Botswana: How to Make a Country Rich (From Scratch)

[@motshwari]

Sir Seretse Khama is the most underrated African leader of all time, followed by his successor Sir Quett Masire... these two men, set the blue print for the country's leaders. We continue to thrive and grow. 🇧🇼

[@hodanmohamud9880]

stay live alive stay like forest sexual pregant bed home house secuity

[@placeholder1237]

No not the most underrated African president he is just the most underrated period

[@benainsworth6995]

We all talk about how the Norwegians were utter geniuses when it comes to economy, those who look a Khama go very far

[@lucasgrey9794]

@@benainsworth6995 LMAO. Botswana is literally a PETRI DISH for American pharmaceutical companies.

[@benainsworth6995]

@@lucasgrey9794 sorry I don’t know what I meant to say in that last bit, but yes I think Africa in general drew the short stick and that is a gross understatement

[@dukethepitbull1568]

I never thought I’d feel such patriotic feelings for a country I’ve never been to

[@cal4837]

True

[@hebercluff1665]

Well, USA started off cool for the most part. I just hope things don't turn sour for them as quickly as it did for us.

[@AR-qo4zz]

@@hebercluff1665 US started off cool? Lmao, I think you're forgetting a whole lot of history there buddy

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

@@AR-qo4zz Americans are very poor at remembering their on history. Though they are very good at lecturing others on not using words that only the Americans think about using.

[@joshuagraham3674]

@@AR-qo4zz im tunisian and even i know that america didnt start cool in fact it start was bloody

[@nachorodrigueze9197]

finally, a non-corrupt politican but seriously, every country's leader should aim to be like this

[@happyhobo8262]

He's the perfect example for the right man in the right place

[@nunyabiznes33]

And the people should have means to remove the leader if he fail to do his job

[@nachorodrigueze9197]

@@nunyabiznes33 a coup will most likely replace a tyrant with another

[@zulthyr1852]

I was 13-14 when I knew about him, and I failed to find any significant flaws in his policy that would drop him down to mediocre politician status. Escaping a 13-year-old's extreme cynicism makes him an admirable leader

[@M-Soares]

I mean, if every country could have only 2 million inhabitants and one fifth of the worlds diamonds, I bet more people would be like that lol

[@eannamcnamara9338]

-Comes to power -makes country least corrupt and fastest developing country on the continent -creates a society with equality -wins every election fairly -dies What a man.

[@CheezBoyz2009]

He was too good to live 😔

[@phil23_8]

... refuses to elaborate

[@JacobMutiso-t9p]

We need such kind of leader here

[@foooooof]

Botswana being more of a Chad than actual Chad

[@thoticcusprime9309]

@@jasonisbored6679 No theyre not

[@jasonisbored6679]

@@thoticcusprime9309 they overran there numerically superior Libyans who had tanks, minefields, helicopters, and a bloated budget using only pickup trucks, some milan missiles, and balls. I won’t pass any moral judgement or say that they have a great economy, but they do seem to have inherited the badass-ness of the different saharan raiders over time. But only the coolest ones ;)

[@rais1685]

@@jasonisbored6679 algerians ? You mean libyans.

[@jasonisbored6679]

@@rais1685 thank you for the correction

[@rais1685]

@@jasonisbored6679 You're welcome.

[@karve03]

Not that it takes away from the good context here, but Sir Seretse Khama wasn't "a random African dude", he was born into one of the most powerful royal families, crowned king at the Age of 4, but was forced into exile for marrying a white British woman

[@caperature4335]

It sounds like he did what he wanted and still helped his people while winning at life

[@Stream.Logicc]

❤Love from South Africa

[@randomorange6807]

Holy shit

[@HF7-AD]

@@caperature4335 the concept of Chad incarnate

[@amb600cd0]

Damn all that for a white girl

[@mumflrpumble9107]

Those men deserved the titles "Sir". That much growth and improvement within a land-locked African country is astounding

[@JohnSmith-ey6zy]

They're true knights

[@thunderlord-nsr6153]

They are knighted,both of them.

[@iBhacaBeats]

I think Khama had a better title before it was unlawfully stripped from him and got sent to central America

[@mumflrpumble9107]

@@iBhacaBeats Yes, it's a shame that racist regimes like Rhodesia and more notably south africa had such influence with their bullion trade

[@AufBerghofNAM]

you are completely brainwashed

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Botswana: Surrounded by governments that hates them Also Botswana: has lots of diamond Seretse Khama: *I'm gonna do what's called a pro-gamer move*

[@K3rrJu5t1n]

Seretse Khama: *uses the diamonds to improve the country* South Rhodesia & South Africa: Hol' up

[@arandommemer9926]

Botswana: *Uses its natural resources efficiently and doesn't squander them* Every African Dictatorship: No! This isn't how you're supposed to play the game.

[@K3rrJu5t1n]

@@arandommemer9926 Some country: "Amateurs" Botswana: "What did you just say? Punk?!" Mauritius: "Amateurs"

[@kittymervine6115]

also some people will go out of their way to purchase diamonds from Botswana.

[@mattyallen3396]

The writers full of shit.

[@xanderbeutel9239]

I think this shows that, almost never, a country is "doomed to fail". The right people in the right positions make things possible

[@hugoehhh]

those commas in the first sentence dont make sense.

[@ryanhernandez8324]

@@hugoehhh they do

[@divinehatred6021]

I think that when disgusting people that have too much power kill and inprision *ANY* real opposition - nothing can be done.

[@FishwicksREAL]

@@hugoehhh it does, and it's a common literary technique, but for now we'll just call it an "aside" Example: I have a bowl of cereal, filled with Lucky Charms, that I want to eat. The sentence works with or without the "aside".

[@hugoehhh]

@@FishwicksREAL ye true lol mb

[@hanef8852]

Becoming rich as a resource-rich country: Step 1: Dig every mineral out of the damn soil Step 2: Try not to be corrupt

[@victordeluca7360]

Step 3: Try to not be assassinated for not being corrupt. Pretty important.

