The most important country you’ve never heard about, Mapped

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  • Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024

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  • @johnnyharris
    @johnnyharris  4 месяца назад +279

    Check out ground.news/johnnyharris to see how any news story is being framed around the world and across the political spectrum. Use my link to get 40% off unlimited access.

    • @ingamgoduka57
      @ingamgoduka57 3 месяца назад +1

      Important to whom ships can take a detour to South & dock to South Africa get suppliers & move on which is safer but little longer as they use to in the past.

    • @PrivateIndex
      @PrivateIndex 3 месяца назад +3

      I really love your channel can you do a series on China 🇨🇳 strategically buying farmland in the US (near military bases) and if this could be potential war on our territory??? Dr. phill did a show on it but I would love to get information from you

    • @daviddack951
      @daviddack951 3 месяца назад +1

      Exactly. Mr CIA is being cringey again

    • @memo2010k
      @memo2010k 3 месяца назад

      Love the practice to pronounce Qatar.
      Pretty unfair to china, if the don't showup they are lazy and piggy backing west and if they show up they are the bad guy, come on

    • @MomoMo-ym3bt
      @MomoMo-ym3bt 3 месяца назад

      Colonial mindset back at it saving the people of Djibouti with freedom. You're part of the same brainwashing western media. Not one mention of deaths in Palestine or Yemen by the US. Great Geopolitics. One sided narrative and the irony with AD.

  • @medamin941
    @medamin941 3 месяца назад +1081

    I was born and raised in Djibouti . Growing up we were so used to Americans or French fighters jets taking off a couple of miles from our high school that the teachers had to pause the lesson for a couple of minutes because you couldn’t hear the person sitting next to you. I moved by myself to the US in my early 20’s and been losing sleep at night knowing that my loved ones are over there and if shit goes south tomorrow there is nothing I can do about it. Shoutout to you Johnny for shining some light on my home country. Appreciate it Sir

    • @signefurax933
      @signefurax933 3 месяца назад +3

      Il n'y aura rien à Djibouti crois moi...

    • @signefurax933
      @signefurax933 3 месяца назад

      C'est l'Érythrée qui doit avoir peur...

    • @akay435
      @akay435 3 месяца назад +5

      Why not try moving your family to states.

    • @haryomahamukti4205
      @haryomahamukti4205 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@@akay435Or take your loved one to the US

    • @medamin941
      @medamin941 3 месяца назад +15

      @@akay435trust me I’ve been trying but the uscis is a fucking nightmare

  • @zouzouarcenciel5928
    @zouzouarcenciel5928 3 месяца назад +1611

    As a djiboutien citizen we don’t have a say about who coming to the land or leaving its all done behind closed doors. The population is not even aware what is going on around them.

    • @hokiep728
      @hokiep728 3 месяца назад +37

      That's because they are too worried about getting their Khat.

    • @GggG-tb1mx
      @GggG-tb1mx 3 месяца назад

      Tbh I don’t trust the west as far as I can throw them, never a good sign

    • @lukeedwards7677
      @lukeedwards7677 3 месяца назад +80

      I can only apologise that we in the rest of the world have brought our geopolitical conflicts to your doorstep

    • @rewardharawa2680
      @rewardharawa2680 3 месяца назад +35

      Hope one day your land can be free, see what Niger and Burkina Faso has done

    • @Petrzmolik
      @Petrzmolik 3 месяца назад +41

      @@rewardharawa2680I’d instead look at Singapore. This is literally the most comparable yet so different country there is. Singapore has so many similarities and was poor just few decades ago. Focusing on bringing investors instead of just foreign armies should be the goal. But it sadly does need the foreign armies as Djibouti’s army cannot fight off its neighbours and doesn’t have programs to train every citizen like Spore or Korea does.

  • @VictorRubenAndrade
    @VictorRubenAndrade 3 месяца назад +146

    Dude, your map animations are next level.
    The maps are super helpful for illustrations for understanding.

