How America and China are fighting for African minerals

[@CaspianReport]

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[@oldbordergeek]

pathetik = these investment "deals "

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

Did you seriously just make a geopolitics video about resources in order to promote a shifty investment offer? This is low Shirvan..

[@RenéSaussy]

Are your videos really AI generated?

[@nwahally]

Regarding this I'd recommend Folding Idea's "About That Idris Elba Gold Documentary", here on YT.

[@arongoldstein]

long time watcher / subscriber. great content as always, however the imbedded ad content is a bit off-putting

[@aims_]

So…. Scramble for Africa 2: Electric Boogaloo

[@064anshumankar2]

This is great movie title btw😅😅

[@Az0rAh4i]

Good one 😂😂

[@MissCalista69]

Lmao that’s almost exactly what I thought too „So… Just another scramble for Africa.“

[@setsunatenma9467]

Scramble for africa never ended

[@rosameltrozo5889]

Why are africans such pushovers?

[@Goombario37]

"The mines of Zambia are screaming in rage, now I would like to talk about our sponsor that specializes in mining foreign lands"

[@dafy-t9v]

lol :D

[@RomilCPatel]

The sponsorship of the junior gold mining company is crazy considering I just checked it’s P&L and it’s never had a penny of revenue ever and these sort of exploration plays have lottery ticket like probabilities of an eventual payout. Not to mention that its small market cap and float makes it susceptible to a pump and dump.

[@fnorgen]

Why would a mining company with good prospects sponsor a geopolitics channel to run an add for their stocks? A loooong sponsor spot too! It doesn't quite pass the sniff test.

[@Notimportant3737]

Good thing I always skip passed ads no matter what it is.

[@kc4276]

Good thing I never take financial advice from a KZbin channel.

[@LotharTheFellhanded]

Jesus it’s a fucking scam. Every gold seller is a scammer. Especially in KZbin ads

[@captiannemo1587]

Always a scam

[@Dsant.]

what is this 5 minute gold mine ad 💀

[@elephantman2112]

This channel is just a billboard for dodgy sponsors these days. I don’t think he really cares about geopolitical analysis anymore, since a lot of his content is AI-generated.

[@RenéSaussy]

@@elephantman2112 it is? AI? What?

[@DeveloperJake]

@@RenéSaussyHis voice, not his content.

[@nwahally]

Regarding this I'd recommend Folding Idea's "About That Idris Elba Gold Documentary", here on YT.

[@gameguru1488]

@@DeveloperJake his voice is not AI, believe me.

[@cherrysaplings8166]

Crazy how Africa is so rich in resources, but it's people so poor. 😢

[@sa34w]

Because they don’t know how to manage their nation, the money should go to a Sovereign fund with a good fund manager.

[@wilhelmbittrich88]

Poor management and corruption. They should hand over the running of their countries to western nations so they can maximise their potential.

[@raijinenel3116]

They are a people who until 100 years ago, most were living in mud huts and in tribes. Unlike Asia and Europe, they didn't develop civilisation on a grand scale, and thus they aren't used to it. That is why when they try and copy the west/asia, they always fall into tribal dictatorships and greed.

[@roxylius7550]

Thanks to decades of western imperialism

[@veloboy1]

They should practice protectionism, just isolate yourself and with the love of your people. Work for a better future.

[@kamvazenani4153]

When elephants fight its the grass that suffers

[@PepeCoinMania]

European tried to lecture Zimbabwe how to handle elephants problems that didn’t end well😂

[@anesupasipanodya]

It was Botswana ​@@PepeCoinMania

[@vlhc4642]

America is hardly an elephant.

[@donderstorm1845]

@@vlhc4642 americans weigh the same as elephants though

[@yasserhaddadin4279]

@@vlhc4642yes America is a dinosaur

[@Stealth86651]

This is why I've been collecting rocks since I was a kid. Now I have minerals too.

[@Canonfudder]

You require additional vespine gas

[@zeppelin0110]

"Jesus Christ, Marie, they're not rocks. They're minerals."

[@leandersearle5094]

Ho, ho, ho, now I have [minerals] too?

[@ionpop8]

Africa: You have freed us! US & China: Oh, I wouldn't say "freed", more like "under new management".

[@paulsteaven]

Very accurate. Africans should be smart in electing their leaders who knows how to balance between China and USA.

[@ugwuanyicollins6136]

When have we ever been freed?. The west never left, they have been here since the 1850's and now that China is challenging there monopoly over ours resources, The west are accusing China of everything the west is 100% guilty off. And SHAMELESSLY BRANDING themselves as "The morally "superior" " partner who would TOTALLY NOT coup our government and replace it with their puppets or Fund a Civil war, if the people says "Enough is Enough" or Commit a G side just in case The native deny us of our right to manifest our destiny in Africa. The west would totally not do any of that, that wouldn't after all they are the morally superior kind.

[@ugwuanyicollins6136]

​@@paulsteaven The Colonisers never left

[@bellhula1535]

​@@ugwuanyicollins6136especially the french still persistent in harming the African people though the whole west is shameless in this regard of colonization even the colonized u.s is doing the same now.

[@fadex2k890]

@@bellhula1535Liberia is not even, and has never been an official colony of the US.

