The Ken Saro-Wiwa Story | Greed, Betrayal and the Battle for Nigeria's Oil Money

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NewAfrica

NewAfrica

2 жыл бұрын

Of all the casualties of the unholy post-war alliance between the Nigerian military state and big oil, the Ogoni people were arguably amongst the worst hit. With the full blessing of the Nigerian government, the Royal Dutch Shell oil company was authorised to explore and extract oil from Ogoniland. While this was a win-win deal for Nigeria’s military generals and the oil giant, Shell’s entry into the region quickly became nothing short of a living nightmare for the Ogoni people.
Having grown sick and tired of the military government’s complicity in the devastation of his ancestral land, Ken Saro-Wiwa spearheaded the creation of a pressure group known as the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (popularly known as MOSOP). This is the story of the most prominent martyr in the fight against big oil in Nigeria.
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@NewAfrica
@NewAfrica 2 жыл бұрын
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@BlueHawkPictures17
@BlueHawkPictures17 2 жыл бұрын
the patreon link seems to be broken, somehow it's adding three additional characters to the url and breaking the link
@shzarmai
@shzarmai 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting Video
@ThiefKingBakuraX
@ThiefKingBakuraX 2 жыл бұрын
would appreciate link to the soundtracks i like them it gets me going
@QuizmasterLaw
@QuizmasterLaw 2 жыл бұрын
Corruption and Greed? But wait, there's more! Murder for profit! Oh boy! I just loooooooves me some crapitalism!
@QuizmasterLaw
@QuizmasterLaw 2 жыл бұрын
Hey did you ever see the Baby Mandarin channel? My Chinese is already way better than that but they are really good and you or your audience might love them!
@mustafasahidmahamoud4942
@mustafasahidmahamoud4942 2 жыл бұрын
Quite literally the only serious channel on historical African affairs. Absolutely wonderful. A true gem!
@CaptainSazzman
@CaptainSazzman 2 жыл бұрын
There are many others actually and I follow all of them: African biographic, Afristory productions and of course New Africa.
@rudyniosho2505
@rudyniosho2505 2 жыл бұрын
True that
@Dabarlive
@Dabarlive 2 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more
@politereminder6284
@politereminder6284 2 жыл бұрын
True. Are they related to the New African magazine?
@derekchesterton5645
@derekchesterton5645 2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't have said it better myself👏👏👏👏
@xasemer100
@xasemer100 2 жыл бұрын
New africa has pooled the wool out of my eyes, here in Greece we never talk about Africa and when we do it's always in the form of pity for her destitute, or intellectuals mentioning her colonial past and that Europeans are the only ones to blame. But like in Greece, where we have made the worst mistakes with our economy and diplomacy, people always blame the Germans or the Europeans in general, never thought i'd find so many similarities with African nations. Greetings from beautiful Greece!!!
@xasemer100
@xasemer100 2 жыл бұрын
pulled ok i get it i dont know english
@aart-janmoerkerke9981
@aart-janmoerkerke9981 2 жыл бұрын
I am in Greece right now
@arinzefrancis7417
@arinzefrancis7417 2 жыл бұрын
Yea, easy to blame everyone else other than ones self, way too convenient. At first it was colonialism, the foreign involvements. Noone has paused to think we might actually be the course of our own problem.
@arinzefrancis7417
@arinzefrancis7417 2 жыл бұрын
@@doxasept2286 no the facts aren't there, it's your own theory. But let me endulge you a wee bit and assume for a second what you're saying is right for a moment, so it's one of our own who would accept their proposals and implement them, it's not like in colonial times when the foreigners are in charge. We control our own affairs, we can decide to accept the offers of Europeans or listen to their advices or not, our choice.
