French Guiana still feels forgotten two years after Paris vows

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Two years ago, the overseas department of French Guiana, located north of Brazil, was paralysed by unprecedented social unrest. Paris sent two ministers to douse the flames and promised several billion euros to develop France's largest overseas territory. But since then, have things changed? Have the hospitals, schools and prisons promised by the government materialised? Our reporters Fanny Lothaire and Florence Goisnard returned to French Guiana to find out.
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[@curtisthomas2670]

It's actually NOT an overseas territory but a "department" of France which in French government terminology means it's an actual part of the country that just happens to be overseas.

[@T1U4_650]

So what would occur if the "department" building was demolished?

[@marcmalki734]

Not anymore, I've been surprised myself, it's been a special status French Overseas Territory for some years now.

[@yucol5661]

Goes to show what little difference it made that not a lot of people realized it became a department

[@jalexsilva8162]

Yes, like Hawaii is to United States

[@Exli3r]

@@jalexsilva8162 No Hawaii is a state that’s a different jurisdiction term

[@michaelh1300]

Quarantine got me watching everything

[@TonyBMoviehood]

😂😂😂 tru that

[@Mopp28]

Me too

[@jarencanterbury278]

Me too

[@msway836]

what quarantine??? the fraud is up...

[@AK-hi7mg]

No such thing as quarantine .you have been grounded by the government

[@Critic_number_4]

They need industry, fishing, call centers, tourism or something. Then roads, schools, and development will follow.

[@maryamamazonia5991]

My country product GOLD but nothing for us nothing Keep in my country.

[@blackzilian83]

Absolutely but France dont want let French Guiana developp because she need to send satellite in the space with Ariane + extract gold mines + oil ... France act with French Guiana exactly like with former colonies in West Africa.. sad

[@Kanelbullah]

@@blackzilian83 it's probably easier and cheaper to lease, so no need. If the guianan people what a vote, they will get a vote and france will leave. look at russia and baikonur.

[@blackzilian83]

@@Kanelbullah bro you cant imagine how money France make with French Guiana... oil + space + gold... unfortunately she never let Guiana alone. as an anglophone you can not imagine how France is predatory and very clever towards its former colonies, they are able to rig independence votes as they do with New Caledonia, a territory that brings them hundreds of millions d € with the Nickel mines

[@--973--]

@@maryamamazonia5991 you're producting nothing and receive a lot from "your country", wich is France btw .

[@Anderson-ch3qj]

Thank you to show this documentary. I'm from Brazil and unfortunately didn't know much things about this French territory.

[@sharefactor]

France should get rid of it, it's dead weight, a bottomless money pit. France should stop taking care of that shithole. Grant them immediate, unilateral independence.

[@sephoramtn1770]

@@sharefactor shut it please y’all colonize us so y’all need to take care of what you did to the territory 😗

[@gteixeira]

I'm also from Brazil and lived in France for a few years and I noticed how the French are often treating Brazilians bad. Most people are nice, but I can see that the system is setup in a way that Brazilians are not welcome there. Even to travel to Guyana as a resident of France would involve a lot of red tape. I bet that they are concerned that the Guyanese would see that they would be much better off with Brazil than with France.

[@xenotypos]

@@gteixeira "I'm also from Brazil and lived in France for a few years and I noticed how the French are often treating Brazilians bad." In which universe do you live in ? Most french people either don't care about Brazil or find the country cool. Most don't even know Guyana is next to Brazil, some don't even remember Guyana exists at all. Why would they even be "worried" or whatever. And once again, Idk why so many brazilians say Guyana would be better with them since the gdp per capita in Brazil is lower than in French Guyana.

[@gteixeira]

@@xenotypos The only way for you to not have witnessed racism in France is if you either lived inside a hole or if you are one of the racists who think that you are totally in the right of doing what you do.

[@tushtay73]

it is wierd these are all eu citizens

[@tushtay73]

@sneksnekitsasnek they can if they want to .it is within thier right. although it is really more than 100 miles away

[@vanhuvanhuvese2738]

@@tushtay73 they cant afford to move from one town to another hey cant even get out

[@tushtay73]

@@vanhuvanhuvese2738 14% of the population of French Guiana is white (41,000) , i believe it depends on who can afford to move to paris. But at the end of the day they have that right to do so

[@reviewranger4202]

@western wumao the thing most people don't understand is that it's not just a colony of France. It's considered a region of France, meaning it's part of France. They are french. It has nothing to do with Puerto Rico and the US. Puerto Rico is not American. Even if it was once occupied by them. In this case Guyana is part of France like other DROM.

[@tushtay73]

@western wumao are u listening to yourself, Are french eu citizens? if yes , then they are because they are french . and they also contribute to the EU budget just like any other french citizen

[@KungKras]

I don't get it it. It could be a tropical paradise. Like a part of France in the middle of South America. It could be an absolutely wonderful place for any french speaker to move to and live. Why aren't the French building it up? Aren't they seeing the potential?

[@khedimolpet4227]

Apperently not!

[@Jeandenisdelajacquette]

French politicians betrayed France itself not just guyana

[@saylitiwaciwin6762]

Because the place isn't hospitable, it has a very harsh geography, sometimes harsh climate and it's quite enclaved making business with neighbours difficult. It is also very sparsely populated and big in comparison for its population (the population density is of 3 inhabitants per km²). The government does invest in Guiana though more than it benefits from it (the State investment represents about more than 80% of the GDP there) and the investments keep increasing. The french spaceport is located in Kourou, Guiana, for example but an economy can't rely solely on launching spacecrafts :/ There isn't much more the state can do except reducing the costs to maximise the efficiency of the money given and implement better regulations for the environment and for the french living there. The GDP produced by Guiana as a region is about 4 billions euro, it is one of the lowest in France for a region (only Mayotte is worse), some islands which are really smaller than Guiana surpass its GDP production, for example Guadeloupe produce for about 8 billions euro of GDP but Guadeloupe is only less than 2% the size of Guiana (but there's more people).

[@KungKras]

@@saylitiwaciwin6762 I see. Interesting info.

[@renancarvalho6149]

And they have French Islands in the Caribbean anyway, like Martinique and Guadeloupe.

[@Fackgionob]

To be honest they probably don't want to spend billions on a place that will later fight for independence. Its like throwing money in the sea for France. I still think they should help them and treat them just like they treat the rest of France. If they did they wouldn't want to be independent either

[@mihiec]

You are right! People forgot about how government thinks... How they use people etc. Thx for your wise comment.

[@curiosityredpill7030]

So that’s okay for country to rape other countries of their resources and not colonize it then leave it in decay ?

