Why Europe Is Rushing Into Africa, Again Support me on Patreon: / oliverbahl Follow me on Twitter: / bahlfranke Source list: docs.google.com/document/d/10...
"It seems U.S. response in Africa were not driven by African's needs; but by the need to stop what China is doing in Africa"- Gyude Moore. Same applies to Europe.
@@triplemoyagames4195 I mean, it was mostly a net gain for africans tbh, as for most of the world. I wouldn't apologise for colonialism mainly because i am not a colonist. I am a human being born after decolonization so I see no need to apologise for something I have not done. Some things people need to realise, there are no pure hearted investments, no one wants to put their money somewhere for the good of the people, knowing there will be no return. Every single human, government, and corporation work this way.
@@bogdanmeoff2399 I didn't say the citizens lmao. I said the government, and secondly I didn't say apologize, I said acknowledge. Colonialism was a net gain? The borders were construed in such a way as to weaken the nations, look at Nigeria for a clear example of this. There's also history of Developed nations actively sabotaging African nations post colonialism. They have more to gain with the continent poor thirdly, in Africa or other developing nations, carbon emissions are a symptom, not a problem. Most of the citizens literally cannot afford to be environmentally conscious
As an African I hear a lot about EU and US grand investments in Africa and how they are so much better than what the Chinese have done, yet there is hardly anything happening on the ground! Most of these haven't even kicked off but they waste no time in milking them dry for their pr value
If you listen to the video, they are investing in digital and green energy, they are not investing in infrastructure, they also said why ... China already owns most of those nations infrastructure, no point in throwing money at that.
@@altayrstudio Not true. There is a massive need for infrastructure in Africa, but Europe is refusing to invest in infrastructure because they're concerned with the China benefitting from it as they are the primary trade partners and investors in Africa. European investments in Africa are politically motivated and benefit locals next to nothing.
Meh, that's simply because China had a big headstart on these kinds of investments. We'll see how these American/European projects are doing 5-10 years into the future.
When the whole point is about stopping China instead of helping Africa, it speaks volumes about their intention. Say what you want about China, but building roads and ports most definitely is more useful to African right now than to force them to go into Green energy and have Data centers, which will basically benefit the EU more than it does to Africa since it will be the EU companies running them
If countries would invest yes. The Chinese do kot build for free. Resources pay for those roads. Look around the coal out south Africa. Trees out of Zimbabwe. Hundreds of trucks waiting to get in to port to ship African materials to China
Meanwhile China makes any deals it can without any any care (no safety concerns, no concerns about oppression, etc) and will keep taking business and influence if the west keeps trying to add strings to any deals
EU just doing what everyone else is doing (Not just China, but also US, Turkey, Russia, India) by expanding further out their sphere of regional influence and hoping to create a safer buffer area around their own borders. Adapt or die. Only they do it with the extra weight of their colonial past on their shoulders which Africa remembers all to well.
Pity the EU and the US didn't have any consideration towards Russia wanting and demanding their own legitimate buffer zone...ironical to think about the reaction of the US if a threat similar to the one that happened in 62 was now reoccurring on their doorstep...
@@lolanaylor1144 Pity that Russia had to interfere in almost every election in the EU and US over the years try to destabilize and demoralize a system they feel threatens their hold to power... We can go on debating like this forever... No side is right here.
@@lolanaylor1144 Yeah except that Russia always creates buffer zones in countries that would rather stay independent. How tf is that legitimate? (Not saying that I agree with everything the west has been doing in the past) But currently it looks like everyone else would rather need a buffer zone to be protected from Russia..
@@lolanaylor1144 Ah well, nuclear is nuclear. Russia can launch them and so can the US. I would not give any regime an inch just for the fact they hold nuclear weapons. I would rather free people be free who want to be free.
Africa should work as a continent by collaborating together on mutual trade and development. It should reduce its dependency on foreign investments. Africa has a huge potential.
It's obvious that the EU is not doing this just out of the goodness of their hearts, but for geopolitical power. During the Cold War, Europe started to lose it's grip as the center of the world, and if Europe wants to regain that position or even stay in the game, they have to play the game.
Africa should NOT play in to The West's games. We see how they are destroying black Americans entirely. The West is bad for Africa, period. Don't take their money, at least Chinese aren't promoting LGBTQ and anti-family sentiments. Africans need censorship from America and UK indefinitely.
I suspect the European logic is even simpler: By giving northern Africa a marshal plan for green energy they can limit new greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere (An explicit EU goal of which they seem very serious about). This would of course have the added benefit of creating a new big market for green technologies which the EU have to develop in order to reach their climate change goals. If it ends up working this way, it would be big for the EU. This might be a chess move similar to what the Americans did after ww2 where they turned Europe into their consumers via the marshal plan
lol not even comparable. The Marshall plan after WW2 totally saved Europe. This mini-micro investment plans wont make much of a difference. Even long term.
@@mirandapillsbury7885 The Marshal plan was massive, but it was also very drawn out, and took some time to really ramp up. Time will tell if the EU manages to do something similar. But knowing their track record this could also fizzle out into nothing
China investment in Africa started before the Belt and Road Initiative. Already in 2007 they were doing massive investments, at least in Angola and Mozambique. Also this is not just about China in Africa, but also Russia, the Wagner group just being one of their latest 'endeavours'
The G7 nations, plus China, have been the leading investors in Africa for the last 25 years. A few years of modest investment from Russia isn’t in the same league
The EU has been constantly investing in Morocco and slightly less in Tunisia. This does not seem like a new move. All i know as an African myself is that France and its interests are not welcome. The EU must work with its equal, the African Union, to discuss these plans.
The problem of Europe is that it does not want to work with Africa as a partner, but rather deals with it as a teacher with its pupil, and this is the reason why Africa has turned to other allies such as America or China. Western leaders also do not stop supporting coups in countries that do not follow their whims, which led to the growth of Russia's influence in Africa by providing protection to some African leaders. In short, Europe's time in Africa is running out, and its influence will become weak in the coming decades.
@S e p hセフ Actions speak louder than words. China is far less self interested than Europe is with their constant coup support. Which China has never done.
Other than France, they really almost have zero influence. Over the past few decades, it's been mostly America running the show in Africa. Europe just runs after it and picks up the crumbs.
Actually this time it will probably be good for africa, the european public is just too morally sensitive for outright exploitation without a signifigant response, in any case the rush to africa is a necessityz one way or another europe will have to secure africa
As a Moroccan I want the full independance of my country in every facet of growth. We have the chance to become a global power on our own without meddling with anyone or having anyone do anything for us. I just want the sharks to stay away from our beaches, you've already brought enough wreckage and disdain.
It's the biggest reason the Continent is barely progressing, they continue to take "loans" and bribes in exchange to others for something they want, and it just becomes a cycle of short term earnings for the leaders pockets that don't do much to help. The solution is to stand common ground and take advantage of to progress while working with other nations and not overlook the fact that they can again be controlled if they're not careful, the West did them like this to an oblivion
@@Racko. I think you have outlined the "likely" scenario. Most African leaders play a "double game" deceiving their people with fake pro-Africa statements whilst at the same time doing the bidding of foreign powers for an undisclosed sum of 💰.
@@PutXi_Whipped China is just taking advantage it knows its current global positioning is going to be threatened within half a decade as it's 1 child policy is about to show the real consequences of letting their population basically fall apart
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Summary of EU's plan: Invest in Africa without building the basic infrastructure in Africa still keeps Africa with their existing poor infrastructure while keeping them indebted to them, which is what Eu really wants. My advice to Africa: no one is going to build your economy for you, build it yourself.
Great contont. EU is rushing into africa simply bacause the Chinese is gaining influence in Africa, they are afrid of losing control over Africa. They are not really care about the lives and development of African Nations. But, competition is good for Africa. It's like the business world, competition over clients benifits the customer. The Africans can choose between the Chinese, the EU and the American.
Africa is seen as a source of resources and cheap labour, first by Europe (slavery->colonization->Aid>political system manipulation) and then by Asia China(Aid->Loans->Critical Infrastructure Aid->Critical Infrastructure Take Over and control). All aimed at providing raw materials and products at low.....prices below or just poverty levels.
And the same can also be said for critical infrastructure, I mean the Bollore group alone owns numerous utility companies and ports throughout "former" French colonies in Africa.
@@mint8648 nah one definitely was colonialism bro lolo South Africa, German Southwest Africa, French Algeria ,and Rhodesia literally existed and were settler colonial projects.
The problem is EU which is collective Western countries still not abandoning their colonial mindset which is using their value in dictating other countries that has different value with them... African leader are more worries about the instability caused by "the Western value" like what is happening in many countries just like the Arab spring.
Some EU countries have economic interests in Africa… France gets its uranium from Niger, etc. And those countries have seen China Belt and Road Infrastructure Projects gaining power in Africa. It’s about natural resources.
So long as France is involved, EU initiatives in Africa will be a hard sell, especially in comparison to the Americans and the Chinese. There is a lot of inbuilt mistrust wrt the French in Anglophone Africa (coming from an African) and while i can’t speak for the Francophones, they certainly don’t seem too enthused by the French as well going by recent events in the Sahel
@@quercus3290 Yup, them and a bunch of mostly former French West African states. No matter how flowery the language from the EU may be, they’ll learn real quick that many bridges were already burnt.