[@simplifiedstuff2135]

Me being Zambian watching this...😪 'Devil in a new dress'

[@rosameltrozo5889]

Devil?

[@eldios831]

@@rosameltrozo5889 if you lived in africa you would understand the term 'devil' ....People in the exploiting countries are mostly oblivious of situations but their devil countries do not play around

[@rosameltrozo5889]

@@eldios831 the devils that brought civilisation and technology that allowed the vast majority of you to be alive today

[@seanmusona9408]

As a Zimbabwean looking at you guys , you’ve already sold out the worst thing was putting that army in your back yard

[@KnightOfFaith]

Zambians would still be running around in loin clothes and hunting with spears if not for foreign intervention.

[@orktv4673]

That ad sounds like a scam

[@thecomment9489]

This channel is largely a scam and usually serves the Western propaganda with the garb of info documentary. 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@orktv4673]

@Marburg-yw4nj How did you know

[@gregoryturk1275]

It is a scam. Never trust a KZbin sponsorship

[@sideshowbob]

Shhhhh, its the kind of thing MAGA will Shirley fall for ;)

[@Cergun_]

Surely the competition between the US and China won’t cause instability, turmoil, and wars in Africa?

[@thecomment9489]

African countries would be wise in keeping out the Western imperialist USA regime. As the history of Africa with these imperialists tells us, they are only for colonial exploitation of African peoples and resources.

[@ex0duzz]

China isn't and wasn't responsible for Africas woes. It's their own civil wars and western colonialism. China is responsible for African development and rise. Africa has opportunities that would not exist if not for Chinas rise. Just cheap Chinese smartphone, telecoms, networking, construction of road and rail, power plants, ports, and other critical infrastructure has developed Africa more in 2 decades than they have in 2 centuries of "relations" with the West. Few hundred million in promises with endless demands and strings attached cannot compete with Chinas trillions with no strings attached. China also does not take any historical baggage of colonialism and actually has bonus political points for supporting and helping Africa fight against their former/current colonizers. Same with Russia, who's helping them kick France out of North Africa currently. Everyone saw and remembers what USA and West did to Libya. turned it into a slave market shithole when it used to be the richest African country.

[@Cergun_]

@@ex0duzz I agree, China is good for Africa. But here I’m talking about how the competition between China and the USA could result in destabilizing countries of interest like the DRC. Imagine a scenario where China and the US give weapons to two competing factions fighting in a civil war?

[@Disillusioned-lg3tj]

@@ex0duzz Seriously? And the Chinese haven't enslaved their own Uyghurs? Have you ever seen the Chinese in Africa? They put nothing back into the economy, bring their own people, consumables, and leave their convict labourers behind when they complete a project. I have seen abandoned projects in Uganda where they just dumped everything because of an economic downturn. And what about those bribes and backhanders... Regarding Libya - having the highest GDP doesn't mean wealth for the people. South Africa now has the highest GDP in Africa, but also the highest Gini co-efficient in the world. And as for the civil wars - that is deliberate destabilisation by wealthier countries do they can access the minerals - Wealthy countries also get manipulated like the US (Donald Trump presidency) and Brexit in the UK. Maybe Shirvan can take a look at Gini co-efficient and analyse those from a geopolitical perspective.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

You talk like it's the era of cold war and 2000s. Violence has reduced in many of the African countries. The era of blood diamond is gone. If war happens it would be in a few countries only. Tribalism, climate change, religion etc would be the main reasons for war in Africa not minerals

[@agustinmendezposadas]

Bruh 1/4 of the video is an ad for mining company

[@No_Name_16]

There are so many inaccuracies in this video😢 ... 1 - the Lobito Rail way was built by the british, not portuguese and belgians. Sir Robert Williams was delegated to negotiate with the Portuguese government at the time by Sir Cecil Rhodes, as the later played a key role on the ultimatum that made the portuguese give up on the pink map. 2- After the civil war in Angola, it just happened that the rail line and port was rebuilt by chinese companies. But it is convinient to now ignore that as it doesn't fit with the debt trap narrative. 3 - Could you please enlighten me which of our rivers is navigable? The only one i could think of would be the Kwanza? But its only navigable up to Dondo which sits around 200km from the coast. If you consider the size of Angola it is negligible. 4- The Lobito corridor doesn't start in Zambia. It actually starts in the port city of Lobito which gives the name to the corridor. Just like the Luanda corridor starts in Luanda and Moçamedes corridor in Moçamedes. Plus they are talking about the Lobito corridor but keep showing pictures of Luanda down town. The Lobito, Luanda and Moçamedes corridors in Angola have been value chains since it's founding, it is not something new the americans are bringing.

[@MultiVigarista]

my country on my favorite geopolitical channel 😎 viva Angola!

[@charlesirby1643]

Angola is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.

[@nighty9338]

Viva a Angola do Brasil 🇧🇷🤝🇦🇴

[@nighty9338]

Triste como Europa,Estados Unidos e China ainda vem a África como colonia de exploração

[@MultiVigarista]

@@marolibez com certeza!

