Life in Niger: Education, Family, and Migration

[@vaninellini]

I truly hope one day my people will thrive on our continent. When hes talking to the man I strongly agreed with how they make us want to praise europe, but we should rather be taught how to better our continent while still embracing the differences in culture, not to make us like europeans.

[@thirstiestvillager9233]

He said he wanted to send his kids to conquer Europe. Little does he know they will go to be used.

[@vaninellini]

@@SweetyDonaldTrump.1 im confused as to what youre saying. i simply said we should not try to be like europeans, are you agreeing or??

[@SweetyDonaldTrump.1]

@@vaninellini apologies, I meant they not you. We are on the same page

[@vaninellini]

@@SweetyDonaldTrump.1 alright :) thanks for clarifying

[@riverdeep399]

But does that mean rejecting everything Westerners made and give?

[@sidielriyan1133]

Here i am a young leader of Niger 🇳🇪. We will push forward with our generation to make great impact for our country, on health care, Education, safe water, infrastructure... See you at 2029 elections.

[@H1sToRyMaKeR]

That is great! Please watch this video "The Poverty Paradox: Why Most Poverty Programs Fail And How To Fix Them | Efosa Ojomo" and get the book Prosperity Paradox from Clayton Christensen, it will help you with your vision :).

[@sjoncb]

Greetings to you. I hope you are in alignment with Patrice Lumumba, Steve Biko, Kwame Nkrumah, John Mugufali, Kagame and other Pan Africanists who have stood firm against European corruption. The unification of African people without corruption that comes under the terms of western influence or financial aid. Africa is the wealthiest continent on the planet. Help to preserve its balanced relationship with nature and bring peace through unity. ❤🖤💚

[@aleksandralis9134]

@@sjoncb people always should represent themselfs.

[@sjoncb]

@@aleksandralis9134 As a leader of people, especially for Africans, the question remains, under whos selfless or selfish behalf.

[@axel3971]

Start a massive birth control policy in your and near country (mauritania, nigeria, chad)

[@abdulahiabukar4621]

This black man is great person, Africa needs millions like this teacher Greeting from you in Mogadishu.

[@supernova44]

Unbending minds stuck on ancient tradition shunning flexibility will remain stagnant.

[@KalpeshPatel78]

@@supernova44 Agreed. But who are we to judge. We too had our dark ages, our conquests, slave trade etc. We moved on at our own pace... they too will sooner or later. As you can see. They do have cars, electricity etc. They are embracing modernity, but at their own speed.

[@younge252]

@@supernova44 Mogadishu, Somalia 🇸🇴 is way developed compared to Niger 🇳🇪

[@SdotGo2]

islam still trash

[@1TopDog]

@@younge252 Yeah I mean that comparison doesn't say alot about development bro. It's like comparing Venezuela to Nicaragua. Both very poor countries. Both of you are struggling.

[@michaelcrossman6951]

We need to keep our nose out of other peoples business The USA is not that great!

[@horusba2620]

Statement to those who don't mine their own business

[@irenedavo3768]

Its important to give Women choices?

[@jamesmercy7963]

threatening our customs

[@nancyaneke1346]

That's the outcome of nationalism; it causes international wars and imperialism in many forms.

[@xopi2521]

For sure and that includes giving them money. When you give someone money you get to make rules.

[@marcelopepinho]

Man I love these documentaries from TRACKS ..they are so educative ...it is perfect a school ...

[@sarajoseph4526]

Totally agree. So informative and interesting.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

I find them one-dimensional.

[@btsfreinds8108]

This man has no thing to teach africa .he should be tought how to respect others culture and to be a neutral journalist.

[@mohamed1852]

@@btsfreinds8108 i think he is playing the ignorant foreigner in order to get a good response from them

[@lanaharlow2515]

@ Hanaa Ghafiri @ Mohamed Listen to the narration- One example, @ 02:55', Bram refers to Europe's domination by reflecting on what the Saharan people think of European interference and what we can we learn from them instead. Clearly, he is not ignorant; nor is he there to teach. Asking questions about why different things exist in a particular way suggests learning, not teaching. Gaining new perspectives represents awareness, not ignorance.

[@really117]

Beautifull people.they have the right to live as they like.

[@milesinnz]

sure... just don't expect aid and handouts when it all goes wrong, and don't leave Africa for countries where they are not wanted.. then there will be no arguments... makes me wonder why there is any problems anywhere in Africa.. or take Ethiopia and Egypt... Egypt will descend into chaos...

[@jubernardi23]

They are right, not right after to have a bunch of kids try to escape to Europeans one.

[@warriorwarrior2573]

@@milesinnz Most of the problems in Africa come from western governments.If they left Africa alone to manage its affairs and its resources they will not need any handouts. Let nature take its course.

[@sannunkimalama64]

@@milesinnz Are you deaf or slow? They said the population of Niger has doubled but Niger to Europe migration did not go up. The migrants are from other african countries. In Niger we usually do not leave our country, just like the former migrant smuggler said it's hard here ( in Niger) but it's not better to leave.

[@sannunkimalama64]

@@jubernardi23 Are you deaf or slow? They said the population of Niger has doubled but Niger to Europe migration did not go up. The migrants are from other african countries. In Niger we usually do not leave our country, just like the former migrant smuggler said it's hard here ( in Niger) but it's not better to leave.