@@MrJairforce Exactly 14 states across West and Central Africa have their currency issued by and reserves controlled by France. It's called the _CFA Franc._ Over half of them also had French troops stationed in their countries, that was until Central Africa Republic and Mali finally kicked them out. France also has tremendous meddling in North Africa. They committed genocide in Algeria killing over 5.6 million people (between 1830 and 1962) which they still refuse to acknowledge, let alone apologize for. They engaged in headhunting and French museums have thousands of skulls of Algerians. France backed a coup in Algeria in the 90s which led to a civil war that killed between 100k and 200k. We all know about France, US and UK partnering up to kill Gaddafi in 2011, but then right before the pandemic France partnered with Russia, UAE and Egypt in supporting warlord Khalifa Haftar against the UN-backed Libyan government. With the aid of Turkish drones, Libya's government defended the capital and Haftar was pushed back. After failing in Libya, during the pandemic France partnered with Greece and Egypt to start a conflict over the Eastern Mediterranean with Turkey.
@@realtalk6195 Just one of the many reasons why the EU, especially with France as part of it, probably isn’t gonna be coming out on top on the continent. This particular scramble for Africa is a gonna a lot more complex that most imagine.
China has always the upper hand when it comes to investment in Africa because they don't interfere in local politics and often the whole country have similar perception of China. China also don't fuel ethnic and religious conflicts, don't favor one group of the other unlike EU and US.
@Lucas Perk/flaw depends on perspective here. It's a flaw when competing with China for authoritarian leaders, who don't want to be interfered with, and just want the money (for themselves). For the population and long-term development of African nations the EU/US approach is much better.
@Golodias said China favors authoritarian rulers, because it means "stability". The EU doesn't. That's the correct distinction between the two. In more and more African countries is the population starting to see that China benefits no one, except the authoritarian elites and China itself, not the people.
@@Rex-ww4cw Because by freely working with authoritarian leaders you only strengthen their position, and hurt the people. China doesn't care about people, only about stability, same as in China domestically. The EU/US attempting to bring about political change is a good thing.
@@lonestarr1490 Mali empire, Carthage and so on... Basically before the Christian Europeans. Africa was doing good under the Romans. North Africa was the richest in the Roman Empire.
When China partners with Africa it's a problem but when the Europeans do it's good news . Honestly just leave us alone we bloody tired of your intervention and schemes
For so long western countries used their lending bodies (IMF, World Bank) to control Africa in new colonial mindset until China came to the scene. Africa has made more progress quickly in terms of infrastructure the last 10-15 years that decades prior. i understand China's motives but if your people need a road or a bridge, it doesn't matter who builds it. In Africa, we hear less of IMF and the World Bank these days. And remember they lended to countries/leaders that danced to their whims, democratic or not.
China doesn't build a road where the people need it, they build it where China needs a road (i.e. to a mine, a port, to get resources out). Occasionally they build an extra road as a sign of goodwill. Still, in the end you receive a road worth 10 million dollar, and China pulls out 500 million in resources. It's a short-term benefit, but a long-term serious loss. It only happens because apart from that 10 million dollar road, China also sends 5 million in bribes to the president and his friends.
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Never trust China my friend. How many Africans has China let into their boarders vs how many has Europe. Just because China wasn't the one to colonize Africa 200 years ago, doesn't mean they wouldn't have if given the opportunity.
@@hageneesje Europe did start the relationship off on a bad foot (slavery Exploitation racisms Apartheid State's Murder and Mutilation ) I take back ''bad foot'' europe did pure dogshit in africa
I am highly surprised on how much influence France has lost in the continent. Since France itself under the leadership of Manuel Macron introduce a 65€millon in 2018. In which it was mostly to fund African business under the Digital Africa Initiative.
they still have most of their direct ex colonies as semi colonies anyways and if anyone tried to defy them they get assassinated or a french baked coup so................ this comment is baseless
@@paulr4747 right? Considering how 'well' Russia has done in Libya, Mali and Mozambique not to mention Ukraine I don't imagine France has much to worry about from Russia XD . China on the other hand....
I am not, as a Moroccan living in France, the decline of French influence was inevitable. They have lost their past privileges in our country, and for example we even chose American F16 instead of the French Rafales. We understood that the key is to diverisify our commercial partners, and not to be dependent on a handeful of countries for our exportations (and importations)
Yes...that's the same what I think. I heard that Dijbuti is housing several foreign military bases (China, USA and others I dno't remember) and their are making a money out of it. The best option is to not fall to hard to one of the side and make the profit because inteligent man will know that both of these sides really don't care about them and only want to gain more influence and be used in the future as a possible ally in the potential war be it economic or miltary.
Think is China is slowly removing from infrastructure since there are too many risk and dept issue and u heard eu excuse for not building infrastructure. But I agree it’s a window where they are willing to invest better take the chance.
Africa shouldn't take these advantages from Europe. Because she never proved to be trustworthy. She has always been a occupier of African and Africans. Don't be naive. Open your eyes and think.
@@ellenation2294 Yes, China f'ed themselves by the one-child policy.Not enough people to fill all the infrastructures. Well, another problem is that the cities are too dense, while countrysides are too empty, and they can't seem to drive down the immigration rate.
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A question for Usurla knowing that she is right like you said....where was Europe when China started gaining grounds in Africa ?? It’s simply because China is doing what Europe didn’t want to do 🤔
@@shebsheb8850 why should europe care what Africa thinks? Shouldn’t europe be working to better Europe? Is t that what every continent should be doing?
I wish there was a way, where we are helping Africa while not corrupting their leaders to get to their resources and promote our interests. I don't think neither China nor EU are planning any such cooperation.
That does not depend on China or EU, it is up to the Africans. If ur leader is corrupt, then get rid of him. If the system is broken, then fix the system. Y’all expecting China or EU to sent their fleets and air forces into ur country to help y’all overthrow y’all corrupt leaders?
@@keicer5618 that's not how Africa (or developing world in general) works. It's way more like this: there is a politician A, who promises people that corruption will be weeded out, that foreign corporations stick to environmental protection and safe work practices. And there's a politician B, who likes to have a new roll royce, hates some minority tribe, blames all problems on them and is backed by local mafia. So China, USA or EU don't like the guy A, because it smells like socialism to them and their corporation are saying that he's a bad guy, who is bad for their business. Not being able to pour poison into local river would make everything more expensive for white folks, paying good salaries and keep workers safe is also not cheap ... so anyways, the guy B gets all the money for his campaign, he gets free of charge PR western advisors. And the guy A gets nothing or a bullet from local mafia (or from CIA backed guys in the not so recent past). Then everything is fine again, poison gets pour into the river, some kids are born without fingers, ecological initiatives are sounding alarms but nobody cares, kids are hurt in factories or mines, the politician B gets that rolls royce and westerners or chinese get that cheap cobalt (or whatever) for their iphones. Everybody's happy.
@@ABPHistory Bruh, There can't be supply without demand There's no demand if your number one export are people/minerals without competition amongst employers (resource curse, one golden goose implies a cartel/monopoly/dictator of some form) It's faster, What's the difference of nation building and imperialism? Accountants in my country are paid 60-80% less compared to western counter parts, and stats shows our accountants are better. But that 60-80% discount is still 50-300% better than the minimum wage That's the price equilibrium at work It's not imperialism if that's what they consent to and getting a better pay compared to other jobs. Without the 60-80% discount our financial independence is slower Also, result: my country is one of the top (if not the number 1) in volume for accounting related concerns We get all those contracts by selling ourselves less but more than what local demand would give. It's not imperialism, it's game theory, leverage, supply/demand, it's nation building.
@@NicitoStaAna paragraphs justifying imperialism, there have been other ways of achieving self reliance rather than imperialism, check out sankara's stride for self reliance with burkina faso
I highly doubt. The political philosophy of most African leaders prioritizes the longevity of the regime not the progress of the people. Most African nations only desire political integration for the sake of undermining the dissident views of their castrated publics.
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If this plan does not mention investing in nuclear energy in SA & Namibia, geothermal energy in the rift valley, hydro energy in the Congo River valley, etc, then I have no idea what the EU is hoping to achieve. China's investments are making significant improvements to our countries' economies. If Europe wants us back in their sphere of influence, then their investments should be just as significant.
By blocking non renewable energy in the goal to "change climate" we can make africa easily our number 1 costumers by selling greenhouses and solar energy. Kinda like america does with it's weapons Even in eu countries itself in eastern europe they can gain profit from it.
They also ask for a lot in return. Like the above comment said, Africa could be a major player in solar energy and other renewable energy. Climate change effects everybody, but it will be especially bad in Africa
Europe will transfer factories from Chinna to Africa, dont worry, West created modern Chinna, it will create prosper Africa, if Africans and their leaders will not destroy it.
As a Kenyan when I see my city Nairobi displayed on the entire video I could be more proud of Kenyan KE 🇰🇪. Everyone is welcome to invest in my country.
@@kibiwotkibet1340 I like the fact that nowadays it is a trade treaty and agreement rather than during colonial error where they were just taking, taking and taking. We need a leader who is not corrupt a leader who has the best interest of the nation at heart then Wazungu will be forced to come in as investors. We know how much they like shortcuts given an opportunity
@@kibiwotkibet1340 Of course this is not just about helping, there will be no one just helping because they are so nice. No such thing as a free thing it only looks free.
