MAURITIUS: The FISCAL PARADISE of AFRICA that DREAMS of being SINGAPORE? - VisualPolitik EN

[@herambpatkar]

An interesting fact about Mauritius is that despite being geographically closer to Africa, it's culturally, racially, religiously and politically much more connected to India!

[@momo-cchi5978]

Its more like a cultural fusion between India, South East Africa and Western Europe, with a touch of Middle Eastern and Chinese influences.

[@ericsaxon5736]

I was noticing it from looking at the video that it looked more South Asian than African but clearly had some African elements among its population.

[@rayyansobrany9759]

to be real mauritius say they are there own unique thing mauritians really don't like being called indian or african

[@innosam123]

A lot of African Islands were populated originally partially or fully by non-Africans.

[@fuzzyhair321]

Yeah looking at the people. I can see a blend of India and black Africans in the population.

[@rayyansobrany9759]

proud to be mauritian finally we have been recognised

[@ronanyomu5967]

By a KZbinr??

[@vidyasingh4162]

Great ❤️ from India

[@ekananda9591]

Good to see one more african country progressing. Greetings from Indonesia❤️

[@HannarrMontannarr]

I would be pissed that they called mauritius part of africa.

[@payet_the_mechanic]

@@HannarrMontannarr Careful, your preconceived notions are showing

[@999knives]

The hidden secret to success seems to be having limited resources and limited strategic value so external actors don't put undue influence on your political systems and economic system.

[@thierhappy]

This is very true !

[@dh510]

It's not only external actors, being an underdeveloped country with lots of resources festers domestic corruption, because it's easy for a small group of elites to sell off these resources and use the earnings to pay off their cronies and supress the people. Having little to no resources forces leaders to help their people to be more productive, which ultimately results in everyone being better off. Of course, development nations also have an interest in keeping these places underdeveloped and corrupt, because the resources are cheaper to obtain if the state doesn't have any bargaining power.

[@999knives]

@@dh510 fair but name a country in sub-saharan Africa with natural resources or in a strategic location that hasn't had significant outside meddling in the post-colonial era. Congos first President was immediately assassinated in a US backed coup, Angola was the site of a heavily Soviet supported proxy war, Somalia flip flopped between Western and Soviet influence both wanting to secure the strategic entry to the Gulf Aden. Most if not all of the corrupt leaders got into place and were supported by one sphere of influence or the other.

[@999knives]

@Art Man Singapore was lucky outside of then cosmopolitan city it started as underdeveloped swampy location with a relatively small centralized population and grew to prominence while China was weak. It's militarily Western aligned and while it's neighbors to the north and south were rocked by communist insurgencies supported by China and brutal anti-communist purges supported by the West, Singapore was luckily able to avoid all that conflict. Had it have been bigger with a large urban rural divide would you have seen similar communist insurgencies it's difficult to know. Also it's independence was bloodless which helps as you don't have a bunch of armed groups vying for power in the early years of sovereignty.

[@None-do2qn]

@@999knives Singapore is neutral. Especially its military

[@aukryptik8212]

I haven't seen my dentist in at least a year, your aren't alone mate. But we both gotta get them teeth white

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

😭😭🤦🤣🤣

[@itgamingke]

I haven't seen mine in at least two years now

[@Andrei-ld3gw]

He is wearing grills i think

[@taylorlee2147]

*Things are getting worse, it's so bad that having a job doesn't mean financial security*

[@logansmith9152]

Several intelligent people are terrible investors because they face the market with untrained psychology and untamed emotions. . You need to keep raw, irrational emotion under control.

[@schimdtbouchard5484]

Really wish I knew what I know now several years ago in my early 20's. Investing today is priceless because tomorrow isn't promised, trading bit-coins, gold, silver and crypto secures a better future financially.

[@moorejane4527]

@@schimdtbouchard5484 This is very true. How many wealthy people or billionaires became wealthy by wages and salaries or by saving in a bank account? You don't even know one right?

[@michaeladam3220]

Yeah I agree with you, I think the best time is now .

[@dorozhkaanatoly677]

@@moorejane4527 funny enough they don't know how the fiat money keeps losing value. Our global economic value just keeps declining. Dollar will soon not be the safe haven.

