Dark Waters: Africa's Deadliest Migration Route - BBC Africa Eye Documentary

BBC Africa Eye investigates what is fast becoming the world’s deadliest migration route: the perilous Atlantic crossing from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands.
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Father-of-two Mouhamed has never been to sea, but he is about to take what is fast becoming the deadliest migrant journey in the world: the Atlantic crossing from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands.
Facing days, even weeks, on the open ocean, this year more than 70,000 irregular migrants and refugees are expected to attempt this perilous journey, many of them in overcrowded wooden boats.
From Senegal, Mouhamed will have to survive the treacherous crossing with little more than a handful of biscuits and a few bottles of water, all to achieve his dream of making it to the southern border of Europe. For all those who make it to the Canaries, there will be thousands who die trying. It’s a tragedy unfolding in real time, buried under world headlines.
In this hard-hitting investigation, #BBCAfricaEye reporter Mame Cheikh Mbaye takes viewers into the secretive world of migrants hoping to escape conflict and extreme poverty in Senegal and neighbouring countries, and what they hope will be a brighter future in Europe.
Mame Cheikh follows Mouhamed as he prepares himself for a journey that, one way or another, will alter the trajectory of his life forever. Negotiating with the criminals organising the crossing, getting ready without alerting police suspicion, before finally receiving the call from his smuggler to head to a secret hideout in preparation for a midnight departure. Mouhamed’s story intimately captures his journey, the viewer is with him throughout, including when he is in an open boat en route to the Canary Islands.
Mame Cheikh also talks to the families who have lost loved ones while attempting the crossing, secures rare access to the smugglers organising the migrant boats and meets with the Spanish authorities who are on the front line disrupting the criminal networks involved in this deadly trade. Throughout the film, he explores some of the motivations which are driving tens of thousands onto the boats in search of what they think could be a better life… only for many to perish, turning the Atlantic Ocean into a mass grave.
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[@sydjake74]

kalergi plan is in full,swing .. not sure why my factual post keeps getting removed ..

[@AndrewInVLC]

I recently moved to Valencia Spain and have met two guys who took that journey. One from Senegal and one is from Gambia. They showed me video on their phone. I can say, while they are thankful to have survived the journey, life is still very difficult for them here in Valencia, as they don't have the proper papers to obtain work legally. They do have shelter in a church that works with the immigrants, and they attend spanish language classes. I pray for them.

[@MaSin-ih2yz]

We Thank God you and your friend made it safely

[@Gamrider]

A church for shelter. While back home, they will persecute and hate Christians. The west is lost, allowing so many muslims in

[@MbackeAbdoulahad]

U r a nice soul

[@beneiseoleinmheart5614]

God has them ... let's just continue to pray fi them

[@simeonkwendo6302]

Leaving your family behind for years must be one of the most difficult decisions to make. Africa will change once we get rid of greedy leaders and corruption.

[@AdamPlam]

So not any time soon then.

[@linthexplorer814]

Africa as a whole needs better leadership for all nations people cannot continue to suffer like this 😢💔

[@kingsleydaniel8775]

How will Africa change when these so called western countries have deliberately creat global institutions that are aimed at keeping Africa poor. Yes our leaders might have a part to play but global economic/financial system in their current state do not favour Africa developing.for example? Why re most African countries still speaking colonial languages despite gaining independence?

[@andybarr6751]

Some of them are really brainwashed to think that as long as they get to Europe, all their problems will be fixed. There is actually not a lot of thinking with those ones. I met many such people in Iraq. The escapism drove everything in their lives.

[@JakubKrzyzynski]

I'm so impressed with the reporter. He speaks so many languages! ❤️

[@NukelimerCodes]

I have concluded that karma is not really because I am yet to find any power drunk and corrupt African politician or leader suffering for ruining their country instead they are thriving wayyyy better.

[@ladymsthing6056]

Amen!!

[@ajpp8447]

You're exactly right.