[@PinHeadSupliciumwtf]

I'd argue the other way round. And the third point being don't get corrupted by the wealth those minerals bring.

[@lewisirwin5363]

Careful with Step 1: Nauru dug everything out of their resource-rich country and now they're flat broke.

[@Lilhajxjk274]

@@PinHeadSupliciumwtf you have no proof

[@Z_emily]

Instruction unclear accidently made my country poorer

[@magiccarpetmadeofsteel4564]

How to build a country from nothing: Step one (1): Be an absolute Chad who isn’t corrupt or power-hungry Step two (2): Don’t have a military that could coup you, at least in the early years Step three (3): Stay ideologically non-alignmened so that the CIA or KGB don’t kill you or fund a coup. Step four (4): Follow this video.

[@christopherstein2024]

The military part always made me think. How tf are supposed to stop a military coup when the military is made up by a bunch of dick weeds? It's not like they are a democratic institution that will give a vote of no confidence before they come to your house to take over the state. They just show up.

[@consensualcode9750]

Step three in your list is so important. I don't understand why alot of up-and-coming leaders that died "tragically" didn't understand this.

[@marcospatricio8283]

@@consensualcode9750 probably they were hoping that one of the sides would back them up, with distance playing a major role. South of the African continent wasn't a lapdog for neither the US not the USSR, but in south America, saying "i want to reform our broken and oligarchic agrarian production" was enough to get you couped.

[@shironee_2384]

@@consensualcode9750 my country (indonesia) was one of them, sadly. Our first leader got corrupt for power over time despite one of the most important figure for our independence. He's betrayed us from his own proposed ideology to align our nation to one of the factions of cold war. Then, a military coup happened and replaced him for another dictator that was get helped by the west. Since then, almost no one in our political seats is close to even being practical and our economical progress is really slow despite all of our potential.

[@kerenpooh5314]

In most cases the presidents are selected by the west and they are there to save them and if they do the opposite they assassinate them

[@edim108]

Botswana impresses me like no other country. It isn't perfect, but it actively strives to be and doing a damn good job of it too. It's not hard to imagine how wrong Botswana could have gotten- just look at Zimbabwe, or most African countries really... Every country needs a leader like Sir Seretse Khama!

[@claimingagate]

the cooler South Africa

[@louvendran7273]

@Daniel & Thabo Mbeki.

[@thomascraig6201]

they also did a better job of wildlife management than any other country on the planet, then spoiled ignorant westerners try to tell them how to manage their elephant population

[@6.5ftkristapsporzingis71]

@@claimingagate haha, except half of botswana works in South Africa

[@tshumukokgalagadi5273]

@@6.5ftkristapsporzingis71 u are lying,anyway half of south africa is tswana territory which was stolen by u ngunis and your European friends.

[@milagrinafernandes4654]

I am from India, and I think this is the first time I heard about leaders who is so much dedicated towards the country. Great, I wish Botswana to become a developed country with a great leader again. Great video by the way, and for all Botswanians love from India.

[@anoon-]

🇺🇲🇮🇳🇧🇼

[@idontknow6859]

You never heard of subash chandra who was greatly dedicated to the country

[@rinopw4262]

You should learn about the history of Singapore as well, amazing firstq leader

[@clumsygallium6104]

@@rinopw4262 yeah I liked the singapore model.

[@kingspammernerd]

@@idontknow6859 S.C. Bose never entered politics, despite playing a role during the Independence struggle. Still, everyone knows who he was.

[@chipmunk4115]

As a South African, I have huge respect for Botswana 🇧🇼

[@iviwemajola3167]

🇿🇦🇧🇼🇿🇦🇧🇼🇿🇦🇧🇼🇿🇦🇧🇼

[@mplance3151]

As soon as I get my shit together I'm moving to Botswana

[@ibubezi7685]

@@mplance3151 Doing what? Invest, build, open a shop? (that is a genuine question - I hear good stories about BW, but this is the first video I watched about it - I don't know much about it, opportunities etc. I know people from Zim, Swasiland and Moz - never BW (I guess they don't need or want to come here).

[@jimisierra1243]

@@ibubezi7685 the reason why alot of ppl go to SA not Botswana is becoz The Borders in SA are easy to cross in But in Botswana the Borders are strong

[@LuX1nator]

@@mplance3151 We dont want u crime addicts plz

[@kittymervine6115]

Also, EDUCATION, for both males and females. When the women are educated also, everyone is included in the teamwork needed to make a nation a happy place to live. And limit the tourism to those that respect animals, and just want to see them and admire the beauty that is Africa.

[@HellishSpoon]

You can not underestimate the importance of proper education, It's what topples tyrants and builds nations, we can never have enough smart people.

[@bobojenkins5805]

Educating women is bad because birth rates drop

[@DevanK-rg3td]

Women hold up half the sky -Mao

[@alanpro1006]

its not even a gender thing, the more workers you have available, the better

[@Слышьты-ф4ю]

...but tyrants can just go and order things to get fixed! Not like they care about getting anything fixed, but still.

[@gesa7781]

"be practical, not ideological" hits me hard, since we believe Ideology is number one important

[@davidwuhrer6704]

Wanting free health care, free education, and a way out of poverty for the general public is ideology.

[@costakeith9048]

@@davidwuhrer6704 All of which needs to be underpinned by a very pragmatic economic policy if you're to have any hope of funding your ideological projects. When in doubt, it's always best to err on the side of pragmatism.

[@cutieeefiaaa3625]

@@davidwuhrer6704 Well, it is true that it is an ideology, but it is a nonpartisan one.

[@kukerim99]

@@davidwuhrer6704 free healthcare at cost from who ?

[@PurooRoy]

@@davidwuhrer6704 it's practicality. I don't know why you would say that.

[@johnchibona8807]

This makes feel proud to be a Motswana 🇧🇼.

[@SirTheoLitvin]

Me too

[@shian3850]

I'm not from your country but proud of you all. Keep up the good work!

