David Mphago
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David Mphago
@mphago_david
Paralegal. Pan Africanist. Socialist Kaizer Chiefs Fan. free Palestine 🇵🇸


The people of Iran are fighting for all of us and deserve our support




🇿🇦 🇮🇷 is no secret that ... MTN allegedly attempted to trade Rooivalk attack helicopters to Iran as part of a corruption scheme known as "Project Snooker" to secure the Irancell telecommunications license in 2004. According to US court documents and the "The Fish" military cooperation list, MTN officials promised the Iranian Ministry of Defense the delivery of Rooivalk helicopters (alongside other weapons like G5 howitzers and sniper rifles) in exchange for the license, which rival company Turkcell had previously won. The allegations state that MTN sought to illegally procure these helicopters from Denel (Pty) Ltd., a South African defense manufacturer, after official sales were rejected by the South African Conventional Arms Control Committee. The scheme involved bribing Iranian and South African officials to replace Turkcell as the license holder, with MTN promising to facilitate the delivery of the helicopters and support for Iran's nuclear program in return for the contract. MTN has denied all allegations, describing the claims as without legal merit, while the case remains a significant legal and diplomatic issue involving US sanctions and potential liability under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The alleged trade involved high-tech defense equipment that was unavailable to Iran through legitimate means due to US and international restrictions at the time. Source: 1. mtn.com/wp-content/upl… 2. Bad news for MTN and South Africa- MyBroadband 10/03/2026. mybroadband.co.za/news/business/…




I had a conversation with a big fan of Traore. He says Traore “paid off all World Bank and IMF loans”. I tell him Burkina Faso is on an IMF program and received an additional $33m a few weeks ago. Also about $500m World Bank facilities. He refused to believe as he read the info.





