[@MultiVigarista]

@Marburg-yw4nj we are not a colony of anyone

[@ndumbamakayi8111]

The good part about the Internet is that it's difficult to keep on with this negative stereotypes about Africa,I happen to live where the lobito corridor is to pass and you mention that it is rife with disease and conflicts, which is incorrect zambia 🇿🇲 and Angola 🇦🇴 are among, Africa's most peaceful countries.

[@BestPrezz]

AFRICAS most peaceful countrys..

[@Ironborn4]

Well, not for long.. better start building up a military and some alliances

[@pafkata]

So, almost 30 years civil war in Angola, which ended in 2002 is something to ignore and consider the country as peaceful ?

[@adedamolamartins3810]

@@pafkatahe said there’s no war again, are you stupid?

[@fabionelmiguel]

@@pafkata I live in Angola, it is very peaceful, and safe. There is no wars, or conflicts for more than 20 years, let alone a new war in the horizon. Most Angolans don't give a single dam about wars, we are more worried about the job market, the economy, housing, schooling, family, opening a business, and explore the world, and on... We are more worried about improving our quality of life, and not grabbing a gun to fight for some nonsense war with nonsense ideology. That 30 years war was a proxy war, and it ended in 2002. Both groups that fought the 30 years signed a peace & integration agreement. Now, both groups are political parties, and they fight in the congress. I'm not saying it is perfect as Singapore, but it is not as crazy as a war Zone.

[@leobaghirli4630]

Again and again I notice more and more new waive of fake accounts attacking Shirvan. Your loyal subscribers are here to defend you my friend. Your content is always top notch high quality analysis. You deserve every penny of the ad money you are getting. And for all those criers there complaining about ads.. why the hell you care? Are you here for ads or content?!

[@KingOscar_1844]

Harris visited THREE African countries 🤣🤣🤣 What a game changer.

[@ostricalungimirante]

😂

[@panashejmombeshora4021]

The real game changer is what everyone said about Harris as soon as she left their countries - casual reports of how the woman is crazy and the US is so weak they would send a woman half way across the world not to bring solutions to economic problems but talk about the rights of gays and how we should stop doing business with China. Utterly pathetic. Game changer my foot

[@Knight_Kin]

Lmao right, about as effective as putting her in charge of the US southern border.

[@anthonyenriquez6309]

I’m left wing and even we don’t like her ass

[@anthonyenriquez6309]

@Marburg-yw4nj oh god I hope not… we need an REAL American with new ideas and who wants the best for your average American. Not a crook like trump or status quo enabler like Joe (who’d clearly senile)

[@Mesozoic_mammal]

You are now doing ads for companies who want their stockprice pumped? Getting payed to compare the stock of a small gold exploration company to bitcoin in 2018?? Wow pump and dump is a new low, even for the low ads standards of this channel...

[@CriminalScum000]

That along with the clear use of AI voice on some videos (maybe more), this channel used to be a lot better lmao

[@aBigBadWolf]

and getting paid 27,500 USD for it haha

[@Mrbriangalvan]

He’s sold his a$$ a while back ago.

[@jcon2060]

​@@Mrbriangalvanany good geopol channels?

[@David-gy6fv]

Russia has its own belt running from Coast of Sudan to the West Coast Africa. All countries which experienced coup happened to be inviting Russia for support. They have also curved out their space.

[@gameguru1488]

no

[@starkiller578]

@@gameguru1488no what?

[@mohamedsonofkemetegypt979]

True 🇪🇬 from Egypt

[@dzonikg]

They had enough off French colonialism

[@artman12]

Turkey and UAE are also influential in many of the Sahel countries.

[@dcanedemboyz7431]

Cold war all over again 😔

[@alman-world]

America only has itself to blame. The Chinese are EXTREMELY good at thinking long term.

[@therealuncleowen2588]

As an American, I'm happy to fund any project that will truly bring economic growth within Africa. Profits for any American company involved should be modest and tied to the overall success of the venture. The governments within Africa need to protect their environment and their peoples' interests. Don't let foreign companies exploit the local population while lining the pockets of a dictator.

[@ionpop8]

Europe: "Wait a minute... Those are OUR railways!"

[@Wise101]

they WERE😂

[@tedcrilly46]

British empire. Probably.

[@s9ka972]

​@@tedcrilly46 which Britain are you talking about here , the one which is eaten up by Pakistanis and Indians on daily basis ?

[@surters]

@@tedcrilly46 Angola/Mozambique(Portugal), Congo(Belgium), Zambia(British),Tanzania(ex-German, British), Chinese build railway in Tanzania-Zambia later. Zambia is in the real good position to be able to chose either/both/none project

[@ommsterlitz1805]

@@tedcrilly46 brit weren't builders like France they only did the bare minimum

[@aaronbowie2562]

Both only see Africa as a resource bucket 🪣

[@s9ka972]

When you don't see your Value others don't

[@BornKafir]

​@@s9ka972Their leaders and post colonial governments were installed by the former colonial masters as the new masters. It's not the common person's fault and it's also our human responsibility to be more respectful towards them. Value them no less than you value yourself. Give them the same treatment you'd wish for yourself and your family.

[@aaronbowie2562]

@@BornKafir stop getting sensitive about the truth

[@av0idxdead1]

I personally think lithium will be phased out sooner rather than later, not because it is bad. (Unless you look at how its procured). But because it is scarce.