[@BrownDusky]

What's a motswana?

[@luis-u8l]

@@BrownDusky Someone from Botswana

[@progresspossible]

Same

[@johannabonana5306]

This video was a breath of fresh air. I think often times Africa gets sorted into one homogeneous blob where everything is the same throughout the continent. At least for me, many of the countries' names were not notable, and if you asked me to talk about many of the countries, I would not know enough to be able to say something about them. It's nice to know that Botswana has made so much progress and how they did it.

[@JohnDoe-sw1rs]

Despite white meddling and sabotage they still made it

[@Sillyboi05]

@@JohnDoe-sw1rs Racist.

[@Miquelalalaa]

@@JohnDoe-sw1rs Without that “white meddling” Botswana would be nowhere.

[@JohnDoe-sw1rs]

@@Sillyboi05 If you see it as that way, you can. I do not like your race, but if you were not a white yourself and saw your own history from an unbiased perspective, my thoughts would make sense to you.

[@Yeatbetterluckiass]

@@JohnDoe-sw1rs ”I do not like your race”

[@COYG04]

So basically: 1.) Get a big fat loan from the International Monetary Fund 2.) Use that money to get resources and tools to extract the minerals 3.) Start trading and exporting with the western world 4.) With that money pay back the loan while making the government stable 5.) Since you still have the tools keep exporting goods and become an export focused economy 6.) Negotiate trade deals so you can freely import and export goods 7.) Use the revenue to invest in health and education 8.) Ecomony booming and your country is gonna go from a low income country to a newly developing country 9.) Country legend

[@Luka-im6gq]

10) allow same sex marriages

[@TheOneAnd178]

​@@Luka-im6gqno, don't

[@shotgunmaxxer]

@@Luka-im6gq no

[@TheBucketSkill]

@@novinceinhosic3531 Key thing is also just having a leader who doesn't prioritze literally milking every little bit the country has like its there last day on Earth. African leaders struggle with that. Like sheesh embezzle an amount nobody would notice, don't literally treat it like a money fountain :(

[@C-Farsene_5]

@@novinceinhosic3531 iirc their also developing their tourism and textile exports

[@juicebox9465]

There sure are a lot of economic experts in the comments here. There is more to economics than Socialism vs Capitalism folks! It's not as simple as Socialism bad and Capitalism good. Or vice versa.

[@DebF124]

@Fergus Redpath I mean they gained power by the country owning half the mining trade. As the comment says it’s more complicate than that. Not everyone is fucking lazy in a socialist society. Also laziness isn’t illogical with new technology. Being smart about everything is the lesson from Botswana.

[@davidescristofaros2241]

i mean the protection of property rights is what really helped them, and it's a capitalism thing. Also Botswana is one of the african countries with the highest economic freedom

[@jenm1]

[@jenm1]

@@davidescristofaros2241 Oh gee, I wonder if that has anything to do with the onslaught of terror from capitalist nations to non-capitalist countries. Absurd take.

[@davidescristofaros2241]

@@jenm1 no, that has nothing to do with anything, no.

[@yesimemoin0935]

Two key points that were glossed over: -Nationalizing the majority of the mining industry is the kind of thing that got other leaders assassinated. Why was that model allowed to succeed in Botswana and not elsewhere? Is it that he only kept half? -the IMF loan terms: they are often a death sentence for developing economies but Botswana was able to comfortably service the debt. How? Were the mining rights worth that much? Were the British unaware of that when they were running the country?

[@louvendran7273]

Botswana was supposed to be incorporated into South Africa but for Apartheid and the Nazi sympathetic Nats. All development into diamonds came from South Africa as DeBeers held the monopoly. The Tswana have been blessed on both sides of their borders with tremendous resources of diamonds and platinum. Therefore by fiscal prudence, low population minimum corruption the country progressed. To be honest Rustenburg is far more developed than Gaborone.

[@louvendran7273]

@Alex Tucker Similar to what Jan Smuts did in South Africa.

[@placeholdernameisplacehold7671]

There was no mining industry to nationalise. The state built the mining industry then sold half to private investors. They took out loans to buy the equipment, they owned the land. They then sold half of it. I imagine that helped grow the private sector along side the public sector. It also meant that the private companies could take out loans instead of the state. They didn't take out as much debt. By privatising, I think the private sector took on debt to grow itself. The state grew along side a free economy, rather than the state trying to control an economy.

[@louvendran7273]

@@placeholdernameisplacehold7671 Did you ask yourself where the funding came from? Moreover, who were those private organisations? Once you pierce the veil you will revert to my point. Lol. Some of us have been around those from the beginning of the game in Southern Africa.

[@TupocalypseShakur]

They only reason the British were interested in Botswana was because of it's location, since the road to the north (which things to and from Rhodesia and South Africa) ran through it

[@everalvelast]

This makes me so proud of Botswana! I am a Honduran boy trying to make my country better one day. I want to become a president and make things better for my people.

[@lonemerkmel6097]

U got this man

[@sidharthraj1423]

Can foreigners become president is there any eligibility in your Constitution??

[@everalvelast]

@@sidharthraj1423 no, only if you are born in that country you can become their president.

[@bevvy.bee9]

Dang, good luck man. Politics is ugly...

[@5milestoempty382]

But once when u become president u forgot all those promises and all the people who were backing you,once one becomes a president,u can't please everyone

[@lesleynko1241]

I remember growing up and being taught only by whites and Other Africans from Ghaba Zimbabwe etc in our schools because there were very few qualified Batswana teachers. Today we have taken the baton abd are running the affairs of our country. Thanks to all foreigners who heeded the clarion call to come and help us when we needed them to run this economy. Forever indebted to you

[@BaconLover100]

God bless yall, greetings from the USA.

[@tristanband4003]

Just keep doing well

[@BaconLover100]

@@tristanband4003 Keep doing well and you could take up the call and teach others who don't have enough teachers. Knowledge is the strongest force of all!

