AFRICA to become World's largest trading bloc: Game-changer or a step too soon?
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- The African Union has began work on a monumental free trade deal to unite all 55 African countries within a single market. But will underlying issues conspire against the project?
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I hope i live to see the day someone from Kenya can travel on high-speed train to Nigeria or south Africa
@Mr. P. Enis 3 times the size of the USA .. 7600 miles long 4000 miles wide . 11million sq miles ...1/4 the size of the moon
@Mr. P. Enis maybe it's not a one train trip but a multiple train trip
@@theprince1795 I was thinking the same but some battles are not worth fighting
As an Engr trains lets go
Kato S best wishes to all Africans
It is a risk worth taking, you can't succeed or fail without actually doing something.
Trade will force the countries to get their act to getter to trade(hopefully)
“Every man wan heaven, no man wan die”.....
Red Pill prime kick out one set of Caucasians whilst seeking to do business with another?
It’s not arms, they will invade with, they will invade with ‘disease’....
They will seek to wipe out and leave buildings and infrastructure standing...
Scientists and Engineers are needed, not weapons - Weapons will only encourage the SELLOUTS among us !!
@Red Pill prime Mmmmmm! Maybe...
Yet the prospect of the HOT-WAR is already lost (300 years ago)....
US deployment is in fear of the chinese - the PROXY WAR in years to come - Africans need to mature both Politically and Intellectually and the best arena to navigate this STEEP learning curve is to COME TOGETHER !!
P.S.
The US (and other Caucasian forces) would not deploy FOOT-SOLDIERS in pursuit of occupying Africans, NAH!!
They would decimate Africans utilising Viruses, Disease and Pestilence....
Search your feelings - You know this to be true....
@Red Pill prime if i don't know WARFARE then, you don't know CRITICAL or STRATEGIC THINKING......!!
Aren't you the same dude who thought it was a good idea to buy / trade for Arms with Russia ??
Clearly, it is YOU that needs to MATURE both Politically and Intellectually....
P.S.
Racism is systematic and not a card pulled because you lack the faculty in the exchange of ideas....
We can agree to disagree however, your response "triggered" by facts is nothing less than Puerile...
The video attests to visions and Blueprints set out since the 1950's (by the Garvey-Ite, Dr Nkrumah) and only NOW, after nearly 70 years it seems, traction is being gained on ideas.....
I shall make it simpler for you.....!!
1: There are no weapons an African can get hold of that will supersede the Western Military Machine, unless developed by AFRICANS THEMSELVES !
2: The acquisition / development / customization of such weapons will provoke the SELLOUTS within Africa against their own (there is untold precedent to this) !
3: The preferred method of War to colonize/ neutralize the Africans (by whatever OUTSIDE FORCE) will be by disease and specially adapted viruses - EBOLA was deployed to TEST the African resolve and the capacity of Western Civilisation to respond to CONTAGION !!
To conclude, rather than give money to the Ruskies so Africans can kill OTHER Africans in even more BARBARIC (and evidently ELF-LOATHING) ways, Africans should prepare facilities at home to STUMP the BRAIN-DRAIN of SCIENTISTS and ENGINEERS - COUNTLESS "CREATIVES & GENIUS'S" to be discovered NOW, in Africa !!
Opportunity to arm (on WAKANDAN-LEVELS) will occur HOLISTICALLY, as a natural by-product of innovative success and scientific ACCOMPLISHMENT - The path to gaining RESPECT in the world...!!
Now let me see you respond with "Mmmm', that makes sense...."
I appeal to your good reason:
Rest assured, My perspective is
TOO BLACK !
TOO STRONG !!
Well, I think we should start small, per regions like ECOWAS and COMESA, fully turn them into borderless trading/political blocs then see how it rolls out...
That already is the case.. East Africa, West Africa, they already have single markets and customs unions. They already have these borderless areas. AfCFTA is the first step of this process Africa-wide.
Good job Africa. Do it now before population increase. Integrate yourselves and become a bustling continent. Love ya from India!
Appreciate the love!!
Much love to you as well
The population is increasing too fast we need to colonize mars lol👽
The USA might get beaten by the union in the new future
@Yonis Ali sure, but Africa is too much diverse than India and not living together in a sense of economic and political powers. India or China were ruled by one empire many times. They have a sense of nationality. Entire Africa doesn't have that. People call themselves Nigerian, not African.