[@anthonymanderson7671]

Indeed

[@agnesstanley5179]

Your right

[@drewbranch7700]

I get what you mean,but also our resources are being extracted by those of whom our people yearn to reach.

[@CaremaP-dd4ih]

May all my brothers & sisters who died trying to cross the ocean in search of greener pastures rest in perfect peace. 🥹🙏🏽

[@our10picks18]

As a Kenyan I don’t understand why the Senegalese are running away from their country and embarking on such dangerous journeys when Senegal is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa! They also have a good government system too! They have fought for a better government and now the best thing they can do is stay and make Senegal the country of their dreams!

[@anthonymanderson7671]

That's the problem with our fellow brothers and sisters. They don't realise that every place has opportunities not just in europe but africa as well. Most people from my country are trying to find opportunities and I would rather migrate to a better african nation than running away illegally.

[@supraordinaire1443]

Senegalese here and worked with Kenyans a Remote job for 3 years. Let me tell you that the reality on the ground is very different almost dystopian. Those crazy figures of growth are nothing more but stats of projected growth and are solely focused in the Capital city Dakar Plateau and surrounding bougie neighborhoods of Dakar which is the only advanced region of the country. All administrative offices, companies and major opportunities are concentrated there alone. In comparison you’d have something like the Nice part of Nairobi versus inland Kenya. Opportunity exists everywhere but when tourists come and buy beach front properties and then rent them on Airbnb and online platforms and yet cash in all of the profits themselves, the hotel industry ended up crashing, not to talk about Chinese and European boats siphoning fish off of our seas with industrial size boats and equipments in comparison to small wooden boats the same used to go to Europe. Oh and the Indians competing with farmers and small real estate bureaus with their thousands of allocated acres of land that we the people could never have access to even if it’s a small piece of land the straining processes and fees is unbearable. Another thing is majority of businesses that hire are small and struggle to sign clients so hiring ain’t in the budget, everybody hangs on nails and teeth to their jobs because if you loose it then you’re in deep trouble especially with Dakar being the second most expensive city to live in west Africa. All this doesn’t justify mass immigration but also the peer pressure of society and families on men making them feel worthless and borderline insulting them daily is what truly pushes them. Again you can work the land instead of

[@nathanot1076]

Economic growth does not necessarily mean higher quality of life if that wealth is not shared among the people or not used adequately to develop the country you can have a gdp per capita of 17k but still have many people struggling (equatorial Guinea in 2008) if that money is kept in offshore accounts instead of development

[@MaSin-ih2yz]

If you don’t understand keep quiet ,

[@CredoMaxwell]

Indeed just keep quiet if you can cope where you are. No one can easily leave their home, wife, children and family if they able to cope. So please be sober while expressing your opinion

[@linthexplorer814]

This deal that Senegal made with the EU and the Chinese again fishing in their waters. It’s just heartbreaking and sad because they are literally depriving the local fisherman of any chance of making a better life for themselves. 💔💔

[@KT-kt2rj]

Absolutely. I know a lot of Senegalese in the south and their livelihood has been decimated by Chinese fishing in their waters and also Europe taking all the small fish/ocean food on which larger fish depend, to feed our farmed salmon.

[@moengele7560]

You can never see any one from Southern Africa doing this .. 🇳🇦 🇧🇼🇿🇼🇸🇿🇱🇸🇿🇲🇿🇦…As a motswana in Botswana if things go bad in my country I will never think of taking such a risk ,I will cross the border to Zambia or Zimbabwe or Namibia than to die in the oceans 🌊..May God help West African countries..

[@TN-my7tr]

Zimbos cross Limpopo river infested with crocodiles to come to SA

[@CredoMaxwell]

People please if you can cope where you are keep quiet

[@NurseSnow2U]

@@CredoMaxwellbut it’s not others fault that they are willing to stay and fight their betterment as opposed to fleeing. Why should they be entitled to the things other have earned never they are too mentally colonized to attempt to stay and earn their betterment?!

[@saviourphiri9841]

Let us talk Africa has all the minerals ​@@CredoMaxwell

[@RayOfLetsatsi]

​@CredoMaxwell You don't own youtube we are entitled to our opinions like you. West African countries & people have failed dismally.

