African Decolonisation Explained

[@LDalin12]

Me:Im going on a healthy diet Me after 3 Seconds of Diet: 5:19

[@thenoonegamer2678]

Underated comment

[@HistoryScope]

@@thenoonegamer2678 Not anymore: I pinned this comment :D

[@alokinrainborn]

😆

[@shivbaba2672]

First Africa has to revolt against Christianity and Islam because that was foreign to Africa and import Hinduism and Buddhism from India once you become spiritual you will be liberated from the foreign mind set. Even India is suffering from this similar situation but now you see Indian politics is changing and they want to elect Hindu leaders and become more Hindu and it took 78 years but it is happening in India. You have to study Sikh and Hindu history how they fought against foreign invasion for 1000 years with more than 10 thousand battles . Don't just import European democracy make your own democracy that fit for your culture. Stop taking funds from Europe and missionaries for feeding poor. It is better to die than being a beggar. You have land and now farming is modernized and food will not be an issue in the near future.

[@mirinah4719]

@@shivbaba2672 hell no. All religions are trash

[@Umu_Eri]

france still keeps its hold over the former french colonies through the CFA franc, they even hold half their foreign currency reserves

[@timvanrijn8239]

True thou that fall more inline with a sphere of influwence then a exual colony. Thou the sentiment is accurate

[@xxsupersayen34xxnoe33]

and south africa is still colonising namibia using the south african rand or maybe using a more stable currency isn't a proof of evil imperialism?

[@d.a.5788]

@@xxsupersayen34xxnoe33 maybe holding half a nations foreign reserves is. And then deciding to loan their own money back to them. Legit just cherry picked and ignored the rest.

[@xxsupersayen34xxnoe33]

@@d.a.5788 this is an agreement, if they do not want the drawback that come with the benefit then they can leave anytime they want, and in fact, half of the country are leaving right now

[@definetlycringe5379]

Algeria isn't in cfa

[@Babyfwesh]

I'm Nigerian and you really hit the nail on the head on how neo colonialism still continues in Nigeria till today

[@alexanderblack389]

Your minds are actually colonize too.

[@daggerdan12]

@@roadtonever please elaborate

[@daggerdan12]

@@roadtonever what do you mean by don't look back further than colonial times

[@daggerdan12]

@@roadtonever Doesn't really make sense to me, sorry. I suppose it probably sounded clever in your head.

[@daggerdan12]

@@roadtonever Well of course, it's the cradle of humanity and peoples there have had longer to diversify than anyone else. Still don't see what that has to do with neo colonialism.

[@MrLense]

For a country like France that defines it's history for the French revolution, freedom, democracy and all that, they're awfully terrible at sharing that sentiment to their colonies.

[@listenmullahsb]

They benefit to this day from their slavery past yet hate blacks & arabs...

[@Flo-gb1fk]

@@listenmullahsb what

[@Banom7a]

it still is the case with their modern colony (i.e: french guiana)

[@rubengargano3369]

Did ever cross your mind that all those benevolent words are just hypocritical propaganda bullshit? We're in 2021 and with all that's happening we're looking at democracy 's very face.

[@pecadodeorgullo5963]

@@Banom7a That's not a colony though since all colonies that chose to remain with their coloniser were changed to overseas territories and were given citizenship equal to that of the people on the mainland.

[@kwamenyame1277]

The more African people get the right education, the better we get to understand certain things. Little by little out paradigm is shifting. Slowly we will get there. I hope it happens in my lifetime.

[@CivilizedWasteland]

They just move to Europe or richer countries, now chinese are moving in to fill the vacancies probably not gonna happen in our lifetime

[@historypaul1657]

You can do it!

[@valletas]

Maybe not in your life time but you can help prepare the soil for the next generation

[@traviscolkitt4955]

@@valletas China: we are going to help them. we need new slave labor. I mean employees!!!

[@KevEonTHINKS]

The 1st College was created in Africa!!! The people have loads in knowledge in a different way.

[@enesimajebi2935]

My grandfather was one of the first government workers in Northern Nigeria, they took them all out of school in like grade 9 and put them in an intense 1 year training program and sent them into the work force for a few years as clerks and apprentices for a few years, then sent them to an accelerated post secondary program, then back into the workforce. They essentially had to build and entire public work service in a few years. It's amazing how they pulled it off

[@mr.takethingstooseriously]

For the north. That shit turned to nepotism fast.

[@khalilibrahimi3807]

@@xyzaero And when the people rise up guess who come to help the corrupt to protect their interest and offshore companies? never tell half a story.

[@radioactivedetective6876]

@@xyzaero It isn't really the same though. The socio-political situation in the Indian subcontinent when the Europeans came in to colonise was very different from the condition in several African regions during the scramble for Africa. Also, the entire Indian subcontinent was under the British, hence had a homogeneous system, and there were fewer partitions during decolonisation. The one partition still causes bloodshed. Also, the British really relied on the Indians for the bureaucracy in the Raj, so that system was set up by the time we got independence. And the entire freedom struggle was stretched across a century, over multiple generations, each better prepared to handle administration. That is very very different from a country with 30 graduates at independence.

[@mr.takethingstooseriously]

@@xyzaero africa is doing great things. Nigeria will be in the top 5 most powerful countries in the world by the end of this century and will be in top ten in the next 30 years. You are acting like alot of african countries aren't making large strides. This arrogance and ignorance is why china took the united states spot. In the 70s and 80s china was a shot hole and now the are the shiters. Nigeria's corruption has decreased so much in the last 20 years and will continue to decrease over the next 30.

[@mr.takethingstooseriously]

@@xyzaero did you just say africas performance has nothing to do with colonialism? You should really do some basic research.

[@DWEthiopia]

Leopold killed ALMOST 3 times as many people as Hitler killed in WW2.

[@jejehdh]

Both were horrible fart brains.

[@DWEthiopia]

@@jejehdh That is true! They both were bad. Not trying to say one was worse than the other. Just find it sad that everyone can remember Hitler, but not too many people are even aware of Leopold.

[@jamesneedham6265]

That's not actually true as estimates are around 1- 15 million with most figures around ten which while utterly appalling actually is about the same as Hitler. Amazingly both Stalin and Mao killed even more of their own people with the same mixed methods of brutality and utter incompetence that Leopold employed in the Congo. I think the moral difference is the number of they intended to kill as Leopold, Stalin and Mao while they didn't care how many people died the number of people they intentionally killed as part of a deliberate genocide is smaller where as Hitler killed the Jew, gypsys and other minorities with no other motive beyond a deliberate genocide. Therefore most of Hitlers victims where killed on his direct orders and the victims of the other because of the they didn't care how many people died to achieve a political or finical aim. Its a small difference, the difference between someone who shoots someone dead during a bank robbery and one where someone commits murder because they like killing, but an important one.

