nice video but you made a bit of mistakes : Morocco is a part of the Maghreb we ain't joining till Algerians stops supporting the separatist & you forgot to mention USA is going to invest too in Morocco also were far more stable than the others countries in the video and you neglected Spain & the economic siege were putting on occupied Ceuta & Melilla I don't think they'd want partnership because of the bitterness
I have an hypothesis. A very very small group of people are actually scourring the internet to find sponsorships like this to get lots of benefis in lots of things. Its not really possible to prove but, it was just a thought that came up
You forget to mention the Egyptian high speed railway under construction 4 lines 1700 km networks 250 km/ hour . $ 32 billions built by german company Siemens ... first line will connect the red sea soukhna port with Mediterranean sea second line will connect alexandria with south Egypt aswan , luxor .. third line alexandria to Libyan borders , fourth line luxor to red sea
When a TH-camr gives more factual insights in world politics than most media channels. Good job, @Caspian Report. I teach in college, and I sometimes refer to your videos when students have questions about a certain topic.
@Cruiser I think it has less to do with media bias and more to do with focus. Mainstream media companies are trying to report on the news constantly, taking a quantity and reactionary approach to events as they happen. A channel like this doesn’t concern itself with being first to a story or pumping out the most possible reports. Instead, there’s an emphasis on research, analysis, and diving deep into any subject that’s being highlighted. Don’t tackle every story, but do the best you can with what you do tackle. So most media has a very different set of priorities and approach compared to a channel like this.
@Cruiser Nah. Something like this isn't covered not because the media is biased, but because it's just not sensational enough for them. This is from a policy report. Those things are important, but also very dry. And being dry / drab / boring automatically means the media, whatever their bias, won't cover you. They'd be too afraid of people changing the channel. Also what the guy above said^.
@@Bayard1503 It might still exist, but barely, insufficient, expensive, and not as intriguing by many state and its policymakers and businesses of Africa as what it had been in the far past, like Medieval era for example, now the trade and commerce shipping are the dominant player in the economy there to tap onto the international market for selling and buying products, just the same case as Land Silk Road, still exist but not as prominent as it had been 500 years ago, and China want to revive it back, but we'll how it will go.
Having done a lot of research into how Africa got where it is today, it's VERY interesting to see where these trends are likely to go in the future. Very good video once again!
Eu is not a world power it's a combination of countries and China is 1 and Eu can't even fight China Eu a failed region China upcoming superpower that's reality
@@fren183 if it's in the interest of both parties, why would it be a bad thing? not colonization anymore... more like partnership and for Europe, developing Africa is a one stone many birds situation development => more jobs for them, make the cheap "crap" for us, more wealth for them => more stability => less need for us to "intervene" => more buying power => we can sell them some more of our expensive "crap" => more jobs, money and stability => less migration toward Europe... it is in our best interest to develop Africa, to make them more wealthy... cynic? maybe, but realist and it's in their own interest too... so why bother about pseudo intelectual thoughts on neo colonization? the best deal is the one that profit both parties
it has a million subscribers!???? ive been following for years and had no idea the audience had grown that large. i still remember when Shirvan tried to use other people to do the voice overs for these videos and the comments would be full of people who were upset with the change. lol If that says anything, it means he will definitely have more subscribers in the years to come.
@@aussieboy4090 *_Imagine controling nearly the entire fucking world and you blame china for taking it over, well I guess your pfp shows your hypocrisy_*
@@aussieboy4090 *_Oh and same with Russia. You constantly demonize them, you say they want to take over the world meanwhile the united states has bases on nearly every continent. You criticize them for human rights then you happily support the saudis._*
@@awddfg I don’t disagree with anything you said about Russia or China, but I have to respond to your comment on US bases. Just realize that American forces deployed on foreign soil are subject to the wills of host governments. If the German government tells them to leave, then American forces are contractually obligated to leave, it’s the same around the world. It’s not like American forces are deployed in these places as occupiers, they are there simply as a deterrent, and they don’t exert any control or influence over local politics and governmental affairs. I think it does a real disservice to denigrate American bases abroad, sure they might not need so many bases, but it’s not like they’re necessarily a bad thing and it doesn’t mean that they US has some sort of Pax-Americana/American empire.
As a moroccan,this is very accurate situation,im surprised that shirvan got his infos very accurately since other channel have a tendency of being biased or give half assed infos.Thank you shirvan
now about present day🤷🏻♂️ I will say this Colonialism has not ended..... it evolved. let me explain. before colonialism " ends " the west chose the leaders of countries to keep their interest in regions take france for example. www.ieri.be/en/publications/wp/2019/f-vrier/france-still-exploiting-africa and take me for example. i am from the middle east and here our " dictators" have been chosen by the west not by us and here they uneducate people Historically , economically and religiously because that's what sustain their rule and my country is rich ,but money is nothing for me and for us muslims in general and here we eat we drink and we sleep ( not me i always study and seek knowledge in all fronts as best as i can and am a civil engineer ) even the cattle eat drinks and sleeps. here🇰🇼 courrption is too obvious and we muslims are in phase one and that's " Realization " to be fully aware from politics to history to religion. and every time a Muslim nation rises the west is unsatisfied and want to overthrow the government. Gaddafi,mursi,Yemeni leader Salah , King faisal in the 70s ( he got assassinated) ....etc way a lot i can't go over them all. HOWEVER, before the Arab spring this i admit was not clear to all of us ,but after the Arab spring EVERYTHING WAS CLEAR. we now came to realize misery is built by the happiness of others and our leaders and boarders were chosen and drawn by the west and we must amd will over throw our governments and stop the western intervention in our lands. sorry forgot ( the western people have nothing to do with their governments in fact we are all slaves to this corrupted system we live under " capitalism " or communism both you use " banks" made you know by who i don't have to explain). now about "slavery has evolved" and this time it favors no race only one in fact 👃 and it favors mostly the dollar. we are born to serve and sustain the system and the system milks the life out of us and we gain " invaluable paper money " in return and sometimes we get in debt which is literally an invisible chain in the neck. basically we are living inside bank and the bank choses who succeed and who doesn't and the bank plays with economy and who built it? "the red shield" known as the rothschilds. our muslim lands are the battlefield of the super powers and when you say next time why refugees are in Europe ask yourself what caused them to be there? that's the correct question. Russia is causing the refugee crisis in Europe by bombing the Syrians and helping Assad to kill his people and the refugees are a toy to send them to Turkey and Europe to weaken their economy and make the left wing fight right wing start wars. Russia has an agenda and don't get wrong Russia, china and America/western Europe are fighting for their agenda to who rules who. all of them are trash. now i want to put it in conclusion. " REALIZATION LEADS TO REVALUATION AND REVELATION LEADS TO REVOLUTION " SOMETIMES IT LEADS TO A VERY DIFFERENT R AND THAT'S RADICALIZATION AND THAT HAPPENS WITHOUT BACKBONE. that's why people go far left or far right. because they are weak in character and btw left wing right wing is a toy for the system no matter who wins the system decides everything not the people nor the government. We muslims are in phase one ,but obviously Turkish people has finished phase three. and we look forward to unite with our Muslim brothers and sisters and no islam is not an Arab please don't let me write about it and Arab is not an ethnicity it's a language. the world is Suffering from western imperialism ( not the people unlike you we understand) most people walk with where the wind pushes them am not like that i hope you understand now.
@@ahmadfrhan5265 Unless you can write persuasively and cohesively and stay on your subject no one is going to take the time to decipher all this wandering mush. Vive la France! 🇫🇷
@@alinobunaga here comes the tritoar and denial who recently handed his b utt to Zionists. do you deny what i mentioned? and who is Erdogan? what do you know about him ?
@@ibejibenson1783 French Guyana, French territories in Indian Ocean, French territory in Antarctica, French island near Canada France still has a global empire
@@ibejibenson1783 It's actually 8 nations with CFA Franc as their currency that are directly under the French central bank and France has military bases in all of these countries. Other former colonies are probably controlled in a more indirect ways.
If he would I would he really should also bring up the Katchin stuff as well The Rohingya seems to get all the attention in the media but there's more than just them. Plus with the Rohingya BLOOD AMBER isn't involved.
@Abdul-Hadi Muhammad Shu'Aib Makmod Ah yes Vietnam democratic its more PRC has angered alot of countries They have somehow managed to make Vietnam a American Ally.
@@Newbmann that happens more often in history then you might expect, japan vs germany ww1, japan + germany vs allies. China vs Vietnam, vietname vs USA, USA + vietname vs china. im pretty sure at some point we might even get China + USA vs Russia + Africa who knows?
Another great video! Exploring where these trends are likely to go in the future requires much detailed research! Thanks for always talking about such important and complex topics!
Somalia is the most strategic location in Africa with close proximity to the Gulf and Asia and most trade between east and west pass it, as it's a gateway to Africa with the most ports and longest coastline in Africa
@@missachol24 Well let's hope so, it has the largest oil and gas deposits too with estimated 110 billion barrels of oil that's more than Libya and Nigeria combined and has the largest fisheries deposits
Don’t worry brother we will be back soon and bring back stability to Africa as we have done before . We got the natural resources,strategic place . Able,intelligent,business oriented people . And never forget stable Somalia can build strong army in 10 years project . Let’s all make Africa great ✊🏾
@@lif3andthings763 yeah no, the Arab/Ottoman colonies in Africa were likewise built upon slavery With the Zanzibari Sultanate not abolishing slavery until 1897 And the Ottomans didn't abolish slavery at all until the collapse of the empire in 1918 Curiously enough though, afterwards successor state of the ottomans, the Republic of Turkey, didn't explicitly ban slavery until the late 1960s, and the Omani Sultanate which had dominated Zanzibar for 200 years didn't abolish slavery until 1970
The only operational corridor, for now, is Tangier-Lagos, Morocco is already extending its highway to the South in Guerguarat and he also takes part in financing the Mauritanian-Senegal road with EU (Nouakchott-Rosso ) and building the largest Port in West Africa in Dakhla, South of Morocco.
And will probably be the only one for decades. It is the safest and the most practical for any business. Why would any exporter choose a road across the Sahara desert with active terrorist groups when he can choose a safer road along the atlantic coast with a lot of towns and ports? I'm glad Morocco is extending the highway to the southern town of Dakhla. The new big Dakhla port gonna be a game changer.
The Al- Guerguarat border post is frequently bombed by the Polisario front. Western Sahara is a disputed territory and includes Dakhla city which you mention. It is literally a war zone and the Worst possible road for trade and violates international law and African union resolutions.