[@mysterieuseenvoyee2432]

Those colonizers need our resources. One Love African Brother.Direct straight answers to those so called rulers.

[@markogrmaca9512]

I don't now why Africans mean all European countries were colonialist. Europe has 52 countries, of them maybe 5 (France, UK, The Netherlands, Belgium , Italy) had colonies or slaves from Africa, and more 2 (Spain and Portugal) had colonies in America and maybe in Africa (not sure). Rest of European countries never had any colonies or slaves or ever attack Africa, like my country (Croatia), and rest of eastern Europe, central Europe, North Europe... So no, not all whites (or even a majority) are guilt for historical or presental problems in Africa. So I think is out right to not want immigration from Africa to our countries, we just want to protect ourselves.

[@kimlemuelalindao8179]

The african has a point..its their way of life and they choose it.

[@Sunshine_Daydream222]

Also that life is up to Allah (God) to take care of, just roll with your life and Allah will take care of it. It'll work out how it works out, eh...

[@migueltichareva904]

They must leave us alone

[@pietrojenkins6901]

They've willingly chosen a path to poverty.

[@kimlemuelalindao8179]

@MoCo thats the way nature works....there is no family planing in nature...life will endure as long as nature can support it...the strong survives the weak must die...cruel but its natures way..the west only wants to educate them so that they could do business to them...and exploit there natural and human resources...the west cant harvest un educated slaves..unlike the old days un educated person can be slaved one just need to catch them...nowadays its imposible in this days of modern slavery...this days slaves work to get paid..but paid only enogh to buy food and pay bills sometimes short...back in the old days slaves work for food...whats the difference from slaves now from slaves then?nothing...only slaves now has more presure in life..we still work for wealthy people...people in africa will have more freedom than modern world only if they remain uneducated....grow your own food no salary no bills no unfair laws no presure they dont work for the wealthy...they have no boss....they can rest anytime of the day...thats more life compare to modern cities specially third world countries like most of the asian countries who only earn 5 dollars a day...thats modern slavey...5 dollars is not enough even for food...for me they are luckier than us.because they can still afford to feed 16 children and to be fair their children are healthy and the women are fat...imagine having 16 children if you live in asia with a salary of 5 dollars or less a day...

[@999Giustina]

Good then they should look after each other and not look to anyone outside for help.

[@annemarrie3895]

The title of this documentary seems wrong to me..it has little to do with the population & everything to do with immigration. It should have been titled as the vacuum immigration has created in Niger.. also another issue is there seems to be a bias with the story teller, he seems to be pushing the European agenda..not getting an independent story showing the problems on both ends.. i love documentaries, but this left a lot to be desired. It felt all over the place & wrong thumbnail title.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

I agree.

[@cornelison7057]

I agree

[@즐거운하루-h2r]

I think there is validity in what you say. I get the feeling that there is that European bias, too. Even so, what that traveling theater man has told him surely ought to be food for thought for the narrator as well as the viewers. That sometimes, we may be so caught up in being/in the process of being who we are that we fail to see how others perceive us. Quite a conundrum this existence can be...

[@kolajames-idowu2552]

His agenda is DEAD on arrival. Africa is becoming wiser day by day. We shall keep making babies and populate the continent.

[@kolajames-idowu2552]

@moshe goldstein There is nothing African famine because Africa has 53 countires of which only a few are drought-prone. Don't believe what you see on CNN, Fox, BBC, MSNBC etc. Many of African countries are filled with foods even though we may not have a lot of varieties. We grow what we eat and eat what we grow.

[@kwamester14]

The man is right. We are not like Europe and should not strive to be but lets make sure that we can feed the potential leaders and adults we are bringing into the world instead of having so many that you can't raise them right.

[@sannunkimalama64]

I invite you to look up the link between population growth and economic development.

[@here_we_go_again2571]

@@sannunkimalama64 A large population does not help a country if the country can not feed the people with its own available land.

[@sannunkimalama64]

@@here_we_go_again2571 What???

[@here_we_go_again2571]

@@sannunkimalama64 What don't you understand about the ability of a country to feed it's existing population?

[@sannunkimalama64]

@@here_we_go_again2571 A grow in population has historically led to increased economic growth, just like it did not long ago in Nigeria.

[@sjappiyah4071]

10:35 That man responded very well, so long as they are ok with that lifestyle and are self sustainable, who are others to judge ?

[@sjoncb]

Exactly. Europeans are afraid of a black planet.

[@dvcallen6872]

I dont think so, he said he would agree to family planning in times of difficulties. Well it is a time of difficulties now, with human over-growth, plus they have nothing to sustain them with, hence it is obvious that they are going to run out of there. They create the difficulties by making too many kids and "leaving their future in the hands of gods", that sounds to me like a lack of responsibility. He also says that we have to accept the differences, because differences makes humanity. How come do we have to accept something that involves directly us, as they all run away from there and come to us. Why shouldn't we have a say in that?

[@chamade166]

@@sjoncb black planet = stone age tribal societies. Neither Europe, the US or China would be OK with that. China needs to put its boot on Africa harder, too.

[@dvcallen6872]

@@enticingmay435 amen

[@julie5978]

They heavily depend on foreign aid and they invade Europe. If we didn't have to deal with them it wouldn't matter.