[@M-tl4xt]

And replaced with what? Fantasy?

[@av0idxdead1]

@@M-tl4xt Honestly you could've just googled instead of coming across as an idiot. They're plenty of alternatives and batteryproducing companies worldwide are trying to find less scarce materials to use for batteries. To name a few: Sodium-ion batteries Hydrogen fuel cells (there are already working prototypes made by Toyota and BMW) BOSCH has invested heavily in to Hydrogen fuel cells as a replacement for large freight shipping. Graphene Aqueous magnesium. If there's something producing companies hate, it is scarce resources. And they will try to find a replacement that is abundant and cheap to produce.

[@trillionbones89]

And recycling will only decrease the need for more lithium

[@turnleft8645]

As an African the West despite Africa's colonial past, was still our preferred trading partner. They took us for granted and often arranged unfair one sided deals and generally lost interest after Russia lost interest in the region. America only tried back then because they saw Russia was pushing and not because they had Africa in mind. Then a couple of years later a new player entered the game, who was willing to do what America and the EU weren't. I'm not surprised China in a few decades out of nowhere pulled the rug from under everyone's feet.

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

And yet, China is legendary for screwing over everyone they come into contact with. Belt and Road initiative, recall?

[@jontheb123]

Doing business in Africa is complicated. The US has a long history of funding and arming insurgency groups as well as the Apartheid government. Their best bet would be to hire Executive Outcomes in Angola to oversee and supervise any infrastructure and deals done there. Whether Angola decides to trust the US is a different story altogether. The US has been funding the rebel group, Unita for decades in Angola. Why would the Angolan government suddenly see the US as a gifthorse? Watch this space. The Chinese on the other hand, are too trusting and could very well lose money on their investments - especially if the CIA funds rebel groups that go on to attack the railway lines to the east. The Chinese would be equally wise to request assistance from Executive Outcomes - Africa's most accomplished security force with decades of experience in the area.

[@Heegooat]

There is no longer the threat of communism. The USA is not interested in mining, its just there to block China. Australia, Canada have all the minerals they need. China messed by building a poor quality railroad in lobito that has fallen apart after a few years. They promised DRC and Zambia that they will build infrastructure with the proceeds of the mines but they built almost nothing.

[@thetapheonix]

Considering what a terrible job the ANC does in South Africa and how they can’t even keep the power on without load shedding, the Apartheid government America supported did a far better job than whatever masquerades as government there now does.

[@jamesclarke2789]

You do realize that the Chinese also funded and supported UNITA in Angola, right? Jonas Savimbi himself was originally trained by the Chinese in Maoist guerilla tactics. It's because of the training that the Chinese government gave him that he later ended up being such a useful asset for the Americans...

[@sideshowbob]

I sure hope you paid Chervon for this ad.

[@nielsvandenburg]

I'm disappointed you didn't mention any of the human rights violations committed by the very same mining companies that the US,EU, South African and Chinese governments enable

[@shafsteryellow]

That's not their responsibility

[@Knight_Kin]

"WE WANT A WORLD WITHOUT OIL" Ok then you get a world with MINERALS.

[@talisikid1618]

I want a world with both.

[@Steve_Johnson_]

@@talisikid1618Yeah, both sounds good.

[@johnkimball7000]

You can recycle minerals. Oil can as well, just takes several hundreds of thousands of years.

[@sideshowbob]

Yeah, as a Civil Engineer I try to tell this to the far lefty Progressive Eco Hippies I know who think Wind & Solar are some kind of Cure All, but they are as Uneducated in STEM as MAGA, so I might as well be farting in the wind. Wind & Solar, along with New Tech Nuclear (which I support Enthusiastically), all take Mineral Resources. There. Is. No. Free. Lunch.

[@jov6372]

This is how WW1 started scrambling for Africa's territory....

[@jeffreymaxson6216]

Everything America needs is in north and central America. We just don't want the headache of mining it ourselves.

[@thenomad47]

The funny part is the South African Mining Companies owning almost all the mines in Southern Africa from Zambia down

[@gouthamsudheer2080]

What's funny about that?

[@learningisfun5163]

​@@gouthamsudheer2080he is also wrong every country as most of its minerals owned locally and 50/50 or 30/70 ownershi

[@y-nn33]

The illustration of maps is amazing ❤

[@Jambo66328]

Wakanda must pick a side.

[@elwizzyofficial7368]

Did you just say must?

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

'Wakanda' owes you nothing. Quite the opposite in fact - you owe it. A LOT.

[@silveriver9]

They already chose China 🇨🇳

[@AfricanPrinse]

Wakanda chose a side , it's own

[@DeveloperJake]

They should pick their own side

[@TheXyxy2]

How is Africa is not a super power by itself with all of those resources?

[@Random-gc8by]

Because they aren’t the ones able to control them.

[@Dazat-i8i]

Human resources. Africa lacks the expertise to make use of the resources

[@jason4275]

under the table bribes

[@HjAJ-uu7tc]

Your all wrong, geography controls destiny, the first civilization that started wasn't because they were smarter than the rest, but it's place of origin

[@sideshowbob]

"Africa" is a continent, it is NOT a country, or even a homogeneous ethnicity, culture, religion, etc. Super Powers like the USA, China, Russia, India all encompass large areas of mostly united populance & governance. India would be in much the same sitch as Africa if not for the Mughuls & then the British, who both helped slowly unite the subcontinent, despite all the atrocities & exploitation along the way. Africa got all that latter Negative stuff but never the positive ultimate outcome.