You forget to mention the Egyptian high speed railway under construction 4 lines 1700 km networks 250 km/ hour . $ 32 billions built by german company Siemens ... first line will connect the red sea soukhna port with Mediterranean sea second line will connect alexandria with south Egypt aswan , luxor .. third line alexandria to Libyan borders , fourth line luxor to red sea
@@wall37 what are you talking about ?? I am talking about high speed railway not roads .. Egyptian construction companies built roads in Egypt and many African and arab countries
@@wall37 most of the $ 32 billions will go to Egyptian company..5/8 of that money will go to two egyptian companies orascom and arab constructor both companies will built stations , rails , construction works ..ect ..seimens will build trains and electrical engineering.. 99% are egyptian workers on the site .. by the way both companies orascom and arab constructor have many projects in Algeria such as roads , housing complex
@@wall37 Egyptian construction companies has great contracts and projects in african and arab countries .. for example the two giant egyptian companies elsewedy and arab constructors are building dam in Tanzania for $ 3 billion . And Chinese company lost that project th-cam.com/video/WdT_aA7t9Hw/w-d-xo.html
Morocco is by far the most developed, having massive ports Casablanca port and tanger med Alongside a massive highway network and railway connections Adding all that to great relationships with other African countries Morocco is the second biggest investor in Africa ,
@Alan Turing well,when most of the top 5 in this so called index still wait in line for milk and wheat,and the prices of fruits are expensive,while other countries that are low but does better than those who are high in this index,then this index should be reconsidered or not to be taking seriously.
@Alan Turing how mature and civilized your comment. 😂😂 i think you’re hating a bit too much on morocco in the comments.im just stating facts And yes we do talking about macroeconomics,yet you’re doing the same thing as i do and bring kool aid to the matter.
@Alan Turing well the milk argument is a fact.and here i mean algeria,they still wait in line for milk and wheat in lines,they barely have fruits accessible to the common ppl.they have no industry besides oil and gas extraction,yet they are above us in the ranking.why is that? Morocco has better quality of life,better infrastructures and multiple industries with no important natural ressources besides phosphate.which its revenues dont exceeds algeria’s crude oil and gas revenue. No logic behind this ranking.
@Alan Turing HDI is useful as a guideline for cross country comparison, but what drives the development of a country is more than just the 3 aspects measured in the HDI. The HDI mainly looks at 3 components of life expectancy, education and per capita income. However, just these three indicators itself is not a good representation of a nation's development. Sure enough, they're the 3 fairly important variables in seeing how well a nation has developed but it does not capture the whole picture. For example, HDI speaks of the higher the level of education, the better the development. But that's not entirely true as stated in a paper by Hanushek and Woessmann science.sciencemag.org/content/351/6271/344, where its been found that raising the cognitive abilities of school children will lead to higher contribution and return, compared to increasing their years of education. In other words, the higher the test score of school children, the better the return on investment in education (better development in the future); relative to years of education. In the paper, East Asian countries have a higher test scores on average, compared to LATAM countries. And this is just one aspect. Other variables that affects a country's development status includes strong investment and savings, population growth and demographic transition, democracy and politics, corruption and rule of law, and the newest aspect being sustainable development. These are all big chunks of the economy and the answer may be vague. But, they all contribute to the development of an economy. The thing is that even if a nation is relatively poor in terms of human capital, where it lacks the intelligent population such as China and India to help develop it's nation, if the nation has a sound policy roadmap to pave its development, backed by transparent governance and strict rule of law to protect intellectual property rights and innovation, it'll still be able to develop just as good as any other nation. A solid government planning with lack of corruption can attract FDI and overseas talents to migrate to said nation, leading to development in the long run. hdi relies on gdp per capita, algerian gdp per capita is bigger than the moroccan one, but the average moroccan salary is way higher than the algerian one, this does not make sense which proves that this metric isn't really accurate, also according to the Hdi, Libya, a country torn by civil war and lebanon a failed state, venezuela, also a failed state, have all better HDI than Morocco
Morocco 🇲🇦 is a country in north Africa facing Europe with narrow strait of sea that is 14 kilometres wide , making it the closest African country to Europe , is that enough details
May be Europe only needs to manage small countries from which they can get favors and leave the complexities to the African nations they setup bases in.
From what I understood, 3 sides are facing each other with these 3 corridors : USA+France with the Moroccan Corridor, China+Italy+Turkey for the Maghreb Corridor and Russia+Gulf Countries for the Egyptian one. It can only end in a huge mess
electric cars are a scam by the rich, their production and the batteries are still bad for the environment and they still take up too much space, just like regular cars. the future is public transport. but of course rich people would like 5000 euro subsidy for their new shiny 50K car so they do that instead. it wont have any geopolitical consequences. besides the fact that we are getting people killed in the rare minerals mines in 3rd world countries but we've been doing that for decades. renewables will slowly replace our dependence on foreign fossil fuels with a dependence on silicon and steel which we can produce locally in europe.
Infrastructure projects have been a way to socialize the cost of supporting the ruling government party's friends. It allows for no bid contracts, cost and time overruns, and no creditors to come after companies if a project fails when the government is friendly and it's the citizens on the hook for the bill. But if the project happens to be profitable, then that's a bonus. That is unless the citizens revolt and go full Voltaire on the rulers. I don't think he makes good biological modeling, but I think he made a decent documentary about money. I'd recommend watching the whole thing, but if you want to skip a bit ahead watch the third part at around 24:00. th-cam.com/video/KdENsIkBpiY/w-d-xo.html Extra Credits did a good piece on the South Seas Bubble: th-cam.com/video/k1kndKWJKB8/w-d-xo.html These aren't necessarily infrastructure related, but they are state sponsored private companies. That means costs are socialized and profits are privatized.
08:40 ... That corridor was just an idea of transit gaz and oil to europe... But after morocco get into trading with nigeria ... They will built a 2nd corridor from lagos nigeria to tangier morocco.... So the first is canceled
@@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065 longer but connect more contries than the algerian project who concerns only nigeria niger and algeria the Moroccan project will benefit 14 west africain countries
@@zakariaalami1491 yes, but it depends on the exporter, more countries doesn't mean it's better, and it's possible to reach those countries all the same, with the advantage of reaching Nigeria earlier, Nigeria is the biggest economy in Africa, it's more important.
@@zakariaalami1491 no, first of all there are more than 2, and second you can reach the other countries as well, it's not a one way route, but there's the advantage of getting to Nigeria earlier (therefore cheaper), i think both roads will find their place, and it depends on each shipment, for example if someone is prioritizing Nigerian market, they'll probably choose the shorter route.
This is my 10 year anniversary watching these videos. Always informational and soundtracks get me into the mood to play Civilization :) Shirvan has been one of the most consistent TH-camrs in quality and delivery.
Politically, Morocco seems like the best bet. Also, it's by far the easiest place (not easy, easiest) to create a land route directly from the EU to West Africa. Time to build that Gibraltar fixed link?
Somalia is the most strategic location in Africa with close proximity to the Gulf and Asia and most trade between east and west pass it hence why all superpowers are competing for it
would be EXCELLENT. I genuinly hope Morocco considers working with the UK more than with Spain. Spain is Morocco's competition where as the UK is an ally. The Gibraltar bridge is better than the proposed Tarifa or Algeciras bridge imo
@@mirandapillsbury7885 Spain the competition of Morocco and the UK is an ally, wait a minute are we back to the 16th century ? is Morocco and the UK plotting together again to attack spanish colonies in America ?
Great in-depth analysis especially noting the Moroccan edge and it's notable investments in infrastructure and tourism. I believe that will be the main corridor to Africa.
I think in history Morocco has proved to always have been one step ahead of the rest of Africa. I'm Portuguese and I lived in Morocco, I saw great progress ongoing there, the transportation systems are getting better.
I think it could do with European port throughput, especially if Germany is the target port, but that's just me guessing. I'd also add that gebralta straight and English channels are extremely busy, soon we will reach max capacity there and further planning will need to be made, i dont think stagnation will be a good thing too
Exactly my point, why even risk interactions with boko haram and other issues if you put it on a ship and pay even less. Booming Nigeria can also export via ports rather than railways.
@@leroi1297 The Lybian problem is huge, and has destabilised the entire region. Northern Mali specifically is under militias & islamist terrorist groups. The Borno region in Nigeria is still under Boko Haram. Tracts of land in the Sahara & Sahel remain ungoverned & ungovernable. Tunisia had large scale mass protests in January, with police violence. Anti-govt protests have relaunched in Algeria, intensifying as the 2nd anniversary of the 2019 movement drawns near in February. Most countries have the Maghreb and Sahel countries marked as risky in their travel advisories due to bandit & terrorist activities.
@@leroi1297 Regarding Boko Haram - I didn't say that the problems are recent. Nor did I say all the problems are related to the Arab Spring. Please check my original comment - I just mentioned "political situation in the Maghreb and Sahel". I didn't mention the Arab Spring at all. And I didn't say the examples are all linked with Lybia either... But yes, Mali issue is related to fall of the Gaddafi regime because it involves the Tuareg in southern Lybia going to Mali with their weaponry to claim Azawad, but then the movement got hijacked by terrorist outfits... And why are you bringing in comparisons with the USA? How is that anyway relevant to Belt and Road in Africa. And I never said situations are better in France or USA or anything like that? It isn't a comparative contest or something... And it isn't "cool". I did not mention Tunisian or Algerian protests to score points, but as examples of crisis. And that is sad, loss of life and insecurity and political tension and repression are not desirable, be it in whichever form, and be it in the US or in Tunisia or Algeria... Look, if it makes u feel better then I'l say Maghreb region is stable. You seem to not have much problem with crisis in the Sahel.
@@leroi1297 Even if the sahel and Maghreb is stable now, (which it isn't) coastal shipping routes make more sense, avoiding not just possible troubles in the Sahel and Maghreb, but also the terrain and long transport routes. These overland routes mostly might be usefully for people, while trade should go by sea.
too bad they are not smart enough to control their population growth like China-India did. i don't think they can have enough resources to sustain such big population in future if they do not implement 2-3 child policy with "2 is enough" movement . even India is bad example
@@Filip-dg6uk Humanity has survived for thousands of years without a "one child policy". Population growth adjusts automatically, and to be clear, it usually adjusts without famine. Famine only happens when the food supply shrinks dramatically, and that's unlikely to happen in an economically growing Africa. And btw Europe has an insatiable demand for Africans and will import as many as it possibly can. So even if there were to many people in Africa, they could just to to Europe.