[@richardmorgan8079]

Thanks so much! It was an honour to serve your country - Ministry of Finance, 1977-1985!

[@ariovistus1491]

Why you got to do my man Sankara like that. It’s not his fault he was assassinated.

[@greenleafyman1028]

Yeah! I saw great potential if only sankara wasnt assasinated.

[@wesleywagumba812]

EXACTLYYYYYYY 😭

[@wesleywagumba812]

@SICELO BHEKI BAFANA KHUMALO the problem was that it was his deputy who betrayed him🤦🤦

[@martinn.6082]

You can only do so much if you decide to ally with the Soviet Union.

[@wesleywagumba812]

@@martinn.6082 He was strictly against imperialism,the socialist policies that he employed in some sectors of the economy were from his own intuition.

[@nkanyezihlatshwayo3601]

As a South African my heart is always warmed up by how much Botswana managed to pull together for the region - that said, if we tried to pull this off with our mineral companies talking heads would implode; in a sense they were lucky that for them development followed after independence and that British were keen on keeping an eye on Verwoerd and the boys; if only this worked out as well for Lesotho and Swaziland.

[@ScottTheBot07]

If only that kind of guy led Zimbabwe Rhodesia without any revolution then it would stay a prosperous country plus the civil rights

[@hydrolifetech7911]

@@ScottTheBot07 still crying over end of White Minority rule? Cry some more

[@ScottTheBot07]

@Kurishev Tulipov oh yeah that Zimbabwe Rhodesia guy. I don’t know much about him but they say he was pretty good

[@ScottTheBot07]

@@hydrolifetech7911 ain’t crying. Grumbling. Grumbling that Africa would Frick its self over by staging revolutions. Things go a lot better when done peacefully. Maybe it’s cos we were kicked off our farm because of the colour of our skin.

[@tl6359]

Lesotho was destroyed by political instability brought about by its first communist dictator

[@afropenguin]

Low blow on Thomas Sankara, one of Africa's most successful leaders. He was assinated by the French before he could complelty change the nation. But the time he did have he spent well and improved Upper Volta/Burkino Faso imensly.

[@Rudenbehr]

KZbinr has a slight bias towards Western European ideals and projects that into African countries, with notable missing context. At this point I’m used to it and just prepare myself for the way Europeans interpret Africa.

[@niklasmolen4753]

He was a communist / socialist so the successes in the country have stagnated when there were no more assets to confiscate. This is how it works in all communist / socialist countries. The joy is short-lived, then there are tears. He died before we see the collapse of his system, so he looks better than he was. But that does not mean that his successor was better.

[@chaitanyadandale4569]

@@niklasmolen4753 communism is not socialism. Use words properly

[@niklasmolen4753]

@@chaitanyadandale4569 No one seems to agree on what socialism is, so there does not seem to be a common definition of what it is. I wrote both because I do not know where he stood politically, but now read that he was a Marxist-Lenenist, so I guess the genocide and economic collapse would have come sooner or later.

[@chaitanyadandale4569]

@@niklasmolen4753 hmmm thanks for clarifying.

[@n00n1n]

Makes me so happy to see good things and prosperity coming to Botswana and Africa. That's what good honest leadership and democracy can do for a nation.

[@do_omerism1529]

This video is neo-colonial propaganda meant to mislead you into thinking African countries are in the wrong for not being "democratic". Before Gaddafi was assassinated the country was doing great, but now it is pure anarchy.

[@duruarute5445]

@@do_omerism1529 mf really shilling for dictatorships

[@AK-jt7kh]

Tycoon Game (hardest level) : Inherit a tycoon that’s afflicted by plague and fire with no help and no money and make it a legend. This guy: Sure. No problem. 🤷

[@TonkarzOfSolSystem]

Uh since you didn't watch the video, the British actually paid for the government for a while and kept their existing administration in place. So it's not like they had "no money" and "no help".

[@rajyavardhansingh4491]

@@TonkarzOfSolSystem so what?

[@TonkarzOfSolSystem]

​@@rajyavardhansingh4491 So... that's what happened. Seretse Khama and his people have managed something extremely impressive. It's true that they needed help when starting out, but we all do.

[@trutwhut6550]

@@TonkarzOfSolSystem so they got 5 years of prep basically

[@darksaiyan2006]

@@TonkarzOfSolSystem To be fair, even in the hardest tycoon games you start off with a bit of a loan.

[@drgenmo8340]

You know I was waiting for "but", however this turned out to be a wholesome guide on how to make a successful country.

[@ozzni1]

That is incredibly impressive, from 3rd poorest in the world to the fastest growing economy in the world, social progress, almost no educated to 90%, and all of that in just 50 years. Not just that of course, but constant, unrigged, unblocked, landslide elections the entire time! Good on Botswana!

[@Tonyx.yt.]

because unlike all other african nation he prioritize practical decision instead of ideological ones

[@bingbonghafu]

The non-violent revolution and no coup d’etats helped

[@SpicyGregPowers]

Holy hell you're editing and commentary style reminds me of other history documentarists on youtube who have thousands more times of subscribers than you, I hope you reach 1k soon and blow up someday, you deserve it with this level of quality + future improvement.

[@sumsum3873]

Jekiee Wakiee I was thinking the same thing. Very big CPG Grey vibes :)

[@mandeepashiya2229]

@@sumsum3873 the "how to be a dictator" video ikr

[@MisterL2_yt]

well he's got 137k now :D

[@thetrashmaster1352]

At school I did an assignment about how to run any country better, I chose Namibia thinking it would be easy. Turns out I couldn't think of anything they did wrong. So me, being the genius I am, switched to their neighbour... Botswana... Of all the countries in Africa I chose 2 of the 3 countries that are actually run incredibly well...

[@skeletalforce9673]

why did you chose southern african nations, they are well known to be better run than their northern neighbors.... just look at basically any statistics

[@jasmina.8473]

better HIV-prevention. In Europe, Aids-rate is 0,1% and in south africa it is almost 20%.

[@ffwast]

But what's the third one?