@419prince
@419prince 2 жыл бұрын
Greece is the most beautiful country of all the Mediterranean countries, it just has bad leaders, from a Nigerian living in Spain 🤙🏿
@Misanbolorunfe
@Misanbolorunfe 2 жыл бұрын
“Lord take my soul, but the struggle continues”
@johnsMITHhhhhh88
@johnsMITHhhhhh88 2 жыл бұрын
The lord didn’t take all of his soul, because part of it is still here in every Nigerian who fights for a better future
@southernnigerianupbiafraup5262
@southernnigerianupbiafraup5262 2 жыл бұрын
@Jason Stark But why do we have to Band together? Are the French bound with UK, Italy, Germany etc in Europe? Why can't the North let the Igbos be? They don't like the South especially Igbos but yet want to share same country with people you hate.
@hemdanozioma
@hemdanozioma 2 жыл бұрын
💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
@stagg2184
@stagg2184 2 жыл бұрын
@Jason Stark that's a good idea...but the ones in power are greedy and want everything for themselves
@theigbotruth
@theigbotruth 2 жыл бұрын
@Jason Stark Stop your self deceit..
@richardadomako3539
@richardadomako3539 2 жыл бұрын
Nigeria has lots of brutal history I hope the day to see visionary leaders rule Nigeria.
@AnalystTosh
@AnalystTosh 2 жыл бұрын
Still ruled by the Generals
@munix9351
@munix9351 2 жыл бұрын
As in!! Plenty!!
@nwoudochiobinna3673
@nwoudochiobinna3673 2 жыл бұрын
@@AnalystTosh yup...till this day. The Dictators just converted to politicians
@gracie99999
@gracie99999 Жыл бұрын
no joke
@onamemmet
@onamemmet Жыл бұрын
Thomas Sankara was the last of the great West African heads of state, and paid for it with his life.
@richardnderitu6423
@richardnderitu6423 2 жыл бұрын
Even our former Kenyan dictator, Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi, was offended by the killing? That's how bad it is when another poor leader has to call you out.
@WillieFungo
@WillieFungo 2 жыл бұрын
They were just virtue signaling, just like the West.
@iptwbunna2489
@iptwbunna2489 2 жыл бұрын
his son just betrayed our leaders
@francisjoseph3849
@francisjoseph3849 2 жыл бұрын
moi was not adictator he held our country together and kept the peace when every other country in africa was fraying
@ogola7263
@ogola7263 2 жыл бұрын
@FRANCIS he was a dictator!!
@nwoudochiobinna3673
@nwoudochiobinna3673 2 жыл бұрын
@@francisjoseph3849 Dictators don't always have to be bad. People of Nigeria love murtala Mohammed, despite the fact that he was a dictator
@coolykush
@coolykush 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve never been this emotional over a KZbin video. What happened to Ken just shows how brutal and evil life can be to people who stand up for what’s right. I hope his family and loved ones have found peace.
@radioactivedetective6876
@radioactivedetective6876 2 жыл бұрын
"precious black toxin" - never have I come across a phrase that more aptly captures the role crude oil has played in shaping the present and future of humanity and of this planet
@outerspace7391
@outerspace7391 2 жыл бұрын
And all that was caused by a Comedian? Damn, underrated man.
@Joe-pb3bm
@Joe-pb3bm 2 жыл бұрын
No joke!
@Boom38119
@Boom38119 2 жыл бұрын
Like PLO Lumumba said corruption killed more people than wars in Africa. Corruption, The neverending story of Nigeria.
@anele5696
@anele5696 2 жыл бұрын
I cry for Ken Saro Wiwa when I remember him. He and the other 8 didn't have to be killed. He was a brilliant innocent man who stood up for his people. I had just gone into university there when he was hanged. The Nigerian northerners inhumanity to the Southerners will never be forgotten. May Ken Saro Wiwa and the others continue to rest in peace. Can't stop crying now. No one deserves to die that way.
@Relevance4life
@Relevance4life 11 ай бұрын
The military were brutal and wrong in so many ways, but even from the story you heard, ken Saro wiwa wasn’t a saint, he himself resulted to killings as a means of pressing home his demand. The did kidnappings and indirectly encouraged mobbing of relatives that disagreed with their means. It was no coincidence that some of his kinsmen started distancing themselves from the movement. It’s like Nnamdi Kanu of today, IPOB is as brutal as the state whom they claim to fight against.