[@jejehdh]

I understand

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

Isn't it ironic that Belgium is the home of the vampire capital of the European Union?

[@rageraptor7127]

Imagine being an African colony and spending you whole existence trying to fight for your independence. And then Egypt just sorta gets it one day outta nowhere. 👀

[@khaledaldalabih5530]

One of the big differences is that Egypt was always a country, and at times a super power in the ancient world under the pharaohs, Egypt was never a group of tribes living on vast areas, Egypt was a country built around the Nile with huge population with an identity, same thing for Ethiopia with a less degree. people mix North Africa with the rest of Africa, North Africa had been always countries or part of great empires and kingdoms, from the Pharaohs in Egypt, Carthage in Tunis, part of the Roman empire and then Part the Umayyads and then the Moorish kingdoms and ending being part of the Ottoman empire for more than 350 years. at the same time the rest of Africa had a hard time creating any kingdoms that was worth the attention of any Islamic or Christian empire of that time, that's why a lot of Africa was pagan and had no major religion

[@thedevine7963]

@@khaledaldalabih5530 we were not pagan. We don't believe in organised religions.

[@crazeelazee7524]

Still doesn't come close to Singapore, which gained independence against its will.

[@rageraptor7127]

@@crazeelazee7524 👀

[@sohniya7681]

@@khaledaldalabih5530 well, it isn’t doing well now though. With all it’s history it should be a first world.

[@elismarlosch2434]

Love this feeling of studying history and realizing why things are the way they are today

[@kieranrollinson8750]

THE WAY THE VIDEO AUTHOR PHRASES """"A BUNCH OF WHITE DUDES TELLING AFRICANS WHAT TO DO"""" ONLY SHOWS THAT THE VIDEO AUTHOR IS A BIGOTED ILLOGICAL, WHO KNOWS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT BASIC GOVERNANCE AND NATIONAL FINANCE ADMINISTRATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D ALSO, YES!!!!!!!!!!!! A BUNCH OF HIGHLY EDUCATED WHITE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY KNOW HOW TO GOVERN AND CRATE LAWS AND ADMINISTER FINANCES OVER THE ECONOMY, IN WHICHM SUCH EXPERTISE, IS EXCLUSIVELY HELD BY WHITE PEOPLE AT THE TIME, IS EXACTLY WHAT THE AFRICAN COLONIES NEEDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D

[@jasonx1174]

It's like putting together a giant puzzle piece or re reading a book for details you missed.

[@Respectyourlegacybooks]

Indeed and there are so many pieces to put together

[@AntonioKatan]

This video fudges loads of details. Like saying that the Portuguese invented apartheid when it’s a boer word or not going over what happened in Rhodesia in which a white government seceded from the UK to avoid giving rights to black people. The Congo isn’t navigable from the sea due to the falls near it’s mouth and Europeans couldn’t invade the interior until the 19th century because Europeans couldn’t stand African diseases and medicine needed to step up. It’s mostly right on the larger picture but the details are woefully distorted.

[@Layd36]

Yet westerners do nothing about it cause they are too busy enjoying cheap slave labour products from third world countries and blood oil from war torn nations

[@Archon006]

My grandfather and grandmother were actually martyrs in the Algerian war of Independence! My grandpa sadly passed away in a car accident years after Independence and I never got to meet him since I still wasn't born, but my grandmother is doing good these days!

[@screamingseal4805]

Don’t you have to die to be a marty?

[@RK-cj4oc]

So he was not a martyr?

[@Archon006]

​@@screamingseal4805 Yeah I just didn't find the right word + I was just excited to talk about it.

[@Archon006]

@@RK-cj4oc Yeah I just didn't find the right word + I was just excited to talk about it.

[@seifddinejlassi2059]

😊

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Portugal: Angola é Nossa Cuba: Not so fast

[@nirbhaisinghkooner2831]

Lol

[@neutralfellow9736]

The Portuguese still won the war, Angola, Cuba and allies lost. The world forced Portugal to abandon Angola diplomatically.

[@clintonrodrigues4776]

Facts

[@Joaocruz30]

It wasn't the world. But the "revolução de abril" ou "revolução dos cravos" do your home work first. Merry Christmas and a healthy new year! peace

[@lionjbvida]

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[@soco2020]

This is the most underrated history channel on youtube by far! I love all of your content and the amount of research put into every aspect of your videos. Thank you for all of the great content!

[@YTho-ev1ej]

@T teg Egg yeah, the vast majority of white people I meet are really good people

[@HistoryScope]

And thank YOU for the great comment!

[@helderteixeira6742]

*Portugal committed the Wiriyamu, Mozambique Genocide in modern times (1972) right under the United Nations noses and NOTHING was done! Why is that??*

[@kieranrollinson8750]

THE WAY THE VIDEO AUTHOR PHRASES """"A BUNCH OF WHITE DUDES TELLING AFRICANS WHAT TO DO"""" ONLY SHOWS THAT THE VIDEO AUTHOR IS A BIGOTED ILLOGICAL, WHO KNOWS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT BASIC GOVERNANCE AND NATIONAL FINANCE ADMINISTRATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D ALSO, YES!!!!!!!!!!!! A BUNCH OF HIGHLY EDUCATED WHITE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY KNOW HOW TO GOVERN AND CRATE LAWS AND ADMINISTER FINANCES OVER THE ECONOMY, IN WHICHM SUCH EXPERTISE, IS EXCLUSIVELY HELD BY WHITE PEOPLE AT THE TIME, IS EXACTLY WHAT THE AFRICAN COLONIES NEEDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D

[@Raveded]

​@@helderteixeira6742They forgor 💀

[@liondusahel600]

i am an african, i don't know, if you are african or not, but you know very well the history of Africa, that of colonization, Algeria and Guinea are two countries that never give up, there are many resistant countries, but these two are exceptional, you know that africa has three histories before colonization, time of colonization and after colonization.

[@evilchaperone]

The 4th Africa will be the debt trap of China.