[@jessez8503]

@@jasmina.8473 you do realize that South Africa is only one of many southern African countries

[@jasmina.8473]

@@jessez8503 yes of course?!

[@nafialvaro9035]

Honesty botswana got really lucky with their leader whos could see the future

[@semregob3363]

i wouldn't say luck since Khama is already a royal family member so that means he's from the core of the people.

[@alexp5569]

@Zoog Minarchist Oh how envious I am...

[@winnifred6768]

Honestly I wouldn't even be typing on this phone if it wasn't for him

[@effexon]

@@alexp5569 lot of envious or ignorant people can prevent these skillful people from benefiting of their skills. Humans take for granted what is easy for them but "grass is greener" in other people who seem to be better at other things. This is hardship of life, to overcome.

[@orboakin8074]

Sad but true. Seretse Khama and the majority of Botswana's leadership were the exception to the rule. They didn't embrace any marxist or left leaning garbage that the rest did and they had foresight.

[@AirShark95]

That moment when Argentina is doing the exact OPPOSITE of what is in this video. Literally a case study in how to make a rich country poor.

[@peekaboo1575]

Brazil as well.

[@Beaverhound]

​@@peekaboo1575Brazil could literally be a world power if it was just managed better.

[@peekaboo1575]

@@Beaverhound That's a rather big 'if'. I do not expect it to happen anytime soon.

[@Azuuraas]

latin america in general is like this, if our leaders were just like botswana's leaders we would be top 10 richest countries in the world

[@armandoventura9043]

​@@Azuuraas rather all of America in general, because the United States is fine but only if you are rich

[@scandited2763]

Racists: Black people ruin government! Botswana: laughs in 1970s

[@melaninbotswana2474]

I think the mistake people do is generalizing especially the word AFRICA there are individual countries in Africa you know

[@oluwaseyijohnson3162]

Exception is not the rule

[@The_king567]

U know there are Indian and white Botswanans to tho right

[@electricangel4488]

ironicaly this video is about a guy that knew he needed to use his existing white administrators to bridge the gab to a better future. him not having a race based world view kinda helped him a lot

[@The_king567]

@@electricangel4488 u know he married a white lady right and had kids with her to

[@kefilwemocca7325]

Sounds great except he wasn't a random dude....he was the chief of one of the three biggest tribes in the country....Power applied progressively 🤠

[@oluwaseyijohnson3162]

The benefits of capitalism and democracy is amazing

[@shalyfemusic]

@@oluwaseyijohnson3162 yes

[@JohnDoe-sw1rs]

@@oluwaseyijohnson3162 Yes, going from rich European to rich immigrant in America is amazing.

[@lilkifsoni]

@@oluwaseyijohnson3162 it’s mixed economy 50% owned by gov and 50% by private and seems more socialist than capitalism. And maybe you don’t know what capitalism is

[@lilkifsoni]

@@mechamedegeorge6786 I said “more socialist than capitalism “

[@dglcomputers1498]

Interesting fact, my Great Uncle (My Grans Brother) was the first Attorney General of Botswana, having worked there when it was still Bechuanaland, and being recognised by the queen twice for his work, he would occasionally get calls from Botswana asking for his advice on matters.

[@qwerty1994ize]

You should be down there doing business

[@saraf5414]

That's awesome!

[@dglcomputers1498]

@@saraf5414 And if you want to look him up he was Alan Tilbury He also got sent to South Africa during WWII with a load of other people his age, just in case England did fall and they needed people to start again as it were, one of the only reasons he came back in 1945 was the ill health of their father and his subsequent death from cancer in 1945. Interestingly we are nothing like that part of the family due to my Gran falling in love with a Dorset farmer, and the rest is history.

[@farhanatashiga3721]

@@dglcomputers1498 interesting to hear that despite not willing to back down to the Germans the British still made contingency plan for a start somewhere else.

[@lesleynko1241]

​@@dglcomputers1498we thank your great uncle for his service to our Country Botswana 🇧🇼. Most of the Brits who were technocrats here didn't go back after independence. Most got citizenship.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

I wouldn't have listed Comrade Sankara. He was an incredible leader for Burkina Faso. He prioritized education, vastly improved healthcare and made the country self-sufficient in terms of food production. He removed its dependence on the West, like its former master France, and this was his undoing. It was his ideology that helped make his country better for all. But of course, France wanted to maintain its dominance over the region and backed his assassination and coup by Blaise Compaoré. Yes, he may not have been perfect but ultimately, he was a great example for the rest of the continent, to rebuild themselves and not have to rely on a bigger power.

[@minerva3503]

^^

[@izzfitri6888]

Unlike you, eh?

[@Kuricang31]

Sankara was a great guy and he is similar to Seretse Khama. But unlike Khama, Sankara was a power hungry monster who seeks to be Burkina Faso eternal President. That is his downside

[@BifronsCandle]

@@Kuricang31 Khama literally got elected four times and his party still controls the government. “Power hungry” is relative.

[@Kuricang31]

@@BifronsCandle "power hungry" Is almost inevitable. Thus you just have to find a party that are much better and others and can lead the country in better direction Botswana is doing that under the party. For decades there haven't been any single uprising or coup against the government from the people unlike it's African neighbors. Proving that Botswana under the ruling party is being governed right

[@richardbarbaros5868]

Just goes to show the power of what having an honest man who loves his country and people in office can do. I wish every nation could be as fortunate

[@arkhammemery4712]

Honesty is not enough. Being a “good man”, won’t keep the wolves at the door, nor will it stop rampant plagues and infant mortality. Hard work, ambition and discipline are the key virtues that has shaped the world we live in

[@pagola]

@@arkhammemery4712 and respect for law

[@TheTeoras1]

The Top Gear ending was such a good addition. The two presidents genuinely seem like they are awesome.

[@lorenwyman]

I have learned about Botswana's relatively successful modern history only today, and conveniently this video was uploaded recently. Bravo, you have earned a sub, good sir.

