As an African, this makes me so sad as DR Congo has the potential (like Nigeria) to dramatically change not only the life of its people but that of the entire continent of Africa.
It has started my friend these are OLD images from documentaries he took from. He didn't even mention the actual President who is working hard to get rid of all these politicians that have been sitting in power for so many years. DRC IS RISING!
Congo still has the potential and I hope to see it become a African Superpower in my lifetime to come. All that's needed is good leadership and strong education.
We just have evil neighbours such as Rwanda and Uganda which are arming some rebel groups so that they can keep on destabilizing the DRC but i hope that ends soon.
I almost cried seeing the horrible state of my beautiful country... 😭😭🇨🇩 The DRC, known as the richest country in the world, yet its unimaginable potential was its biggest curse throughout history. And the fact that people there are still able to smile at everything despite all the bad things that have happened to them... That's what makes me admire my father and take pride in coming from a "Third World Country" !!! 💪🏽💪🏽🙏🏽
@@holycow3355 When it comes to natural resources it is indeed the richest country in the world. And that's without even mentioning it's insane hydroelectric potential that would be able to provide electricity for literally the whole African continent. Do your research and stop being uncultured 🤦🏽
This is my Country and it truly is sad to see it deteriorate each day and year. Thank you for the video because it’s truly hard to find other ppl or videos about my country. DRC
i feel like there was a lot about China buying resources and not much about civil unrest in Congo, as well as foreign interference by neighboring countries such as Rwanda and Uganda. i think that has a much bigger impact on Congo than what China is doing.
It's ironic to think 🤔 the struggling locals living in a country full of natural resources. It's just frustrating not to be able to lift the economy of Congo through its people's force to make it a powerhouse. So much knowledge from this video. Thank you and more power to your channel
Exactly what I've been thinking. Like what needs to be done to make their government see what needs to be done? Till when are they going to do things according to the west?
It’s sad to see the current state of the Congo. It used to be the second most industrialized country in Africa, behind only South Africa, and had the potential to become quite a powerhouse in Africa. And out of all the large countries in Africa it probably has the most favorable geography, having a large navigable river go deep into its land is very valuable. I really hope this country can develop into one of Africa’s superpowers.
Industrialized in a seriously inhumane way. Look at the layout of a city like Mbuji-Mayi and you can clearly see it was built essentially as a giant work camp. By the time the DRC achieved independence there was something like a dozen college graduates out of 15 million.
Thank you for this. I'm an African and my country is part of the SADC region so I knew how bad things are in the Congo, just didnt expect this level of miss management. I really wish there is a revolution in that country. It's being robbed by both the Chinese government and the elites of Congo.
And you are not robbed by the weste and capitalism? China is not communist, it invest capital and exploits 3rd world countries, your liders must be bribbed or overthroned, bc capitalism is exploiting people and nature for profit. They just want to blame governments now instead corrporations. Thats why you mention China and Congo leaders.
@@colors6692 I actually can, a South Asian slum is made of very densely packed near-crumbling multi-storey brick buildings, an African slum is made of one-level near-crumbling tin roof shacks. The South Asian slum is one level above the African slum.
I love that the video isnt just telling the current state of the cities but the hope that it will be better soon! Thank you for these insightful videos. Here's hoping that the DRC will soon be a better place specially for the current and future generations
My beautiful Brothers and Sisters of Congo. Although the colonisers have plundered, raped and genocided our countries , we will fight, work hard and will rise to glory. Have faith. - a brother from India.
Without European colonization your countries would be much more backward than they are today. The best thing that could happen to Africa would be the return of 1st World governance.
So horrible our parents, Brothers and Sisters, children are living a terrifying life due to corrupted sellouts leaders, we tired of all backstabbers of our African people due to its natural resources, ❤️ from Ballito 🇿🇦
The Grand Inga Dam and the Inga 3 and 4 megapeojects could be the most ambitiously profitable projects ever to be conducted in Africam history since the Egyptian and Nilotic Pyramids.
I am from Malaysia. My father was stationed in Congo in 1968 under the United nation peacekeeper army. I wish to see Congo develop into an economy powerhouse..enough of poverty..
Even Malaysia lost hope with Congo, which is why we're not there anymore. Africa is lost, focus in Southeast Asia, Myammar, Laos, Cambodia need our help and they have potential to grow.
Greetings from Russia! I wish Africa to be strong and united! Russia needs Africa to be prosperous and independent as an equal partner and ally! Good luck in your endeavors!
Great video but i wanted to know more about the city of Kinshasa itself. I think the DRC is a sleeping giant that will have by 2050 more 200.000.000 people! It is only a matter of time before this giant is going to wake up. So let's have a positive growth mindset here! It has the potential to rival Nigeria and South Africa very soon. We Belgians have a huge historical responsibility to have cordial and respectful relationships with the Congolese people. We should give them back their stolen art, apologize to them by giving them reparations and treat the Congolese not like children but as equal business partners. (Not some half apology like our king Philippe did recently in Kinshasa) Ok, it is true the Chinese have their hands in the Congolese mining industry and fund corrupt politicians, but they gave something back in the form of some infrastructure. Europe and the rest of the so called 'West' looted the country even after independence and did give nothing in return. It is time that Europe and Africa come to grasp our historical past, treat Africa in general with respect and start to change our "misplaced superiority feelings" we have towards the African continent. The world has become "multi-polar", it is also in the interest of Europe to invest in Congo because otherwise we will loose a lot of business opportunities.