In other words, the Europeans want to take advantage of African resources without Chinese meddling.This is why it is important for educated Africans (and work with educated disporans) to return back to Africa and use their knowledge to build their countries economy, then they can tell both the Europeans and the Chinese to leave Africa. Cheers🍸
South Africa, gdp growth since 2010? They went from a gdp of $375B in 2010 to $302B in 2020. Botswana is a very good democracy that’s always been seeing amazing gdp growth rates, it’s also is close friends with the eu because they struck a deal with the eu to sell their diamonds which got them a lot of their wealth
SA had basically 4 recessions since. This is my country I get why you would point it out. I do have to point out that SA is still a powerhouse being a top 3 economy on the continent it has nearly 50% unemployment with a growing population so cheap labour is available on EU standards. The EU wants to do green energy and SA has an energy crisis investment would be welcomed wholeheartedly. Ease of doing business is also top notch for an africa country. Plus SA has large mineral deposits allot of them untapped we control nearly half the world's gold and 90% of platinum with the ban on Russian minerals SA is once again a top contender for international investment especially for value adding industries that can tap these minerals as they are currently just raw minerals. 9th largest win prlducer. Largest brewery. 2nd largest citrus exspporter I think. Most of the land is not utilized commercially due to water concerns so dams can help with hydro power and agriculture.
Challenge china and help others before china helps them Except I mean they’re mostly building military bases while the EU seems to be trying to globalize these countries more
I like this channel but I think you would really benefit from slowing down the release cycle and spending more time researching and fact checking. The EU has been investing in Africa for over a decade. The EU and African joint strategy for development was crafted in 2007 and the EU has invested billions in Africa in the last 15 years. This isn't new stuff, everyone has been after their piece of the pie for many, many years.
The frontier markets of Africa have turned their backs to the submerging markets of the west, where the sun sets, and turned to the emerging markets of the east, where the sub rises.
China just have much more lee way when it comes to export/import good while Europe is mired with geo-political problem from Russia to the Middle East. So i think Europe will have limited impact on a few well-off north African countries. Quite a few African countries has experienced EU's unethical politics like those former French colony, Libya and Morocco.
Very scaring time for Africa future where no friends are real friends, poor quality of leadership!! Unmatured African leadership not cunning enough to take advantage of such great opportunity doled out by frenemies from East to West!!! What a disappointment!
Now is a scary time for Africa? Lol i would say now is the best time for Africa Never has this much development happened in Africa and its thanks to China. If you only had the Europeans and Americans in Africa, those were scary times
I think it's fair to say no country or bloc of nations is "real friends" with any other. The focus on Africa is only borne of self interest, and China is no different. China doesn't yet have the history of exploiting Africa that Europe does, but give it a decade or two and something tells me they will unfortunately be on par with one another.
@@youngz13o Don't lie because the story of african colonization wasn't only about the genocide and slavery of the people. Europeans have also brought the infrastructure and the technology that is today used mainly in "black" Africa because the arabic North Africa should be treated as a separate world. Europeans have also brought the advanced medicine to the poor tribal societes that have mostly occupied the continent. The slavery was there always and Europeans have only used that as for example arab countries that were even more brutal and did it on bigger scale and have brought only the backward primitive religion. Without the infrastructure and the social structures that the colonial powers have brought there wouldn't be even the contries only some small tribal warring states.
@@Jack-rp6zy is this what people call cancel culture? Like no matter what China does, you always going to judge them based on what the other people did even though they are clearly not doing that? Last I heard China was building schools, libraries, hospitals, water treatment facilties, energy and telecom infrastructure… last I saw European/American influence on that continent, it was to ask for phony donations. Either way, it doesnt matter what everyone else thinks, its the African countries that already chose because they know whats best for them. You and me, are just people on youtube
@@diabelgrogaty1963 You clearly know nothing about sub-Saharan Africa. Ethiopia has existed for thousands of years. Somali city-states have been around since the Ancient Greeks. The Nubians had their own civilisation at the same time as Ancient Egypt and even took over Ancient Egypt for a century
Makes physical and geographical sense for future electricity connections ... that's why the UK is currently running an undersea cable from Morocco at the moment, so its not just the EU. It would make sense in the security and tourism industries also, Given the large amount of EU islands off of the Morocco coast. Going forward I could see that being a secure win/win situation for both sides. And remember, The Moroccans are no fools, So they're hardly being taken advantage of. You said yourself that the agreement with the EU is far better than any other offers on the table.
Glad someone realized Moroccans are not idiots, given the past nasty reputation before decolonization, they will use every trick in the book to not get taken advantage of
We must see our African partners as allies and not exploitable things, as Europeans we must work together with everyone for a better future, by everyone for everyone.
it's just 1 billion in investment lol. Let's not get too excited. And no he did not say the investment is better. He said the loans are a little easier to pay but that's about it and the loans are minimal and for tiny patethic projects. China is clearly doing a bigger and better job in Africa and it will remain that way. The fact Morocco hasn't jumped ship yet and isnt riding the wave / still holding onto Europe is hilarious at this point.
Africa needs better leaders that can come together from different countries and develop a better plan for how they can use the natural resources they have around them. They could be the richest continent in the world if they didn't have such backward leaders that seem to always bend over to the elites.
@@raymondgreen5700 How is that related to my comment ? Of course all countries have their own culture, what I meant investing in infrastructure, railroads, roads, hospitals etc is good for any country to have a good living standard. After they have the basics, is up to every country to develop and flourish culturally in their unique ways.
The prosperity of Europe and the United States is based on the exploitation of other countries by relying on high-end industries. Europe and the United States are kind on the surface, but hypocritical on the inside.
@Zero to Something He has a point. To believe Your views of Development and continuous growth on a planet with limited resources should be accepted as the right model is not only delusional long term, but outright narcissistic. African have always lived in balanced societies with low population growth, stable food supply and no debt. Nowadays, they sell their future and freedom for nice roads and trains.
@Zero to Something 1) Your believe on continuous growth is based on your expectation of finding resources as efficient as oil, which is not a guarantee. 2) Africans are not living a balanced life because they are following European models that aren't fitted for Africans. Debt-based monetary policy with uncontrollable population growth fueld by welfare isn't the answer. Sustainable living has always been central to the African lifestyle. 3) A lot of these countries are overpopulated and/or got their domestic industries decimated by subsidized foreign crops to make them entirely dependent. 4) I didn't call you out personally. The thought itself is narcissistic since Europeans view the world solely on their point of view without regard to the needs of others. Africans evolved separately with different challenges compared to Europeans. It's delusional since the outcome will be the same as in the past. Resource curse will not let Africa develop even if it wanted to.
Imo infrastructure is more vital for this region, because proper transportation system contributes a lot for a developing country. And Infrastructure once built will stay there(Unlike software), and takes a lot of time and money. Even If china has some motive behind building roads and rails, it will benefit the people in those countries in the long run, and lets not forget, china has been investing in Africa from before 2010.
@@arifurr How else do you power the growth, and how else do you power the service sector? Turism aside, the bigger the service sector, the more developed the country.
Very enlightening to see the E.U finally approaching Africa on business and equal terms rather then with aid. A welcomed process. May both continent's succeed in their endeavors.
Equal terms ? Are EU investors now comitted to pay their workforce same wages as in EU. Are EU comitted to bailouts for African Businesses if they fail. European and US Businesses are protected by their government (tariffs, sanctions, regulations etc). Will Africa be given the same right protect itself ?
Melanated people around the world really do need to join together... African Americans and Africans need to brainstorm and pull their resources and spending power together and build a worldwide empire!! Grow their armies and finally be major World powers!
Pick up your cross and follow Jesus! The world is quickly headed for destruction, and sooner or later you will have to sit at the judgement seat and give an account for your actions. Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life! - Revelation 3:20. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God tho. Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc and you should get a response. Have a blessed day!
Imagine enslaving, exploiting and massacrating a whole continent for one century, just to realize you are falling out of fashion and trying to fix it by building a few roads while trying to keep on with the exploitation through multinationals.
@@antoniokovac5170 my comment was implicitly referring to the colonial powers, ie a few rich western European countries. Of course Poland, Czechia, the former Yugoslav territories, Bulgaria, Romania, etc. had nothing to do with this, and will be, sadly as always, left to the sphere of richer ones.
@@barbadolid5170 The same can be said for most African countries themselves on a smaller scale. The majority has one ethnic group in power, that got that position through the exploitation of their neighbors. It just doesn't sound as good as blaming white people. For most African countries their current main challenges are internal, not external.
The moment when europe was upside down 0:48 was so disturbing. Like i am in southern europe and seeing myself where estonia would be is quite the strange feeling
On face value, this can only be good for African countries and their leaders (if there's such a thing as an actual leader with a clear plan...). We get to pick and choose what we want to embark ourselves in (or our own poison for that matter, not that they're all equally good/bad)
Both China and the West should compete for investment in Africa, because not only they would race to spread their influence in the region but also benefitting African nations as a whole.
Looks like China already has a huge leverage over them at this point, the BRI holds than half a trillion dollars worth of investments that already built a bunch of infrastructure to improve
Why not let Africa decide it's own future instead of merely seeing it as a resource for other places to exploit? Being exploited by foreign interests has never worked out in the best interests of the common African people before. Africa for Africans.
The only problem is that the EU and usa are not interested in bettering the lives of Africans, they are only interested in smearing and sabotaging or trying to stop what china has already done for the continent.
@@wrestlinganime4life288 Just like CHina! It's about resources and eastern dominion. They want to spread what they are doing to Uyghurs to the rest of the world. Taiwan better watch out!
according to my knowledge the Great Colonel Gaddafi was planning a single currency and that idea has been stuck in Africa's head ever since and that currency will compete with euro currency which might be better thats why.
Another unspoken reason for European investment in Africa is that Europeans want to stem the tide of African immigration. If Africa is a little more prosperous, less people would theoretically choose to migrate.
they have never cared about that, the goal has always been to replace their working class with africans, all they care is to have total control over african nations and their governments because if that doesn't happen then they are really fucked because africans will surpass them, they will maintain the poor africans so they never surpass them just like the USA has done it with latinamerica, the african birth rates are probably going to fall down at a quick pace after this happens as well
France was the worst colonial power, with the exception of Belgium (which possessed the huge territory of Congo, despite having nowhere near the manpower and resources to manage such a large territory). Portugal did a poor job, also. Today, I wouldn't trust ANY Western Power (Britain included) that tried to govern an African country. Perhaps they can provide certain services if requested, but otherwise, they should all stay out.
