10 Reasons Why Botswana Is The Least Corrupt African Country
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Which country is the least corrupt in Africa and Why? You’ll find out in this video.
In 1966, while gaining independence from Great Britain, a poor African country was written off as a hopeless basket case. At the time, Botswana was an extremely poor country. The nation had a total of twelve kilometers of paved roads, twenty-two citizens who had graduated from university, and one hundred from secondary school, with GDP per capita of $70. Fast forward to 2007, Botswana had 7,000 kilometers of paved roads, and per capita income had risen to about $6,100 ($12,000 at purchasing power parity), making Botswana an upper-middle-income country comparable to Chile or Argentina.
At independence, life expectancy at birth was 37 years. By 1990 it was 60, 10 years above the African average. The country’s performance is particularly impressive compared with that of other African economies. And over the past 60 years, Botswana’s economy has been one of the most successful in the world.
The country is Africa’s second largest producer of diamond and is the 5th best place to live in the continent. In today’s video we explore the reasons why this rarely heard about country is doing so well at tackling corruption in Africa. If you are new here, you are welcome. Consider subscribing to After School Africa to continue exploring opportunities.
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I am impressed, jealous and congratulate Botswana for their achievements. Good news the rest of African countries need to follow and learn from Botswana
eg Nigeria country
True
That means that it is possible. So if the other African countries are not as prosperous as Botswana, they should assess their own organization.
Hopefully they avoid those dodgy Chinese loans
🇧🇼 As a citizen of Botswana I'd say this video is very informative and accurate.
Is it true during apartheid South Africa try to invade your country
@@Mad-wv6ol they did and actually killed some people
I would like to come and visit.
Botswana is landlocked country but you are better than Africa country who have ports, you guys lucky having good leadership
Keep up it.
im american and we need leaders like you guys. your government actually seems to invest in its people and infrastructure rather than pad their own pockets.
I have rarely felt so deeply patriotic for a country I'm not from
I live in the U.S., but I’m patriotic for Canada
My Botswana, My Pride!!! We are, who we are because of the Grace of God!
I would like to come and visit
@mogad in the same way no one should credit god or the devil for their own evil actions
Gao Retwe Morena ❤
Wish I could say the same for Zimbabwe💔😰,Good job Botswana👏🇧🇼
I really hope we get there soon. All it takes is one good president
Zimbabwe is healing from its wounds, they will get there soon, im sure of it
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what hapened there?
@@lightsabercollector3096Well, white people made a colony (Rhodesia) in an attempt to hold onto more parts of the Commonwealth, but then the natives came in, but went too far. They took all of the white people's farms and gave them to the natives, but lots of them didn't even know how to farm nor wanted to learn, this has basically been the core reason for Zimbabwe's decline
I am not from Botswana, but I love their success story because most black countries are riddle with corruption and to how they have managed to maintain that level of service ...very good
B O T S W N N A
Racist?
Everything is this video is accurate. One thing this video missed was the fact that the British handed over independence thinking there was no mineral value in the country.
He also got it wrong about female representation and Parliament
And thumbs 👍👍👍for the British to leave ,I thank God for watching over this country from the humble beginnings
I was about comment on that. Had they knew about the minerals, it would have been a full colonization. Protactorate is also some form of colonization coz from watching the movie A United Nation, Africans were treated like kids and were not allowed to drink.
How can the British hand over a country that is not their Africa belong to black people however the help of any is welcome.
@@aborigineone2377 that's colonialism for you, for all international intents bechuanaland was a british possession for the other colonial powers.
All love and respect from the middle East. Qatar🇶🇦
Botswana is one of the oldest democracy in the world practising the Kgotla system, and its also special as being one of few African countries to be a direct territorial continuation of a pre-colonial era African state. Botswana was a protectorate and was not a colony unlike its neighbours Namibia, S.A and Zimbabwe which were settled by europeans. Batswana leaders defeated the boers invadors over and over again, and as a protectorate There was pressure to make Botswana become a part of the Union of South Africa or Southern Rhodesia, which were colonies and threated africans terrible. This made Khama III, Sebele I and Bathoen I, whom are known as the three Dikgosi, travel to England to meet with Queen Victoria to whom they pleaded to remain a protectorate under U.K which she approved and they remained until gaining independence in 1966.