[@TheHuntermj]

Africa is a losing bet, the cost of extraction, building the infrastructure and transporting minerals out costs so much you can't afford to pay whatever country much for the minerals so they get upset, say you are exploiting them and seize your mine, then nobody wants to do business with them anymore until things calm down and the cycle repeats.

[@schopen-hauer]

the other problem is taking out the money from the country, africans like the money going in but when you take the profits out suddenly theres a problem and they refuse to transfer the dollars or euros. For a simple reason, they use those reserves faster then they can make them through exports.

[@sideshowbob]

@@schopen-hauer Building all those Warlord Palaces cost money.

[@megetmorsomt]

Yeah, Africa is the new frontier: they must handle this wisely...

[@s9ka972]

For sure they are going to mess it and left in US - China hands . Mark my words .

[@thecomment9489]

And the wisest approach would be to keep the imperialists out of Africa like many countries in northern Africa are doing.

[@bpeezy252]

Makes it so much easier to share your videos to new people with adds at the end.

[@GraniteStateofMind]

Man’s out here advertising for the same African gold mines he’s making the video about

[@jamesg2382]

Love the 3D maps, so helpful to understand a country. Much appreciated

[@doodskop89rs]

Time for space minerals

[@ALIHQG]

This video editing is getting more and more insane, keep it up!

[@aBigBadWolf]

no, it's getting more and more blant. Always the same visualisations.

[@GB-nn2cx]

Dear Africa, you have seen only exploitation 😢

[@TheEinharjar]

Yes, by their own dictators.

[@nighty9338]

​@@TheEinharjarcorrection by Europeans, many former French colonies sell mineral products at a bargain price, in addition to using French currency in their trade basically modern colonies examples as bad as you can give from other Western countries

[@ThonneThisseDeadeLif]

​@@nighty9338 They choose to be enslaved really. No one forcing the Africans in west Africa to remain slaves of the Franks, and some of the realized this hence many countries there left the French system, but all of a sudden they are much poorer now and less secure so the remaining thralls wisely choose to remain thralls.

[@TheEinharjar]

@@nighty9338 And how are the French forcing them to trade with them? I'm not a fan of French and British history but you have to be delusional to think that either of them are currently worse than China or Russia but mainly their own dictators who plunder their own peoples.

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

​@@TheEinharjar NOTHING that has happened in Africa since their independence compares to the absolute HORROR of what the west did there. Literally NOTHING. Congo for instance had HALF its people unalived by the west in as little as 20 years. That's a tenth of ALL Africans at the time.

[@casparcoaster1936]

Excellent production, always really relevant, great analysis, and enlightening commentary, much obliged

[@d47rk]

Let's colonize Africa again - the US, probably.

[@nighty9338]

Europe and China - me too

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

This GROSSLY understates what colonialism was. NOTHING that's happening in Africa now, from west or east, compares to the absolute HORROR of what Europe did. Congo for instance lost HALF its people in as little as 20 years. That's a tenth of ALL Africans at the time. From just one colony.

[@maxisussex]

@@ArawnOfAnnwn Half of Congo's population was not 10% of all Africa's population. I don't know where you got that idea from.

[@Heegooat]

Kenya is almost colonized again. I think its a futile last kick of a dying silent empire

[@thecomment9489]

@@nighty9338 China never had any colonies in Africa or for that matter anywhere else. So the old habits of Western imperialists are coming to the surface again.

[@peternganga]

Africa needs better leaders who know the worth of money and resources. It's an immense opportunity we have in the coming years.

[@nicholasbrunning]

You have my gratitude; words precise, contextually accurate and even suspenseful. Cheers

[@ColCoal]

A new day, a new video of Caspian Report saying _____ African nation will become the new center of Global politics!

[@prappypat]

African governments have agency, the west is still caught in old stereotypes which will continue to limit their ability to engage in what is shaping up to be one of the most significant economic expansions in human history. The amount of development and progress that has occurred in the last 20 years alone has been staggering. In the early 2000's it was extremely difficult to even contact relatives outside of capital cities; now we go back and forth on WhatsApp. When visiting we would have to drive hours on buses to get to the country side and stay at cement compounds with no electricity or running water; now we take domestic airlines and stay in luxury resorts. The African Diaspora is amongst the most well educated and successful communities in the US and the UK. We're not looking for handouts, but we are seeking investors. Things have changed...

[@doujinflip]

What investors seek is consistent protection of their assets, not constant renegotiation over “fees” and promises that get broken, i.e. rule of law. You see more activity from China in Africa because Beijing has up til now been more willing to tolerate and proliferate the corruption.

[@prappypat]

@@doujinflip The CCP launders upwards of $100 billion a year (with some estimates putting it upto $2 trillion a year)...be forreal

[@ata-ayitehunlede5632]

Excellent and fantastic presentation. Of course we will do due diligence to know more about WESTHAVEN GOLD MINING COMPANY. The future is GOLD.