This would be great for Africa's economies.
In the long run no it would not
Rainbow Lion, you're not god.
@@josephlindor3708 Never said I was. History explains all.
Rainbow Lion, do some research on Rwanda, they got raid of the puppet's.
I see you on every African topic on RUclips
Too Soon? I Don't think so! Tomorrow will never come if you don't embrace today!
Its now or never
@Culture Freedom Hello.😊Based upon negative historical factors and the one-sided narrative that exists around African trade, it is understandable why one would be skeptical and even pose the question as to what, if any, benefits will the ACFTA produce in Africa? But by visiting the website below, one can get a comprehensive look at the variety of commodities that countries in Africa export to the U.S. therefore getting a better understanding of what the real possibility of inter-continental trade in Africa could look like. And, if we expand our search and look at African trade with other global regions outside the U.S., I'm quite sure we will get an even greater understanding of the measurable outcomes that African governments hope to gain by creating this ambitious inter-continental trade agreement. ustr.gov/countries-regions/africa
UrbanAfrica We have to fix basic problems in our countries before we can expand out. We have to put pressure on countries who are part of the deal to fix these things before they can join in.
You took the words right out of my mouth. I wish this endeavor every success and may the hand of God be upon it and bless it for the people.
@@stevenmutumbo5477 No it isn't "now or never". Africans still haven't heard of patience?
Just like NAFTA generates revenue for America the free trade Africa agreement will generate revenue for Africa. A Good Move.
NAFTA had some down sides that should be examined and that Africa should not mimic. There is also need to address how Africa will develop its abundant resources. But start project.
@@plumjade4584 can u tell me the downsides of NAFTA or point me to an article/research that explains this
@Zenme Yangzi they do have the intelligence but not the actual contracts to do the jobs. Everything is on the internet now people are learning everyday. I know many black college graduates. There are universities in Africa as well. Time to retire that western narrative. Black people has invented much to modern society.
Zenme Yangzi Dumb racist
@Zenme Yangzi c - section, surgery, algebra, brought literacy and philosophy to Europe etc etc. if you're going to be a racist, atleast, be a knowledgeable one.
I hate to say this but, mass migration to more prosperous African countries will cause conflict. Nobody wants this. However, trade and goods should move freely.
Exactly that is a recipe of disaster.
@@justcallmebrian793@ Well that is not always true, Nigeria has the biggest economy in Africa, but there are more Nigerians in Ghana, than Ghanaians in Nigeria, bigger economies doesn' t always mean the right environment, however your point is well taken, it is also opportunities for the continent to integrate while been mindful of the environment, as we all know Africa holds most of the undestroyed natural environment and wild life left for mankind, people always don't want to move else where if they can find what they need in their community, also remember Africa was borderless untill arrival of Europeans
@@kervinaham7375 Point taken. I am in favor of what is happening. That is my only apprehension.
It is time for us to unite without interference from outsiders.
@@kervinaham7375 Africa was not without borders. Tribes held areas and would have demanded tribute from weaker tribes long before Europeans arrived. There where kingdoms in Africa and I assume some of these went back far into history. The Egyptians had a frontier thousands of years ago that they defended against other tribes.
@@grahamt5924 @ I don't think you know what you talking about, Africa never had borders, if you are real African and not a recent arrival, you would know through our languages and the way the artificial borders of today tell the story, you will know right away some thing is not right. Most Africans speak more than more one language, some of us speak three or more, so it was always easy to communicate, even today, you always know the language of other tribes that were in your region, yes there are various unique ethnicities, with their own abilities and talents, so do all the the tribes, of course we don't live in heaven, so there were misunderstanding just like any other places, but did not get out hand like it did else where. I for one believe in one Africa trading with Africa to benefit Africans, if there are issues, we work and find the best way to fix these issues, every country on the continent can play it's part as they all endowed in their own way
This ambitious and open vision for the future makes me proud to be a Zimbabwean and an African.
Risk worth take we in the daispora need a single united Africa !!! Love from Haiti 🇭🇹
What most of you guys living in the diaspora have no idea of is how Massive and Super diverse Africa really is that forming one country is literally impossible. The whole of North Africa is completely Arabic with Islamic Dominance and just can't fit in, plus in sub Saharan Africa it's a Massive blend of different black races with totally different languages. The least Africa can do is to promote African investors and trade for Every country to develop into a Power house just like Asia and Europe did.
