That's true. Very unfortunate. Second Congo War and conflicts from Rwanda are arguably still going on with different militias fighting in the African jungles.
@@johnyoung4441 at least Rwanda is led by a Chad by the name of Paul Kagame and Uganda led by another by the name of Museveni. I love those countries because they seem like they have the least embitterment and are trying to move forward and were combatants in those wars and now the DRPK is allied with them
"Just think about it. You take AFRICA by Toto, and put a bunch of random clips of AFRICAN wars. Genius. Why hasn't anyone done this before." Because you did, buddy. Because you did.
@@ryanwassle4824 These wars were not so long ago, 70s, 80s, 90s, and you can see lots of young civilians and soldiers who probably would have survived to relative peace. Many of these soldiers and victims of war, especially children have a difficult time adjusting to peace and are permanently scared, but for some it is more hopeful.
@@NBH-xh3nq average life expectancy in Africa is 63,and males is slightly lower. The 90s ended about 26 years ago and I'm not going to bother walking you through the rest of this.
@@vernedictb.valentine2057 Some do, some don't. As an Afrikaner, I wish we could all receive the love and forgiveness of God, and then in turn pass that on to each other. But most of both groups do not follow Christ to that depth.
Those are soldiers of the Namibian Army under SWAPO (South West African People's Organization). The soldiers in the video are celebrating Namibia's independence from South Africa.
😢 Grew up in the 1980s, this is what Africa on TV looked like to me...famine and war thanks to outside proxies East and West. This mashup is brilliant.
The FN FAL was a favorite especially in the Rhodesian Bush War, It is one of the powerful rifles to be put in service and became almost as common like the AK-47
The 80's was not just MTV and Wall Street. ;80's had something like 57 ongoing conflicts, including 1990 which was technically part of '80;s. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan Troubles in Northern Ireland Lebanon Civil War 1982 Falklands War 1983 US + French Peacekeeping intervention in 1982 1983 Able Archer NATO exercise almost precipitated NATO-Warsaw Pact WWIII due to false missile launch alarm at Soviet Strategic Missile command. US-Lybia skirmishes in Gulf Of Sidra Ongoing Greek Cypriot-Turkish Cypriot near civil war Numerous wars in Sub-Saharan Africa. Bush Wars, aka Brushfire Wars. 1986 Operation ElDorado Canyon, F-111 and F/A-18 strikes on Lybia US-Iran skirmishes in Persian Guld (Operation Praying Mantis) due to Tanker War. Iran-Iraq War Israeli strike on Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak. US war on terror prequel. 1985 hijacking of Italian cruise ship, then TWA Flight 500. India-Pakistan skirmishes over Jammu-Kashmir NATO-Warsaw Pact Cold War Various periphery wars in Central and South American. Nicaragua, El Salvador, Columbia Lybia-Chad conflict Communist insurgency in Papua-New Guinea. 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Erroneous airliner shootdowns. 1983 Soviet downing of Korean Air 007 (B-747). Shootdown of Iran Air Airbus by US Navy cruiser U.S.S. Vincennes, due to misidentification of target. Hijacks and bombing. Hijackings of TWA Flight 847. Terror bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie Scotland by Lybian operatives. I doubt this list is complete.
@nomecognome794 A "chicken wing" shooting stance is considered bad for shooting because it can significantly affect your accuracy by creating unnecessary tension in your arm, making it harder to control recoil and maintain a steady sight picture, especially when using modern firearms with pistol grips and adjustable stocks which don't require such an extreme arm position; in most situations, a more relaxed shooting posture with the elbow closer to the body is preferred for better control and consistency.
That's what is taught for battle rifle calibers and anything bigger than that, and it may still have been taught even in military powers of that time for intermediate calibers as well.
@@keithrickson8522Chicken wing is what was teached back them manuals had soldiers chicken winging chicken winging was kinda necesary for Battle rifles due to recoil and firearms would place the firind hand in such a way that the chicken wing would naturally appear chicken wing was simply how everyone used to shoot
Could have used the footage from *Africa Addio* as well. That document had a few footages of the Portuguese Colonial War and the Congo Crisis. Otherwise great video mate.