[@barta9342]

Very complex histories too and like the European to often a bloody one . I

[@juliandowen1621]

You missed out eight hundred years colonization of Europe (Iberian Peninsula) by Africans. Africans developed Spain and Portugal into world powers. Guess Africans should've kept away from the peaceful Iberian Peninsula and the world today would be a different place.

[@barta9342]

Don't forget the small state Liberia . Descendants of the transatlantic slaves returning to Africa . Sad fact they used the native people as slaves .

[@evilchaperone]

@@juliandowen1621 can't have facts getting in the way of the narrative.

[@drum4416]

*In the Berlin conference: All colonial powers are invited, including Belguim.. *Sad Dutch Noises*

[@HistoryScope]

That's an interesting point you bring up, actually. I did some research and the reason the Netherlands wasn't invited to the Berlin conference (while countries such as Austria-Hungary were) was because "The Netherlands were, as far as the colonies were concerned, a 'saturated' power where - at least before 1900 - the will to operate in an imperialist way was missing." source: www.jstor.org/stable/181300?seq=1

[@drum4416]

@@HistoryScope ok thx for the respond : )

[@timvanrijn8239]

@@HistoryScope also it is proable if the dutch take any stance, it be to claim protectorates over boer states. Wich the british will take offence to. Bismarck proable knew that.

[@SirThanksalot_1]

@@timvanrijn8239 proable = probably

[@timvanrijn8239]

@@SirThanksalot_1 sure

[@88ights]

This video was very well made and deserve way more attention. Not just for how bloody good this video was, but how important this history is not just for Africans like me, but for everyone to learn and understand. We cannot repeat this nor forget it

[@hansonlee5847]

As someone who enjoys modern European history, I'm glad that I learned about the African side as well because we don't learn much about this in schools. Unfortunately, it seems Africa can never catch a break and might again be in a situation where superpowers (EU/USA and China) will start competing for their resources.... Hope Africa will have its time to shine someday and be free from political squabbling!

[@annnee6818]

@@hansonlee5847 In fairness NO country is free from political squabbling. So political squabbling appears to be inherent in the hunan condition.

[@kieranrollinson8750]

THE WAY THE VIDEO AUTHOR PHRASES """"A BUNCH OF WHITE DUDES TELLING AFRICANS WHAT TO DO"""" ONLY SHOWS THAT THE VIDEO AUTHOR IS A BIGOTED ILLOGICAL, WHO KNOWS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT BASIC GOVERNANCE AND NATIONAL FINANCE ADMINISTRATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D ALSO, YES!!!!!!!!!!!! A BUNCH OF HIGHLY EDUCATED WHITE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY KNOW HOW TO GOVERN AND CRATE LAWS AND ADMINISTER FINANCES OVER THE ECONOMY, IN WHICHM SUCH EXPERTISE, IS EXCLUSIVELY HELD BY WHITE PEOPLE AT THE TIME, IS EXACTLY WHAT THE AFRICAN COLONIES NEEDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D

[@ElectronFieldPulse]

I like learning about African history but I think it is way too focused on what Europeans did to them. It basically is searching for an excuse 24/7 for why they are doing so badly. They are terrified of the possibility that their culture just doesn’t produce modern societies, so they blame all their failures on outsiders to assuage their egos. It won’t end well. It never does when people ignore reality to placate their feelings

[@joseperez1308]

This was a great video overall, my only issue with it being it failed to mention the Rhodesian Bush war and Apartheid South Africa

[@1cedcoffee]

i actually have no idea why you only have 160k subscribers, with all this effort you deserve way more

[@niles1492]

I mean 160k is alot!!! They deserve it

[@r.9158]

Thumbs up every video you watch and help him out. This channel is definitely going to explode soon.

[@morganfreaman]

160k more like 161k

[@ethiobuzzfeed]

Because he fuckup history .Ethiopia is Africa's Oldest Independent Country and never been colonized.

[@steviegoodgravy8624]

Dude’s overall outlook is pretty one-sided.. colonization brought Africa into the 19th century.. no wheel, no modern medicine, ridiculously high infant mortality.. it wasn’t all like Leopold in the Congo

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

History Scope: *THIS TIME FOR AFRICA*

[@drum4416]

*2010 Flashbacks

[@itsblitz4437]

@@drum4416 Arab Spring?

[@accent1666]

You’re everywhere

[@alexanderlittle9786]

Whoopdie doo!

[@HistoryScope]

You know you've made it on KZbin once Avery the Cuban-American comments on your video.

[@Brezzy_5000]

I went through your back log of videos and to be completely honest, im glad you shifted to your own art style. Your modern videos look so much better.

[@waelbrome]

i didn't even notice the video was 43 minutes long until it ended and i exited full screen. Very well done and written! Thank you for this beautifully informative video

[@teafallbliss3409]

Beautifully? This makes me disgusted in your face and so proud Ethiopia was never a colonial win, monsters.

[@napolien1310]

Leopold II in the Congo "anyone who wants to be independent raise your hands" Congo's citizens: "......"

[@deepstariaenigmatica2601]

that's dark lmao

[@momo-cchi5978]

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[@leonardoleo5740]

Lol

[@dimitarlazarov8815]

Humour so dark it stole my bike.

[@joemamaobama6863]

he do be lending a hand tho

[@grey-ng1ue]

14:22 the french didn't put the sultan on the throne, they just supported him over his brothers because they though he was easier to deal with. The protectorate over the kingdom of Morocco was an agreement signed by a treacherous king who sought french support against the revolting Berber population.

[@geraldmaxwell3277]

Quick Note: Nations that were protectorates and had few settlers and mostly were ruled indirectly gained independence peacefully Nigeria, Ghana, all of French West and Central Africa except for Algeria, Egypt, Sudan etc. On the other hand, those that had large European populations and were settler colonies had to fight for independence. Algeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Angola, Mozambique are examples. Exceptions are Zambia and the DRC which had large European populations but avoided wars of independence, largely because both nations European populations were mine workers and administrators, rather than being land owners as was the case in the other nations highlighted.

[@Antarius1999]

Algeria was a colony, not a protectorate.

[@geraldmaxwell3277]

@@Antarius1999 I highlighted that . In case you did not read clearly, Algeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe ,Mozambique and Angola are under "settler colonies"

[@geraldmaxwell3277]

@@knockhello2604 Yes, they fought for independence because the Algerian War of Independence ,the Kenyan Mau Mau etc forced the settlers to realize that they were never going to control those nations forever as they wished and thus paved way for the pathways to independence.