[@camillestorm740]

The girl in green is so smart and beautiful wowwww raised right

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

shame they're all abused

[@mikebarton]

I was up near the border with Libya one time and found a group of migrants walking. The driver had abandoned them. Callous and indifferent.

[@crypto_riddler8012]

Excellent video. Keep up the great work.

[@amosmunezero9958]

One thing I totally agree with is "il faut accepter la différence, la différence c'est ca qui fait l'humanité" - but also accepting difference should mean men allowing women to be able to work, become doctors, engineers, teachers, etc... instead of being just house wives. Just give people education, things will change naturally without imposing anything! Another thing, "Arabs", men they never change even though they are the immigrants in the African continent but still treat blacks as slaves, how can you leave people in the middle of the desert!! no humanity at all, I dont understand why so many Africans adhere to Islam, it is rediculous!

[@theoperative3988]

Africans adhere to Islam because it is the religion they were born into. If Islam had overrun Europe 1200 years ago, Europeans would still be adherents to Islam now. But rest assured, Africa is the only place where Christianity is making inroads into Islam, so in time the gender equality you seek will come about

[@nyimasitakanuteh580]

It’s not islam that tells them to mistreat blacks - it’a racism

[@sannunkimalama64]

Women are not just housewives in Niger, most of them have trades or other activities to make money along with taking care of their kids. But i do agree with you about islam and christianity as well

[@rotimirogesin441]

France reliability on Africa to survive is your problem and it will come to an end one day.

[@softprize]

Years 2023 has prove it in Niger

[@Boomboomroomish]

Africa is the future 🙌

[@blessingpereye1258]

Having children you can’t adequately cater for, is no future! Africa without formal or informal education to challenge those who wants to dictate your future, has no future…..

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

maybe but we cannot allow child brides to be a thing

[@samanth.]

​@@bluebellbeatnik4945yet u allow homosexuality

[@philliplyn2692]

Loving this one thanks for sharing very important information giving thanks blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💪💪💪

[@AbaitheyBeauty]

I can’t stand the interviewer he’s so near sighted and stuck up in his European ways please take Reggie Yates next time. He’s so much better genuine non judgmental and willing to learn not judge. Just go back to the Netherlands

[@thomasjunio4222]

Niger 🇳🇪💋♥️♥️

[@raya9283]

11:26 Fully agree with that man! Smart analysis.

[@jubernardi23]

They don't accept European culture but accept Stone Age Arab culture and even them even that is truly hate African people?! Make it make sense?😪

[@mysterieuseenvoyee2432]

We don't need no colonizers comments.

[@faruqolatoyosi713]

@j j are you a fool please study about West Africa's history. Niger was part of the great Songhai and Kanem Bornu Empire civilised to the core; how can you be naked in the desert?.

[@faruqolatoyosi713]

@j j Before European colonization we had well organized cities, empires, kingdoms etc. All the way from North Africa to Southern Africa we had our own industries etc. Many early European explorers who visited these places were Amazed by the cities, architectures and history of these places these European explorers wrote a lot of about these places and left drawings of these places before the European colonizers destroyed most of them. 'William Winwood Reade wrote The Martyrdom of Man in 1872. It is a strange but beautifully written text that attempts to show that Africa was never far from the mainstream of history. Among other things, Reade wrote an admirable summary of what Captain Clapperton and his two colleagues witnessed when they visited Kanem-Borno and Northern Nigeria: "Denham and Clapperton were astonished to find among the Negroes magnificent courts; regiments of cavalry, the horses caparisoned in silk for gala days and clad in coats of mail for war; long trains of camels laden with salt and natron and corn and cloth and cowrie shells - which form the currency - and kola nuts, which Arabs call "the coffee of the [N]egroes." They attended with wonder the gigantic fairs at which the cotton goods of Manchester, the red cloth of Saxony, double-barrelled guns, razors, tea and sugar, Nuremberg ware and writing-paper were exhibited for sale. They also found merchants who offered to cash their bills [cheques] upon houses at Tripoli; and scholars acquainted with Avicenna, Averroes, and the Greek philosophers". Source: Winwood Reade, The Martyrdom of Man, UK, Watts & Co., 1934 edition, p.230.

[@faruqolatoyosi713]

@j j Okay give me the sources; i have studied the work of Ibn Battuta he visited alot of places around Africa and described them in good details. The East African Coast, from Somalia to Mozambique, has ruins of well over 50 towns and cities. They flourished from the 9th century to the sixteenth centuries due to their role in the Indian Ocean trade. One of these cities was Kilwa, a former seaport on the coast of Tanzania. In the 14th century, Kilwa was a very fine place. One visitor Ibn Battuta described it as "one of the most beautiful and well constructed cities in the world".

[@obeahman6286]

As I heard someone said: "Europeans are afraid of polygamy but smile at homosexuality".

[@chestersabajo5527]

Not the Far right,they promote nuclei family 😃👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

[@mamyuhu6466]

Yes and the woman cannot decide on the polygamy only the man can 🤡🤡 misogynistic religion

[@juliopatricio1158]

yes, and?

[@obeahman6286]

@@juliopatricio1158 Yes, they should smile at theirs, problem arise when they want to change ours for theirs.