Nice footage! I'm so glad that you are back because i had forgot you even existed. You have a cool channel and I like your videos. Maybe you would also be interested in checking out Micahistory 2! Btw, can you tell me which wars these are? I'm really interested in African history and wars and I would like to learn more about it
Oh sure. I used clips from the Liberian Civil War, Ogaden War, Rhodesian Bush War, Angolan Civil War, Mozambican Civil War, South African Border Crisis, Sierra Leone Civil War, Biafran Civil War, and scenes of celebration for Namibian Independence
Honestly Brandon Herrera's Rhodesian Fal made me search for a vid just like this. (Legit typed: Africa by Toto but its based with gunfire.) You sir have just made it into my liked and saved playlist which I rarely do with most of vids I watch. (edit) As a american the Rhodesian/Zimbabwe war was never mentioned.
Maybe some war between african nation only like toyota war and uganda-tanzanian war would be interesting too. And not forget the Saharan conflict between morocco and the Polisario
plot twist: most of this Cold War era wars are still being fought to this day
That's true. Very unfortunate. Second Congo War and conflicts from Rwanda are arguably still going on with different militias fighting in the African jungles.
Fighting intensity is just really really different. It aint as hard as it used to be a few decades ago (depending of the conflict ofcourse)
@@johnyoung4441 at least Rwanda is led by a Chad by the name of Paul Kagame and Uganda led by another by the name of Museveni. I love those countries because they seem like they have the least embitterment and are trying to move forward and were combatants in those wars and now the DRPK is allied with them
@@nobilesnovushomo58least embitterment?
Rwanda are still funding rebels in DRC. Kagame is a destabilizing scum
The Cold War never ended. The Soviets just became Russia but with the same goals in mind.
"Just think about it. You take AFRICA by Toto, and put a bunch of random clips of AFRICAN wars. Genius. Why hasn't anyone done this before." Because you did, buddy. Because you did.
Thanks man :')
@@johnyoung4441 make more
@@sullysquid674 I'm definitely in the process of making more stuff. Just had to deal with school and a lack of motivation. More is on the way though!
@@johnyoung4441 hope it gets better along the way bro... you are doing very well keep it up
@@johnyoung4441 you creat cool ass things when you’ve got that motivation. This video is proof Hope things are panning out for you buddy
Rhodesian Brushstroke was such an effective camo that Rhodesia is no longer visible on a map.
the camo is still out there.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Also not visible: Zimbabwe food production
The USMC actually was looking to adopt it instead of their digital camo. But, politics happens.
That hurts man😂
1:20 "I bless the rains down in Africa - No I mean "rain"...like...water! Not paratrooper!"
I'm rolling!!! 😂😂😂😂😂👍
I always thought it was raids
or lead?
Africa by Toto but it's Belgium in the Congo.
*_Sounds like you haven't met your rubber-collecting quota_*
@@johnyoung4441 No hands, I get it done
Tintin x Toto crossover
The blood rains down in Africa, loss of hands perpetuating phantom pain down in Africa......
BELGIUM IN THE CONGO
WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE
It rains 5.45×39mm shells in Africa
7.62x39mm
And 7.62x51
and 5,56 X45
Those are rounds not shells. Dumb civvys
💀💀
1:37 dudes ACTUALLY wearing a Green Bay Packers Jersey in a warzone. lmao this is where all your hand me downs went.
Stop shouting, you make them stop sending them to us😂😂
I saw my custom Ravens jersey in an execution video.
@@Marylandbronydamn
Actually that clip was from Chicago, must have slipped in by accident
I led some raids down in Africa....
Can’t unhear that now
Hahaha that's good
wonder why Rukka's never done that one
50.bmg
one of the few places where the cold war never ended
I don't know how this got 5,000 views. I just thought of making this one weekend while sitting at home as a meme.
What’s the footage from at around the 4min mark man?
@@kurtsaxby1479 That's footage from a documentary about the Angolan Civil War
I watch this once every few months
@@FruitPhilosopher That's pretty neat
@@johnyoung4441 went on a binge of rhodesia videos and got this recommended to me
My friend: what's ur favorite music video?
Me: uhhhhh. It's complicated
Holy shit, 20,000 views?! That's amazing, genuinely didn't think this little experiment would be viewed by that many people. Thank you all!
You did good, mate. Not only was it a good idea, but the way you put the clips together had a good flow to it.
