The Future of Africa: Inside the African Continent's Smart City Revolution

Welcome to a new era for Africa-a continent often stereotyped by images of poverty and wildlife but now standing on the brink of a technological revolution. In this video, I take you on a journey through Africa’s most promising smart cities, from Kenya’s Tatu City to Kigali in Rwanda, and even South Africa’s ambitious Lanseria Smart City project.
Discover how these cities are using cutting-edge technology to create sustainable, efficient, and livable urban environments that are attracting international investment and transforming the future of millions.
Having moved from Germany to Kenya at just 23, I've seen firsthand the incredible potential these developments hold, not just for Africa, but for anyone looking to invest in or relocate to this vibrant continent. Stick around to the end to uncover the opportunities these smart cities offer, and learn how you can be part of Africa’s urban transformation.
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[@planB-BacktoAfrica]

I hope smart cities in Africa will solve the issue with waste in the future. Protecting the environment should become a top priority. Can’t wait to visit Rwanda and Tatu City in Kenya 🙏🏾Thanks for educating us!

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

@@planB-BacktoAfrica We will follow closely the development of the new African cities of the future. Looking forward to see you making your own experiences there.

[@EvansMwatate]

Thanks brother for choosing our great Kenya we love you

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

@@EvansMwatate I had the pleasure to stay here now for almost 2 years. It’s a must to show the country. 🤞🏽

[@alexkemboi3803]

Thank you for choosing our beautiful Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

@@alexkemboi3803 it treated me well the last 2 years so I had to 🤞🏽

[@zedekiahkwame640]

That background is familiar to me, with,,,plan B ‼️🙏

[@maxgamboltv9940]

Man I love this, I do videos on Kenya Mombasa and the Town looks beautiful. Africa too is beautiful.

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

Keep showing the beautiful sides of our continent 🤞🏽

[@maxgamboltv9940]

@@MarvinGreiffenberg1 Thanks man.

[@AmisoMuyohira]

Africa is transforming faster

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

Yes it on a good path! 🙏🏽

[@gyeboor1270]

Good. That posirive attitude will take you very far. You mentiined Germany as your previous home, that is a positive in your resume. Tou have knowledge, exposure, age and love for your aboriginal homeland or ancentral home, Afika. Slow down the narrative! Africa is relaxed, a very giod number of us will listen. Venture and travel outside of Nairobi, take your time, just absorb the rest if not only Kenya, cross those artificial boarders all the way tobthe Atlantic coast, time is onbyour sidem

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

Thank you a lot for that! Will do and did that already partly. I was in 5 counties on the continent already and will definitely visit more! 🤞🏽

[@p.t.9709]

I appreciate your content and passion brother. I also love Kenya and more broadly Africa. I pray we don't just go blindly where the west is pointing. Only the positives are highlighted when these agendas, like smart cities, are established. We left the West having seen the realities of the end results of such things. Smart cities are amon many things, a platform for centralized surveillance and government control. It's interesting how we already see examples in smart cities, outside of Africa, of manipulation of electrically powered devices inside people homes without their knowledge or explicit permission; evidence of spying by government and companies managing infrastructure; etc. Leveraging tech is one thing. Submitting to centralized surveillance and control is something else.

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

Thank you for your feedback! Also true, there is always an upside and downside to things. I see it at least as a push to a better future for the continent for now. When those things will become a concern, they can be addressed and figured out.

[@hopepray1669]

Your content is great. But please show more about the cities you talking about and less of your face.

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

@@hopepray1669 thanks! I’ll do that in the next videos! 🤞🏽

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

I love the tribes and nature, how earth supposed to be .

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

It’s a beautiful part of living here on the African continent. 🙏🏽

[@section8ight174]

Bought and paid for by 🇰🇪 GVT

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

@@section8ight174 😂

[@davidbismark5464]

Bro where's konza city?

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

I picked Tatu over Konza. It has still not really progressed and might take a while to do so. If it actually makes progress in the future will I make a video about it. 🤞🏽

[@agneskatumbikavoi5990]

Thank you for sharing all these news with us, hoping the best for our Continent

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

Yes let’s hope and do something that the best for our continent will happen 💪🏽

[@fileremoval478]

nice job..I wonder what happened to konza city.

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

@@fileremoval478 thank you! I can make an additional for konza city.

[@decoloniz_afro]

Konza is developing too ... please search videos ..

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

@@decoloniz_afro yea but it has unfortunately its own problems. There are some videos out if it interests you I can do a proper video about it.

[@georgegichuki5656]

I wish konza's progress was similar to tatu the problem is government projects takes so long for reasons we all know

[@fileremoval478]

@@georgegichuki5656 now i think konza is making some good progress..

