In my lifetime Africa will become a superpower in wealth | Nicholas Wales | TEDxYouth@DPL
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2019
- Nicholas takes on a fresh and unique view on the continent of Africa and potential financial impact it could have on a global scale in our lifetimes. In my lifetime Africa will become a superpower in wealth This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
0:40 when you hit puberty mid sentence
TrueValues77 😂 you’re joking, right?
😂😂😂😂😂 thank u
LOL!!! So true..
At least he is bold enough to speak in public. He has more balls and courage than a lot of red pill masculinity maniacs.
The very definition of Naivete
Not really, because he is right🤷
@@calicoesblue4703 explain
@@keith.anthony.infinity.hAbsolutely hilarious. Thanks for the laugh 😂
@@calicoesblue4703Ah yes, because the great country of Africa with it’s amazing growth will be come extremely wealthy.
@@microitos9754 It already is wealthy you duck. It actually a very rich continent which is why Europeans will not let Africa be because they continually siphon and steal Africas resources. France would practically be a 3rd world country if it wasn’t for it’s thief of African resources.🫵🤦🤦
If anyone asks you what the expression "sweet summer child" stand for, show them this video.
Where exactly does he think the wealth from those resources is gonna go?
God, all the hopeful people in the comments here are actually heartbreaking...
Where is going to go? Enlighten me
We the Africans can develop, if we decide to take positive actions. Avoiding procrastination, and also other related habits which consume our valuable time.
We have to get rid of Americans first
Thanks Nicholas for explaining the What, but kindly also elaborate the how?
Im glad im African
I on the other hand feel sorry for you.
Feel sorry for what I'm also African and it's great
@@claraolatunde7523 If you like starving. I'm not gonna say anything nor judge you. It's your right to like even unusuasl things.
@@Tovalokodonc obviously Africa will not be always be starving, I mean Africans are standing on gold
@@Hello-uk5xp And how are you gonna feed your populace with gold? Smartie?
Africa is the future
Nope
@@Tovalokodonc Y E S, they will be amazing in the future
And they always will be
Yes they will
yep :)
20 years later your childrens will be proud of you
Yes, they will. He spoke it before it happened.
I doubt anyone will want to have children with him
Keep in mind that TedX talks are not real TED Talks, but vanity entertainment for rich people. Anyone (in this case his parents) can buy a spot and talk about the most deranged stuff without any sources. Lovely.
Sure...
The interesting thing about "poor Africa" is that they are truly rich.
And yet they continue to be exploited by the west to this day.
Nicholas, watch Empire of Dust. Empire of Dust.
As of Jan 2024
Congo Republic (91% Debt-to-GDP Ratio)
Sierra Leone (82.6% Debt-to-GDP Ratio)
Ghana (81.5% Debt-to-GDP Ratio)
Mauritius (78.9% Debt-to-GDP Ratio)
Malawi (77.4% Debt-to-GDP Ratio)
Angola (77.1% Debt-to-GDP Ratio)
South Africa (75.8% Debt-to-GDP Ratio)
He keeps talking about potential instead of mentioning how Africa has already grown so much. That’s what’s convincing about it. Ethiopia was the fastest growing economy on earth in the 2010s
This Kid gots a bright Future ahead of him.. Great Job
Nicholas!
not really
He’s actually really annoying irl
Jase - couldn't agreed more
Future of disappointments.
He is telling the truth to the Western countries that undermine Africa. The guy is speaking frankly and emotionally about the way forward Africa becomes a powerful continent. Yes! Africa will be a powerful continent soon!
Yes definitley it will
The fact that africans create problems for themselves and continue to think that someone else is responsible for them is what continues to hold them back.
Of course the stick-it-to-the-man hatemonger here gets the most upvotes. 🙄
This kid does not mention any of Africa's problems as being caused by the modern day West, and I wouldn't be surprised if you couldn't either. In fact, the US saved millions of African lives from disease via PEPFAR and PMI.
Africa isn't undermined. IT IS SUPPRESSED.
Africans are perfectly capable of undermining Africa on their own.
I hope so too!! So amazing Talk!!
This is happening RIGHT NOW....
You are smart baby. Love from South Africa
As an African - I get goosebumps at the thought of the potential we have to offer the world and looking forward to taking part in the economic growth we are entering into.
