The new scramble for Africa
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- The past decade has seen a big surge of foreign interest in Africa-involving China, India and Russia. If the continent handles this new "scramble" wisely, the main winners will be Africans themselves.
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Africa has been changing over the six decades but many reporters called it the lost continent but now things has turned around.
I hope in my time life I will see Africa stronger and many Africans who live in western countries will return and invest.
It's already happening my friend...
@Heather Larson It doesnt matter. The few successful ones will be the real engines of change.
What is changing?
The average per capita of African nation is below 1,500$
No big technological innovation from any nation
Djiboutian Lot of Africans who live in the west were born and raised there. They can’t go back to Africa just because of ancestry origin
Woodward yes they can. Many countries have citizenship by birth right so they just have to sign a few papers. Many of my friends done it
What the citizens need to do is overcome their corrupt governments of Africa
That’s an insane oversimplification. What cancer patients need to do is not die.
That's the exact problem.
You are very correct.
@@gwauzasooter2875 did you not see Zimabawe finally overturned the dictator to replace another dictator
Yeah, the United States need to do the same though
@@user-yc7ub3dj5t exactly
They always portray that there’s nothing in Africa, but they always there lol taking the stuff 🤷🏾♂️
That's the shit I don't understand
@@davidgoldman3236 would you ask a magician to reveal his trick cause I bet you wont understand that too🤣
one day they will wake up realising they have missed a lot of episodes....lol
Exactly! It's a case of "look over here, so you can't see what's on over there"
Everything they say is usually the opposite of what they do.
You didn’t hear what the narrator said in the beginning: He said (and im paraphrasing) that outsiders saw how vast Africa was including how rich it is in minerals but it was poorly defended by the African ppl. In other words don’t cry if you have expensive items in your home but refuse to lock your door or rather leave your front door wide open thinking your valuables are safe.
The Economist in 2000, claimed the Africa was "lost continent".
Now, they are showing surprising interest in them.
Strange how times passes
No one expected Africa to boom economically as it did in the last 20 years
@@augustus331 well, isn't it the job of an "EXPERT" to know in advance the trends in global politics
No one found Wakanda?
They are just stating the obvious :
things in the African continent are gradually changing for the better...
Yeah. It's still a lost continent since poverty and lack of education are everywhere. People are still endangered by epidemics. It is developing, the whole continent - fast. But if you keep letting your ego stand in the way and leave sarcastic comments on a video that is meant to help than a lost continent will always be a lost continent.
Europeans didn't want to let go what they consider as their backdoor.
Let go and let them rise.
This "new" scramble is not new, and has been happening for the last 15+ years
Wise One its just becoming more known lol
Centuries
Every African country speaks a European language
@@ricecristi That was the first wave this time its purely economical under the guise of "collaboration and African equality/freedom"
@@028TuvaluanHero I'm currently in East Africa watching Chinese, American, Russian, French and Indian people buy up all major companies & assets
Wrong. It started 500 years ago.
The Western world is seeing a rise of blame and hatred politics; this is toxic and allows you to be manipulated.
Form a trade bloc with your closest neighbours with common values and challenges. Growth is wealth, not money; focus on growth; invest in people; highlight that stability is crucial to Africa's growth.
I bless the rains down in Africa
Fu7c you!
@@diap727 Let there be a fucking drought down in Africa. How do you like that?
Nobody cares about the well wishes of a condescending prick
@@diap727 Wow
@@diap727 you're the one cursing for no reason other than he commented lyrics of a legendary song. I think you are the one who is a condescending prick.
Fun and hilarious to see how the Britons are so concerned about the well-being of Africans.
@James R It's still funny.
@Hyunjin Park
IKR?
@James R What makes you think they have learnt from their mistakes?
www.amazon.co.uk/Bad-Samaritans-Secrets-Nations-Prosperity/dp/1905211376
@@KaiSellgren No one is talking in specifics, we talk in averages. The average white man living in the West has a negative, patronising view of Africa and it's peoples - patronising and condescending at best (see "white saviour" complex) and downright racist at worst.
This is common knowledge. Your feigned ignorance is absurd.
@@josephmbithi3918 100% facts
Africa is not up for grabs!!! The colonial powers up until today have a heavy interest in africa at the cost of the african people.
@Albus Arthur Hollington I'm very sure you believe that.
