A place to submit your stories of failure in Africa. Rule: you must provide at least ONE alternative idea, or suggestion, on how this could have been a success.

Magic Goat Detained for Armed Robbery

Posted: February 22nd, 2009 | Author: Bwana Fail | Filed under: Funny, Government Fail, Picture Fail | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

From our friends at the FAILblog:

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“Magic Goat Detained for Armed Robbery: A goat is being held in police custody in Nigeria on suspicion of an attempted robbery of a Mazda 323 car.”

NigComSat - Disappeared Without A Trace!

Posted: January 30th, 2009 | Author: David | Filed under: Company Fail, Government Fail | Tags: , , | 2 Comments »

Nigeria’s $340m satellite (NigComSat-1) launched in May 2007 meant to bridge the digital divide turns out to be nothing short of a spectacular FAIL. In Nov 2008, the satellite suddenly disappeared without a trace leading to rumors of sabotage and a massive scam. Nigerian officials claim it had lost power and had to be “parked, like you would park a car”. It is supposedly now under repair (in space?).

That money could have been put to better use repairing Nigeria’s ailing infrastructure and creating employment.

AFRIFAIL!

This post was submitted by David.