@@RK-cj4oc On one hand, he wrote an eloquent and moderate speech. He didn't say that Belgium should give absolutely everything that it has right now, to Congo, but develop a good relationship where both could benefit. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure that you travel on roads and have nice administrative buildings and a thick treasury at least in part due to the Congolese dying for stuff then sold by Belgium. And will still enjoy said riches for centuries to come. Do not downplay the progress Belgium made with the help of robbed-together money (just like some other nations, nothing personal here), on the backs of others. You did not personally cut off Congolese hands, but you do enjoy the benefits of that (debatable) to Belgium, as will your descendants. That said: while I'm not Belgian, even if I was I wouldn't want to give everything I have to the Congolese people and go live in a cave. I would maybe apologize symbolically, but keep enjoying what my ancestors took from weaker people and got away with it. It is what it is, this is how we are as species. There are very few people who genuinely would sacrifice much of their quality of life for others - hats off to them -, even if they knew they were wronged. We shouldn't think even of the Congolese people as innocent saints, they have their good and bad, as any nation. Maybe if they could back then, they would, do the same to Belgium as Belgium did to them first. So stop saying "I did nothing to them", because you are still enjoying what your long dead relatives or your community's ancestors did to them (at least paid taxes which paid mercenaries to "keep order" over there), and own up to it. What's Belgium's and got away with it, you get to enjoy, with all due respect to the Congolese. All they can do is try to fix their, now free, country. I know this won't sit well with both Belgians (and Brits/Spaniards/French/Dutch/Germans/Russians/others) and the Congolese, but we all know it is like that. This is only my opinion, of course.
@@Constantinus213421 الشعب الكونغولي ليس مستحق لأي دوله كي تقول لو سمحت لهم الفرصه لفعلوا مافعلته بلجيكا بلجيكا هي السبب ف فساد الكونغو لماذا اتت بلجيكا لاحتلال الكونغو؟لانه بلجيكا فقيره جاءت لنهم ثروات الكونغو
I am a horrified and devastated American - witnessing the suffering, exploitation and corruption in such a resource rich country, exposed in this video. “The children will lead us” and the youthful vitality and creativity of the population will surely breakthrough the past exploitations and liberate the Congolese people. ❤
Crazy! Kinshasa, DRC is one of Africa's largest cities yet me in Canada I have never even heard of it and I love geography. Its boogles the mind how little each person knows about our own planet.
I am surprised that congo has such beautiful 😊landscape and high flow rate river that can produce electricity for whole africasuch amazing country .i hope it will rise up
It’s just a sad and heartbreaking video to watch , Europeans,Chineses and politicians and a few elite benefit while the rest of population are treated like slaves being exploited ,terrible living conditions, greed make humans the worse than irrational animals. I have no words I’m feeling defeated 😔
The last sentence is WHAT WE NEED TO HEAR!! "If the youthful energy of the DRC can be focused on affectively harnesting the natural resources of the country, the coubtry can become a powerhouse" THEY FUTURE OF A COUNTRY LAY OF THE HANDS OF THE YOUTH!!!!
Western countries don't want Congo to develop itself because they're exploiting our country a lot, we have almost everything but slowly people are waking up, in the years that are coming the country will improve a lot.
US again? Belgium? I'm tired, I'm out of words. Then Chinese, everywhere there is war. At least there is infrastructure finally. Life? And the African struggle.
We do not realize how powerful we are as a people 🇨🇩.. once we realize we don’t need these governments and organize ourselves.. they’ll come begging… the mentality must change! Too many of our people are suffering
Great documentary , however i feel like you shouldve also mentioned how america, france and belgium exploit ressources the same way china does and probably have done even more damage. From the video it feels like its only China doing it however companies like apple and tesla also need that cobalt and they get it in the same way.
In reality, what Africa more needs is severe and urgent birth control programs, as the population of most countries on that continent is growing at explosive rates, threatening the entire planet. Because of this, they are already exporting Africans even to South America!
Kinshasa is the most important consumer centre of the republic and the core of its industrial and commercial activity. The city serves as the headquarters of major public corporations and of privately owned industrial and commercial companies.
Hear me now, 20 years from now I guarantee you all will have known about me from all facets of media! I will be the engineer that fully industrialized my country and paved the way for its true potential to be reached. I, like all my other family members have been given the opportunity to thrive in a more prosperous nation, but unlike them I shall use all these advantages I have been given to bring this prosperity to the millions of my fellow Congolese people with equal if not far greater potential than I currently carry so they can aid in bringing our country forward. I stand as an electrical engineer to be the one who completed the Ingas, fully connected the whole country not only by power but also by rail, and the one who set the first steps in our staircase of Sub-Saharan African welfare!
@IT 3025 I don't plan to be a ruler but instead plan to help my country move forward with the knowledge I'm currently acquiring. Plus I've hated all forms of monarchy my entire life so if I were to rule it would be by election.
Why did a document about Kinshasa have nothing to do with the city but everything to do with blaming the Chinese for Congos trouble? It's a form of colonialism, Talk about Belgian congo if you want the reason for congos troubles. They could have developed at any point without foreign intervention.