  • @Ash_tommo
    @Ash_tommo 3 месяца назад +108

    Great analyzing! I’ve always thought ur videos are so fascinating. Greetings from Yemen 🇾🇪

    • @mohammadjarifbulbul7269
      @mohammadjarifbulbul7269 3 месяца назад +9

      Salute to your support for 🇵🇸🍉

    • @Will_92
      @Will_92 2 месяца назад +1

      There is Internet access in yemen??? Lol

    • @Ash_tommo
      @Ash_tommo 2 месяца назад +7

      @@Will_92
      Nah I’m commenting from mars

    • @rawal6837
      @rawal6837 Месяц назад

      I mean how,s the economy doing for you all?​@@Ash_tommo

  • @sickomode6440
    @sickomode6440 3 месяца назад +3754

    People often forget that more than 90% of all the foreign trade is through shipments. These routes and canals are literally what's connecting the world into one giant market.

    • @quentincollins2567
      @quentincollins2567 3 месяца назад +77

      People don't forget that's common sense lol

    • @skp8748
      @skp8748 3 месяца назад +15

      Thats it was stolen from somalia 🇸🇴

    • @Ficmon
      @Ficmon 3 месяца назад +28

      ​@@quentincollins2567No its not cuz the "people" dont even think about it

    • @MomoMo-ym3bt
      @MomoMo-ym3bt 3 месяца назад

      @@Ficmon You mean western world. "Global trade" The houthis made their statement very clear they're stopping trade from western terror!sts. Stop the Genocide.

    • @arcaneisboring7675
      @arcaneisboring7675 3 месяца назад +3

      Wrong.

  • @h-361ad7
    @h-361ad7 3 месяца назад +1056

    As someone from Djibouti, if I give my thoughts on foreign military presence, it's quite intimidating seeing these military bases with their soldiers armed right on roads and along side beaches in the middle of the city, where we commute in our daily life. We do hear quite often jet fighters with their bursting sounds as well. But it seems that we've adapted to it.

    • @PsRohrbaugh
      @PsRohrbaugh 3 месяца назад +56

      Thank you for sharing! I hope you have a good day!

    • @ebenezermarboh5849
      @ebenezermarboh5849 3 месяца назад +23

      How's education and hospitals over there??

    • @kuritheking
      @kuritheking 3 месяца назад +23

      I think yall deserve better that’s just my opinion America is dumb we can buy less shit sometimes

    • @joby10095
      @joby10095 3 месяца назад +30

      ​@ebenezermarboh5849 well, since the huge rents that the Chinese, US, Italians, Japanese, and French pay goes directly into the pocket of the President, his family and friends, they're crap.

    • @ebenezermarboh5849
      @ebenezermarboh5849 3 месяца назад +4

      @@joby10095 you from Djibouti??

  • @ryanv8135
    @ryanv8135 3 месяца назад +35

    The graphics and animating is incredible. Great reporting as well. Big thumbs up

  • @jameslong9921
    @jameslong9921 3 месяца назад +9

    First "sponser section" in a video I didn't skip through, Ground News may even be the 1st recommended app I download, thx Johnny, your fast becoming my "Mark Felton" for contemporary events.

    • @TehMunkii
      @TehMunkii 3 месяца назад

      first in a long time i havent also

  • @Charlie-phlezk
    @Charlie-phlezk 3 месяца назад +4242

    It's the only country that rhymes with "booty", you'd better believe we've heard of it.

    • @luodeligesi7238
      @luodeligesi7238 3 месяца назад +125

      I'm sure most Americans have heard the name, but couldn't find it on a map, and that's myself included before this video

    • @RG-rb6om
      @RG-rb6om 3 месяца назад +120

      Americans can’t find Utah on the map 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @LeonardGr
      @LeonardGr 3 месяца назад +12

      I was thinking about Jaboody Show/Dubs

    • @BrandanLee
      @BrandanLee 3 месяца назад +17

      Would you insert some great powers in Djibouti?

    • @user-agreement-disengaged
      @user-agreement-disengaged 3 месяца назад +8

      As an American, there are places in America that I wouldn't even be able to find on a map. 😂🤦‍♂️
      Let's not act like it's only an American thing though. It's a big ass planet!
      (I wonder how many places the North Koreans could find? 🤔) At least we still have our freedom for whatever that's worth.