@Albus Arthur Hollington That itself is bullshit. There was infrastructure before the arrival of Europe in Latin America and Africa.
Albus Arthur Hollington Western europeans think they are the savior of everyone in this world. Pathetic.
@@heavypupper1219 But the comercial and industrial revolution wouldn't take place... the only difference between Europe and the rest is that the others didn't have the technology to travel and colonise or trade arround the world... at least that's what I think
Albus Arthur Hollington Because aborgines were isolated. It’s similar to how civilizations in the eurasian continent were way ahead of native american civilizations because we had a lot of contact and exchange of information. Gunpowder was brought to Europeans from China by silk road.
i just had one question, since China rejected the trash from developed countries, will US, UK, France, Canada, Germany, Italy... all shipped its trash to Africa and claimed this is the "gift of democracy"?
That's a good question
@John Johnson then why doesn't your country import these waste?
@John Johnson Government banned this trash business for the environment. So yeah, screw the rich people who earned these money by importing those trash. They could all go to jail if they keep doing it.
Will China accept the diversity and cultural enrichment of Africans by having mass African immigration to China?
Kai Sellgren I’m very good on economics. Trash recycling is a business but it damages the environment very much as a business in developing countries where environmental cost is low. That’s a very bad business to the environment in developing countries and to citizens live in that country. Won’t call it a fair trade although it is a trade.
I still don’t trust outsiders to finally treat African workers fairly and make investment mutually beneficial. Too many businesses won’t care to equally enrich the countries and corrupt politicians will pocket whatever they can.
Why trust them, you should never just trust on that scale. In the end every cooperation and government is going for their own benefitIt. It is your job to negotiate on your behalf. Every other nation does that aswell.
If your negotiators are not fit for the job, choose new ones.
History will decide if the current scramble is actually benign. All colonialists had some supposedly good intentions!
Its chronic ... Its dangerous coz its not uncomfortable with little signs and symptoms
The first "scramble" was really different with the second and third. For example, more than 15 millions Kongo people were killed by Belgium. It was massive invasion and massacre.
Nowadays the trade between China and African countries is peace and willingness
Exactly man
not by belgium but by the belgium king Leopold II he considred congo to be his own private property where he could do whatever he wanted
Imperialism season 3 "this time its for your sake i promise"
when u are the evil, but try to make others bad.
Sound a bit Jewish to me. Zionist have been on some other shit.
@@celineelisa5933 wasnt the beers mining group funded by the rothschilds? like cecil rhodes first colonized africa with monetary support from an elite jewish family.
0:48 it's not an old stereotype. It's still true.
Deep! Well said on better deals being negotiated.
Indeed more transparency is imperative to ensure we come out on top!
The south-south cooperation is the suitable solution for Africa development
Scramble for Africa-Electric Boogaloo 2.0
More like 3.0
More like China putting their dicks into it
More like Europeans keeping there asses in Europe
@@thelink3066 then why migrants from africa are fleeing to Europe. China was war torn in world war 2 and faced USA in korean war. They rebuilt their country to a potential superpower. There is no reason to blame western imperialism.
@@nsms1297 why? Because you need to read economics concerning Africa and France, IMF etc etc etc..thats exactly why..the western mindset you have as well
It's very interesting to see the growth of this continent...
Explain how the London stock exchange has mineral companies based on exploited resorts.
Look at this Mzungu claiming to speak for Africa..
Found the Kenyan. Sema
You will never be a politician.
Take the compliment
I agree with these facts and I really hope there is considerable development to help more people out of poverty.
I have great hope for Africa even if they may be destined to repeat the same mistakes of other continents hopefully they overcome their challenges.
Nice piece Economist. Africa's business entrepreneurs and creatives have long been ready to burst into the world economy. Nollywood for example could easily emulate Hong Kong/China from the 1970s to 1990s to transition from a regional force with international cult following to a globally embraced market player and leader.
I'm surprised you don't mention debt traps laid by China and others to ensnare developing nations
coolnewpants it's a glaring omission, very unprofessional
You mean providing infrastructure project at a cost?
but, the video left out EU subsidies and World Bank debts
You think that you're smart enough to see these so called "debt traps" and the current leaders aren't? What a naive perspective. The Chinese are giving critically needed money and investment to developing countries, but they also need something in return. Obviously the leaders of these countries think that the benefits of Chinese loans outweigh the negatives.