[@mawulilandgrafe3099]

"You know my story, if you meet one of my children's in the future be kind to them". This has really heat me hard😢😢. Man is just desperate to survive 😢😢😢😢😢

[@nosiphosapepa3507]

So heartbreaking

[@lg206]

All of these countries need people to tell them the truth. Life in Europe with no work visa, no skill and no education is not going to look much different than the home country. Especially with automation of entry level jobs

[@hadiba83]

I was in the Chateau Rouge neighborhood of Paris recently and saw many West African youths idling around or illegally selling boiled corn in the streets, running away when the police showed up.

[@samijay]

In Africa it's deadly water, in South America its the deadly Cartel forest route. Anyway it's a risk not worth taking and you are more likely to die than reaching the dream land. Just don't do it. And China, anytime you are hearing about a country milking another country resources in the 21st Century or being a wicked loan shark just leave it for them, thats what they do best

[@deanmadnut2614]

Won't be dream land much longer either, getting worse and worse and quality of living is getting worse every year.

[@JosettePond]

Sometimes it's better to stay where you are.

[@loveisthegreatest1112]

Life is all about risk bearing dear.

[@jimihayes2763]

​@@loveisthegreatest1112at the expense of others dear?

[@anthonymanderson7671]

That's why i am happy where to be despite of the challenges we are going through.

[@NurseSnow2U]

@@jimihayes2763exactly. It’s absolutely ridiculous.

[@drewbranch7700]

You notice with all these migrations;they usually yearn for countries that either continue to extract resources from the continent or once did. It also doesn’t help if we also add more stress ourselves by mismanaging our resources.

[@andybarr6751]

What did Spain or Italy do to Africa?

[@ladymsthing6056]

Very sad, I didn’t know this was still going on. I pray for the Africans, I wish the continent was better so this wouldn’t happen.

[@loveisthegreatest1112]

🤣🤣🤣🤣so you think this will ever stop.

[@mijopoid6488]

Very sad😢 Thank you for sharing this documentary.May God bless us all 🙏🏽

[@steviealessi]

You're wrong = the socialist BBC should stop 'sharing' this rubbish on criminal activity. It's far too irritating.

[@Thislittlelight11]

Thank you. What an amazingly brave man Mohamed is. ❤ Don’t be discouraged. The love for your family and the will to do better for them is beautiful. ❤❤❤

[@JackEvans-j6v]

😢

[@matimbakwinika72]

In Africa its only South African who will rather suffer and fight in their own country that's what our previous leadership taught us, running from your problems will never be a solution

[@johnchimbani8473]

Nonsense, i know many South Africans here in Sweden and there are many of you elsewhere in places like England, Australia and New Zealand. Just because you took a flight and not a boat does not make it different. Thats the problem with you guys. You think that you are better than everyone else. Meanwhile you are a cesspit of xenophobia and voilence

[@willankhatter]

by fighting you mean toy toying for toilets from the government because you do not want to work but dance to amapiano and take drugs...

[@Love-pd8lz]

So the southafricans in the Arab countries are fighting for their country from the gulf region 😂😂😂, your people are out here struggling for a living so stop acting like you're made of steel

[@anthonymanderson7671]

Zambians do that as well. I haven't seen or heard of my fellow citizens going to other countries illegally.

[@comrade9374]

Its better than drow Ning​@@willankhatter

[@f6876]

Tragic 😢

[@highgradegalledou8379]

It's Sad and Heartbreaking Allah Grant Jannah to the lost beautiful souls

[@Manlesss]

Nothing is more painful than to witness our brothers struggle like this because of other people decisions. Even striving economy like South Africa we're still facing so much challenges. Sometimes the truth is really not the West or Europe but our brothers who are leaders make these careless decisions for the sake of their stomachs. Its a pain. Its a pain

[@felix-do4yj]

The media (Hollywood )keeps showing how Europe is heaven and people get shocked when people want to go to this 'heaven ' , media contributes to influencing peoples minds

[@felix-do4yj]

At the same time ,they portray Africa as a hopeless place ,the media is directly responsible

[@quranaffirmations]

My thoughts exactly!

