The impact of urbanisation in Africa, explained - BBC Africa

[@stepfrom1500]

Poverty is multidimensional meaning its hard to compare 1 countries Poverty with anothers. Even in Africa someone could be below the poverty line and have all their needs in rural tribal areas because they make their needs. On the other hand someone in the city can be making more but struggle to obtain basic needs. Another point is how many homeless people live in America but make more than a poor African. Cost of living effect and acess to goods needs to be looked at just as much as how much someone makes

[@varnageT]

This is honestly something that needs to be looked at more. A tribesman living in a mud hut he built who gets all his food from the goats that he keeps and the crops he grows and forages while making $0.30 a day; vs a homeless man in any developed nation who gets about $10-30 a day by begging are not the same kind of poverty. Arguably the tribesman isn’t even in poverty at all

[@karoosogba8900]

@@varnageT I'll argue its not even 'arguably'

[@Nithalm]

Very true. I've been in Ethiopia, and the wives of the family go every day to the market to sell their crops for 2 or 3 dollar. In the meantime their husband is tending to the cows. A succesful family may have 200 or 300 cows. With prices each cow ranging from 300 to 500 dollar, I see a rich and well doing family, where his wellfare should not be measured in money. Their herd of cows can be evalequent to the worth of a house. If they need a doctor, they sell a cow! Rather, the family have wellfare in SPACE. The people living there in original tribes in Ethiopia are not living in crowded conditions. That is the point of poverty or not. How many resources do you have access to. And in Africa is wellfare not measured in money, but in owning land and resources like cattle! Large part of southern Ethiopia resemble more France in landscape and climate then the classic view of a dry desert. Rolling hills, temperature 25 celcius, lots of farmland and green as far as the eye can see.

[@deanrichard1770]

@@varnageT they classify poverty into to distract groups. There is abject poverty which would be the villager who is some of the lowest income makers in the world. And then there’s relative poverty which would be an American who can’t afford rent but is still making more than the average in most countries.

[@johnsteytler3597]

If you look at poverty multi dimensionally poverty means that you’re deprived of something, food, sanitation, education, Wi-Fi and etc… so the amount of people in poverty is way more than those who don’t have money.

[@ninny65]

This isn't a problem of urbanisation, this is an issue of unconstrained growth, building houses without plans or building the needed infrastructure FIRST rather than AFTER areas are built upon

[@tubester4567]

I agree. Not only water but Africa cant supply enough food for its people and the population is exploding. Ukraine war is affecting grain supplies to Africa.

[@hurrytoworry]

Exactly. This nation really needs to get it's shit together and actually care for its citizens

[@railroadforest30]

Building affordable apartments would be good

[@oo--7714]

@@railroadforest30 no, controlling population growth in cities and limiting who can go in and kick out residents who can’t make it until you’ve got the infrastructure to cope with the demand. And building a lot.

[@railroadforest30]

@@oo--7714kicking people out? That sounds like something from a genocide

[@Avaricumstudios]

Honestly Africa has alot of water but the infrastructure to distribute is lacking due to the poorly planned cities

[@qwerty-vp1sb]

This is northern nigeria and it doesnt have a lot of water

[@missdee212]

@@qwerty-vp1sb nigeria is not in the middle it's on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. If the Nigerian government would not solely focus on building Lagos and instead setting up the infrastructures so that all of Nigeria can enjoy some of the necessities in Lagos, they old have water and would also have the infrastructure. You giving them excuses when there is none any thing else they want they would build and figure out a way to make it happen.

[@Mazigaro]

@@qwerty-vp1sb the Arabia has no water but you don't hear them making excuses

[@joe_lubinda]

Nigeria is not the whole Africa.

[@Mazigaro]

@@joe_lubinda what are you on about mate, no one here ever said Nigeria is the whole of Africa

[@oo--7714]

Why are people in the comments acting as if this poverty in Nigeria doesn’t exist.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

I suppose we Southerners tend to be pretty shocked at what we see exists in parts of the North and sometimes the South.

[@nuruddeenkabirbulkachuwa6454]

Because it’s sweeter to say that only the north has high population cities and poverty 🙂

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@nuruddeenkabirbulkachuwa6454 the South has the biggest city in Africa and the largest city by Sq area in Nigeria. And indeed Sanusi said the poverty in pockets of the North was worse than the likes of Niger and Mali. No Nigerian takes delight in either of that at the expense of any other part of the country.