This is by far the most intelligent and analytical RUclips channel on African issues.
Same questions I have always asked myself... With the exception of South Africa, Nigeria and Morocco, what do African countries produce other than raw materials that is making the clueless leaders push for a free trade market so soon? Is it to freely export criminals across African borders?
This AfCFTA is nothing but the work of China that seeks to choke clueless African leaders with debt on sea or airports they don't need, take over those ports and use same to flood other African countries with Chinese products duty-free. But then, what can one expect from African leaders who accepted a Greek AU headquarters gift from China and are being spied on during AU meetings?
As a Nigerian, we haven't even fulfilled local demand for goods nor maximised export of goods in free Ecowas market, and now we're joining free trade with the rest of Africa despite the issues of porous borders? I am against us joining this Chinese-induced AfCFTA else Nigeria as a huge market will become a dumping ground for Chinese or European goods.
You don't speak and sound as Africa to me! No human being was born and begin to walk and run! A human child grows up in stages. He has to understand that fire burns. Has to learn that seating doesn't come without falling so is walking does not come without falling hard, let alone running. You don't fall and remain flat on the ground, the child does not remain down there, he gets up until he is strong to run a marathon. We did not know that one day Africa will be free politically from colonial rule. But our fathers had a vision, they knew that they can rule themselves. We are ruling ourselves politically though not fully! This is the same with economic freedom of this great continent! It won't be easy as nothing comes easy, as we take examples from a child. Africa is not running yet! She is walking. But very soon she will run a great marathon in which no one will compete with her.
Who can run as faster as her on a world platform where Olympics are concerned? is it not children of mother Africa? I can only imagine how she will take on on economic arena. Have faith my brother your Africa will reach where she belongs. "SHE IS THE LEADER" The mother of all humanity. Never mind She will be there. Corrupt leaders must be removed from positions of leadership. Africa will rise.
There is old saying: “it’s useless locking the stable door AFTER the horse has BOLTED”.....,
Africans need a trade and political union NOW - They have 25-30 years to squabble among themselves, in pursuit of determining “which Pigmy is the tallest” - fertile ground to finally agree on aggregate lessons learned....
Come 2050, if they haven’t woken their asses up, it will be TOO LATE !!
A new world order will have been galvanised and ready for action, setting Africans further back, for ANOTHER 1000 years....
Is that what you want??
Anyway, irrespective of what you want, Nigeria has signed and has joined its fate with its other 53 nation-state brothers and sisters across the continent !!
GARVEY-ITES, RISE !!!
Charles J To add:
I agree on your point re: the Greek AU “Trojan Horse” but so what ??
Did Nigeria and Dangote Cement OFFER to do the same for the NEEDY AU ???
Exactly !!!
Therefore, this is an example of lessons learned - “No such thing as a free lunch”.....,
Africa and Africans need to mature, both POLITICALLY and INTELLECTUALITY...,,
As they say, “the headmaster was once a school-boy”...
Lessons need to learn the hard way but at least, it will be among ourselves...!!
Africans, like Europeans (1000 years of the Dark-Ages) or Chinese (Maoist Great Leap Forward) are just as HUMAN as all aforementioned !
Only, starting from NOW means gestation period (for AFRICAN EXCELLENCE) is 30 years max......‼️
Form ! Storm ! Norm ! Perform !
See:
Some of us are REALLY thinking ....
GARVEY-ITES, RISE !!
Tabita Phiri HUGGZ & KISSEZ !!
You have EXPRESSED ALL 🖤 Thank you, you have made my day ....
I shall continue to represent our ancestors with “renewed vigour” ....
Where are OUR warriors ⁉️
GARVEY-ITES, RISE ‼️
Tabita Phiri AAAAAAHHHHHH‼️
I have “re-read” your post and I am truly, deeply, BEAMING WITH PRIDE .....
WARRIOR ❗️
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HOW WONDERFUL ‼️
I believe that overall, this is good move even with the known and unknown challenges involved.
Progress is not achieved one time. It's a process.
And it happens a step at a time. And this is a big positive step forward in my view.
The next step is for us to start tackling the challenges involved.