[@UberComrade965]

So is the US going to occupy Africa like they're illegally occupying the resource rich region of Syria?

[@nocturnalutopia1127]

Lol Syria is nothing special when it comes to resources 😂😂

[@widodoakrom3938]

Most likely yes

[@toviashapiro6772]

Imperialism in the 2020s is different than in the 19th century. Core nations exploit periphery nations through debt obligations, infrastructure, soft power, and by injecting their own corporations to exploit resources.

[@benfontenot9896]

Define illegal lol. This is the world stage.

[@thecomment9489]

@@nocturnalutopia1127 May be and still the US regime is occupying one-third of Syria and that is Syria's oil rich and fertile food grains producing region.

[@bobsingh7949]

cool maps. the overlays really reveal who's got what, the terrain, and deposit belts

[@pac1fic055]

The Spice must flow…

[@mithridates1005]

You make incredible videos, aside from the content, your pacing, visuals, and use of quotes and figures is always amazing.

[@the-quintessenz]

I wonder when someone realizes that the ocean water contains 100 times as many resources as there have been mined throughout history. As soon as this becomes feasible, it would end the competition for resources at once.

[@Duron13]

Because oceans are for everybody, right ?

[@jon_j__]

Assuming you're being serious, the problem is concentration. (Or lack thereof.) It would be vastly more economical to mine the soil in your back garden before trying to extract minerals from seawater.

[@the-quintessenz]

​@@jon_j__ The business model would be to produce large quantities of fresh water for Arab nations and Iran. The slag is just a by-product that can be cheaply combed through and then disposed for free in the ocean again.

[@jon_j__]

@@the-quintessenz Many nations already use desalination to produce fresh water. (Some Arabian nations already rely on this process.) And most/all oceanwater desalination plants dispose of the waste brine back into the ocean, where it has well-known catastrophic effects on the local ecosystem. There are some papers/prototypes that suggest this brine could be mined for before returning it to the ocean, and that this mining might even be slightly profitable. However, that doesn't solve the problems caused by dumping huge amounts of extremely-high-salinity water into the ocean. (No-one needs that much salt, so it's still a waste product that's still going back into the ocean.) Finally, there's a big difference in scale between producing fresh water via desalination, and producing enough minerals from seawater to have a noticeable impact on the global supply. IE: If you want to mine the ocean, you're going to need 10x or 100x (or maybe even 1000x) the number of plants that would be needed for fresh water only - which would cause significantly more devastation to the local marine life. (And before you say "we'll store the waste on land instead", be aware that there are already examples of areas where large amounts of salt have been deposited on land and exposed to wind erosion - eg. Aral Sea - and the resulting "saltstorms" are pretty awful for people, agriculture and the environment.)

[@jon_j__]

@@the-quintessenz We already have desalination plants which produce lots of fresh water, and the brine outflow has serious ecological impacts. Therefore, putting concentrated brine back into the sea is not "free disposal"; and disposing of highly-saline solid slag on land would probably lead to saltstorms like in the Aral Sea. Both of those sound pretty awful, especially on the massive scale that would be needed for significant mineral extraction. (I wrote a much-lengthier comment previously, but it has disappeared (?!), so this is only a quick one (in case it disappears again).)

[@thomasmineo]

"If the mines could talk, they would scream with rage" ... shivers

[@essencetaiji1745]

What a shitshow this world is!!!

[@T39582]

😂🤣😅 this is literally what I was just saying…how can there be a God and he just watches this shit show everyday…

[@TheReferrer72]

Its not at all. Even in Africa life expectancy has shot through the roof.

[@jaegybomb]

@@TheReferrer72 But safety made people bored and dumb.

[@Celis.C]

Always has been

[@me0101001000]

@@T39582 if there are any deities, they're sitting back and enjoying the show. Probably even have snacks.

[@kisarunihofmannndosi5327]

I love the analysis. High quality as usual! However the mining ad at the end is as tasteful as doing a "Conflict of Nations"-ad at the end of a Ukraine report.

[@kombemumba9203]

My fellow zambiañs wondering why we so broke😂

[@Chile-yk4jq]

Greed

[@fs-wq8mm]

bro 😢

[@arailway8809]

Thanks Shirvan, Good work. Africa needs Billions in railroads.

[@maxcc9161]

Why would any country in Africa choose the US? The world is moving east.

[@PepeCoinMania]

You are definitely right

[@T39582]

AMEN!!!

[@JoblessJoshua]

It's moving north, to Russia.

[@nighty9338]

every country is selfish, they go to the side of whoever favors them most and in that they are 100% correct

[@directdemocracy133]

Because it is the dominant power in the world with the most powerful allies...

[@aakashalam6232]

Where do you even learn all this stuff man, like resource struggles and everything? This stuff is freaking cool.

[@rollingdownfalling]

Ever since that Iran video, I question the credibility of this channel now. That video is one of the least neutral videos I have watched.

[@thommyneter168]

Which one was that?

[@rollingdownfalling]

@@thommyneter168 just last video.

[@doujinflip]

Caspian Report is made by an Azeri, and though Azerbaijan is majority Muslim it’s even more moderate and secular than Türkiye. There’d be a bias towards the EU and against its former colonizers like Iran and Russia.