[@emerald_kiwi4046]

Wtf how r they related they're literally complete opposites

[@sertaobuda]

Great. I was waiting for episode for many weeks

[@adangbe]

Machu Picchu

[@nishantmichaelchander9449]

No hope for this planet. Totally unsustainable and a disaster waiting to happen.

[@njemnu112]

Disaster for who?

[@AsiaMinor12]

​@@njemnu112 disaster to Europeans as they are afraid of Africa's growth that will lead to their empowerment. There will be too many Africans to steal and oppress in the future and that's why Europe is scared.

[@malissawhite4569]

This is proof that the African countries without outsiders interfering is greater.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

what is great about a little girl of 11 being forced to marry exactly? what is great about a society that revolves around one man? what is great about neglected wives and children? wake up.

[@pedrofelix7606]

14.55 good girls, get a diploma before getting engaged, sweet young ladies refused all the propasals and laughting about it

[@lindanorris2455]

Pedro: the girls do NOY get engaged. they just married off when the family gets tired of feeding them.

[@abulybah6947]

@@lindanorris2455 what a stupid comment! If that was the case then why does the father pay for his daughter's education 🙄

[@sastrowijono5691]

It is difficult discussing with persons who have minimum knowledge!

[@sannunkimalama64]

Define minimum knowledge🤣🤣🤣 If that's what you took out of this documentary, then your iq is not higher than 40

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

poor women and girls of that culture

[@abdelelb528]

Only one thing affecting me is Algerians did nit gave them water in the middle of the Sahara shame

[@sunishps6378]

he was saying why we have to become like europeans, and its better here than europe, then why they have to migrate to europe if all good here ?

[@Komeshokakunanwene]

Because many of their countries are not politically stable. when Lybia was destabilised, that is when Europe started seeing a huge influx of African migrants. Generally Africa is better (in terms of it being a habitable place) bcz it is warm, the land is more fertile (for food production) and less densely populated. The thing that pushes migration to that magnitude is political instability, there is also a whole lot of other political games at play.

[@natalieac8409]

Why are Europeans constantly moving to Africa if it's so bad???

[@BronzeSista]

But they don't at least not yet

[@xjmmjbnqfstjdijoj2044]

@@natalieac8409 how many poor and illiterate Europeans are moving to Africa every year?

[@danielabrullo10]

@@xjmmjbnqfstjdijoj2044 0 ZERO

[@Sunshine_Daydream222]

Isn't it really strange that people were free one day then the next "the man" came along and told them they weren't? What kind of exchange was involved?

[@thirstiestvillager9233]

Violence.

[@karankaran-us9vm]

The man in the red cap spoke like a 100 men...very sharp

[@thomasneedham1224]

Time stamp ffs

[@kalim257]

Population is blessing of God not the burden ..I love African brothers and sisters..

[@formercanadiancitizen4756]

1 in 5 Europeans now live in poverty and they want to tell these people how to live?

[@ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge]

Europeans also stopped having lots of kinds and follow their traditions once propserity has arrived. The same happened in China (also the 1 child policy must be mentioned). However, the links between prosperity and child birth rate are indisputable. So there is no point having a one sided approach, the approach must be multifaceted. The only way these people will abandon the primitive ways of their ancestors is through abundance of opportunity and leisure time over a number of generations (50+ years)

[@randomclass4653]

Same technically happened here in india , after mild development in the late 50s , the fertility rate started to fall from the peak of 5.94 Births per-Woman in 1957 to 5.03 in 1977 , but it wasn't satisfactory enough as the bpw didn't really fall until 1981 when the decline really began. as of 2022 , the fertility rate is 2.09 - 2.1 births per woman , less than the replacement level.

[@napoleonruss1528]

Yeah and the populations of both Europe and China are collapsing. Their policies didn’t work for them. Don’t import these stupid European ideas. Send them and their ideas back to Europe.

[@eudoraalleyne5738]

children are the greatest blessings

[@charleshoang566]

If you could feed,clothe and send them to school.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

yes but you need to be able to look after them which is why you don't have so many

[@markflajsner9944]

This holier-than-thou approach by this journalist is astounding - I am not condoning what's going on in Niger but there are a lot worst things happening in the 'advanced industrial' world - precisely on this point in France parents get tax credits for having a 3rd child, where's the reasoning in that?

[@RomboutVersluijs]

@32:41 we are scared of meat being outside the fridge for an hour. Meat is still cold or frozen. Yet here it lays in the sun 30-40 couple hours. They still live no sickness

[@meghanlynn6630]

Right

[@beautyandstyle8297]

Thanks for giving us great facts .Same people of Baluchistan doing and went under trap of smugglers.

[@Ddq888]

shes gorgeous @13:56

[@jeanneelou8304]

Bravo papi j’ai du respect pour votre explication vous lui avez mis sur le derrière..!!bravo

[@Yasmine1962]

Biased line of questioning from the interviewer.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

good. there a little girl of 11 forced to get married. that's fkd up. seriously.

[@beautyandstyle8297]

These people are very brave and take risks.

[@Innsidelyfe]

They look so happier than the depressed people of the west.

[@Soulcolector7]

Yes I'm so depressed . Ok boomer

[@Sunshine_Daydream222]

I'm blaming technology, just look at that kid who commented above me, oi... They still have their connection with the Earth which makes for a happier human...