@@1schwererziehbar1 I don't think Europeans will allow it, when it comes to the will of population of Europe. If you think that 30s and 40s won't happen again in Europe you are naive. Famine already has it's roots in Africa even today. Imagine what will happen once you double the population. xD And what will happen if climate change to the expense of ur farmlands? Hm... Not thinking well for your future generations, aren't you? Well... If u wanna stay in mud like India so be it. Cant believe there are sadistic idiots like you that can't even learn from others that have found the formula for success... So be it. But don't think that Europeans will welcome you. Even now they are starting to massively change their attitude to migrants. Imagine what will happen in couple decades... And there's still sahara desert and mediteranian sea to cross in order to reach crazy mad border patrols and even worse native populations... ;) Good luck with famine in future though... If it's anyone's fault, it's yours. Your children will need to thank you for misery you'll create for them.
@godofgame2500 how so? besides, automation is getting bigger and bigger and not even USA won't need more immigrants, not to mention Europe or China. xD i am only stating out the facts.
Most African countries have a coastline. Sea and airfreight, and passenger air travel will remain Africa's main links with the wider world. Regional cooperation in Africa allowing the smaller countries by land area to trade with neighbours is very important. But Africa is large. We should not expect north-south corridors away from the coast, especially through the Sahara, to flourish.
You know if these cities are getting more and more advanced it’s partly bcs of investments of their inhabitants. If you keep this pessimism your region will never advance
Exactly, to depend on unstable islamic regimes of north africa would be unforgivable mistake. I do not say, there will be no development in those countries, but they will not have a degree of influence mentioned in this video...
@@GEliteG Libya, Algeria and Egypt are not. If there is one lesson from Arab spring, than it is that regimes of this type seems to be stable from outside, but are really fragile on inside. One bigger external shock and they can fall down as a domino...
yes, probably, and fuel. Cruisers with tourists are huge business and Malta is a MUST to stop . . Not all ships are fast. Some need to stop even in short distances .. especially the huge ships I read about. Designed for enormous capacity at short distances in Mediterranean.
@@zoltanercei1094 man, we are talking about cargo ships, not fancy cruises: you don't need to refuel every 100km. And territorial waters, even though I don't think they are on the optimal path, they can be easily avoided
Yes, almost all cargo ships sailing between eastern and western med basins have a stop in Malta which is used as a container distribution center in all the med by many shipping lines
@@fawzihabassi4848 here we are talking about something different: Taranto-Tunisi is not east-west Mediterranean. You have a land port in Tunisi and a land port in Taranto. You don't need also a port on an island
This a very Eurocentric take. Inland corridors looks good on paper but vastly expensive and doesn't take security in mind. These corridors, especially roads would open to bandits and terror groups. Nothing can be done without first addressing security on the continent. Not to mention tariffs, bureaucracy trough many african countries especially central and southern
Hey Shirvan, Would you please do a video on the Geopolitics/Geography of Tunisia 🇹🇳 ? We have a very varied geography (Ain Draham, highest rainfall in North Africa, the Mejerda Valley) and have been the stopping point for countless empires in the world due to our geography. Even dubbed the Granary of the Roman Empire at one point! Thanks! PS, I know I’ve commented this before on other videos, I am just trying to make sure it reaches you as you receive thousands of comments on most videos :)
7:56 ... The polisario front dont controle that area ... Polisario front are in tindouf algeria... So that area is area without weapon. And morocco give it to the UN ...and now politicians in morocco talk about Annexation of demilitarized territories and request the United Nations to leave.
If Somalia finally got there shit together id love us to be part of the EAF. We have 2 large coasts one facing the Middle East Red Sea, and the other facing the Indian Ocean, and that would be valuable for trade. East Africa forever ❤️
@@azih8626 We cant trust no one bro we need unity the soviets backstabbed us because we assumed they would leave us to keep our guard up and embrace free-market capitalism, democracy, and unity for Somalia.
Well there has not been a single nation in world history that does not try to create a beneficial region surrounding him when it becomes powerful enough to do so. China that has been the strangest case of aislacionism in human history only became aislacionist after it gain total hegemony over the region. America today has become a pretty friendly neighbour only after it also gained total regional hegemony.
I’m looking at the route that they’re building along Morocco’s Atlantic coast and it makes me wonder. Why do that when you can just use sea transport? Its cheaper and faster
there is only so much coastline in africa. with population growth being as high as it is, the inland will need to be developed with infrastructure, fresh water sources, etc, otherwise there will not be enough space for everyone to live along the coast.
@@bensaidmahmoud9513 What security are you talking about? Algerian army is still fighting terrorists on the east, if you follow the news 3 soldiers were killed last month.
Morocco is a much more attractive North African country to invest in if you ask me. Libya and Algeria aren’t at the moment. Egypt is, due to its already strong trade infrastructure, but as said a lot, Ethiopia could do Egypt damage, although it’s often exaggerated.
CaspianReport. Thank you so much for all the guidance and information in this video. I am a master's student in International Affairs and I am attending classes related to Geopolitics, Regionalization, and Globalization. This video has very useful and interesting content. Thank you for sharing!
I heard that there is a road/rail network being planned from west to east Africa, roughly from Liberia in the west coast, through central africa and to Kenya in the east coast, have you heard anything about this? Would be interesting to see a video on this and how Africa can be connected from west to east, Atlantic to Indian ocean too. :)
Not really! The Qattara depression is just in the middle of nowhere. now if it was fairly close to Cairo, I could see it being beneficial but in its current location it's super bad...
@@ABC-ABC1234 Imagine huge solar arrays in the sahara which provide electricity for water purification which could then be pumped into the desert for irrigation
@@Sedna063 Not possible!!! Solar desalination requires too much energy and I do mean a DISGUSTING amount of energy, solar energy output is too low!!! Why do you think solar desalination is currently at such a small pace? FYI Materials needed to create solar panels are super toxic, even nuclear power plant to desalinate sea water would be a better choice.
@All Star welfare checks. the hardworking people save some money and buy a house in their own country. the ones on welfare stay here. this was just explored in a report released this month in the netherlands on our welfare state and international influences on it
@All Star well we could invest in education for africans, and then they can go home to their own country and make things better. i dont think there is no value in cooperation. i just think we are doing it wrong at the moment.
As an OBC, I was hand delivering boxes of seatbelts from their manufacturer in Tijuana to Morocco where they were needed to keep up with Renault and Nissan 2021 auto production. It's satisfying to be part of the international logistics chain.
Everybody can win, especially when new higher paying jobs are created in Africa to serve the European market. Europe can also expand the export of industrial goods to Africa and continue importing raw materials from there. Wheels roll both ways. In realtive terms, African people could and should benefit most, while in absolute monetary terms the investors usually seem to win even more. It is up to the EU and in the interests of the EU to make sure African people benefit fairly.
Great work but can you post your sources in the description box as well as table of contents/time stamps would really make this video absolutely perfect.
Love the Video and your way of explaining complex topics. please more videos about north africa and especially Algeria since it seems to be a big mystery concerning valid (deep insight) informations available on the internet, at least in my view! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
2 MAJOR ERRORS IN THIS VIDEO 1) 00:20 "Africa will displace East Asia as the place for manufacturing" HUH? Why? Just because they make more babies? Maybe Iceland will be the world's biggest manufacturer. How? ROBOTICS. In 2100, the leading manufacturer will be whoever has the most robots, not the most people! Japan, UAE, Brazil, the USA, Spain, and many other countries could theoretically displace China as the world's biggest manufacturer. A 22nd-century country needs a bit of land for its robotic plants, energy, financial capital to buy robots, and a port for its robotic fleet of boats. I don't see any reason to believe that Africa will lead the robotic revolution. 2nd flaw: assuming that North Africa is the "gateway" to Africa for Europe. There is a cool tech called a boat. This guy obviously hasn't driven across the Sahara as I have many times. 1st: there are only two somewhat easy ways to cross the Sahara (down the west coast or down the Nile). Both are much harder than driving a European highway. Yes, the free trade union will help, but it's much easier to ship your goods to a major port and bypass countries that extract money at every border crossing. Few African countries have an income tax. Most gov revenue comes from tariffs. Despite the free trade zone, bribes may exist for a while and that raises the cost of transporting over land. Land transport is 7x more expensive than sea transport. I have traveled to all 54 African countries overland. This guy needs to get away from his PC and travel all over Africa to get an idea of the real world. Despite these 2 flaws, the video makes a good point: Africa will play a much larger role in the next 100 years than it ever has (at least, since homo sapiens evolved there).
Well, makes sense. Europe is devoid of raw resources and need to expand its markets for its higher tech and manufactured goods. China dominating Asian trade (and now expanding into Africa), and USA's never ended Monroe doctrine means that Europe has only Africa to turn to - a fast growing market, full of raw and human resources. That's pretty much what my country did back in the Cold War, and for similar reasons. Yugoslavia was neither NATO aligned, nor was it aligned to Moscow - and that meant that Unaligned movement was the only way to go. And the only members of Unaligned movement that Yugoslavia could sell things to was pretty much emerging African states. They had the resources Yugoslavia needed and were the markets that Yugoslavia could sell its manufactured goods and tech - because no one else needed it, they were sufficiently developed themselves. Half a century later, the story is similar. Africa is more or less the only part of the world that is not inside anyone's sphere of influence to a large degree and has a huge economic potential. So everyone is rushing towards it. I wrote about it in 2010 when I saw growing Chinese investment in the region. It was only 10 years ago, pretty much everyone I talked to thought I was nuts. Europe is in shambles at the moment, there is pretty much nothing to look towards to and crisis after crisis hits the continent. And if Europe does not find a solution for its markets and energy needs, that's pretty much the end of nice life in Europe that we had so far. And that is why the new scramble for Africa is happening. While for other powerful nations it is merely the extension of their pretty much secure markets, for Europe it is a matter of life and death. Because if not in Africa, it means that Europe becomes dependent on Russia, China and/or USA. And that is a notion that no one in Europe is thrilled about.
That is until we have figured out, which power to really turn to. We have space to look forward to. If i were a smart European, I would look up for my prosperity not across the sea.
As an Egyptian I watch this and yeah that does make tons of sense. That why government is wasting all my tax money on roads and bridges. It's no joke people I get lost nowadays because of all them damn new roads and bridges it's crazy out here
For someone who usually goes on about international law and all that stuff, your description of Morocco “restoring” sovereignty over Western Sahara, and parts of the country being “occupied” by “separatist forces” sure is bold.
