Why Europe Doesn’t Want A Bridge To Africa

With just 8 miles separating Europe and Africa have you ever wondered why there isn't a bridge between them. The Strait of Gibraltar one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world could be the home to one of the world's largest megaprojects.
Follow us as we dive deep into the mysteries that surround this strait, and why Europeans wouldn't want the bridge in the first place.
We seek to deliver untold stories of our past & future. We are by no means fortune tellers nor geniuses so take everything with a big pinch of salt, we do make mistakes.
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Olof Ejermo, Katrin Hussinger, Basheer Kalash, Torben Schubert, Innovation in Malmö After the öresund bridge, 05/2021
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[@WhitePeakStudios]

Hey Everyone, Thanks for checking out our video! For returning viewers, our usual narrator Andy has left on a 2-month band tour to the US. We wish him all the best and hope for him to be back soon! In the meantime, Mark will be replacing him as the narrator. Let us know your thoughts!

[@pooftertogs]

Why? There is not bridge yet Europe is getting filled with incoming refugees… just imagine the state of europe if it gets easier! 🙄🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@graftings8042]

You deserve more subscribers for that quality of video.

[@WhitePeakStudios]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for checking out our video :)

[@Paul_C]

Sorry no, this has be hashed out time and again. Now an American butt's in, and you don't want Americans designing any infrastructure project. They are crap at it.

[@rohanvaddiraju4195]

Hey great video! Do you have any advice on how your started this channel? I've been wanting to make a channel like this covering topics in the United States, video essays with graphics (maps, diagrams, videos, etc..).

[@WhitePeakStudios]

Thank you, This is the best compliment someone could give! Go for it! The best advice I could give you is to be passionate and enjoy yourself whilst working. We are by no means a big channel and at the end of the day we don't really know what we are doing either!

[@phyjcb]

One consequence of such project is that Cadiz could become the Malmo of the South.

[@Grand-Rose]

Southern italy is already facing the burdens.......

[@nathancharlesworth1666]

damn. was very suprused to see 63 subs. thought this was real life lore

[@dev.0122]

Great video. Well Researched and engaging

[@WhitePeakStudios]

Thank you! We are glad you enjoyed it!

[@mytjadev]

Now, that's a high quality video. I thought I was seeing a video from a big studio, such as Half as Interesting. I was positively surprised to see a small creator. Keep it going.

[@WhitePeakStudios]

Wow, thank you!

[@bensblues]

Africa's total exports are only 450bn... that is crazy low. Compare that to China, a single country, whose exports are nearly $4tn - china's export value is 8 times that of the entirety of Africa's. Really goes to show how rich China is getting, yet how little Africa is progressing.

[@Jennyeq]

And most of that $450bn were raw materials extracted by chinese firms. Until africans and arabs learn how to do a hard days work - instead of stealing or scamming from others - as a society they will never progress.

[@WhitePeakStudios]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! It's really interesting to compare these figures. Indeed, China's exports are significantly higher than Africa's, but it's also worth considering the different economic contexts. Africa is incredibly diverse, with many countries at various stages of development and facing unique challenges.

[@bensblues]

@@WhitePeakStudios maybe we will see a change in this figure with Africa's steps out of colonialism - such as Niger removing French influence. Maybe you could show us some of the predictions regarding Africa's development in the future? :)

[@WhitePeakStudios]

@@bensblues We certainly hope so, with so much potential and leap-frogging technology it won't be long till they have caught up. We will take a look! A topic we haven't thought of yet. Thank you so much for the recommendation, it means more than you know!

[@bensblues]

@@WhitePeakStudios thanks for the content!

[@mossyslopes]

Blending two different culture's ? The distance between Morocco and Spain culturally speaking, is vast compared to Denmark and Sweden. - Freedom of movement of goods and people between EU countries is already covered by Maastricht Treaty.

[@WhitePeakStudios]

Thanks for checking out our video! Yeah, the mixing of 2 cultures promotes innovation, as different backgrounds and experience leads people to look at the same challenge from different angles and perspectives often offering unique solutions. With the completion of the oresunds bridge between denmark and sweden we saw clear evidence of said innovation despite their cultures being quite similar so you can only imagine what could be achieved between Morocco and Spain.

[@asoton957]

@@WhitePeakStudios Did the mixing of several barbarian cultures promote innovation in the Roman Empire or its death?

[@smiechu47]

@@WhitePeakStudios Lol get a load of this guy

[@jonjohnson2844]

Please don't confuse the EU with Europe.

[@buddy1155]

It is basically the same, every significant European country is in the EU as well.

[@phyjcb]

Don't confuse the USA with America.

[@allrounder7003]

​@buddy1155 Does that mean the UK, Norway and Switzerland are no longer significant countries?

[@buddy1155]

@@allrounder7003 Norway and Switzerland are

[@allrounder7003]

@@buddy1155 Are what?

[@sterlingmichel4445]

Why Europe doesn’t want a bridge to Africa? But Europeans are the only ones doing the studies and making proposals

[@mocode1]

map of Morocco wrong 👎👎