[@Innsidelyfe]

@@Soulcolector7 workerholic keep paying the bills. Idiot

[@Soulcolector7]

Now im a 44 year old idiot kid. Ok boomers. Let me laugh in Spanish , ja ja ja ja ja 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pietrojenkins6901]

Yeah ,the depressed people of the west live on average 30yrs longer than these people.

[@here_we_go_again2571]

What are they going to eat if and when the foreign aid stops? Will Niger and Mali be able to feed themselves?

[@oo--7714]

Forigen aid doesn't help them lmao

[@browndemonia3304]

europe and other countries steale natural resourcese

[@Komeshokakunanwene]

@Here_We_Go_Again2 Britain just asked some African countries to start producing food for them.

[@here_we_go_again2571]

@@Komeshokakunanwene "Some African countries"??? There's not much in Niger and Mali besides desert and uranium ore (Niger). Maybe Nigeria. KSA and Egypt already have farms in Sudan.

[@juliemoise5795]

Yes they will survive without the aid. The so called aid doesn't go to these people. It goes to the few politicians. And ask you're selves how will the people on welfare survive in the West if it stopped?

[@princekalal]

Hausa is the language spoken in the beginning.

[@godaughter4044]

No

[@princekalal]

@@godaughter4044 idan ba hausa ba to menene?

[@sasachiminesh1204]

Sahara is not "Europe's southern border;" how totally Imperialist. Sahara is Africa's own, and is Europe's nothing.

[@lilyturner7774]

That's the point! He's being ironic! That Europe is so worried about migration that it's interfering with another continent's & trying to impose it's own policies there - as though it was it's own border. He's highlighting the problem with irony.

[@kylenalupa2446]

Who's your talking to invisible no one claim Sahara as Europe ..

[@catalinpastiu6740]

The man had a good point. We always try to teach these people to be more like us. Why? If they are happy to live in ignorance and poverty, then let them be. We should focus on fixing our problems instead. We have more than our share of ignorant and poor people.

[@leeturton9254]

I agree...totally

[@thirstiestvillager9233]

Civilization shall spread across the world like a wildfire, and scorch all that once was.

[@Innsidelyfe]

@@thirstiestvillager9233 the so-called civilized will perish in the process 😄

[@thirstiestvillager9233]

@@Innsidelyfe Not if we are the fire

[@milesinnz]

sure, except in a generation they will all be trying to get to Europe where they are not wanted or will be crying for western aid when their agriculture fails...

[@nunyabiznys5169]

Why is he so worried about how many kids they have - they are all well fed, clothed and healthy. Beautiful teeth means a good diet, healthy skin, beautiful clothes. It may not be for me but they seem to be thriving. This is why I prefer the stories of Africa to be told by people of African descent.

[@cassieljaston3599]

Many are getting their medicine and food from NGOs. Don't make children, that you can't feed.

[@nunyabiznys5169]

@@an0n7mo7s worry about how people in your part of the world contribute so much to pollution, global warming. This entire village has a smaller carbon footprint than the typical household in the West. Africa has been devastated by invasions, colonialism and slavery. It's not as dense as Europe or Asia. Leave Africans alone.

[@nunyabiznys5169]

@@cassieljaston3599 you don't know where they are getting their medicine and food. Where are you getting the resources for your computer - your food, raw materials. Much of it is stolen from Africa and other indigenous people in the world. War and neo-imperialism keeps the supply coming. Don't make children who grow up to contribute to global capitalistic oppression.

[@nunyabiznys5169]

@@cassieljaston3599 oh, and it's narcissistic to think people can't live without you. They have fed themselves before Europeans even existed.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

because it's not fair on the little girl forced to get married. doesn't matter either that the kids are looked after in terms of basic needs, they need the full attention of both parents.

[@zafirahcoleman1604]

Why do they always interfere in other people's business? Why????

[@nancyaneke1346]

White Man's Burden

[@thirstiestvillager9233]

Because they're going to send us their unwanted children when they all survive thanks to western medicine.

[@lostinthewoods3918]

It’s a shame because Africa is a rich continent in resources, if Africa was free of corruption then most countries in Africa would undoubtedly be at the top right now

[@CaptainMartinWalker]

If africa was free of N

[@lostinthewoods3918]

@@CaptainMartinWalker cool story kid. r/youngpeopleyoutube

[@isabelaldana1390]

Having childrens with hungers is.not a religion

[@mazeka8402]

Bro shut up at least they are happy

[@mazeka8402]

@дрсн bro the mens starve too the country is messed up they don't have enough food don't tall about religion and men

[@Helvett222]

Replace religion with universal education - first of all, introduce sex education

[@kewsiyehboah6058]

All da Best Righteous People..

[@waleedmohamed3311]

They have to work hard in order, survive.

[@saudmubarak8324]

عطهم ١٠ سنين و يموتون من الجوع هههههههه

[@dannyhughes4889]

Where there is a will [and money] there is a way. Sad to see just how things are in this part of Africa but encouraging to see the spirit of the determined people to get up and go.

[@kumarankutty2755]

But there is a problem. Where the desires of men in touch with public money soar high, the miseries and sorrows of people will sink deeper and deeper.

[@dannyhughes4889]

@@kumarankutty2755 Spot on.