[@kickapoo1390]

Everything Mauritius did right Argentina did wrong

[@gamehacker2801]

@Truth Comes India need Mauritius to counter China's influence in indian ocean. Mauritius is going to benefit from India in future .

[@emmanuelmwangi3710]

as an african i love seeing our continent succeeding and be an example of successful africapitalism

[@christonngoveni8438]

South African big companies moving to Mauritius to escape tax

[@purplerabbit638]

Not anymore bro. With CFC and transfer pricing, south african companies are in Mauritius for other reasons like educated workforce and better governance.

[@MakingMoneyAFRICA]

The problem is that they increased the tax percentage and it's easier to fail in the country. Trust I had to leave also

[@personperson622]

Also corruption in the goverment and political instability

[@christonngoveni8438]

@@purplerabbit638 educated workforce? Maybe you should look for real reasons why they are moving

[@simpslayer7839]

South Africa is such an embarrassment. South Africa has it all to be a big wig in the world now we are been overtaken by other African countries

[@TICIT2020]

I wish all success for my Mauritians brothers greetings from an Angolan 🇦🇴🇲🇺

[@somerandomedgyguy1723]

Interesting video, didn't know about the growth in Mauritius in such detail before. Keep up the good work, lads!

[@enochlam9936]

I’m glad to learn Maur about Mauritius!

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

😅😅😂😂😂

[@gregoryferraro7379]

One day I will travel to Mauritius.

[@biscoito1r]

And find a dodo :(

[@giraffeshavelongnecks3774]

Thanks for sharing

[@vladimirkovacevic4415]

Me to

[@phillip_iv_planetking6354]

For what?

[@rayyansobrany9759]

As a Mauritian I welcome you

[@dosa2990]

Love Mauritius from India❤️❤️, one of our closest relationship

[@dosa2990]

@el Patron pitty you, no one cares for hate

[@adalest.]

@ApoorV DesaI why do you like Mauritius?

[@dosa2990]

@@adalest. because of our cultural and historic ties going back centuries. Mauritius is also the source of largest FDI investment in India.

[@doctorgamez2410]

@india superpooper 2022 Yes we do lmfao. India is one of our closest partners. You seem to have a grudge my friend.

[@shekhar6267]

All the countries in India's neighborhood are sitting on golden egg with both India and China looking for the dish. I think Bangladesh is the correct example how It is balancing India and China and getting million of dollars❤️

[@whattodo904]

These billions of dollars are useful for whom in Bangladesh.... Still poorest places on earth... Really?

[@dimitargeorgiev2936]

I once went there on vacation with my parents in 2014 and it was just breathtaking. And it's a perfect place to do some windsurfing!

[@Daniel-wu2ql]

I can’t stop staring at his teeth I’m so sorry I feel so bad

[@p0tmuffin69]

Why are they so.... yellow

[@chantalhartley2403]

Unnecessary. You didn't have to share this.

[@Toto-95]

yeah i do admit at this point, with the lighting, it's a professionnal expense to have teeth whitener

[@lerrellstennett182]

Agreed

[@RemetaD]

You are not staring at them. They are staring at you.

[@otmane.m1461]

By exposing this island paradise to the the world. Africa haters will find a way to bring it down to the Dodo status

[@SuperLusername]

Who hates Africa? Like...the whole continent?

[@andrewemerson1613]

I wish them well, but jumping an entire national economy based almost solely of foreign money that happens to pass through isn't really a very repeatable strategy... or one that can ever actually last. they'll need a way to actually produce their own wealth

[@swagatmaharana3131]

I think it will work because most of the African country are developing or unstable or have bad judiciary now .So for a long time Mauritius can be the financial hub .

[@zombieat]

what are singapore, hong kong and ireland then????

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

@@zombieat Singapore makes quite a lot actually. Hong Kong was used as the gateway to the Chinese economy. And Ireland both does make a decent chunk of stuff, and is itself also criticized for being a financial opportunist.

[@zombieat]

@@ArawnOfAnnwn nothing wrong with being a financial opportunist unless you hate your country and want it to fail.