By 1960 Britain were in the process of giving African states independence and it went smother in Botswana by the fact that it wasn't a colonised by europeans while places such as Kenya at similar time had the Mau Mau Uprising against british colonists. And not being a colony is why it got independence decades earlier than its neighbours Namibia, Zimbabwe, S.A and doesn't have the many issues that they have there like generational poverty as result of being moved to reservations. Because it was not a colony of europeans unlike its neighbours and other african states, it was the 2nd poorest country in the world during independence.
Botswana is the best African country in term of living standard, and its success started in the 1800s when Batswana leaders protected their lands from european colonists and seccured their countries status as a protectorate which ensured they lived independently compared to their neighbours and other african terretories. And its one of few African countries which tribal chiefs have a place in the parlament called Ntlo ya Dikgosi. Botswana shows the success of low foreign intervention and colonisation trauma. Till today
It was a colony using British currency and passport and run by a British Representative. Anyway, well-done!
I think you lose the fundamental explanation of what colony really means on practicality Botswana is non of that there was nothing of economic interest on British side to colonize Botswana instead British just wanted Botswana to provide a pass through the country like a railway line to its neighboring colonies former Rhodesia present day zimbabwe of which Botswana allowed in exchange for offering protection from south Africa and german Namibia try to read history about Botswana you will understand. Botswana fought against colonialism because it leant how bad a system it was from its neighbors, Botswana never fought to get out of colonialism but to prevent it
absolute nonsense! Botswana holds parliament in english, schools in english, presidential conference in english, then says setswana is the national langue . Their resources and minerals are developed by foreign companies. Get your head out of your ass. Countries like Tanzania put swahilli as their first language, their education their parliament. , Magufuli has placed a policy that Tanzania should have a higher share of their own resources that is why he lost his life. Seretse Kama had a walk in the park, thats why is death was not abrupt and was a natural cause.
As a Botswana citizen I can attest to the veracity of this video. The only tiny thing I observed was the use of some pictures or photos which were clearly not taken from this country. I like the fact that you kept stating that it's not perfect but surely enviable.
I sawa a picture from kigali/Rwanda and I thought maybe be you some buildings which looks identical like in kigali 😂😂😂
so it is possible for good governance in Africa, this was a very uplifting and encouraging video!
Africans have always known how to govern themselves but the white man traumatised us, leaving us bruised and not even knowing where to start.
Good governance is possible everywhere if only the west stops branding everyone bad and intervening only to make things worse. Botswana succeeded because there was very little White/Western influence. Thanks for the confidence though
@@the8thchurch461Lol blaming White people again while the problems lies within yourself. Asia and India was also being brutalized by White people yet they didn't blame other for their misfortune and instead continue to be more prosperous
Good for Botswana I've always love seeing african/bantu countries succeeding love from Tanzania
100% original motswanian😙🇧🇼🇧🇼
My Botswana My Pride🇧🇼🇧🇼
This should be a model for other African countries
Even the poor countries rip themselves apart in greed. It's very sickening to see, having learnt this bad behaviour from the richer countries. All people are needed to co-operate to overcome the issues concerning us all, such as climate change, covid-19, and malnutrition. I watch this TH-cam channel, and definitely recommend it A Voice In The Desert
Botswana is the best. I ❤ Botswana. I might relocate to Botswana soon.
As a motswana, i feel some of the pictorial depictions are a misrepresentation of Botswana as they're not from here
It’s nice to hear that there is one country’ in Africa that’s not a corrupt baskecase
There's a lot actually. You got Burkina Faso (if Thomas Sankara was still alive) and Lesotho. Tanzania is also a bit freedom corruption also
Really excellent info. Long live Botswana
The history of post colonial Botswana should be taught in schools all over the world. Many other former colonies in a similar situation to Botswana failed.
The foresight of Seretse Khama is more impressive now that we can see the results. He established a government with separation of and balance of powers between different branches. Establishing a government as an organisation for the administration of the country prevented ideologies from taking over. The attitude of the government serving the people rather than the people serving the government has prevented power hungry people taking over.