@@SmokeBigi its even funnier when they pretend that a communist arab nationalist militia financed by algeria who has long standing disputes with morocco represnt sahrawis lol
A lagging infrastructure will be one major obstacle to the unleashing of Africa demographic and resources potential. Not to mention the poilitical environment.
I think the mentions of issues are particularly understated in regards to violence and ethnic and proxy wars. Africa as a continental entity is of course vast, and contains great resources, yet very little in the way of modern self-sufficient military forces to ensure stability. They sit between unstoppable forces and immovable objects by way of competing greed amongst international 'partners'. The issue with water is perhaps most critical in the next decade, as increases in populations and infrastructure will push the waning fresh water supplies past the breaking point. There simply isn't enough for everyone, and there will be many horrific humanitarian crises emerging with displaced peoples, weakened smaller governments collapsing to be replaced by newer, even less popular puppet regimes, and as flashpoints emerge, we will see the familiar cold war style interventions and sabotages where not all of the players in the game even have anything to gain at face value other than making their enemies lose. The build-up of arms and armaments in the continent is extreme. The number of PMCs and nascent home grown paramilitary-for-hire groups is skyrocketing at a rate not seen since the 1960s. Those are amongst the more severe and distressing reasons I don't believe that East and Central Africa in particular will be very stable in the next 5-40 years. And the instability and proxy wars radiating from hot spots amongst various enemies, weak neutrals, and allies weaving their complex and often contradictory web of alignments and claims will only wreak further havok on any optimistic ideas of huge population and economic development in the near to mid future. North Africa and West Africa have a better chance at rising fortunes compared to much of the rest. Ethiopia and the burgeoning water/river crisis with Egypt is one of, if not the most potentially lethal flashpoints that exist on the planet at present. A final warning is that the preeminent world powers today avoid major direct conflicts with one another, yet they have, and will only increase their presence in the continent in force projection and willingness to commit conventional assets in strike missions. They don't even complain much to each other when their thinly veiled operations run into casualties, such as when all those Russian 'mercenaries' (de facto Russian Regulars running Russian ops 'unofficially') were killed by US Airstrikes. It's written up as cost of business and brushed under the rug.
@@oteleaionutbogdan5381 out of all nations in the EU to benefit most from this, I think it'd be france. With the western link to Africa being least contested, gibraltar is in prime position to become the link between europe through france on one side, and africa in francafrique on the other. It would integrate France with Francafrique further, and the two would become the base structure through which Africa and Europe integrate with one another, including germany. It would also align the goals of France, Spain, and Italy, which could create a counterbalance to Germany within the EU. I doubt germany would be that big a winner (comparatively) in this situation. They'd probably still come out ahead, just not as much as others.
@@wazzupdj98d61 Germany as a big exporter to the EU and world always benefits from these expansions, they know it will just increase their export ability. Basically using their EU partners they can extend their deals.
Awesome video. It's not too often the African continent as a whole is shown in a positive perspective. What I find impressive from some of the pictures shown is how some suburban areas have been beautifully developed. I look forward to watching more videos and reports from this channel. It's impossible to receive this type of quality information from mainstream sources.
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Something weird is happening to the likes in comments. They keep dissapering. Are your subscribers bots?
Yo shirvan i love your channel dude
nice video but you made a bit of mistakes :
Morocco is a part of the Maghreb we ain't joining till Algerians stops supporting the separatist & you forgot to mention USA is going to invest too in Morocco also were far more stable than the others countries in the video and you neglected Spain & the economic siege were putting on occupied Ceuta & Melilla I don't think they'd want partnership because of the bitterness
I have an hypothesis. A very very small group of people are actually scourring the internet to find sponsorships like this to get lots of benefis in lots of things. Its not really possible to prove but, it was just a thought that came up
You forget to mention the Egyptian high speed railway under construction 4 lines 1700 km networks 250 km/ hour . $ 32 billions built by german company Siemens ... first line will connect the red sea soukhna port with Mediterranean sea second line will connect alexandria with south Egypt aswan , luxor .. third line alexandria to Libyan borders , fourth line luxor to red sea
When a TH-camr gives more factual insights in world politics than most media channels. Good job, @Caspian Report. I teach in college, and I sometimes refer to your videos when students have questions about a certain topic.
For real... I haven't seen any msm match this channel in in-depth and seemingly neutral reports on international geopolitics and recent events.
@Cruiser I think it has less to do with media bias and more to do with focus. Mainstream media companies are trying to report on the news constantly, taking a quantity and reactionary approach to events as they happen. A channel like this doesn’t concern itself with being first to a story or pumping out the most possible reports. Instead, there’s an emphasis on research, analysis, and diving deep into any subject that’s being highlighted. Don’t tackle every story, but do the best you can with what you do tackle. So most media has a very different set of priorities and approach compared to a channel like this.
@Cruiser Nah. Something like this isn't covered not because the media is biased, but because it's just not sensational enough for them. This is from a policy report. Those things are important, but also very dry. And being dry / drab / boring automatically means the media, whatever their bias, won't cover you. They'd be too afraid of people changing the channel. Also what the guy above said^.
fr bruh this guy must have a politics major or smthng man, his explanation makes sense, accurate, and unbiased.
@Cruiser primetime news reporting has to be accessible to all audiences, and this sort of style is too little clever for that...
This means in other sentence, the resurrection of Trans-Saharan Trade Network back into modern age's reality.
It never stopped
the new silk road will fail
Roma invictus
@@Bayard1503 It might still exist, but barely, insufficient, expensive, and not as intriguing by many state and its policymakers and businesses of Africa as what it had been in the far past, like Medieval era for example, now the trade and commerce shipping are the dominant player in the economy there to tap onto the international market for selling and buying products, just the same case as Land Silk Road, still exist but not as prominent as it had been 500 years ago, and China want to revive it back, but we'll how it will go.
@TheCrazyKid138l Europeans also have leaders that betray their population, this is just politicians as normal
Having done a lot of research into how Africa got where it is today, it's VERY interesting to see where these trends are likely to go in the future.
Very good video once again!
Probably with lots of competiting factions and perhaps even a few civil wars and proxy conflicts.
I fail to see how this is new. History is simply repeating itself.
@Pixel Smile, don't understand why that's the case.
Yeah sabotage by the west
@Walnut Park not asking what's always been the case. Asking why it'll continue to be the same.
Europe in 1960s: i m going to get milk
Europe in 2020s: guess who’s back
Shadys back
@Not Berber back from what? Your better off now than ever
@Not Berber he was making a point about African development before 1880.
Back again
Europe: starts venturing into Africa
Historians: I’ve seen this one before
Africans: venture into Europe
Europe: rewrites history books to say Africans have always been here
@@kel8026 cringe
Eu is not a world power it's a combination of countries and China is 1 and Eu can't even fight China Eu a failed region China upcoming superpower that's reality
@@mylife70777 Sup Wu Mao. How's life in the 50 cent army?
@@mylife70777 Who let the brainlet free on the internet again?
Africa: I thought you left
Europe: my leave was greatly exaggerated
With so much manpower and resources... Why leave?
Colonisers
China will take control instead, if theres gains and trade partners to be made China will join in. They dont care what Europe thinks
You'll never be a real woman
@@fren183 if it's in the interest of both parties, why would it be a bad thing? not colonization anymore... more like partnership
and for Europe, developing Africa is a one stone many birds situation
development => more jobs for them, make the cheap "crap" for us, more wealth for them
=> more stability => less need for us to "intervene"
=> more buying power => we can sell them some more of our expensive "crap"
=> more jobs, money and stability => less migration toward Europe...
it is in our best interest to develop Africa, to make them more wealthy... cynic? maybe, but realist and it's in their own interest too... so why bother about pseudo intelectual thoughts on neo colonization?
the best deal is the one that profit both parties
China: *"I am colonizing Africa!"*
Europe: *"Allow me to reintroduce myself"*
I got a stroke trying to read that (Edit: he fixed it)
@@snow24121 Haha, sorry for that
"The boys are back in town"
You mean "Allow me to reintroduce myself"
@African Boy France is winning thus far. Their central bank already controls most of Africa.
"Geopolitics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable"
- CaspianReport, Last Video.
Truly his best quote
@@מיכאלניצן-ק4ח It's actually the quote of an American Economist.
"Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable." ~ John Kenneth Galbraith
@@curiousbengali6607 He also served as the US ambassador to India around the the period India China went to war in '62.
@@avinavkrishna thanks man. I didn't knew that. I actually forgot his name. I knew some few days ago.👍
Thanks.
This channel deserves more than a million subscribers
yeah but seeing how it's going lately and how he found a big market in india it'll probably hit mil pretty soon
To cheer you up, I just subscribed.
Where is he from?
@@RonaldMcPaul Azerbaijan
it has a million subscribers!???? ive been following for years and had no idea the audience had grown that large. i still remember when Shirvan tried to use other people to do the voice overs for these videos and the comments would be full of people who were upset with the change. lol
If that says anything, it means he will definitely have more subscribers in the years to come.
The last time I was this early, China was still closed off to the world.
Napoleon warned Europe
@@aussieboy4090 he actually never said that - its an urban legend but still makes it not less right lol
@@aussieboy4090 *_Imagine controling nearly the entire fucking world and you blame china for taking it over, well I guess your pfp shows your hypocrisy_*
@@aussieboy4090 *_Oh and same with Russia. You constantly demonize them, you say they want to take over the world meanwhile the united states has bases on nearly every continent. You criticize them for human rights then you happily support the saudis._*
@@awddfg I don’t disagree with anything you said about Russia or China, but I have to respond to your comment on US bases. Just realize that American forces deployed on foreign soil are subject to the wills of host governments. If the German government tells them to leave, then American forces are contractually obligated to leave, it’s the same around the world. It’s not like American forces are deployed in these places as occupiers, they are there simply as a deterrent, and they don’t exert any control or influence over local politics and governmental affairs. I think it does a real disservice to denigrate American bases abroad, sure they might not need so many bases, but it’s not like they’re necessarily a bad thing and it doesn’t mean that they US has some sort of Pax-Americana/American empire.
The logistics of Africa and all its metrics are overwhelming, amazing!