[@andrewemerson1613]

@@zombieat no, there is nothing wrong with it at all, for a city... but a country needs more, finances are the higher end, entirely fiat spectrum, actual wealth is material. an economy's capacity to make and move things. not having that base is like putting the cart before the horse

[@nebuchadne33ar]

I'm Tanzanian and I would like to clarify that no one has ever been forced to work on a farm. Ever

[@Exli3r]

@@leroi1297 Another example of failed socialist policies in Africa

[@shauncameron8390]

@@Exli3r Exactly.

[@karanjakamau57]

tanzania is a total failure, it has failed in everything,

[@CJusticeHappen21]

What a beautiful place. I hope it and the people who call it home continue to flourish.

[@skaufid]

Wheres my Mauritians at 🇲🇺🤚🏽

[@menassies3224]

Prepare to loose to ethiopia

[@menassies3224]

Jk I’m glad Africans are developing

[@setsunatenma9467]

Here

[@mgithaiga1]

Thank you for mentioning Kenya, next time please do a VisualPolitik video on Kenya.

[@augusteeberle3626]

Wow. Mauritius really got its act together!

[@harisadu8998]

Mauritius recently entered into a trade deal with India. Unique deal.

[@second2none914]

How has there never been an episode about Nigeria or the African Continental free trade area? It’s like they haven’t been paying attention to Africa.

[@gerardrbain1972]

That information doesn't fit the "Make your resources fair game for multinational corporations is the best way for economic development" narrative this channel prefers.

[@sdprz7893]

lol what? Have you ever watched this channel? They're far more generous to Africa than most would be.

[@gerardrbain1972]

@@sdprz7893 That's damning with faint praise. Most of the time the only images you see about Africa in western media are negative ones. So just because this channel may not be as unfair with their stories about Africa as the mainstream western media is; that doesn't mean that their stories are closer to the reality most Africans face on the continent.

[@sdprz7893]

@@gerardrbain1972 Fair enough, however the realities that most Africans face is still a very negative one. Most African nations still have insanely corrupt governments and don't even have basic institutions. Until that changes, Africa will never develop. This channel has talked about all the industrialisation and innovation that is going on in the continent, anymore than that would be painting a fake image.

[@gerardrbain1972]

@@sdprz7893 You mean the false images that pervade the media presently? The very same issues that African countries face are issues in all regions. But the media has made it seem that the majority of the people of black African countries are living in terrible conditions. The Dark Continent troupe has dominated the mindset of most of the world for over 400 years. Now that there are so many Africans on social media. The world can get a different view of black African countries now instead of the one white supremacists have forwarded for generations.

[@matios83]

So proud to hear that. Africa is our land. Long live Africa! I wish you the best guys.

[@jacobsalihu4721]

How many local people working in a decent jobs, multi-national company don’t pay taxes, the reality on the ground is different..

[@bigm7886]

What they dont tell you is that rich expsts are buying every beautiful places in the country.We have limited access to beaches which is our patrimony. Its literally the new hawai,where expats rule the island.

[@shanesherif2948]

Dentist recommend 2 minutes in the morning and 2 minutes before bed my guy

[@BigChrisENT]

I recommend Crest 3D white personally...

[@friendlyatheist9589]

Alot of people i know are from Mauritius all of them from Indian origin. It's great that they still kept indian culture alive there.

[@truck965]

New video about Moldova when?

[@deepaksubramony5438]

Me and my $$$$ are planning to retire in Mauritius. Caribbean-blue water and landscape better than Hawaii along with a fascinating overseas-Indian culture, Hindu temples, and Indian-influenced cuisine? Count me in!

[@binjongun9447]

Hope Mauritius keep becoming more prosperous Love of india 😁

[@pritsingh9766]

Truth Comes most of them are our own people, so that's fine 😂

[@friendlyatheist9589]

@@pritsingh9766 prime minister to president sub Indian origin ke hai. 🔥

[@anti-matter5874]

I love this an african country that is on top not only that this can kill the hype of other african nations. Looks like country I can live in.