[@Eddieteddy965]

Forget about independence... the last 'colonies' have seen the decay of most former colonies after independence, their best chance for development is staying as they are , or even better, as an integral part of the metropolitan country. As long the the mainland is willing to pay for most of the budget, and allow some emigration, people will resign themselves to their fate.

[@Eddieteddy965]

Forget about independence... these remote regions are too expensive to keep up to the standards of the metropolitan areas... but too late to give them independence, as the people living on them have observed the declining living standards of neighbours after independence. So people resign themselves to this stagnation.

[@gcc2313]

Well the way you treat them also can determine your influence once they get independence. Do you want an ally in South America and do business with them on good terms. Or get blackballed because of how you treated them. Separating on good terms is a better long term strategy. But it's clear the French government doesn't think like that. They're making enemies daily it seems.

[@jordikeoni]

Stop calling it an overseas territory; it is not! French Guiana is an (overseas) departement/region of France. It is has the same departement/region status as mainland France's departements/regions. Similar to Hawai'i in the U.S. Hawai'i has the same status as all the other states on mainland U.S.

[@tommarch.4493]

it's for englis wievers, they have different definition than us.

[@Joridiy]

@@tommarch.4493 Nobody speaking english calls Alaska and Hawaii "overseas States".

[@tommarch.4493]

@@Joridiy i was speaking about the definition of "territory", in France, a Territory, is a level of administration for some specials area of the country. (Yes it's means Territory in the french language too). In US, they don't have the same name (uncorporated and unorganized / organized). (yes territory means territory too. But is use much often for what is'nt a state).

[@modo1896]

@Alec Neate Most of the former French empire is independent actually. Also, there isn't restricted movement between French Guiana and mainland France for French and EU citizens (around 60% French Guianese are both). It isn't an overseas territory because British overseas territories have British citizenship and their own citizenship, there isn't freedom of movement both ways between the U.K. and it's territories or even between other territories, and the territories aren't actually part of the U.K. None of this is true for French Guiana and France. But most of the British overseas territories are more developed than French Guiana.

[@chestermartinez2326]

Is a colony

[@SpeakEnglish.Official]

it's sad to see that.

[@frankielolleni3103]

“Over seas territory” you mean colony big man

[@sahiblindberg]

Though I see what you mean, French Guayana in fact is not a colony. French Guyana is a departement in the same way as departements in metropolitan France are. Should it be though, that's a whole another question.

[@frankielolleni3103]

@@Cjnw it sure is, it’s about of the Greater United States

[@frankielolleni3103]

@@sahiblindberg similar to the British commonwealth, more or less, still a colony as tied to France despite being thousands of miles away

[@sahiblindberg]

​@@frankielolleni3103being thousands of miles away from a mainland doesn't make some place a colony. Politics does. French Guyana is part of France, it has is own representatives in the national assembly and it's part of the eurozone. In that sense Guyana is like Corsica. French Polynesia for example could be called a colony though. It has its own parliament and currency, but it's being held by France.

[@sahiblindberg]

@@Cjnw Hawaii is one of the 50 states, so obviously it's not a colony. Puerto Rico on the other hand...

[@cemksk35]

I visited and i really love French Guiana, Cayenne, Kourou and everywhere :)

[@MONKEYDPUSSY]

Im from Kourou!!

[@cemksk35]

@@MONKEYDPUSSY U are so lucky, i wanna live there :)

[@sherriknight8583]

My great grandfather is from Cayenne!!

[@RizeRoG]

That’s my countryyyyyyyyyy meh love meh Guianese people 🇬🇫🇬🇫🇬🇫🇬🇫🇬🇫

[@kiki_ci3880]

Is it safe?? Id like to visit sometime as well...

[@beatsbykatie7388]

it'll be 100 years before a high school is built

[@yurimolotov3355]

Do you think people of Guiana need school? They need drugs and welfare. They are lazy and have no wish for labor

[@princesibanda9594]

@@yurimolotov3355 You're Russian I presume ?

[@electro1463]

@ Yuri Molotov Second Russian i see talking badly in this videos ONE of the Russians BOT trouble Maker....... anyway, French Guiana the second biggest department of France in a strategic area next to Brazil, it should be used as a base to produce and export to the area for companies in EU.

[@BiG-JuPO1O1]

@@yurimolotov3355 Tell that to France who gains money from them. How can country be successful with another country stealing from them for centuries.

[@yurimolotov3355]

@@BiG-JuPO1O1 tell me what exactly does France steal from them? Moreover France withdrew from Africa in 60-70s and it’s still a hole... So blaming someone in their own stupidity, laziness is not making excuse

[@aziajs]

Wow. This was so eye-opening. I had no idea any of this was going on.

[@andrewmurphy1774]

When you live under system of White Supremacy...

[@adamfarah2065]

Same! I saw this on my recommendation. Never heard of this before

[@kemitvaudou8264]

@@andrewmurphy1774 : Its Global "Dr Frances Dress Wellsing " from USA.

[@mihiec]

@@andrewmurphy1774 you mean big German nad French Bank?

[@ssuper_og9736]

My country 😫😥❤

[@pasulaymankujabi8393]

Really

[@raphaelostrowski6336]

The French have to bring tourism like the US does to Hawaii. French Guyana is a state of France. That’s how it brings worth. Hawaii isn’t improvised because of this

[@sep9960]

@NA Phiri Sure, troll.

[@jukeboxhero1649]

Who want to visit a hot stinky shit ghetto? Cuba is better.

[@AK-hi7mg]

Does this s-hole look like Hawaii to you ?

[@zabooza74]

@NA Phiri Because they aren't.

[@gjahmato8704]

@NA Phiri Actually french guyanne is extremely important to their space program.

[@nmgscp]

I didn't imagine there was such underdevelopment in France

[@suzycarmichael933]

Why not????

[@unoriginal1086]

because it's basically a colony and colonialism is brutal and terrible for those being colonized

[@1107861214ali]

France should grant independence to the people and let the people build themselves

[@saylitiwaciwin6762]

@@ano3758 Actually the State investments in this region exceed the benefits (more than 80% of Guiana's GDP is derived from the state investment) :/

[@silasbishop3055]

@@ano3758 They are there because of France. France won't walk away because its space program is there

[@2557carla]

@@silasbishop3055 Well France must pay the rent.

[@Critic_number_4]

That's a recipe for disaster.

[@patandderry8416]

They would screw it up even more. People who cannot bury their rubbish don't benefit from independence.

[@JR-ut2ne]

I hope the people that think independence is the best thing for French Guyana know that they would be much worse off as an Independent Country.