As a moroccan,this is very accurate situation,im surprised that shirvan got his infos very accurately since other channel have a tendency of being biased or give half assed infos.Thank you shirvan
Shirvan has his sh-t together😉
now about present day🤷🏻♂️
I will say this Colonialism has not ended..... it evolved. let me explain. before colonialism " ends " the west chose the leaders of countries to keep their interest in regions take france for example.
www.ieri.be/en/publications/wp/2019/f-vrier/france-still-exploiting-africa
and take me for example. i am from the middle east and here our " dictators" have been chosen by the west not by us and here they uneducate people Historically , economically and religiously because that's what sustain their rule and my country is rich ,but money is nothing for me and for us muslims in general and here we eat we drink and we sleep ( not me i always study and seek knowledge in all fronts as best as i can and am a civil engineer ) even the cattle eat drinks and sleeps. here🇰🇼 courrption is too obvious and we muslims are in phase one and that's " Realization " to be fully aware from politics to history to religion. and every time a Muslim nation rises the west is unsatisfied and want to overthrow the government. Gaddafi,mursi,Yemeni leader Salah , King faisal in the 70s ( he got assassinated) ....etc way a lot i can't go over them all.
HOWEVER, before the Arab spring this i admit was not clear to all of us ,but after the Arab spring EVERYTHING WAS CLEAR. we now came to realize misery is built by the happiness of others and our leaders and boarders were chosen and drawn by the west and we must amd will over throw our governments and stop the western intervention in our lands. sorry forgot ( the western people have nothing to do with their governments in fact we are all slaves to this corrupted system we live under " capitalism " or communism both you use " banks" made you know by who i don't have to explain).
now about "slavery has evolved" and this time it favors no race only one in fact 👃 and it favors mostly the dollar. we are born to serve and sustain the system and the system milks the life out of us and we gain " invaluable paper money " in return and sometimes we get in debt which is literally an invisible chain in the neck. basically we are living inside bank and the bank choses who succeed and who doesn't and the bank plays with economy and who built it? "the red shield" known as the rothschilds.
our muslim lands are the battlefield of the super powers and when you say next time why refugees are in Europe ask yourself what caused them to be there? that's the correct question.
Russia is causing the refugee crisis in Europe by bombing the Syrians and helping Assad to kill his people and the refugees are a toy to send them to Turkey and Europe to weaken their economy and make the left wing fight right wing start wars. Russia has an agenda and don't get wrong Russia, china and America/western Europe are fighting for their agenda to who rules who. all of them are trash.
now i want to put it in conclusion. " REALIZATION LEADS TO REVALUATION AND REVELATION LEADS TO REVOLUTION " SOMETIMES IT LEADS TO A VERY DIFFERENT R AND THAT'S RADICALIZATION AND THAT HAPPENS WITHOUT BACKBONE. that's why people go far left or far right. because they are weak in character and btw left wing right wing is a toy for the system no matter who wins the system decides everything not the people nor the government.
We muslims are in phase one ,but obviously Turkish people has finished phase three. and we look forward to unite with our Muslim brothers and sisters and no islam is not an Arab please don't let me write about it and Arab is not an ethnicity it's a language.
the world is Suffering from western imperialism ( not the people unlike you we understand) most people walk with where the wind pushes them am not like that i hope you understand now.
@@ahmadfrhan5265 Unless you can write persuasively and cohesively and stay on your subject no one is going to take the time to decipher all this wandering mush. Vive la France! 🇫🇷
@@ahmadfrhan5265 ah yes another « sonbol agha » brainwashed by ardogan and his turkish media.
@@alinobunaga here comes the tritoar and denial who recently handed his b utt to Zionists. do you deny what i mentioned? and who is Erdogan? what do you know about him ?
France be like : "told you guys not to decolonize."
its not like france had a say in it
You know France still technically has colonies in Africa right. About 14 nations pumping cash into her bank
@@ibejibenson1783 French Guyana, French territories in Indian Ocean, French territory in Antarctica, French island near Canada France still has a global empire
@@ibejibenson1783 It's actually 8 nations with CFA Franc as their currency that are directly under the French central bank and France has military bases in all of these countries. Other former colonies are probably controlled in a more indirect ways.
@@ibejibenson1783 I know, that's the hidden meaning behind my comment.
A video on Myanmar's coup and Rohingya refugees would be great
I think the freedom alternative had a few interesting points on this topic, though you have to look into it on their channel
If he would I would he really should also bring up the Katchin stuff as well
The Rohingya seems to get all the attention in the media but there's more than just them.
Plus with the Rohingya BLOOD AMBER isn't involved.
@Abdul-Hadi Muhammad Shu'Aib Makmod Ah yes Vietnam democratic its more PRC has angered alot of countries
They have somehow managed to make Vietnam a American Ally.
@@Newbmann that happens more often in history then you might expect, japan vs germany ww1, japan + germany vs allies.
China vs Vietnam, vietname vs USA, USA + vietname vs china.
im pretty sure at some point we might even get China + USA vs Russia + Africa
who knows?
Some people want to hear what they have already heard
England: How much should we invest in Africa?
Portugal: *YES.*
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@@TechnoMinarchist good one
Another great video!
Exploring where these trends are likely to go in the future requires much detailed research!
Thanks for always talking about such important and complex topics!
Didn't expect you here. Your drone videos on nature are great by the way.
@@Anderson-f4t6c Thanks! Nice to hear that you've already checked out our channel!
Your channel is amazing.
Somalia is the most strategic location in Africa with close proximity to the Gulf and Asia and most trade between east and west pass it, as it's a gateway to Africa with the most ports and longest coastline in Africa
Let’s pray Somalia becomes the must stable it can be so it can take advantage of the opportunity coming it’s way.
@Dillon Barksdale 😂😂😂😂😂
@@missachol24 Well let's hope so, it has the largest oil and gas deposits too with estimated 110 billion barrels of oil that's more than Libya and Nigeria combined and has the largest fisheries deposits
Don’t worry brother we will be back soon and bring back stability to Africa as we have done before . We got the natural resources,strategic place . Able,intelligent,business oriented people . And never forget stable Somalia can build strong army in 10 years project . Let’s all make Africa great ✊🏾
@@hamzaofficial1325 I'm highly skeptical. With all the war mongering that I hear from you guys
Europe be like: I'm back
Arabia be like: and I never left
Going strong since 600 AD baby!
@@rejvaik00 since slavery lol
WE HATE THE WEST'S HELP.. ok enjoy isreal and ccp
@@rejvaik00 Dont really get it Arabic and European involvement in Africa had few similarities.
@@lif3andthings763 yeah no, the Arab/Ottoman colonies in Africa were likewise built upon slavery
With the Zanzibari Sultanate not abolishing slavery until 1897
And the Ottomans didn't abolish slavery at all until the collapse of the empire in 1918
Curiously enough though, afterwards successor state of the ottomans, the Republic of Turkey, didn't explicitly ban slavery until the late 1960s, and the Omani Sultanate which had dominated Zanzibar for 200 years didn't abolish slavery until 1970
I'm continuously surprised how much more is there to learn about the world we live in. So thanks for helping with that!
Scramble for Africa 2: Electric bongaloo
Now with 80% less cruelty.
@@fullmetaltheorist *hopefully
Pretty sure that the clip at 0:32 is somewhere in South India
It's Andhra Pradesh
Yeah
i think its kochi kerala
India for sure if you look carefully at the hoardings in the background.
Okay, I was bored, it's Hyderabad 17°27'41.4"N 78°21'08.0"E
The only operational corridor, for now, is Tangier-Lagos, Morocco is already extending its highway to the South in Guerguarat and he also takes part in financing the Mauritanian-Senegal road with EU (Nouakchott-Rosso ) and building the largest Port in West Africa in Dakhla, South of Morocco.
Westafrican gas pipeline is also a major project if it goes through
And will probably be the only one for decades. It is the safest and the most practical for any business.
Why would any exporter choose a road across the Sahara desert with active terrorist groups when he can choose a safer road along the atlantic coast with a lot of towns and ports?
I'm glad Morocco is extending the highway to the southern town of Dakhla. The new big Dakhla port gonna be a game changer.
Fake news
@@LuckyBravo the answer is simple, because the road across the Atlantic is longer.
The Al- Guerguarat border post is frequently bombed by the Polisario front. Western Sahara is a disputed territory and includes Dakhla city which you mention. It is literally a war zone and the Worst possible road for trade and violates international law and African union resolutions.
Morocco has a strategic supply of phosphorus. Cecil Rhodes dream was to connect Capetown to Cairo in late 1800s.
Where does Morocco factor in this specific dream ? The dream was realised with the annexation of German Tanganiyaka in 1919 anyway.
@@faaznoushad1718 just 2 random facts mate. Thanks
Dead dream of a dead man
You forget to mention the Egyptian high speed railway under construction 4 lines 1700 km networks 250 km/ hour . $ 32 billions built by german company Siemens ... first line will connect the red sea soukhna port with Mediterranean sea second line will connect alexandria with south Egypt aswan , luxor .. third line alexandria to Libyan borders , fourth line luxor to red sea
@@wall37 what are you talking about ?? I am talking about high speed railway not roads .. Egyptian construction companies built roads in Egypt and many African and arab countries
@@wall37 most of the $ 32 billions will go to Egyptian company..5/8 of that money will go to two egyptian companies orascom and arab constructor both companies will built stations , rails , construction works ..ect ..seimens will build trains and electrical engineering.. 99% are egyptian workers on the site .. by the way both companies orascom and arab constructor have many projects in Algeria such as roads , housing complex
@@wall37 Egyptian construction companies has great contracts and projects in african and arab countries .. for example the two giant egyptian companies elsewedy and arab constructors are building dam in Tanzania for $ 3 billion . And Chinese company lost that project th-cam.com/video/WdT_aA7t9Hw/w-d-xo.html
Morocco is by far the most developed, having massive ports
Casablanca port and tanger med
Alongside a massive highway network and railway connections
Adding all that to great relationships with other African countries
Morocco is the second biggest investor in Africa ,
@Alan Turing well,when most of the top 5 in this so called index still wait in line for milk and wheat,and the prices of fruits are expensive,while other countries that are low but does better than those who are high in this index,then this index should be reconsidered or not to be taking seriously.
Indeed brother
@Alan Turing how mature and civilized your comment. 😂😂
i think you’re hating a bit too much on morocco in the comments.im just stating facts
And yes we do talking about macroeconomics,yet you’re doing the same thing as i do and bring kool aid to the matter.
@Alan Turing well the milk argument is a fact.and here i mean algeria,they still wait in line for milk and wheat in lines,they barely have fruits accessible to the common ppl.they have no industry besides oil and gas extraction,yet they are above us in the ranking.why is that?