[@rushnande3731]

It's crazy because 99% of Nigerians live below poverty line.

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

@@rushnande3731 99 percent? A two second search will reveal it to be less than 40.

[@bilaldjanes8019]

Subhana Allah..... How is it possible for such a rich country to let its people suffer in poverty??? 😔😔😔

[@stepfrom1500]

Thats because richness for a countries people has alot to do with its population. Nigeria is rich in oil but with over 200 million people if they split it evenly amongst everyone it would add up to 100 per month. Now a country that has 10 million people split evenly everyone gets 2000 per month which is pretty good. Because of OPEC which Nigeria is a part of controls the supply of oil a country cant just go let me sell more either. Its a cap used to control the price of oil in a market. U know supply and demand right? Limit supply and u can raise the price.

[@stepfrom1500]

Dubai has 10million people btw forgot to add that as where i got 10million from.

[@jolayemiayobami6989]

That's show how wicked the leaders his very corrupt leaders.

[@Omer1996E.C]

@@stepfrom1500 brother, it's corruption, we don't mean only rich in oil, but also in water, other natural resources, location, land area, potential, and most importantly human resource. It's a story of bad administration and corruption

[@stepfrom1500]

@@Omer1996E.C that still want give everyone money. Money is really made when you take those natural resources and process them. People who start buisness like the American buisness men that led America in the industrial revolution are who make a country rich. When u have people like Bezos who are richer than all the billionaires in all of Africa not just Nigeria thats going to make a huge difference for its people. I know corruption is a huge problem and its a revolving circle. Things such as only being free 60 years, unfair trade deals, and lack of manufacturing buisnesses leads to poverty and poverty breeds corruption. These are my studies i know alot about economics and its not just Nigeria u see this in many countries in Africa even where corruption isn't a huge problem and resources are rich. Botswana who is ranked lowest in Africa on the CPI (corruption perception index), one of the lowest in the world infact is also very rich in natural resources but they dont have more than a country like Kenya who is big on buisnesses and services. All im saying is its so much that comes into play and brother if u really want to understand it will take tons more research and studying.

[@jk5500]

What!!! & the way Nigerians are all over social media platforms making the most noise and looking down on other African countries with self entitlement to being the "richest country in Africa" is this what we call rich?!?!

[@africanstoryteller]

When you see Stories in western media about any African country at all, take it with a grain of salt, especially when they're in the same breath promoting a western innovation for Africans. I'm currently in Kano and can say this is not representative of the state with over 20 million people and 44 local governments

[@jk5500]

@@africanstoryteller kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJncd4RthpaIaZo

[@marcusdanielmuchangi11]

@@africanstoryteller blame your leaders for poverty

[@LeRoux2451]

@@africanstoryteller I believe you my sister, the same is happening here in South Africa. The west choose and direct the narrative that will benefit them. Our white owned media houses are peddling the xenophobia narrative which is specifically designed to discourage Africans from visiting South Africa and do business. Some groupings are sponsored by invisible masters to be anti African nationals, they could have easily formed armed rebel group to cause instability like they do in some countries in the continent, but because of the high number of European descendents in South Africa, that is very unlikely to happen.✌️❤️🇿🇦

[@africanstoryteller]

@@marcusdanielmuchangi11 like there's no poverty in your country?

[@sh0werp0wer]

This could've mentioned Kano's fertility rate of 6.8. That's about 7 children for each woman. This accounts for much more than migration.

[@mick0matic]

20 to 25 years to go from a family of 3 to 30 is absolutely unsustainable.

[@saa82vik]

I love how the BBC is pretending to explain complex, continent wide dynamics in less than 6 minutes in a clip full of stock vids, with a smattering of tropes and soundbites from a couple of Ong reports and guardian articles.

[@jaybell1390]

Poverty Doesn't mean Filthy. Africans should Know that.

[@damarasquest6704]

Make catchment areas to harness the rain water when it rains. It can be done in individual homes or on a community level. When it rains the water runs off and is not store. Education in water harness, storage etc is needed.

[@Maurazio]

also keep hills forested and protect floodplains which slow down the water and refill the water table. natural storage and inexpensive.