@okekechidi3377
@okekechidi3377 7 ай бұрын
@@Relevance4life do you have evidence to this unusual allegations.. until then you shouldn't be taken seriously.. awaiting your own well resesrch and unbiased evidence...
@kingleton223
@kingleton223 3 ай бұрын
Ken wasn't so innocent you know. He betrayed the Igbo as well after the war. Then Nigeria happened to Ogoni people then that is when he did what he did. But we have not being straight because we are not united.
@tayxxmonster
@tayxxmonster 2 жыл бұрын
I just watched this a few days ago and I see today that Shell is going to pay *$11 million* for damages. I’m disgusted but not surprised. There’s not enough money in the world to make up for what was and is being done to the Ogoni people. Thank again for another priceless video. *This* is the context and information I look to when I discuss domestic and world history with my kids.
@fuckbankers
@fuckbankers 2 жыл бұрын
Peanuts
@scrubbingoffinternet5221
@scrubbingoffinternet5221 Жыл бұрын
The ogoni people lost their homeland for a measly 11 million. European brain disease is a wonder.
@ipodtouch495
@ipodtouch495 2 жыл бұрын
Oil is easily the most destabilising thing on Earth. Great video as usual bro.
@williamthebonquerer9181
@williamthebonquerer9181 2 жыл бұрын
It's only good for already industrialised countries.
@ksharonnie
@ksharonnie 2 жыл бұрын
If his last words didn't bring tears to those who took his life. Huh! It is a sad story. More sad, that as an african, I never knew it until you covered the story new africa. Thank you for sharing this.
@tuffg.5469
@tuffg.5469 2 жыл бұрын
Babangida still lives though in a shadow of himself
@Nuffinkness
@Nuffinkness Жыл бұрын
Editing 💯 Narration 💯 Authenticity 💯 Objectivity 💯 Lovely page
@karoosogba8900
@karoosogba8900 2 жыл бұрын
This video brings to mind one of the questions I have never been able to answer but history continues to ask it. As a leader, in the face of brutal oppression do you give in for a comprise that keeps your followers oppressed but possibly less so or chose to risk deaths in the hope of true liberation. In this case, till these day the Ogoni people still suffer, their lands and water are ruined. There is still little to no compensational infrastructure in that area. How then can those deaths be justified aside from Matyrs that we eulogize about in our imaginations and some foundations here and there. Sometimes I wonder if any armed resistance against a far superior power is ever worth it.
@sivuyilemtsi9840
@sivuyilemtsi9840 2 жыл бұрын
I think this is why you find many rebel leaders have little to no regret for the actions they took believing would free their people. There is just no proven formula for this. Do you temporarily give in, in the hope that it will ease the oppression just a little and give your people a fighting chance of survival; or do you hold out in the face of severe brutality in the hope that it will pay out the ultimate prize? We always judge these people for their actions after we already know the outcome, forgetting that they made these decisions before and they had no way of conclusively knowing the outcome that we have come to know.
@arinzefrancis7417
@arinzefrancis7417 2 жыл бұрын
Do not hold out entirely without a plan. Bargain hard and take what you can, fight and conquer if you can but most importantly know when to withdraw and re-strategize. If you lose your life without accomplishing what you set out to of what use is it? What can you possibly achieve with that? Die by all means but let it be after conquering.
@karoosogba8900
@karoosogba8900 2 жыл бұрын
@@sivuyilemtsi9840 It really is tough being a ‘freedom fighter’ the goal is freedom and not death but you have to risk death in pursuit of freedom with full knowledge that your death does not equal freedom in fact it might reduce the chance. Then how would you live with yourself seeing the oppression continue, imagine seeing a fisherman who can no longer fish and farmer who can no longer farm due to no fault of his own or an act of God. Knowing that his misery is an act of man and you might have helped. That might kill you too
@karoosogba8900
@karoosogba8900 2 жыл бұрын
@@arinzefrancis7417 I understand your point fully but sometimes you can calculate wrongly and the checkmate might come sooner than you expected. In this case he was not caught raiding or terrorizing, he was allegedly setup in such a way that his only out was either full scale terrorism or fleeing the country
@ChairmanMo
@ChairmanMo 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes you have to believe that what you are fighting for is so important that you just have to go and fight and not think anymore about it. Look at the people's of Yugoslavia during WW2, the Soviet Partisans in WW2 and look at how China kept hanging on despite the Century of Shame and the Empire of Japan's invasion of the country.