[@arsyapermana1]

Dude be born and decided to be a not corrupt, nor racist, and no power hungry chad

[@tatendaVIDZ90]

This was definitely a witty , interesting and well deserved tribute to Sir Khama. Most of us in Africa (maybe especially Southern Africa) do envy his leadership. Except there is only one correction in the video there by 5:51. I do not know a single African leader that was more practical than Thomas Sankara. In fact if one were to do a video on how to start a country, TRULY from scratch, by the bootstraps, from being a nobody and succeed whilst doing - then it would have to be about Thomas Isidore Noel Sankara!

[@orionfreed6763]

Yeah it’s a bit weird to try to contrast one of the best African leaders of all time with another one of the best African leaders of all time instead of referencing one of the many cases where poor leadership was the primary reason for failure

[@chriskopp1361]

Sankara wasn't perfect. There were human rights violations and anti-worker measures against teachers.

[@BowdowntoAnnaConda]

@@chriskopp1361 he wasn't but he didn't deserve to be assasinated. I know in my heart Sankara was best for his country at the time. the same applies to Gaddafi. they just didn't want anything to do with the West which is fine.

[@zacnieprawisz9171]

​@@chriskopp1361 not the "he was no angel" speech 😂🤣

[@tabingoliver]

This is why I pity my own country, the Philippines. Has the Natural Resources, and is a great location in the trade route, also has really awesome tourist destinations. Has the potential to be a great country just to be submerged in debt due to corruption.

[@dersdersdeers648]

Some thing here Türkiye. With immigrants it only got worse and worse

[@tariizm1500]

@@dersdersdeers648 i dont think only problem Turkey has is immigrants

[@altheamantes2041]

Yea

[@Sr.Anonimo-bk1uz]

It all gets ruined by politics. For context, we sell away our copper for all the world to use (we have like the biggest mine in the world. Almost anything made with copper you see around the world came from here) and we barely use it ourselves, having to then purchase products made OUT OF COPPER. We even dont sell the copper itself in the best way possible (we should be doing some more stuff from were its extracted and it could be sold as pure copper, thus for for higher). Free world my ass, I dont know how its even allowed to have contracts with the US that forces us to not use OUR OWN DAMM COPPER like we SHOULD

[@kauaaaaaaa]

kinda the same with Brazil, one of the worst all-round regarding corruption, ideology crap, criminality, and threats from everywhere, due to our size and importance in the world stage. terrifying

[@selmiespot]

this video made me feel so proud of things ive never done

[@DerpyUniverse]

When Botswana has less corruption and more human rights than the USA:

[@raytheone132]

The U.S.A. is not a very corrupt country and the human rights, are simply wonderful Botswana isn’t there yet.😅

[@DerpyUniverse]

@@raytheone132 the USA overthrows third world countries who refuse to sell out all their oil fields to US companies, in the case of Libya the US funded TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS to overthrow the government because the people of Libya voted to nationalize the oil industry, Libya is still in civil war to this day

[@vladivascanu108]

America is one of the safest nations, you guys clearly haven't lived elsewhere. Comparatively to like the majority of people and countries America is an utopia

[@lorddashdonalddappington2653]

Step 1: have large amounts of mineral wealth sitting under your country.

[@Gonbatfire]

Look at how much natural resources south america has and yet...

[@Quark214]

Saudi arabia and the gulf states: Or oil, hell yeah brother. Oh and you must also suck up to the west really hard, cuz otherwise they're gonna bomb the shit out of you, exploit your country and you won't see a nickel from what they earn. Or get China to back you up, then you should be good.

[@l.pietrobon3925]

So, most of Central Africa, Arabia, and South America?

[@Aegis---]

@@Gonbatfire venezuala is a perfect example of having boundless resources but not actually investing it

[@jdarrrr]

@@Gonbatfire and central America

[@gurkenhamster]

It angers me greatly to hear in the very opening of this video that Burkina Faso's development has supposedly come at the expense of democracy and freedom. Sankara and the people of Burkina Faso have greatly ADVANCED their freedom from colonial oppression, vaccinated a record breaking number of people and built a thriving socialist-oriented economy, only for Sankara to be ousted by a French sponsored coup. As a Brit (and I as a German, both former colonising nations), we really should be the last ones to whine about any democracy related issue in the Third World. Burkina Faso under Sankara was much more democratic, than Britain, the US, or Germany are today. There is a good reason why multiple parties in Burkina Faso still consider themselves Sankarist.

[@stephenjenkins7971]

...So it was a dictatorship, then? Thanks for admitting it in so many words lol

[@thabangjohannes5235]

This was very informative, as a Motswana citizen thanks for spreading the word of how we developed so far😁

[@ibrahimbarro2814]

I admire what Khama has done but put some respect on Sankara’s name. Sankara had an ideology but he was more practical than most African leaders. You need to learn more about him and what he has done for his country in his very short term in power. Although he didn’t have the chance to stay in power for long and his country had almost no natural resources unlike Khama. Also know that you can’t be practical without an ideology.

[@asobacleanenergy]

You can absolutely be practical without an ideology

[@TimKatungi]

Unpopular opinion: Sankara would have gone on to cling to power like most ideologues and contemporaries of his

[@andrewliu8048]

@@TimKatungi the problem with that is he made no indication of being power hungry and did stuff that reduced his own power like taking away the power of local tribal leaders and not submitting his country to the French. The reason why he wasn’t in office long is because he was willing to take away that power and actually give it to the people (ex, 2 million vaccinations, hospitals and schools built, etc) even if he was killed for it, that can’t be discredited cuz Stalin or something

[@artu262]

@@asobacleanenergy every single decision is "ideological".

[@Bravo_BZ]

@@TimKatungi This is most probable ngl. Like most communist/authoritarian leaders, there would be promising starts, but after he gets older, he will become more delusional and power hungry before leading his country into the ground. There are tons of historical examples of this.