[@maolo76]

Doubt that.. They will be master of their destiny. With the local Chinese population.. They can get connection to China to bring development. The Chinese will be able to build roads, schools, hospitals, bridges, railway, highways. China then can connect with the Hmong population who supply most of the country with farm products. Because there are Hmong Tribes in China. The agriculture industry cann then expand. They build a tourism industry there and millions of Chinese tourists will bring billions.

[@JR-ut2ne]

@@maolo76 Yeah nah I don't think being reliant on an authoritarian dictatorship would be very advantageous. Besides that the people of French Guyana don't want to be independent.

[@arthurdebacker4797]

@@maolo76 french Guyana only had 300k people. It wouldn’t make sense for china to invest big time in them. France is responsable for nearly 80% of the local Economy which makes it a very weak economy. Everything France has done there it has done at a loss. But losing their Spaceport would be very bad so they don’t want to lose it. The 2 billion or so investment promise they made would make the mainland responsable for over 90% of the local economy meaning france has to maintain that investment or otherwise the local economy would fall. So obviously that 2 billion investment is going to be spread out to reduce risk

[@maolo76]

@@JR-ut2ne why would I they be reliant on China. It's business with china. There's none of Aids like the US. They will be master of their own. I don't know how the whether is like there. But they can make bank on tourism. Also they can be a base for Chinese factories to export to the US. It will reduced shipping time.

[@gregorsamsa1364]

Like what every abusive husband always says to their victims

[@GalaxieMarauder]

Sounds like they should make negotiations to be part of Brazil rather than France.

[@ender8759]

I agree.

[@haterboy19888]

Brazil is a sh*thole

[@cl3ber]

Yess

[@panos1b]

This is the EU territory. Nobody should have to live like this. Unacceptable

[@difencrosby]

But they’re not European

[@Xavier-kq9hp]

@@difencrosby still EU territory.

[@difencrosby]

@@Xavier-kq9hp yes, and they’re French. But they were brought hundreds of years ago as slaves to the l’ouverture so they’re not accepted but rather looked upon as less than.

[@Xavier-kq9hp]

@@difencrosby yes that i know. We have the wrong skin tone.

[@panos1b]

@@difencrosby So ? We are not better than them just because we are European

[@anilkuldip6707]

Very sad I am watching this all the way from Guyana

[@gsw977SoekarnoNederlands-Indie]

🇸🇷♥️

[@andrewlim9345]

Thanks for this eye opening documentary on French Guiana. Learnt a lot about the territory.

[@checkfear]

Are you Australian???

[@kamanashiskar9203]

Support independence for French Guyana from the UK! 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@yurimolotov3355]

So tell me then why you escaped from your colony to the UK which “oppressed” you?

[@sharefactor]

I support their independence too, from France! France should get rid of it, it's dead weight, a bottomless money pit. France should stop taking care of that shithole. Grant them immediate, unilateral independence.

[@diegobotto6245]

@@sharefactor Well, that's certainly one way to put it.

[@RizeRoG]

Thanks my man I’m Guianese #🇬🇫🇬🇧

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

Look at this comment thread looking for the easy way out. Kids France needs to build upon it just like the mainland!

[@theshark2005]

its crazy rich well develop countries like the US and France have territories that they don't care and are so poor.

[@rogerzimet]

For your information, you don't see people under the US protectorate to be whining and crying like those people in the video. Go to the US Virgin Islands and they are way more better than that french colony in South America.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@rogerzimet Puerto Rico says HI!

[@randomman9231]

@@shauncameron8390 puerto should be independent. We wouldn't lose much from setting it free, and they'd be happy

[@emmanuelake421]

While France still keeps its colonies in misery, its colonies have a lot of poor people, nothing has changed, France should leave its colonies free if they cannot keep them well.

[@jeromefr6461]

@@emmanuelake421 Those are not colonies.

[@D95-d7y]

One would think France would want to make sure the people of French Guiana are happy and taken care of, I mean it’s only 290,000 people, for reference there are 6 French cities larger than that, the territory also presents strategic military positioning in the Americas along with what is certainly a resource rich land.

[@sharefactor]

In practice French Guyana is dead weight, a bottomless money pit. France should grant them immediate, unilateral independence.

[@chaiyaphuekchootsungneon4341]

It is really fun to travel around the world and be always in my beloved france

[@flopunkt3665]

Lol 😆🤣

[@gregorsamsa1364]

Wtf?

[@CB-fz3li]

They should have gone for independence decades ago like Guyana formerly British Guyana did. Better for both parties involved.

[@evryatis2853]

They don't want to end up like haiti, they're still building up

[@moiseshuerta3984]

And you think they would be any. Better off?

[@AB-gs6by]

I would like to know how French Guiana is doing now after Covid pandemic in the world. Also, it is interesting to see that Guiana is considered as part of France and not as a French colony. It is located literally "over seas" - 'over the ocean', actually - but it is considered as part of France. If I lived in Guiana I would like to keep it as part of France, as long as France helps improve life quality in Guiana.

[@rrocketman]

I think some of the Pacific Islands are in a similar situation

[@rodrigovelasquez49]

You have a colonized mind

[@evilspiritchild]

I know why this place is a hole. The population doubled in 19 years, how is infrastructure going to cope with that.

[@virginiansupremacy]

the population is only a little under 300k, dont blame over population on everything. French guiana is scarce and it wont be hard to build some buildings for like 1 billion dollars.

[@16blank45]

Had there been administration to keep pace, it would not have deteriorated to this.

[@sachemofboston3649]

That is the result of the failure of the education system and healthcare system. They should be educated on contraceptives and have easy access to them.

[@sylviamaua745]

@@sachemofboston3649 Contraception is not the only solution. Education and keeping girls in school is a way to stop early conception; also, employment and training opportunities for young people.

[@fulanichild3138]

We have a tendency to think that a drop in birthrate will lead to improved quality of life. In fact, it is the opposite. As people's quality of life improves, birthrates naturally decline.

[@leonardodasilveiradesouza7757]

This is so bizarre. French Guiana has a population of less than 300k people, so creating social programes for a small population shouldn't be difficult for a rich country like France. This is complete neglect. Regarding the road to Maripasoula, I don't know about the actual state of the road construction, but I don't think this is a good idea. I believe one of the strong characteristics of French Guiana to be the preserved nature spots. I'm a Brazilian, so trust me, building roads in the middle of the Amazon is a recipe for disaster because it causes edge effects in the vegetation (selecting few plant species throughout the roadsides), induces irregular housing and enhances drug trafficking and all the chaos it brings (which is already a problem in French Guiana, but in the Brazilian Amazon is actually horrifying). For Maripasoula I believe the ideal would be investment in better water and aerial transportation, some tax reduction for the community to control the high prices of the itens sold there and investment in green turism, especially for French people to create a sense of nation among France and French Guiana. The biodiversity of this department is amazing and, if well managed, can bring economic growth to the region while preserving nature. For the trash problem, damn, this should embarass French. A garbage treatment system shouldn't been that difficult for a community of around 11k people...