@James R What's more important to the African nations: their UN vote or building up and modernizing their economies? What's the alternative for these countries? Without China giving them the money they need to build up their infrastructure, how will they ever compete globally? At least with China's loans they can actually modernize themselves into a proper nation.
Don't underestimate the African people. Who are you to think that they won't become economically powerful enough to repay their debts?
Imagine in the future a prosperous Africa
Not even sci-fi authors can imagine that
@@safapresley but halo...
everything as started already, seems like you have missed some episode..
This is all very true. What worries me most is these closed door 'mega deals' our leaders are signing ...we need transparency.
This has been going on for a while, but indeed, the growth on the continent has EXPLODED in the 2010s. Lagos is fucking HUGE now, and China is still (AFAIK) building massive highways in Tanzania and Angola. I'm not sure when this growth will finally get into central Africa such as the DRC and CAR, but I have a feeling it will be very very soon.
Every country should have their own way of governing, not just blindly follow the western style "democracy" nor the Chinese style "autocracy".
Yeah, because people choose to live under dictators like Kim Jong un.
Lol democracy is literally choosing ur government...
@@sammyclark838 I am not saying democracy is bad, just if you let 100 rapists and 10 others to chose a leader within themselves, they are probably gonna end up with a rapist. There is no prefect political system, every government has flaws.
@@baamonster2 I do not support kim jong un, I am just saying democracy is not the answer to everything. For it to work, there need to be certain conditions.
@@yilu3281 in democracy/republics you can choose your own government. Anything else is tyranny and goes against human morality.
I hope Africa gets something out of it.
They've been getting a lot of out if. If not for white people, they would be dying by malaria, dirty water, and constant wars.
@@JudeLind You're very ignorant. I'm certainly more well informed than an idiot like you. You want me to spoon feed you instead of doing the research yourself, yet you doubt and claim "we don't really know". It's you who doesn't know and has difficulty. Do the research or speak only of your ignorance. www.who.int/publications/10-year-review/malaria/en/index6.html
@@eclipse5393 Your the only fool here. You mingle ethnicity and geographical origin...
You're nothing but an envious uneducated dumb moron! 😂🖕
@@The_Revolutionist Ethnicity and geographical origin is inherently "mingled". Envious of Africa? LOL You're an absolute moron, as your reflected in your account.
@@eclipse5393 @brayo144 Youre both wrong. Africa's relationship with the rest of the World is more complex than "good" and "bad". The exploitation of her wealth and people has been a facet since early European Colonisation but so to has the spread of knowledge and understanding as it seeps through the few routes across the Sahara.
Economist doesn't mention France...nice propaganda guys
Oh really? How about Libya? Military intervention invited by Gaddaffi himself, the legal representative government of Libya? Then I know what you want say. It's intervention asked by the "people". The "people" officially invited French and other western powers intervention in their country, without acknowledgement of their government. Human rights far more important than sovereignty. Gaddaffi was not acknowledged by his "people". (Actually who really represented the people and got acknowledgement from the UN). Therefore French "reluctantly" intervened militarily in Libya. Sound Funny Ya.
@British National Conservative "provisional government"? Only acknowledged by Western powers. The government acknowledged by international UN and other countries are Gaddaffi. Other countries have diplomatic relationships with Gaddaffi government, not the so-called "provisional government"
@British National Conservative And now, the Western powers want to repeat the tragedy in Venezuela again. Bring destruction, no construction. The only things left behind are just anarchy and humanity crisis, just like what's happening in Libya.
@British National Conservative And the never elected government should never be credited as reason for military intervention by other countries. Totally no respect for sovereignty.
@British National Conservative Yaya. They couldn't have done so if no military intervention that destroyed the country.
As an African...
No comment
Well, that's a lot better than many of the brain dead comments on here.
It is no problem that Africa will get 4 billion people soon because they can move their excess population to Europe to live on benefits as Europeans are so rich that they could support billions of Africans.
After watching the Black Panther movie a few times I understand why in the premise of the movie T’Challa and most of the Wakandans don’t want to be involved in globalization and feeling controlled by foreign powers but there are more advantages to globalization than disadvantages....
this was so well done, i hope a lot of people watch this video.
