Infographics..

[Fransw]

Worlds top executioners.

What is China doing?
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They have 1.3 billion people.....at least the Saudi"s are consistent.......apart from the jobs they do in Embassies and Yemen.

No accurate numbers available for China. Maybe its 100 times more. Many executions at their construction sites world wide..

[Fransw]

Easter is chocolate time!

For some reason Switzerland is not on the list. The highest per capita consumption of 30pounds chocolate per capita per annum!

Interesting to note that West Africa produces about two thirds of the worlds cocoa beans and Ivory coast alone 45%! But they produce no chocolate.. So its safe to say that most chocolate originate from Africa. Something to be proud of!

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[Fransw]

The spam culprits!

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[Fransw]

Childhood obesity in Europe. They are catching up with the US! Two things, high carb diet of refined food and not enough exercise..

Sad!....

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[Fransw]

Take a look at this into graphic! Bird migration..

These little birds called Arctic Tern migrate each year more than 90 000km! Fascinating!..

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[Falafel]

Easter is chocolate time!

For some reason Switzerland is not on the list. The highest per capita consumption of 30pounds chocolate per capita per annum!

Interesting to note that West Africa produces about two thirds of the worlds cocoa beans and Ivory coast alone 45%! But they produce no chocolate.. So its safe to say that most chocolate originate from Africa. Something to be proud of!

chartoftheday_17736_eu_chocolate_production_n.jpg

Disagree... something to be embarassed about.... pull the resources out of Africa, send it overseas, they make it into something of "value" and to be consumed, send it back to us charging a massive premium.

Africa is bottom of the food chain in terms of developed economies illustrated but this very point

Minerals (gold, platinum etc) are other cases where this is prevalent...

[Fransw]

Easter is chocolate time!

For some reason Switzerland is not on the list. The highest per capita consumption of 30pounds chocolate per capita per annum!

Interesting to note that West Africa produces about two thirds of the worlds cocoa beans and Ivory coast alone 45%! But they produce no chocolate.. So its safe to say that most chocolate originate from Africa. Something to be proud of!

chartoftheday_17736_eu_chocolate_production_n.jpg

Disagree... something to be embarassed about.... pull the resources out of Africa, send it overseas, they make it into something of "value" and to be consumed, send it back to us charging a massive premium.

Africa is bottom of the food chain in terms of developed economies illustrated but this very point

Minerals (gold, platinum etc) are other cases where this is prevalent...

True, but remember there is skill involved to produce specialized end product! We Africans do no have the skill.
Its easier for us to just send it abroad and behappy with a small profit.. There is one renown chocolate shop in Ivory coast though. Owned by a young French girl. Interesting to note they grind the cacoa beans with bicycle power!

But to produce two thirds of the worlds cacoa beans is a huge achievement and I'm very proud of that!

[Falafel]

Easter is chocolate time!

For some reason Switzerland is not on the list. The highest per capita consumption of 30pounds chocolate per capita per annum!

Interesting to note that West Africa produces about two thirds of the worlds cocoa beans and Ivory coast alone 45%! But they produce no chocolate.. So its safe to say that most chocolate originate from Africa. Something to be proud of!

chartoftheday_17736_eu_chocolate_production_n.jpg

Disagree... something to be embarassed about.... pull the resources out of Africa, send it overseas, they make it into something of "value" and to be consumed, send it back to us charging a massive premium.

Africa is bottom of the food chain in terms of developed economies illustrated but this very point

Minerals (gold, platinum etc) are other cases where this is prevalent...

True, but remember there is skill involved to produce specialized end product! We Africans do no have the skill.
Its easier for us to just send it abroad and behappy with a small profit.. There is one renown chocolate shop in Ivory coast though. Owned by a young French girl. Interesting to note they grind the cacoa beans with bicycle power!

But to produce two thirds of the worlds cacoa beans is a huge achievement and I'm very proud of that!

We as Africans should have the skills... no reason not to. Making small marginal profits on raw materials rather than premium large profits on manufactured goods is one of the areas Africa has fallen short... we are buying our own stuff back at premium prices.

Pulling stuff out of the ground and sitting back hoping that its enough simply isnt. It is easier but never going to be in control of our own destiny as a continent.

We have done nothing to uplift ourselves... no skills development, we were born with the climate, the space, the minerals etc... cannot be too proud of the fact that we have done nothing to develop as a continent to move up the value chain... we are now also giving that away and foreign firms are mining our very own minerals... its shameful that Africa has not moved further than what we were given...

ONE renowned chocolate shop... owned by a French girl? Says it all... sorry for the thread drift

[Fransw]

I feel your frustration! Still a very long way for us to go!

Back to the French chocolate girl. She apparently produces world class organic chocolate. Bicycle and all!

www.monchoco.com

Edit: Thread drift is what this thread is all about!...

[Falafel]

I feel your frustration! Still a very long way for us to go!

Back to the French chocolate girl. She apparently produces world class organic chocolate. Bicycle and all!

www.monchoco.com

Edit: Thread drift is what this thread is all about!...

Love stories like this... really cool She is right on the ground, using the internet and a few selected outlets to get out to a global audience... and doing it with chocolate... cant be all bad

[Fransw]

I feel your frustration! Still a very long way for us to go!

Back to the French chocolate girl. She apparently produces world class organic chocolate. Bicycle and all!

www.monchoco.com

Edit: Thread drift is what this thread is all about!...

Love stories like this... really cool She is right on the ground, using the internet and a few selected outlets to get out to a global audience... and doing it with chocolate... cant be all bad

Yes, very cool story! She employs about 20 people and she's not much older than a teenager!..

One really fit chocolatier!

chopco.jpg

[Falafel]

I feel your frustration! Still a very long way for us to go!

Back to the French chocolate girl. She apparently produces world class organic chocolate. Bicycle and all!

www.monchoco.com

Edit: Thread drift is what this thread is all about!...

Love stories like this... really cool She is right on the ground, using the internet and a few selected outlets to get out to a global audience... and doing it with chocolate... cant be all bad

Yes, very cool story! She employs about 20 people and she's not much older than a teenager!..

One really fit chocolatier!

chopco.jpg

Maybe she will eventually run a spinning studio to grind that coffee...

[Fransw]

Unemployment rate

We are at a proud 27%!..eish . Even the very chaotic Brazil is at only 12%..

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[Fransw]

Innovative European nations..

Miserable weather = more innovations...no?

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[Falafel]

Innovative European nations..

Miserable weather = more innovations...no?

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https://www.s-ge.com/en/article/news/20 ... scoreboard