[@c.rutherford]

I thought they sent €3 billion. Where did it go?

[@bicker1702]

sim, realmente isso não faz sentido. a população da guiana francesa eh menor que bairros de SP kkkk

[@MrPerennial]

Same thing happens in US Territories. Look at American Samoa. Same story.

[@azulaquaza4916]

Well those are territories this is considered part of the country

[@yucol5661]

@@azulaquaza4916 territories ARE considered part of the country. Maybe you confuse territories with something else, but modern territories are part of their countries

[@azulaquaza4916]

@@yucol5661 No, you see a state gets direct almost everything from money from the government, updated infrastructure, inclusion in nations statistics, public recognition such as the weather, advertisement, and history, etc... If you lived in America you'd know no one says "Prices may differ in Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgins" or why Hawaii looks 20x better than Puerto Rico despite being thousands of miles away. Look on a modern map of the US and guaranteed the Territories arent shown, but Alaska and Hawaii always are.

[@cotelargo238]

American Samoans seem to be well fed

[@syrhusprod]

Doesn't happen with hawaii which is more of a fair comparison

[@JackDenn]

All of the countries France colonized, is doing terribly. Omg.

[@itsfinnickbitch63]

except canada

[@BigCC16]

The english won the war. Quebec is a shithole that leeches money from the other provinces.

[@ehjo4904]

What about the countries colonized by other Europeans powers ?

[@JackDenn]

@@ehjo4904 the brits invaded about 200 countries in the world. They pretty much invaded almost all of them with the exception of like 20-22. There’s too many countries to say they’re doing good or bad because of the brits. America is super rich, hong kong is super rich, canada is super rich, nigeria is pretty rich with the exception of some cities because of African rulers being so damn crooked and australia is also very rich. France however just sucks every country dry that they have ever invaded. They are still sucking countries dry today. Italy invaded Eritrea and they’re kinda poor. The portuguese invaded a couple of countries, obviously the biggest one being brazil and there’s poverty, but overall I believe they’re okay. I don’t know how angola is, but I’m sure they’re the only portuguese speaking african nation and I think they’re also okay, but they have a crooked ruler as well. Then the spaniards clearly invaded a shit ton of countries that are doing bad.

[@danielgiron6]

@@JackDenn if u think that nigeria is that fine, i could say most spanish colonies are rich

[@issagahan6693]

A demographical growth is always a problem when you haven't been able to treat properly the population that already exists. Education and employment have to be a priority.

[@yurimolotov3355]

Do you think they want to study and work? It’s the last thing they’ll do in their lives.

[@goncalobarbossa47]

@@yurimolotov3355 I mean, even the garbage stuff. All the products arrive there, but then they can't take it out because there is no road? It makes no sense.

[@cedricpepin1854]

@@yurimolotov3355 encore un abruti de raciste! Vous êtes partout sans déconner ! 🧐

[@davidvianello5881]

"France: The land of human rights" This just show us how full of double standards governments are. France colonized, then France should be responsible.

[@krist-yonnarain7786]

Exactly when they say human rights they mean for white French people.

[@alexejnovak8693]

Maybe they should be independent and not complaining about colonialism? Oh, they will just become another poor South American country

[@alexejnovak8693]

@Comic Sans , they will become even poorer, don't worry

[@sharefactor]

France should get rid of it, it's dead weight, a bottomless money pit. France should stop taking care of that shithole. Grant them immediate, unilateral independence.

[@xenotypos]

Another proud internet expert, 2 IQ reasoning at its finest.

[@meio_feio]

I just watched a documentary on the state of Mayotte and now this. Why is France letting her people live like this?

[@bentobarreirinhas5702]

overseas territory, also known as COLONY

[@lucabralia5125]

Although I understand that it is in a really bad situation it's not a colony, it's a part of France since they have their rappresentation and can vote to leave anytime

[@lucabralia5125]

But France should really take care of it a lot more

[@fashionfgurl18]

its a colony

[@lucabralia5125]

@@fashionfgurl18 a colony doesn't have any rappresentation and its people are considered inferior, this is not the case

[@lucabralia5125]

@@fashionfgurl18 anyways, the people there, can, if they want, get independence, they just have to vote, but seeing recent polls, they don't seem to want independence

[@InnerVisions68]

Calling France “the mainland” relative to French Guiana is kind of insulting. They are on the South American mainland. And maybe they don’t want to leave their homeland, their culture, and everyone and everything they’ve ever known. Step up and fix it, powers that be.

[@leoptn9969]

@Blackà Đønz yeah like haiti. look now haiti the poorest country on the world and each year they want to be french like before.

[@leoptn9969]

@Blackà Đønz What you don't understand is that Guyana is not a colonized territory. Guyana's population is made up of metropolitan and descendants of slaves. Guyana is first and foremost French, then African slaves arrived in South America. Do you understand the difference? It's a fact. You don't like it, but we don't care. Guyana is French! before France there was no one, it was uninhabited territory. France brought these people in in the past.

[@leoptn9969]

@Blackà Đønz yeah continue to look video on youtube

[@EllaFreshty]

​@@leoptn9969 There was literally more people living in the Guianas area (Guyana, Suriname, FG) before the colonists arrived than there were until just a few years ago! - estimated 1 million amerindian population, I heard from an archeologist friend working in FG. Yes there was a genocide as the French double crossed them, enslaved them, and made them sick with european diseases. Who built FG? Well the older Creole people in Cayenne will tell you they remember when Remire Montjoly, where the rich metropolitans and the elite now live, was just fields and people building their own houses. A lot of people told me about their grandmother or grandfather from St Lucia (st Lucians were encouraged to come for the gold rush). And the Bushinengue people, Maroon slaves often travelling from Suriname who really settled and thrived in the land and built up the economy. The Chinese and Indian endentured labourers, and more recently the Hmong populations the French just dumped in the jungle with a poorly served road and permission to do agriculture.. yes French Guiana really is like a history of French collonialism in one place, I guess that makes it very French.

[@nickyme8407]

@Blackà Đønz So you saw a KZbin video and with the little information that it has provided you, you can tell the entire situation of these places? You obviously know nothing about what you're talking about. I'm from Guadeloupe and the french West indies have always been a touristic places for French people.Even more now with the covid. La désirade, Les saintes, Marie Galante are very touristic and pretty hype places. So before coming here and spreading lies just look it up. It's like if everybody say that the usa is all about bad greassy food, fat people driving trucks and gun violence. It's not true.