[@dailydose3919]

As a motswana I feel like saying thank you. Also to add he was a great leader and it was a success because the people were united and humble

[@peterjerman7549]

Real life Wakanda

[@bowser3017]

What about Ethiopia

[@mulopwe]

shut the fuck up

[@prongs82]

Agreed

[@robertevbayekha6639]

@@mulopwe rude

[@aaronmontgomery2055]

@@bowser3017 aren't you all having civil unrest in Ethiopia?

[@aanrrat1354]

Yes Botswana's story is inspiring and educational, but you have to keep in mind that most of what was done is not feasible for a lot of other countries, first of all being a British colony is usually not fun but it is very potentially useful if the Britt's didn't fuck up your borders too bad. Not only does it increase the number of companies willing to work with you, your previous colonial administration is incredibly useful to govern untill your people are willing and able to take their place. Botswana was also lucky to not have inherited any ohh I don't know civil wars, race violence and other such problems usually left behind when the Britt's have to draw a border. Overall there is plenty to be learned and applied from Botswanas story but you can't deny the fact that they got lucky.

[@sww3679]

Botswana's success is only due to 1 reason, Khama, a rich elite born from a rich family, educated in Oxford, and practiced as lawyer in UK. He knows rule of law and democracy and he is smart, he knows economics. He is not like those stupid military leaders who are just aged street kids who know nothing apart from figiting

[@anti.bctards7376]

@@sww3679 lol stay mad ez

[@Bruh-jz1se]

A lucky start mean nothing when your nation is lead by an incompetent and corrupt leader

[@bolof0262]

botswana joined the british so they dont get invaded by the dutch

[@nathanolson3135]

Yep, that and to put it simply he had the foresight to kiss the ring in order to at least buy his people time . These people tend to ignore it the British and the American who have continued to destabilise many these countries post colonial so their corporations can continue to loot as much as possible with build in deniability, if he would tried to remove the British out of power he would’ve faced the same fate . look what happened to Zimbabwe , these propagandist would say Zimbabwe has gone to shit because of dictatorship but ignore the fact Zimbabwe has been Under sanctions from America all these years because they dare to kick out the people who Colonise , slaved , killed countless of their people. White supremacy at it finest .

[@androidrebel]

Step number 0: being an honest, competent and unbiased person who wants to genuinely help his country instead than being just a narcissistic corrupt liar stirring hatred to gain more.power (which is what 90% of politicians sadly are).

[@deepgrooveenjoyer]

I love your content so much. I would love to see it skyrocket in popularity!

[@madhab7451]

I had no idea Botswana was so posperous, Stay Strong, Be Stronger. Respect from India

[@sisigpapi]

This is actually really inspiring. Great on you Botswana, may you continue to rise 🇧🇼🇧🇼

[@MrGubberex]

This is so inspiring. Thanks for sharing. Hope Botswana continue to grow like this, love from India

[@D_Mans_Productions_Channel]

Am I the only one talking about the MEGA-DOPE BOTSWANA SLIPPERS?! And not only that, but the VICE-PRESIDENT of Botswana riding down on a MOTORCYCL-PARACHUTE on TOP GEAR?!🏍️

[@johnmccnj]

That was the point when Botswana really got my attention. And i'm glad, it's a wonderful country.

[@D_Mans_Productions_Channel]

@@johnmccnj yes I'd love to go to Botswana some day

[@Yaya-cq3pf]

That was the most iconic part of BDF day

[@ehienkenneth7749]

As a Nigerian, I love botswana and her people. They are warm and friendly. I love their country flag too. It's so colorful and beautiful.

[@404BYTE]

A rare case where IMF money is being used effectively 😂

[@Topst_er]

I feel like alot of african countries are starting to sprout, examples like morocco, Rwanda and Botswana! Respect!

[@ruirblx_yt4654]

Wow topster

[@floofnoodle]

I love when real life examples show that democracy is the right way

[@Jordan_offline_]

seeing a country like Botswana that faced just what India faced being so successful give me chills.

[@sadseal6061]

1. Have a good leader.

[@Edaphosaurus]

2. Make sure that leader isn’t assassinated by the Europeans or Americans

[@Shin-lh9ih]

3. Make sure the leader is not corrupt

[@davidwuhrer6704]

What if you _are_ the leader?

[@Tonyx.yt.]

@@Edaphosaurus he wasn't because unlike others he dedided that keeping good relations with europe was more important than be ideological about marxist bullshits like many other african leaders...

[@thomasTBJ]

Am Zambian and I have been encouraged to visit our beautiful neighbors in Botswana

[@aeydra]

How have I not heard about this before? 😳 This sounds incredible, what an inspiration for other countries 👏 I have now definitely added Botswana 🇧🇼 to my bucket list to visit in Africa ❤️

[@Coolcleverstone]

The end of the video gave me major Templin Institute vibes. High Quality has been achieved.

[@ThomasTubeHD]

This is surprisingly good, never I have ever know more about Botswana after independence anywhere else on KZbin

[@hiteshnaik802]

I didn't know about Botswana's story...we have so much to learn from these African nations....we have to take note of them. India's gonna learn from you be assured.....love from India🇮🇳❤️🇧🇼

[@sandworm9528]

India shouldn't have so many in poverty, there's plenty of rich Indians but no wealth distribution

[@grengrenhuskey]

@@sandworm9528 you know what country your comment reminds me of?

[@drek273]

hahahaha@@grengrenhuskey

[@Anurag_gupta011]

​@@sandworm9528People like you are helpless... Poverty has almost came down alot... I would say get your faxx right... Giving lectures to others won't going to get you far... I hope some day, you would improve from your pathetic condition !

[@bratwurstmitbiryani]

I burst into tears of happiness after watching this. I am so damn proud of my fellow Botswanians. I am Indian by the way.

[@BontleNdimande7]

Thank you. But we are called Batswana not Botswananians😁

[@user-ft2md2gd4s]

Seretse Khama: a person that should be known, studied and admired by everyone.