#Thinkbigforafrica
I like how you discuss the pros and cons, negative and positive affects etc
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I think without a strong sense of unity and a willingness on behalf of the key players to put pan african interests over that of their individual countries and personal greed/ambition, it will be very difficult.
Hopefully the upcoming generations will be of a visionary mindset like Sankara and learn from the mistakes of the past instead of being short sighted. I'm hopeful. We need to prove to the world and more importantly ourselves that we can rise up and do for self.
We need this done over 5 decades ago.
Hubert Gakpo
Africa would’ve fallen apart if we did it so long ago.
We are not ready to mimic the EU. Remember how many rebellions and wars were happening in Africa 5 decades ago? There were wars happening in most African countries. If we mimicked the EU and went full on free trade we would’ve seen catastrophe endue for Africa.
We can’t simply learn in the go as many people want. Some people say, let’s start Africa free trade right now, we’ll learn and make it work on the go. If we do that we’d hurt so many people’s lives. Remember The USSR? The USSR implemented full on communism without putting much thought into it. It sounded nice on paper so they said let’s do it, we’ll learn on the go. It’s because of that so many tens of millions of people died in the USSR and it eventually collapsed. Remember Somalia? They implemented full on Lassez faire capitalism saying they’d learn on the go. It’s because of that they suffered so greatly.
The EU was thought out for a long time before they decided to make it happen. The brightest minds in the AU say this is a bad idea and it is. They studied economics. Most people that want this Africa free trade are those who aren’t economists. We weren’t ready then and we aren’t ready now for Africa free trade.
We are many many decades or even a century away from a united Africa(don’t forget Africa is a continent and there isn’t a single continent in the world that’s united. Not even all European countries are part of EU)
5 decades ago colonialism wasnt fully dead yet
Africa had to go through the period of wars and civil wars go fix the straight line borders issues, and Africa may need another decade before fully stabilising and we may have 3 new countries by then
I love the vision of this channel! I’m ADOS (American Descendants of Slaves). I hope to see Africa as a SINGLE United Nation (United States of Africa) with 1 elected leader voted by the people for elected terms and ONE ECONOMY with its 2 billion worldwide population (continental Africans and Diasporatic Africans)! When Africa can build itself democratically and economically more Africans from Diaspora worldwide will have a REASON to come home and support a system like this economically because there will be a natural and relational benefit to do so. Many from Diaspora want to come home but have nothing to return to so we are forced to live in other countries for economic benefits! If China can change its economic course in only 30 years and build the greatest cities the world has ever seen in modern times, Africa can achieve this also. This is my DREAM for Africa and its children of Diaspora!
It's time now we must eat our own food.
Sudan peace over there
Nigeria peace over there
Libya seize that slave trade
Couldn't be more proud watching this video. Yes, it's time to take a leap of faith, Mother Africa. That's how the United Africa should be called: MOTHER AFRICA
The job lies essentially upon the shoulders of the African Union - who need to be firm in the implementation of the guidelines that all members of the 55 countries should abide to the agreement. First things to be done is to implement an African Union Passport to end with the joke of having visas to travel inter-Africa which was left by the former colonial rulers that must still be laughing that after 50 years the bureaucracy still exists and continues damaging the development of Mother Africa! It is High Time to wake up and mainly for the politicians to be made accountable for the continuous mistakes and greed that negates Africa to rise to its might! Once good measures are taken to effect the Africans that are living abroad and were looked down by the politicians that took over governance after independence will start returning with the knowledge and expertise that they gained abroad. This is one reason to praise Ghana's president who has become the pioneer to encourage the return of people of the various diasporas. The governments of all African countries have to be encouraged by the African Union to implement TV programs to make their citizens aware to join hands and forget about going abroad, to be killed in the Mediterranean, as it is happening every day.We need to fight to lift our MOTHERLAND to become THE CONTINENT OF THE FUTURE and that can only happen if the politicians throw away their allegiances with their cronies and to really start making a reality the promises that they make before being elected! To be strong African must look inside instead of looking out with opens hands begging for alms!!!
Very well said!
Fix your countries first, then trade.
Meaning get rid of corrupt politicians, build a strong local economy, and change people's mindsets about embracing change.
When all these internal issues are fixed, then we we can accept any foreign companies, and immigrants to trade.