[@BaDazai]

This could have simply been avoided by proper planning before building. You can't just build anyhow. How hard is it to leave space for pipes and roads? 🙄🙄🙄

[@tobichidobe]

I think getting people to build correctly might be difficult. Government should only allow real estate firms build and then find ways to subsidize it for the ordinary man.

[@tosinn364]

@@tobichidobe that’s another issue. If the government is corrupt if they provide private corporations they might not even build correctly

[@iuk4280]

The water crisis is crazy in lagos. During the dry season our well go dry and water become very scarce. I have never seen it this scarce that we can wait for the rains.

[@maliksy7746]

There shouldn't be water crisis in Africa

[@iuk4280]

@@maliksy7746 that is the reality in some part of lagos. I think the ground water level is dropping. So those that rely on well water either have to dig deep or suffer during the dry season.

[@africanstoryteller]

You're lying. I live in Lagos. We don't have wells in Lagos, it's either borehole or pipe borne water. You have to stop posing as a Lagosian to lie about something you don't know

[@iuk4280]

@@africanstoryteller Lol!!! My Goodness. Where do you stay? I believe you know Festac Town right. Ask if there are wells there. Some houses depend on them for their needs apart from drinking and maybe cooking. It is so funny that you will think there are no wells in Lagos. If you know anyone in Amuwo-Odofin ask them. They might not use them for drinking. From January to March getting water to take your birth was difficult. The water in our well will dry up and will have very little even after waiting for hours. We have to go to other compounds to fetch, if they allow us, or buy borehole water. Man! It was so funny to get this comment from someone living in Lagos.

[@africanstoryteller]

@@iuk4280 I live in Yaba. I've lived in Ojodu-berger, Sangotedo and Lekki, non of these areas have wells. You should have said FESTAC town and Amuwo Odofin instead of generalising to Lagos. Try to pass the right information

[@ems7623]

I'm beginning to think that I will never see a fruitful and prosperous Africa in my lifetime.

[@alecgurney9305]

Might have to live 300 years

[@snowflakemelter7171]

Dude. They lived in mud huts when europeans rocked up on sailing ships over 400 years ago. It will never be prosperous without outside help.

[@kelvinsnorton3491]

Welp the average woman in northern Nigeria has on average six kids. Religion lack of education snd lack of woman empowerment leads to this crisis.

[@Avaricumstudios]

Oh ,it's part of the problem but not the entire problem

[@joseph3036]

Yes, they think they can have as many kids as possible and God will provide everything. Stupid people.

[@MB-nb7yq]

Having kids isn’t the issue. It’s the resource access disparity. There’s such a gap. If every family had decent housing and decent education access and hospital or clinic no more than 20 minutes with regular transport, they’d be fine.

[@modelflugzuegsamlung]

Why does the video make it seem like our only hope to solve the water shortage is through new technological solutions, while in rich countries we've had universal water infrastructure for decades? Instead, it should be discussing the economic forces that stop the Nigerian and other governments from being able to provide proper investment in their infrastructure.

[@milkadejesusgomes8411]

Here in Maputo we stop waiting for government to provide water, every new neighborhood, a private person or company go there's open a weel, and provides clean,24h to all houses around.. luckily we have subterranean water, almost every where.

[@oxnyxws]

California did that in many places hopefully your aquifers on in good shape because dainning them can cause the to drop.

[@aleenaprasannan2146]

Make sure that you impliment rainwater catchment and recharging as well. I'm from a place that traditionally had wells in every household and with rapid urbanization and very less land for water to infiltrate down, our groundwater is rapidly depleting. Groundwater gets used up quicker than it gets recharged, recharging is a very slow.

[@conmiccollection5847]

BBC at his best, am not surprised

[@vanessak.allmon2894]

I wish Africa was free of Islam, Christianity, colonization and slave trading. All of these have undermined African countries and the ability of their peoples to be self-sufficient and successful.

[@kennedyochiengobat]

The next billionaires will be water suppliers, the basic commodity essential for human survival is now scarce

[@skyelark5511]

Whose fault is that? 1) Yours (fix pipes/infrastructure)? 2) God (send rain)? 3) U.S.-alternative God#1 (reduce carbon emissions)? 4) China-alternative God#2 (reduce carbon emissions)?

[@maliksy7746]

Pathetic isn't it

[@adeolutiamiyu]

🗣 true talk Kennedy but in Africa it will be a public-private partnership. There is no way your finding for new source of water without Government approval

[@فلسطينحرة-ث9ض]

@@adeolutiamiyu yes there is, the politicians will make it privately owned by them

[@imienazwisko4219]

Thanks to Capitalism.