[@MarshallTheArtist]

@@doujinflipHalf of Azerbaijan is currently part of Iran, so there is some enmity.

[@Mr_3raqi]

I have noticed that too!, The channel took a nose dive recently

[@BobbySanders-bf2fr]

You research well. You speak well. God bless brother......

[@RafaelW8]

YEAAAH BUDDY

[@paleoph6168]

That's what I've been waiting for, that's what it's all about!

[@ringsaphire]

Hopefully Africa is the one that will ultimately profit from this competition. One of the good consequences of bipolarity for the other non partisan countries, as imperial America never gave a shit about Africa until it had economic reasons to.

[@nighty9338]

basically Europe, USA and China still sees Africa as an Exploration colony which is very sad

[@Boost400]

What should they see it as ?

[@johnl.7754]

Because African rulers have not developed their own country in order to keep corruption high

[@nighty9338]

​@@Boost400Perhaps as a continent that has the population of India, could it be possible to improve the region's infrastructure to generate jobs in exchange for access to a large market? which, in addition to having a high population, is growing even more

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

​@@nighty9338China literally has been building infrastructure there for decades. And it's infrastructure Africans themselves asked for, not just roads to ports.

[@silveriver9]

China invests and trade with Africa. Win-Win.

[@blusox6486]

Thanks for the West Haven Gold Corp tip, I'll check them out and added them to my watch list.

[@clint3868]

Don’t waste your money

[@user-zb8ss9xb1b]

Suggestion: Please drop the epic music and dramatic language. You're presenting an objective analysis and really in itself it's very thrilling, no need to sell it like a movie. Thanks.

[@bonganindlovu7925]

Nice change from the Euro and Asian centric focus, I was beginning to wonder if Africa's geopolitics arent relevant to this channel. Last Afro-centric video here was in 2019 when you still did the Continental yearly forecasts. Good job

[@Celis.C]

POV: You are an African country with favourable resources US/EU: _"Hippity, hoppity. Your resources are to be our property"_ China: _"Let's negotiate a mutually beneficial transaction"_ Which party would you choose? If the US and EU are changing their tune, then it's because China has forced their hand. Hopefully for an overall better position of the African nations involved.

[@panashejmombeshora4021]

I like the Chinese. They've done good things in Africa, but let's be honest. The only thing that separates them from Europe and the US is that they are a little more kind hearted in their shrewdness, and so some countries (like mine) will see the real positive impact of China in Africa. Outside that, they are all just the same. Point of reference: 1. China sending in thousands of men during the Ghana gold rush to take gold for themselves illegally to send back home 2. China sending in thousands of fishermen around East, Southern and West Africa to illegally fish out our fishing stocks, again, to send back home 3. China syphoning cobalt out of Congo, to take back home, all at a massive rate (billions of dollars' worth). There has been no real benefit on the surrounding villages by the mines. They actually are poorer now since China coming in, to mine because villagers are often stripped off their arable land where the mineral deposits usually are, and also, Chinese are flown into the country to do most mining work 4. China dumping goods in our countries. This has always undermined African industry. 5. China making use of transfer pricing agreements with our minerals in exchange for infrastructure projects in Africa. This doesn't happen in all countries, but in the few that we see this, it leads to us paying virtually double for a project because China will take 2 billion worth gold to carry out 1 billion worth infrastructure under the excuse that they need to deal with 'mining related expenses' In conclusion, there are other ways in which China undercuts Africa, and they will continue to do this for the foreseeable future. I'm I mad about it? Not really. Why so? Because China is trying to protect the interests of the Chinese. On those grounds, I would actually commend the Chinese because they are taking care of their own people, which they should.

[@Celis.C]

@@panashejmombeshora4021 Many thanks for the insights! News on Africa in 'the West' of any kind is just non-existent, unless some major event occurs that gets some general coverage. The only way to get an idea of what's going on in each African country is by actively looking for it, and even then it's typically surface level stuff. Are there any sources that you would recommend to stay up to date on the many countries on the African continent?

[@boxcutter0]

CCP troll

[@sempleinvest906]

when it comes to africa and trading with the rest of the world why do everyone assume they are being taken advantage of? time to take some responsibility and make good deals.

[@panashejmombeshora4021]

@@sempleinvest906 We'd like to take responsibility. Unfortunately the ones who actually control things in the land don't allow anyone smart to do the job. It's too threatening for them

[@tomkelly8827]

Ha! I like your ad at the end! As a Canadian, I was just about to pipe up and say that we have mines and minerals in very rich deposits here as well. Of course US, UK and China have plenty of old and existing mines here too. For Africa, I would say that selling raw materials is the worst idea. Sell batteries or Electric cars. Add value to your precious resources at home. Sell refined oil products like gas, diesel, aircraft fuel and plastics. That is where the money is, not in raw oil. Manufacture cars in Africa somewhere. Canada's economy would fail if we relied on selling raw materials alone. Manufacturing and stability are also key

[@raihanz4063]

Absolutely right that's why one of the leading producer of coper indonesia recently pas new law they can't export raw materials if any country want they are raw materials they must invest Indonesia set up mineral processing industry adding value & gives Indonesia maximum profit then this goods export from Indonesia but sad story to Africa not have a not political stability & strong patriot government like Indonesia

[@joeshirou]

Unsubscribed, 5 min shady gold ad? PASS

[@LacRagem]

Freeloaders don't pay the bills, I don't think you will be missed

[@Numba003]

I hope some of these infrastructure improvements will, at the least, incidentally help the locals in countries like the DRC. Thank you for another global news video. God be with you out there, everybody. ✝️ :)

[@justmymage]

Apparently CaspianReports uses an AI voice for these. Sort of weird. I always thought they have this voice and its their style is to sound fairly monotone, but it would make sense that they sounds like this, as we've never heard them have any emotions really.