  • @coolioflame
    @coolioflame 3 месяца назад +1124

    Missed opportunity with the title name. You still have time to fix it, Johnny.
    Why everyone wants a piece of that Djibouti
    You’re welcome.

    • @dr.tichaona660
      @dr.tichaona660 3 месяца назад +11

      Make your own video! I understand what you are saying but Johnny's name tag of the video is more interesting

    • @Ell-te7ix
      @Ell-te7ix 3 месяца назад +23

      cos it's lame, not funny and literally the first dumb joke a bunch of plebs say to mock a countries name. Like haha turkey is a bird .....LAME

    • @maxwarboy3625
      @maxwarboy3625 3 месяца назад +1

      based :P

    • @mohitrahaman
      @mohitrahaman 3 месяца назад +4

      I thought the video was about Eritrea, a cool name, less heard of

    • @abhinavgarg0077
      @abhinavgarg0077 3 месяца назад

      loved it

  • @fritzmoser394
    @fritzmoser394 3 месяца назад +17

    Hey Johnny, I just want to congratulate your and your team for doing such an incredible job. You explain complex topics with splendid visualizations. I just wish I had a geography teacher like you :) Thank you

  • @techbasic1115
    @techbasic1115 3 месяца назад +14

    damn, this is the best sponsored ad i've ever seen in a youtube clip. Finally something your audience/customers actually care about. Thank you!

  • @VenturousBen
    @VenturousBen 3 месяца назад +1116

    How long do you spend making and looking at maps?
    Jonny: yes.

    • @RPDBY
      @RPDBY 3 месяца назад +25

      Johnny himself probably spent 5 minutes, the rest was done by his employees

    • @tom.mp4
      @tom.mp4 3 месяца назад +6

      You know it's all for narrative show, right? He's not actually learning this shit for the first time on-camera. Sorry to ruin the movie magic for you 🤷‍♀️

    • @neanda
      @neanda 3 месяца назад +15

      @@tom.mp4 they didn't ask that. sorry to ruin your comment magic

    • @jerseyjoe82364
      @jerseyjoe82364 3 месяца назад +1

      He's a loner.

    • @tom.mp4
      @tom.mp4 3 месяца назад

      @@neanda They did though, he doesn't spend that long looking at maps.
      You aren't seeing some sort of cutdown highlights reel of revelations he has while looking at maps. You are seeing him look at maps for the exact same number of seconds as he does in the real world.
      Are you dense???

  • @PhilipStruthers
    @PhilipStruthers 3 месяца назад +1019

    2:41 “it’s a lot. Djibouti is a lot. There’s a lot going on in Djibouti” 😏

    • @maviebaby
      @maviebaby 3 месяца назад +78

      Giggity

    • @exexalien
      @exexalien 3 месяца назад +25

      Shake shake shake

    • @bobbydavy88
      @bobbydavy88 3 месяца назад +18

      Giggity giggity indeed

    • @Uchqunbekuz
      @Uchqunbekuz 3 месяца назад +16

      Jibouti's 90 percent of export is youtube videos

    • @maniac26able
      @maniac26able 3 месяца назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @redrooster626
    @redrooster626 Месяц назад +7

    Heard of Dijouboti for the first time from someone who was a cook on a merchant ship. It was one of their routine stops for shore leave, and where every major country has a presence.

  • @iseeu319
    @iseeu319 3 месяца назад +9

    For all those who say they don't have enough time. Johnny walks and gets these videos done AT THE SAME TIME.

    • @Bell_plejdo568p
      @Bell_plejdo568p 6 дней назад

      His controlled opposition and spews the narrative they want him to

  • @CozumelTy
    @CozumelTy 3 месяца назад +89

    Thank you as always, didn't put much thought into Djibouti. This has opened my eyes.

  • @ThatDudeinBlue
    @ThatDudeinBlue 3 месяца назад +790

    I had a friend who was stationed there years ago. I asked him “what was it like?”
    His response: “it was boring, but hey we needed to be there just incase things get crazy.”