Man everyone sure do love Africa but only if its convenient, when it comes to its people there's no respect. But honestly it's up to the locals to change that narrative
at least the chinese are willing to act as equal trade partners, building roads and railways it's clear given that the eu is starting with north africa that they are not as willing as the chinese are to invest in africa's growth not only that, the eu only wants to sell things that most of africa currently does not have much use for, while the chinese are building roads and infrastructure that africa can actually use and maintain by themselves. eu wants to sell green energy and other expensive tech? really?
@@brendon1689 tbh some countries in africa dont have anything to lose at all, its either letting investment from europe and China or continue being misarable
@@brendon1689 That is a very onesided view on this topic. I'm not going to defend the european reasons in africa, as neither you nor i know the motivations of the people in charge, but as far as i know at least in germany there are a lot of people who want to help und a few basic theories about how to do that are even subject in school. The thing i can say pretty certainly, is that china does definitiv not have only african interests in mind. If want to know more i suggest watching trevor noahs video on how china is sort of colonializing africa again. And bevor you think, that he is a biased euopean, he's from south africa.
@@brendon1689 I don't quite agree with your statement, considering the conditions in the contracts offered by the PRC, bringing many states under the latter's debt-trap policy (mentioned in the video). Therefore, China is not willing to treat the participating countries as peers, but as consumers of their products, policy used by the west as well, with the US as biggest contributor. Nobody does it because of pure solidarity and if you think that the PRC falls out of the spectrum, I am afraid that you are just naive.
@@brendon1689 Sorry but nobody invests into Africa as lt benefits them back, that's all China wants, history repeats itself, its up to Africa leaders to act on what they want to decide on
My dad told me Africa as a whole would become a powerhouse in the far future because of investments from foreign countires. He told me this 18 years ago... What else does he know? 👀
South Africa "booming economically" and is a "lion economy"... well that is news to me. Last I checked we are not even growing faster than our population growth rate. South Africans now are poorer then we were 10 years ago.
You missed the mark a little bit on why they are interacting with Africa at the current moment. I recommend listening to Peter Zeihan or George Friedmen who has very interesting talking points on this topic.
Did you just say that Morroco has stable politics, no terrorists and a good level of life?🤣🤣🤣. In morroco one family owns all the wealth and they don't want to leave power anybody that stands against the monarchy gets killed. What about the terrorists in western Sahara? The average morrocan lives in poverty and wishes to go to Europe.
Morocco is one of the best countries in Africa for safety, quality of life, average salaries and food security. However, there are still problems with corruption, politics and lower infrastructure investment compared to South Africa. In North Africa, Morocco is way more stable than Algeria, which is why the European Commission prefers Morocco.
"It seems U.S. response in Africa were not driven by African's needs; but by the need to stop what China is doing in Africa"- Gyude Moore. Same applies to Europe.
True
Nobody cares about the needs of Africa. Not even the African political class itself.
Better rip that bandaid now.
Exactly. No european nation has even acknowledged the damage done by colonialism. So why would they help out of the goodness of their hearts?
@@triplemoyagames4195 I mean, it was mostly a net gain for africans tbh, as for most of the world. I wouldn't apologise for colonialism mainly because i am not a colonist. I am a human being born after decolonization so I see no need to apologise for something I have not done. Some things people need to realise, there are no pure hearted investments, no one wants to put their money somewhere for the good of the people, knowing there will be no return. Every single human, government, and corporation work this way.
@@bogdanmeoff2399 I didn't say the citizens lmao. I said the government, and secondly I didn't say apologize, I said acknowledge.
Colonialism was a net gain? The borders were construed in such a way as to weaken the nations, look at Nigeria for a clear example of this.
There's also history of Developed nations actively sabotaging African nations post colonialism. They have more to gain with the continent poor
thirdly, in Africa or other developing nations, carbon emissions are a symptom, not a problem. Most of the citizens literally cannot afford to be environmentally conscious
Europe is rushing into Africa . Historically accurate
I laughed at the title
You should see how many Africans are rushing into Europe 😁
Be glad they did, otherwise many more Africans would be currently enslaved still
it was the soviet russians that helped free africans from europe
@@scholaroftheworldalternatehist look up francafrique
As an African I hear a lot about EU and US grand investments in Africa and how they are so much better than what the Chinese have done, yet there is hardly anything happening on the ground! Most of these haven't even kicked off but they waste no time in milking them dry for their pr value
If you listen to the video, they are investing in digital and green energy, they are not investing in infrastructure, they also said why ... China already owns most of those nations infrastructure, no point in throwing money at that.
As an African this just beginning of official colonisation. And they know it
@@altayrstudio Not true. There is a massive need for infrastructure in Africa, but Europe is refusing to invest in infrastructure because they're concerned with the China benefitting from it as they are the primary trade partners and investors in Africa. European investments in Africa are politically motivated and benefit locals next to nothing.
@Landavian Motors Corp Cause u European looted our resources and massacred us .
Meh, that's simply because China had a big headstart on these kinds of investments. We'll see how these American/European projects are doing 5-10 years into the future.
When the whole point is about stopping China instead of helping Africa, it speaks volumes about their intention. Say what you want about China, but building roads and ports most definitely is more useful to African right now than to force them to go into Green energy and have Data centers, which will basically benefit the EU more than it does to Africa since it will be the EU companies running them
If countries would invest yes. The Chinese do kot build for free. Resources pay for those roads. Look around the coal out south Africa. Trees out of Zimbabwe. Hundreds of trucks waiting to get in to port to ship African materials to China
I think helping Africa with renewable energy projects is a good thing, but as you said, it needs to be done in conjunction with the African leaders.
A wise man once said “you’re welcomed into Africa as long as you’re not French”
No, it's best done without African leaders. They are the reason for corruption and inneficiency in projects through siphoning funds.
Are leaders of Morocco not entitled to decide for themselves?
Meanwhile China makes any deals it can without any any care (no safety concerns, no concerns about oppression, etc) and will keep taking business and influence if the west keeps trying to add strings to any deals
According to today's Financial Times article, China holds 90% of the world's solar energy production capacity,
EU just doing what everyone else is doing (Not just China, but also US, Turkey, Russia, India) by expanding further out their sphere of regional influence and hoping to create a safer buffer area around their own borders. Adapt or die. Only they do it with the extra weight of their colonial past on their shoulders which Africa remembers all to well.
Pity the EU and the US didn't have any consideration towards Russia wanting and demanding their own legitimate buffer zone...ironical to think about the reaction of the US if a threat similar to the one that happened in 62 was now reoccurring on their doorstep...
@@lolanaylor1144 Pity that Russia had to interfere in almost every election in the EU and US over the years try to destabilize and demoralize a system they feel threatens their hold to power... We can go on debating like this forever... No side is right here.
@@lolanaylor1144 Yeah except that Russia always creates buffer zones in countries that would rather stay independent. How tf is that legitimate? (Not saying that I agree with everything the west has been doing in the past) But currently it looks like everyone else would rather need a buffer zone to be protected from Russia..
Only Russia and ussr Don't go to africa
@@lolanaylor1144 Ah well, nuclear is nuclear. Russia can launch them and so can the US. I would not give any regime an inch just for the fact they hold nuclear weapons. I would rather free people be free who want to be free.
Africa should work as a continent by collaborating together on mutual trade and development. It should reduce its dependency on foreign investments. Africa has a huge potential.
Africa is full of corrupt, criminal and pirates politicians
Gaddafi tried to do this already and he was close to it until europe + US intervened.
Bro we can’t cause nato will just bomb us like they did Libya
You don’t think leaders have tried? We all know what happens when a non corrupt government tries 😹 they “disappear” cuz of Europe and the us
Yeah they should do that but as a white man myself I can't let that happen, how can I exploit them when they're not reliant on foreigners?
It's obvious that the EU is not doing this just out of the goodness of their hearts, but for geopolitical power. During the Cold War, Europe started to lose it's grip as the center of the world, and if Europe wants to regain that position or even stay in the game, they have to play the game.
Africa should NOT play in to The West's games. We see how they are destroying black Americans entirely. The West is bad for Africa, period. Don't take their money, at least Chinese aren't promoting LGBTQ and anti-family sentiments. Africans need censorship from America and UK indefinitely.
Agreed. You can't change people forever and, as Mark Twain remarked, although history doesn't repeat itself, it often rhymes.
@@busterofcoviddeniers It's not about who's technologically better. Africa needs to cover the very basics and quickly on a mass scale.
@@busterofcoviddeniers Idk, maybe the NATIVE PEOPLE? Why are we bringing back the white man's burden?
@@busterofcoviddeniers China ?🤔 just kidding 😅 but I wish afriacans could thrive and improve their lands without outside influence .
I suspect the European logic is even simpler: By giving northern Africa a marshal plan for green energy they can limit new greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere (An explicit EU goal of which they seem very serious about). This would of course have the added benefit of creating a new big market for green technologies which the EU have to develop in order to reach their climate change goals. If it ends up working this way, it would be big for the EU. This might be a chess move similar to what the Americans did after ww2 where they turned Europe into their consumers via the marshal plan
Are you really that naive to think that CO2 emissions are EUs top priority for rushing into Africa? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
POWER AND INFOUENCE no.1
lol not even comparable. The Marshall plan after WW2 totally saved Europe. This mini-micro investment plans wont make much of a difference. Even long term.