[@teedasawaneh471]

@@felix-do4yjbut the media never shows a black person immigrating with no legal documentation and who doesn’t speak the language making it in Europe.

[@sydjake74]

europe is not heaven .. europe is cess pit now.. we have all had enough of illegal migrants on boats .. never mind the legal migration that’s just as bad .. look up the kalergi plan…it’s in full swing ..

[@sydjake74]

KALERGI PLAN. look it up …it’s in full swing

[@mohaalyon5177]

It’s sad world we live in , I lost my best friend this year to this 🇬🇲😢broke my heart to see my brothers suffering 💔

[@Heavyeyuipment_Joe]

Sorry 😞

[@jebajr]

We don't like leaving our families, friends, and our countries...but life pushes us out of Africa and into foreign lands.

[@Beingme2024]

And I blame our politicians who are greedy they don’t create jobs for us may God help us 🙏

[@NurseSnow2U]

There has to be a better way. Personally, I feel a lot of it is mental colonization.

[@Gentry09]

As Americans we get so mad when we hear of more migrants coming in, but we would be the first ones to migrate if we had the trouble of other countries. God bless you poor suffering souls and you all deserve a wonderful life. I wish u all the very best.

[@yakupsaitcicek2147]

BBC.Sen harikasın. Dünya milletlerinin ing.den öğrenecekleri çok şeyler var.

[@FallouMbaye-v1f]

Im Senegalese living in Elche i came here legally but i know many people who came here through boat the story's you hear are very sad but may God help us all

[@ramel79]

Excellent report 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 I can only imagine how hard it is to reserve judgement for people with despair and a dystopian outlook on life. The mirages of immigration lived out on a couple of weeks of vacation had fueled the urge for young Africans to leave in seek of better living opportunities and now with social media and the internet it can only get worse. 😢

[@kellysidney7395]

Even the presenter used to live in canary island Spain and that is where gave him the opportunity he has now so let people take the risk they are adult if they make it alive or not that’s their problem just educate them about the risk involved and it’s not worth the risk for their lives that’s all ,Europe is not paradise it is difficult you work hard jobs there is no easy way out in Europe

[@who_me4321]

I love the accent of the narrator...❤..

[@vladimirputin40]

Here's some news nobody here is talking about. Africans go to Europe and they can't work the first few years because of language issues and so on. They are raising taxes everywhere in Western Europe. Europeans are finding it harder and harder to find social housing because there are so many migrants also waiting in line. European citizens are paying for all this, and they're tired of it. Yes, life in Africa is hard, and everybody feels for you, but it shouldn't be some poor German person's responsibility to pay for your family's apartment and income.

[@jeannietimberger2556]

💯

[@omarjoof1455]

If you stop exploiting Africa to maintain your standard of living you wouldn't want have this problem. You think Africans want to leave Thier families behind to go and live with Europeans. No they have no choice because European states and corporations are still exploiting the African continent and paying off greedy, unpatriotic and corrupt African leaders and bureaucrats. If you want to address the issue let's approach it from all the angles. There's no singular cause it's a plethora of things.

[@valaiopwep7990]

Do you really think africans arent working for years when they come, and do you really think that their presence is whats raising taxes (btw since when have tax raises been a problem here), nah man its our own governments fault not theirs

[@domdom6624]

@@mugimbaraymond Can you explain which European governments are propping up corrupt regimes in Africa?

[@OmphileMoloantoa-fn2eh]

Had Europe not exploited Africa and its people then maybe Africa would be a better place. Europeans came on boats and made our lives living hell now we’ll be their problem too. It’s a consequence of their actions

[@truthhunter1220]

Why leave your ancestors land if it's at peace. The journey of the seas and desert is deadly and to make it worse is after you arrive in Europe it's not heaven.