@robbyjohnson9684
@robbyjohnson9684 2 жыл бұрын
Extremely unique, unbiased channel. Love the content. Damn, i forgot how good the narrator was too.
@-faramoluwanbi-6469
@-faramoluwanbi-6469 2 жыл бұрын
We always learnt in school that Ken Saro-Wiwa had done good things but we learnt such vague history about him and the evil of Sani Abach and Babangida that I didn't even know he was from such a minority tribe! I'm so glad History is back in the Nigerian curriculum.
@munix9351
@munix9351 2 жыл бұрын
I cry hard when I watch your videos. The country of my parents. They loved it with all their heart. Yet was robbed of their own birth right. Moving to Europe, to a land where they detested yet was the only place to provide and protect them. Life truly isn't fair!! Africa why? Nigerian when? Were now the supposed golden generation raised in the west with no true identity I tire!
@anele5696
@anele5696 2 жыл бұрын
We must fight and get rid of all the bloody greedy leaders and build a beautiful country.
@elsabishop7669
@elsabishop7669 2 жыл бұрын
We are a sad nation, ruled by these kleptocrats
@frankbernard2702
@frankbernard2702 Жыл бұрын
I’m in Nigeria and I feel this
@Blueblonde227
@Blueblonde227 Жыл бұрын
Go back to Nigeria then if you detest Europe so much
@nobleametorwogo7420
@nobleametorwogo7420 2 жыл бұрын
I almost teared up watching this. This story resonates all across Africa, Is this our fate as Africans?.....to be manipulated, robbed and mistreated by foreigners with the help of our leaders?
@thebalkanfilmmaker9858
@thebalkanfilmmaker9858 2 жыл бұрын
Its the same with as Balkan folks
@petestreet100
@petestreet100 2 жыл бұрын
Nigeria is not a country, it's a business, a shrewd business.
@tyvamakes5226
@tyvamakes5226 2 жыл бұрын
It's more like a warlord property
@petestreet100
@petestreet100 2 жыл бұрын
@@tyvamakes5226 that too
@meishameisha3455
@meishameisha3455 2 жыл бұрын
Listen I'm from Jamaica 🇯🇲 and I'm really sorry for what happened in south east Nigeria decades ago,I'm sorry about what the Hausa Fula people are have done! I'm also sorry for what is going on in Kaduna,Zamfara, Maiduguri with other ethnic groups like kanuri etc but I really need NIGERIA 🇳🇬 that's all the people to pull together so we can have direct flights from Lagos, Abuja,Jos to my country that we don't have to travel through Europe or America to get to Africa 🌍!!! Pull up yuh socks Nigeria mi a beg
@timbuktu777
@timbuktu777 Жыл бұрын
It’s a long road
@terryoppong4420
@terryoppong4420 2 жыл бұрын
I got to know the Ken Wiwa story sometime 2014, and to this day I feel sad seeing how ruthlessly he was killed. My country Ghana had high hopes after oil was discovered in commercial quantities, after 10 years we don’t have much to show for it. With African countries still dependent on natural resources, I wonder what will become of us in 100 years
@cosmossaronwiyo4289
@cosmossaronwiyo4289 2 жыл бұрын
As an Ogoni Man in Diaspora, when I show resilience to unjust acts around me, I am often asked in German „warum bist du so anders?“, and of course my response is „weil ich in meinem kurzen leben viel gesehen habe“ and doing what is just is the right thing to do. These sad incidents only make us stronger ✊🏽 To the commentator, you never missed and thanks for beautifully narrating our history of struggle. Thanks to New Africa too for this Masterpiece of Historical truth 🙏🏾
@robertsshawn7029
@robertsshawn7029 2 жыл бұрын
I think ogoni people need more than Germans needs you. The oil spillage has stopped
@cosmossaronwiyo4289
@cosmossaronwiyo4289 2 жыл бұрын
@@robertsshawn7029 You’re absolutely correct. The plan is to go back with a sustainable plan to help out and join the young builders but for now I would keep building myself till then. Thanks for your comment 🙌🏾
@robertsshawn7029
@robertsshawn7029 2 жыл бұрын
*has’nt
@emmanuelnwachukwu4311
@emmanuelnwachukwu4311 5 ай бұрын
@cosmossaronwiyo4289 USA,France, and Britain have been stealing oil from the Niger Delta ,how come nobody is complaining
@angelicakweku5293
@angelicakweku5293 2 жыл бұрын
Ojukwu thought he was fighting Nigeria but didn't know he was going to fight Britain.