[@RomboutVersluijs]

Nice series, dutch television VPRO. Super nice!

[@Innsidelyfe]

It's a terrible series.

[@RomboutVersluijs]

@@Innsidelyfe Opinions can difer

[@diouranke]

I love Zarma people, Fofo.

[@djibrillaissa6389]

Fofo nibom bo

[@cli4g67graS]

Most beautiful people I saw on videos

[@khadijahmohammed3056]

I don’t think the rest of the world is well aware of the actions being taken here in the francophone region in the Sahara. Europe( mainly France, Belgium and the USA) are imposing its colonial taxes, and further plunging us into debt through NGO programs they call sponsorships, increasing our debts through IMF loans to sponsor foreign programs we do not even have control over, as the entire action teams come from abroad. When we have serious issues of terrorism coming from other neighbouring countries, young entrepreneurs who need incubation investments for instance. They come here tell us how to live, sell dreams of Europe , control our economic injections and then prohibit people from immigrating? Does this even make sense? Where is the basic respect or consideration of an African? We want to build our own countries with little interference as possible. Unfortunately our biggest enemy is the west! Globalisation does not need to take a western stance. It can have an eastern or even African stance. Neighbouring Nigeria is booming with economic growth, and population growth. We want to create our own opportunities here, we have no interests in Europe, Europe’s interest lie in Africa, it has always been a skewed relationship of power and colonial dominance that’s why there presence is in our structures and they never let go of it.

[@gaylandbarney2231]

all you say is revealed by the arrogance and condescension of the narrator....i was ANGRY 5 minutes in , wanted to kick that guy for the disrespect he showed to the elder

[@lydiafomuso7168]

Most do not care especially when they realize it will take something from their plates to stop pillaging the poor

[@zecarbey6108]

My brothers they call you blacks because you are the true decendants of the house of yahudah

[@tave4205]

299 comments, but you only can view less than 40. Censorship.🤔

[@didihern]

Beautiful people and good documentary. I wish for them continued progression and opportunities to build their country. 🖤

[@tirandaz7612]

I wish for them to grow up and change things at home. I write this months after the military coup.

[@mysterieuseenvoyee2432]

Planned migration by the governments and international cooperation.

[@thirstiestvillager9233]

If you don't produce your own children, you can't blame others for producing them for you.

[@najetfrija9242]

Bravo le monsieur africain avec les lunettes sait très bien parler

[@thirstiestvillager9233]

Bonjour

[@benjaminsmith2287]

The white viewers think this is so fascinating. But as a black viewer, I'm sick of this focus on the more remote African villages. There are so many fascinating young minds in Africa that are looking to move their countries forward and have a focus on technology and industry, yet here are the white people exploring yet some other African village where the happy Africans children greeting them and looking at village life yet again. Not that these places don't exist, but they aren't the ONLY places in Africa that exist. Yet, disproportionately, whites seem fascinated with often remote village life in Africa.

[@omobabaijebu9854]

You want to dictate their taste?

[@doposud]

well it sounds bit racist when you think about it not everyone in europe is white and they all can have same thoughts about africa just becose they do not live there .... and when you show even in remote african village - this kind of lifestyle ( half modern half old) to european viewers , they will accept it as whole country becose european people simply do not have remote areas that are not modern or without law

[@marcelluswallace8749]

LMAO This guy gets whites. /s. Just because you view the video in that manner doesn’t mean it applies to “the white viewers”. Documentaries can inherently carry multiple messages aside from your “remote African village” trope. SMH especially if you check out other videos by the channel where they show the artists you look for... but ya didn’t need to look any further to pass judgement did ya?🤔

[@justcallmebrian793]

@@doposud In America we have those remote areas, but it is never shown.

[@doposud]

@@justcallmebrian793 Utah ? :D :D

[@berakiahboone5027]

They are right to resist.

[@typecru]

14:00 this is a lucky man I can tell you. God Bless!

[@richardogar4268]

African must solved it's own problems as Africans

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

but his children expecially girls, are not

[@bonniesalima5867]

I agree with this man economy and population Go together China is where it is because of its population.

[@tomassterancak]

have you heard about one child policy?????? without it China would have aditionally plus 400 milion of people and no, with that number they would fall to economic dissaster...

[@konwolorentz7285]

This smugglers where having 1000euro every monday for more than 2years if we calculate it all together they made close to 100k euro with this business but yet their town and their life are miserable. My question is what were they doing with all the money they gain from the work ? because their towns and home don't reflect it.

[@mucholangs]

You're right. Maybe they used it to buy new Toyotas to expand the business. They also maybe spent the money on their poor family relatives and friends. When you're the only one with means, among a sea of people, your wealth goes away fast.

[@mugin11223344]

@@mucholangs So if they had fewer children they could have lived like kings.

[@mucholangs]

@@mugin11223344 Having children is not the same as having poor family relatives and friends. You could have one child, but be surrounded by 200 starving relatives and friends.

[@mugin11223344]

@@mucholangs Because each of them they have 17 children ?

[@mucholangs]

@@mugin11223344 Refer to my last answer.