[@KingKong187911]

Intelligent Planning. Planning. Planning and more Intelligent Planning. Africa can learn from Chinese mass construction mistakes, I wish them the best future and prosperity. ❤️

[@jsplit9716]

Or they could just learn from developed countries in europe.

[@amberlight5830]

Urbanization, the process of population concentration and economic development in cities, has become a global phenomenon as more people migrate from rural areas to urban centers in search of better opportunities. While urbanization has led to economic growth and improved living standards for many, it has also had profound effects on the environment and society. One of the primary environmental impacts of urbanization is the degradation of natural habitats. As cities expand to accommodate growing populations, forests, wetlands, and other ecosystems are often razed to make way for buildings, roads, and other infrastructure. This destruction of natural habitats leads to loss of biodiversity, disruption of ecosystems, and increased vulnerability to natural disasters such as floods and landslides. Urbanization also contributes to air and water pollution. The concentration of people, vehicles, and industries in cities leads to higher levels of pollution from vehicle emissions, industrial activities, and waste disposal. Poor air quality can cause respiratory problems and other health issues for city residents, while water pollution can contaminate drinking water sources and harm aquatic ecosystems. In addition to environmental concerns, urbanization has significant social consequences. One major challenge is the strain on urban infrastructure and services. As cities grow, there is increased demand for housing, transportation, sanitation, healthcare, and education. In many developing countries, rapid urbanization has outpaced the capacity of local governments to provide adequate services, leading to overcrowding, inadequate housing, and limited access to basic amenities for many city dwellers. Urbanization also affects social dynamics and community cohesion. As people migrate from rural areas to cities, traditional social structures and relationships are disrupted. Urban residents may face social isolation, alienation, and inequality, particularly in marginalized communities. The rapid pace of urbanization can also create social tensions, as competition for resources and opportunities can lead to conflict and unrest. Despite these challenges, urbanization also presents opportunities for sustainable development and positive change. Cities can be centers of innovation, creativity, and economic growth, fostering social and cultural diversity. Urban planning and development strategies that prioritize sustainability, equity, and resilience can mitigate the negative effects of urbanization and create healthier, more inclusive communities. In conclusion, urbanization has complex and far-reaching effects on the environment and society. While it poses environmental challenges and social pressures, it also offers opportunities for positive transformation and sustainable development. By addressing the environmental and social impacts of urbanization through careful planning, policy interventions, and community engagement, cities can become more livable, resilient, and equitable spaces for all....

[@cheynachaneille]

Dear BBC, Africa is an extremely large continent. Please talk address individual countries and specific cities to insure the message you are trying to share is clear. Thx

[@gerald1495]

they addressed Nigeria and Tanzania.

[@fesderi3933]

Water is accessible to almost everyone in southern Nigeria , I am from Delta state Nigeria,I appreciate how accessible water is to our people back home when I travel to other African countries

[@johndoeiii9767]

What's the divide between the north and south of Nigeria..

[@emmanuelskilful2489]

Southern Nigeria is more enlightened and developed dan northern Nigeria💯💯✅

[@strpth414]

@@emmanuelskilful2489 Is that so? Have you ever been to the North of your country, oh enlightened southerner?

[@alexandermutune6131]

@@emmanuelskilful2489 but why?Let the political class develop all areas without favouritsm.Otherwise people living in areas with little development will feel they don't belong.

[@paulinakonadu2274]

Is that your developed country or am just dreaming My guy I feel ashamed of u...from now on nothing u say will bother anybody So this is the proper housing planning u were talking about 😂👀😉👀 Oga u are really living in a slum.

[@justicejoycetv]

*Before clicking ...I knew they'd be in Nigeria*

[@benjaminsmith2287]

They were also in Tanzania but mostly in north Nigeria.

[@justicejoycetv]

@@benjaminsmith2287 Yes, I watched. Thank you. I wish they'd cover various countries more often as there are 54 on the Continent and *I'd love to learn about all if not as many as possible.*

[@benjaminsmith2287]

@@justicejoycetv The BBC isn't the best place. African youtubers are better because they care about how they portray their countries and other areas in Africa.