[@rk4quotes8]

This is really heartbreaking 💔 😢 to watch

[@aaron.aaron.v.b.9448]

The dying on route to Europe goes on for decades now and we still did not find a way to fix it. I don't see any alternative to the opening up of legal routes for the ambitious on the one hand and immediate sending back of people who came by the dangerous, illegal route on the other hand. As long as the dangerous route gets rewarded, people will try it. Yet, migration to Europe is seen as an investment in Africa. There must be legal outlets for these energies - by legal migration, by migration of trained labor (both to cater European needs and to increase "returns") and by strengthening African market integration (maybe by the creation of "special economic zones" that would offer more legal protection and less red tape to investors). Legal outlets for African ambitions must be able to outcompete the illegal ones, if we want to get out of the crisis.

[@MRSZ5440]

It is imposable for them to understand that countries are sending immigrant home even Sweden is talking about giving immigrant $ 34.000.00 to go back wherever they came from and you want to get on a boat or raff and risk your life in 2024 make it make sense. Sir it would be a better education if you would setup T.V.s and show them how these countries are living and don't have enough for their own people let alone migrants and ask them what type of skills do they even have before risking your life and another big problem always talking about taking care of someone who should have been taking care of you.

[@olayemiadedeji2122]

I just do not know why people will risk their lifes which can never be replaced when lost. Waiting for God's time is the best,than taking death sentence journey,when people come to europe and no paper to stay,is another problem. God have mercy and give us wisdom to live right iJN. For those who lost their lifes,may God console their families. Thank you BBC for sharing.

[@Princess_Lehlohonolo]

The oceans biggest grave

[@EdwinKinuthia-qk9td]

Seems you fear alot

[@SohnaYigoTV]

I have one question 🙋‍♂️ who own African BBC news channel??

[@AbdoullrahmanYusuph-xq2hq]

Thanks for the documentary bbc Africa

[@Johndavidd4133]

May our African Brothers find peace everywhere they maybe and rest in perfect peace to those who left us untimely amen

[@Heavyeyuipment_Joe]

I feel like crying 😢 😭 this is sad 😔

[@rony-vs8zj]

Stay home and vote wisely! Stop Voting for 80 year olds who have no interests of developing the country only their pockets! Start with bottom guy and to the top! Power to ppl not individuals! Ask EU and western countries to invest with profitable returns not leech onto your resources!

[@fotsofranklin87]

The Elections are been rigged

[@iamkemet_king]

This is another huge Trauma awaiting my African brothers in Europe

[@phionawaliaro9268]

Very sad and heart breaking

[@pumlambiza3922]

This is soo sad 💔

[@hadiba83]

Not worth risking your life to become a vendor on the beach.

[@oumard9816]

Our knucklehead government from senegal re-signing fishing contracts with European Union at this very moment

[@sheetmaskbabe]

Very selfish to do that when people literally depend on fishing for their livelihoods.

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

Africa is a cursed continent

[@lputaa]

It's is not,trust me I'm African, being born here is like heaven 😂🎉

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

@@lputaa you one in millions. Your brothers and sisters are running all over the globe

[@zedianerkatwishi3930]

Zambia is paradise, I love my country, I'd never risk such a journey to go to racist countries. Its your county that is cursed , some of us are living better than most people in Europe, Asia, and USA

[@anthonymanderson7671]

Some countries aren't. Take a look at botswana, rwanda and mauritius. It comes down to the locals and leadership!

[@Slayer123-g6v]

​@@lputaawhy then it's people fleeing africa has biggest sources of natural resources it's greedy and no use politician failing these countries

[@shiroNgugi-ff1ee]

Muhammad is a brave man,may Allah guides him

[@noah_fxkingdom]

So what happens after all these people reach Spain???

[@loveisthegreatest1112]

they will stay in Europe

[@jimihayes2763]

Deport

[@samoryTure]

Heading to brasil. Smh

[@mottieinnis7137]

What a sorrowful documentary. From the beginning to the end. Hope is not so promising because of the danger at sea. Africa needs to do better to improve the quality of lives of our ppl. It starts with the leaders 🫶🏾🙏🏾🌍💪🏾

[@musagaye5886]

14:20 this girl @sata is very stupid. So you not thinking about how to work here and help your parents but prefer disappear from your parent's struggles. Africa 😢

[@Anne.O.]