I wish instead that africans will change their mindset. Africa has a lot of potentials but its people still has that colonnial mentality that they always rely on the outside world (other continents) to survive. You seldom hear african countries being forerunners, inventors, investors etc etc The people of africa need to steup and utilize their natural resources and human resources to be one of the rulers of this world not just a mere follower.
to call Stanley a brutal explorer is hard. Stanley was travelling all on his own and appreciated the locals as you can read in his biography. If he was such a brutal man, why did so many locals help him as porters on his horrific journey through the Congo. They could have easily killed him but did not. 600 belgiums were stationed in Leopolds free state and 200 mercenaries from other european countries. Why did the locals not get rid of them as they were a large majority. 175 rubber collection administrators for this huge area. I think there something wrong with the congo history as so few people could have never committed the exploitations without the help of locals, or what do you think. when I look a the current state and can see that most likely the main problem was the locals themselves or do you think that the mess they create and live in is also created by foreigners.
This video spends more time criticizing the Chinese than the Europeans: 2 minutes vs 1. From the 2 minutes criticizing the Chinese, they stopped only A FEW SECONDS to point out the good Chinese stuff: building hospitals, roads and more, stuff that the Europeans would never do, let alone Americans. This is the same case in other nations devastated by the West: only and only China has done any good. Moreover, western devastation has NOT stopped as this video would make you believe, it's actually worse! Check independent media channels like Jimmy Dore show, Redacted or Multipolarista to learn.
In fact, this video was made by white people. They blamed the Chinese for all the bad things they did in Africa, as if Americans, French, Europeans, and Indians didn’t do bad things, because they want to blame all the contradictions on the Chinese. . 99% of white people will consciously blame the Chinese for their mistakes, as if white people have no responsibility. In fact, white people do more bad things than Chinese people. It's just not being reported.
In fact, this video was made by white people. They blamed the Chinese for all the bad things they did in Africa, as if Americans, French, Europeans, and Indians didn’t do bad things, because they want to blame all the contradictions on the Chinese. . 99% of white people will consciously blame the Chinese for their mistakes, as if white people have no responsibility. In fact, white people do more bad things than Chinese people. It's just not being reported.
At 2:00 Henry Stanley is said to be brutal and maimed the people. I thought the most brutal person was Emperor Leopold II killing and maiming people there. Do you have any reference that Henry Stanley committed the atrocities there? Leaders corruption is a big problem to Africa, I think. Thanks
The one guy said it best, "Our country is so messed up, the Chinese make the rules....." I remember one guy saying If only we could just stop fighting each other and work together......"
Eh at one time the French lived in the dirt until the Romans civilized them. It took awhile for them to get it together but they eventually did. It's only a matter of time until the Congo gets it together as well.
@@basilmagnanimous7011 Congo disintegrating wouldn’t be good for the people. What are you smoking? 🤣 If you know anything about the recent wars, the only reason Congo is still a country today and hasn’t been Balkanized is because people paid with their blood while external forces continued and continue to destroy the country. Yeah there’s differences but many peoples lives and identities and those of their families are culturally and socially spread across the country and every culture is also in major cities like Lubumbashi, Goma and Kinshasa. If Congo isn’t peaceful today it isn’t because Congolese couldn’t live together it’s because of taking in refugees after the Rwandan genocide but Congo is not going to fall apart like Yugoslavia.
@@basilmagnanimous7011 The reason why the DRC is having a hard time at "getting it together" is because of what foreign nations have imposed to our people: war, massacres, unfair + massive exploitation and corruption. The problem isn't the country itself but rather the ones that show interest in the vast resources of our country 🇨🇩
Revolution is the answer. Overthrow the current government (Peacefully, like what we did in The Philippines in the past though we failed), and replace the corrupt and greedy politicians with the brightest minds in the country. Look at how Singapore, China, and other countries fixed their problems and got rich in no time, and do what they did in their country to yours. I really want every country to be successful.
I was on the ZAIRE RIVER EXPEDITION 1974/1975 ,the country was ruled by President Mobutu then and the population was very poor and hardly any infrastructure so I hope things have changed.
Interruptions on trains can last up to five months. Here I thought the train I took in Bosnia, which was three hours late on two hour trip was as bad as scheduling can get.
I appreciate the research done on this channel, but the fact that this video talks about the DRCs resources without even mentioning it containing one of the worlds two largest rainforest ecosystems, which contains unbelievably immense value in natural heritage, and which stands to be destroyed by unchecked "resource" capitalization, is making me question how much I can really trust this source.
Well said. As Chief of the MONUSCO Video Unir 2007-2012, I spent 5 years in the DRC with a team of 10 video professionals covering the country for both domestic and international broadcasters. While I applaud the attention given to my brothers and sisters in the DRC, I find this program full of inaccuracies, starting with the struggle for Congolese independence. How can you talk about Patrice Lumumba and not mention who killed him, for examole? And what of Rwandan proxy wars in the eastern DRC led by M23?
@@ichooseviolence2532 no DRC ONLY NEEDS THIS TWO BROTHERS 🇦🇴🇨🇬 that’s it ‼️But much love to Kenya ❤️❤️ From all eastern African countries, I deeply have some love for Tanzania & Kenya but the other EASTERN COUNTRIES ARE TROUBLE MAKERS ‼️
@@mutombemutombe3306 DRC actually needs Kenya coz in terms of development Kenya leads. DRC can use Kenya's skilled manpower which is the highest in East and Central Africa for her development and in return DRC will benefit when Kenya builds processing industries for refining the minerals mined. This will make DRC rich and some of the wealth will also trickle to Kenya because of skilled manpower and manufacturing prowess
This is MEGACITY one. Also REAAAAAAALLLY!? The most challenging conditions in the history of civilization? Vietnam would like to speak to your manager homie.
The locals did not "overthrow their Belgian rulers.' The Belgians cut and ran. The Belgians choose to leave and did so in the least responsible way possible.