🤙
No. Thank you!
as a south african I laughed at this way more than I should have...
Your country is more racists than the old colonies of ours bruh
Why is that
@@Chrisrk11old memories and nostalgia.
@V.E.N.U.S3it’s not racism, we just hate commies,
Bro me too XD
Much love from South Africa
This is one of those videos where I can't help but wonder what happened to the people in them.
I assume they are all dead...
@@ryanwassle4824 These wars were not so long ago, 70s, 80s, 90s, and you can see lots of young civilians and soldiers who probably would have survived to relative peace. Many of these soldiers and victims of war, especially children have a difficult time adjusting to peace and are permanently scared, but for some it is more hopeful.
@@NBH-xh3nq average life expectancy in Africa is 63,and males is slightly lower. The 90s ended about 26 years ago and I'm not going to bother walking you through the rest of this.
This is oddly beautiful
I keep thinking the same thing anytime I come back to it
It is. It truly is...
Your channel is underrated. Great Video
Thanks! I appreciate it
Finally Africa is getting more recognition
The vibes especially from the rhodesian footage
most of it is from SADF not rhodesia
Thanks for this. I'm an Afrikaner and a former missionary. I like the song, too.
I wonder how is life in South Africa with all the beef between the Boers Afrikaners and Native Zulu do they get along or they still hate each other?
@@vernedictb.valentine2057 Some do, some don't. As an Afrikaner, I wish we could all receive the love and forgiveness of God, and then in turn pass that on to each other. But most of both groups do not follow Christ to that depth.
@@vernedictb.valentine2057Oh this is Africa, divisions run very deep here...😂 fun place
2:42 what country is that army from
Those are soldiers of the Namibian Army under SWAPO (South West African People's Organization). The soldiers in the video are celebrating Namibia's independence from South Africa.
Africa by toto but it's the LRA and Joseph Kony commiting warcrimes
Those rains were so bad and so hard it washed Rhodesia right off of the map.
😢 Grew up in the 1980s, this is what Africa on TV looked like to me...famine and war thanks to outside proxies East and West. This mashup is brilliant.
The FN FAL was a favorite especially in the Rhodesian Bush War, It is one of the powerful rifles to be put in service and became almost as common like the AK-47
This is dark but also funny
Необычно видеть африканцев в "афганках")
"Afganka" this is soviet combat uniform 70-80x
2:41
эт вроде стекляшка
I thought they were wearing Soviet uniforms
its scary africa right now too
Looks stylish in my opinion❤
this goes so unfathomably hard.
Plot twist: they sing that when fight
I Africa, the Cold War never ended.
This song makes me feel proud about being a South African. It can make me cry.
I agree with you bruh
Toto Africa but its the Falkland war
Both in 82
You gave me an idea for something else, actually
To make it Evan better Allman brither Jessica from BBC top gear
as an argentinian, it sounds interesting
The 80's was not just MTV and Wall Street. ;80's had something like 57 ongoing conflicts, including 1990 which was technically part of '80;s.
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Troubles in Northern Ireland
Lebanon Civil War
1982 Falklands War
1983 US + French Peacekeeping intervention in 1982
1983 Able Archer NATO exercise almost precipitated NATO-Warsaw Pact WWIII due to false missile launch alarm at Soviet Strategic Missile command.
US-Lybia skirmishes in Gulf Of Sidra
Ongoing Greek Cypriot-Turkish Cypriot near civil war
Numerous wars in Sub-Saharan Africa. Bush Wars, aka Brushfire Wars.
1986 Operation ElDorado Canyon, F-111 and F/A-18 strikes on Lybia
US-Iran skirmishes in Persian Guld (Operation Praying Mantis) due to Tanker War.
Iran-Iraq War
Israeli strike on Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak.
US war on terror prequel. 1985 hijacking of Italian cruise ship, then TWA Flight 500.
India-Pakistan skirmishes over Jammu-Kashmir
NATO-Warsaw Pact Cold War
Various periphery wars in Central and South American. Nicaragua, El Salvador, Columbia
Lybia-Chad conflict
Communist insurgency in Papua-New Guinea.
1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Erroneous airliner shootdowns. 1983 Soviet downing of Korean Air 007 (B-747). Shootdown of Iran Air Airbus by US Navy cruiser U.S.S. Vincennes, due to misidentification of target.