Morocco has better quality of life,better infrastructures and multiple industries with no important natural ressources besides phosphate.which its revenues dont exceeds algeria’s crude oil and gas revenue.
No logic behind this ranking.
@Alan Turing
HDI is useful as a guideline for cross country comparison, but what drives the development of a country is more than just the 3 aspects measured in the HDI.
The HDI mainly looks at 3 components of life expectancy, education and per capita income. However, just these three indicators itself is not a good representation of a nation's development. Sure enough, they're the 3 fairly important variables in seeing how well a nation has developed but it does not capture the whole picture.
For example, HDI speaks of the higher the level of education, the better the development. But that's not entirely true as stated in a paper by Hanushek and Woessmann science.sciencemag.org/content/351/6271/344, where its been found that raising the cognitive abilities of school children will lead to higher contribution and return, compared to increasing their years of education. In other words, the higher the test score of school children, the better the return on investment in education (better development in the future); relative to years of education. In the paper, East Asian countries have a higher test scores on average, compared to LATAM countries. And this is just one aspect.
Other variables that affects a country's development status includes strong investment and savings, population growth and demographic transition, democracy and politics, corruption and rule of law, and the newest aspect being sustainable development. These are all big chunks of the economy and the answer may be vague. But, they all contribute to the development of an economy.
The thing is that even if a nation is relatively poor in terms of human capital, where it lacks the intelligent population such as China and India to help develop it's nation, if the nation has a sound policy roadmap to pave its development, backed by transparent governance and strict rule of law to protect intellectual property rights and innovation, it'll still be able to develop just as good as any other nation. A solid government planning with lack of corruption can attract FDI and overseas talents to migrate to said nation, leading to development in the long run.
hdi relies on gdp per capita, algerian gdp per capita is bigger than the moroccan one, but the average moroccan salary is way higher than the algerian one, this does not make sense which proves that this metric isn't really accurate, also according to the Hdi, Libya, a country torn by civil war and lebanon a failed state, venezuela, also a failed state, have all better HDI than Morocco
Been asking for a video about Morocco for months now, I'll take this for now but still waiting for a more detailed one!
Amen
Morocco 🇲🇦 is a country in north Africa facing Europe with narrow strait of sea that is 14 kilometres wide , making it the closest African country to Europe , is that enough details
Myanmar is coming some time in the future, Shurvan need to research about it first... you want good quallity videos you need to wait for them.
Overland routes through Africa when you can easily sail around it to the ports? Doesn't make sense.
Land locked countries exist
Job creation ;)
May be Europe only needs to manage small countries from which they can get favors and leave the complexities to the African nations they setup bases in.
Avoid over-reliance of the naval superpower such as Us, Uk and such.
And be subject to the whims of the US?
Those countries' decisions are understandable
I love this. There's nothing I love more than growth, union and cooperation.
Next video:Kyrgyzstan Geopolitica in a Central Asia, please!
I would like to see a video on that ;)
Why there is no video of yours about the geopolitics of North Africa ? I think it is worth it
I hope you will notice my comment
muslim africa
north africa is not important
"Every successful venture only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem." I love this!
From what I understood, 3 sides are facing each other with these 3 corridors : USA+France with the Moroccan Corridor, China+Italy+Turkey for the Maghreb Corridor and Russia+Gulf Countries for the Egyptian one. It can only end in a huge mess
We want a geopolitical analysis of the impact of renewables and electric cars on the oil rich nations please.
Oil rich countries with a working brain are curenly spending the oil profits on reneweble energy and other diversified revenue sources
electric cars are a scam by the rich, their production and the batteries are still bad for the environment and they still take up too much space, just like regular cars. the future is public transport. but of course rich people would like 5000 euro subsidy for their new shiny 50K car so they do that instead. it wont have any geopolitical consequences. besides the fact that we are getting people killed in the rare minerals mines in 3rd world countries but we've been doing that for decades.
renewables will slowly replace our dependence on foreign fossil fuels with a dependence on silicon and steel which we can produce locally in europe.
Why even bother digging a railway or a road through the desert if shipping is so much cheaper and most cities are by the coastline anyway?
I mean you have to spend something on infrastructure to show people. They're many projects built and left vacant hopefully these are used
True, but a lot of African countries are landlocked.
Yeah that's why this is not going to happen
Infrastructure projects have been a way to socialize the cost of supporting the ruling government party's friends. It allows for no bid contracts, cost and time overruns, and no creditors to come after companies if a project fails when the government is friendly and it's the citizens on the hook for the bill. But if the project happens to be profitable, then that's a bonus. That is unless the citizens revolt and go full Voltaire on the rulers. I don't think he makes good biological modeling, but I think he made a decent documentary about money. I'd recommend watching the whole thing, but if you want to skip a bit ahead watch the third part at around 24:00.
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Extra Credits did a good piece on the South Seas Bubble: th-cam.com/video/k1kndKWJKB8/w-d-xo.html
These aren't necessarily infrastructure related, but they are state sponsored private companies. That means costs are socialized and profits are privatized.
Dude these projects are not just to connect africa with Europe, it's also about connecting africa with africa.
08:40 ... That corridor was just an idea of transit gaz and oil to europe... But after morocco get into trading with nigeria ... They will built a 2nd corridor from lagos nigeria to tangier morocco.... So the first is canceled
Dude it's not cancelled. Because it's the best corridor it's the Shortest and the safest.
Bensaid Mahmoud "safest" other than the current on going war in Libya and the rebel insurrections in the central Sahel?
@@bensaidmahmoud9513 shortest yes, safest not so much
@@bensaidmahmoud9513 it's the shortest but it's not the safest... Because the sahel is full of terrorisme
@@bensaidmahmoud9513 the ""safest""? Really?
Actually Morocco is connecting with nigeria via ,gaz pipeline , highways and railway
It's a longer way there tho, economics likes efficiency to save money
@@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065 longer but connect more contries than the algerian project who concerns only nigeria niger and algeria the Moroccan project will benefit 14 west africain countries
@@zakariaalami1491 yes, but it depends on the exporter, more countries doesn't mean it's better, and it's possible to reach those countries all the same, with the advantage of reaching Nigeria earlier, Nigeria is the biggest economy in Africa, it's more important.
@@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065 so youre suggesting that serving 14 countries is worst that 2
@@zakariaalami1491 no, first of all there are more than 2, and second you can reach the other countries as well, it's not a one way route, but there's the advantage of getting to Nigeria earlier (therefore cheaper), i think both roads will find their place, and it depends on each shipment, for example if someone is prioritizing Nigerian market, they'll probably choose the shorter route.
living in Tanzania now such a cool and warm hearted country, i wish just the best for the continent and its people, good video.
This is my 10 year anniversary watching these videos. Always informational and soundtracks get me into the mood to play Civilization :) Shirvan has been one of the most consistent TH-camrs in quality and delivery.
Politically, Morocco seems like the best bet. Also, it's by far the easiest place (not easy, easiest) to create a land route directly from the EU to West Africa. Time to build that Gibraltar fixed link?
Somalia is the most strategic location in Africa with close proximity to the Gulf and Asia and most trade between east and west pass it hence why all superpowers are competing for it
Nile route is pretty viable too
would be EXCELLENT. I genuinly hope Morocco considers working with the UK more than with Spain. Spain is Morocco's competition where as the UK is an ally. The Gibraltar bridge is better than the proposed Tarifa or Algeciras bridge imo
@@mirandapillsbury7885 Spain will never not in a million years let the UK and Morocco build that bridge or tunnel
@@mirandapillsbury7885 Spain the competition of Morocco and the UK is an ally, wait a minute are we back to the 16th century ? is Morocco and the UK plotting together again to attack spanish colonies in America ?
Great in-depth analysis especially noting the Moroccan edge and it's notable investments in infrastructure and tourism. I believe that will be the main corridor to Africa.
I think in history Morocco has proved to always have been one step ahead of the rest of Africa. I'm Portuguese and I lived in Morocco, I saw great progress ongoing there, the transportation systems are getting better.
@@AleaRandomAm I am from Morocco and i love portugal btw!
Very interesting. But why not just put everything on a boat in Lagos if ship transport is way cheaper anyway?
I think it could do with European port throughput, especially if Germany is the target port, but that's just me guessing.
I'd also add that gebralta straight and English channels are extremely busy, soon we will reach max capacity there and further planning will need to be made, i dont think stagnation will be a good thing too
You'd then miss all central African countries
Also remember many decisions are made via EU parliament rather than individual European countries
I think that, combined with instability in the Sahel and sahara means an overland corridor is likely to not be viable in the short and medium term.
Exactly my point, why even risk interactions with boko haram and other issues if you put it on a ship and pay even less. Booming Nigeria can also export via ports rather than railways.
All of this seems so improbable now considering the political situation in the Maghreb and Sahel regions.
@@leroi1297 The Lybian problem is huge, and has destabilised the entire region. Northern Mali specifically is under militias & islamist terrorist groups. The Borno region in Nigeria is still under Boko Haram. Tracts of land in the Sahara & Sahel remain ungoverned & ungovernable. Tunisia had large scale mass protests in January, with police violence. Anti-govt protests have relaunched in Algeria, intensifying as the 2nd anniversary of the 2019 movement drawns near in February. Most countries have the Maghreb and Sahel countries marked as risky in their travel advisories due to bandit & terrorist activities.
@@leroi1297 Regarding Boko Haram - I didn't say that the problems are recent. Nor did I say all the problems are related to the Arab Spring. Please check my original comment - I just mentioned "political situation in the Maghreb and Sahel". I didn't mention the Arab Spring at all. And I didn't say the examples are all linked with Lybia either... But yes, Mali issue is related to fall of the Gaddafi regime because it involves the Tuareg in southern Lybia going to Mali with their weaponry to claim Azawad, but then the movement got hijacked by terrorist outfits... And why are you bringing in comparisons with the USA? How is that anyway relevant to Belt and Road in Africa. And I never said situations are better in France or USA or anything like that? It isn't a comparative contest or something... And it isn't "cool". I did not mention Tunisian or Algerian protests to score points, but as examples of crisis. And that is sad, loss of life and insecurity and political tension and repression are not desirable, be it in whichever form, and be it in the US or in Tunisia or Algeria... Look, if it makes u feel better then I'l say Maghreb region is stable. You seem to not have much problem with crisis in the Sahel.