You probably don't know the history behind the independence of Congo. The congolese put out the belgians of their countries. Belgium wanted to keep Congo under its rule for 15 yeats for establishing a democratic country but it would have taken too much times for the congolese .
@@Silence_stp Belgium's gov't has some vague idea that there might be a value in having some lingering control a bit longer but they realized it was more trouble than it was worth and that the creation of the European common market was were their future lay, not in the Congo. The granting of independence by France at the same time to its colonies showed the Belgian gov't Congo was a burden. The Belgians left and were not thrown out. Individual whites were attacked, but only after Belgium administration had ended.
In fact, this video was made by white people. They blamed the Chinese for all the bad things they did in Africa, as if Americans, French, Europeans, and Indians didn’t do bad things, because they want to blame all the contradictions on the Chinese. . 99% of white people will consciously blame the Chinese for their mistakes, as if white people have no responsibility. In fact, white people do more bad things than Chinese people. It's just not being reported.
As an African, this makes me so sad as DR Congo has the potential (like Nigeria) to dramatically change not only the life of its people but that of the entire continent of Africa.
My brother this our African government very bad people
U.S doesn't want that.
@@MustafaAli-lb8dq That's not an excuse
It has started my friend these are OLD images from documentaries he took from. He didn't even mention the actual President who is working hard to get rid of all these politicians that have been sitting in power for so many years. DRC IS RISING!
@@lubex3486 It's not an excuse. It's a reality. Anyone who understands politics knows that how cunning America is.
Congo still has the potential and I hope to see it become a African Superpower in my lifetime to come. All that's needed is good leadership and strong education.
There will never be an African superpower
Those peoples don’t want to evolve
Do you think that the Chinese will be the leaders?
We just have evil neighbours such as Rwanda and Uganda which are arming some rebel groups so that they can keep on destabilizing the DRC but i hope that ends soon.
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I’ve been waiting for this one. The influence of this city and nation will only grow
I almost cried seeing the horrible state of my beautiful country... 😭😭🇨🇩
The DRC, known as the richest country in the world, yet its unimaginable potential was its biggest curse throughout history. And the fact that people there are still able to smile at everything despite all the bad things that have happened to them... That's what makes me admire my father and take pride in coming from a "Third World Country" !!! 💪🏽💪🏽🙏🏽
Not for long lol prepare to get rich
@@qjtvaddict I have never lived there as I was born in an other country, but I hope that one day I will be able to invest there and improve things.
"The DRC, known as the richest country in the world" LMAS, you are funny.
@@holycow3355 When it comes to natural resources it is indeed the richest country in the world. And that's without even mentioning it's insane hydroelectric potential that would be able to provide electricity for literally the whole African continent. Do your research and stop being uncultured 🤦🏽
We are the richest in resources. 24 trillions
This is my Country and it truly is sad to see it deteriorate each day and year. Thank you for the video because it’s truly hard to find other ppl or videos about my country. DRC
i feel like there was a lot about China buying resources and not much about civil unrest in Congo, as well as foreign interference by neighboring countries such as Rwanda and Uganda. i think that has a much bigger impact on Congo than what China is doing.
It's ironic to think 🤔 the struggling locals living in a country full of natural resources. It's just frustrating not to be able to lift the economy of Congo through its people's force to make it a powerhouse. So much knowledge from this video. Thank you and more power to your channel
Exactly what I've been thinking.
Like what needs to be done to make their government see what needs to be done?
Till when are they going to do things according to the west?
It’s sad to see the current state of the Congo. It used to be the second most industrialized country in Africa, behind only South Africa, and had the potential to become quite a powerhouse in Africa. And out of all the large countries in Africa it probably has the most favorable geography, having a large navigable river go deep into its land is very valuable. I really hope this country can develop into one of Africa’s superpowers.
Industrialized in a seriously inhumane way. Look at the layout of a city like Mbuji-Mayi and you can clearly see it was built essentially as a giant work camp. By the time the DRC achieved independence there was something like a dozen college graduates out of 15 million.
industrialized at the expense of the hands of the people, it was only industrialized becuase it was a slave economy
Give it time, it will be.
The Congo river is anything but navigable which is unfortunate the only major river that is navigable in Africa is Niger
@@ivelinkamenov it is actually navigable. Make your own researches.its not navigable where in a small area
Thank you for this. I'm an African and my country is part of the SADC region so I knew how bad things are in the Congo, just didnt expect this level of miss management. I really wish there is a revolution in that country. It's being robbed by both the Chinese government and the elites of Congo.
not just china, we have to know what europe is up to in africa
Netherlands isn't in the sadc
@@sekurus4950 He's either South African or Namibian.
And you are not robbed by the weste and capitalism? China is not communist, it invest capital and exploits 3rd world countries, your liders must be bribbed or overthroned, bc capitalism is exploiting people and nature for profit. They just want to blame governments now instead corrporations. Thats why you mention China and Congo leaders.
Which part 🤔
I wish African city designers would design cities that would be immediately identifiable as uniquely African.
As Asian cities develop, the endlessly sprawling slums we see in Lagos, Kinshasa or Kampala are becoming uniquely African.
@@peteferguson518 To be fair it can be hard to tell a slum in Africa form one in India/Pakistan/Bangladesh🤣
@@colors6692 I actually can, a South Asian slum is made of very densely packed near-crumbling multi-storey brick buildings, an African slum is made of one-level near-crumbling tin roof shacks. The South Asian slum is one level above the African slum.
So unpaved streets and shanty towns?