    • @user-tb2ps1bm9o
      @user-tb2ps1bm9o 3 месяца назад +77

      😅With the help of USA, the world get crazy

    • @johnnyharris
      @johnnyharris  3 месяца назад +365

      i love it. I should have had your friend just say that instead of spending all this time making a fancy video that basically is saying the same thing🤣

    • @kushi1515
      @kushi1515 3 месяца назад +47

      Let‘s just hope it stays boring 🤞🏻

    • @Thinkaboutit897
      @Thinkaboutit897 3 месяца назад +15

      "It was boring. But hey! Now that we're here, hopefully, it gets interesting"

    • @williamyoung9401
      @williamyoung9401 3 месяца назад

      Exactly. Without the U.S. military protecting those shipping lanes, the entire global economy is threatened. Which is why Americans wonder why the rest of the world is upset that the United States is the world's police...

  • @Jericho642
    @Jericho642 3 месяца назад +35

    How am i only just finding this channel now? It’s awesome- great job!

  • @jtrollman
    @jtrollman 3 месяца назад +8

    This was a fascinating JH video for sure. Wonderfully explanatory tool around crucial geopolitics with really beautiful map explainers. Looking forward to a future sequel where you actually go to Djibouti!

  • @Thinkofabettername1
    @Thinkofabettername1 3 месяца назад +35

    The editing style was a lot more crisp and enjoyable this video. I appreciated it.

  • @Moses460
    @Moses460 3 месяца назад +70

    Never thought i needed this explanation

  • @debmckay1909
    @debmckay1909 3 месяца назад +3

    Please, please please continue to educate me. I appreciate you so much. I try and go to all of your sponsors thank you

  • @porterbrewer550
    @porterbrewer550 3 месяца назад +2

    I could watch a Johnny Harris video every day. Best content in all of RUclips!

  • @proftrees
    @proftrees 3 месяца назад +316

    When I was in middle school I was in a soccer camp where we would pick a country to play as in a world cup tournament, I convinced my team to pick "Djibouti" and made shorts with "Djibouti" written across the butt of our shorts. Might have been a bit insensitive but I was in middle school and I stand by it was a funny gag.

  • @souravsamantara1712
    @souravsamantara1712 3 месяца назад +79

    When I was in Merchant Navy, our company was chartered to supply raw materials to a small island right next to Yemen and beside Djibouti which is hardly 12 nautical Miles. Its called Mayyun Island. Back in 2017 it was bought out by Saudi and UAE to build a port and an Airforce base, so it all makes sense now. and that small portion of passage is called Chickens Neck.

    • @Alpharizzchad
      @Alpharizzchad 3 месяца назад +1

      How about Mifia lsland? Small Little place that plays the whole world

    • @Bell_plejdo568p
      @Bell_plejdo568p 3 месяца назад

      @@AbeTheFakeSagewho’s being monitored are u yemni and djoubti is a western puppet state and the destoyrd Somalia for a reason

    • @Bell_plejdo568p
      @Bell_plejdo568p 3 месяца назад +1

      The island was stolen

  • @inesikzer6710
    @inesikzer6710 3 месяца назад +2

    Your silence on the on-going genocide is so loud Johnny

  • @DoylesDigs
    @DoylesDigs 3 месяца назад +5

    Your videos are mesmerizing! Excellent journalism!

    • @wasiahmed6176
      @wasiahmed6176 2 месяца назад

      So what did this excellent journalism inform you about and what political action has it inspired or just lip service? You know what knowledge is? It's information that elicits action based on objective morality and a send if justice.

  • @yutagami1082
    @yutagami1082 3 месяца назад +260

    One day I will be mature enough to say “Djibouti” without giggling

    • @MrOraas
      @MrOraas 3 месяца назад +16

      Just turned 30, bet your as I still giggle from it..

    • @noelgonzalez9549
      @noelgonzalez9549 3 месяца назад +19

      I’m 50 - sorry friend, it’s never going to happen.

    • @PoeticBiscuits
      @PoeticBiscuits 3 месяца назад +10

      He said there’s a lot going on in Djibouti lmao 😂😂 I’m glad I’m not alone though

    • @Rickuttto
      @Rickuttto 3 месяца назад +5

      Me too😂 I’m 50 and clearly immature cuz the first thing within seconds of I sang out loud, “Get Djibouti on the dance floor”…and giggled 😂

    • @Pete_YT
      @Pete_YT 3 месяца назад +5

      It’s a windy little choke point.