@@mirandapillsbury7885 The Marshal plan was massive, but it was also very drawn out, and took some time to really ramp up. Time will tell if the EU manages to do something similar. But knowing their track record this could also fizzle out into nothing
@@krazoe6258 tell
clearly please, I'm interested.
In my opinion, it is only a trade: that EU can now buy African raw materials "legally", and they can block Chinese influence.
China investment in Africa started before the Belt and Road Initiative. Already in 2007 they were doing massive investments, at least in Angola and Mozambique. Also this is not just about China in Africa, but also Russia, the Wagner group just being one of their latest 'endeavours'
Correct. It's not about just checking China's influence in Africa but Russia.
Let's see how that turns out for the continent, im hoping to see much more improvements to their quality of life and overall nations
Wagner group is leaving libya but replaced French forces in some countries
no was in 1975
The G7 nations, plus China, have been the leading investors in Africa for the last 25 years. A few years of modest investment from Russia isn’t in the same league
The EU has been constantly investing in Morocco and slightly less in Tunisia. This does not seem like a new move. All i know as an African myself is that France and its interests are not welcome. The EU must work with its equal, the African Union, to discuss these plans.
well i'm glad i can take the tramway for commuting...
The problem of Europe is that it does not want to work with Africa as a partner, but rather deals with it as a teacher with its pupil, and this is the reason why Africa has turned to other allies such as America or China.
Western leaders also do not stop supporting coups in countries that do not follow their whims, which led to the growth of Russia's influence in Africa by providing protection to some African leaders.
In short, Europe's time in Africa is running out, and its influence will become weak in the coming decades.
@S e p hセフ They are, what do you expect.
In the end of the day, it's politics. But hey, as an african nation, gotta do with what you have.
@S e p hセフ China have no history of crimes in Africa that’s why I’m working so hard to help Chinese to take the place of whites in Africa
@S e p hセフ Actions speak louder than words. China is far less self interested than Europe is with their constant coup support. Which China has never done.
Other than France, they really almost have zero influence. Over the past few decades, it's been mostly America running the show in Africa. Europe just runs after it and picks up the crumbs.
0:40 just 1 little correction - 🇲🇹Malta is also a member of the 🇪🇺EU and hence, shall be highlighted in blue too!
Yes Cyprus as well!
Also at 0:56 there are borders running inside Madagascar
@@JesseFeld nah both got annexed by the UK just yesterday.
Also, the internationally recognized borders of Morocco don't like that.
Malta is 🇬🇧
Berlin Conference: Resurgence
Berlin Conference 2: Neocolonial Boogaloo
Bruh💀💀
I thought that too.
Actually this time it will probably be good for africa, the european public is just too morally sensitive for outright exploitation without a signifigant response, in any case the rush to africa is a necessityz one way or another europe will have to secure africa
Oh *Ja*
As a Moroccan I want the full independance of my country in every facet of growth. We have the chance to become a global power on our own without meddling with anyone or having anyone do anything for us. I just want the sharks to stay away from our beaches, you've already brought enough wreckage and disdain.
As a moroccan i can confirm also that the future of Africa should be without any european influence
@@nawfelnefli2458 Western Sahara should as well be free of Moroccan colonialism.
Grow my friend and don't let these greedy EU bribe your brothers.
We as a nation need to come together to help our county grow, but firstly, change our corrupt leaders
Great analyzation! You are motivating me to learn more about geopolitcal influences around the world!
* Analysis
Africa really needs to step up their internal political cooperation and integration or they'll always be beholden to foreign investment for prosperity
It's better for Africa to think through a sensible policy rather than accepting any "deal" floated their way.
It's the biggest reason the Continent is barely progressing, they continue to take "loans" and bribes in exchange to others for something they want, and it just becomes a cycle of short term earnings for the leaders pockets that don't do much to help. The solution is to stand common ground and take advantage of to progress while working with other nations and not overlook the fact that they can again be controlled if they're not careful, the West did them like this to an oblivion
@@Racko. I think you have outlined the "likely" scenario. Most African leaders play a "double game" deceiving their people with fake pro-Africa statements whilst at the same time doing the bidding of foreign powers for an undisclosed sum of 💰.
@@oceejekwam6829 thanks for the intelligent reply 😎
@@PutXi_Whipped China is just taking advantage it knows its current global positioning is going to be threatened within half a decade as it's 1 child policy is about to show the real consequences of letting their population basically fall apart
It’s really cool you’re taking Alan fishers response to heart. Its cool to see how tight-knit the community is. Love both your channels - you saved my arguments in my exams ngl
But then, First few seconds: shows Western Sahara as part of Morocco. LOL
@@alfrredd well, it is only recognised by a few nations so why would he
What is his other channel?
What's his other channel?
@@Apfelseft he means both channels of *_'OBF'_* and *'Alan Fischer'*
Summary of EU's plan: Invest in Africa without building the basic infrastructure in Africa still keeps Africa with their existing poor infrastructure while keeping them indebted to them, which is what Eu really wants. My advice to Africa: no one is going to build your economy for you, build it yourself.
I personally think it's better for african nations to be debt slaves to the EU than to China but thats just me.
Right, plus w Europe falling they need a place to go.
Exactly
my advice keep working w china and Russia... they never did Africa dirty
These European and US attempts run hollow, they are simply reactionary to China.
Great contont. EU is rushing into africa simply bacause the Chinese is gaining influence in Africa, they are afrid of losing control over Africa. They are not really care about the lives and development of African Nations. But, competition is good for Africa. It's like the business world, competition over clients benifits the customer. The Africans can choose between the Chinese, the EU and the American.
@ThxGod It'sOver why tf are you posting this same random comment over and over again
@ThxGod It'sOver ???? Who is James ??
@ThxGod It'sOver I'm gonna stop arguing because I don't understand what you're talking about...?
And Chinese are?
Africa is seen as a source of resources and cheap labour, first by Europe (slavery->colonization->Aid>political system manipulation) and then by Asia China(Aid->Loans->Critical Infrastructure Aid->Critical Infrastructure Take Over and control). All aimed at providing raw materials and products at low.....prices below or just poverty levels.
Indeed although the predatory loans started with the IMF\WB through their "statutory adjustment programs" and "poverty reduction strategy papers."
And the same can also be said for critical infrastructure, I mean the Bollore group alone owns numerous utility companies and ports throughout "former" French colonies in Africa.
Comments be like :
- Never heard of China in Africa
- Europe in Africa? Holy colonialism
Just shows how thorough the disinfo campaigning has been. An uninformed populace is an easily controlled populace.
neither are colonialism
@@mint8648 nah one definitely was colonialism bro lolo South Africa, German Southwest Africa, French Algeria ,and Rhodesia literally existed and were settler colonial projects.
@@franzjoseph1837 i meant for modern day
@@franzjoseph1837 well South Africa was first Dutch, then Britain just yoinked it
The problem is EU which is collective Western countries still not abandoning their colonial mindset which is using their value in dictating other countries that has different value with them...
African leader are more worries about the instability caused by "the Western value" like what is happening in many countries just like the Arab spring.
Not every country ready to adapt western value, because different prior cultures, maybe in 2050 things will start to go better
Some EU countries have economic interests in Africa… France gets its uranium from Niger, etc. And those countries have seen China Belt and Road Infrastructure Projects gaining power in Africa. It’s about natural resources.
When china comes to Africa we talk about infrastructure and business
When Europe comes to Africa we
talk about china .
lol
And when chinese trolls go onto youtube they talk about Europe.
We talked about china when they released Covid.
Exactly
@@dino7209 facts... I prefer my business with China.
@@dino7209 they lecture the sick lol
So long as France is involved, EU initiatives in Africa will be a hard sell, especially in comparison to the Americans and the Chinese. There is a lot of inbuilt mistrust wrt the French in Anglophone Africa (coming from an African) and while i can’t speak for the Francophones, they certainly don’t seem too enthused by the French as well going by recent events in the Sahel
@@quercus3290 Yup, them and a bunch of mostly former French West African states. No matter how flowery the language from the EU may be, they’ll learn real quick that many bridges were already burnt.
France’s grip on Africa is a massive benefit to the EU’s initiatives. The EU will turn a blind and use France’s influence to secure their objectives
I’m not a fan of France
@@MrJairforce Exactly 14 states across West and Central Africa have their currency issued by and reserves controlled by France. It's called the _CFA Franc._ Over half of them also had French troops stationed in their countries, that was until Central Africa Republic and Mali finally kicked them out.
France also has tremendous meddling in North Africa. They committed genocide in Algeria killing over 5.6 million people (between 1830 and 1962) which they still refuse to acknowledge, let alone apologize for. They engaged in headhunting and French museums have thousands of skulls of Algerians. France backed a coup in Algeria in the 90s which led to a civil war that killed between 100k and 200k.
We all know about France, US and UK partnering up to kill Gaddafi in 2011, but then right before the pandemic France partnered with Russia, UAE and Egypt in supporting warlord Khalifa Haftar against the UN-backed Libyan government. With the aid of Turkish drones, Libya's government defended the capital and Haftar was pushed back. After failing in Libya, during the pandemic France partnered with Greece and Egypt to start a conflict over the Eastern Mediterranean with Turkey.
@@realtalk6195 Just one of the many reasons why the EU, especially with France as part of it, probably isn’t gonna be coming out on top on the continent. This particular scramble for Africa is a gonna a lot more complex that most imagine.
China has always the upper hand when it comes to investment in Africa because they don't interfere in local politics and often the whole country have similar perception of China. China also don't fuel ethnic and religious conflicts, don't favor one group of the other unlike EU and US.
