As a Djiboutiens citizen, yes we are aware of difficult economic situation even Djibouti is one of the most expensive countries in Africa or in the world, and this problem is due to the dictature regime who is power. But as the future leaders we have always the hopes to make Djibouti the Singapore of Africa or even more. Longer life for Djibouti 🇩🇯❤️🇩🇯❤️
As i come from a country which is being preyed on exactly like this. It isn't great, other countries will try to cheat you on a port and you become a target in a war.
With only a population of 1 million, barely any arable land or natural resources and just recently came out of a devastating civil war... Yeah no shit it aint doing well.
Y'all wrong I'm Djiboutians and let me tell you with the current government we will never reach Singapore , because of the dictator and his corruption.
@@JCB-qp3ui hopefully your country will produce a good leader. Remember, as bad as your current leader is, don't settle for worse leaders that promise to do better.
Thanks you for the video ! One day my country will be the next Singapore or Dubai in Africa and I have hope for that ! I’m the generation who will make it and by the praise of God we will !
I absolutely love your channel. Not enough people care or are at all aware or as aware as they should be of the importance of geopolitics and their countries' foreign policies. People, in general, need to know how those policies affect them, their country, and the global community at large. Thank you for your content.
I wish there was video of what's in those mountain valley's. There are mountain Afar people who are generally nomads, but they actually have settled in little pockets all through the mountain ranges. There are small streams that bubble up from underground that sustain their goats and they even have a couple of cows which is very rare to have. Who knows how the cows got all the way in there. There are no roads and unless you got 4x4 and extra fuel you're not going to make it. Also, depending on the season you can find small waterfalls and green patches with rare animals like monkeys which you hardly will see in the country at all. I wish I could go back with better equipment as a tourist this time.
Hehe. Let me tell you a story. Those mountains are gorged of minerals and gold. They are mostly Afar territory and they don't like we go around sniffing. While doing some drilling work in those area, the main question that we were asked was if we are trying to get the gold. Some go as far as trying to chase us away. I honestly believe there are gold in those mountains otherwise a whole lot of people wouldn't be asking us about it. We were drilling boreholes but Americans and British are currently mining gold up in the depth of those mountains. You will never hear about it thought unless you ask the locals living in those area that have worked for them. Lord, they were paid graciously. those mine are located in places you can't reach easily. you are right about that. But as going in there as tourist....Meeeh. Full of troubles and rebels...there is a reason why they are empty. Ain't no nomads over there that are just nomads. those guys are packing....to defend against hyenas of course :-D
@@MrSousou9381 I always had a feeling Djibouti had more resources than people know. You kind of confirmed that for me a bit. I have heard whispers, but most of my friends are in Djibouti’s southern region. So yeah, totally different tribe. I remember those rebels up there too. They mined a few water sources we were trying to access. I didn’t actually see them, but we had quite a few soldiers with us on the expedition so maybe they didn’t want any action. Djiboutian government wouldn’t let us go in alone. Last I heard the rebels are all gone and were fighting in Ethiopia. Not sure if that’s true or who they’re fighting exactly. I haven’t been in the region in 14 years.
@@Don-qb1vi Hehe. No they are still here. The rebels are indiscernible from the locals in some area. They are being paid by the government for them not to cause unnecessary trouble. We were working in Tadjourah 3 years ago, Heard gunshot at night. Did not know what it was until the next morning. A military plane coming from Djibouti to drop off the cash, their salary maybe. hehe. They are not rebels. Rebels fight for a cause. those guys are mercenaries. Nothing changed in the different regions since you left the place. The capital is the only place where development is happening.
Djibouti won't the next Singapour but it will the first Djibouti. In fact , the current leader isn't at top but I hope one day that the next leader will be on match to create one of best city in the world . And all AFRICAN country have usually those kind of issue !
ha, i was deployed at lemmonier for a year doing psychological operations. you are definitely not wrong about the US freaking out about being spied on. lol
Djibouti is securing its independence. With these neighbors on all four sides and sitting right next to a strategic location, you want some powerful friends. And by inviting every great power to your country, you also make sure that none of them could try taking over, because that would piss off all the others.
none would take over lmao somalia wouldnt since most of djiboutis population is somali and somalia is to weak at the moment Ethiopia wouldn't because It couldn't since it would involve killing somalis and ethiopia 2nd biggest state is somali majority so if they attack it would cause civil war and somalis from Kenya and somalia would help the somalis in Ethiopia Eritrea is just to weak and have no reason to do it
There is ONE FACT Djibouti was axumites kingdom FIRST STRATEGIC PLACE before all the war it took place with arab and Portuguese war then colonials war, it was even under the Ethiopian kingdom up-untill colonialism, there were agreememts signed !!!!