@Jan Pearson lt seems like your jealous and full hate for Botswana people success story
Kelly Monos Botswana differintiate from other african countries.. As said in the video, Botswana is one of the oldest democracies in in the world practising the Kgotla system, and its also special as being one of few African countries to be a direct territorial continuation of a pre-colonial era African state. Botswana was a protectorate and was not a colony unlike its neighbours Namibia, S.A and Zimbabwe and other african countries which were settled by europeans. Batswana leaders defeated the boers invadors over and over again, and as a protectorate There was pressure to make Botswana become a part of the Union of South Africa or Southern Rhodesia, which were colonies and threated africans terrible. This made Khama III, Sebele I and Bathoen I, whom are known as the three Dikgosi, travel to England to meet with Queen Victoria to whom they pleaded to remain a protectorate under U.K which she approved and they remained until gaining independence in 1966. By 1960 Britain were in the process of giving African states independence and it went smother in Botswana by the fact that it wasn't a colonised by europeans while places such as Kenya at similar time had the Mau Mau Uprising against british colonists. And not being a colony is why it got independence decades earlier than its neighbours Namibia, Zimbabwe, S.A and doesn't have the many issues that they share like generational poverty as result of being moved to reservations. Botswana is the best African country in term of living standard, and its success started in the 1800s when Batswana leaders protected their lands from european colonists and seccured their countries status as a protectorate which ensured they lived independently compared to their neighbours and other african terretories. And its one of few African countries which tribal chiefs have a place in the parlament called Ntlo ya Dikgosi. Botswana shows the success of low foreign intervention.
@Jan Pearson And the only country in subsaharan Africa not colonised by whites has the highest living standard today.... What does that tell you? Continue being mad.
@@TheIrbe One thing a racist white fear is intelligent black people that why Trump blame Obama for everything
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I love my country Botswana 😭😭❤️🇧🇼❤️
A very informative, positive video.
It is very encouraging to learn that true democracy can flourish!
Botswana has proven to be a remarkable success story.
May it continue to thrive!
I wonder how well Zimbabwe would be doing today for they had similar governance starting in 1965.
It’s not just about good governance. Even post colonialism, neocolonialism was present. Former colonizers imported murder and instability to these nations in order to continue to reap the benefits of colonialism. They did it in the form of coups and promoting political instability.
@@otsuspyre1841 ?
@@otsuspyre1841 well they are really bad at doing it in Botswana....
@@asscheeks3212 They didnt care about botswana because it was a mere railway to connect south africa to rhodesia to them
@@otsuspyre1841All nothing but bunch of lies 😂😂😂
Agreed. A shining democracy.
True. God bless Botswana 🇧🇼
Botswana is amazing and super safe,I know that because I live in it
Great video. But as for corruption, rule it out. Botswana has one of the weakest corruption institution ever. No high ranked official has been convicted of such crime. Rule corruption out mate.
This video is on point and the other thing that was not mentioned Batswana enjoy free education and free health
Greetings from Germany. Nice and inspirational video. Sorry to say, one of my national trades is nitpicking. You owe me the reason 10, you have stopped at 9 Avoiding the bad governance course.
My country
South Africa should follow this example
it stands on good foundation from its first black leadership and up to date the current leadership is best compared to all other African countries.. Many African countries can learn a lot of things from Botswana politically and socially. Long live Botswana
BRING BACK IAN KHARMA ✌
No. Bring back Seretse Khama. He might've had a lot more to teach to other African countries
I wish Liberia 🇱🇷 could learn from Botswana 🇧🇼
I WISH THE WHOLE OF AFRICA WOULD LEARN FROM BOTSWANA !
I now understand why they don’t travel a lot, because they don’t need☺️. Botswana on my list. I wish Ghana was like that … a strong anticorruption system
Zimbabwe must follow the footsteps
We not a British protectorate
It will, have faith, its just that most older Zimbabweans come from a place of hurt, but the today's situation which lacks colonisers and others, will inspire the newer generation, many African countries are going to be successful if the lesson about colonisers is learnt well and kept, watch the space
@@Binahx86Lol you think people of Botswana give a damn about these 'colonizers'?? They don't. They prefer to focused on themselves and working hard to build the perfect home they always dreamed off instead of relying it onto others
By blaming these so-called 'colonizers', you've already proven why Zimbabwe would never be like Botswana lol
Naheng ya Batswana ❤
I would like to ask numerous questions to more or less prove that the country is pretty corrupt. I am a Motswana and I really do believe that we can be better as a country.
LOL, in comparison like countries such as Nigeria you guys are saints.