Let me guess you're South African
😆
@@fullmetaltheorist Full metal, it is unfortunate that you don't understand who runs Africa. They will not let Africa be free.
@@chuckfrost5624 exactly
Let's do it!
The reason is very clear, Africa's population will tripple by 2100 while Europe's population is declining. that is it.
And how does this hold any significance? Africa will never become a superpower.
@@Tovalokodonc please go away, no one cares about what you say
@@Alectron8 The truth is hurting?
@@Tovalokodonc there is nothing truthful about your bs or about people of your kind
@@Tovalokodonc
The west said the same thing about China not too long ago. Look at China now. All Empires rise and fall we know that through history. Africa had some of the world’s greatest ancient kingdoms like ancient Egyptian, Nubian kingdoms. Aksum, etc.
yes africa will rise in both wealth and ecconomically
Never going to happen.
Ase
Western Politicians: "Not if I have anything to do with it."
Yes
Africa: It's treason than.
African Politicians “well your old news…. We have other options and ditching your currency while working on make one unified currency.. now time for some retribution ”
Why on Earth would Western Politicians want Africa to stay the way it is? What use is Africa's poverty and instability to the world?
Western politicians are busy bleeding the tax payers with the rising price of groceries, record high gasoline average prices and unsustainable rent. Soon, only very few will be able to purchase a house. Nearly all of the land is bought up. Unsustainable billions of dollars are sent to other countries for aid (that’s what they tell you). Record homelessness. Overpopulated prisons (privately owned by politicians) that are paid enormous amounts of taxpayer money. Western politicians are busy tearing our country apart and turning the US into the new Africa
Thank you for the speech
I just want people to understand that most nations I’m Africa are less than 100 years old
I will encourage people to read my book:
The African Renaissance 'Joke"; The 'A luta Continua Curse' by Benard G. Sosi
We're slowly taking over
May God bless this young man. He's telling the truth. Watch out Western Africa is coming for you
LOL. Check the iq charts, I think Africa has a bit of problem
That's a lie.
Who's gonna tell him
Africa is the center of the world
No it's not. It's the poorest continent.
@@Tovalokodonc show some respect, I will keep on saying this until you stop with your rude comments.
@@Tovalokodonc did he say it’s the richest???
@@longjunior7638 He didn't but calling it the center of the world both as geographically and geopolitically is wrong.
@@historical__g6233 I'm not rude only if the truth is hurting you
You really spoke well
Let’s talk about the basics, Africa is not a country, it’s a continent with many countries.
Africa is a continent to United States is a country.
The only thing is our leaders that is our greatest problem
Very interesting and I validate his message of an African super power in the near future Rise rise rise Africa shall RISE no matter the obstacle
Very interesting. I learned a lot.
Good for you. Learning lies.
What he is basically trying to say is that Africa might finally be able to start to act on the world stage out of it's own .
But comparing the whole continent to a single country doesn't mean much . It just makes UK and USA sound stronger since you have countries that performed at the potential level of a continent.
Also progress is still not assured. While the continent as a whole might perform better , individual countries most likely won't .
Not might, Africa is already the fastest growing economy
The entire continent of Africa will grow rapidly in the next 30 years. It's unstopable
it will take 100's of years for Africa as a whole to even get to 2nd world status, let alone a superpower...
That's if your people will leave us alone and allow us to build ourselves
Africa has the potential to develop immensely!
hahaha no
4:14
Super power is a relative term, so this argument makes no sense. I have zero doubt a time will come when Africa will be as wealthy as the US is today, but by the time they get there the US economy will have expanded tremendously also.
So basically Africa has to industrial era Europe a bit more.
Or industrial era China
Or India
Basically history will repeat itself with the right conditions.
But becoming an economic superpower creates a lot of pollution during the developing stages. So uh- we’d benefit to watch out for that too.
Hopefully, they'll use state-of-the-art eco-technology that now is available which back then we didn't have.
@@futavadumnezo They don't even have money to gain acces to basic subsidies. Wdym?