Great coverage
Ah Cold War in Africa, when the US supported communist Ethiopia against Somalia
The us switched sides bru. The USSR suppported Ethiopia when they became communist
The superpowers interestingly switched sides as regimes changes
The CIA helped bring in 25 years of shity government when they helped take down the Communists in the 80s, and the communist did the same when they overthrew the last king of Ethiopia. Both sides we're crappy and the people got hurt in the process.
Russia supported Ethiopia & USA supported Somalia don't lie.
Great video.
France, the USA and China mostly.
Great video
All is well until the next economic crisis then they won’t look so fondly toward foreign debt/companies.....
The idea Africa forms a unified trade bloc would be great. It could speak as one voice on global warming and focus on stability and investment for all members. Africa has significant challenges; global wealth differentials drive corruption.
African leaders have an unprecedented opportunity to invest in it's people; to make Africa realise much more of its right.
*Fuck global warming.*
It's our turn to build economic might. Africa will not be constrained by commitments to environmental concerns, when those who created the problem are sitting in their ivory towers, enjoying their ill gotten gains.
Very true
unify and end corruption... unlikely, but powerful
I loved the last one.
I say propaganda
Let African decide why are you thinking in their place...ohh Gosh
"Voluntary exchange "?
According to who?
I was waiting for him to mention Dr. Ruto on the Chinese railway project ama namna gani
Africans are being used and never learn from past
At least theyre in the position to make demands in exchange now. But i am afraid they wont ask for enough, especially when its corrupt leaders just thinking about themselves.
True
Next video: "The new scramble for Europe and how Europeans can win"
Ja mes Oh there will be and the Euro racist trash will lose.
@@MrRight-fu1gf yah and the african racists will also lose. I hate racism
Africa was not “ very poorly defended “ .The people of Africa fought fiercely against the imperialists. But they were overtaken by a technologically superior enemy with maxim guns , driven by imperialism and racism
That's exactly what they meant. African people just didn't have the means to defend themselves and the European took advantage of it.
That's so true many africans actually defeated Europeans multiple times in combat such as the Asante, Somalis, Malians, Rozvi and more. The scramble for Africa happened after Europeans developed maxim guns and cure for malaria which happened at the end of the 19th century, when they first arrived in the 15th century meaning it took 400 years to actually conquer Africa in totality. People have this idea that they just steam rolled over African nations when they didn't. They got the hands plenty of times
@Thomas vanDyke ...from where do can I read about them...Akans of Ivory Coast and Ghana...and about the ancient city of Kumasi.....?? Is there a good TH-cam channel on African history ??
@@komalmishra517 from Nothing did a video with epithemius that goes over Akan and Asante history check it out. Home team history is another good channel. My understanding is the Akan were apart of the Wagadu Empire but fled further south during its Islamic conversion. They settled in modern day Ghana but at first the Bonoman kingdom arose as the first Akan state. Then they were replaced by Denkira, a ruthless Akan state. That's when the whole golden stool thing happened to overthrow them by unifying the Akan people against Denkyira fiving birth to the Asante Empire
Africa for the Africans.
This is more balanced reporting on China Africa
When does the scramble for Eastern Europe start ?
The economist is basically describing China in this case like a bad guy
Please do Southeast asia in your next video
Isn't Rwanda like the best African country heard they have a very good helathcare system.
Their GDP per capita PPP relative to wealthier African countries is substandard. South Africa *cough* *cough* definitely not my patriotism shining through *cough* is far wealthier, and on the rise, especially with the impeachment of our previous disastrous corrupt president, Zuma.
@@ale9507 Rwanda is the fastest growing economy right now and south Africa has an unemployment rate of +25% which is terrible.
@@rishabh2885 Botswana also
This is starting to become a battle of the patriots, but you have to also consider Rwanda's population. Its population is a 5th of South Africa's and its unemployment rate is 15% - not very far off. I can concur on your proposition that Rwanda's on the rise. If you look at South Africa's annual GDP growth rate, it's been on the decline from 2010-2016, but made a massive incline in 2017. We are also edging on developing once again.
To assume people are the same just because they live on the same continent is... dangerous
want more interesting topic!!!
3:40 examples?
well...... now that France,UK,US have competition....suddenly we need more transparency ....
Can someone please help me understand what he meant by "democracy is a western idea, and that development needs a firm hand". Does this school of thought believe that because of a geopolitics reason, a "times & things are changing" reason, or do they think that democracy is just inferior to an authoritarian way?