Like grass huts?
I was there recently. Beautiful people. God bless the Congo
Hi. Im curious, how is it staying there? Is it dangerous to go out from the cities?
@@Chefpeanut I'm South African in the Congo currently, i don't see any danger here.
It is the only African country whose people eat monkeys and dogs. please if you visit your health is important so take care
@@entertainmentfolloworgomis3169hey dear it’s safe for women? No guns ?
DR Congo has the potential to be the most powerful country in Africa.
King Pimp
What infrastructure is there outside the capital ?
@@TheWhitehawker This is why he said "potential", towards the end of the century I believe Africa can be very wealthy, hope to live to see that moment
not anymore
@@ProdKodaa yes!!
I love that the video isnt just telling the current state of the cities but the hope that it will be better soon! Thank you for these insightful videos. Here's hoping that the DRC will soon be a better place specially for the current and future generations
My beautiful Brothers and Sisters of Congo. Although the colonisers have plundered, raped and genocided our countries , we will fight, work hard and will rise to glory. Have faith.
- a brother from India.
how can you call it Genocide if your Populations have grown immense after the White Man brought you technology and knowledge ?
The DRC is now under neocolonialism. They need to kick out the new colonists to have a chance.
Without European colonization your countries would be much more backward than they are today. The best thing that could happen to Africa would be the return of 1st World governance.
I hope the very best for you African brothers and sisters!
They should evolve
So horrible our parents, Brothers and Sisters, children are living a terrifying life due to corrupted sellouts leaders, we tired of all backstabbers of our African people due to its natural resources, ❤️ from Ballito 🇿🇦
As a Belgian, I feel terrible about the violence that the Belgian colonists caused to the locals in Congo. 😣
Great conscience dude ! ☺️👋👋👋💯
They still doing it it’s not done yet. But good for for you for your admittion
What language do you speak in Belgium
@@raheemabdoul8480 We speak French, Dutch (Flemish), and German.
It is the only African country whose people eat monkeys and dogs. please if you visit your health is important so take care
My hope is that Kinshasa, and the rest of the DRC, can find their place in the sun.
Congratulations for your national holiday on 30th June Democratic Republic of Congo from your friends in Germany
Thanks for making such a great video. It enlightens and illuminates our brains, hearts and eyes with NOOR of this beautiful city of "KINHASA".
In the 1970s, Kinshasa had about 1.5 million inhabitants. Today, it's 7+ million. Its growth has been amazing.
yeah, they don't joke at night, huh?
17 millions
That's not necessarily a good thing
@Zaydan Alfariz lol! jakarta is the capital of corrupt politics
Actually 14 million people live in Kin
The Grand Inga Dam and the Inga 3 and 4 megapeojects could be the most ambitiously profitable projects ever to be conducted in Africam history since the Egyptian and Nilotic Pyramids.
Exactly !
I am from Malaysia. My father was stationed in Congo in 1968 under the United nation peacekeeper army. I wish to see Congo develop into an economy powerhouse..enough of poverty..
Even Malaysia lost hope with Congo, which is why we're not there anymore. Africa is lost, focus in Southeast Asia, Myammar, Laos, Cambodia need our help and they have potential to grow.
Yo this is becoming weekly?? Amazing!
Yes, trying!
Greetings from Russia! I wish Africa to be strong and united! Russia needs Africa to be prosperous and independent as an equal partner and ally! Good luck in your endeavors!
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Its good that people of the world hear about lands of Africa I support that.
Great video but i wanted to know more about the city of Kinshasa itself. I think the DRC is a sleeping giant that will have by 2050 more 200.000.000 people! It is only a matter of time before this giant is going to wake up. So let's have a positive growth mindset here! It has the potential to rival Nigeria and South Africa very soon. We Belgians have a huge historical responsibility to have cordial and respectful relationships with the Congolese people. We should give them back their stolen art, apologize to them by giving them reparations and treat the Congolese not like children but as equal business partners. (Not some half apology like our king Philippe did recently in Kinshasa) Ok, it is true the Chinese have their hands in the Congolese mining industry and fund corrupt politicians, but they gave something back in the form of some infrastructure. Europe and the rest of the so called 'West' looted the country even after independence and did give nothing in return. It is time that Europe and Africa come to grasp our historical past, treat Africa in general with respect and start to change our "misplaced superiority feelings" we have towards the African continent. The world has become "multi-polar", it is also in the interest of Europe to invest in Congo because otherwise we will loose a lot of business opportunities.
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No.go live in the Congo if you love them so much. The current population did nothing to them. We dont owe them a penny.
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@@RK-cj4oc On one hand, he wrote an eloquent and moderate speech. He didn't say that Belgium should give absolutely everything that it has right now, to Congo, but develop a good relationship where both could benefit.
On the other hand, I'm pretty sure that you travel on roads and have nice administrative buildings and a thick treasury at least in part due to the Congolese dying for stuff then sold by Belgium. And will still enjoy said riches for centuries to come. Do not downplay the progress Belgium made with the help of robbed-together money (just like some other nations, nothing personal here), on the backs of others. You did not personally cut off Congolese hands, but you do enjoy the benefits of that (debatable) to Belgium, as will your descendants.
That said: while I'm not Belgian, even if I was I wouldn't want to give everything I have to the Congolese people and go live in a cave. I would maybe apologize symbolically, but keep enjoying what my ancestors took from weaker people and got away with it. It is what it is, this is how we are as species. There are very few people who genuinely would sacrifice much of their quality of life for others - hats off to them -, even if they knew they were wronged. We shouldn't think even of the Congolese people as innocent saints, they have their good and bad, as any nation. Maybe if they could back then, they would, do the same to Belgium as Belgium did to them first.