Anyone that plays Geoguessr knows Botswana looks like a pretty nice place
Nah it's basically similar to Lesotho lol. Same soil color and same vegetation
Would it be possible for someone like me (n Non-African) to settle there, after starting to invest in the stock exchange of Botswana, taking into account how the market is currently??
It is mate. Im a Motswana and i know many people from especially, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. I have worked with them and most of them are my friends now. Just a heads up, Gaborone is expensive.
You're most welcome, the country is busy trying to attract investors. I disagree with my other fellow citizen who says Gaborone is expensive - compared to what, our local villages? The peace and stability hear is incomparable.
@bilkis khan they are trolls that aren't even from Botswana they want to stop people from going there
@Justin Y. lies
Stay and build up your own country!
How to become a citizen of Botswana. Please advice me
One thing not really mentioned here in the early development, the country did not restrict technical or highly complex jobs or political positions to native-born people only. This is a common problem in poorer/developing countries as they often lack enough educated and trained people to fill those roles and it becomes an oligarchy and/or terminally incompetent fast. The founders allowed foreign workers to hold high-level jobs for quite some time until a few generations could be educated and sent abroad for training and come back...a slow and difficult process.
I’m from South Africa but I feel like you insulting Botswana if you talk about their strict laws and show South African Police Service at 7.
My Botswana 🇧🇼 my pride.
Poor country?
Did brown people make them poor?
Did yellow people make them poor?
Did white people make them poor?
Who make them poor?
One of the nicest people in the world.
I work in gumare in 2010.
Love you all.
Fine!
I wish to visit Botswana one day
10 Reasons Why Botswana Is THe Least Corrupt African Country
1: YAKKO'S WORLD
Botswana is lead by very good good leadership that take queue from its founding father Sir Seretse Khama. They have their African traditions intact in their lifestyle. They put Batswama first in practice not as a slogan. They are against corruption. In power politics the people are brought in by tribal authorities and Gotlas. They are a peace loving nation and that is evident in their conversations language and tone of speech thereof.They are strict on crime and corruption watch is everywhere. lts rare to see a Motswana arguing with onather to a point of a fight. extremely rare..Many African countries can learn a lot about good governance from Botswana.
Vivaa Seretse Khama VIVAAA !
If they're are not, it is just a matter of time❤
I think they started on a good note and that is it. All other explanations are not so convincing. Even Nigeria my country has all of the other things you mentioned.
ATI for president!
the video has strong parts like explaining several especific yet important anti-corruption mechanisms, as whistleblowing protection and criminal prosecution of corruption present in botswana.
but it intentionally or not falls short in several points like :
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robust strong institutions, does this mean well stablished and well enforced formal laws and informal rules of conduct? or it means something else? how much of this can be traced to the one-party regime or even the authority of the founding president of the country?
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the colonization intent, bechuanaland protectorate was indeed not a exploitative one, but it certainly was a strategic decision of the british to make the protectorate of bechuanaland, mostly to serve as a buffer or containment space first of the roaming boers free colonists and later of the imperial german incursions. the BSAC mining company of Cecil Rhodes thought that there might be mineral resources in bechuanaland as far back as 1887 but the tswana chiefs, specially Khama III (grandfather of the first president of botswana), with the help of evangelical missionaries and a record of close cooperation with the british authorities, petitioned successfully to the british authorities to force the BSAC to respect the tribal territorial boundaries of the protectorate.
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defeating the resource curse through property rights, what this especifically means? what this especifically means in the main industry of botswana by exports, the diamond industry? is it the way that goverment semi-nationalized the diamond mining through shares buyout? or it means other things? this is probably the least explained but one of the most important issues presente by the video.
however, i still appreciate a lot the videomakers for its informative intent and the quality of it.
its not the least... Seychelles is currently the least corrupt with Botswana coming behind it as 2nd least corrupt.
Don't forget it's neighbor, Mauritius too which ranks as some of the most advanced country in Africa
THEY ARE BETTER THAN SOUTH AFRICA BUT SLOWER THAN RWANDA
But they are a pioneer for Rwanda. When Botswana has exited lists of poorest countries in all of Africa and become one of the richest, people of Rwanda are starting to genocide against one another
Botswana is a fantastic success story but it's not one that any other African country can emulate. It's circumstances were too unique.