[@kenllacer]

France should do everything in it's power to keep people from oversees territories happy so they don't feel left out and forgotten. Worst thing that could happen is a bloody revolution due to negligence.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

French Guiana is not an overseas territory it is an integral part of France just like Hawaii and Alaska are apart of the USA

[@kenllacer]

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv Yes, I'm aware.

[@rogerzimet]

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv Well, to me it doesn't look like France at all, but rather like a third world country in the middle of nowhere.

[@memphisstef3808]

@@td9250 of course the otaku basement gamer is a racist

[@tommarch.4493]

don't worry, they feel left out like any others frenchs ^^.

[@Jhnrq_]

I've met people from all the countries of South America, but I never hear about Surine and Guyana and I never met anyone from there.

[@apeman9238]

Hi I am from Suriname 🇸🇷. Nice to meet you

[@Yogurtz680]

Hello, I'm from Guyana 🇬🇾

[@apeman9238]

@europa&beyond 13 yeah

[@apeman9238]

@europa&beyond 13 i am not guyanese

[@apeman9238]

@europa&beyond 13 the country's name is Guyana not Guayana. Whatever you do, never call Suriname mini india and never call Indo Surinamese indian, just Surinamese

[@Gillz34]

This is why you don’t rely on nobody gotta build and prosper for self💪🏾

[@anguswaterhouse9255]

This is evidence of why that doesn't work the people there have almost nothing they don't have the chances we have they quite literally have no chances to build

[@Gillz34]

@@anguswaterhouse9255 naw that’s a weak person’s mentality gotta stay strong and have faith and stay away from making crazy mistakes you can make it anywhere in this world anything is possible is you believe

[@_-AwesomeMela-_]

The country of France should be ashamed. They took payments from Haiti until not too long ago knowing how poor that country is and the condition they left it in and this too. So sad. France needs to be held accountable.

[@kwikky22]

They will never be held accountable

[@luzherrera4463]

Forgotten? I don't think anyone remembered it existed to begin with.

[@medviation]

Imagine if the USA decided to let one of its states become like this. ...oh right, Michigan.

[@juice8431]

Detroit fcked themselves lmao

[@HarunaMaurer]

it is clear as water that the French Guaiana people see and are french but the mainland french don't see them as equals.

[@ragemode7595]

because they are obviously not.... and i doubt the people of Guaiana feel any real kinship or connection towards the average frenchman besides have a shared history in colonization and speaking the same language. French government should just give them some money so they can kickstart their own ventures, and let them go intendent, win/win situation

[@jju2444]

@@ragemode7595 they already get the money.... .....

[@ragemode7595]

@@jju2444 well then, now all ya have to do is leave them to their own independent rule without somehow the sjw leftists mob in your country making a screeching out of it... either way they will find something to complain about.

[@jju2444]

@@ragemode7595 actually they made a referendum some years ago. Anyway, it's up to the people who live in Guyana to decide. Some years ago I heard both sides. Some people just want to waive flags, others did care about the management of the resources and infrastructure.

[@sharefactor]

@@jju2444 They should also do a referendum in France to ask to keep or not French Guyana. It's dead weight, a bottomless money pit. France should stop taking care of that shithole. Grant them immediate, unilateral independence.

[@viniciusalmeida9754]

France is only there because they want some presence close to the amazon rainforest. France always had huge interest in the amazon, they always played "friends" with indigenous leaders from that region (Macron and a famous amazon indigenous activist are "best friends"), they even got indigenous help when they tried to invade the north of Brazil in the 17 century.

[@Cjnw]

Jeff Bezos should move there! 😀

[@MONKEYDPUSSY]

Im from french Guyana.We will not leave our state .There are so many things here that we can't leave it like that :nature beauty. And they want to take that. They don't care about us they just want the stupid gold in our mountain and destroy our forest. The price and Guyana is expensive but in France it's not . Y all like :"Why they can do that and that" but your not in the situation. People are saying that it's a bad country but it's not it's just that people ruin it.Guyana is international there a LOT of culture like:Mang,Samaraca,Haïtien,Latin,Guyanes,Russian,Chiness...

[@jeromefr6461]

What?

[@khedimolpet4227]

👌

[@hermitcard4494]

Damn, if France have them so forgotten then just fight for independence. Even England treats it's American territories with care and attention.

[@willdorak985]

Then French Guyana would become like Haïti...

[@sunrae3971]

German here. Can´t they acquire money from EU funds like the social or development Fund to start projects ? I am often surprised how much money is not used.

[@--973--]

Yes the EU funds a lot of projects and yes they are not using as much as they should. And , just for you to know, there are even a few Germans who bought land for very little decades ago . I tried to contact one of them to talk about his land but I couldn't find him .

[@luishernandezblonde]

Because it is the interests for mainland France. Duh.

[@sunrae3971]

​@@luishernandezblonde What is the interest? I mean even local gov can apply for funds. There was this crazy danish community got funds for a sky lift in the middle of a flat land with no mountains.

[@Astrocomment]

Human rights and France!

[@gabrielerivolta8320]

Is it part of the EU? Why them don’t recive help from the European Union?

[@Hugo-gc8jm]

they do and they recieve a lot ... 80% of all the economy actually

[@gabrielerivolta8320]

@@Hugo-gc8jm wow 😳 didn’t know that, so how this funds were spent? I mean why they don’t use it for development? Thanks for the answer ✍️

[@freepalestine7687]

@@gabrielerivolta8320 please do your research, don't believe literally EVERYTHING someone writes 🤦‍♀️

[@AnonymousLibertar1an]

@@gabrielerivolta8320 No, they don't receive. French Guyane is a colony of France.

[@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong]

@@AnonymousLibertar1an They get a whole lot of subsidies from France. France would be a lot better off without them, they're being generous by keeping them.

[@nemoanon5615]

Be cruel. Grant them immediate independence.

[@trishadez2163]

Good one

[@Iamstacy_a]

Seriously the best thing might be for them to take control of their country and make their economy grow

[@lykatheaaflame8254]

A country of 250000 people, right ?

[@honeydanielsify]

Not when they are paying taxes to the French government

[@Ari33sa]

Honestly... Maybe I'm stupid, but I don't understand why France doesn't try to invest more into the attractiveness of the area. Surely you could entice quite a few tourists to visit it. A South American terrotory with rainforest, Amazonas and all where European Citizen can still enjoy some of the conveniences their citizenship brings along? Surely that can be used? I'm aware that French Guyana is excluded from some EU-programs... but still. Like realistically, French Guyana could be more interesting to visit then most of the much smaller islands that are still part of the EU... Of course they'd have to invest into infrastructure and combat the crime probllem... but wouldn't it be a waste not too?