@FlamingBasketballClub
@FlamingBasketballClub 2 жыл бұрын
I thought this video was getting released this weekend y'all. It's gonna be a good one.
@hakimdiwan5101
@hakimdiwan5101 2 жыл бұрын
Africa's rich resources are also the reason behind it's poverty.
@TheRamamedia
@TheRamamedia 2 жыл бұрын
Kwame Nkrumah calls it, "The African Paradox".
@hakimdiwan5101
@hakimdiwan5101 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheRamamedia Well it is one.
@ipodtouch495
@ipodtouch495 2 жыл бұрын
The resource curse.
@dscott4465
@dscott4465 2 жыл бұрын
That is ridiculous 🤷‍♂️
@hakimdiwan5101
@hakimdiwan5101 2 жыл бұрын
@@dscott4465 That is truth.
@ginasuji7359
@ginasuji7359 2 жыл бұрын
Watching this and just crying. This is so painful!
@ishotit....1195
@ishotit....1195 2 жыл бұрын
I've not even watched yet but I know am gonna love it. Guy you're doing a great job. Maybe you should look into a patreon. Kudos, big ups and more grease to your elbows.
@billy-ps7jz
@billy-ps7jz 2 жыл бұрын
They already have a patreon. I myself am a patron.
@jacktingey7886
@jacktingey7886 2 жыл бұрын
NewAfrica videos are among the most important videos on KZbin. It is so important to learn the truth and fight imperialism and exploitation wherever they are so important. Thank you so much!
@DisaffectedNigerian
@DisaffectedNigerian 2 жыл бұрын
Let it not be said that our stories were not told by us. Love what you do on this channel
@asierescobal1248
@asierescobal1248 2 жыл бұрын
I have never seen a source of information about Africa (history and news) like this one. It explains it greatly, and with details. Keep it up the awesome work ;)
@capokesh
@capokesh 2 жыл бұрын
My 22 years living or schooling in Nigeria they never teach us about this.. thank God for technology.... thank you new Africa... a lot of untold stories... the struggle continue
@Vinus739
@Vinus739 2 жыл бұрын
That is because the Fulanis dominate you and dominate the things that are taught to you in school and have shifted your focus to "hate the igbos, they are your enemy ".
@capokesh
@capokesh 2 жыл бұрын
@@Vinus739 I swear down. We awake now. So we moouve
@ron9627
@ron9627 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Another great one. Always looking forward to it.
@historyking9984
@historyking9984 2 жыл бұрын
I love your channel. You do things from all across Africa, well researched, and you put both big and small stories from current new entrepreneurs to huge political presidents across Africa to regional events that may focus on a group in a country like this. Well done
@vimbainasheeileenpencil
@vimbainasheeileenpencil 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this 👏
@leehaseley2164
@leehaseley2164 2 жыл бұрын
Long live the memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa! Thank you for opening my eyes to aspects of history previously hidden from me.
@Madameshakara
@Madameshakara 2 жыл бұрын
Long live the memory of Edward Kobani, Samuel Orage, Theophilus Orage, Albert Badey! They were my family, they were good ppl, compassionate, intelligent ppl who wanted a better future for Ogoni ppl. Brutally murdered for simply trying to attain peace. While having a noble cause, Ken saro wiwa was no saint, NO AMOUNT of public sympathy will ever change that fact…Nigeria is a nation that has been wrecked by exploitation, greed, and violence from it’s very inception. So sad everything we’ve been through, sad what we will continue to go through, but we cannot give up. We must prodper
@timbtamgomez9110
@timbtamgomez9110 2 жыл бұрын
I've been watching your videos for about three months now and I must say, the amount of work, research, and editing that has gone into these videos are amazing. Being from the United States, we never ever hear about this history, especially from someone who does the amount of work and personal knowledge on these subjects! Thank you for making these amazing videos!