[@helderteixeira6742]

*Portugal committed the Wiriyamu, Mozambique Genocide in modern times (1972) right under the United Nations noses and NOTHING was done! Why is that??*

[@luisgoncalosilva6194]

@@helderteixeira6742 OK you are just a guy copy and pasted the same comment in every comment there is, just pathetic to be honest. You are just trying to spread hate in internet like there is enough already without people like you. Just toxic and a deplorable action from you.

[@bongsmasuku]

Great video, thanks a lot. Just a note. The independence of South Africa in 1910 was not an independence to the native people. It was just a union after the Anglo-Boer war which was a war between the British and Boers (Dutch). They occupied and ruled different parts of the country. Only in 1961 Queen Elizabeth II ceased to be the Queen of South Africa. The native people continued to be under the rule of the Europeans who had naturalised their inhabitants in South Africa. The system of apartheid was even stronger from 1948 after the National Party of the Boers took over. South Africa got her independence in 1994. What that independence mean today is a discussion for another day.

[@barryirlandi4217]

Kind of internal colonialism

[@rubenstrydom5367]

Thank you , atleast its not just me who thought that was a lie

[@helderteixeira6742]

*Portugal committed the Wiriyamu, Mozambique Genocide in modern times (1972) right under the United Nations noses and NOTHING was done! Why is that??*

[@barta9342]

Native South Africans are called KOH'SAN . The Bantu are black migrants from central Africa . The Boers lived from the 16 hunderds in these regions, white migrants from the lowlands , Seven provinciën . Apartheid or cultural genocide in equality , there are not more flavors to chose from. The great Apartheid you find in India , 6000 years of cast system and the non-humans the Paria's .

[@bongsmasuku]

@@barta9342 yes, I don't blame you for your answer. That's the history you were taught. It was meant to to make the Black Africans look like they only arrived after the Boers in South Africa. And that is a false teaching. Do your research properly. Don't just take things on a face value. Research on the kings of the south, the Vendas, the Shonas, Mapungubwe, great Zimbabwe. If you so wish I can give you links of documentaries that were done by non Africans.

[@himmelweiss_]

my grandma was born in morocco but is also french, that always confused me and I never got more explanation. she had to leave the country and move to france. now I know why. thank you!

[@AlteryxGaming]

Belgian King: You should be thankful for everything we’ve done for you! Congolese: Ah yes, *H A N D S*

[@AlteryxGaming]

@@xyzaero Who do you think created the system of brutality there? It’s literally explained in this video that yes, the Belgians may not have explicitly been the ones to do that, however they are still responsible for it happening in the first place. It’s like saying Al Capone murdered people, he himself often did not but he most definitely ordered it to happen. Thus he is responsible. Think before you criticize

[@khalilibrahimi3807]

@@xyzaero you sir are a hypocrite. And not only hands but nosestoo. Imagine living without a nose

[@MDMAx]

*Leopold the 2nd* : Raise your hands if you want independence! Noone? That settles it.

[@Hotasianchick]

@@xyzaero Ah yes, because when someone holds a gun to your head and tells you hand over your wallet, you are willingly doing it.

[@E4439Qv5]

@@Hotasianchick gun or no gun, you can have my wallet, sir. ❤️

[@bugrazer5521]

i thought france still controlled most of its ex colonies by controlling their monetery system.

[@swaggery]

That's what I heard too. Colonization never ended with France, they just practice a more covert system now.

[@MeidoInHebun]

​@@swaggery Covert?, they keep sending their military over there every few years.

[@thelakeman2538]

that's just one part of their control over their former colonies, look up France-Afrique.

[@xxsupersayen34xxnoe33]

france doesn't control any african country, there's a reason why noone call these countries puppet state, but france does have a big influence on these country, the cfa being an example of french influence, and they will fight against anything that plan getting rid of this influence(recent exemple are france being so involved in the fight against ai quaida in mali and france intervention in libya(note:libya was a dictatorship with racial segregation and slavery)) but france's influence isn't some kind of curse (exept during the election when you're in the opposition), taking the exemple of the cfa again, there are multiple instance of country using a more stable currency(such as djibouti with the us dollar and namibia with the south african rand) , but france, having multiple deal like these, end up with a great influence which help them for negotiations and other things (hopefully this was clear and not useless) edit: also as I've been pointed out this wasn't always the case and france used to fund coup in africa to keep the countries on her side, though this era is over now

[@thelakeman2538]

@@xxsupersayen34xxnoe33 ah yes the man who was a close friend of Mandela and opposed Apartheid and funded the ANC and other pan-African movements had somehow enforced racial segregation in his country while also promoting Pan-African unity and literally wanting a United States of Africa, what can be said without evidence can be dismissed without one. Though the stability of the CFA franc is a genuine point in support of the French sphere. But you forgot to mention that also means giving up a lot of fiscal and monetary policy in hands of an institution the country cannot control or have a say in since the CFA franc is tied with the Euro, that is on top of the fact that France extracts more money from the West and Central African countries than they get in benefit, and holds control over the reserves of these countries. Speaking of dictatorships France kept oligarchs favourable to them in power through bribes, economic aid and even military intervention to keep dictators in power. Not to mention French corporations which benefited from such agreements and money meant for aid in Africa and from the French corporations magically ending up in coffers of French political parties.

[@Jonathan-lw7qd]

8:07 Eritrea was given to Ethiopia against the will of the eritrean people , who wanted independence, because they never were part of Ethiopia. That caused a 30 year independence war which Eritrea won and gained independence. That's really important I think because the eritrean people were never asked what they want but the decisions came from Europe and Ethiopia. And I think you should mention that because at the end of the video, Eritrea was still part of Ethiopia in the map what implies that Eritrea is part of Ethiopia which is untrue.

[@TomTM_ST]

43 minutes of amazing content. Thank you so much for this video : )

[@forestmanzpedia]

My grandfather and his older brother fought for independence from France. Until their own deaths in 2011 and 2013 they were traumatized and they have told us very gruesome stories what they have seen.

[@Cbreezy510]

Both awesome and sad at the same time. What country?

[@brendanrodgers9753]

@@Cbreezy510 Sweden

[@maarten9272]

@@brendanrodgers9753 Sweden wasn't a part of France.

[@harrypotterhatesohio5996]

Bernadotte

[@ghirmayakberet1252]

Great video, just to add Eritrea got its independence in 1991, it was federated with Ethiopia in 1950 and annexed in 1960 which led to 30 years war for independence

[@sean1851]

So refreshing to see these researched and smoothly-animated vids popping into the feed Keep it up man!