[@4ever844]

Indonesia also had problem in Old days. But With governments program we had slowed down

[@jorgeestemac6336]

It is unfortunate Afrika has too few leaders that their people enough to lead out of neocolonial thar Europeans have placed on the new "indepent" nations. This is the time for a strong central Afrikan government to lead the continent into true emancipation.

[@robertpaolucci2092]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@fideliouss]

Nice documentary. However, I found this dutch journalist to be really rude and unsympathetic by the way he's telling Africans to make fewer children or by the way he makes fun of some locals.

[@dmbr111]

I didn't like it much, either, but I've encountered Dutch people that are really blunt like that. By my country's standards they seem rude, but they're like that with everyone and even each other.

[@fideliouss]

​@@dmbr111 I know, My moeder is dutch... They can be a little bit too straightforward. But what this journalist is doing is more like typical Western patronization toward Africans. Macron, the French president, made a similar comment about Africa's demographics.

[@westwild75]

🌍 AFRICA without you the world is miserable...

[@kayleighevans8870]

Smaller is the “word”

[@Komeshokakunanwene]

Especially Europe who survives on military interventions and destabilization to get to her resources. Without Africa, Europe will be as it where before they came to Africa, all their industries will seize operations.

[@kannadijohnson1926]

I know one would say this is sad one would also say no matter what goes on in the USA it is still the greatest country on the planet today. My heart goes out to my Nubian brothers and sistas 👑Mr Exceptional

[@Doctorpreneur_..0_0..]

I hope you come to Nigeria too.

[@godswilllaks1530]

He will come to the north of course ,to visit alamajiri

[@solutions9991]

let Nigeria divide, he can come to you, nonsense.

[@modibbobilal954]

@@godswilllaks1530 Child of 8t

[@godswilllaks1530]

@@modibbobilal954 Nah! yesterday the fulanis invaded 4 communities in ebony state unprovoked and slaughtered over 100 innocent people . Who is hateful now?

[@Al-Dhahabi04]

@@solutions9991 So let’s it divide now who care stupid people

[@letstalkaboutlife493]

ephesians chapter 6 wow, theres boldness for you. the man makes a lot on sense. GOD in the bible never said we should limit how many children or that we need modern convienences etc. even in the end he still tells no one how many children they should have even in the bible this man speaks the truth.

[@mysterieuseenvoyee2432]

I understand they refused to let the show to play.On what permission those formers colonizers came to make rules in other people's villages.On what criteria they came teach them to not have so much kids.?

[@matthewmann8969]

I hope they get the cash, coins, checks, coupons, sweepstakes, tickets, debit cards, credit cards, gift cards, and other kinds of money formations and are able to save and invest it well

[@danielabrullo10]

And BIT COIN too

[@yazidproduction]

This is crazy how these people still don't understand that the religion is one of the reasons of the misery they're living in. They're still waiting for a non existing god to help them but he'll never help because he doesn't exist, the only way to develop africa is by counting on themselves and believing in science to prosper

[@abulybah6947]

God assists both those who believe in Him and those who don't. That's an attribute of His divine mercy. Its sheer ingratitude to not thank the One who created and fashioned you and sustains you daily. Science is merely evidence that acknowledges His intelligent design. God grants prosperity to those whom He wills. Its sheer arrogance to think that certain civilisations will last forever. History has too many examples. حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل نعم المولى ونعم النصير “Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs”

[@yazidproduction]

@@abulybah6947 yeah keep believing in your non existing god, good luck!

[@abulybah6947]

@@yazidproduction let's see who needs the luck? 1) if you are right, that there is no God, then at least I have spent my life content in my belief and in the end there are no consequences 2) if I'm right, then you in the hereafter will be out of luck. Read the Quran again, and reflect upon the meaning. May Allah guide you.

[@alhamdulillah5564]

@@yazidproduction Who waiting God??? You just can see God after when your die... Not only Muslim that believe in God 😒 What about other religion? Who they believe? You just hypocrite...

[@yazidproduction]

@@alhamdulillah5564 try to make a correct english sentence and then come back to talk to me

[@untypistown3791]

The man at 7.11 is right. Thats why people had kids in the past because mortality rate is high so you need lots of kids to ensure survival and help with physical labour. This is the same with all poor countries. If the gov want to change their country then they need to implement an educatuon system, health care and social structure. Without asking there citizens population fertility will decrease. Thats how humans are. The rich have less kids because they dont need so many.

[@milesinnz]

can someone explain to me, why I get people from Africa contacting me asking how they can get into my (western) country if Africa is doing so well ???

[@thyrabriggs5466]

Europeans are expoiting African countries, so explain that!

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

well who tf are you? contacting you how? you're making some stupid random comment and we don't know who tf you are. which country in africa are you talking about anyway? africa is an incredible continent. why are you trying to shut that confidence down? this video is horrific, though. it supports the abuse of women and little girls.

[@lilyturner7774]

What's with the editing at 40.22? There's narration but also conversation going on - can't hear both! I'm really impressed by this series. find the docs. so interesting, but there are times when the volume of the speaker is too low & the background music/sounds swamps it so it's hard to hear.

[@jayb2129]

13:19 I was cracking up 😂😂😂😂 , he's trying to say " I'm the man " 14:05 😂😂😂😂😂 sucking on his fingers saying to himself " emm more women more cooking " Dude I'm dying hahahahahah

[@mikebarton]

Some of his claims around 17:57 need a bit further context and he is a bit prone to exaggeration.