@naomiulmer5929
@naomiulmer5929 Жыл бұрын
Married into a Nigerian family. Thank you so much for doing this work. It helps me understand my husbands country and educate our children.
@ctrlaltcreate3827
@ctrlaltcreate3827 Жыл бұрын
Awesome that you’re making an effort to learn his culture!
@canadiancrane
@canadiancrane 2 жыл бұрын
I can't state enough how much I value and respect your contributions. Thank you!
@naomiononuga961
@naomiononuga961 2 жыл бұрын
Love the contemporary African history videos, you guys are doing amazing work please keep going.
@chidebemugonna5099
@chidebemugonna5099 2 жыл бұрын
Always looking forward to KB saying "You see..."
@Mukkeg
@Mukkeg 2 жыл бұрын
I love history and as an african the history of Africa has a special place in my heart, this channel is incredible, objectiv, unbiased and just straight facts. In any african leder you get the good side and the bad side with this channel. You don't make many videos but when you do, it's on point. One of the few channels where the 🔔 is on. I salute you sir!
@cl3410
@cl3410 2 жыл бұрын
Another good one…I really enjoy learning some of the lessor known history of Africa/Nigeria
@josephe5717
@josephe5717 2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating and harrowing, thank you for making this
@menaj2954
@menaj2954 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this story, greed and complete lack of unity has always been the enemy to Africa. It is a shame imagine what she would be with great leadership and lack of tribalism.
@emmanuelenisan
@emmanuelenisan 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks to channels like this, young Nigerians get to learn her history in real time
@dueldab2117
@dueldab2117 2 жыл бұрын
As always good work! I love when our history is told with the responsibility on us!
@kalomboC
@kalomboC 2 жыл бұрын
Long story short, the international community paid lip service support to the Ogoni people's struggle - while they bought Shell's oil and did nothing to pressure shell.
@opinionatortv6457
@opinionatortv6457 2 жыл бұрын
We will never change
@michaelslowmin
@michaelslowmin 2 жыл бұрын
Capitalism :(
@user-te1le7ck6b
@user-te1le7ck6b 2 жыл бұрын
Always the same , all talk no action just preaching unless it involves them getting oil of course than it’s a humanitarian crisis in which they must get involved , it’s sickening world sadly
@ifecojahs8151
@ifecojahs8151 2 жыл бұрын
It's very difficult to do anything, when you yourself sign your freedom away.
@ifecojahs8151
@ifecojahs8151 2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelslowmin nope. It's actually the answer not the problem
@inyamahnnanna
@inyamahnnanna 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks once again for the enlightenment. You’re take your time and you get it right. God bless you.
@Oba936
@Oba936 2 жыл бұрын
This channel is such a treasure. Thanks a lot for all the work and effort you are putting into this!
@joshuatsotso2145
@joshuatsotso2145 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Taiwo! Really, Thank you!
@legatemichael
@legatemichael 2 жыл бұрын
Truly a gem of a channel. I love your work.
@jamaaldaynitelong8367
@jamaaldaynitelong8367 2 жыл бұрын
All this channel does is drop 🔥 Hands down💯
@TheIlluminatiDetect
@TheIlluminatiDetect 2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful protest by a beautiful people. Great video, from Éire/Ireland. 🇮🇪
@ngqiqosizwile7869
@ngqiqosizwile7869 2 жыл бұрын
Never disappoints, the level of detail is always top notch, I mean I've just found out an insight of what is really going in Nigeria's oil and it's never ending violence, yes I knew it was because of oil but not at such density
@FredoRockwell
@FredoRockwell 2 жыл бұрын
Superb video, as always! I really enjoyed the way you tied the connection between Biafra and MOSOP. Also, I remember hearing about Ken Saro-Wiwa on the BBC World Service at the time, and he was always described as a poet. I had no idea he was a television comedian too! I can see now how he would be such a potent threat to a dictatorial regime, as he was clearly more famous and beloved than I realized. Thank you again!