[@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136]

@@benjaminsmith2287 Also talking to Africans is good too they don't bullshit you they tell you what it's like living where they do

[@PiroskyTV]

Nigeria is worst country in the world, no drinking water, no electricity, no good roads, no security, 18.1M children out of school and 37.1M unemployment. Shame!

[@TheHelmsD]

hate seeing the issues and problems, but love seeing some innovative water solutions!

[@marcopeel]

BBC you need to start being specific. Which African country? Under which leadership? Or are you intentionally being racist ? The Africa that I know looks nothing like this. But to be specific I am talking about Botswana, Namibia and South Africa’s

[@mick0matic]

They were talking about a few examples, one of which is Kano in Nigeria. Not racist, just poorly picked title. Pay attention before you call people or instances racist.

[@marcopeel]

@@mick0matic it’s actually not necessary, feeds into the usual stereotypes that see Africa as a monolithic mess. They don’t do that with Europe.

[@Maplelust]

hm. you don't have a good grasp on how racism works. guessing you saw someone else say it and decided to say it too? plus they're talking about several African countries. so yeah. Africa is accurate.

[@romulus1136]

I’m living in a place where it’s 24 hrs raining nowadays.

[@lawrencecrocker4870]

The nice thing to see is that all the scientists and specialists they had in this looked to be african themselves, im glad it's improving over there even if slowly. As a side note, i think it's time the governments of the world came together and regulated the water industry, companies like evian and dasani, make a fortune selling water, while millions of people have no access to water at all. What gives these companies the rights to water, that they can sell it.

[@graliceresources9395]

Very traditional of BBC , they never show any beautiful side their former colony.

[@justicejoycetv]

And, I'm constantly questioning why they don't cover how the crown should give citizenship to it's former holdings.

[@stripping_architecture]

"Love" how people are talking desperately for shortages of basic human needs, and there is a positive melody in the background while Europeans are talking about innovative solutions in "Africa". Sorry for the sarcasm, couldn't resist

[@donyeebi7016]

I live Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State thou it is more than 90% riverine but there is no safe water provided by government except boreholes that are own by individuals

[@alphaomega1969]

BBC avoiding to mention china success of installing water pump in many remote area in Africa

[@dalemsilas8425]

BBC makes a show about urbanisation then goes into the rural areas to film struggling villagers.

[@gerald1495]

that's what a lot of rushed urban areas in Africa look like, a bunch of bungalows cramped together

[@dalemsilas8425]

@@gerald1495 what's been shown here isn't urbanisation, it's rural and its been this way for a long time. I mean hand cranked communal pump is not urbanisation, that's classic rural.

[@Freedom9X]

How about not having so many children and a more healthy growth.

[@theloniousm4337]

Honestly , its the 21st century for gods sake. How humans in 2022 can't figure out the basics like clean drinking water is utterly amazing. Too many years of Africa blaming others for their complete incompetence instead of buckling down and getting organized and getting to work.

[@gerald1495]

I agree, but at the same time don't downplay the role the western industrialised countries have had in causing climate change which Africa will suffer the worst effect from the soonest.

[@kariuki6644]

Eti Tanzinia?

[@stevensmith2078]

I consider myself a Pan-Africanist. The filth, ugliness, and lack of standards in today’s African cities is shameful. Africans must fix this. Unacceptable!

[@ems7623]

I don't think that ideology has ever done Africans any good. Try something more practical.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

Overall, agree. But Kigali, Rwanda is a start of how to at least clean up an African city.

[@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136]

Africans are many distinct groups who are better off telling themselves what to do not others from other nations let African people make their laws and build their cities in accordance with their values

[@eastafrika728]

Industrialization is inevitable, they will have to learn how to manage it and stop complaining. Every problem has a solution which they can work on themselves. This will help Afrikans develop their own laboratories and stop relying on the west. The next step is local laboratory development and local curriculum development

[@gerald1495]

they have way more basic things to worry about like water infrastructure and food security to worry about achieving

[@eastafrika728]

@@gerald1495 those things are easily being dealt with as we speak and won't take long to fix buddy. Unless we can say democracy and capitalism are garbage. Don't worry about Afrika's problems, you are not Afrikan.

[@gerald1495]

@@eastafrika728 I'm 100% Nigerian and only 73% of the population have access to basic water, half of which is contaminated. also stop spelling Africa with a 'k', genocidal Dutch settlers did that.