[@agme8045]

@@Ari33sa SAME!! I was thinking the exact same thing, it would be so easy for such a rich country like France. Boost their tourism industry! Im sure a lot of europeans would love to travel to a safer more "European" Brazil in South America. Plus all the infrastructure they build, would improve the people's life drastically, and specially create more jobs and "diversify" the economy I guess, they basically depend 100% on France aids and the European Space Program.

[@khedimolpet4227]

@@agme8045 For this to happen you wil have to change the mind of the political leaders in France, due to the historical slavery and colonialism past they have all inherited.

[@jemalo36]

Me in 5th Grade : "Dutch and French people in South America? How did they get lost down there??" 14:44 those tattoos though ... sleek !

[@angelsaavedra633]

What tattoos?

[@SkippyTheRedKangaroo]

nothing sleek about those tattoos. Hideous more like. If the local population aspires to be gangsters then I doubt the French will maintain an interest. They will probably beg Brazil to take over.

[@pangaea5258]

French Guyana has so much potential. Shameful how France is treating this place.

[@sharefactor]

You mean keeping pumping money into it? I agree, France should get rid of it, it's dead weight, a bottomless money pit, they should grant them immediate, unilateral independence.

[@Agoateeman]

Seems like just a few billion dollars would go a long way towards improving their lives and perhaps jump starting some economic activity. It's a shame that this can be arranged. Maybe it's time for France to reign in some of its public spending in order to help these people out.

[@saylitiwaciwin6762]

French State's investments in Guiana represent about 80% of the GDP and keep increasing but sadly there are few results for the population :(

[@walex5462]

They have received billions and it does nothing the money gets taken by corrupt Guyane officials. Then on top of that many off the locals have tons of kids just to take money from the French government so they dont have to work. They are happy to engage in all kinds of criminal enterprises though. Guyane will not improve until the corruption and lazyness of the population is addressed.

[@Adam-mi3hb]

The problem with French Guiana is the demographics, doesn't matter how much money you throw at the problem it will never improve, and native french people doesn't want to move or invest there because of the demographics.

[@kennethhurst6296]

Many would disagree with that assessment! Many countries in the region seem to be doing better.

[@MohdHilal]

how is it a demographic problem when it has the lowest density in all of French empire? the problem is obvious from this video... all doctors, police officers, managers, pilots and airport security officers are overpaid mainland French working for mainland French companies

[@lucasm7781]

@@MohdHilal he is politely saying that no one give a heck about them because they are black and not white basically.

[@shauncameron8390]

In other words, racism.

[@MohdHilal]

@@lucasm7781 got it, thanks for clarifying

[@NobleWolf33]

It’s crazy how people in Latin America don’t even know about this ?? I sure didn’t .

[@slavakaripova2172]

My mom is from Dominican Republic and so her doesn't knows about this place of France you have right

[@claudejean-pierrejr6687]

Incredible....amazing to know how French Guiana 🇬🇫 has been abandoned by France...false promises

[@kyriljordanov2086]

I wouldn't call giving them billions of Euros abandoned.

[@Xavier-kq9hp]

@@kyriljordanov2086 the money doesn’t count if nothing changed

[@shauncameron8390]

@@Xavier-kq9hp Due to local mismanagement and corruption.

[@ssuper_og9736]

@@kyriljordanov2086 il prennent beaucoup ressources chez nous (or pétrole ,bois, taxe....) et nous avant 40ans retard sur la France

[@oo--7714]

@@shauncameron8390 doubt it

[@n00n1n]

Oh, my feelings!

[@jacob1190]

Why don't they develop the territory? They should build farms and explore the natural resources.

[@MONKEYDPUSSY]

@FlashRedux im from Guyana and your right we care about nature

[@Adrian-yi8fl]

Or build hospitals and schools and Roads and houses. But that would take work. And nobody wants to do that.

[@blackzilian83]

France dont want let do that unfortunately

[@maten146]

It's already the case, the problem is the population there. About 80% of the territory GDP come from investment of the French state. It is the reason why French Guiana is the richest territory in South America.

[@--973--]

They do, but it's very slow .

[@JoaoVitor-ts7sh]

i'm from brazil and we, ur neighbors don't now nothing about u guys!!!! we need meet u guys!!!!!!

[@gringologie9302]

Many many many many illegal Brazilians are here. We know a lot from you.

[@JoaoVitor-ts7sh]

@@gringologie9302 but saddly isnt a empathic relationship hermano :,(

[@ricfig4867]

What did they expect? People never help themselves and helping them is an neverending story .

[@baseacse]

Then get out and let them help themselves

[@sherriknight8583]

My great grandfather is from French Guiana 🇬🇫

[@apeman9238]

✌ from Suriname 🇸🇷

[@marmuaythai1512]

French Guianese 🇬🇫

[@sherriknight8583]

Mar I’m half French Guianese!!

[@marmuaythai1512]

@@sherriknight8583 You are welcome 🇬🇫

[@sherriknight8583]

Thanks Mar

[@70sfred1]

Fascinating video! You have to feel sorry for them because of a lack of infrastructure.

[@luisvilla799]

I wonder if i can marry one of these ladys for french citizenship

[@WorldwideWyatt]

Luis Villa EU citizenship at that

[@Sergio-fu7mv]

Worldwide Wyatt EU is not a country.

[@sdf6508]

Sergio Alcantara It doesn’t have to be a country. Citizens of EU countries automatically become EU citizens. That’s a fact

[@Sergio-fu7mv]

S Df yeah, but who really wants to become an “EU” citizen? I rather be a citizen of a singular country than a bunch of neighboring countries that don’t even share a culture, language, or even race, etc. the EU is a sinking ship. Why do you think the UK had the smarts to hop out before it’s to late

[@sdf6508]

Sergio Alcantara An EU citizen is still citizen of his own country. A German is still a German citizen for example. Besides that there are no separate ‘races’ within the human species, so I don’t know what you’re talking about.

[@TonyBMoviehood]

Viceland is very interesting i don't know too much about French Guiana only Guyana 🇬🇾

[@TonyBMoviehood]

@@abbyalphonse499 Yep. I know. That's why I know nothing much about French Gt. My family is from Guyana 🇬🇾

[@abbyalphonse499]

@@TonyBMoviehood Ok, that one's on me, I didn't read the comment at all and made a brash assumption on something completely different. Sorry about that.

[@callmerenae]

hey this is may contry but it myt just look like this but when you looking to its heart ist very nice!!

[@maldonado4845]

To the people from French Guiana, how is the situation about secession from France? Is there any support in the population to this idea? I mean, it's a sparsely populated territory, but there are countries who seceded with even a smaller population (Nauru, Barbados, Tonga...). It would be great if anyone from French Guiana could answer :)

[@MAHORAGADAOPPSTOPPA]

If they did cede, they would collapse into poverty, civil war and living conditions would get x30 worse.