If she can work there and earn a good living do you think she will take the risk?You should be concerned on how to create more jobs to discourage her 🥲

[@Kalondu]

This is heart breaking to watch 😢 my prayers are with everyone going through this struggle and the families that have been left behind. Poverty is the biggest enemy of all times. I’m also saddened by the people thinking that they are better than these migrants who are willing to risk their lives for a better life for their families. Sometimes when you have no option, you will be pushed to do the worst things to survive….lets pray for each other and understand each others struggles. No one is better than the other, we just have to do what we have to do.

[@jimihayes2763]

Stay and make your countries better , and stop making ours worse

[@mubashiraswaray4618]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Anne.O.]

Then tell your government to leave their resources😢

[@jallow195]

maybe you dont know how it feelis like watching this video from Africa u really dont

[@anthonymanderson7671]

Some people will tell you that stop stealing our resources because they deflect from the fact that africans are responsible for allowing this to happen. They can be hateful!

[@Touristbwire]

The best answer I have ever heard 😂😂😂😂​@@Anne.O.

[@AninaSabry]

😢 if only the economic status of there country is stable its so sad 😢

[@CosmicRBG]

Wonder why I haven't been hearing about organ harvesting...

[@seamusr8120]

Heartbreaking this is happening.

[@wendy4313]

The reporter and his team very nice work thank you… Mohammed pls don’t go pls

[@josepha8415]

So was Mouhamed on the boat that capsized ?

[@brightprika603]

No

[@jeannietimberger2556]

Watch it to the end and you'll find out.

[@josepha8415]

@jeannietimberger2556 The end mentioned a boat he had "planned" to get on capsized, and 39 people perished, but they didn't mention whether he was on it.

[@jeannietimberger2556]

@@josepha8415 yes I understand I watched the whole thing. So your answer would be nobody knows.

[@adoumpmoussah939]

When africans are dying going to Europe ,the chinese and Libanese are dying if i can say coming to Africa

[@siphamandlamkhize9766]

How and when Chinese and Lebanese are dying ?

[@loveisthegreatest1112]

@@siphamandlamkhize9766 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@siphamandlamkhize9766]

@@loveisthegreatest1112 it's a serious question

[@hadiba83]

This is the way you should have worded it: “ While Africans are dying trying to get to Europe, Lebanese and Chinese can’t wait to come to Africa to exploit the many economic opportunities.”

[@endalktessema8689]

There fish taken by EU & CHINA 😢😢

[@Love-pd8lz]

God is giving Muhammad chances to change his mind

[@shogyysunny2367]

Please, if anyone can get Mohamed information for me, I would like to help him with a little something

[@KingCyrus-iw9yx]

24:05 Mmmh 1000 ways to die for a 1000 USD ticket to hell . Why not invest back home with the 1000 USD in any lucrative business 🤔

[@Ceesayceesay-y5p]

Where's he at the moment

[@sydjake74]

kalergi plan

[@noah_fxkingdom]

Another Qtn ,, the fact the boat is running for a week nonstop,, it’s not like a bus that u’ll get stops along the way n ease urselves ( do no.1 n 2) how do these guys do 1$2 on a moving boat or they stop at some islands n ease themselves ,,, as in how it done

[@hadiba83]

Good question, especially in a boat containing 250 souls, I shudder to think of the women.

[@terricclark8318]

17:27 I didn't expect Mouhamed's wife to be a child

[@sydjake74]

age 6 or 9 ….a child ..

[@hadiba83]

Probably 12

[@bigsoujaboy8039]

I thought the same at first but at the end you can see his wife she look about 27

[@petes5863]

The Europeans took all the fish. What did they expect?