@@Tovalokodonc Currency is based off natural resources lol. When Africa starts a pan African currency backed by the continents natural resources, it will have enough money to fund whatever it needs
@@themac9677 currency isn’t based on natural resources anymore.... not since 1970s. How old r u? We have fiat currencies
@@ehahaproductions680 old enough to know nations need to mind their own business
look im just saying teh whole gdp and debt thing biggest cap ever i just googled kenya mozambique zimbabwe and the lowest debt was 50 percent of the gdp
Africa is a continent not a country compare apples to apples!
Africa will unite the movement has begin we moving toward the United States of Africa a future superpower
Very good
Very Nice!
Anyone here from dc year 9 2020
Who is this?
Who’s here after Africa Stream?
Who's WhiTe_BOY
I love this ❤️
As an African we only need to take an action we have the mindset
Has he ever been to Africa? That may well change his tune. Of course, Africa has what he says it has, and so much more, but it all comes to naught on the doorstep of African governments.
Kid looks like he hasn’t left his parent’s house in over 5 years lol
you ever played a game of star-craft, but you don't start mining until 20min. into the game. that's what happened to africa
He is a great kid with a great presentation. Factual and futuristic presentation.
How old is he?
6
mid 40s
Standing ovation
I can see this kid doing a 180 when he has a few interactions with Africans.
Very intelligent young man
He knows just enough to be dangerous. Natural resources don't make you wealthy. Understanding how to take advantage of those resources is what makes you wealthy. He didn't even get into that subject. People who have a country with great natural resources but don't know how to extract them and market them will be dependent on those who do. That's the reality that most 15 year olds can't grasp.
Its not hard to employ people with the skills and education to do that when your making millions/billions in profit from their work
That doesn’t make sense. The reason they can’t take advantage of their rescources is due to the fact they are shipped out European counties..people forgot Most of the nations in Africa are less than a 100 years old
Do you really believe that Africans don't have the knowledge in all this tike to take advantage of their resources?? That must sit so well with your pre assumption of African intellectual inferioirity right? Hilarious, and you probably also don't believe you hold any bias either which is the ironic part. What do you think middle age African kingdoms were doing? Dod you think they didn't have any knowledge on extracting materials and trade when they've been doing it for millenia already? Lmao this is clearly due to WESTERN intervention. The west have control of the worth of currencies as they founded the credit agencies and almost all other global systems for their best interest with the outward appearance of non-bias. All these international companies all have laid claim to these resources ever during and after colonization formally ended and Africa has only seen a fraction of the wealth these companies have made. Africans don't set the price for trading either, and anyone with half a brain knows that standing up to western imperialism only leads to one place; underground. Using smear campaigns, character assasination, creating fabrications of s failing society in need of democracy to justify intervention, only to get rid of the current political party causing destabilization on a national level and leaving again, we have many modern examples of this. Many revolutionary leaders have died fighting for complete self autonomy without the idea of onderect western control
What if we decided not to tradel our resources with you but to trade within our own continent; where do you stand?
@@getbetter973 Most of Dubai's and the UAE's natural resources are "shipped to European countries" too, that's precisely why they're rich. That's called trade.
If Africa was really being exploited like the hatemongers here like to claim, they'd have really high GDPs but really low GNPs. But the fact is both are low.
Who is the father?
I was also trying to find that out
Who’s gonna tell him?
Amazing speech I believe in this
It would have been one but USA and Europe made sure to destroy libiya they will never let it happen
literal reincarnation of the god of nerds
if they can't develop a hundred years ago, what makes you think they will do now? LMAO
I love this kid. ❤️😇
Broken Sim sent me here.
Didnt Ebola appear in USA first
wakanda forever
Let's help Africa...( And put our hands in its pocket and stole some diamonds)
once Africa rises it will be the most favored lace to live without racism, prejudices and guys will be held NOT for the color. of their skins but their character. yes when the king will come Africa will suppers the West in wealth, Technology and skills
I think the many many examples of ethnic cleansing, amputations, cannibalism, burning people alive, government corruption or just areas run by warlords, all kind of disprove that fantasy.