[@enghazi1]

Fantastic content as usual.

[@AshkanPacino13]

FREE IRAN

[@kabulykos]

Absolutely stunned the Tanzania map showcases Nzera (population 27 thousand) but doesn't mention Arusha (population 2.3 million)

[@MikeStoneJapan]

An elder once said facetiously "Africans would have better off had our lands been less filled with riches mineral and otherwise"

[@bulkierwriter2772]

We want colonies not new trade partners.

[@vengefulspirit99]

Trade partners only works when the opposing side is stable

[@VVayVVard]

Are you C/hinese?

[@nighty9338]

​@@VVayVVard most likely to be American or European lol

[@nighty9338]

​@@VVayVVardGet out of your North American/European bubble and asks an African who colonizes Africa today,question for a latin american I guarantee you that China will not even be the 3rd most mentioned country

[@bulkierwriter2772]

@@VVayVVard If I had those eyes I’d be unliving myself.

[@highlightboy23]

Russia must be included in this scenario especially with the continued deployment of Wagner mercenaries in the Sahel region in exchange for economic concessions to acquire more minerals and raw materials to fund Russia's war machine.

[@jacobwwarner]

It would be amazing to see African counties expanding agriculture, natural resources and low end manufacturing sectors - perfect trio to build out infrastructure and grow their domestic economies while latching onto the current global economic environment.

[@Gabelolguy]

Reminds me of the book Congo by Michael Crichton, where special interest groups race in a break neck struggle towards the Congo to secure access rights to a deposit of semiconducting blue diamonds (and also have to fight some scary gorillas)

[@bobrowley4346]

I love that movie

[@Ys_Guy]

These "countries of interest" should go the way and demand refining not just exporting raw materials but I'm not so confident in the narrow mindedness of our leaders who worship short term goals at the expense of its people.

[@Serahpin]

Real "Empire of Dust" vibes.

[@williemaxt]

If a population has been exploited, killed & colonized for centuries and missed out on key social and technological advancements and is at a disadvantage financially and militarily ... is roughly 50 - 60 years enough time to reverse the damage? 🤔

[@davidrossa4125]

Unfortunately Ireland and Poland proof you wrong.

[@jakejustvibing5811]

unsubbing, never watching you again because of your scam ad

[@naomirill]

sadly, due to the foreign policy, one should absolutely prevent another Trump presidency

[@audacious0604]

I quite like the content of this channel, but the sponsors have all been questionable. Please consider very carefully before making any investment decision.

[@M.Mae.M]

American has been doing this since the 70's!

[@vlhc4642]

There is no fight. China trade with African countries, America can do the same and higher demand would drive up prices and benifit those countries. Instead America sees it as a fight for control and can't be satisfied unless they can ensure those resources only goes to themselves at suppressed prices, western culture fundamentally can't seem to shake their colonialism mentality. A colonial mentality without colonial power to back it up is why African countries are all on China and Russia's side.

[@spelunkerd]

China is already developing a reputation for distain of environmental and worker protection, and they have a habit of exploitation. Corruption aside, it is in the best interest of all for these countries to succeed.

[@BigDave-by1kz]

Gold seems to be doing well lately. It's up again today while stocks sell off again. The only stock I see up today is Newmont Gold. The worlds biggest gold company. Given how much gold has moved over the last few months have we missed this move or is it just starting? Thoughts? Time to buy? Sell?

[@chocolatesugar4434]

Africa will come out on top, to it rightful place. It will happen. It can’t really be any other way. It’s just a matter of time.

[@KirkBuchanan]

Rather than ship the minerals out of Africa, they should look to process them there to make finish products. That's what the African leaders should be signing to.

[@balmashev93]

That's not how neocolonialism works

[@oOfretlessOo]

Just a tip if you consider stock gambling - don't invest more than you can live without for a while.

[@A.N.N.E.X]

For years I wondered why the US neglected Africa although it made sense looking at how the belt and road initiative is turning out for China in the end I just hope Africa ends up a better place from all of these “investments”

[@IK_MK]

The real question for africans is, how can we take advantage of this...if we ever will? 🤔

[@subspace666]

in theory its simple, make a unified stable government preferably democratic , then seize everything then sale the minerals to both parties. that is what the usa or most country would do in a similar situation. then doing something similar to what Norway did with its resources exploitation profits. the democratic part is just to make it harder for western countries to use the military with public support to take back stuff, the west should protect you from china if not just to prevent china from getting the upper hand. how or if you guys could manage to do that i have no clue though.

[@aaronjones8905]

When are we going to acknowledge that EVs are a waste of money?