Trade will force the countries to get their act to getter to trade(hopefully)
@@bendedstraw4294
As seen in South Africa and Ghana with Xenophobic attacks against Nigerians, it'll only make people more protective of their domestic economies.
And South African companies are all over Africa, and no African country has yet developed as satisfying competitor.
AND ALSO, Aliko Dangote being the richest man in Africa today, is because the government restricted foreign companies from entering the cement industry in Nigeria, so that might be a possible scenario when free trade is implemented.
@@lu881 :( Let's hope positives will happen :(
True
Unite we strong and divided we fall ! All we need to do is take a look at Europe with the biggest single market in the world
You've got great vids. I love the colour scheme and your textures. We should collaborate!
Free trade starts here lol
What is required to make this a success is , strong institutions to ensure mechanisms for checks and balances and a strong civil society to bring politicians and powerful business people to ensure and drive accountability.
Africa is waking up! Your brothers & sisters across the world are standing with you!
This is the way forward for Africa. It is the future our children that is important not that greedy individuals. Africa Must Unite.
Open up trade!
Most of what was said in this video I agree with.
The notion that it is easier for an outsider to enter our borders than it is for a neighbor speaks to a deeper issue of us hating our own image while worshipping the image of the other. Africans by far still have self-hate issues that need to be addressed before we can ever see each other as more deserving of prosperity than those who loot us.
The only thing I don't agree with is the idea of the "U.S. of Africa." The continent is too big and too ethnically diverse for a single government to ever work. I think removing VISA requirements and implementing regional currencies (ECOWAS, EAC, COMESA, SADC, etc) is a great place to start. But we can love and work with each other without becoming a single country.
That will happen once we have a rail and road network. A lot of planning needs to take place to address all the issues.
I hope that I get to witness most African nations develop into 2nd or even 1st world countries in my lifetime, a United States of Africa sounds amazing
you guys have a really goo thing going here with this channel. I think you have the potential to match or even surprise channels such as 'visualpolitik' etc. keep it up!
Thanks for your kind words! really appreciate the support!
@@NewAfrica Visualpolitik is a complete joke. He is superficial in so many subjects he treats. You are by far more academic :)
A United States of Africa would do wonders. Look at America for instance, the largest economies are California, New York, Texas but the whole country profit off of them.
Infact one millitary
The leaders need their heads knocking together...
A step in the right direction at the right time. This is the time, Africa has to regenerate by begining now.
Great video. Thank you for this.
I think its unfair to put Aliko Dangote in the gategory of a government backed monopoly. Dangote has worked extremely hard for his success and his company has benefitted Africa in so many ways. The reason why he monopolizes the market is because he has little or no competition and he's the best at what he does. And furthermore why did you have to mention the obstacles of the free trade agreement - I'm sure everyone is aware of the numerous barries that stand in the way of its success. However, why is it that your news outlet and so many others have to keep reminding us about Africa's past and the possibility of its future failures. When it comes to reporting on Africa, it never fails that the negative is always highlighted, even when the gist of the story is positive!! Neutrality is one thing, but skepticism and constant and consistent critical analysis is another all together. #AfricaIsMovingForward #GiveHerAChance #AfricaRocks #UrbanAfrica
UrbanAfrica well said!
A union of nations is a double edged sword, not to dissuade the benefits of such a union, one must understand that sharing the benefits of each nation also mean the sharing of each other's problems. South Africa is struggling with violence against African immigrants by the local black populations, this issue will likely spread across all of Africa if a union was declared.
A United Africa strikes me as ideal for the further development of African nations; I'm thrilled by this motion and excited to see what coming together in this fashion can accomplish in improving the continent's industry, economy, and quality of life, overall.
There is certainly great potential here to place Africa in a significantly strengthened position on many fronts, and permanently. While I don't know whether cutting off external trade would be particularly beneficial, I certainly do believe in extending attentions and placing greater focus inward. Encouraging continent-wide exchange for investment, migration, and growth could quickly see Africa attain significant economic resurgence in the next few years. Greater initiatives could be launched from within, to address outstanding needs, modernise infrastructure, strengthen policing and justice systems, and further the development of every nation, continent-wide.