Why is keeping an open mind such a difficult idea to fathom?!
Thanks bro for your wisdom. A lot of people are either brainwashed, one-sided or so full of hate that they can't listen to absorb points. No matter where advice comes from, if positive it's positive.
'If a bigot says to me the sun is shining and I look and there is sunshine I'll say yes the sun is shining' .. That is was said by a bigot doesn't make it less true
Right a Strong Africa will seek Revenge
What does scramble mean? And what does the critic mean about China?
Habbukuk 2 : 12
Mentions recent colonial past of the African continent (second largest continent in the world). Proceeds to talk about Africa as if it's a country and not a continent.
Considering their history, not really a surprise that the british still treats the African continent that way.
Africa was divided by Europeans
Move out white man. The yellow man is here.
In the Berlin conference European countries put forward what countries they wished to claim. Portugal deadass put a claim for ALL Africa.
Treating an entire continent as a monolith. What a weak video
@Saif ul malook
What do you expect from a "Western" video? To the majority, Africa is a country riddled with poverty, wars, disease and corruption. In a matter of decades, the West will be knocked off it's sanctimonious perch/high horse.
Not so lost today, right?
Yeah outsiders including the country you live in. Africa needs to put it's tariffs for trade the same as rival countries. Corruption comes from influence. France and several old colonial countries allow infiltration and resource thirsty corporations exploit many of its countries.
Hey I’ve seen this one before
Capital flight leaving Africa is 8 times money coming in as loan. Africa is a net creditor.
Wakanda forever!
I want Rhodesia back!!
"Africans are two fifths richer than they were in 2000." 40% economic growth in 19 years isn't that impressive, that's only about 2% per year.
Again Africa isn't a country, averages won't work
Forget democracy
Bad boys bad boys whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when the world looks at you.
The problem with Nigeria is it’s vulnerable economy weak to corruption and billions worth of US dollars being stolen halting the production of infanstructure
The Chinese have already claimed Nigeria....
Who is this guy?
I guess when I think of Africa I imagine it’s like the colonization of America except the original population didn’t get usurped. So imagine if in the USA those original tribes were trying to rebuild after the colonists left.
brits neocon wallstreet soros CIA are affraid of their strategic assets in africa would be nationalized, just like zimbabwe.
and those assets sold to china and russia, which double price selling than before.
such as rare earths minerals, oils, gas, etc.
Well a lot to think of by Africans. That's why in predictions the next ww likely to be in EA or DRC. The strings are cross cutting within. We see them now.
I am praying hard
Wow this is clearly an anti China video
'Clout' has been around for a while, used as a synonym for 'influence'
this report points a picture so intended at the asian interest of countries like INDIA and china , and misses out of more earlier invasion on africa started by the british and americans.
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Brazil has been hijacked by the imperialists my dude.
You once called it divide and conquer, now just trying everything to stay relevant.
The optics of having a white Englishman speaking on “The New Scramble for Africa” is to put it bluntly foolish and tone deaf. Next time, have an African Economist (there are millions of them) who are more expertly, logistically and ethnically qualified to speak on what is going on in Africa today then some British chap living in London on your payroll as an economist🤦🏿♂️
Millions of African economists? You mean 300 maximum ? 😂
@@kathman6952 why don't you focus on securing your high school certificate first before commenting on economic issues decades above your IQ 😏
Bruce Wayne I have an economics 1:1 degree from a top UK university... lol
@@kathman6952 if that is your claim then I have won the Nobel Prize in Economics 😏......just walk away, you're embarrasing yourself further with your responses 🙄🤭
So only black people are allowed to speak about the African economy? Since when is it a requirement to check your skin color to be qualified to speak about any particular topic?
You should be able to speak about anything you want regardless of your race. Folks putting restrictions on this very basic tenant are tyrants in anybody's book. Freedom of expression and equality for all!
I feel like he’s talking about africa like it’s a country. Like of course the population is going to get higher it’s literally an entire continent.
Thought France was collecting 500 million dollars a year in colonial debt from Nigeria...? Or Is Nigeria telling Dutch Shell,Exxon, and a French oil company they owe 20 billion in back taxes...
Or is France collecting 500 million in colonial debt from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville and Gabon...
From nigeria, are you sure
Talk about OLD news.
this is old news... 10 years old news
Allow Africa freely evolve, the West birthed this path for the continent.