[@MakingMoneyAFRICA]

My Friends Always Get A Shock When I Tell Them About Africa

[@extraviews8763]

This is good for Mauritius, Eastern Africa and the world!!!!

[@18Rede]

I m huge fan of your chanel. I would like to suggest you to make a video about Cape Verde, a special country in the middle of Atlantic ocean.

[@22ndCenturyBasterd]

I'm Mauritius and would love to visit Cape Verde

[@Super-chad]

For an _African_ country, they sure have a lot of _Indian_ descent though... Hence, does this country's heritage place it closer to the African continent, or is it comfortable being stationed in the Indian Ocean?

[@shaddythewiz3836]

it has a sizeable sub-Saharan . They have a special group called Mauritius Creole which is a mixture between Indian and Sub-Saharan African and then u have white Mauritians.

[@jamfold2956]

@@shaddythewiz3836 It's 70 percent Indian. So No, you can't call it African by a long shot. Equivalent of Mauritius is Singapore which is "Chinese" country despite being located in Malay area and despite having sizable Malay population.

[@ar_l_rvo.o5356]

@@jamfold2956 now it's isn't about singapore being a chinese,indian or malay nation...it's a foreigner's haven

[@jamfold2956]

@@ar_l_rvo.o5356 I get your point. The comparison was just for drawing a parallel. My point here is that you can't follow a Mauritius model for African country because of cultural difference and Mauritius can't be called "African" success story either. It's really an Indian success story.

[@adeyemiadebayo9952]

@@jamfold2956 it’s 67% Indian actually but yes the demographic is majorly Indian. But it’s closer to African than anywhere else that’s why it is an African country. It’s part of the African unnion and has a sizeable African population too. U are right that its success can be attributed as an Indian success story though rather than an African one.

[@oliverkarehag9883]

When he said dodo 🦤 I could just hear Simon saying “gone the way of the dodo”

[@Travelingwithabbc]

Interesting points you’ve made

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

But what stocks to buy for this?

[@ilidanstormrage5369]

Jumia

[@starestairs5090]

Make a video on Botswana

[@louvendran7273]

Botswana is a microcosm of South Africa without the corruption.

[@thebeleepo7693]

Am also awaiting it sir

[@torqsportz]

Hi grant, long time no see! How r ya

[@bobscott5279]

More counter arguments to these videos please. these are stories worth telling in their entirety. What could Mauritius improve? Is there corruption? Other challenges? Analyse them in depth.

[@lesskeels3417]

mauritius' middle name is corruption, closely followed by nepotism, cronyism, inefficient government, inflation, unsolved murders.......shall I continue? Somalia Mark 2.

[@aryan-yi7nc]

as a mauritian you are very wrong in many things@@lesskeels3417

[@PPSRHD]

Isn't Mauritius's largest partner India? Mauritius is like the country where Indian High schoolers go for MUN.

[@benmat]

The main export partner is France (which is the closest country) then UK, and the main import partner is China and then India. All details here : import-export.societegenerale.fr/en/country/mauritius/presentation-trade . And yes, India is culturaly close as having the same religion.

[@gamehacker2801]

@@benmat the black money in india is invested in india from Mauritius. Just like Panama ir virgin islands for indian tax evators

[@blackcity8]

What is MUN?

[@PPSRHD]

@@blackcity8 Model United Nations (MUN)

[@TheRealBleach]

Well in terms of culture and investment yes. But other factors, no.

[@danielwoldu1855]

Very good explanation about Mauritius. this person has naturally gifted vocal sounds

[@danielwoldu1855]

@Truth Comes you mean Mauritius got damage because of the agreement with India ?

[@danielwoldu1855]

@Truth Comes Mauritius is small country how can influence India ?

[@danielwoldu1855]

@Truth Comes l like Mauritius , i have been four time's in Mauritius ,i am Ethiopian but i think Mauritius should save money instead of investing and make hub business centers for all African and Asian countries ,how ? it needs wise financial expert's from somewhere

[@danielwoldu1855]

@Truth Comes thank you very much

[@qjtvaddict]

Mauritius has been doing this since the 80s

[@ForgottenMan2009]

Mauritius is an odd mix of Indian culture , colonial influences , and African. Part of the reason for its success is the adoption of European legal systems which protect property rights which attract people from richer but less reliable protections. You can probably guess those... The way they interact with each other is , to me at least, surprisingly African. In the last 25 years or so it has gone from 1950s UK with palm trees to , well, late 20th century and shifting into the 21st. That includes social attitudes too , not just economic. Bloody marvelous beaches , especially in the North, great diving!