@@rediettadesse2828 Stop the lies. Never in history was Djibouti under Ethiopian rule. Various sultanates governed the area until the French set up their post after the completion of the Suez Canal in 1867.
I understand why Ethiopia was forced to divide and there's no peace in Yemen, Somalia, Eritrea and Djibouti but famine and disaster. If conscious, they can literally control the world trade by fixing their conditions.
@@billybiljun3416 yep. But they really cut access to the water of ethiopia so that they can control what enters and go out of that country. Maybe if ethiopia Had just got access to the sea, they will be much stronger and independant than today.
Afars aren't a clan. They are etnic group with their own language and history. Issas howerver are Somali subclan from the larger Dir clan. You can just say Somalis and Afars.
Great vid as always! I was wondering, as a geopolitics presenter myself, if you would be interested in doing some sort of collab? I was impressed by this video, as well as the one on Egypt, and I think both of our channels would greatly benefit from our combined geopolitical knowledge. Thanks!
I got to convoy a bunch while deployed in Djibouti. It's ultimate poverty. Almost every kid we drove by motioned for water. City of shacks near the Manhattan sized dump to get supplies.
"Modern colonialism won its great victories not so much through its military and technological prowess as through its ability to create secular hierarchies incompatible with the traditional order" - Ashis Nandy, The Intimate Enemy: Loss and Recovery of Self Under Colonialism
Puns apart, look at the bright side; if WW3 breaks out, the entire fight would be limited to just one country, with soldiers lobbing bombs at each other across the walls. lol!
Meeh. I don't think those guys are incompetent. Otherwise we wouldn't be having this much money. There is definitely something they are doing right. The rest is really up to us. If we were not high, drugged up with this natural amphetamine everyday, I bet your ass the country would be better off. And you can't really blame anyone for getting high, ain't nobody putting khat in our mouth except us. Man fuck khat!
Djibouti has some really fine men. The finest in Africa. I hope they'll be strong enough to defend themselves because I read up that they're known for being warriors 😍
Everybody brace yourselves for any incoming Djibouti word puns.
Djibouti so big, everyone wants it!!!
@@no1fanofthepals 😂😭😂
You bet your bouti on it!
Djibouti jokes are pain in my Djibouti
Every-time I want to go on a ride, I would just hop onto Djibouti
"Securing the security of this strait securely." is a sentence I never thought I would've heard.
Ah yes, this is what in my language call 'buttered butter'.
Haha
🤣
Omg I was about to comment this 🤣
@@davidkeys8720 haha david ‘keys’
Djibouti has a big crack up the center of the country.
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
True.
Because it was called French Somaliland people of Djibouti 🇩🇯 are Somalis 100%
I was just about to comment on that
@Slovenski Slav okay so what now? I saw you twice with this comment, what's your point sir?
Every country wants a piece of Djibouti
Da butti
@@abc123abc12-f From throw
there's norway!
I keep hearing "da booty"
Shake Djibouti
Foreign Nation: "Can I build a base?"
Djibouti: :"¥€$"
"₽¥€$" ......just you wait. soon....
@@MrSousou9381 what's P
@@galacthicc693 Well the Russians!
Pardis!
@@MrSousou9381 Paris?
@@galacthicc693 no, 🇷🇺 Russia
I see the whole world wants a piece of Djibouti
😳😳😳
As a Djiboutiens citizen, yes we are aware of difficult economic situation even Djibouti is one of the most expensive countries in Africa or in the world, and this problem is due to the dictature regime who is power.
But as the future leaders we have always the hopes to make Djibouti the Singapore of Africa or even more.
Longer life for Djibouti 🇩🇯❤️🇩🇯❤️
Djibouti 🇩🇯 is company for dictatorship Gulled even Somalia 🇸🇴 there’s another dictatorship farmajo
@@x-isaac3385 farmajo is not a dictator. Educate yourself
Born n raised in Djibouti
I hope that for you all. It would be great to see you emulate Singapore. All the best to you all from England.
Wow didn't know I will find some Djiboutien here, hi fellow citizens
Djibouti: *Hey easy money and power 🤑.*
As i come from a country which is being preyed on exactly like this. It isn't great, other countries will try to cheat you on a port and you become a target in a war.
@@alcabone1126 Which country
It has good booty 😎
@@jk-gb4et canada
🇩🇯💞🇺🇲
“I’m just going to Atlas Pro it and go on camera every now and then”. Lol!