China does interfere lmao, ¿¿¿you think and authoritarian regime that’s committing genocide is just giving free money????
Yes. China willing to work with everyone while the US have to dive into politic first
@Lucas Perk/flaw depends on perspective here. It's a flaw when competing with China for authoritarian leaders, who don't want to be interfered with, and just want the money (for themselves). For the population and long-term development of African nations the EU/US approach is much better.
@Golodias said China favors authoritarian rulers, because it means "stability". The EU doesn't. That's the correct distinction between the two. In more and more African countries is the population starting to see that China benefits no one, except the authoritarian elites and China itself, not the people.
@@Rex-ww4cw Because by freely working with authoritarian leaders you only strengthen their position, and hurt the people. China doesn't care about people, only about stability, same as in China domestically. The EU/US attempting to bring about political change is a good thing.
Africa please close your Doors on Europe. Dont forget your history. They are not here to help u.
africa has some of the most slavery in the world and europe and america are the only ones who are against it...
west are only in the world without slavery...
Last time this happened It didn’t go well for Africa
Edit: this Is just a dumb joke btw guys.
haha last time they enslaved us for 400 years with their North African pirate bases we put a stop to that.
When did anything ever go well for Africa?
Bruhh, this is so good 😂
@@lonestarr1490 Mali empire, Carthage and so on... Basically before the Christian Europeans. Africa was doing good under the Romans. North Africa was the richest in the Roman Empire.
It's a joke sir
When China partners with Africa it's a problem but when the Europeans do it's good news . Honestly just leave us alone we bloody tired of your intervention and schemes
Facts
Morroco is smart to let the EU invest in the country on their terms. And they aren't idiots like most African countries.
Without African exploitation Europe goes back to the dark ages. they will never give into that willingly, it's not even a reasonable thing to ask.
They ask for help then when they get it you moan. Lol.
@@Michael-yz4mc ikr lmao
For so long western countries used their lending bodies (IMF, World Bank) to control Africa in new colonial mindset until China came to the scene. Africa has made more progress quickly in terms of infrastructure the last 10-15 years that decades prior. i understand China's motives but if your people need a road or a bridge, it doesn't matter who builds it. In Africa, we hear less of IMF and the World Bank these days. And remember they lended to countries/leaders that danced to their whims, democratic or not.
China doesn't build a road where the people need it, they build it where China needs a road (i.e. to a mine, a port, to get resources out). Occasionally they build an extra road as a sign of goodwill. Still, in the end you receive a road worth 10 million dollar, and China pulls out 500 million in resources. It's a short-term benefit, but a long-term serious loss. It only happens because apart from that 10 million dollar road, China also sends 5 million in bribes to the president and his friends.
Pick up your cross and follow Jesus! The world is quickly headed for destruction, and sooner or later you will have to sit at the judgement seat and give an account for your actions. Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life! - Revelation 3:20.
Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God tho.
Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc and you should get a response. Have a blessed day!
China to Africa: what do you want?
Europe to Africa: this’s what you want.
Big difference
The only thing they want is profit
🤣🤣🤣you trust China.
They are both doing it for their interest.
Never trust China my friend. How many Africans has China let into their boarders vs how many has Europe.
Just because China wasn't the one to colonize Africa 200 years ago, doesn't mean they wouldn't have if given the opportunity.
@@hageneesje Europe did start the relationship off on a bad foot (slavery Exploitation racisms Apartheid State's Murder and Mutilation )
I take back ''bad foot''
europe did pure dogshit in africa
@@hageneesje China isn't to be trusted either but they are giving us what we want unlike Europe
I am highly surprised on how much influence France has lost in the continent. Since France itself under the leadership of Manuel Macron introduce a 65€millon in 2018. In which it was mostly to fund African business under the Digital Africa Initiative.
Yeah controlling the economy of every french African colony except Algeria isn't enough
it seem they prefer cooperate with russian and chineses, let's see how this will work xD
they still have most of their direct ex colonies as semi colonies anyways and if anyone tried to defy them they get assassinated or a french baked coup so................ this comment is baseless
@@paulr4747 right? Considering how 'well' Russia has done in Libya, Mali and Mozambique not to mention Ukraine I don't imagine France has much to worry about from Russia XD . China on the other hand....
I am not, as a Moroccan living in France, the decline of French influence was inevitable.
They have lost their past privileges in our country, and for example we even chose American F16 instead of the French Rafales.
We understood that the key is to diverisify our commercial partners, and not to be dependent on a handeful of countries for our exportations (and importations)
Africa should take advantage of these investment battle as fast as possible. Build most important infrastructure, school and hospital.
Yes...that's the same what I think. I heard that Dijbuti is housing several foreign military bases (China, USA and others I dno't remember) and their are making a money out of it. The best option is to not fall to hard to one of the side and make the profit because inteligent man will know that both of these sides really don't care about them and only want to gain more influence and be used in the future as a possible ally in the potential war be it economic or miltary.
Unfortunately a lot of africans themselves underestimate that
Think is China is slowly removing from infrastructure since there are too many risk and dept issue and u heard eu excuse for not building infrastructure. But I agree it’s a window where they are willing to invest better take the chance.
Africa shouldn't take these advantages from Europe. Because she never proved to be trustworthy. She has always been a occupier of African and Africans. Don't be naive. Open your eyes and think.
@@ellenation2294 Yes, China f'ed themselves by the one-child policy.Not enough people to fill all the infrastructures.
Well, another problem is that the cities are too dense, while countrysides are too empty, and they can't seem to drive down the immigration rate.
when watching this video I came to a realization, we are living in a great time. where quality information is being presented to the masses, by independent sources. I am glad to be able to watch and absorb so much information at the reach of my fingertips
the wealth of information and number of sources we have access to is truly stunning, compounded by the fact that its instantaneous. we might be witnessing a transitional period in the human experience. not everyone sitting atop the power structures is happy with the fact that the "plebs" are learning and understanding more about the world around them, make no mistake.
A question for Usurla knowing that she is right like you said....where was Europe when China started gaining grounds in Africa ?? It’s simply because China is doing what Europe didn’t want to do 🤔
You mean loot Africa and enslave nations through vast debts? Gee, why would Europe be hesitant to do that...
The title… doesn’t bring back happy memories to put it lightly
Too scrambled?
It does to me
@@RoderickVI Doesn’t for the Africans :)
@@shebsheb8850 why should europe care what Africa thinks? Shouldn’t europe be working to better Europe? Is t that what every continent should be doing?
@@purromemes7395 Basic morality, I don’t think screwing over the second largest continent again is very ethical
I wish there was a way, where we are helping Africa while not corrupting their leaders to get to their resources and promote our interests. I don't think neither China nor EU are planning any such cooperation.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Well jokes on you, China is already displaying such stuff.
That does not depend on China or EU, it is up to the Africans. If ur leader is corrupt, then get rid of him. If the system is broken, then fix the system. Y’all expecting China or EU to sent their fleets and air forces into ur country to help y’all overthrow y’all corrupt leaders?
@@keicer5618 that's not how Africa (or developing world in general) works. It's way more like this: there is a politician A, who promises people that corruption will be weeded out, that foreign corporations stick to environmental protection and safe work practices. And there's a politician B, who likes to have a new roll royce, hates some minority tribe, blames all problems on them and is backed by local mafia. So China, USA or EU don't like the guy A, because it smells like socialism to them and their corporation are saying that he's a bad guy, who is bad for their business. Not being able to pour poison into local river would make everything more expensive for white folks, paying good salaries and keep workers safe is also not cheap ... so anyways, the guy B gets all the money for his campaign, he gets free of charge PR western advisors. And the guy A gets nothing or a bullet from local mafia (or from CIA backed guys in the not so recent past).
Then everything is fine again, poison gets pour into the river, some kids are born without fingers, ecological initiatives are sounding alarms but nobody cares, kids are hurt in factories or mines, the politician B gets that rolls royce and westerners or chinese get that cheap cobalt (or whatever) for their iphones. Everybody's happy.
China is the closest at that. They build infrastructure instead of just throwing money at the leaders like the West do
May Allah have mercy on your soul Muammar Al Gaddafi.. everything he said came true..
Very true sir,
Good discussion👍.
7:18 "inherantly problematic" if i had a nickel for everytime that phrase was uttered. Why would Europe fund Africa's needs unless it benefits them.
Moralist grifters using double speak to confuse people
Why would anyone fund Africa's needs unless it benefits them? This applies to everyone not just Europe...
Kinda just wish Africa does this great emergence self-dependently.
Wishing Santa Claus existed would be more plausible
@@Tri1o139 its possible but imperialism from east and west is not possible
@@ABPHistory
Bruh,
There can't be supply without demand
There's no demand if your number one export are people/minerals without competition amongst employers (resource curse, one golden goose implies a cartel/monopoly/dictator of some form)
It's faster,
What's the difference of nation building and imperialism?
Accountants in my country are paid 60-80% less compared to western counter parts, and stats shows our accountants are better. But that 60-80% discount is still 50-300% better than the minimum wage
That's the price equilibrium at work
It's not imperialism if that's what they consent to and getting a better pay compared to other jobs.
Without the 60-80% discount our financial independence is slower
Also, result: my country is one of the top (if not the number 1) in volume for accounting related concerns
We get all those contracts by selling ourselves less but more than what local demand would give.
It's not imperialism, it's game theory, leverage, supply/demand, it's nation building.
@@NicitoStaAna paragraphs justifying imperialism, there have been other ways of achieving self reliance rather than imperialism, check out sankara's stride for self reliance with burkina faso
I highly doubt. The political philosophy of most African leaders prioritizes the longevity of the regime not the progress of the people. Most African nations only desire political integration for the sake of undermining the dissident views of their castrated publics.
as algerian we should trust ourselves and never trust foreign powers such as china us or even europe
Or even Saudi.