[@oryanglalugudu1601]

Great work!. No one should pretend to know their lives better than them, they have a brain like yours and have been using it for centuries to fashion a way of life that is suitable. Just listen, learn, share your thoughts and leave it at that.

[@gaylandbarney2231]

frozen euro mind cannot let empire go

[@gayeinggs5179]

Difference fine let them do what they want but don’t come crying with hands out when the kids are starving and no food

[@sannunkimalama64]

@@gayeinggs5179 Who the heck came crying? You sound really dumb. In many villages in Niger, they refuse any type of help from the white since it's considered always poisoned, and also help from you destroyed their lands is ironic.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

@@gayeinggs5179 who is crying with hands out?

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

no it's definitely good to criticise men for taking advantage of their position in society and causing problems.

[@Agboka]

Africa simply does not need poor Europe.

[@gwendolynjames3447]

These people have their own cultural to fulfill leave them to it please...

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

no let's not leave them to it. that society centres around a man, not women. women have no choice. he forced his little girl to get married. she's a baby. let us please not alow this to happen.

[@kemantamayapada2313]

7:21 *"We only care about today"* *Also, Allah will judge everyone in afterlife*

[@agiftofcompany]

Why does that man keep asking how they will pay for education and a home? Money is not needed. People are forgetting that the Earth provides all that you need.

[@minhvo3657]

Really, you believe in that’s ideas!! Why they don’t stayed in their countries but keep going another country which is over burdened with population!! I don’t believe it !!

[@michellehubbard8865]

You are correct. Money is a man-made concept.

[@Sunshine_Daydream222]

That's just how some people think still due to their upbringing and forced mental processes, it's only your reality if you allow it to be...

[@d.jmamba7237]

Everything is a man made concept you doofus the phone you're using, the internet you hypocrite stfu

[@markogrmaca9512]

I think you are really living in the clouds. That "school of land" how you name it is actually Radical Islamistic School where they teach that women dont have any right and they are owned by men. Also, they teach that is fine to hurt or punch your women. For you that is all good?

[@fringillafringilla3618]

If African people do not think about their own future why Europeans should think for them and help them? If you are wise, you take care of yourself. It is high time for Africans to take care of themselves.

[@wblk]

Why is this Foreigner so worried about how many children they have

[@blade5896]

Because as their population grows they will not have the resources to cope

[@dmivera]

Because they’re mad that our population is growing and theirs is declining. Strange how outsiders love talking down on Africans, yet cant seem to stay out of our business

[@jubernardi23]

Because when the kids grow up will try to go to their country that already have many immigrants.🙄

[@PhilipKOsei-wk9je]

Yes, they give without thinking about it. The excuse of using Allah

[@cli4g67graS]

The old man was right

[@mikirose2598]

"Is it good for your village to have this many children?" The audacity! The host of the show speaks audaciously!

[@RomboutVersluijs]

We are Dutch, we dont drool around, we ask straight to the point, no vague question. Some cant handle that as it seems ;)

[@RomboutVersluijs]

He also asks straight to the point how old that girl is with all the make-up, also states no way. Shes 11-12, its a kid. He also confirmed that in Dutch, she's to shy to answer he said

[@Mevmotto]

Caucasians just bitter since their race is on an irrevocable decline!

[@KalpeshPatel78]

He's showing concern. And he got a befitting reply. Its their culture, their tradition to have so many wives and children. The world needs to learn to respect that. Leave them alone.

[@KalpeshPatel78]

@@harrypatchett3850 Let's not start that. I personally believe that humans should've capped their population to 5 billion. Not more. But that's just me. In this case it's a bit different. If a person comes to you for advice, give it to him/her. don't go around nosing around in people's matters. I come from India, 2nd most populated country in the world dude. But don't worry. Humans will never go extinct. A few of us will always be around to restart if the time comes.

[@daviusdavis2537]

Why do black Africans cross the desert to come to Europe? Everyone in the comment section is saying Subsarharan Africa is a Utopia. And yet boats of Black Africans are arriving in Italy.

[@meishameisha3455]

Why did Europeans come to Africa in the 1400's?

[@davidhussell8581]

It is not governments that create prosperity, but the people themselves, of each county.

[@fadimadiallo8599]

The mockery tone of the journalist is what I am not liking..

[@SalehAthwal99]

“Tomorrow is in Gods Hand”….. ah that explains a lot doesn’t it

[@abdulkadir2233]

Africa is not todays Africa

[@ramthian]

Great thanks 🙏

[@lindapolle1665]

The answer is Permaculture.

[@hassanAhmed-su5vb]

One more point, Europeans were in Africa, took what they want to take, so be fair just let Africans in.....red??!!

[@markogrmaca9512]

"Europeans"... most of European countries never had colonies or slaves from Africa. Have it: UK, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. That 8 of 52 countries in Europe. So more than 80% countries in Europe never do anything bad to Africa or African people. Interesting, Arabs had black slaves for a long time. Also, Africans were selling their people in slavery to America. So you are also not 100% clear. And also, many of our contries from eastern Europe (all of them never had colonies or slaves from Africa or any another part of world) were struggled with Turks, Arabs and Westerns. Summarized, everybody does really bad things in their history and nobody is clear.