  • @TheSJCieply
    @TheSJCieply 3 месяца назад +544

    Everyone's heard about Djibouti, but mostly because news anchors like to make fun of the name at the Olympics parade.

    • @Nelkboys397
      @Nelkboys397 3 месяца назад +7

      yooo

    • @OllieMissouri-is6ei
      @OllieMissouri-is6ei 3 месяца назад +35

      I sat next to a gentleman from Djibouti 🇩🇯 ion British Airways. We had a lovely conversation.

    • @johnnyharris
      @johnnyharris  3 месяца назад +76

      lolll

    • @Nelkboys397
      @Nelkboys397 3 месяца назад +1

      @@johnnyharris i love you johnny

    • @Lovehandels
      @Lovehandels 3 месяца назад +5

      @@johnnyharris why is google translating a misspelling of laugh out loud? I fig you are going laugh out loud loud loud but google is like "want to see what this word is in English? I click on it and it's just LOL and I'm like "wait...what langue is lolll for lol?* did google stroke out?

  • @Mark-pt6nx
    @Mark-pt6nx 3 месяца назад +2

    Honestly love all the videos you do. To see what these powerful countries are doing in this current hostile time in a well put together documentary is so refreshing and informative. Amazing stuff and love the work 👏

  • @xmdx733
    @xmdx733 2 месяца назад +2

    I just love your graphic designs. It literally smoothes along with your commentary. Btw shout out to your voice modulation!

  • @J05H30H3
    @J05H30H3 3 месяца назад +207

    That’s what I told my girlfriend “Djibouti is the most important country in the world.”

    • @ajarncraig2327
      @ajarncraig2327 3 месяца назад +47

      She said. "Yemen... And don't you forget it."

    • @Al-Pacca
      @Al-Pacca 3 месяца назад +24

      "Djibouti Call"

    • @Night.League
      @Night.League 3 месяца назад +7

      Omg geography jokes are so cheesy like beyond

    • @J05H30H3
      @J05H30H3 3 месяца назад +15

      Oman this is getting out of control

    • @ericsmithkimani5026
      @ericsmithkimani5026 3 месяца назад +1

      When i get one i will make sure to tell her that

  • @lukestardoinstuff1237
    @lukestardoinstuff1237 3 месяца назад +40

    Ground news is actually an excellent tool. Awesome sponsor for this channel

    • @justworship0570
      @justworship0570 3 месяца назад

      For sho?

    • @justworship0570
      @justworship0570 3 месяца назад

      Do they write truth about Palestine?

    • @TrueLunacy
      @TrueLunacy 3 месяца назад

      The only relevant promotion I'll agree with.

  • @hermandlucas
    @hermandlucas 3 месяца назад +2

    It ain’t Djibouti, it’s your beauty.

  • @ignacioelias4962
    @ignacioelias4962 3 месяца назад +2

    what a way to do great journalism, love this

  • @themagician2062
    @themagician2062 3 месяца назад +340

    I’m from Djibouti, my grandfathers family owned many plots of land that the current US Military Base sits on. The government in Djibouti forced us to sell it.
    Since many of you can’t comprehend an extension of the base let me explain, Camp Lemonnier was always there. There was an expansion in 2006 that lead many civilians selling their land back to the Djibouti Government so they can lease it to the Americans. Crazy how a concept of expansion of a military base is hard to believe. Djibouti is about the size of New Jersey, with about 3/4ths of that being habitable and suitable for human life. It’s the lowest point in Africa and one of the lowest in the world, yet a commentator wants to believe that Djibouti is a Greenland, which is comical as hell. I have notarized documents of the sale from 2006. I also find it hilarious that the other Somalis in the comments have no issue with this statement because is known amongst our people. Some random buttfock in Arkansas wants to tell me the story of grandfathers inherited land is quite hilarious.