[@freikvgel]

Extremely informative, I learned a lot from this one! Great video and thanks for all your hard work in making it, can't wait for more!

[@NEon-hs6ey]

This is sooo beautiful 🥺🥺 Well explained I learned a lot! Im loving your videos so much. I'm binge watching right now!

[@Extreamkarioke]

As a African American born and raised in Central Florida the older I get the more I realize how little I know and understand about why the injustices of the past refuse to go away. This video struck a cord with me I didn't expect.

[@Extreamkarioke]

@@louvendran7273 The ongoing corruption in some government agencies and some private businesses is very upsetting. The more you look into the history of how the West got so rich the more you realize it was largely a ponzi scheme built on exploitation. However maybe as humans we could all take more lessons from what the US historically has done right, if mostly only for white men, and what China is doing right by it's growing middle and upper class.

[@Sceptonic]

@@louvendran7273 Noyone is stopping Puerto Rico from becoming independent. Thing is, Puerto Rico benefits more by staying as a territory of the US because they get US aid and don't have to pay taxes

[@jettmclachlan1804]

I love whenever an episode of yours gets posted. Also I knew about Leopold II and the Congo but damn I didn't know about that, breaks my heart :(.

[@HistoryScope]

I also thought I knew about the stuff that went on there... but then I read first-hand accounts and the policy leading to the brutality and it just boggles my mind how anyone could set up such a cruel system of 'governance'.

[@sketchiefello9002]

@T teg Egg non-sequitur

[@climberly]

You should read "heart of darkness" by joseph conrad. Great book about the belgian congo.

[@hannahbarbara6361]

@T teg Egg war implies a counterpart who can fight back. A raid, incursion, invasion, military aggression and conquest is what happens all over africa. Kingdoms, tribes and people, and entire civilizations trampled or wiped out.

[@ungrateful-66]

Ghana’s life expectancy is an embarrassment to humankind but, I know our standards in the West are still new even to us, so hopefully they get better.

[@helderteixeira6742]

*Portugal committed the Wiriyamu, Mozambique Genocide in modern times (1972) right under the United Nations noses and NOTHING was done! Why is that??*

[@mant8vaei314]

How...are you talking about now because it’s really not that bad

[@barta9342]

Treu ,live conditions in the 19 hunderds were in Europe also very bad . After WW1 and WW2 it toke two decades to recover. The reason why many European migrated , nothing to lose.

[@cordelldev]

Great video on a subject that is far too often overlooked.

[@Ember-Rodriguez]

Commenting for engagement. Love how thorough your videos are, your efforts show.

[@thesudaneseprince9675]

This video was really helpful thank you for your hard work. I laughed when you said Nigeria has more ethnic groups than Europe, when you think about how the EU gets along you can only shudder at the amount of conflict that occurs between differ ethnic groups. I find it beautiful that such a diverse group of people can be found in such a comparatively small space, but on the other hand that likely makes nation building so difficult. Here I was thinking Sudan is too ethnically diverse to weld into a nation. Then again, it's just another legacy of colonialism, the borders of African nations didn't really form according to the ethnic groups of the lands, but really what was convinent for colonisers, which just lead to a mess after decolonisation, I know Sudan has border disputes now, based on conflict on redrawn borders by the British and Egyptian occupying governments. Federalism makes sense to a degree, but even then it's so hard to wield a state that is just one of opposing micronations, but then if they were to break into micronations, it would be even easier for foreign powers and regional conflicts to occur.

[@glennmiller9768]

Am watching this on Christmas Day 2020. My Christmas present to a number of friends and acquaintances will be sending History Scope documentaries by email or passing verbal recommendations these are must-see videos. North American education systems have bee dumbed down for far too long.

[@andrecarvalho1339]

Portuguese here! My mom was born in Angola and my grandparents lived there and from what they tell me in Portugal life was so bad (due to the dictatorship) that people would live better in Africa instead of Portugal. Things like Coca-Cola, Seven Up and things like that were only available in the colonies.

[@antoninus7600]

How's Portugal today?

[@andrecarvalho1339]

@@antoninus7600 Much better thenks to the EU and several reforms in the 80’s and 90’s but we keep lagging behind western Europe and Eastern Europe has caught up to us. We are country with Romanian wages but good weather

[@nickscurvy8635]

"Set up in the most illogical way" It's only illogical if you intend to foster a sustainable political system where people can cooperate and govern themselves. That was clearly never the intent colonial powers had for these areas. The problems of Africa aren't accidents or Europeans just being dumb or shortsighted. We should remember these problems were and are intentional. They are the result of the intentions of the old colonial powers being misaligned with the general wellbeing and prosperity of the region and people who lived in the region.

[@Biafranbushboy]

Ding ding ding correct, African nations states are dysfunctional because it was always intended to be that way

[@dr.woozie7500]

No mention of the Rhodesian Bush War?

[@bobsbrain397]

Brilliantly made video, never learned this much in school, thanks for making and sharing

[@UnwiseWords]

My grandfather fought in the Portuguese Colonial wars in Mozambique and guinea-bissau, he has a scar in his leg from a shot. Truly horrible what happened, the government at the time was really awful, at least the former colonies got their independence eventually. Still took to long tho. Love from Portugal

[@kieranrollinson8750]

THE WAY THE VIDEO AUTHOR PHRASES """"A BUNCH OF WHITE DUDES TELLING AFRICANS WHAT TO DO"""" ONLY SHOWS THAT THE VIDEO AUTHOR IS A BIGOTED ILLOGICAL, WHO KNOWS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT BASIC GOVERNANCE AND NATIONAL FINANCE ADMINISTRATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D ALSO, YES!!!!!!!!!!!! A BUNCH OF HIGHLY EDUCATED WHITE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY KNOW HOW TO GOVERN AND CRATE LAWS AND ADMINISTER FINANCES OVER THE ECONOMY, IN WHICHM SUCH EXPERTISE, IS EXCLUSIVELY HELD BY WHITE PEOPLE AT THE TIME, IS EXACTLY WHAT THE AFRICAN COLONIES NEEDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D

[@hotman_pt_]

Bet they are doing so good

[@rokishijuice4057]

5:20 Reminds me of Chocolate with Nuts from Spongebob.

[@Angrade]

Did you say, chocolate?

[@HistoryScope]

CHOCOLAAAAAAAATE!!!!!!