Given the vast breadth of currencies used across Africa and the great variation of worth between them, the concept of a united currency certainly needs to be explored. Would nations need to consolidate and absorb each others debts to introduce this change? In any case, streamlining to have fewer currencies in circulation I believe would be a great step forward, introducing a centralised bank and mint could standardise and sustain monetary value across a greater portion of the continent, leading to greater economic stability.
A United Africa, a united African government could better develop its industries and technologies. The jobs that would be created, the lives this could enhance, the liberty this could afford and the justice this could serve has outstanding potential, especially for that of a Continental Identity; a shared feeling of togetherness that greater unifies African nations through the fostering of robust internal networks of progressive and compassionate organisation.
This initiative could be the start of the greatest and best reforms in African history.
Free trade sounds good but there should still be more than one currency in Africa. Each country should also be self governing, not having the whole of Africa being ruled by just one person. Africa should not be like the US with one president, or like the EU with the fairly weak euro as its currency. Here in the UK, sterling is worth more than the euro and most of us are glad that we did not give up our currency. Here, the EU has become far too dominant and we are are now expected to obey laws that were not made in our own country. This is why more than half the UK voted for Brexit. A number of other European countries are also dissatisfied with the EU as one big superstate, dictating from Brussels. Individual countries should not give up their national identities, customs and culture. Borders can also be useful to protect people that are fleeing from some sort of persecution. A refugee or a victim of crime can be protected from harm if they flee to another country with different laws.
Your channel is so great! I'm really glad I stumbled upon it. It is always good hearing from locals and insiders about the economies and geopolitics of the great and neglected continent of Africa. Best wishes for a prosperous future for the young continent from a Saudi Arabian guy!
It will take time, but will be a boost the Africanism
United Africa for freedom that great.
thank you, mr taiwo. excellent series. I think that Africa needs to change is perphery status in regards to the global core first.
Years ago, i gave a presentation at school (in ohio, usa) about this similar subject, although not as detailed. i remember learning a little bit about different leaders and small bits of info of different countries and their strive for a "United States of Africa" and that gave me the inspiration. As a white dude from North America, i think a "safe, flourishing, unified" Africa sounds awesome.
There are always going to be challenges when undertaking anything great but that does not warrant postponing it. I think one area you did not address is the potential for more African entrepreneurs to arise due to a bigger market
It is to soon. Let everyone clean up their own backyard. Then work on strategic infrastructure across the continent .
Failure to plan , is planning to fail . Given the track record of the type of leadership plaguing Africa there is a lot of work to do. Africa's youth should be given more political leadership roles as it seems the elders do not want to move over and let the creativity of the youth help shape the future. Free trade could be one of the best things Africa could do for itself.
2.5 trillion GDP is very small. USA is 19 trillion and has 300 million people. No complacency Africa. Our generation has its work cut out. No slacking. No more kicking the can down the road.
A step towards a respectable unity will have difficulties and the completion may not be seen by those who start it but I would love to see Africa unite and control it’s resources and build a strong military to protect it. Foreign hands love to divide and conquer
The potentials and successes could be huge! Nothing is easy. They can fail forward.
This is good because this is going to address the industrial lack within Africa, we all desperately need factories in Africa
African youth are already united in ideology, we just need a strong leadership to make it happen. Challenges will always be there.
A 1.2 billion market & a 2.5 trillion-dollar GDP, let us industrialise Africa as one unit giving preference to African capital & leverage on the political unity of African States.
Africa is gradually moving towards a continental civilization. This is also without it's challenges and problems present a lot of opportunities for its African people.
A United Educated Africa is Always a stronger Africa. The focus should be on educating our youth (not schooling). This will allow different types of skills across the continent.
African untapped potential can dominate the entire globe. Only if we stopped fighting. One day ❤️ from Egypt.
This is the new Africa
I believe it is ONLY a risk worth taking if we are all truly ready for it. One rotten apple spoils the whole bunch. Therefore, we have to be all in on this agreement with no one relapsing
KB Taiwo as usual you are neither here nor there, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
john blaze that is the beauty of it all. He lays it all out for you, the pros and the cons. You have to arrive at a conclusion yourself.
The United Gederal Republics of Africa. Has a great ring to it.
Do Not Stop ---FIX--- whatever problems that Will arise while we move forward in the BUILDING of the NEW AFRIKA ...
Africa must not be afraid of challenges. A leap of faith forward is key to ensure that our people prosper. We need to build strong institutions to safeguard the interests of the people rather than those of individuals.