Systematic corruption, failing/non-existent infrastructure, war, terrorism, limited collaboration between states, the educated moving abroad, the geography (ie deserts, mountains, jungles, unnavigable rivers) and foreign companies/states stripping natural resources that the inhabitants barely see the proceeds of, just to name a few barriers. Not to mention that this whole time he refers to Africa to a nation like the US rather than a continent. Up to two THOUSAND languages are spoken there alone. He’s compartmentalised “Africa” into a pile of stats and hasn’t even bothered to look into the socioeconomic difficulties, nuanced and historic issues Africa has and is facing.
I mean this kid looks like Ivan Maloon was plays Clark from the school of Rock
I wonder if he's telling the truth because of fear or out care he maybe speaking the truth but becareful of why he's speaking the truth
Tell me you've never been to Africa without telling me you've never been to Africa.
Chad Hominem: This kid has bad genetics
The best continent in the world
once africa start staffin your hungry factory with raw material there u would get it
people in 2021:
Me 🤩 (year 8 geo) 😭
Omg HAYDEN
Bahahahhahahaha
pahhaha
hello becca
Unfortunately, the majority of the TED Talk was unintelligible.
You’re right queen
What a virtue signal
I like this kid! 😎
He's agitating these hopeful and blind religious followers to think that they are rich while all these minerals and education itself are controlled by the East and the West. Good speech though, your teacher did a good job of getting you to memorise this speech. Until Africa gets rid of the shackles of colonialism, it will never be a superpower. We are not united enough.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha
It ain’t happening. Pin this comment
I always thought Africa had more debts that it can pay...
Every country has debts, like U.S on their own capitalist. Africa can paid that if the economy thrives as East Africa slowly cleaning their debts and trades on China and stopping the war on Ethopia and Libya. Africa has many resources needed for new source of energy but many of your countries just started investing fuel so it's a bad start.
Puberty and intelligence must be scared of him 😂
A genius 🤓
If Africa was a country it would be the 4th largest economy in the world. Exports were $686 billion while imports were $702 billion in 2021. All they show you is poverty. 👍🏾
This kid is a genius. I wonder what school is going to.
I know this kid! He was at my old school
The school of make believe
@@cremedelamemesupreme1649 no he is currently at my old school - I have now finished my time there but he would frequently attend the History Society at my old school. It’s based in South East London, if you can look at the badge on his uniform there you can deduce which school he went to after.
What USA is a country not a continent USA is a country. Not a continent. Africa is a continent not a country. That’s like me talking about the continent of Asia. The entire continent of Asia has already beaten USA but no individual country has.
tHaT
Look at the top of his head!
With all these coups that is happening right now, I'll say this kid is right, Africa will rise ❤
How do coups imply it will rise
@@Fella12366 Africans are taking power from the dictators(so called president) and now working for the people instead of the West 😏an example is Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso
This has not been revealed to you by man
Is this a joke? Cleopatra was greek
This is not what the West wants to hear. In Nigeria they have a great car factory. The west doesn't talk about that.
Africa js unable to become a superpower because of 2 main factors
1. Most countries in africa either have a corrupt government or poor leadership, and some are even in civil wars. Just because they aren't in debt doesn't mean they're stable
2. Most of their countries that have good natural resources in them lack transport connections, mainly sea, which is one of the main ways trade is done, and road connections aren't usually very good due to statement 1, poor leadership leaving neglect to stuff like roads, airports, etc...
Please actually think about why africa isn't a superpower rather than skim over textbooks or online posts because its something you want to believe
Not to mention china is put Africa into debt by helping it and funding it but they can’t pay if off because of corrupt politicians
There are many questions for examination here and many things that are problematic. First, I question the role that those of the dominant culture play in teaching about Africa, particularly folks who attempt to position themselves as experts yet have limited or no personal experiences with Africa. The only people who are qualified experts on Africa are Africans. Second, Africa is already a superpower. We don’t need white folks to assure us what we already know as if the message they’re imparting is novel or groundbreaking. Instead, ask the countless brilliant Africans who are full of wisdom, insights, and understanding that come from a place of authenticity and lived experience rather than entitled whiteness. Amplify and center African voices. Third, folks who benefit from the oppressive systems and legacy of destruction created by European colonialism are not spokespersons for Africa. This talk is performative activism at its finest. No, thank you.
fact
Are you from America just curious?
Tedx comedy.
There are a lot of overly optimistic people in this comment section...
You just another African haters
You can tell who's mad in the comments below.😂