[@HistoryScope]

That's actually one of my favourite episodes. Patrick saying 'I love you' is the second funniest moment in all of Spongebob

[@madebailvisuals5416]

Well written and narrated, I would like to add that the decolonization of African did indeed give the people political independence but the European colonizers laid down conditions that will benefit them financially. The Europeans demanded that their mining companies will remain in these countries and that they will export the menerals as raw materials with minimum text that is not regulated on quality or quantity. Up to this day the African countries still do not own most of their mineral reserves and people are only promised jobs in return because corruption in Africa is sponsored by the Europeans

[@Nowledgeman]

Except now the countries that rob them don't have to maintain civilization in these areas... They can't be expected to do it themselves if they don't control their resources. Some of these places would probably be better off as colonies than the fake democracy they were given

[@Gamecape]

Thank you for another great piece of work. It’s for creators like you that I don’t click ”Skip this ad”. Merry Christmas!

[@benunenun]

I have been looking forward to this.

[@gilbertfranklin1537]

This educational video was obviously created to explain this Decolonization period, and has done an excellent job. Someday I hope to find a documentary similar in quality about the period of time before colonization began, which might shed light on why parts of the globe had civilizations which advanced so much more quickly than others. Some of the earth's land masses had primitive groups of people who appear to have fallen far behind those which had advanced rapidly, yet I do not understand why that is. I am aware that theories exist which relate some of this phenomena to climate, location, diet, natural resources or the evolution of languages. But even these factors cannot explain entirely what gave certain countries or regions such a jump start... leaving others in stagnation. For instance, Africa is blessed with a decent climate, natural resources, pretty easy access to Asia and Europe, and was at or near the beginning of human evolution - yet seems to be untouched by The Industrial Age which swept over Europe, Asia and the Americas. Why?

[@brycelambright5116]

I think the similar answer is Europe was more developed. The colonization of Africa also took place during the first golden age of global capitalism. We're there were massive increases in trade and lowering tariff barriers. Nations wanted new markets and cheap raw materials. Also when one nation began to colonization Africa there was increasingly presence on other European nations to colonization. Through colonization European nation were about to extract more (value world system theory)

[@brycelambright5116]

I think it is mainly due to industrialized and a greater need for markets and raw materials. And a large opportunity cost if nations did not grab more territory

[@brycelambright5116]

I think until later there was little incentive to colonization Africa until much later. Due to the first golden age of global capitalism

[@HistoryHustle]

Wow, another BIG episode! Thanks for your research.

[@barta9342]

We can call this: Africa for the Africans politics . Ultra nationalistic , racists sometimes marxistic or Jihadistic violent politic movements . Using violence for power over the different regions sometimes using methods of genocide . It explains better the ongoing violence after in dependency in Africa between the warlords who are ruling . The UN perspective Durban Pact 2001 UN : the European perpetrators and the non-European victims or the whites are to blame . UN politics =international socialism. An attempt to cover up African perpetrators and their victims nowadays and in history ??? The modern UN nations not able or willing to provide human rights or basic needs to many ?? The cause of so many refugees but still part of the General Assembly UN . Remember national socialism ; the Jews were to blame and the consequences. dank voor jouw reportages .

[@legithopecrew]

I appreciate you making these videos! Thanks!

[@davilimalol4612]

I like how you picked a photo of the statue after it was vandalized in 28:28 lmao

[@sweettea3879]

As it should✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼

[@thewheelspinreport]

5:20 Chocolate? Did you say chocolate? Chocolate...chocolate...CHOCOLATE! CHOCOLATE! CHOCOLATTTTTTTEEE

[@con1676]

There’s a Netflix docu-series called” Journey of an African colony “ on Nigeria-British colonial era

[@burinvoyager8964]

I can’t find it btw I’m in canada

[@con1676]

@@burinvoyager8964 please use vpn to change your location and then you can find it. You can try “Star Vpn “ it is fairly good and free.

[@climberly]

Does it suck like most shows on Netflix?

[@Solo-vh9fm]

Which country’s Netflix is it on

[@con1676]

@@climberly it’s fairly good

[@SAbowser]

This is really, really well done. I would love to see you summarize the invasion of the Americas, or even just the United States. The Indian Wars are usually just brushed over in history classes.

[@jlhistory]

This is one of the most interesting documentaries I’ve ever watched

[@صدامحسين-ب6و3ح]

Thank You! We all appreciate the incredible effort you put into making this content.

[@sleepy2364]

Nice name

[@isallowed6293]

saddam hussein

[@masterofalltrades_]

"How Europe Underdeveloped Africa" is a great read on this topic

[@tobiasogbon2835]

The problem the British created, the several military coups and the most ill- thought out constitution you can think off are why Nigeria has failed. Great video.

[@mojotheaverage]

It's amazing how often whites blame Africans for the problems that white imperialism caused. It's great to have a video like this that explains why that isn't the case

[@tobiasogbon2835]

@@mojotheaverage while whites caused a lot of Africa's problems we Africans have also played major parts in them. Thankfully, things are improving throughout the continent.

[@sweettea3879]

@@mojotheaverage It hurts my brain reading comments that defend the European countries. Like, how the hell do you expect people to suddenly govern theirselves as an Independent country when you spent decades killing, imprisoning, and exiling those who dared to?

[@Atribecalledsuccess]

@@Alaois pay back the money that was stolen through taxes, unfair wages shit like that

[@Atribecalledsuccess]

@John Williamson Lmfaoo white Americans aren’t native to this land dummy

[@jaredjones1752]

This is interesting when you realize China is currently undertaking the "loan money" role Italy & France had with Tunisia, except the Chinese are doing it in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. I wonder what happens when countries in those regions can no longer afford to pay their creditors back?

[@mr.takethingstooseriously]

China comes in and takes the things they pay for. Its happened enough times for alot of countries to know this and stand clear. Folks act like most Africans who are in government and bussiness dont have access to the same of not more accurate information than a random guy on youtube. They can figure it out themselves.

[@extremosaur]

No need to look far, China leverages those debts for territory, military, and infrastructure assets. That's why they have aquired so many ports.

[@shachannel100]

This is very informative and detailed. Thank you very much for sharing.

[@carlajones8697]

Why did you not discuss chattel slavery in this video?

[@jakejakobz]

This is a well-structured video! this should have more views. Thanks for the post and resources added to the video for further reading.

[@amehak1922]

Great video!! P-s Seychelles is pronounced say-shells 39:00 And great Borg reference.