If you look decent enough, it can get useful to show face every now and then haha
Yet Djibouti is still not doing well even though they are near one of the most important trading routes
With only a population of 1 million, barely any arable land or natural resources and just recently came out of a devastating civil war... Yeah no shit it aint doing well.
Y'all wrong I'm Djiboutians and let me tell you with the current government we will never reach Singapore , because of the dictator and his corruption.
@@JCB-qp3ui hopefully your country will produce a good leader. Remember, as bad as your current leader is, don't settle for worse leaders that promise to do better.
Money must go down the drain of.dictatorship.
Djimomsbouti is an important trading route...
Thanks you for the video ! One day my country will be the next Singapore or Dubai in Africa and I have hope for that ! I’m the generation who will make it and by the praise of God we will !
Lesgoo Djibouti hype!
U really from Djibouti?
How big Djibouti
"Djibouti's presence cannot be overstated..."
Giggity.
Swiggity swoogity, world powers coming for dat Djibouti.
1/6 of djibouts federal budget is coming from hosting military basis (source: Wikipedia)
Dam
I absolutely love your channel. Not enough people care or are at all aware or as aware as they should be of the importance of geopolitics and their countries' foreign policies. People, in general, need to know how those policies affect them, their country, and the global community at large. Thank you for your content.
I feel like there's gonna be a lot of Djibouti puns coming
I wish there was video of what's in those mountain valley's. There are mountain Afar people who are generally nomads, but they actually have settled in little pockets all through the mountain ranges. There are small streams that bubble up from underground that sustain their goats and they even have a couple of cows which is very rare to have. Who knows how the cows got all the way in there. There are no roads and unless you got 4x4 and extra fuel you're not going to make it. Also, depending on the season you can find small waterfalls and green patches with rare animals like monkeys which you hardly will see in the country at all. I wish I could go back with better equipment as a tourist this time.
Hehe. Let me tell you a story.
Those mountains are gorged of minerals and gold. They are mostly Afar territory and they don't like we go around sniffing. While doing some drilling work in those area, the main question that we were asked was if we are trying to get the gold. Some go as far as trying to chase us away. I honestly believe there are gold in those mountains otherwise a whole lot of people wouldn't be asking us about it.
We were drilling boreholes but Americans and British are currently mining gold up in the depth of those mountains. You will never hear about it thought unless you ask the locals living in those area that have worked for them. Lord, they were paid graciously. those mine are located in places you can't reach easily. you are right about that.
But as going in there as tourist....Meeeh. Full of troubles and rebels...there is a reason why they are empty. Ain't no nomads over there that are just nomads. those guys are packing....to defend against hyenas of course :-D
@@MrSousou9381 I always had a feeling Djibouti had more resources than people know. You kind of confirmed that for me a bit. I have heard whispers, but most of my friends are in Djibouti’s southern region. So yeah, totally different tribe. I remember those rebels up there too. They mined a few water sources we were trying to access. I didn’t actually see them, but we had quite a few soldiers with us on the expedition so maybe they didn’t want any action. Djiboutian government wouldn’t let us go in alone. Last I heard the rebels are all gone and were fighting in Ethiopia. Not sure if that’s true or who they’re fighting exactly. I haven’t been in the region in 14 years.
@@Don-qb1vi Hehe. No they are still here. The rebels are indiscernible from the locals in some area. They are being paid by the government for them not to cause unnecessary trouble.
We were working in Tadjourah 3 years ago, Heard gunshot at night. Did not know what it was until the next morning. A military plane coming from Djibouti to drop off the cash, their salary maybe. hehe. They are not rebels. Rebels fight for a cause. those guys are mercenaries.
Nothing changed in the different regions since you left the place. The capital is the only place where development is happening.
0:18 I laughed way more than I should’ve
Khanubis: "I couldn't find any stock footage I could afford."
Storyblocks: "Alow is to introduce ourselves..."
I use Storyblocks, they didn’t have anything
Djibouti be so rich that everyone wants a steck of it
Djibouti won't the next Singapour but it will the first Djibouti. In fact , the current leader isn't at top but I hope one day that the next leader will be on match to create one of best city in the world . And all AFRICAN country have usually those kind of issue !
You're right Kafia !
Singapore*
The add at the end is great! Good job man!
Been there on a Red Sea, live aboard, dive trip starting and stoping in Egypt. The term "God Forsaken" comes to mind to describe the place!
ha, i was deployed at lemmonier for a year doing psychological operations. you are definitely not wrong about the US freaking out about being spied on. lol
Psychological operations?