[@Siemswith]

Can you please make a video about konza city too?

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

I can definitely do a video about Konza Technopolis.

[@section8ight174]

A white elephant 😂

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

@@section8ight174 unfortunately it is. The dream was big but results are not really there.

[@decoloniz_afro]

​@@section8ight174you mean you people havent visited konza?which world are u living????before calling it white or yellow visit there and see the work on the ground

[@freedomm]

Your accent is starting to sound Kenyan 😂 Was hoping to hear about Konza City in Kenya.

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

I think I have been around for too long now 😂

[@joshuaobaro9315]

Thanks for the fantastic commentary

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

@@joshuaobaro9315 My pleasure! More videos will follow soon. 🙏🏽

[@alltribe]

Africa is the future and Kenya is the capital of Africa

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

It definitely is! Kenya is an amazing country with a lot of possibilities.

[@section8ight174]

LOL delusions of Grandeur yet no comprehensive transport system in place, pipe down sunshine!! GO ON THE MIGHTY DAR!!!! 🎉

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

@@section8ight174 they are still developing. But Dar is amazing too. Different African countries have their up and downsides. Important is they are developing and growing for better long term possibilities.

[@robertmassive5335]

@@section8ight174 comparing Dar to Nairobi is hilarious...maybe dar can be compared with mombasa...Dar is years behind Nairobi...

[@DonOkwaro-by7lt]

​@@section8ight174Comparing dar to Nairobi might be the delusional idea to ever be 😂😂 how can you compare a metropolitan to an upcoming city😂

[@tamaduni]

Africa has a lot of poverty ...i was born and raised there

[@MarvinGreiffenberg1]

Yea that is true and something we can not deny. It is still on its way to slowly become better.

[@nairobinyeusi5811]

You think Africa is Stagnant. Africa is the fastest growing continent in the world. Already moving millions of people out of poverty

[@tamaduni]

@@nairobinyeusi5811 The statistics say otherwise

[@nassergabriel4778]

@@tamaduni There is no data or statistics that say that. First of all, Africa is a continent, not a country, and the statistics gathered by the African Union, UN, NGOS, global academic institutions, WHO, and WEF are for countries and regions, not for the entire continent as a whole. Six out of ten of the fastest-growing economies over the past decade are in East Africa, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania etc. There's a massive amount of socioeconomic, historical, cultural, geographical, climatic, genetic, and religious diversity there. It's one of the most diverse places on Earth, with an average age of only 20 years which represent the biggest opportunity of all. This young population is set to become the next workforce for multinational companies, not only abroad but also within Africa. Microsoft, OpenAI, Zscaler, Deel, and Google have all opened hubs in Nairobi. Swedish billionaire tech founders are building East Africa’s largest tech innovation hub, Norrsken, in Kigali, Rwanda, and this is just the beginning. Rwanda is also in talks to host a Formula 1 race soon and is building up the African NBA association. The UFC is even discussing holding mega fights on the continent. Meanwhile, Norway, where I was born and raised, arguably the richest countries in Europe and among the richest in the world in terms of GDP per capita, but it has an aging population, rapid declining population growth, a shrinking economy, and not much diversification or innovation or hunger to do anything else than sit on the couch. Norway's economy relies heavily on extracting oil from its ocean floors-a resource that will become obsolete in the next 20 years as we shift to more sustainable energy sources. Countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE are already transforming into tax havens and tourist hotspots because they know this. Every Goldman Sachs banker, venture capital tech investor, and institutional fund manager knows Africa is the last frontier of life, youth, development, and economic growth. Over the past 30 years, Africa has made significant progress. Economic growth has been strong, with several nations experiencing average GDP growth rates of over 7% annually since the mid-1990s. Health indicators have also improved: life expectancy has risen the double in over 20 countries, and child malnutrition has decreased by 6 percentage points to 39%. In education, adult literacy rates have increased tenfold in 50 years, and there's ongoing work to close the gender gap. The percentage of people living in extreme poverty has dropped from 56% in 1990 to about 35% in 2023. Considering the global post-pandemic economy and inflation worldwide, things are definitely trending in the right direction for Africa, especially given its rapidly growing population. Mainland China had around 500 million people living in poverty in the 1940s. In less than a century, 480 million of them moved into the middle class, and similar progress is happening in Africa, some improves faster and better than others, but not a single country is going backwards, at all metrics, data and statistics countries are moving forward, Rwanda a massive success story, Somalia is finally starting to improve after 30 years of chaos. With 54 countries (55 if you include Somaliland), the potential for growth is enormous. The key will be effective leadership and how they tackle these challenges moving forward.

[@zedekiahkwame640]

Surely we make it some how,did you run away, look at how we are going back to mother land‼️🙏,, Africa rising....