[@rimfire8217]

Thank You. I was curious. Thanks for summing it all up.

[@ProfPuffOfficial]

Please do Chinese debt trapping of Africa currently This is amazing work as a south african watching

[@TylerSolvestri]

They just put the fishhook, Africans and Westerns open their whole mouth.

[@appleslover]

It's a new way of Europeans shifting the blame from themselves to others(china in this case, the Soviet union previously and any industrialised powerhouse in the future, maybe india?). They love to exaggerate and compare it to their misdeeds in the past *and* present. "See! I told you" . Or when confronted with their crimes *"bUt WhAt AbOuT cHiNa?"*

[@FatAlan_]

@@appleslover if you think China is any bette then you're wilfully ignorant

[@janejan9728]

@@appleslover The soviet union was European....

[@appleslover]

@@FatAlan_ yes it IS! speaking from first hand experience, and please don't think that you were any *GOOD*

[@lorenzobellon8503]

Such an amazing video! I can tell that you made a lot of GOOD research! Thanks a lot for making this video. We need more people like you to show the real things that happened on Earth and that are still happening nowadays.

[@lorenzobellon8503]

You just forgot to say that Gabon was first a Portuguese colony, then French.

[@theelectricprince8231]

in Nigeria, ethnic lines are used as cheap tactics to hold on to power while the real issue is the disparity between the Rural and urban Nigerians. Ignoring that divide is what is causing problems.

[@aarondemiri486]

I've looked at the treatment of the Congolese and the first hand accounts are disturbing and shockingly barbaric

[@Sceptonic]

"First HAND accounts" Was that intentional

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@Sceptonic lmaoooo

[@E4439Qv5]

@@Sceptonic off-hand, I'd say no.

[@bogueji1]

@@Sceptonic lol

[@CoramDeogenua]

Google what the bantu did to their neighbors lol. Europeans seen a continent filled with backwardness and took advantage.

[@RazorMureithi]

Am kenyan and the amount of detailed skiped about mau mau revolution is frankly shocking, they introduced concentration camps, they brought macenaries paid per hand delivered. Still "the UK decided" my foot.

[@VAM56]

This is an excellent peice of research, a lot of young people can learn so much about the mother land, thank you for this, keep up the excellent work.

[@collinhenry9996]

I like it when mention about the Congo because my great grandmother Rose from Jamaica who live 102 years old has mention her mother from the Kongo which she means from the old Kongo Kingdom which is located in northern part of Angola, DR Congo, R Congo and Gabon. The people in DR Congo had it rough during Congo genocide by the Belgian colonist

[@barta9342]

Genocides still goes on in Central Africa ,done by Africans . The Belgian colonists were part of the development of the region. The Belgian King was a madman who used the greed of people to motivated them to cut of the hands of their own people or other "tribes" . They lived for ages in structural warfare. His soldiers were many paid African hirelings .. Makes the narrative even worse. The African kings/ warlords ruled feudal , structural warfare and slavery, rituel killings their trade. Perhaps this explains the ongoing atrocities in Central Afrika , not much is changed .

[@Africanladyy]

​​​@@barta9342lies, I',m from Angola, you are overexaggerated, most of the times Africans walked away from wars, because Afrca is very big, they was land for everybody..Don't try to justify European crimes, you do samething with Natives Americans..

[@Africanladyy]

​​​​@@barta9342lies, I',m from Angola, you are overexaggerated, most of the times Africans walked away from wars, because Afrca is very big, there was land for everybody..Don't try to justify your kind crimes, your kind to the samething towards Natives Americans... Most places in Africa were more peaceful than Europe..

[@scottanno8861]

I recommend "Africa Addio" on youtube, for a better analysis on decolonization

[@DOCTORKHANblog]

No it's not. It's a narrow minded shock documentary focusing on mainly the Zanzibar Revolution and pitched by antiblack far right types.

[@scottanno8861]

@Am I Disabled? Raw footage of decolonization, plus the fact that the filming team was at the site of many atrocities as they were happening. It's not right wing at all, just old fashioned

[@pisceanbeauty2503]

Lol @ recommending shock media as education.

[@willhovell9019]

The behaviour of the Belgians, the British in Kenya, the German Empire was a disgrace. The French still try and control much of West Africa. The whole history of Europeans in Africa from the Transatlantic slave trade to the French support for breakaway Biafra is one of misery and theft of resources.

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

This was a great video History Scope! I am impressed at how detailed and accurate it was. Though you did forget that our empire took over all of Africa at one point. 😏😂 JK. Jokes aside. You did forget quite a bit though. For example, the Eritrean War of Independence which was fighting for freedom from the Ethiopians. Mauritania wanting to take over parts of the Western Sahara, the British recolonizing Zimbabwe in 1979-1980 and finally the South Sudanese fighting for freedom from the mainly muslim population in the northern Sudan. Good video though! Hopefully you will cover those topics with your why is Africa poor video if it wins the poll. If you do though remember to also talk about the ongoing insurgencies throughout dozens of countries such as the one in the Eastern Congo. (The DRC one)

[@michaelstephan5685]

Thank you for all the research that you put into this well-done historical explanation. As a white guy in the U.S. from European descent, and having experienced the racial frustrations expressed during the George Floyd demonstrations (I live in Minneapolis - major angst was expressed), I've realized just how absolutely ignorant I am in terms of the continent of Africa and its amazing history. (And this is just about the shtoopid white guys meddling, selfishly creating colonies with self-righteous profit always being the motive.. Not about the rich prior native peoples' histories and stories I hope to learn more about ...). Anywho. I can't make up for the transgresses of previous generations. I do hope to learn/grow/and ultimately share, with a genuine respect. We are all brothers and sisters

[@websurferwizard]

Wait till you find out the history of warfare and conquering and murder before any white man every came to Africa. Then while you are at it, check out how "native americans" were. How most indigenous tribes were. Stop this weird white guilt stuff. Literally every nation on earth was built on conquest.

[@shape4234]

Cringe

[@EmuInDenial]

Excellent video 👏👏 Keep up the good work my friend.

[@sgp7931]

Wow never thought that this would be so interesting, I watched the whole thing 👍

[@stereo-soulsoundsystem5070]

It's only an explanation of how European greed, pillaging and racism brutalized and set back several well-to-do nations the affects its citizens today. How interesting could that possibly be? lol

[@harveytomos4959]

I'm doing A level history and we do african decolonisation, these videos really help me visualise the time period!