[@22ndCenturyBasterd]

Diversity is our strength. I know Westerners don't like that word. But for us it works well.

[@ForgottenMan2009]

@@22ndCenturyBasterd I'm 'of the West' and am not aware of any negative view on diversity here. In comparison, Mauritius is fairly homogenous to what many of us are used to but its strength seems to be that it can meld very different cultural influences from its past in constructive and realistic ways.

[@nobo1682]

so it's the honk kong or Singapore of africa

[@nobo1682]

let me reiterate, it has the potential

[@rocketleague2136]

this guy is an example of what cigarettes do to your teeth

[@zimcoder]

Finally a positive take on some African countries.

[@firminl]

Forgot to mention how they are currently black listed by Europe with regards to financial transactions

[@ChristopherVanderpuye]

Would love to visit every country in Africa

[@zaakirketwaroo4288]

Eyyy im from there... Never knew this about my country! Haha

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Really. It comes in best African country

[@winston8726]

this should be in black and white or a podcast with no video

[@kembeache6978]

when are you guys looking at the Eastern Caribbean

[@macalow69]

To be honest, just like you would'nt show a white afrikaner to represent the average south african, don't show a black guy to "represent" the typical mauritian, who's of Indian subcontinent origin.

[@macalow69]

@tchad chad I'm referring to the man in the thumbnail, because that's something that even people who won't click on the video will see. The breakdown is 70% indians/30% blacks. And still, they should show someone that looks like the average citizen of a country. That's why I mentionned afrikaners in south africa, in case you didn't understand.

[@DirtyEdon]

@@macalow69 Africans are 5% of the population in South Africa. Stupid argument

[@garyish]

@@DirtyEdon I think he still has a point. 5% or 25%, still a minority being shown as representative of the whole population is not in good taste. He has a right to show that Ofcourse but shouldn’t

[@DirtyEdon]

@@garyish doesn't make sense I see white south Africans representations south Africans all the time. Just type it in KZbin and you will see what I mean. Nobody cares . Mauritius people don't even care about race like that they are blended. The Indians ain't fully Indians but mixed.

[@garyish]

@@DirtyEdon oh yea Ofcourse it’s important for ethnic minorities need to be represented. As far as Indian Mauritians, some of them look mixed but most of them look unequivocally Indian. But it’s not important, they consider themselves Mauritians is all that matters.

[@mattroules6691]

It's because mauritians are made of 80% Indian origin people,its them who'd developed country

[@Friedfoodie]

Brand new subscriber. You guys are superb!

[@Nphen]

This island nation is doing well considering it's small size and resources. Other African nations have land borders to defend and complicated histories with colonization. I think this still shows how small nations can develop if they maintain stability and re-invest tourism profits and corporate tax haven profits back into the working class and civil society. Now if only the US would invest in our medical and education systems!

[@louvendran7273]

That's not going to happen. You might get South African investment though if it continues on its downward spiral.

[@zombieat]

Mauritius and Seychelles, the most developed countries in Africa, are both east Indian majority.

[@lu881]

South Africa is.

[@zombieat]

@@lu881 South Africa is 80.7% Black African

[@lu881]

@@zombieat South Africa is the most developed country in Africa.

[@ifechimichael6006]

@@lu881 no it isnt, judging off HDI Mauritius is the African country with very high human development with a HDI of 0.804 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African_countries_by_Human_Development_Index

[@lu881]

@@ifechimichael6006 That's _technically_ true, but I guarantee you that if you come from a country like the US, and wanted to live the exact same life you lived back there, you wouldn't go to Mauritius.