So stop saying "I did nothing to them", because you are still enjoying what your long dead relatives or your community's ancestors did to them (at least paid taxes which paid mercenaries to "keep order" over there), and own up to it. What's Belgium's and got away with it, you get to enjoy, with all due respect to the Congolese. All they can do is try to fix their, now free, country.
I know this won't sit well with both Belgians (and Brits/Spaniards/French/Dutch/Germans/Russians/others) and the Congolese, but we all know it is like that.
This is only my opinion, of course.
@@Constantinus213421 الشعب الكونغولي ليس مستحق لأي دوله كي تقول لو سمحت لهم الفرصه لفعلوا مافعلته بلجيكا بلجيكا هي السبب ف فساد الكونغو لماذا اتت بلجيكا لاحتلال الكونغو؟لانه بلجيكا فقيره جاءت لنهم ثروات الكونغو
I've always wanted to visit Kinshasa. The closest I got was visiting Brazzaville in looking at Kinshasa from across the river.
That's pretty close...
@@TheDailyConversation Yeah. But I feel like Kinshasa is the bigger more popular city. But either way, Brazzaville was fun to visit too.
I am a horrified and devastated American - witnessing the suffering, exploitation and corruption in such a resource rich country, exposed in this video. “The children will lead us” and the youthful vitality and creativity of the population will surely breakthrough the past exploitations and liberate the Congolese people. ❤
Crazy! Kinshasa, DRC is one of Africa's largest cities yet me in Canada I have never even heard of it and I love geography. Its boogles the mind how little each person knows about our own planet.
Woooow. Amazing job on this kind sir. Please make one on Ghana’s failing economy and gold rush
Awesome video, keep up the great work! Could you do Medellín next?
Congolese people change mentality 🙏🏿🇨🇩
Bro... Its either the history of Kinshasa or the history of Dr Congo! I had to fast forward...
I am surprised that congo has such beautiful 😊landscape and high flow rate river that can produce electricity for whole africasuch amazing country .i hope it will rise up
Actually what's happening in Africa is this If you want to destroy a country but the military in charge I feel sad 😔 😔 😔 😔 for us.
Africa is such a beautiful continent.
It’s just a sad and heartbreaking video to watch , Europeans,Chineses and politicians and a few elite benefit while the rest of population are treated like slaves being exploited ,terrible living conditions, greed make humans the worse than irrational animals.
I have no words I’m feeling defeated 😔
AWSOME thank you! wish this video could of been a lot longer!! thanks
Thanks, me too!
Because he ran out bad sh.t to show,he didn't want to show u the good stuff...
You talked surprisingly little about the actual cityscape 😳🤣
Ghetto
Sounds like Congo needs some Freedom.
They deserve a lot more.
The last sentence is WHAT WE NEED TO HEAR!!
"If the youthful energy of the DRC can be focused on affectively harnesting the natural resources of the country, the coubtry can become a powerhouse" THEY FUTURE OF A COUNTRY LAY OF THE HANDS OF THE YOUTH!!!!
Unfortunately, a big part of their youth is distracted.
Western countries don't want Congo to develop itself because they're exploiting our country a lot, we have almost everything but slowly people are waking up, in the years that are coming the country will improve a lot.
I hope so
Blessings and prayers to the people in the congo.. 🙏 ❤
Kinshasa is not the most populous city in all of Arica. That is a title awared to Lagos.
US again? Belgium? I'm tired, I'm out of words. Then Chinese, everywhere there is war. At least there is infrastructure finally. Life? And the African struggle.
Allow the Chinese to operate in your country,and your country is Doomed!
Tell them
We do not realize how powerful we are as a people 🇨🇩.. once we realize we don’t need these governments and organize ourselves.. they’ll come begging… the mentality must change! Too many of our people are suffering
When did they ever not suffer?
Great documentary , however i feel like you shouldve also mentioned how america, france and belgium exploit ressources the same way china does and probably have done even more damage. From the video it feels like its only China doing it however companies like apple and tesla also need that cobalt and they get it in the same way.
Yup and what they call 'artisanal mining' which is so frustrating to even think about just lets you know how unethical all those involved are...
Really enjoy your mega city videos. Very cool peeks into other parts of the world.
Thanks Mitchell, that's exactly what I'm aiming for!
my biggest wish is for africa to become politically and economically independent. the west has ruined so much.
I hope this century brings prosperity and peace to Africa. The continent could be a powerhouse.
It’s ALWAYS corruption that stunts the growth, living standards and hope of the people!
In reality, what Africa more needs is severe and urgent birth control programs, as the population of most countries on that continent is growing at explosive rates, threatening the entire planet. Because of this, they are already exporting Africans even to South America!
Is Kinshasa bigger than Lagos Nigeria? 😳😳😳
I would like to visit Kinshasa then. Marvelled by that today😱😱😱
Congo should have been Dubai of Africa..
Mboka elengi! I was there 3 weeks ago. Beautiful city and beautiful people
Lol before watch the video i wanted to comment please do Jakarta next... And at the end of your video you say next video Will be Jakarta 😂
😉
It's the same pattern everywhere in the world when it comes to chinese, as they need the resource they don't have. I just hate the chinese politics.
For sure,,,I can't believe this kind of life our fellow Africans facing.