What does that mean? you send it the Animaniacs? I don't know who will win but someone will go insane.
operations on who?
From Cité Hodan you can see the hole city, Lemmonier and the Chinese base.
Djibouti is securing its independence. With these neighbors on all four sides and sitting right next to a strategic location, you want some powerful friends. And by inviting every great power to your country, you also make sure that none of them could try taking over, because that would piss off all the others.
none would take over lmao somalia wouldnt since most of djiboutis population is somali and somalia is to weak at the moment Ethiopia wouldn't because It couldn't since it would involve killing somalis and ethiopia 2nd biggest state is somali majority so if they attack it would cause civil war and somalis from Kenya and somalia would help the somalis in Ethiopia Eritrea is just to weak and have no reason to do it
and yemen wouldnt since they have no reason and are to weak
There is ONE FACT Djibouti was axumites kingdom FIRST STRATEGIC PLACE before all the war it took place with arab and Portuguese war then colonials war, it was even under the Ethiopian kingdom up-untill colonialism, there were agreememts signed !!!!
Djibouti has been independent since 1977.
@@rediettadesse2828 Stop the lies. Never in history was Djibouti under Ethiopian rule. Various sultanates governed the area until the French set up their post after the completion of the Suez Canal in 1867.
Loved the video very informative
I understand why Ethiopia was forced to divide and there's no peace in Yemen, Somalia, Eritrea and Djibouti but famine and disaster. If conscious, they can literally control the world trade by fixing their conditions.
Wow. Thanks for this insight
Umm not really
We say we are independent but THEY DESTROYED ETHIOPIA ,
An those "External" powers won't let them fixing their condition. It's easier to get negotiation deal with weaker country than a strong country.
@@billybiljun3416 yep. But they really cut access to the water of ethiopia so that they can control what enters and go out of that country. Maybe if ethiopia Had just got access to the sea, they will be much stronger and independant than today.
There is an error. Italy has it's own military base. It is not housed in the french base.
Good Job on the video.
Securing the security securely... Bro, you had me. Right there.
"im not gonna keep making butt jokes"
Literally 6-7 seconds later:
"Djibouti is located next to one of the biggest waterways in the world"
Feeling proud when our currency be your collection.. Ringgit Malaysia(i'm Malaysian) . And Baht Thailand(my mom is thais)
Afars aren't a clan. They are etnic group with their own language and history. Issas howerver are Somali subclan from the larger Dir clan. You can just say Somalis and Afars.
You are right my dear brother . Salute from Djibouti 🇩🇯💑🇸🇴
I’m from Djibouti 🇩🇯 and we are Somalis
I agree as a Somali
@@mohamedwaititi6192 only 70% of you guys are
@@S.F157 no 100% of Djibouti 🇩🇯 are Somalis it was called French Somaliland stop lying 🤥 Djibouti will never be Ethiopian so keep on dreaming 😴
the thumbnail is positive, ”why does everyone want Djibouti”
Bro where's the Italian flag at 1:59? Don't do us like that smh.
It was a bit of a typo, I didn’t actually mean to say Italy has a base of their own
@@KhAnubis but they do
It is also quite interesting that Saudi Arabia is building a military base on one of the small islands in the Strait
That the UAE (United Arab Emirates)
@@warsame2901 Oh maybe I remember incorrectly ☺
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perim
That water way sounds like "bob on my knob straight" is way funnier than the country name
I was at lemonnier in 2016...good times
Oh I love my country ❤🇩🇯❤
But we need only the equality
I'm in love with the shape of you
You push and pull like a magnet too
Although my heart is failing too
I'm in love with Djibouti.
Djibouti sounds like a fun, new dance! 😃
YOUR SO UNDERRATED
*You’re
YOU'RE
His djibouti?
Channel of the week
Djibouti brings all boys to the yard!
Great vid as always! I was wondering, as a geopolitics presenter myself, if you would be interested in doing some sort of collab? I was impressed by this video, as well as the one on Egypt, and I think both of our channels would greatly benefit from our combined geopolitical knowledge. Thanks!
I mean, I too want that Djibouti
I got to convoy a bunch while deployed in Djibouti. It's ultimate poverty. Almost every kid we drove by motioned for water. City of shacks near the Manhattan sized dump to get supplies.