[@davedaverson6108]

Same

[@asifurrahman5014]

Bruh my AS result comes in jan

[@asifurrahman5014]

@T teg Egg Am private 😢

[@annmuthoni8462]

Am kenyan, my grandfather was killed by the maumau one night just outside his house with my mum her siblings and grandma hidden in the house. He was a teacher who refused to join the maumau in the forest.

[@IssamMbarek]

It's funny how all of these events are not that far away. I mean in my mind I always put them way back in history. But there are actually just one generation between those events and us. My grandparents were actually colonised. I don't know it's just a bit mind blowing for me. Some of these events took place even in the 70s!

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Not surprising if people think about these things like ussr dissolved only in 1991

[@IssamMbarek]

@@ShubhamMishrabro exactly!!

[@barta9342]

Interesting that the mass migration towards north Europe started also in the 70's with all consequences for the "native European ".

[@Apocrypha667]

Before: Europe: We will give you money and citizenship! Africa: No, we want sovereignty. Now: Africa: We want money and citizenship! Europe: No, you have sovereignty. How the turntables

[@hotman_pt_]

Indeed

[@mohammadkhizarrehman7158]

This is beyond Brilliant, encapsulated with mastery

[@FC-eh5jw]

I appreciate the work you put into these projects/videos. Thank you for this channel.

[@lewisitor]

Point to Note, Cameroon isn't a French Country, but a Bilingual Country split between the Anglophones (Southern Cameroonians (1/5)) and the Francophones (4/5). People always make that mistake to see Cameroon as a French Country. French Cameroon got it's independence on January 1st 1960, while the English Cameroons got it's from Nigeria. But unfortunately, both Cameroons combined on 11th February 1961 to create what we now have as Cameroon.

[@maxheadrom3088]

One observation about your illustration for spices: 1:30 that's a chilly and it comes from America. It was actually the Portuguese who took it to Asia while also bringing Coconut, Sugar Cane and Mango from Asia. Interestingly, in Brazil everybody thinks these plants are native - just like in Asia, chilly is considered native. Portugal had Botanic Gardens in every costal base and used them to aclimate the plants. So, a better illustration would be Black Pepper or Nux Muscada.

[@barta9342]

For Europe the potato was very important because before the potato's many died from starvation.

[@maxheadrom3088]

@@barta9342 Indeed! The potato in Europe was a feat of the British. They did such a good potato that it came back to the American continent as "English Potato".

[@barta9342]

@@maxheadrom3088 It's still traditional native Dutch food. Potato's with vegetables and meat. It's more and more changing due to mass immigration . (cultural genocide ?)

[@nishantupadhyay01]

Ohh...never knew that Coconot went to Americas from Asia!👌👌

[@maxheadrom3088]

@@nishantupadhyay01 I recommend you check that! I'm sure about the others, though.

[@greekhuman8706]

Africa: China:Ready for round two?

[@bprogressive]

let start from the Greece..

[@mr.takethingstooseriously]

Most African countries know how china operates. You gotta be dumb or desperate to take chinese help.

[@ASMORPHEUS1979]

I wish the Chinese the best of luck. may they finally rid humanity of its last living cousin.

[@sc1338]

@@mr.takethingstooseriously unfortunately a lot are desperate or naive.

[@legendaryunclecabral2522]

@@mr.takethingstooseriously or maybe corrupt.

[@tuahsakato17]

The colonial era is a one big OOF, and we'll never forget that. sincerely, An Indonesian.

[@Dru517]

Your welcome

[@kaka2115]

Imagine being from Djibouti,heading out after voting from the referendum, literally everyone you see and ask has voted yes.yet still somehow losing.

[@strawberryfluff6730]

Is no one going to talk about how their heads aren't attached

[@salahddinebensebane8429]

France : Algeria is part of France Algerian : whatever you say her take a bombe

[@AleaRandomAm]

Funny how you wrote "bomb" the French way

[@helderteixeira6742]

*Portugal committed the Wiriyamu, Mozambique Genocide in modern times (1972) right under the United Nations noses and NOTHING was done! Why is that??*

[@SophieCheung]

thank you for making this video and bringing light to this topic. it's sad that this isn't taught in european schools and the public has so little knowledge about all of the suffering that the africans went through.

[@DearBill]

It’s very different for Vietnamese , Hmong , and Cambodian. They rebuilt very quickly.

[@flavio-viana-gomide]

When I see a video like this I feel happy because Brazil has never colonized any country. We receive very well many African students from Portuguese speaking countries because we know how they suffered. If I were an European citizen I would ask my country to not only to apologize, but really help African countries to grow. Brazil has a large of people from african descent.

[@hotman_pt_]

That's a really naive opinion. Brazil is a product of colonization, and you yourself live on that same society. When you search for the civil wars that happened in Mozambique and Angola, you quickly realize they only downgraded from somewhat an organized state to a complete mess of death, poverty, corruption and stagnation until today

[@leepdroon]

I would just like to point out that Cape Verde was, effectively, in a similar situation to Madeira and Azores, in that the islands were uninhabited when the Portuguese got there. The reason it got independence while the other archipelagos did not was mainly because the skin color of the majority of the population was not white. Whether it is for better of for worse is up to debate, given the absolute state of Portuguese economy now, but still felt like pointing it out.

[@luisgoncalosilva6194]

The same with Sao Tome and Principe

[@hotman_pt_]

Absolutely agree. They should have remained and Portugal had all legitimacy to keep them. They would be way better today.

[@TotalGrowthInvesting]

Have you done a video talking about how South America is changing similar to this one about Africa?

[@ThcPatient]

Great video. You say Djibouti gained independence from France in 1977, the say Comoros was the last French colony to gain independence in 1975. Am I missing something?

[@HistoryScope]

That is a mistake I didn't spot :o

[@blaepic3693]

well done scope, youve done a great job on this video, especially seeing as it only took you a month! keep up wth the good work!

[@Cbreezy510]

Amazing video and pretty comprehensive. Great job. I would love to see videos on single African countries on how neo colonialism has kept them impoverished and challenged

[@mokhtarkhiari1922]

No one talks about Tunisia, 2020 and people still don't have food to eat or water to drink..

[@codYattara]

Xd that's not true

[@AkwaIbomDoll]

@@cprow0997 so in your underdeveloped brain 70 years is enough to fix centuries of slavery and decades of colonisation? read a book 🙏🏽