Hijacks and bombing. Hijackings of TWA Flight 847. Terror bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie Scotland by Lybian operatives.
I doubt this list is complete.
Jonas Savimbi was a great freedom fighter whose story has yet to be told. I hope one day someone who has the inside story will tell us all about it.
0:20
Is that Jonas Savimbi?
Yes
*Death to the MPLA* intensifies
@@myms7375 In my opinion, as far as African warlords go, he was a total gigachad.
This song was so popular that they named a continent after it!
The greatest impact is ''somaly democratic republic''...Impressive footage.
proud to be born in South Africa 🇿🇦
You Nailed it mate 🇦🇺👌
Great video. Thank you.
No Portuguse 'Ultramar War'?! Great Vid, btw
Thank you!
There used to be a great video for that, using "Clubbed to Death" from The Matrix. Unfortunately, I think it has been either muted or deleted.
FOR THE GLORY OF ULTRAMAR AND THE GOD EMPEROR OF MANKIND
TNO South African War be like:
There needs to be a video like this one but for 99 Red Balloons. The videos could be NATO and Warsaw Pact. That would be really cool.
good idea
@@rcgunner7086 THAT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT IDEA HOLD ON--
@@johnyoung4441 we are waiting!
Maybe just search for 'NATOwave'.
Tomorrow is Rhodesia's 55th birthday.
Oooh. Interesting.
@@johnyoung4441
Actually 54th birthday.
F
Rhodesians died and at the hands of the OAU, may its memory be tarnished forever.
Nou 59. 1964 onafhanklik verklaar. My pa was in 1966 gebore in die RSA
Best version is the one covering the Rhodesian Bush War
Seeing Africans dancing in Soviet surplus is kind of humorous
good mix of footage
The Cold War wasn’t cold in the southern hemisphere.
My dad was in the SADF in the early 80s. He said that when he got to the angolan border the cold war was very much hotter then expected
Toto - Rhodesia
This music match the cold war...
I mean the song is literally about the cold war
This song & these war clips are a fit! Thank you... 👍😃
this war seems to have some of the best of all worlds of weaponry and machinery.
Viktor Bout had his start there as a KGB officer, and then once the Soviet Union collapsed, he turned Africa into his personal playground.
00:45 While instructing these kids how to fire a rifle, the "Instructor" actually pulls his chicken wing UP 😂
Chicken winging is bad because ...
It just is, ok?
@nomecognome794 A "chicken wing" shooting stance is considered bad for shooting because it can significantly affect your accuracy by creating unnecessary tension in your arm, making it harder to control recoil and maintain a steady sight picture, especially when using modern firearms with pistol grips and adjustable stocks which don't require such an extreme arm position; in most situations, a more relaxed shooting posture with the elbow closer to the body is preferred for better control and consistency.
That's what is taught for battle rifle calibers and anything bigger than that, and it may still have been taught even in military powers of that time for intermediate calibers as well.
@@keithrickson8522Chicken wing is what was teached back them manuals had soldiers chicken winging chicken winging was kinda necesary for Battle rifles due to recoil and firearms would place the firind hand in such a way that the chicken wing would naturally appear chicken wing was simply how everyone used to shoot
A true bop
The best bop in all of Africa
That's the Africa I know! We wuz Kangz!
Nice
Very nice
Super nice
This song sounds appropriate for these conflicts.
Vid definitely deserves more views and likes.
Could have used the footage from *Africa Addio* as well. That document had a few footages of the Portuguese Colonial War and the Congo Crisis. Otherwise great video mate.
Me and the boys in the Ogaden
So dead from Ethiopia MiG airstrikes?
Me and the boys taking Jijiga for somaliweyn: 😎
Ethiopians coming back with 20,000 Cubans, Yemenis and Soviets: 😕
Nice footage! I'm so glad that you are back because i had forgot you even existed. You have a cool channel and I like your videos. Maybe you would also be interested in checking out Micahistory 2! Btw, can you tell me which wars these are? I'm really interested in African history and wars and I would like to learn more about it
Oh sure. I used clips from the Liberian Civil War, Ogaden War, Rhodesian Bush War, Angolan Civil War, Mozambican Civil War, South African Border Crisis, Sierra Leone Civil War, Biafran Civil War, and scenes of celebration for Namibian Independence
@@johnyoung4441 thanks man. Would you like to watch some of the content on Micahistory 2 please?