[@eastafrika728]

@@gerald1495 those are things we are solving now here in Kenya. I hope your leaders get the resolve to do the same there in Nigeria.

[@eastafrika728]

@@gerald1495 Dutch who? The word Afrika belongs to us and originates from the Bantu word Ma'arifa or Knowledge, Afrika was known as the land of knowledge. Stop thinking that of a European uses our words they are his, wake up!

[@fideltuda4678]

Some people here are funny trying to blame overpopulation we have enough technology to produce more water that we will ever need, the problem is lack of initiative from stakeholders, having less children or under crowded cities will never be the solution. Under population is the biggest threat to the human existence, let's find a solution to the water issues stop blaming overpopulation.

[@mick0matic]

What percentage of global water is freshwater again? 2.5%? It is an overpopulation issue. The climate wont be able to keep up. Cities also need alot of planning and investment beforehand, what is shown here is chaotic suburb development, which is also very bad for the enviroment and our bankaccount. Suburbs are not the same as good cities.

[@tonjachristopher5877]

I recently have been looking into alternative water sources and found the hydropanels as similar to the warka project.

[@aarononeal9830]

The bbc needs to talk about Ecosia they are a search engine that plants tress

[@stephk.c.2674]

Please add subtitles

[@rosampa1980]

No

[@BrenaCedraz]

Here, in Brasil, there is a similar reality in some regions. We must fight climate change! The poorest people are the most affected

[@radicalroses]

Is climate change the problem or capitalism? Go back to the roots our Africa isn't supposed to develop like Europe that is the problem. We must build a community that makes sense for our environment.

[@dyawr]

3:25 Off-topic but, what a *beautiful* pendant! 😯

[@nathanngumi8467]

Very informative!

[@julioduan7130]

Thank god that you didn’t say it’s China’s fault.

[@xenisyst701]

Solar is all cool and stuff but it doesn't store energy, thats the problem.

[@TheRenaissanceAmazon]

All of those cities look so dusty and dirty.

[@mzeeali8840]

Chorine isn't needed to eliminate things from water. Human waste & animal waste can be turned into methane gas.

[@imnotanalien7839]

It boils down to …. To many people… not enough production. The government has not encouraged education and self reliance. If the government hands you food and water…. amount of children doesn’t matter… in fact, maybe you can increase your income by increasing amount of children. If parents have the responsibility of feeding their children…. they will limit amount of children.

[@dxelson]

Next thing you know the West is reporting "China is destroying Africa by building their infrastructures and cities" narrative xDD

[@rediettadesse2828]

China has done alot for Africa than what west did tho

[@candacewilliams6761]

What if the whole Africa went on the Gold Standard, and not USD?(etc..)

[@LVXMagick]

Yeah urbanization is the issue. Not years of British colonization, American slavery, Chinese and Canadian mining or all the other rape and torture of their land and peoples they endured with no compensation or help to fix what was raped from them, destroyed and stolen. Hey Brits, here's an idea, why don't you start the process by giving back all the stolen cultural artifacts you still profit from at your museum at the very LEAST. Love how BBC is constantly reporting about what's wrong in the places their culture destroyed.

[@smartblack4002]

VISIT RWANDA 🇷🇼 A COUNTRY BUILT ON CONGOLESE BLOOD

[@jkgh374]

The examples they use are in rural areas…video is about urbanisation…

[@samthexplorer9621]

If BBC cannot present a good narative about all the great stuffs going on on the continent then they should be banned.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

Or at least show some local solutions. Every solutions they showed came from a white Western company. There are local Black Africans that have solutions as well if not all the funding.

[@sammynyarko7174]

You talking abt urbanisation and showing videos of villages

[@Wayzor_]

You build a city from the ground up. This is neither new nor groundbreaking information. Have none of you played Sim City?

[@ategunalaafia]

😥

[@thomas316]

Nigeria must be so wealthy. In the last 30 years the population has more than doubled! While in much of Europe the population is declining because people cannot afford to have children. 🤔

[@maliksy7746]

The negative aspects of Africa

[@awddfg]

Rich coming from a country that has colonized africa along with several other european countries

[@gerald1495]

...ok? that has nothing to do with a lack of water infrastructure in Africa

[@John_Smith_86]

Too many Africans

[@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136]

wtf is that supposed to mean are you KKK or something?