The more things change - the more they stay the same. I worked on a project to deregulate the rail system of Malawi (this was part of greater pan African rail program to improve trade). As it turns out, a newly independent Malawi never got around to nationalising and/or 'socialising' their infrastructure. Their existing law dated back to the days when Cecil John Rhodes. He convinced the, then, socialised UK to experiment with setting laws to allow private sector ownership of the railways. He had a dream to build the Cape-to-Cairo railway line connecting all of Africa on route. For this dream to work, he influence the base legislation of the British colonies along the route to be structured to allow, not only freedom of movement and trade, but also ownership. Decolonisation resulted in a socialist Pan African movement and a change in African laws through out much of Africa. But for some reason Malawi never got around to making those changes and we were given an opportunity to see the past. As it turns out, we had no work to do in Malawi as it was all perfect as is. Hhhhmmm
Every problem they mentioned is already happening , plus the positives outweigh the negatives
Nothing ventured nothing gained, One Africa
Yes I believe it’s time for Africa to free and open the boarders.
no, thats not wise dear sir, all that will do is create a pressure differential leading to wealtheir countries being inundated with migrants and poorer countries being drained .
i.e which is exactly what is happening in europe and to america right now.
I don’t think a United States of Africa would work due to ethnic differences and tensions. Even if each ethnicity was given a state, people tend to move around, like in Yugoslavia.
I'm from India. Our movie industry is racist towards black skinned Africans and even Indians. This channel is helping me learn a history and economics of a continent that I was never taught in school. Thanks.
I wouldn't have ended the visa requirements until outlying years. The video is correct: in its current state, no visas is an invitation for a mass exodus from the poorer nations to the more successful ones.
Even if it avoids sabotage from within.The system will no doubt try to sabotage it from without.A financially independent Afrika is it's worse nightmare.
If Nato can unite Europe after WW2 then I'm sure Africa deff can 💯
It didn't. Have you ever heard of the Warsaw Pact? Even since the fall of communism, the tensions within the EU are only increasing. The US has little need for NATO anymore either.
Sure, this is key, and a major factor to uniting Africa
It’s past time, go for it. The EU Wasn’t perfect when it started and still isn’t. That hasn’t stopped the European’s from trying.
As a European, I think it's good to decouple African currencies from the Euro. But, I think Africans should be aware of the problems of a single currency. Don't make the mistakes that we Europeans have done. The euro has real structural problems. Countries within the eurozone, because they have different economies can't implement their own monetary policies to sort out their problems (hence Greece, Italy etc..) If your economies are similar, this single currency might deliver massive benefits. But it could also spell disaster trying to compete with more powerful economies like Nigeria. Also what I believe Africans should learn about is MMT, Modern Monetary Theory. If this theory is correct (and I believe this to be so), linking up your currencies, would mean you are giving up your monetary sovereignity and your ability to print/issue your own currencies which would limit your countries future. BE AWARE AFRICA!!!
We need to be strategic in our partnerships. Partner with countries that have the knowledge of upstream industries and place those industries in the parts of Africa where jobs are needed. Link the countries to supply and support each other with every aspect of the supply chain.
This will be hard and in the European Union we encountered many of the similar issues discussed in this video. I really hope Africa will be succesfull in this endeavour and maybe if they find ways to overcome certain problems, the EU can learn from them on how to make different ethnicities work together across borders.
It’s not too far that we will get united and become one nation, indivisible! Mama Africa!!
The message is simple: Just Do It!
Great step in the right direction for Africa man can't wait to see where the continent is in 20 years
WE must start from somewhere...step at a time and YES WE CAN...African free trade area , Single passport, single currency will bring huge economic benefits to all Africans. We must industrialize and produce everything we need and the export finished goods.....
Excellent idea, long overdue...pre- colonial Africa was all about barter trade and each need was satisfied.