It is a super power in the making.
not even close
@@IllusiveDude it easily could be. So easily. Just not destined to become.
Never
Greetings from Brazil! 🇧🇷
Olá!
Kinshasa is the most important consumer centre of the republic and the core of its industrial and commercial activity. The city serves as the headquarters of major public corporations and of privately owned industrial and commercial companies.
Run, don't walk from anyone who uses the word "Vibrant".
Goodness, Intelligence Comes in All Shapes Sizes and Colors! greetings from Mexico!!!!
I guess this is why God is patience in His coming back, so many people need to hear the gospel.
So long as the people of the Congo stay there, all is well.
Can you do Chicago: America's Recent Megacity plz
Soon...Chi is not quite there yet. But I'll hooefully quickly be expanding the series beyond those with 10+ mil built up urban areas.
@@TheDailyConversation but Chicago does have over 10 million people
Hear me now, 20 years from now I guarantee you all will have known about me from all facets of media! I will be the engineer that fully industrialized my country and paved the way for its true potential to be reached. I, like all my other family members have been given the opportunity to thrive in a more prosperous nation, but unlike them I shall use all these advantages I have been given to bring this prosperity to the millions of my fellow Congolese people with equal if not far greater potential than I currently carry so they can aid in bringing our country forward. I stand as an electrical engineer to be the one who completed the Ingas, fully connected the whole country not only by power but also by rail, and the one who set the first steps in our staircase of Sub-Saharan African welfare!
And dont forget, you're also the most modest of all kings of the world.
@IT 3025 I don't plan to be a ruler but instead plan to help my country move forward with the knowledge I'm currently acquiring. Plus I've hated all forms of monarchy my entire life so if I were to rule it would be by election.
Why did a document about Kinshasa have nothing to do with the city but everything to do with blaming the Chinese for Congos trouble? It's a form of colonialism, Talk about Belgian congo if you want the reason for congos troubles. They could have developed at any point without foreign intervention.
In 1960 what was the congo was one of the most developed countries in africa
@@clayton97330 huh?
@@awsomeguy02 sorry, had a typo, niw edited
@@awsomeguy02 the country was ruined by war and 18 years of kabila dictatorship but it recovering now.
Oligarchy, Chinese, social problems ...
Interesting facts; let us see their future ! ☺️💪💫✨
Watching all the way from Vanuatu 😁😀👍🔥🔥🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺
With the way we idolise our leaders, and not hold them accountable, Africa shall remain poor for the nxt 3000 yrs
Nigeapenda kuja Kinshasha nitakuja vipi 🇰🇪
I wish instead that africans will change their mindset. Africa has a lot of potentials but its people still has that colonnial mentality that they always rely on the outside world (other continents) to survive. You seldom hear african countries being forerunners, inventors, investors etc etc The people of africa need to steup and utilize their natural resources and human resources to be one of the rulers of this world not just a mere follower.
I have plans to make Africa rise so its left on you guys to pray for my impact
to call Stanley a brutal explorer is hard. Stanley was travelling all on his own and appreciated the locals as you can read in his biography. If he was such a brutal man, why did so many locals help him as porters on his horrific journey through the Congo. They could have easily killed him but did not. 600 belgiums were stationed in Leopolds free state and 200 mercenaries from other european countries. Why did the locals not get rid of them as they were a large majority. 175 rubber collection administrators for this huge area. I think there something wrong with the congo history as so few people could have never committed the exploitations without the help of locals, or what do you think. when I look a the current state and can see that most likely the main problem was the locals themselves or do you think that the mess they create and live in is also created by foreigners.
My Goodness this video was tastefully put together and produced.
Today the DRC aims to revisit the contract made with China since 2008. so that we have a more winning share
This video spends more time criticizing the Chinese than the Europeans: 2 minutes vs 1. From the 2 minutes criticizing the Chinese, they stopped only A FEW SECONDS to point out the good Chinese stuff: building hospitals, roads and more, stuff that the Europeans would never do, let alone Americans.
This is the same case in other nations devastated by the West: only and only China has done any good. Moreover, western devastation has NOT stopped as this video would make you believe, it's actually worse! Check independent media channels like Jimmy Dore show, Redacted or Multipolarista to learn.
In fact, this video was made by white people. They blamed the Chinese for all the bad things they did in Africa, as if Americans, French, Europeans, and Indians didn’t do bad things, because they want to blame all the contradictions on the Chinese. . 99% of white people will consciously blame the Chinese for their mistakes, as if white people have no responsibility. In fact, white people do more bad things than Chinese people. It's just not being reported.
In fact, this video was made by white people. They blamed the Chinese for all the bad things they did in Africa, as if Americans, French, Europeans, and Indians didn’t do bad things, because they want to blame all the contradictions on the Chinese. . 99% of white people will consciously blame the Chinese for their mistakes, as if white people have no responsibility. In fact, white people do more bad things than Chinese people. It's just not being reported.
At 2:00 Henry Stanley is said to be brutal and maimed the people. I thought the most brutal person was Emperor Leopold II killing and maiming people there. Do you have any reference that Henry Stanley committed the atrocities there? Leaders corruption is a big problem to Africa, I think. Thanks
I hope you do Manila
Coming soon!
The one guy said it best, "Our country is so messed up, the Chinese make the rules....." I remember one guy saying If only we could just stop fighting each other and work together......"
Eh at one time the French lived in the dirt until the Romans civilized them. It took awhile for them to get it together but they eventually did.
It's only a matter of time until the Congo gets it together as well.