[@aped]

I’m sorry I’m not seeing any growth in Kano, looks like filth

[@lukeodhiambo1994]

Honestly, urbanization makes life more difficult and doesn't solve the poverty issue. You end up having small cities with millions of people living in them. The end result is poor living conditions, many people few jobs, etc. What value is there in having overpopulated cities whose resources are overwhelmed? Let's devolve development, wisely.

[@jeanvaljean6433]

Are you serious?

[@OloRishaCreole504]

Exactly..how does Urbanisation reduce poverty..which is stated under title

[@Avaricumstudios]

@@OloRishaCreole504 it reduces poverty, for example how do you provide piped water or electricity to nomadic pastoralists who have no permanent residences?

[@فلسطينحرة-ث9ض]

@@Avaricumstudios being nomadic doesn’t mean being poor

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@فلسطينحرة-ث9ض He didn't state poverty. He stated constant movement. Stop being insecure.

[@bubblegumtycoon2983]

this is the impact of capitalism

[@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136]

lmao no capitalism is solving these problems

[@gerald1495]

@@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136 yeah right, I won't be surprised if parasites start profiting off the water shortages soon by commodifying it.

[@yux.tn.3641]

i do think african countries could consider having a 3 (or 4) child policy like china...so it prevents people from having too many children this is about public resource management and affordability

[@MadamLolz]

No.

[@yux.tn.3641]

@@MadamLolz well, it would slightly alleviate pressure on public resources...besides 3 (or 4) kids isn't necessarily what i argue as restrictive or harsh plus sex education

[@fofofofo6182]

No. In some SADC countries with are very few. We need people.

[@yux.tn.3641]

@@fofofofo6182 i was thinking more about west africa such as nigeria... for SADC = i think tanzania has a really high birth rate as well

[@fofofofo6182]

@@yux.tn.3641 You did not specify in your comment. Tanzania has 62 million people but not overpopulated yet.

[@candacewilliams6761]

Et si toute l'Afrique suivait l'étalon-or, et non l'USD? (etc...)

[@MotoTvWoodsFarm]

interesting very informative 👍

[@replica1052]

build a central sylinder with allt he plumbing and wiring - everyone gets a 360 apartment

[@joshingaboutwithjosh]

They would be a costly autocracy

[@RogueSecret]

Would not have been a problem with Gaddiaffi alive :/

[@funcisco]

what's the need of all that fancy solar pumping technology when you could just build a well?

[@gerald1495]

like you saw, it's damn slow and in a high population urban area there's a daily demand of water wells can't possibly meet

[@funcisco]

​@@gerald1495 hmm... it does look like they all share one well though, as opposed to having one at home. I'm from Paraguay and just 20 years ago we were still an undeveloped nation like most of Africa (we are considered a developing nation now). Virtually every house built in that era has a well in their backyard. I'm unsure of the specifics, but I think there were "sanitary juntas" in every municipality that took care of building wells in every home. To this day, my grandma still gets water from hers. That's why I asked about it: If they can already make one well, maybe they can make more? Cuz if they already know how to make wells, there's no need for all the fancy technology. Then again, if the return on investment and feasibility for these projects is higher than building wells en masse, then I guess it's justified.

[@FaceTimewithHawa]

How can we help?

[@ninny65]

The impact of civilisation in Africa*

[@hlengiwekunene8059]

The giants

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

Make less babies

[@strpth414]

Based on my past experience with KZbin videos featuring Nigeria, I can predict how this comment section is going to be like: North... exists.... Southerners.... 'rageeeee!'

[@RK-cj4oc]

Then maybe the north needs to stop trying to drag nigeria down with it.

[@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136]

Your North south joke could also be used as an American civil war joke

[@electrikoptik]

My cousin that has been to Africa, told me that there's too many black people there.

[@kamuangalailunga3846]

Hi

[@jimbojimbo6873]

Africa needs to HURRY UP FFS

[@adamsolomon7877]

Another useless “feel good” report

[@christopher9727]

John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

[@vladnickul]

corruption and stupidity. :)

[@the420god3]

KEEP BREEDING

[@benjaminsmith2287]

So basically I see that the Black African countries can't figure out how to bring clean water to at least some areas of their cities and the white engineers elsewhere figure it out and have projects to help them. That's what this video shows. I know it's not as simple as that as I know something about Africa. However, it's time to compete and come up with solutions and maybe one of them is to figure out how to finance things.

[@kabzaify]

They are many countries in Africa, not just this ones.