@@leroi1297 Even if the sahel and Maghreb is stable now, (which it isn't) coastal shipping routes make more sense, avoiding not just possible troubles in the Sahel and Maghreb, but also the terrain and long transport routes.
These overland routes mostly might be usefully for people, while trade should go by sea.
0:30 thats a flyover project at Hyderabad in India.
It's the same
India are the same as Africa
The eastern corridor brings good ol' Cecil Rhodes to mind.
it's time for Africa
Waka Waka Eeh Eeh
too bad they are not smart enough to control their population growth like China-India did. i don't think they can have enough resources to sustain such big population in future if they do not implement 2-3 child policy with "2 is enough" movement . even India is bad example
@@Filip-dg6uk Humanity has survived for thousands of years without a "one child policy". Population growth adjusts automatically, and to be clear, it usually adjusts without famine. Famine only happens when the food supply shrinks dramatically, and that's unlikely to happen in an economically growing Africa.
And btw Europe has an insatiable demand for Africans and will import as many as it possibly can. So even if there were to many people in Africa, they could just to to Europe.
@@1schwererziehbar1 I don't think Europeans will allow it, when it comes to the will of population of Europe. If you think that 30s and 40s won't happen again in Europe you are naive.
Famine already has it's roots in Africa even today. Imagine what will happen once you double the population. xD And what will happen if climate change to the expense of ur farmlands? Hm... Not thinking well for your future generations, aren't you? Well... If u wanna stay in mud like India so be it. Cant believe there are sadistic idiots like you that can't even learn from others that have found the formula for success... So be it. But don't think that Europeans will welcome you. Even now they are starting to massively change their attitude to migrants. Imagine what will happen in couple decades... And there's still sahara desert and mediteranian sea to cross in order to reach crazy mad border patrols and even worse native populations... ;) Good luck with famine in future though... If it's anyone's fault, it's yours. Your children will need to thank you for misery you'll create for them.
@godofgame2500 how so? besides, automation is getting bigger and bigger and not even USA won't need more immigrants, not to mention Europe or China. xD i am only stating out the facts.
Most African countries have a coastline. Sea and airfreight, and passenger air travel will remain Africa's main links with the wider world. Regional cooperation in Africa allowing the smaller countries by land area to trade with neighbours is very important. But Africa is large. We should not expect north-south corridors away from the coast, especially through the Sahara, to flourish.
Indeed.
Population in world: decreases
Population in Africa: increases
Last time I was this early, we didn't have Covid.
How are you doing in Azerbaijan mate?
Tanger, casablanca and all the cities between them are getting more advanced while us in the other parts in morocco are getting neglected
really true
You know if these cities are getting more and more advanced it’s partly bcs of investments of their inhabitants. If you keep this pessimism your region will never advance
Please never stop making videos or change their nature. Thank you for your content!
Africa just need to eliminate corruption and start investing domestically to boost and play a vital role in outside trade
“Corruption” is just a product of lack of infrastructure and poverty.
@@lif3andthings763 m8 they’re poor & without infrastructure because of corruption
"Talks about Africa"
*A clip of India starts playing* 0:34
Stock footage, why is this getting everyone so worked up?
It's the same
China : europe is gone its my turn now
Europe : laughs in spanish english german french italian
1:00 I don't think so as most traffic will be by sea.Nigeria deserves it's own episode
yessss
Exactly, to depend on unstable islamic regimes of north africa would be unforgivable mistake. I do not say, there will be no development in those countries, but they will not have a degree of influence mentioned in this video...
He already did one for Nigeria
@@AB8511 as far as i know. Morocco is a very safe and stable country as the CIA states
@@GEliteG Libya, Algeria and Egypt are not. If there is one lesson from Arab spring, than it is that regimes of this type seems to be stable from outside, but are really fragile on inside. One bigger external shock and they can fall down as a domino...
"through malta" ? wtf are you saying? Ship will stop in Malta for a quick coffee and pee?
yes, probably, and fuel. Cruisers with tourists are huge business and Malta is a MUST to stop . . Not all ships are fast. Some need to stop even in short distances .. especially the huge ships I read about. Designed for enormous capacity at short distances in Mediterranean.
Britain knew the importance of Malta
@@zoltanercei1094 man, we are talking about cargo ships, not fancy cruises: you don't need to refuel every 100km. And territorial waters, even though I don't think they are on the optimal path, they can be easily avoided
Yes, almost all cargo ships sailing between eastern and western med basins have a stop in Malta which is used as a container distribution center in all the med by many shipping lines
@@fawzihabassi4848 here we are talking about something different: Taranto-Tunisi is not east-west Mediterranean. You have a land port in Tunisi and a land port in Taranto. You don't need also a port on an island
This a very Eurocentric take. Inland corridors looks good on paper but vastly expensive and doesn't take security in mind. These corridors, especially roads would open to bandits and terror groups. Nothing can be done without first addressing security on the continent. Not to mention tariffs, bureaucracy trough many african countries especially central and southern
Hey Shirvan,
Would you please do a video on the Geopolitics/Geography of Tunisia 🇹🇳 ? We have a very varied geography (Ain Draham, highest rainfall in North Africa, the Mejerda Valley) and have been the stopping point for countless empires in the world due to our geography. Even dubbed the Granary of the Roman Empire at one point!
Thanks!
PS, I know I’ve commented this before on other videos, I am just trying to make sure it reaches you as you receive thousands of comments on most videos :)
7:56 ... The polisario front dont controle that area ... Polisario front are in tindouf algeria... So that area is area without weapon. And morocco give it to the UN ...and now politicians in morocco talk about Annexation of demilitarized territories and request the United Nations to leave.
Yawn
True
@@freepatriot9070 its bedtime for u i guess
I wonder how the slow formation of the East African Federation will play into this.
I doubt they move pass a monetary union, these countries have an totally incompatible domestic realities with one an other.
@@Medicus_Asur I mean, they're planning to draft a constitution for the federation this year. I guess we'll see.
@@kobby7135 that’s a lie because I’m from Kenya and we are very excited about it
If Somalia finally got there shit together id love us to be part of the EAF. We have 2 large coasts one facing the Middle East Red Sea, and the other facing the Indian Ocean, and that would be valuable for trade. East Africa forever ❤️
@@azih8626 We cant trust no one bro we need unity the soviets backstabbed us because we assumed they would leave us to keep our guard up and embrace free-market capitalism, democracy, and unity for Somalia.
yes, that's why I think my country should build an high-speed/high-capacity railway on the Adriatic coast too.
Which country are you from?
@@technoserf_digital the only country that has an Adriatic coast and has already built and high-speed/high-capacity railway possibile.
@@technoserf_digital He is talking about Italy
Italy already has a High Speed Railway.
Pizza ananas 🍍
We have to work so hard to avoid the word "imperialism" these days...
What we call Imperialism is sadly the default state of the world.
Well there has not been a single nation in world history that does not try to create a beneficial region surrounding him when it becomes powerful enough to do so.
China that has been the strangest case of aislacionism in human history only became aislacionist after it gain total hegemony over the region.
America today has become a pretty friendly neighbour only after it also gained total regional hegemony.
@@fearlesspotato3429 Ethiopia did not
@@andreilyas1426 A I write this response there are Ethiopian soldiers defending their nations interest in Somalia
@@Ktamb and killing their citizens
I’m looking at the route that they’re building along Morocco’s Atlantic coast and it makes me wonder. Why do that when you can just use sea transport? Its cheaper and faster
I, as a moroccan, also asked myself, but I guess it my give better access to cities/villages along that road
1) There are ressources inland, and you need a way to get to them
2) It supports the local puppet governments.
there is only so much coastline in africa. with population growth being as high as it is, the inland will need to be developed with infrastructure, fresh water sources, etc, otherwise there will not be enough space for everyone to live along the coast.
**screams in Portuguese**
very good video as always by the way
Algeciras couldn’t expand and probably less attractive workforce. Morocco built a monster port on their side and load/unload on that side.
But algeria has the highest level of security and that is crucial.
@@bensaidmahmoud9513
What security are you talking about? Algerian army is still fighting terrorists on the east, if you follow the news 3 soldiers were killed last month.
Morocco is a much more attractive North African country to invest in if you ask me. Libya and Algeria aren’t at the moment. Egypt is, due to its already strong trade infrastructure, but as said a lot, Ethiopia could do Egypt damage, although it’s often exaggerated.
@@bensaidmahmoud9513 He said Algeciras, not Algeria.
You are by far the most intellectual, informed & rational voice on TH-cam.
CaspianReport. Thank you so much for all the guidance and information in this video. I am a master's student in International Affairs and I am attending classes related to Geopolitics, Regionalization, and Globalization. This video has very useful and interesting content. Thank you for sharing!
I heard that there is a road/rail network being planned from west to east Africa, roughly from Liberia in the west coast, through central africa and to Kenya in the east coast, have you heard anything about this? Would be interesting to see a video on this and how Africa can be connected from west to east, Atlantic to Indian ocean too. :)
The Qattara Depression could be a viable inland port for this trade network if they were to flood it
Not really! The Qattara depression is just in the middle of nowhere. now if it was fairly close to Cairo, I could see it being beneficial but in its current location it's super bad...
Plus the water would evaporate all the time and make it extremely salty .
@@Sedna063 Exactly, what Africa needs to do is focus on the "Transaqua" project! Urgently!
@@ABC-ABC1234 Imagine huge solar arrays in the sahara which provide electricity for water purification which could then be pumped into the desert for irrigation
@@Sedna063 Not possible!!! Solar desalination requires too much energy and I do mean a DISGUSTING amount of energy, solar energy output is too low!!! Why do you think solar desalination is currently at such a small pace? FYI Materials needed to create solar panels are super toxic, even nuclear power plant to desalinate sea water would be a better choice.
Language is also an important part of strategic power.
or the opposite way around: African's new corridors into Europe
I highly doubt the have an industry that could rival european ones
@All Star You still have an old world image smh...
@@Yanzdorloph the refugee industry
@All Star welfare checks. the hardworking people save some money and buy a house in their own country. the ones on welfare stay here. this was just explored in a report released this month in the netherlands on our welfare state and international influences on it
@All Star well we could invest in education for africans, and then they can go home to their own country and make things better. i dont think there is no value in cooperation. i just think we are doing it wrong at the moment.
As an OBC, I was hand delivering boxes of seatbelts from their manufacturer in Tijuana to Morocco where they were needed to keep up with Renault and Nissan 2021 auto production. It's satisfying to be part of the international logistics chain.