[@naijapropagator9244]

Thank you

[@princeobayemidaniels1690]

I will visit Mauritius and I hope one day you will talk about Nigeria

[@MrGolu1991]

Kalu chutiye

[@130vaibhavrathi3]

@@MrGolu1991 Abe harkuch mat bol apne desh ka naam kharab hota hai

[@MrGolu1991]

@@130vaibhavrathi3 Sach bolne par kaisa naam kharab?

[@Chanakya06]

Indians love Maritius❤️

[@Chanakya06]

@Someone Important why?

[@doctorgamez2410]

@india superpooper 2022 We do. Stfu

[@doctorgamez2410]

@india superpooper 2022 Cause my ancestors were from there and my culture is still similar to theirs. Is that not enough for closeness? If you are not Indo-Mauritian then I don’t think you would understand.

[@doctorgamez2410]

@india superpooper 2022 I also don’t like it when we get called little India because we are unique, it’s the same as when Western people say we can’t be African because we aren’t black. It’s silly. But, I also don’t harbor ill will against India and Indians. I have worked abroad and they are very similar to us and friendly. Leave politics out of it.

[@doctorgamez2410]

@india superpooper 2022 We should make a distinction between a nation’s policies and its people.

[@rais1953]

Mauritius is a thousand kilometres from the nearest point of Africa. So how is it "in Africa?"

[@luishernandezblonde]

Mauritius is the Maldives of Africa.

[@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1]

Africa's rare flower.

[@michibraun3063]

Unfortunately Maldives will sink underwater into the indian ocean within 20 years. 😔

[@lu881]

@Art Man Mauritius is 4 islands. He said that in the video.

[@themistoclesnelson2163]

There he is!

[@ivanbarbosa81]

Very good video on africa

[@abdullahbokov]

Greetings from Chechnya and Ingushetia!

[@pritsingh9766]

Chechnya is in Russia?

[@abdullahbokov]

@@pritsingh9766 yes. Still.

[@kms50549]

Which one, How can it be both?

[@ishansharma9161]

But keep into consideration of gdp to debt ratio

[@varangianguard4726]

Maybe they will become more of a HQ hub for Continental Africa like how Ierland has many EU regional HQ in the tech industry

[@geoffreycharles6330]

I think the headquarters for tech companies for EU are in the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

[@varangianguard4726]

@@geoffreycharles6330 for IP and tax purposes you had the dubble dutch Irish but ireland has more proggramers

[@yavbswehwehsaw8534]

Watching this on Mauritius Independent, let go 🇲🇺.

[@deecoyjaj6847]

it's the Asians in Mauritius that has made it a success, not the actual native africans. in Uganda look how bad their economy went when the Asians were expelled

[@robbykurnia9671]

Mauritius can become a developed country because it tends to be separated from mainland Africa, not only separate but further so that Mauritius looks like Oceania countries in the Indian Ocean. the remote location allows for stability from problems like the refugee crisis/communist rebels/terrorists/etc

[@mazwideamahle4091]

True

[@nitinraghuwanshi8487]

Mauritius is my favourite country love from india

[@adalest.]

Why is that so?

[@doctorgamez2410]

@@adalest. Cause 70% of the population is Indian descent and the predominant religion is Hinduism, so Indians feel close to Mauritius.

[@Law19157]

Super proud of the Indians in Mauritius for achieving this kind of economic success. I'll definitely be going there for real estate development.

[@anilkatiyar2269]

Also african,european and chinese minority

[@jeanniemaycrawford4466]

@@anilkatiyar2269 yup, it's successful because they created their own sub culture

[@horsepowerchef]

Interesting how colonization and colonial tax wasn’t mentioned...

[@ManhwaAudiobooks]

apparently he things it had no influence on the development of the continent.

[@luis9639]

@@ManhwaAudiobooks Only losers use that excuse

[@shauncameron8390]

Because it got its independence from England, not France.

[@kgogedimatsho7361]

The west covering Africa: "Africa is pivoting" Also the west on covering Africa: "let's start the video with a clip of a lion".

[@purplerabbit638]

BTW, for anyone wondering, the 3% effective tax rate VisualPolitik talks about in this video is outdated. The 80% exemption is applicable on certain qualifying income such as foreign-sourced dividends and interest and business profit attributable to a Permanent Establishment of the GBC in a foreign country.