@@basilmagnanimous7011 Congo disintegrating wouldn’t be good for the people. What are you smoking? 🤣
If you know anything about the recent wars, the only reason Congo is still a country today and hasn’t been Balkanized is because people paid with their blood while external forces continued and continue to destroy the country. Yeah there’s differences but many peoples lives and identities and those of their families are culturally and socially spread across the country and every culture is also in major cities like Lubumbashi, Goma and Kinshasa. If Congo isn’t peaceful today it isn’t because Congolese couldn’t live together it’s because of taking in refugees after the Rwandan genocide but Congo is not going to fall apart like Yugoslavia.
@@basilmagnanimous7011 the French were invented by Julius Caesar
@@originalsal2141 he American no further explanation required
Congo will never disentagrate. People had tried and never succeeded. We will rise and accomplish what we are called to do.
@@basilmagnanimous7011 The reason why the DRC is having a hard time at "getting it together" is because of what foreign nations have imposed to our people: war, massacres, unfair + massive exploitation and corruption. The problem isn't the country itself but rather the ones that show interest in the vast resources of our country 🇨🇩
Revolution is the answer. Overthrow the current government (Peacefully, like what we did in The Philippines in the past though we failed), and replace the corrupt and greedy politicians with the brightest minds in the country. Look at how Singapore, China, and other countries fixed their problems and got rich in no time, and do what they did in their country to yours. I really want every country to be successful.
I didn't know congo name country exist. But I read aab e hayat I get to know. Well May Allah bless and grant ease to congo people. Ameen
I was on the ZAIRE RIVER EXPEDITION 1974/1975 ,the country was ruled by President Mobutu then and the population was very poor and hardly any infrastructure so I hope things have changed.
😭😭😭wanakufanyia ubaya ukisema wanakupiga...My heart broken 💔
Politicians lining up their pockets on Chinese deals
Anyone who thinks electric vehicles are "friendlier" to the planet should watch this and consider the human cost.
Interruptions on trains can last up to five months. Here I thought the train I took in Bosnia, which was three hours late on two hour trip was as bad as scheduling can get.
:-/
I appreciate the research done on this channel, but the fact that this video talks about the DRCs resources without even mentioning it containing one of the worlds two largest rainforest ecosystems, which contains unbelievably immense value in natural heritage, and which stands to be destroyed by unchecked "resource" capitalization, is making me question how much I can really trust this source.
Well said. As Chief of the MONUSCO Video Unir 2007-2012, I spent 5 years in the DRC with a team of 10 video professionals covering the country for both domestic and international broadcasters. While I applaud the attention given to my brothers and sisters in the DRC, I find this program full of inaccuracies, starting with the struggle for Congolese independence. How can you talk about Patrice Lumumba and not mention who killed him, for examole? And what of Rwandan proxy wars in the eastern DRC led by M23?
LOOTING Africa
I think you'll find Lagos (Nigeria) is the largest/most populated city in Africa.
Hopefully, joining the EAC, will help stabilize and eventually bring more prosperity.
Shut up Rwandese!
@@mutombemutombe3306 $ vk mi d! K
DRC needs Kenya
@@ichooseviolence2532 no DRC ONLY NEEDS THIS TWO BROTHERS 🇦🇴🇨🇬 that’s it ‼️But much love to Kenya ❤️❤️ From all eastern African countries, I deeply have some love for Tanzania & Kenya but the other EASTERN COUNTRIES ARE TROUBLE MAKERS ‼️
@@mutombemutombe3306 DRC actually needs Kenya coz in terms of development Kenya leads. DRC can use Kenya's skilled manpower which is the highest in East and Central Africa for her development and in return DRC will benefit when Kenya builds processing industries for refining the minerals mined. This will make DRC rich and some of the wealth will also trickle to Kenya because of skilled manpower and manufacturing prowess
This is MEGACITY one.
Also REAAAAAAALLLY!?
The most challenging conditions in the history of civilization? Vietnam would like to speak to your manager homie.
Very interesting clip. Thanks for sharing.
God bless Congo. God bless AFRIKA God bless Aethiopia
The locals did not "overthrow their Belgian rulers.' The Belgians cut and ran. The Belgians choose to leave and did so in the least responsible way possible.
You probably don't know the history behind the independence of Congo. The congolese put out the belgians of their countries. Belgium wanted to keep Congo under its rule for 15 yeats for establishing a democratic country but it would have taken too much times for the congolese .
@@Silence_stp Belgium's gov't has some vague idea that there might be a value in having some lingering control a bit longer but they realized it was more trouble than it was worth and that the creation of the European common market was were their future lay, not in the Congo. The granting of independence by France at the same time to its colonies showed the Belgian gov't Congo was a burden. The Belgians left and were not thrown out. Individual whites were attacked, but only after Belgium administration had ended.
@@3506Dodge do you know Patrice Lumumba?
@@estajeanette7487 Not personally, but he only took action once it was clear the Belgians were leaving.
@@3506Dodge the Belgiums were not leaving the Americans also came to help Belgiums that when Russia came to help librate DRC.
It looks like the Chinese still have a lot of work to do... 🙄
In fact, this video was made by white people. They blamed the Chinese for all the bad things they did in Africa, as if Americans, French, Europeans, and Indians didn’t do bad things, because they want to blame all the contradictions on the Chinese. . 99% of white people will consciously blame the Chinese for their mistakes, as if white people have no responsibility. In fact, white people do more bad things than Chinese people. It's just not being reported.
Jah will bless Dr c . Tripling their economy in 3 years.