@jayansaini7093
@jayansaini7093 2 жыл бұрын
another great vid once again, keep up the good work
@salokin3087
@salokin3087 2 жыл бұрын
Really solid content, very much enjoying the depth given to these topics and figures. Although, i wouldnt mind a reading list of worthwhile books on Africa
@oneafricaseries1090
@oneafricaseries1090 2 жыл бұрын
Yay! I was binging this channel, then comes along a new vid!
@baabababa7833
@baabababa7833 2 жыл бұрын
The legacy continues 🙌👏🏿 Kudos New Africa! From The Gambia 🇬🇲
@HGsoul4ever
@HGsoul4ever 2 жыл бұрын
I can't wait! Love your videos
@CommonSenseSisters
@CommonSenseSisters 2 жыл бұрын
This a remarkable and incredible video👏🏽👏🏽, it couldn't have come at a better time, considering that we Nigerians are suffering from the ills of this civil war, oil spillage that destroyed farmlands and water bodies, environmental pollution in the south-south done by big oil companies and these atrocities that continues to worsen daily. We are definitely sharing this video. Keep up the great work @NewAfrica 🙏🏾👍🏾 Ken Saro-Wiwo was indeed a hero with integrity.
@user-ri5xq7hr4u
@user-ri5xq7hr4u 2 жыл бұрын
This channel is beautiful. Thank you so much for this content
@kisarunihofmannndosi5327
@kisarunihofmannndosi5327 2 жыл бұрын
Great video!! It's always worth the waiting!!
@smdcuolive6700
@smdcuolive6700 2 жыл бұрын
Always a good day when you release new content. I know this is going to be a good one and a very interesting one.
@tysonplett3328
@tysonplett3328 2 жыл бұрын
Another very good video! The history of Africa has always just been a muddy cloud of civil wars and dictators, so I like learning about the people who stood up to them like Saro-Wiwa.
@MadameReynaud
@MadameReynaud 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, you guys are doing a great service bringing modern African history to a mass audience. Great writing, clear narration and strong visuals. Please keep it up!
@1stson335
@1stson335 2 жыл бұрын
Ken Saro Wiwa has forever Ogoniland as an example for other minority ethnic groups in Nigeria to emulate for liberation.........."the struggle continues "
@brianbattaglia2187
@brianbattaglia2187 2 жыл бұрын
Recently found the channel and love it. Entertaining, well made videos, great narration and learning so much history us in America would never know otherwise
@hotcake128
@hotcake128 2 жыл бұрын
As always Taiwo . Quality work . God bless you guys
@bisimedia
@bisimedia 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video Taiwo. It was well made as usual.
@redfx2980
@redfx2980 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, K. B. Taiwo. You are doing a great job educating Africans and the entire world on such important historical facts. Lord knows that I can't bring myself to make a video like this...half way through and I am already boiling with a mix of emotions, anger being at the top of the list. The greed of humanity is second to none!
@beyondthefamecelebritystories
@beyondthefamecelebritystories 2 жыл бұрын
I love this channel Great content 💯
@adamwalker1725
@adamwalker1725 2 жыл бұрын
really really great stuff as always. you and your team are a great credit to both yourselves and your country.
@1857classic
@1857classic 2 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video. Well written, superbly presented.
@Trofusky
@Trofusky 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful work, absolutely
@mamusunyande6496
@mamusunyande6496 2 жыл бұрын
The voice over is amazing. so smooth and refreshing.
@jason-hl4bu
@jason-hl4bu 2 жыл бұрын
Great work Taiwo. Perfect narration.
@shaboopie12
@shaboopie12 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent, excellent work. I'm learning so much from this channel.
