** in 1941 during World War II (after their occupation of Ethiopia).
- Either way, the gap led to people crossing via ropes (as shown in the photo), pulled by groups on either side—often a dangerous method used for decades until modern replacements.
It was temporarily repaired/reconstructed in 1908 under Emperor Menelik II, but damage persisted. In the early 2000s, a truss bridge was added (around 2002), and a nearby pedestrian suspension bridge was built in 2009 by the nonprofit Bridges to Prosperity (inspired by National Geographic photos of the rope crossing).
This matches the scene: the old stone arches with people using a rope to traverse the gap. It’s not an “abandoned European colonial” structure but a historical Ethiopian bridge with Portuguese technical influence.
THANK YOU for the article you posted. :)
It is interesting to do simple searches:
Kyiv Says Over 1,400 Africans Fighting for Russia in Ukraine Kyiv Post, 7 November 2025.Compare and contrastMore than 1,400 Africans lured into war in Ukraine with money, threats New York Post, 8 November 2025
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Recruiting Over 1,400 Africans to Fight in Its Ranks African Perceptions, 11 September 2025
As the propaganda flows from all sides, when this tragic episode in history concludes -- as all wars do over time -- the picture will clarify far more than today.Over 8,000 Foreigners Joined Ukraine's Military: Armed Forces Official Defense Post, 5 August 2025
"...as of now, more than 8,000 volunteers from other countries have joined the units of the Ground Forces, says Milevskyi. But it does not rule out that this figure is obviously at least twice as high within all types of Armed Forces."
«Percentage increased». The Armed Forces revealed the details of how many foreigners join the Ukrainian army Hromadske, Ukraine, 4 August 2025
"In the week since President Volodymr Zelensky announced the creation of an ‘International Legion’ to defend Ukraine, 20,000 people from 52 countries have volunteered to fight in Ukraine, the country's, Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba said on television Sunday night. "
Meet the Foreign Volunteers Risking Their Lives to Defend Ukraine—and Europe TIME, 7 March 2022
What I find interesting is how many want to propagandize with one article but not with another, as confirmation bias leaps out in the selection of what to post to FR forums. That is why I have selected three for each to source, including a Ukrainian source about Ukraine.
If "they do it" is bad while when "we do it" is okay, then this is an argument which solves nothing. War is an ugly thing, on all sides. And, as we've read from many voices and source, "war is a racket."
It is true. Russia used North Koreans, after all… annd not being in any way, shape or form a free society, EVERY Nork is a slave except for the bro and sis in charge. You know darn well that they weren’t asked nicely and recruited to go. They were leased out by the Nork government to the Russian government and had no individual liberty to choose whatsoever.
That is slavery.
…”The founder of Global Face Human Resources, Mr Festus Omwamba, visited the Russian embassy in neighbouring Uganda several times in 2025, a source close to the embassy told AFP.
Mr Omwamba blocked calls from AFP.
In the early days of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia was accused of using its own ethnic minorities as expendable forces: Chechens, Dagestanis and others.
Its tactic was to throw vast numbers at Ukrainian defences in a bid to overwhelm them.
But the human cost has been huge. Western intelligence services say Russia has suffered more than 1.2 million casualties, twice as many as Ukraine.
That has pushed Moscow to seek recruits further afield.
Ukraine’s ambassador to Kenya, Mr Yurii Tokar, says Russia first targeted former Soviet republics in Central Asia, then India and Nepal, before turning to Africa….”
Africans still can’t even build a foot bridge.
https://youtu.be/hlk_GcRI6LM?si=0opwcCEEMQJWR_5j
BUT, they invented everything....
They invented everything when they wuz kingzzz.
getting a little desperate there aren’t ya frenchy ?
Russia should conscript Somalis into its military and put them out front on the battlefield.
“What I find interesting is how many want to propagandize with one article but not with another”
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You’re trying to frame both sides of this war as morally equivalent. That’s the flaw.
Neutral tone does not require moral symmetry. When one side initiates aggression and the other is responding to it, treating them as interchangeable doesn’t create fairness, it erases responsibility.
Your standard seems to be that media should avoid “taking sides” at all costs. But that logic falls apart fast. We don’t apply it to organized crime, terrorism, or systemic abuse. We don’t say, “Let’s balance coverage so the perpetrator looks just as reasonable as the victim.” That’s not neutrality, that’s distortion.
Acknowledging who started the violence and who is suffering the consequences isn’t propaganda. It’s basic moral and factual clarity.
“Both sides” only makes sense when both sides are behaving within the same moral framework. When one side is violating sovereignty and targeting civilians, pretending the situation is symmetrical misleads people about reality.
This isn’t about liking one side. It’s about not blurring the line between aggressor and target in the name of performative neutrality.
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