Try and use pictures that are of Botswana please. You have pictures with South African politicians and slavery clips from America etc.... NOT ON!
excellent video but could you please provide sources for two of your claims: 1) That tribes of Botswana invited the British to take the country over as a protectorate 2) That living standard was raised 10.000% in 13 years.
What are the opportunities for American investors to build small businesses within Botswana? Focused specifically in agriculture and cattle raising?
It's a thriving industry here but there is a good chance of success in that field
I recommend producing food. We import a lot of it
Botswana is not all milk and honey as you claim sir you must do a deeper research because most of the things you said are true but looking the fact that we have many young people with no jobs + here the rich get richer nd the poor more poorer pls do not let mainstream media lie to you ask the people the youth of Botswana.
You missing the entire picture. It will get there. Sometimes celebrate smaller success. Botswana comes a long way.
You missing the entire picture. It will get there. Sometimes celebrate smaller success. Botswana comes a long way.
South Africa is bigger and richer but unemployment rate is high though there are many millionaires, billionaires etc
Should we complain and not celebrate how the middle class is increased etc. I understand everyone has their story to tell. Its not false that Botswana is better via crime, corruption etc
Every country in this world is like that lol so what is your point? Sure the video may not highlighted the income disparity and high unemployment among youths but still Botswana did things to help alleviate the problem unlike other rich countries such as Qatar and Spain
And Tanzania.
But what about the San people, how are they doing there lately?
Next time sort out your pictures ...seen some South African and Northen African pictures . Dont know how they link with the content about Botswana. Otherwise good try.
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I am waiting for them to remove the Colonial languages with indigenous language.
Is there any other country in Africa with an ethnicity’s name in its official name ?
But there's no leadership
Out of all Africa it seems Botswana is the closest to what it was pre-colonialism.
Not surprised lol the first President of Botswana, Seretse Khama was educated in the UK and was taught since little that being humble and honesty is much appreciated than all of the billions of dollars in this whole world
living average was not 60 it was 100... now its 60
How did it go down by 40 years!!!
and...what about botswana and hiv ?
Botswana does not have high prevalence of HIV if thats what you on about, percentages in prevalence are misleading. Diseases spread the same way in most communities, but the actual numbers are something else. For example the estimate of people living with HIV in South Africa is three times the population of Botswana, what then?
Pretty sure you've mistaken that with Nigeria and Lesotho lol
Kenya is least corrupt country
Other African countries, take note!
Botswana to be last corapt contry is because of population number 2 was better economy but now thing change in Botswana
Why the sudden White interest in Botswana?
Hopefully diseases like AIDS and income inequality (especially in rural areas) are abolished.
Capitalism and individual liberty = successful country
America has all that yet their economy is still tanked and egg prices are USD 16 a carton 😂😂😂
WHAT ABOUT NAMA PEOPLE
A diamond in the rough
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WHY SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE ON VIDEO
Very nice vid, but you need to work on your pronounciations. "Mandatory", for example, is "man-da-to-ry". Not "mandatry" (5:01)
Pieter Menten!!!!!!!, how do you relate with him? Is he your idol? Originally he was a Dutch citizen and when the Germans invaded the Netherlands, he joined the nazi and was given a uniform. He was an "Industrial SWINDLER", he WAS THE LAST nAZI TO BE CAPTURED.
Ko gho nna le batswana ko teng gho monate tota
thanks a lot for this video , very interesting and informative.
but why did the Botswana government poison 350 Elephants?
You are being untruthful, wondering what's your point.
Why you kill whales
Why do you poison your own water and using your citizens as 'science experiments' ?
Are farmers poisoning elephants?
No..
@David Chyzinski
hahaha where do you get this lol
No.
LOL this is a joke right
😂😂😂
Not a bad video but stop begging for subs
MY COUNTRY BOTSWANA??LEAST CORRUPT?? What a joke
Than all other African nations? Yes
The video forgets one thing, all of these 10 reasons were possible if not for one President: Sir Seretse Khama. Although there are many others that helped, it was President Khama that held it all together. He was the linchpin in creating what Botswana is today.
One thing I like about us is we relate to each other irrespective of our tribes this is influenced by the allocation of land one can apply for a plot anywhere in the country and the other thing is we also relate to each other irrespective of our political affiliates