@@realShikha885 yeah
Yeah
Us & China are still evil, Europe is good now
@@dylanmurphy9389 yeah i beleive you😂😂😂
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If this plan does not mention investing in nuclear energy in SA & Namibia, geothermal energy in the rift valley, hydro energy in the Congo River valley, etc, then I have no idea what the EU is hoping to achieve. China's investments are making significant improvements to our countries' economies. If Europe wants us back in their sphere of influence, then their investments should be just as significant.
By blocking non renewable energy in the goal to "change climate" we can make africa easily our number 1 costumers by selling greenhouses and solar energy. Kinda like america does with it's weapons
Even in eu countries itself in eastern europe they can gain profit from it.
They also ask for a lot in return. Like the above comment said, Africa could be a major player in solar energy and other renewable energy. Climate change effects everybody, but it will be especially bad in Africa
Haha if you know, you know - those examples you gave will fly over most people's heads.
Dude, hydrodams in the Congo could cause eco system collapse in Congo's freshwater eco systems. That is a fucking terrible idea.
Europe will transfer factories from Chinna to Africa, dont worry, West created modern Chinna, it will create prosper Africa, if Africans and their leaders will not destroy it.
“Europe is Rushing into Africa”
Hey I’ve seen this before.
As a Kenyan when I see my city Nairobi displayed on the entire video I could be more proud of Kenyan KE 🇰🇪. Everyone is welcome to invest in my country.
@@kibiwotkibet1340 I like the fact that nowadays it is a trade treaty and agreement rather than during colonial error where they were just taking, taking and taking. We need a leader who is not corrupt a leader who has the best interest of the nation at heart then Wazungu will be forced to come in as investors. We know how much they like shortcuts given an opportunity
Selling the country
@@ofentsemogafe8624 to who and how?
@@kibiwotkibet1340 Of course this is not just about helping, there will be no one just helping because they are so nice. No such thing as a free thing it only looks free.
Your own people should give it a try , stop relying on colonialists
In other words, the Europeans want to take advantage of African resources without Chinese meddling.This is why it is important for educated Africans (and work with educated disporans) to return back to Africa and use their knowledge to build their countries economy, then they can tell both the Europeans and the Chinese to leave Africa. Cheers🍸
Thank you. Working on it
It’s also important to take advantage of this, as t competition will be better for people in Africa
South Africa, gdp growth since 2010? They went from a gdp of $375B in 2010 to $302B in 2020. Botswana is a very good democracy that’s always been seeing amazing gdp growth rates, it’s also is close friends with the eu because they struck a deal with the eu to sell their diamonds which got them a lot of their wealth
covid in 2020?
@@jaws5671 in 2018 it was $368B, in 2019 it was $351B.
SA had basically 4 recessions since. This is my country I get why you would point it out. I do have to point out that SA is still a powerhouse being a top 3 economy on the continent it has nearly 50% unemployment with a growing population so cheap labour is available on EU standards. The EU wants to do green energy and SA has an energy crisis investment would be welcomed wholeheartedly. Ease of doing business is also top notch for an africa country. Plus SA has large mineral deposits allot of them untapped we control nearly half the world's gold and 90% of platinum with the ban on Russian minerals SA is once again a top contender for international investment especially for value adding industries that can tap these minerals as they are currently just raw minerals. 9th largest win prlducer. Largest brewery. 2nd largest citrus exspporter I think. Most of the land is not utilized commercially due to water concerns so dams can help with hydro power and agriculture.
@@Flipflopflopper White flight ✈️
You just looking for any reason to hate on South Africa cause your comment is void of any thought
Africa: “Aw shit here we go again.”
In other words, it's to challenge China rather than help others.
Challenge china and help others before china helps them
Except I mean they’re mostly building military bases while the EU seems to be trying to globalize these countries more
"It seems U.S. response in Africa were not driven by African's needs; but by the need to stop what China is doing in Africa"-
“Ah shit, here we go again”
furry
I like this channel but I think you would really benefit from slowing down the release cycle and spending more time researching and fact checking.
The EU has been investing in Africa for over a decade. The EU and African joint strategy for development was crafted in 2007 and the EU has invested billions in Africa in the last 15 years. This isn't new stuff, everyone has been after their piece of the pie for many, many years.
Also, according to one of the maps Poland is not in the EU :/
@@lielakoma I think that was the Schengen area
@@lielakoma that was the eurozone
So true. Of-like channels are too focused on quantity if videos rather than quality and it shows. Shine and polish cannot substitute for substance.
@@darthmaul7983 Poland and Sweden are in Schengen
The frontier markets of Africa have turned their backs to the submerging markets of the west, where the sun sets, and turned to the emerging markets of the east, where the sub rises.
China just have much more lee way when it comes to export/import good while Europe is mired with geo-political problem from Russia to the Middle East. So i think Europe will have limited impact on a few well-off north African countries. Quite a few African countries has experienced EU's unethical politics like those former French colony, Libya and Morocco.
Xina is enemy with all it's neightbours.
Very scaring time for Africa future where no friends are real friends, poor quality of leadership!! Unmatured African leadership not cunning enough to take advantage of such great opportunity doled out by frenemies from East to West!!! What a disappointment!
Now is a scary time for Africa? Lol i would say now is the best time for Africa
Never has this much development happened in Africa and its thanks to China. If you only had the Europeans and Americans in Africa, those were scary times
I think it's fair to say no country or bloc of nations is "real friends" with any other. The focus on Africa is only borne of self interest, and China is no different. China doesn't yet have the history of exploiting Africa that Europe does, but give it a decade or two and something tells me they will unfortunately be on par with one another.
@@youngz13o Don't lie because the story of african colonization wasn't only about the genocide and slavery of the people.
Europeans have also brought the infrastructure and the technology that is today used mainly in "black" Africa because the arabic North Africa should be treated as a separate world. Europeans have also brought the advanced medicine to the poor tribal societes that have mostly occupied the continent.
The slavery was there always and Europeans have only used that as for example arab countries that were even more brutal and did it on bigger scale and have brought only the backward primitive religion.
Without the infrastructure and the social structures that the colonial powers have brought there wouldn't be even the contries only some small tribal warring states.
@@Jack-rp6zy is this what people call cancel culture?
Like no matter what China does, you always going to judge them based on what the other people did even though they are clearly not doing that?
Last I heard China was building schools, libraries, hospitals, water treatment facilties, energy and telecom infrastructure… last I saw European/American influence on that continent, it was to ask for phony donations.
Either way, it doesnt matter what everyone else thinks, its the African countries that already chose because they know whats best for them.
You and me, are just people on youtube
@@diabelgrogaty1963 You clearly know nothing about sub-Saharan Africa. Ethiopia has existed for thousands of years. Somali city-states have been around since the Ancient Greeks. The Nubians had their own civilisation at the same time as Ancient Egypt and even took over Ancient Egypt for a century
Makes physical and geographical sense for future electricity connections ... that's why the UK is currently running an undersea cable from Morocco at the moment, so its not just the EU.
It would make sense in the security and tourism industries also, Given the large amount of EU islands off of the Morocco coast.
Going forward I could see that being a secure win/win situation for both sides.
And remember, The Moroccans are no fools, So they're hardly being taken advantage of. You said yourself that the agreement with the EU is far better than any other offers on the table.
Thank you for saying we're not fools lol
Glad someone realized Moroccans are not idiots, given the past nasty reputation before decolonization, they will use every trick in the book to not get taken advantage of
@@Racko. I agree completely !
We must see our African partners as allies and not exploitable things, as Europeans we must work together with everyone for a better future, by everyone for everyone.
it's just 1 billion in investment lol. Let's not get too excited. And no he did not say the investment is better. He said the loans are a little easier to pay but that's about it and the loans are minimal and for tiny patethic projects. China is clearly doing a bigger and better job in Africa and it will remain that way. The fact Morocco hasn't jumped ship yet and isnt riding the wave / still holding onto Europe is hilarious at this point.
Africa needs better leaders that can come together from different countries and develop a better plan for how they can use the natural resources they have around them. They could be the richest continent in the world if they didn't have such backward leaders that seem to always bend over to the elites.
Africa have the same leaders everyone have. That is not the issue. MILITARY FORCE is the issue
Thank you for explaining it in a few words
which kind of natural ressources in morocco? there is only phosphate, which only generates about 2 billions dollar per year
Love that "Again" XD had me dying
It is good to develop all countries so all can live a decent life, has access to education and all to the mandatory utilities.
All life is not dependent on the ways of white Europeans.
@@raymondgreen5700 How is that related to my comment ?
Of course all countries have their own culture, what I meant investing in infrastructure, railroads, roads, hospitals etc is good for any country to have a good living standard.
After they have the basics, is up to every country to develop and flourish culturally in their unique ways.
The prosperity of Europe and the United States is based on the exploitation of other countries by relying on high-end industries. Europe and the United States are kind on the surface, but hypocritical on the inside.
@Zero to Something He has a point. To believe Your views of Development and continuous growth on a planet with limited resources should be accepted as the right model is not only delusional long term, but outright narcissistic. African have always lived in balanced societies with low population growth, stable food supply and no debt. Nowadays, they sell their future and freedom for nice roads and trains.
@Zero to Something 1) Your believe on continuous growth is based on your expectation of finding resources as efficient as oil, which is not a guarantee.
2) Africans are not living a balanced life because they are following European models that aren't fitted for Africans. Debt-based monetary policy with uncontrollable population growth fueld by welfare isn't the answer. Sustainable living has always been central to the African lifestyle.