[@iansahleen1173]

As an American I see a lot of my home in Botswana (despite having no relation to the country by blood) much of what made them so successful is as the ideals we dream about here. The people of Botswana are geniuses who were able to turn a seemingly hopeless situation into a incredibly prosperous one, here’s hoping that our two great nations can help each other reach even greater heights!

[@pablobravomorales5637]

Go fuck yourself your country is now rich thanks to many decades of slavery and seeding conflict in the rest of the world.

[@dimasotano8561]

@UCskH27MMb_6V8wnqgQillhQ his country is rich since the first world war you moron.

[@davidwuhrer6704]

Genocide, slavery, and a well-oiled arms industry.

[@tshumukokgalagadi5273]

America has been our friend for decades and i hope that friendship will continue into the future.

[@abdimalikelmi2853]

@@pablobravomorales5637 meh you could say that about a majority of countries

[@TheNextshadow]

Everytime I hear about Botswana it makes me happy and hopeful for the future of mankind ! God bless Botswana and its peolpe !

[@abcd123906]

Not to sound trite, but you can literally tell he's a good person just by looking at his face and his expression. He emanates goodness.

[@princemc35]

Thats what we said sbout Elon Musk 😅

[@MarcelinoDeseo]

Dang, I'm impressed that a landlocked country did well! Nice one, Botswana

[@vikasagarwal9205]

Nice content. Hidden gem of Africa.

[@aligoeswest]

this was such a feel good video. i am so emotional and happy for Botswana :')

[@deanstuart8871]

Lol Sir Seretse Khama was not a 'random dude', he came from the nobility of an ancient culture.

[@badrulalam4077]

I agree with most of the content, but I would object about Thomas Sankara association with "be practical and not ideological". Sankara had less resources, and still did well, until they (mostly France) killed him. So he was very practical, and Burkina Faso was doing well. Also, he tried to uplift the whole region at some point, and I believe he was capable of getting positive results. By the way, rule 0 should be: don't steal from your countrymen, love them. Both Khama and Sankara were real smart gentlemen and leaders, the latter deserved a better end.

[@koreboredom4302]

Man really just walked into office and said "aite let's fix up this whole shit".

[@sarayan.3467]

As an African, this video was heart warming as i was losing belief in Sub-Saharan leadership as a whole

[@mjrmls]

Botswana gives me hope for all of Africa, if they can do it we can do it too

[@peetasmith4403]

Botswana's economic progress is due to low taxes on wages but high effective taxes on land and natural resources. All countries that have followed this economic model have prospered. But oligarchs prefer rentier capitalism, and economic rent capture forms the incentive for conflict and crime. Read up on the economist Henry George.

[@TheSpecialJ11]

My man Henry George. He layed out all the ills of American economics and we did nothing to fix them. In fact we doubled down on high taxes on income, low taxes on ownership of natural resources.

[@bl0bl1bl4]

@@TheSpecialJ11 why not both? High tax on income and high tax on natural resources.

[@qcthesxientist]

@@bl0bl1bl4 Because taxing the income just means your making the people in your country poorer for spreading wealth around. Terrible for growing a country.

[@the500mphtortoise]

my problem with georgism is their failiure to account for the online economy. Today in developed economies theyre are many low land intensity online busineses that would be given a massive advantage to brick and mortar retail with higher land taxes.

[@18booma]

@@the500mphtortoise Online businesses also have the benefit of making their headquarters in a different country and almost completely dodging taxes. For developed countries different taxes, like capital gains tax for example, can be applied. For retail specifically the land tax would actually reduce the amount of taxes that online companies can dodge, because they can move their headquarters to a tiny little island, but they can't move their warehouses there.

[@evanyes5762]

We need more people like him. He was a good politician who know how to run a country.

[@evanyes5762]

president

[@evanyes5762]

*knew

[@briank3692]

we do, sadly many have been assassinated like Sankara

[@carljuztine3328]

man deserves a holiday, a day to celebrate his accomplishments to his country that helped a lot of people, i hope he has one

[@lesleynko1241]

We have Sir Seretse Khama day. My mum tells me the whole country was in shock upon hearing about his passing on. I was only a year old when he died

[@aGr3atD4y]

WOw, what a fascinating rags to riches story! Glory to this great african nation!

[@gaminikokawalage7124]

That was awesome. Finally something positive from history and a leader that cared for his people and actually won in life. Made my day better

[@LivinginSAtv]

Loved it brother! Please carry on!

[@hoticeparty]

Africa needs more leaders like this

[@irhymz7288]

The best video every African politician should watch and try to implement.

[@gaoelnlaojehc8913]

The way this is animated is outstanding for a small channel. First time ive ever seen. Keep Up!

[@jason9875]

This man was so good at leading a country, he makes it look like a game of CIV

[@Cyber-zw6kb]

It's not like their leaders did anything overly smart. They just did not do anything overly stupid, which is more than enough.

[@Theviewerdude]

They got out the way and let entrepreneurs build a better life for themselves, their family, and others around them.

[@mrwaeta1]

you sound so smart ei .....

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

“During our trip to Africa, you may recall we went to a PARK IN BOTSWANA” ~George W. Bush

[@thanos6346]

Not gonna lie Botswana seems pretty lit

[@roufdrapht]

In what way lmao

[@coffee4682]

@@roufdrapht way better than it’s neighbors

[@zidane8452]

It's meh. But I like how it's developing

[@adetrants7380]

I've been to Botswana 🇧🇼 many times and Botswana is a very safe country and has got a lot to be proud of.

[@intreoo]

This shows how important leadership is. A while away is the country of Equatorial Guinea. The country is literally drowning in money from its oil reserves, and yet the vast majority of its population lives in extreme poverty while the elites splurge in luxury. Botswana is an example of a government that truly loves and cares for its people. All governments throughout the world should try to emulate this.

[@safe-keeper1042]

I wish teachers and the media would cover success stories like this instead of just all the doom and gloom we hear about when we hear about Africa.

[@chasing.those.vistas4185]

Botswana is a beautiful country with amazing people! I loved visiting it a couple of years ago. Will be going back again in the near future! 🙂