@Yelaa Bob On-board courier. Basically an international courier that flies time sensitive cargo wherever it needs to go
"Every successful venture only buys an admission to a more difficult problem."
-- CaspianReport
Kissinger actually. Great quote though...
Because poorer countries can't even succeed in easier problems.
We watched the video too bro.
I love seeing a new video out from my favorite Caspian report! ❤
Funny thing i live in algeria never heard of these investments thanks man for providing great information.
Just an observation but, should the title not be Africa’s Belt and Road corridors into Europe?
@Toxic Joe exactly, CP Mark clearly didn’t watch the video
Everybody can win, especially when new higher paying jobs are created in Africa to serve the European market. Europe can also expand the export of industrial goods to Africa and continue importing raw materials from there. Wheels roll both ways. In realtive terms, African people could and should benefit most, while in absolute monetary terms the investors usually seem to win even more. It is up to the EU and in the interests of the EU to make sure African people benefit fairly.
@Toxic Joe both will benefit, african will get jobs, european get cheaper products.
Its Europe establishing and benefiting the most of them, so no
@@blackroute1527 and african allow it
Everyone: europe is going back to Africa.
France: XD i never left
Great work but can you post your sources in the description box as well as table of contents/time stamps would really make this video absolutely perfect.
Fun fact:
Toto - Africa is undoubtedly the greatest song of all time. Have a nice day.
I always wondered why he is testing the rains down in africa. Was there an acid rain problem or something?
I don't get why they won't just sail around North Africa.
Yeah especially going through the Sahara seems stupid as fuck. But I guess there must be a reason.
Cause there are goods on land and sometimes trains can actually be cheaper then shipping in the modern era.
I guess in many cases they do.
Could be interesting to compare the alternative shipping options.
1. Somali pirates on the Indian Ocean...
2. Atlantic is pretty big...
Integrating Europe and North Africa is clearly a medium-term plan of the social engineers in Europe.
Love the Video and your way of explaining complex topics.
please more videos about north africa and especially Algeria since it seems to be a big mystery concerning valid (deep insight) informations available on the internet, at least in my view! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I love your african content, a real eye opener
Hello Phoenician brother :)
@@alfredthepatientxcvi i am nigerian, just admire carthage
carthago delenda est
2 MAJOR ERRORS IN THIS VIDEO
1) 00:20 "Africa will displace East Asia as the place for manufacturing"
HUH? Why?
Just because they make more babies?
Maybe Iceland will be the world's biggest manufacturer.
How?
ROBOTICS.
In 2100, the leading manufacturer will be whoever has the most robots, not the most people!
Japan, UAE, Brazil, the USA, Spain, and many other countries could theoretically displace China as the world's biggest manufacturer.
A 22nd-century country needs a bit of land for its robotic plants, energy, financial capital to buy robots, and a port for its robotic fleet of boats.
I don't see any reason to believe that Africa will lead the robotic revolution.
2nd flaw: assuming that North Africa is the "gateway" to Africa for Europe.
There is a cool tech called a boat.
This guy obviously hasn't driven across the Sahara as I have many times.
1st: there are only two somewhat easy ways to cross the Sahara (down the west coast or down the Nile). Both are much harder than driving a European highway.
Yes, the free trade union will help, but it's much easier to ship your goods to a major port and bypass countries that extract money at every border crossing. Few African countries have an income tax. Most gov revenue comes from tariffs. Despite the free trade zone, bribes may exist for a while and that raises the cost of transporting over land.
Land transport is 7x more expensive than sea transport.
I have traveled to all 54 African countries overland.
This guy needs to get away from his PC and travel all over Africa to get an idea of the real world.
Despite these 2 flaws, the video makes a good point: Africa will play a much larger role in the next 100 years than it ever has (at least, since homo sapiens evolved there).
Kaspian report - listen to this guy. You made numerous wrong assumptions or conclusions in the past videos about Africa including in this one.
Les go 🇪🇬🇱🇾🇹🇳🇩🇿🇲🇦
Thank you Shirvan, very cool!
Please make a video about Syria and its future ❤️
Syria will be part of Turkey 🇹🇷 in the Future
Well, makes sense. Europe is devoid of raw resources and need to expand its markets for its higher tech and manufactured goods. China dominating Asian trade (and now expanding into Africa), and USA's never ended Monroe doctrine means that Europe has only Africa to turn to - a fast growing market, full of raw and human resources. That's pretty much what my country did back in the Cold War, and for similar reasons. Yugoslavia was neither NATO aligned, nor was it aligned to Moscow - and that meant that Unaligned movement was the only way to go.
And the only members of Unaligned movement that Yugoslavia could sell things to was pretty much emerging African states. They had the resources Yugoslavia needed and were the markets that Yugoslavia could sell its manufactured goods and tech - because no one else needed it, they were sufficiently developed themselves.
Half a century later, the story is similar. Africa is more or less the only part of the world that is not inside anyone's sphere of influence to a large degree and has a huge economic potential. So everyone is rushing towards it. I wrote about it in 2010 when I saw growing Chinese investment in the region. It was only 10 years ago, pretty much everyone I talked to thought I was nuts.
Europe is in shambles at the moment, there is pretty much nothing to look towards to and crisis after crisis hits the continent. And if Europe does not find a solution for its markets and energy needs, that's pretty much the end of nice life in Europe that we had so far. And that is why the new scramble for Africa is happening.
While for other powerful nations it is merely the extension of their pretty much secure markets, for Europe it is a matter of life and death. Because if not in Africa, it means that Europe becomes dependent on Russia, China and/or USA. And that is a notion that no one in Europe is thrilled about.
That is until we have figured out, which power to really turn to. We have space to look forward to. If i were a smart European, I would look up for my prosperity not across the sea.
10th. Last time I was this early, Africa was European.
Alternatively: 10th. Last time I was this early, I still got a piece of Africa
Last time I was this early, Europe was European
@@haltdieklappe7972 Burn
@@haltdieklappe7972 When the hell was that.
10th. Last time I was this early, Europe was an Afroasiatic E1b1b carrying neolithic natufian population
As an Egyptian I watch this and yeah that does make tons of sense. That why government is wasting all my tax money on roads and bridges. It's no joke people I get lost nowadays because of all them damn new roads and bridges it's crazy out here
be glad your government is investing in infrastructure...
@@TheSuperappelflap
I'm glad I just hope it does get better
For someone who usually goes on about international law and all that stuff, your description of Morocco “restoring” sovereignty over Western Sahara, and parts of the country being “occupied” by “separatist forces” sure is bold.
Right? I had to stop and look through the comments as soon as I saw the map at 6:55
It sure is funny how people pretend that western sahara wasn't part of morocco pre 1870s when the spanish colonized it.
@@SmokeBigi its even funnier when they pretend that a communist arab nationalist militia financed by algeria who has long standing disputes with morocco represnt sahrawis lol
@Mars Attacks it was lol
@@SmokeBigi the history always starts when the white colonize
A lagging infrastructure will be one major obstacle to the unleashing of Africa demographic and resources potential. Not to mention the poilitical environment.
When I get frustrated from work..and want to relax my self I start listening shirvan voice...
Until you remember how fucked we are
The creative writing class you're taking has been showing for the last couple videos.
Native Africans need to stick together
🤣🤣🤣
Good one
Sure
I think the mentions of issues are particularly understated in regards to violence and ethnic and proxy wars. Africa as a continental entity is of course vast, and contains great resources, yet very little in the way of modern self-sufficient military forces to ensure stability. They sit between unstoppable forces and immovable objects by way of competing greed amongst international 'partners'. The issue with water is perhaps most critical in the next decade, as increases in populations and infrastructure will push the waning fresh water supplies past the breaking point. There simply isn't enough for everyone, and there will be many horrific humanitarian crises emerging with displaced peoples, weakened smaller governments collapsing to be replaced by newer, even less popular puppet regimes, and as flashpoints emerge, we will see the familiar cold war style interventions and sabotages where not all of the players in the game even have anything to gain at face value other than making their enemies lose.
The build-up of arms and armaments in the continent is extreme. The number of PMCs and nascent home grown paramilitary-for-hire groups is skyrocketing at a rate not seen since the 1960s.
Those are amongst the more severe and distressing reasons I don't believe that East and Central Africa in particular will be very stable in the next 5-40 years. And the instability and proxy wars radiating from hot spots amongst various enemies, weak neutrals, and allies weaving their complex and often contradictory web of alignments and claims will only wreak further havok on any optimistic ideas of huge population and economic development in the near to mid future. North Africa and West Africa have a better chance at rising fortunes compared to much of the rest. Ethiopia and the burgeoning water/river crisis with Egypt is one of, if not the most potentially lethal flashpoints that exist on the planet at present.
A final warning is that the preeminent world powers today avoid major direct conflicts with one another, yet they have, and will only increase their presence in the continent in force projection and willingness to commit conventional assets in strike missions. They don't even complain much to each other when their thinly veiled operations run into casualties, such as when all those Russian 'mercenaries' (de facto Russian Regulars running Russian ops 'unofficially') were killed by US Airstrikes. It's written up as cost of business and brushed under the rug.
It makes sense, while the third world is expendable, no European power wants a repeat of the first world war
Or the second.
4:04 - German economy may benefit the most from this
yeah exactly, those germans know what theyre up to
Probably, but it seems that the entire EU, especially the south will profit from the transport corridor.
@@oteleaionutbogdan5381 out of all nations in the EU to benefit most from this, I think it'd be france. With the western link to Africa being least contested, gibraltar is in prime position to become the link between europe through france on one side, and africa in francafrique on the other. It would integrate France with Francafrique further, and the two would become the base structure through which Africa and Europe integrate with one another, including germany. It would also align the goals of France, Spain, and Italy, which could create a counterbalance to Germany within the EU.
I doubt germany would be that big a winner (comparatively) in this situation. They'd probably still come out ahead, just not as much as others.
@@wazzupdj98d61 Germany as a big exporter to the EU and world always benefits from these expansions, they know it will just increase their export ability. Basically using their EU partners they can extend their deals.
The economy, but the European will be gone.
Awesome video. It's not too often the African continent as a whole is shown in a positive perspective. What I find impressive from some of the pictures shown is how some suburban areas have been beautifully developed. I look forward to watching more videos and reports from this channel. It's impossible to receive this type of quality information from mainstream sources.
Desertification defends the heart of africa from imperialism
Yes I agree. So expand on that process. Make it happen.