3) A lot of these countries are overpopulated and/or got their domestic industries decimated by subsidized foreign crops to make them entirely dependent.
4) I didn't call you out personally. The thought itself is narcissistic since Europeans view the world solely on their point of view without regard to the needs of others. Africans evolved separately with different challenges compared to Europeans. It's delusional since the outcome will be the same as in the past. Resource curse will not let Africa develop even if it wanted to.
Imo infrastructure is more vital for this region, because proper transportation system contributes a lot for a developing country. And Infrastructure once built will stay there(Unlike software), and takes a lot of time and money. Even If china has some motive behind building roads and rails, it will benefit the people in those countries in the long run, and lets not forget, china has been investing in Africa from before 2010.
Telecoms and power sources and networks are equally important infrastructures.
@@marchernandez4596 no
@@arifurr How else do you power the growth, and how else do you power the service sector? Turism aside, the bigger the service sector, the more developed the country.
@@marchernandez4596 I don't think power infrastructure was mentioned in the video. China is doing that.
@@marchernandez4596 yes, telecom is important, but without physical infrastructure like road, rail etc they won't do much good. That my opinion btw.
Europe: *rushes into Africa*
Africa: *you know the rules and so do i*
a good one.... keep it up
Europe didn't get that way by loans. It got that way through conquest
Very enlightening to see the E.U finally approaching Africa on business and equal terms rather then with aid. A welcomed process. May both continent's succeed in their endeavors.
I think this is EU scramble for africa's infrastructure
Time to scramble the continent again, eh? 🇪🇸
@@WatcherOfTH-cam except ur latino u aint scramblin nothin
Equal terms ? Are EU investors now comitted to pay their workforce same wages as in EU. Are EU comitted to bailouts for African Businesses if they fail. European and US Businesses are protected by their government (tariffs, sanctions, regulations etc). Will Africa be given the same right protect itself ?
"equal terms"
Melanated people around the world really do need to join together... African Americans and Africans need to brainstorm and pull their resources and spending power together and build a worldwide empire!! Grow their armies and finally be major World powers!
Nice video.
Not only is energy renewable in africa, but also the leaders
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Imperialist Europe is retrying their imperialism in Africa
Imagine enslaving, exploiting and massacrating a whole continent for one century, just to realize you are falling out of fashion and trying to fix it by building a few roads while trying to keep on with the exploitation through multinationals.
Imagine not doing that...and finding yourself destroyed by competition.Besides,Europeans arent an exception in everything you just mentioned.
Exactly
@@antoniokovac5170 my comment was implicitly referring to the colonial powers, ie a few rich western European countries. Of course Poland, Czechia, the former Yugoslav territories, Bulgaria, Romania, etc. had nothing to do with this, and will be, sadly as always, left to the sphere of richer ones.
I think the hegemony of the west is falling and the east will take its place
@@barbadolid5170 The same can be said for most African countries themselves on a smaller scale. The majority has one ethnic group in power, that got that position through the exploitation of their neighbors. It just doesn't sound as good as blaming white people. For most African countries their current main challenges are internal, not external.
Scramble for Africa round 2, LET'S GOOOOO!
jesus christ tibetan mormolode is spreading arround it is isp fault
This time we got the new DLC with china and russia joining the battle royale too!
Scramble for Africa 2: Electric Boogaloo
5:34 Lol @ that submarine😂
The moment when europe was upside down 0:48 was so disturbing. Like i am in southern europe and seeing myself where estonia would be is quite the strange feeling
Should have called the video “Why Europe is scrambling into Africa” for the historical joke.
the scrambling to Invest in Africa
maybe they should fix europe first especially east EU
On face value, this can only be good for African countries and their leaders (if there's such a thing as an actual leader with a clear plan...). We get to pick and choose what we want to embark ourselves in (or our own poison for that matter, not that they're all equally good/bad)
I've seen this movie before, it's a classic.
Both China and the West should compete for investment in Africa, because not only they would race to spread their influence in the region but also benefitting African nations as a whole.
Looks like China already has a huge leverage over them at this point, the BRI holds than half a trillion dollars worth of investments that already built a bunch of infrastructure to improve
Why not let Africa decide it's own future instead of merely seeing it as a resource for other places to exploit? Being exploited by foreign interests has never worked out in the best interests of the common African people before. Africa for Africans.
The only problem is that the EU and usa are not interested in bettering the lives of Africans, they are only interested in smearing and sabotaging or trying to stop what china has already done for the continent.
@@Solid_Snake88 well their “investments” are not helpful
@@Solid_Snake88 that money goes to the pockets of the corrupt leaders lol.
so what youre saying europe wouldnt have helped africa if it wasnt for china
You damn right they wouldn't.
Its all about resources and western dominion
Yeah, the EU doesn’t care about Africa, it cares about containing China
@@wrestlinganime4life288 Just like CHina! It's about resources and eastern dominion. They want to spread what they are doing to Uyghurs to the rest of the world. Taiwan better watch out!
Hi! I really like you videos 🙏 just out of curiosity, how (which program) do you edit your videos? 🤗
As an African.
A big "LOL" to the EU.
"History does not repeat itself. But it does rhyme."
I don't understand? Do you think Germany is still run by a H!tler type?
They're getting kicked out of Africa while having a hard time getting Africa on their side. No history is rhyming nor repeating it self.
according to my knowledge the Great Colonel Gaddafi was planning a single currency and that idea has been stuck in Africa's head ever since and that currency will compete with euro currency which might be better thats why.
That's why the Americans had him killed at the hands of his own people.
Yeah… good luck with that lmao
ok good luck with that
Another unspoken reason for European investment in Africa is that Europeans want to stem the tide of African immigration. If Africa is a little more prosperous, less people would theoretically choose to migrate.
they have never cared about that, the goal has always been to replace their working class with africans, all they care is to have total control over african nations and their governments because if that doesn't happen then they are really fucked because africans will surpass them, they will maintain the poor africans so they never surpass them just like the USA has done it with latinamerica, the african birth rates are probably going to fall down at a quick pace after this happens as well
that could be halted easily by nationalist policies and strong borders
France was the worst colonial power, with the exception of Belgium (which possessed the huge territory of Congo, despite having nowhere near the manpower and resources to manage such a large territory). Portugal did a poor job, also.
Today, I wouldn't trust ANY Western Power (Britain included) that tried to govern an African country. Perhaps they can provide certain services if requested, but otherwise, they should all stay out.
Man everyone sure do love Africa but only if its convenient, when it comes to its people there's no respect.
But honestly it's up to the locals to change that narrative
at least the chinese are willing to act as equal trade partners, building roads and railways
it's clear given that the eu is starting with north africa that they are not as willing as the chinese are to invest in africa's growth
not only that, the eu only wants to sell things that most of africa currently does not have much use for, while the chinese are building roads and infrastructure that africa can actually use and maintain by themselves.
eu wants to sell green energy and other expensive tech? really?
@@brendon1689 tbh some countries in africa dont have anything to lose at all, its either letting investment from europe and China or continue being misarable
@@brendon1689 That is a very onesided view on this topic. I'm not going to defend the european reasons in africa, as neither you nor i know the motivations of the people in charge, but as far as i know at least in germany there are a lot of people who want to help und a few basic theories about how to do that are even subject in school.
The thing i can say pretty certainly, is that china does definitiv not have only african interests in mind. If want to know more i suggest watching trevor noahs video on how china is sort of colonializing africa again. And bevor you think, that he is a biased euopean, he's from south africa.
@@brendon1689 I don't quite agree with your statement, considering the conditions in the contracts offered by the PRC, bringing many states under the latter's debt-trap policy (mentioned in the video). Therefore, China is not willing to treat the participating countries as peers, but as consumers of their products, policy used by the west as well, with the US as biggest contributor.
Nobody does it because of pure solidarity and if you think that the PRC falls out of the spectrum, I am afraid that you are just naive.
@@brendon1689 Sorry but nobody invests into Africa as lt benefits them back, that's all China wants, history repeats itself, its up to Africa leaders to act on what they want to decide on
Are we witnessing a new scramble for Africa?
I think it's more like a Trudge Towards Africa, but it's a similar idea
Then, we will finally see the return of glorious Rhodesia!
God bless Zimbabwe! 🇿🇼
My dad told me Africa as a whole would become a powerhouse in the far future because of investments from foreign countires. He told me this 18 years ago... What else does he know? 👀
Europe be replaying history lol.
Am I in the right time period?
Almost all those shots of Africa were taken in Kenya. Karibu Nairobi.🇰🇪
South Africa "booming economically" and is a "lion economy"... well that is news to me. Last I checked we are not even growing faster than our population growth rate. South Africans now are poorer then we were 10 years ago.
nothing new, it's just part 2.
*G E K O L O N I S E E R D 2*
Shamelessly.
You missed the mark a little bit on why they are interacting with Africa at the current moment. I recommend listening to Peter Zeihan or George Friedmen who has very interesting talking points on this topic.
Morocco is the best country in Africa because it's stable politique no terroriste good level of life and more...
Did you just say that Morroco has stable politics, no terrorists and a good level of life?🤣🤣🤣. In morroco one family owns all the wealth and they don't want to leave power anybody that stands against the monarchy gets killed. What about the terrorists in western Sahara? The average morrocan lives in poverty and wishes to go to Europe.
Morocco is one of the best countries in Africa for safety, quality of life, average salaries and food security. However, there are still problems with corruption, politics and lower infrastructure investment compared to South Africa. In North Africa, Morocco is way more stable than Algeria, which is why the European Commission prefers Morocco.