[@joshuaa.kennedy8837]

They get paided in Euros so that's one main reason they want to stay and they get some government protection from mainland France.

[@dagoncalves1986]

I'm going on a limb here to say local politicians are keeping the money 😂

[@president2887]

Tbh ,they should get independence .

[@lacombe2930]

why ? and with which money ?

[@GA-720]

I don't think they should they should if they were to be independent everything there would go to hell

[@shauncameron8390]

@@GA-720 Especially if far-left Marxists are allowed to run the show.

[@nmgscp]

@Doomsday ClownSo, is Surinam like French Guyana?

[@NeutralDice]

They should become independent AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

[@anindyadasgupta3537]

Independence means..........

[@juice8431]

your talking about a territory thats economy depends almost entirely on France.

[@NeutralDice]

@@juice8431 that's another reason they should leave

[@agme8045]

@@NeutralDice so they become even poorer? maybe France should spend a couple billions in Guiana, build some roads, hospitals, schools, houses, maybe establish a tourism industry, etc and they could easily solve all their problems, for god's sake! they are just 300 thousand people!! its not like there are millions of poor people in Guiana...

[@dickyiwansetiawan2459]

if it is still considered an integral part of France, help solve the serious problem of French Guiana!

[@mnguy]

I'm sorry did that lady just say no ones come and taken the garbage from her house? Am I missing something?

[@j3culture246]

Because they don’t have a waste area for garbage people just dump trash wherever they want! So that is what she meant!

[@patandderry8416]

@@j3culture246 Other places dig a large hole with a bulldozer and then cover it with 6 feet of dirt.

[@gehdochnicht]

You heard right. This is third-world mentality at its best. You and your community don't try to fix your own problems, you wait for someone else to fix them for you.

[@EllaFreshty]

@@gehdochnicht you can see other reports on local news of French Guiana, of residents doing exactly this, a lady who organised recycling for the illegal settlement she lives in. My friend lives in one of the many squatter towns there and was telling me how they're organising to build and maintain roads in his neighbourhood where the government doesn't get involved.

[@gehdochnicht]

@@EllaFreshty great to know not everyone is as fresh as the woman in the video

[@didierblanch827]

The only country they know to build empires and organize countries the British, Germans and Dutch not the French, Spanish, Portuguese, Belgium this countries got a different mind set.

[@jeanfrancois8881]

No just. No......

[@khedimolpet4227]

@@jeanfrancois8881 Is there an ancient french colony that is now not a third world country?

[@oktwx101]

Damn I can see an independence movement coming up! I think both France and French Guiana are better part away. I would like Guiana to be a part of France, but this seem to not working.

[@patrickadams1419]

I don't think so, check out Martinique and Guadalupe.

[@henryjohnson280]

France would clearly be better off without Guiana. But if this what Guiana can do with help, what would it be without any? We already know, and it's called Haiti.

[@chaosunleashed274]

Personally I think the solution for French Guyana is pursuing an economic policy that's conducive to economic growth (look for models that actually deliver, anyone can promise wonders without meaning it), that way local governments will have far more resources and far less people from Guyana will need government assistance in the first place. Trying to develop a department solely through financial aid from the central government is like swimming against the tide, and independence will make no difference without a booming regional economy, just look at where Haiti is today even though it became independent from France over two centuries ago.

[@leob4403]

Thats nothing but a pipe dream. Economic growth for these countries usually means= western companies getting richer

[@Aritul]

Wow! It's shocking that they live like that considering they are part of France. These Western countries with modern day colonies either need to help these territories or grant them their independence. It's not right to keep them neglected like that.

[@emmanuelake421]

I thought that British colonialism was the worst, but now I see that French colonialism is worse because today its colonies are still in misery like 100 years ago, unlike the British.

[@ShidaiTaino]

Ender google the United States

[@jawhns3410]

You realize france and the UK colonized almost the same area. That being french guiana and british guiana. Guess which one of them has higher standards of living? Hmmm

[@keeganharris186]

Belgian Congo?

[@tmsupreme7763]

@@jawhns3410 don't forget dutch gunya, or current day Suriname

[@agme8045]

im confident Spanish colonialism was the best lol, at least among the other European colonies. I mean they didn't really have colonies, they were literally provinces and part of Spain, they weren't really exploited like the Portuguese ones, or the British and French ones.

[@TNexpert]

Why don't rich companies invest there?

[@shauncameron8390]

France has to sign off on it.

[@jamesgray7301]

Sure, always blame the government... How about the people of Guyana? Why don't they try to fix their own problems instead of waiting for handouts? If French Guyana had been settled by, say, Japanese or Germans it would be a totally different country today. It all comes down to the intelligence, character, and ambition of a people to make things work.

[@rafaelstahl3595]

If a French state had so much poverty as French Guyana, you wouldn't be saying that. Furthermore, all French departments outside of European France are poorer than the mainland, even the ethnically French Saint Pierre and Miquelon, so the problem is not race

[@khedimolpet4227]

@@rafaelstahl3595 Can we talk about Saint-Bathelemy?

[@chaiyaphuekchootsungneon4341]

Yes thats the reality and we should know the potential of tourism to because the nature is phenomenal

[@chaiyaphuekchootsungneon4341]

Yes yes yes but l think nobody here knows the poverty in france streets and boulevards lined with tents of homeless people that is paris today

[@reabetsweimanmoabi7911]

Why dont they claim independence and grow their own country

[@Mazgic]

maybe they do not want independence, maybe they hold onto hope that their current government will help them. However if France continues to ignore them, then it is inevitable that politics will spiral towards that. Unfortunately change never goes smoothly and the innocent people will suffer. Its like this, you have rich parents but the treat u like shit. U cud try and make a go for it on your own but there is a high chance of living on the streets for a few years, so you hope that your horrible parents find love and make a change for good.

[@reabetsweimanmoabi7911]

@@Mazgic haha well explained!!! I don't think France cares about this country but oh well we will see what will come out of this situation

[@abbyalphonse499]

Because that doesn't often work

[@efxnews4776]

@@Mazgic Because the the voting is done in the mainland, and France doesn't want to lose this gold mine.

[@Mazgic]

@@efxnews4776 did not know that, how unfair is that? Surely the people on the island must wake up to this nonsense. They need to either semi govern or become independent

[@cicoletti]

this is one of the biggest shames of modern day Europe

[@benxamin13]

"Small enclave"... but actually not so small at all. It's almost 3 times the size of Belgium.

[@BrooklynBound4]

Look at the people there! Smh unbelievable!