[@ImmersiveExperiences]

Our CEO's homeland! Go Mauritius!

[@lu881]

_"In the second phase of reforms, between the 1880s and 1990s..."_ ~ 6:15

[@kharldojo7137]

Beautiful, please do one on Rwanda and Botswana if you haven't already

[@itpspt4631]

2:50 u mention all those with out colonialism and oldest slave trade hub ??????

[@IshrajInderjeet]

Wow from Mauritius as well. Thank you

[@Hamsteak]

This host is so much better then the other. Make this guy do more of the videos from the channel

[@ilidanstormrage5369]

Where’s the guy with the dodgy shirts ? You know the other guy with the dodgy shirts

[@paxyandtobz]

the bald guy?

[@jzk2020]

Simon I think he is called

[@shauncameron8390]

@@jzk2020 Yes. Simon Whistler.

[@maccurtis730]

Grants back and he is doing the VisualPolitik's drinking game of calling us friends.

[@SaceedAbul]

Investing Africa right now is like investing in SE in the 80s. Do it.

[@proximacentaur1654]

11:32 Rwanda has come a very long way. Very interesting video.

[@thebeleepo7693]

I thank God am a citizen of Botswana

[@adamradziwill]

MAURITIUS is more India than AFRICA ...

[@ekananda9591]

That's not the point. It's like saying American is like british and Singapore is like Chinese

[@jamfold2956]

@@ekananda9591 except that Singapore is Chinese. It wouldn't be as successful with a Malay majority. How many non Chinese Prime ministers did Singapore have? Majority speak Mandarin. For US, you can't really consider it British because Germans are the largest ethnic group. But no group forms a majority. You could consider it a White Anglo Saxon Protestant country. Similarly Mauritians speak Hindustani and majority follow Hinduism with not much cultural connections to Mainland Africa. An average Mauritian probably can't even speak Swahili or Igbo and knows little about culture of Mainland Africa. He/She would feel home in India than in Nigeria.

[@Beyonder1987]

People come here for data and knowledge but commented & stayed for the teeth

[@Mortimer_Duke]

What’s wrong with tax havens? What entitlement does anyone have to anyone else’s wealth? If only people were more concerned about how little in tax they pay rather than how much more they want to tax others.

[@salsa564]

There's nothing inherently wrong with them, it's just that they don't work everywhere.

[@jason4275]

African countries are slowly getting their act together like Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Botswana, and now Mauritius, it will take time for the continent to recover, now that North African countries are starting to lose there're political power in the region, they never cared about the future of the continent, let them have their instabilities and war, it's not like north Africa every supported the other African countries.

[@shauncameron8390]

That's because North Africa have more in common with the Middle East than Sub-saharan Africa.

[@dexhommbros2687]

I thought Rwanda was the next Singapore?

[@purplerabbit638]

It is catching up but still miles behind Mauritius.

[@louvendran7273]

Mauritius is propped up by South Africa as it is part of the SADC and shares a shared past with Natal in South Africa during the colonial era. Many South African businesses are domiciled there for tax purposes and greater stability.

[@Torradinho]

Why the Yellow teeth?!

[@oscardighton8580]

mr clean lost his dental plan after getting laid off

[@johnhalasan6434]

Probably a smoker

[@Torradinho]

@@johnhalasan6434 i AM a smoker , and I dont have Yellow teeth 🤣

[@ajinkyamehere5365]

@@Torradinho Maybe he smokes something else :-)

[@ronanyomu5967]

I wonder if it was a female she will be let to appear on the screen. The double standards

[@gostavoadolfos2023]

The parliament is almost entirely Indian.

[@MrInternationalSound]

This was great the rest of Africa needs to follow

[@jbrown8601]

Its not skin color/race/ethnicity it is all about mindset and way of doing things. Good government gets good results.

[@erictevoedjre3966]

In the first couple of minutes, he compares Tanzania and Kenya. Well, Tanzania has never had a civil war. For decades, a very peaceful country. In my view, Nyerere was one of the best leaders the continent has ever known.

[@shauncameron8390]

But he also bankrupted Tanzania.