[@TurbidSugar19]

3:45 how about the Pipe Innovation? What a joke

[@rafski-travels-1984]

Whole lot of wife beating going on there

[@MadamLolz]

Don’t be racist. Wife beating happens everywhere and should be stopped

[@rafski-travels-1984]

Africa top wife beating destination

[@bobbykibe8693]

Have they beaten you yet?

[@rafski-travels-1984]

@@bobbykibe8693 : they might unleash mob justice upon me! As for the wives, I am afraid they have no say in the matter haha

[@ste16kam35]

Always mention problem in Africa and show white as the sahviour, why not show all local solutions.. stup d

[@leehyunsong7001]

Harvest water from air is the real game changer!

[@gerald1495]

that's only possible in a very particular climate, and not that efficient either

[@billy5771]

waiting to BBC to mention a single positive aspect of China's infrastructure investment in Africa

[@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136]

There's no positive aspects it's just neo colonialism

[@mick0matic]

You mean buying up everything and then forcing down their will and sending their own workers thus taking local jobs? Yes its called modern colonialism.

[@erictevoedjre3966]

At 1:47 a Sheka community leader speaks. He speaks in his own language. So, presumably with no particular accent. Why did you choose an interpreter with a heavy "foreign" accent? Why not choose someone with a neutral English accent?

[@roberttausig9170]

You take the interpreters you have, and interpreters can't always speak their non-native language accent-free. This happens more often the more niche the interpreted language and/or interpreted-to language is (Which is the case here).

[@michaelbardill5310]

SIMPLE REALLY..........don't have sooooo many children! Funny how we always go on about how humans are suffering. We have screwed the environment, now we're reaping the "rewards.

[@MB-nb7yq]

Or simply talk to the billionaires who own 53% of the world’s resources while 99% of us have to share 47%. Literally all it is a fair distribution of resources but that would be too kind cos capitalism doesn’t care

[@nightcorefree4911]

@@MB-nb7yq thats not how world works darling

[@MB-nb7yq]

@@nightcorefree4911 Oh wow you don’t say. I didn’t think of that. I literally wrote that in my statement so I don’t know why you needed to add this comment.

[@userYouCantHandleThis]

Can we please talk about the journalist's outfit.., is that all she could find to Wear?

[@MadamLolz]

Don’t be fucking rude. I’m sure you don’t have much in your closet.

[@ategunalaafia]

I'm like wait, what? 🤦🏿I had to share with a few friends. Is this playing? 😀

[@africanstoryteller]

She was in a hurry to spread their propaganda against Africa to promote a western innovation for Africans so why would she bother about looking the part🤣🤷🏾.

[@LeRoux2451]

@@ategunalaafia what did you expect, this is western media. No respect for AFRICANS. The need to show our lowest points is important to them. It is up to us to show the good and the (best) side of the continent.

[@AnyKeyLady]

So on social media posts, "black people" are now saying that they do not need help from "white people" as they can help their own people. I am therefore reluctant to help when i can see that they need it so as not to offend them. Back in the UK, i don't see colour any more, since i was brought up on an estate amongst friends. I learn new cultures as they learn mine. Hopefully, they obey the rules set for me too here. Not many governments in the world these days that people like but some as one, put down political weapons and just live, like we did and have been. Let the rich fight over their battle grounds on their OWN money. Firstly, MSM Africa is a continent, not a country, just as much as there are countries above and below the US. I just learnt that some tribes, within some African countries, just live off milk and animal blood as apart of their culture. Was also interesting how their also used the stomach bile in their dishes and the kids drank it. I watched the video to observe as i am not in a place to judge but to learn.

[@oo--7714]

Dude shut up jesus

[@LeRoux2451]

A country can not be built without using any technologies and trades from other countries. Totally impossible.

[@warsameadam5572]

Lazy people 😴

[@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136]

Most Africans work harder in one day than you have in your life.

[@warsameadam5572]

@@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136 I'm African

[@jieli3313]

Whether trump or Biden is your president! Is your life better? The system is broken. changing the presiden doesn't work ! We need to change the system!

[@jeanvaljean6433]

What the fuck does trump or biden have to do with water in africa? Nothing other than democracy can work. Monarchy doesn't.

[@darkrieshunter6670]

lol no

[@mick0matic]

Change takes more time than just picking a leader and say; were done here..