[@Xavier-kq9hp]

France needs to develop industries, farmlands and an autonomic economy. Give this people jobs and sovereignty over their lives. They cannot relie on france mainland that much its not sustainable.

[@Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer]

The comment section is filling rapidly with armchair professionals of all varieties with solutions. Hurry to claim your armchair, now!

[@SkippyTheRedKangaroo]

It's called KZbin genius!

[@gustavogoncalves3900]

Why they just move to France mainland?? They are so french as the one in Paris

[@yvespolsbroek4930]

Probably because most of them probably don't have the means of doing so. For a lot of third worlders, plane tickets are way too expensive and that's not even considering the cost of starting and maintaining a life in mainland france.

[@WorldwideWyatt]

Because some people love their Homeland? Why doesn't France take care of their people?

[@rebelfront8662]

Immigration will not solve anything. This is France's fault. Why doesn't France develop its department's economy? if you don't mind you better let see guyana free

[@rebelfront8662]

French Guyana is practically an agrarian country. France only takes natural resources and leaves.

[@rebelfront8662]

@@yvespolsbroek4930 they are french citizens this is a totally different thing from an illegal immigrant

[@margueritesaintleger8375]

Don’t blame France bcause they don’t have the means

[@PremiumYoutube-zw4mg]

Well just look what happen to Haiti

[@Chief205]

Pick up a broom, garbage bags & get to cleaning. Why are you waiting for the government to clean.

[@tommarch.4493]

140 km between the city and a correct road, 250 km between the prefecture and this city of 12000 habs. A broom can not move household and industrial garbage over a mile in a dense humid jungle. (and the boats must be flat-bottomed, they can not transport enough garbage per day)

[@terrencedouglas375]

they look really well fed too

[@tommarch.4493]

@@jorca2367 first : French Guiana isn't in the "third world", and "third world" isn't use since 2008 in Geography. And the lazy argument is a cliche caused by the proximity to the equator. a climate that shortens working days for health reasons, and the lack of budget. And, in this case, if people are dirty are you say, you shoul listen WHY, because they explain why. It's would be like there's only one garbage truck in your city every week. I do not know if you've ever had a garbage strike. But in general, you end up with a lot of waste.

[@BaysideSoundz]

Wow you ppl love to say simple things thinking it's easy as you can say it but if you were living in these people conditions you would be crying out also

[@Njbudesa]

They’re lucky to be part of France!

[@gringologie9302]

And we know it 👍

[@Ankunda717]

Stay part of France cause atleast you get to have french passports. Even if you get independence you will still be a poor country

[@lacombe2930]

bien dit !

[@kamanashiskar9203]

But better than being a poor country and colonized.

[@Romriver]

They should fight for independency.

[@shauncameron8390]

But they won't, because they love those French handouts.

[@jemalo36]

One needs to first evaluate what economic and infrastructural purpose and future prospects an independent Guiana has ... the economy is based on French Integration, if Guiana becomes independent the country might collapse and become even worse because it has no economic prospects. And you can throw tourism in the trashcan

[@JWFdocumentaries]

wow that's a nice building they're in. What type of architecture is that?

[@wilmerjuntado7142]

France should be thankful that no separatist group are in action. it should seek independence by then

[@efxnews4776]

France should be thankful that Brazil doesn't give a damn about this place too, because at this point if Brazil wanted, it would already create the conditions to a separatist movement rise there. To have an idea, the situation there is so bad that the ONLY armed forces maintaning this people safe from river pirates and criminals in general that infest the region, is Brazil itself, WE do patrol our boarders, and Guyanenses are thankful for the help we give them from time to time. By the way, France limits the imports this people could do with Brazil, wich means that France is sanctioned their "own" people to do business with Brazil, Brazil do business with all neighbors in the region, except French Guyana who don't want make business with Brazil so this people suffer because of the arrogance of mainland France.

[@gehdochnicht]

@@efxnews4776 no buddy, it's the arrogance of the EU. France is part of the EU and there isn't any French-Brazilian free trade.

[@Kanelbullah]

​@@gehdochnicht after being there I can say that it's even worse on the brasilian side. After a day in oiapoque, life is better on the french guianan side. so brail starting to heat up some tentions it would surely hit their territory too. and yes, trade with the EU is far more lucrative than some outback region.

[@gehdochnicht]

@@Kanelbullah Guyane is literally a hellhole. It's the only part of France no one wants to live in, EXCEPT Haitians and Brazilians from the neighbouring region because as you say they come from places that are even worse.

[@jahjah7751]

@@efxnews4776 do you really think that the EU would let Brazil interfere in the affairs of a territory as important as « french » guyana ( Europe's Spaceport ! ) ? Let me tell you, you are delusional...

[@Striker1A]

I'm so glad I'm from Guyana and not French Guiana. A country that doesn't want independence or maybe the elections are rigged to avoid independence. French Guiana, you want the white man to rule over your territory, but look at their country and then look at yours. You think they care about you/people? No, France like Brittian are natural colonizers by heart, and owning territory is what they really care about, and doing it in a legal way to avoid looking bad is just one of their agendas. We all know slavery is bad, but if the white man can do it in a legal way, then you best believe he will do it and make an excuse as to why he has to do it. Might as well become an independent country and focus on development if they can't take you out of third-world territory and change your embarrassing damn name.

[@anthonymanderson7671]

Well I understand how you're feeling. You need to understand that sometimes independence can be bad. Look at how the comoros are after they received independence from France yet mayotte which is still part of france has a high standard of living.

[@darkertiger8023]

Dressing black and raising fists will not solve your problems you MUST forcefully work together for change, there is no way it cannot work.

[@briopalumpus8676]

thats the problem with many black people, they like to feel good instead of taking action to bring change, raising fists changes nothing.

[@darkertiger8023]

@@briopalumpus8676 Correctly. Those arms should only be risen other than of reaching on to means of rising above the situation they are in by building and creating solutions or else those children will be nothing but the perpetuation of chaos smoothed with a warm massage for hunger, corruption, destruccion and death.

[@briopalumpus8676]

@@darkertiger8023 true

[@jarellgaddy8587]

It's not a territory, It's an overseas region of France. Also considered a department so it is just another part of France that's seprated by the ocean.

[@carapo66]

It may as well be. That place appears a mess.

[@flawyerlawyertv7454]

Is the situation better there now? I'm writing this in November 2022. :)

[@RandomGuy9]

They should seek independence. And then they're gonna be a great country such as Sudan.

[@brmf4346]

A good one I've got to say XD

[@kwikky22]

At least they would be self determining. What do they have now? Same nothing

[@chaiyaphuekchootsungneon4341]

Did you mean a great mysery like sudan

[@shauncameron8390]

You mean South Sudan.