@ayodelesanusi7642
@ayodelesanusi7642 2 жыл бұрын
Nigeria my country has gone through alot, but someday we shall overcome. A lovely documentary
@kwameagyekum6002
@kwameagyekum6002 2 жыл бұрын
NewAfrica is sincerely the best channel for African history. Keep on with the good work❤
@dcDOC19
@dcDOC19 2 жыл бұрын
I'm a simple man, I see a NewAfrica video I click. Excellent content! Y'all have expanded the historical knowledge of my native land.
@nimbusshadow-wings
@nimbusshadow-wings 2 жыл бұрын
you give it to us straight, no prejudice or blaming other countries needlessly you make it so watching these videos doesnt feel like a list of things we should be ashamed for, but genuine teaching, showing fault where it is , not where people belive it is, other countries certnaily do bad things in regard to africa, too much to forgive, but its nice to hear the african side and the truth
@johnaaruakpor1707
@johnaaruakpor1707 2 жыл бұрын
Love your work. I haven't seen any documentary done like yours. Especially on Nigeria
@DeusGladiorum
@DeusGladiorum 2 жыл бұрын
This is some seriously good content. More people should be aware
@victorchukwuma4031
@victorchukwuma4031 2 жыл бұрын
This is just brilliant. Good job man
@NewAfrica
@NewAfrica 2 жыл бұрын
thank you so much Victor 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
@theonlygerry
@theonlygerry 2 жыл бұрын
You know the sad part about all this ....ultimately the United Nations and the EU who sought to strip Nigeria from the commonwealth intentionally turned a blind eye to Shell who is at the root of all this. That is why Abacha's money will never be of any good to Nigeria, it's all blood money! Shell continues to walk free today doing irreparable damage wherever oil is found in Africa.
@generalzico9221
@generalzico9221 2 жыл бұрын
On the contrary my brother there was no money during Abacha regime and no money to steal, check your facts well.
@Iamnotyourregularside
@Iamnotyourregularside Жыл бұрын
@@generalzico9221 what about the oil money ??? Or you didn’t watch the video?
@MorganBenoitOfficial
@MorganBenoitOfficial 2 жыл бұрын
I love your content, it’s very well done, keep up the good work and thank you!
@femiolaleye1153
@femiolaleye1153 2 жыл бұрын
You are doing a great job. Whenever I see your videos, I get really excited. Thank you for all you do.
@maleekshabazz6857
@maleekshabazz6857 2 жыл бұрын
Great content! I'm learning more about my continent from this channel.
@danbarclay9431
@danbarclay9431 7 ай бұрын
As a student In Liverpool University in the UK I drank in a bar named after Ken saro wiwa and until now I knew little about him. Yet another great video from one of my favourite KZbin channels
@zemaax
@zemaax 2 жыл бұрын
Comprehensive, Insightful and unbiased... a great channel for all who want to really know #African politics. Keep it up brother, as you have more to cover. Much respect from Ethiopia.
@Bishop_Heahmund
@Bishop_Heahmund 2 жыл бұрын
Excelllent video as always my brother. I am ashamed that I did not know about such atrocities
@obibiniba
@obibiniba 2 жыл бұрын
Powerful documentary 👏🇬🇭... They signed their agreement here in Ghana
@Princeofvenlo
@Princeofvenlo 2 жыл бұрын
Aburi
@BenPernezny
@BenPernezny 2 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video. Thank you!
@NewAfrica
@NewAfrica 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@nicholasmwansa933
@nicholasmwansa933 2 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing channel, I've learnt quite alot about my wonderful continent
@m136dalie
@m136dalie 2 жыл бұрын
Truly one of the best channels on youtube. Thank you for your work and I hope you never stop
@NewAfrica
@NewAfrica 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 🙌🏿
@TheBetslipMovie
@TheBetslipMovie 2 жыл бұрын
Appreciation to the hard work & thorough research that goes into these videos, not to talk of the Editting & scripting ... 👏👏👏👏👏
@alainleveque9672
@alainleveque9672 2 жыл бұрын
I am truly fascinated with the content you produce, you are doing a very good job! I’m from Canada, we learn next to nothing about African history. I thank you for your efforts and wish you continued success.
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