The European union comprises of 27 countries, 17 of which uses a common currency the euro, with 1 European central bank, a European parliament in Brussels, 1 custom union within 27 countries, and a free work and travel restrictions within all 27 countries, all connected with road and rail. So why isn't that some of this same European countries and formal colonial masters are preventing Africans to have the same system? All borders in Africa needs to be brought down, 1 Africa, 1 people, Africa for Africans home and abroad
If anything, I think the development of an industrialized base should be Africa's number one goal. As pointed out, Africa is trading it's raw goods to the rest of the world for some money, but misses out on the large money of the end product. A phone, petrol, a TV, satellites, vehicles, etc etc. I think Africa needs to be the producer of these kinds of goods. They would have control of the resources and be able to make it cheaper than anywhere else in the world. Africa could be the richest, most prosperous, continent on the planet. I think the African Union is a step in the right direction for this, but before a more open boarders version of it exists, like what we see in Europe, the development needs to be spread more evenly. That will be hard since it'll take a lot of investment from the richer African nations into the poorer ones. I think it can be done though. I hope so.
The American Continent is slowly moving towards open borders amongst other American Countries. What Africa is doing is setting themselves to become a Global Power. Congratulations Africa!
It could force development if it is harness properly. Otherwise, some countries with bad infrastructure will suffer greatly as businesses will site their plants in countries with good infrastructure and yet sell to all for maximum profit making. Making the countries with poor infrastructure a mere dumping ground. Any country with good industrial capacity will benefit a lot. BUt how many of such exist in Africa today, except South Africa and Ruwanda. Look at the level of profit MTN is making in NIgeria for example.
I hope one day the African Union and the European Union can be strong, equal partners 🌍
We can start with the simplest problems. Return to own food production, textile products. Start looking at the positives and nothing else. .. Think positive and remember that no country was built in a day...
Let us keep moving towards being one nation (The African Nation) , for together we are force to be reckoned with. Trust me the wazungus do not like this move. Stay woke fam.
Full speed ahead, challenges will always come in life but it is the will of the great African people that is on display now. No one can get in the way of the will of this United BLACK people phenomenon. All chains are being broken and old bonds being reforged.
Truth, goodness, power always come at extremely high risks! Is it worth it? YYYEEESSS!!! No one expects countries of Africa to try and block the sky with their hand. However, you'll never know what greatness can be achieved if you never try. So try, Try, TRY!!! we're coming home to help as fast as we can.
I support it, because those disadvantages listed they also appear in these individual countries...
2 factors of development are transport and communication. We have been divided so much but we can create transport by building rail ways and roads.
We must go back to our spiritual way which sees no differences among this will improve communication.
Then we have to create or use less languages to communicate.
Just imagine how beautiful our people will became, there are many of us who live apart from our families unknown to us, there are many of our ancestors and relations who live in other African countries different from where we were born
If African unification doesn't happen soon then God help Africa and African people world wide. And so far he hasn't been too kind to us.
Unity is a larger benefit than a villian's gain, the EU and recent Brexit proves that. No matter which monopoly is being played, it would benefit the Continent to it's entirety.
Colonization was more effective than our current system simply because the foreign powers such as France, Britain, Germany, Italy etc, had a grip on the continent's economy on a UNITED front. But this time Africans have a grip, it benefits WILL outway the negatives, as it drives infrastructural growth and collaboration.
a united African free trade council of the major players of this new African free trade system will be necessary in order to control individual and country individual greed and self interest.
I think the drive for more common markets is a good idea and noble endeavor, but not for the whole of Africa under one roof at least for now. Instead regional markets for the current state of Africa's economic and political development. I will admit my knowledge on modern Africa is lacking compared to knowledge on other places in the world but I would personally divide it along the following lines. North Africa along the Mediterranean and connected nations, East Africa around Ethiopia etc, West Africa along the ivory coast, Central Africa along the congo and surrounding area, and South Africa along well South Africa and its neighbors. This, of course, would require steps to be made so that major economic powers act as a guiding force instead of a dominating one so that such a market is part of a greater good for all instead of improvement for some.
My friend, Dangote money is invested and powering various projects all over Africa and that's the point....African money to develop Africa....
A step in the right direction.
Africa, it's time we put our very own interests at the center of our needs.
This idea is long overdue, even the leadership of the OAU should be voted by the masses and aspiring leaders have to campaign for the seats with a manifesto(s)
The governments that are a part of this plan should take this five years to educate their nations about how to use this plan properly so that everyone wins and avoid as much conflict as possible. And teach them what things will make the plan fail. This is a team effort
Yeah the borders and restrictions on African nations is ridiculous. Time to change and turn Africa back to the way it was before the colonizers and slavery.