[@faithkerubo8357]

Asians were also colonised

[@faithkerubo8357]

This reasoning that us Africans have is wrong...because...where are the many factories started by Africans in Africa?Where are all the big multinationals?as far as world trade is concerned,we are not active participants either...most of the world doesn't rely on goods from us

[@PapeNdiaye-vy9gh]

Nayisan limit netolom

[@---gg546]

Life is all about luck, where you're born. GG

[@mamasidibeh1770]

May Allah make it easy for all hustlers especially African migrants, they are full of aim 😢

[@ayodeleolatunbosun9444]

What an IRONY!!!

[@juliuskariuki7387]

There's is no shame dying to strive for a better life... Only the have not's would understand

[@hawastanfield7571]

So sad 😢😢😢😢 I wish I could help

[@KeyboardWarriorNo1]

Stop breeding of you can't feed em

[@barbarasara4033]

Everyday am saying this. 😢😢😢😢

[@anelememela1128]

This country speaks Arabic

[@sydjake74]

stop coming to the uk ! uk is very overcrowded now !

[@ousmansonko91]

We are coming still 😅

[@wellingtonmuchemwa7284]

👍

[@user-ho8be8cq7k]

Is sad 😢

[@DrydenMaurice-n5r]

Greenholt Hills

[@Fidelisjoff]

Perhaps stay in Africa and sort out the country that is yours. Colonialism made African countries productive and efficient and independence gave freedom the consequences are no longer ours.

[@YoKashangura]

And before colonisation, Africa was not productive and self sufficient ? Give us some grace, we will return to our former greatness !

[@HeatherBoo916]

You literally might be one of the most blissful people on the face of the planet. Because you know how the saying goes.....

[@ladymsthing6056]

Africa’s participation in slavery (karma), corrupt leaders, especially the ones that chose communism, further ruined the continent.

[@United-States-of-Africa]

Any man ask for freedom will always be a slave. Any man who rebel with equal force will always be free. Africans love to bend over so others take advantage.

[@Crusader9717]

Karens!😂

[@Chelsay24tv]

The bbc could change Muhammad's life, but too stingy so would rather do a documentary and make profit off it

[@MegaJimas]

More propoganda from the BBC

[@tayobibi]

The main issue is the western countries using their currencies as weapons. All African countries needs to join the BRICS group of countries by removing themselves from WTO and IMF to downgrade their currencies. The western currencies is the way to make more migrants look for greener pastures whereby country like the Uk still benefitting billions yearly from their former colonies why the citizens of those countries are suffering their own are enjoying free housing and benefits not to talk of free healthcare. We have an organisation called the United Nations which to me is a word because the world was never united. They create all kind of organisations to downplay third world countries around the globe. African leaders have been brainwashed and the ones with stable mindsets are dislike by the western power because of their views to promote better governance. They enjoyed corruption to reign across Africa continents because most of the stolen money are transferred to foreign banks in the west then withheld through sanctions which go back to their economy while heir citizens enjoy the money as benefits in return. Uk has no resources but yet the country is thriving. The Uk and the United States have debt combined together than Africa as a continent, but yet their currencies value remains stable because they know how to play the system by creating false organisations asking our leaders to devalue their currencies to remain on top despite trillions of debt by the United States and Uk. Africa as a continent needs to wake up because the west can never give slavery. We are experiencing modern day slavery across the western countries. We can achieve anything if we have leaders that care more about their citizens instead of dealings with western organisations for their own benefits.

[@avuazahc1966]

U are not thinking straight now coz BRICS is just a Chinese vehicle to gain supremacy against America, even us here in South Africa we are not benefiting from that nonsense stokvel called BRICS than only China flooding our markets with Chinese substandard cars

[@janembevi8932]

You better learn to tell a positive story about Africa BBC. Africa is on The rise because there is A GOD in heaven who watches over the affairs of men

[@liquidchild4725]

ALL LIES

[@avuazahc1966]

You are dellusional

[@sapodillasapodilla8072]

Mohamed your life has been spared don’t throw it away

[@sheetmaskbabe]

Can’t they build better boats?