@@micahistory I watched your Australian history video. Not bad!
@@johnyoung4441 Thanks. Did you subscribe?. I subbed to you.
@@micahistory nice seeing you here
There is no connection between the song and the war. When I listen to this song, I think about wildlife, adventure and a look inside ourselves.
thats really gay
thats really gay
@@raymondemsworth4877 Really, really gay
@@dinoo-n7x really really really Gay
I think of Rhodies in the jungle
Solid editing
Excellent...showing the armament of the revolutionaries armies
Honestly Brandon Herrera's Rhodesian Fal made me search for a vid just like this. (Legit typed: Africa by Toto but its based with gunfire.) You sir have just made it into my liked and saved playlist which I rarely do with most of vids I watch.
(edit) As a american the Rhodesian/Zimbabwe war was never mentioned.
I bless rain down in africa❌
I bless there's peace in africa✅
Unfortunately that’s not gonna happen, unless some politicians “ fall out of windows “ or “ take their own lives “ if you catch my drift
Drink a century toast to the BSAP!
I don't exactly know what to think of this, but I can't say that it's uninteresting
I'll take it!
Maybe some war between african nation only like toyota war and uganda-tanzanian war would be interesting too. And not forget the Saharan conflict between morocco and the Polisario
TH-cam algorithm, thanks again.
0:37 Ayo, what da footage from?
Don't know
It's UNITA Training from AP Archive 1976
@@dametrosd6593that or some black Rhodesian troops, (just saw one of the guys dawning the camo, but it might just be lend lease)
I fw with you heavy with this
I bless the bullets that rain in Africa
What? No Portuguese Colonial Wars footage???
I guess it was focusing on the African side of the conflicts not the colonists losing ground.
@@BoiStudiothen why he used Footage of Rhodesia and old South Africa?
@@agentepolaris4914 because they aren’t
Colonists, they settled.
Ian Smith: Mugabe dead? I don't see him here.
Funny thing is this is what I always pictured anyways when hearing this song
Sick!
We made the world..
It's incredibly sad, a such beautiful continent, home of somes of the most beautiful places on Earth. Plagued by war and oppression.
I listened to this Oorah Africa battle footage with Flashworx Futurisma
I'm genuinely curious if there was a conflict in the african continent when this song was released. Anyone got an answer?
"Africa" was released in 1986 I believe, soooo...
South African Border Conflict
Ethiopian Civil War
Angolan Civil War
Libyan-Chadian War (Toyota War)
This is look like song war is over
Looks like TNO Africa, no ?
Shhh, don't let the OFN hear you
@@johnyoung4441 lmao
I dont always paratroop. but when I do I go into a forest.
People dancing to this song disco era have no idea about this song
Epic
how is the name of this video style?
I call it "war aesthetics" based on the name of another TH-cam channel that made content like this.
I bless the rains down in Rhodesia
That covers Africa, but where the Rains?
I like this song Toto Africa
The africa addio vibe is strong in this one
La descolonización fue un error, los potencias dejaron a cargo a personas sin ninguna visión patriótica por su gente o país
Is there a someone who knows wich conflicts are shown in this video?
Probably the Angolan Civil War? at least some of the footage. Fought from 1975-2002.
@joshuasmith7621 yes. There is also a footage from apartheid south africa. I dont recognize anything else
Check the description it tells you all the wars shown
“ I led some raids down in Africa “
@johnyoung 75,000 views
75,000 VIEWS⁉️⁉️⁉️
For me, I think the song Everybody Wants to Rule the World fits better. Whenever I hear that song I think of stuff just like this.
That gives me an idea...
Nah this is much better.
Africa is my favourite completely overlooked continent.
Mine too, but that’s because I’m an African kid, and it’s safe to see everything deteriorating so rapidly.
i Definitely Relate This Song to Gruffi Gummi
I don't care who started it.....I just hope both sides have a good time.
Rhodesia is forever in our memories.
And the once peaceful Zimbabwe.
Yeah no having a government ruled by white people who represent only 7% of the population is weird and should forever be weird