LESS THAN 9000 WASHING MACHINES 😂🤣🤣😅😂😂 that cracked me up
mankind has been looking at djibouti for aeon dude ... even just now I have looked at someone' bouti
When theres an earthquake in Africa, Djibouti shakes
Actually we had earthquakes in Djibouti. Creepy tho 😦
Best title ever
"Djibouti might be small but it is hardly the butt of any jokes"
My father is from Djibouti and I call him every day he says he can see the bases and troops a lot
Sheik Jerbouti, Frankie...
It's one big run for Spilspare...
I like to think all the different military bases are right next to each other and it’s really awkward
Reminds me on Nanjing.
3:16 "9000 washing machines away" lmao XD
Went there while onboard uss-ingraham. Can only hope the place got improvements.
God bless Djibouti my neighbor!
Nice
When your country has zero productive agriculture land, making money off of bases sounds like a good idea.
IT covers 10% of the worlds land to sea trading route , they wouldve made much more ,
Given the instability in Somali and Ethiopia, I wish Djibouti was bigger.
Don’t forget Djibouti was part of Somalia before colonization, and it will return
@@sadiq.2074 😜 it was eritrea
@@eriqlafront5150 wasn’t Eritrea in Ethiopia? Bruh
@@phobia7347 _I'm joking bro but it was Ethiopea befor 123 years_
@@eriqlafront5150 ah ok
I was there for 3 years on camp lemonier.
the fact that it's kind of shaped like a "bouti" aswell is hilarious
Came in wondering why, moment I heard how it was pronounced, I was satisfied. I had heard enough.
Firstly, these countries have their own motives on the African continent, and then there is the important shipping route.
Motive to block trades coming into the continent , largely sub saharan afruia doesnt hv land connection with other continents
I dont know about this Djibouti, but MY Djibouti's strait is VERY secure.
"Modern colonialism won its great victories not so much through its military and technological prowess as through its ability to create secular hierarchies incompatible with the traditional order"
- Ashis Nandy, The Intimate Enemy: Loss and Recovery of Self Under Colonialism
Ya i think that's great
I want now a Name Explain video on Djibouti.
YASSS!
Being deployed here the air is absolutely not dry but the land is
It's like a different voice on camera vs while stockfootage
Puns apart, look at the bright side; if WW3 breaks out, the entire fight would be limited to just one country, with soldiers lobbing bombs at each other across the walls. lol!
Djibouti, a country that can be absurdly rich, but politics and incompetence don’t let.
Sounds like they have a shitty culture then.
Meeh. I don't think those guys are incompetent. Otherwise we wouldn't be having this much money.
There is definitely something they are doing right.
The rest is really up to us. If we were not high, drugged up with this natural amphetamine everyday, I bet your ass the country would be better off. And you can't really blame anyone for getting high, ain't nobody putting khat in our mouth except us. Man fuck khat!
@@Deadassbruhfrfr no they just have a shitty dictator and government. What does their culture have to do with the countries wealth?
I heard Fleece Johnson is really interested in Djibouti… really interested.
Its not surprised that pirates go after Djibouti, Pirates love Booty
Damn I literally can’t believe I hadn’t thought of that
dont get djibouti in s twist, no one is brilliant all the time, not even me
No word about French-Djibouti relationship.
WEIRD !
It makes for a good song
damn that's one Dji-bouti🥁
We'll give you an award 😄
1:36 I wasn't ready
It's going to be really hard for then now cause of the peace agreement between eritrea and Ethiopia
Good
Ernie from HiHo Kids already conquered Djibouti , Djibouti, Djibouti!
Watching from Djibouti, yh there is bare soldiers here
The best place to hide a military base is in Djibouti
Every country be like: Djibouti? More like My-bouti
The ad at the end of the video, lol star trek.
Swiggity swoogity I’m after Djibouti
swiggity swooty, I'm coming for Djibouti
"Im mature, im mature, im mature"
The thumbnail:
"Why everyone wants ja booty"
I can't unsee this, please help
Djibouti has some really fine men. The finest in Africa. I hope they'll be strong enough to defend themselves because I read up that they're known for being warriors 😍
Swiggity Swooty (I'm coming for Djibouti)
This is the channel that was like a professor dang.
I too want Djibouti
KhAnubis being a science officer makes the most sense when I think about it lmao
Djibouti and Senegal go well together.
No
Djibouti should make a rocket that would go to Uranus
For those that have been to Djibouti, the best part of the country is underwater
Facts
And it's geology, her tourist site and of course her underwater
There are several straits in the world that are strategic, namely, Hormuz, Gibraltar, Malacca, Taiwan and Bab el Mandeb.
Don't forget the Bosporus in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Taiwan Strait could also be contentious someday soon.
I want me some some of that Djibouti