    • @NoRockinMansLand
      @NoRockinMansLand 3 месяца назад +16

      Interesting, my family owns land in Borama right next to Djibouti

    • @skp8748
      @skp8748 3 месяца назад +7

      ​@@NoRockinMansLand saylac here

    • @DrIstoris
      @DrIstoris 3 месяца назад +12

      But I bet it was for more money than it would regulary sell. It is the same every where. Government want to build new road ? Someone will be forced to sell some land

    • @dawn_alex
      @dawn_alex 3 месяца назад +1

      Bro hows life in Djibouti?

    • @chillin5703
      @chillin5703 3 месяца назад +53

      ​@@DrIstoriswhich means what? "Oh, well you got money out of it," but you've also lost all your productive ability that was tied to that land. Can't use it for herding, can't use it for farming. Sustained revenues? Gone. Supporting ones self? Not anymore.

  • @showrovtowhid2811
    @showrovtowhid2811 3 месяца назад +313

    'HORN of Africa' is becoming more and more important because of Djibouti. And it also shows how important choke points are in critical geopolitics.

    • @skp8748
      @skp8748 3 месяца назад +35

      Somali peninsula* Djibouti is part of somalia stolen

    • @VALLAERION
      @VALLAERION 3 месяца назад +6

      Did you geography teacher ask you to write this for homework?

    • @jamescook9125
      @jamescook9125 3 месяца назад +9

      @@VALLAERION I think he was making dirty puns

    • @zach-EchoesForAges
      @zach-EchoesForAges 3 месяца назад

      Always*

    • @MrJM540
      @MrJM540 3 месяца назад

      @@skp8748 Somali Penisula is a small problem mate

  • @NievesAlvarezMusic
    @NievesAlvarezMusic 22 дня назад

    I am homeschooling mom, and this information is gold for me. Thank you so much. Greetings fron Colombia, South América.

  • @MelindaKucsera
    @MelindaKucsera 3 месяца назад +195

    I hope you do go to Djibouti and talk to the people. I want to hear what they have to say about living so close to so many foreign bases.

    • @Itsnerdculture
      @Itsnerdculture 3 месяца назад +4

      omg thought the same... would honestly be so interesting! especially seeing how close people do actually live to them

    • @shafsteryellow
      @shafsteryellow 3 месяца назад +5

      Somalia didn't have a choice

    • @NoRockinMansLand
      @NoRockinMansLand 3 месяца назад

      The Djiboutian president is a dictator so from what I know it's not appreciated

    • @MansaMusa_ll_of_Timbuktu
      @MansaMusa_ll_of_Timbuktu 3 месяца назад +3

      I’m sure they love their western overlords who they never interact with and only see in spacecraft 😂 especially since they became so rich from it! (sarcasm btw)

    • @RobespierreThePoof
      @RobespierreThePoof 3 месяца назад +2

      ​​@@MansaMusa_ll_of_Timbuktuokay "Mansa Muss". Since you obviously haven't made it out of Mali yet, let's help you out. China and Japan are in Asia - "the East". They aren't "Western.".
      As for your implication that they are being guverned by foreign powers, well ... No. They would be very weak and vulnerable without the partnerships with foreign powers. They have essentially no agricultural ability or natural resources. So, it's obviously a good deal for them.
      What is the alternative? Alliances with Arabia with it's political instability and Islamists? Warring Ethiopia and Eritrea? Somalia?
      The Sultan would be smart if he reinvested that foreign money to develop a modern economy in the style of the UAE or Singapore.

  • @swordain
    @swordain 3 месяца назад +237

    Here before this title and thumbnail changes like a million times.

    • @FRIEDYOGURT-s4c
      @FRIEDYOGURT-s4c 3 месяца назад +21

      max ad revenue

    • @aerotheepic
      @aerotheepic 3 месяца назад +17

      All the big RUclipsrs do this really, apparently it helps reach a larger audience

    • @mwafflz
      @mwafflz 3 месяца назад +4

      AB testing y'all :)

    • @piyushmate3837
      @piyushmate3837 3 месяца назад +1

      Many youtubers are doing this

    • @denverrsouthers5531
      @denverrsouthers5531 3 месяца назад

      Whatever it takes to make that money hoss

  • @joeldavilaquinonez1226
    @joeldavilaquinonez1226 Месяц назад +1

    Amo este canal. Recién lo descubrí, y no puedo dejar de verlo hasta he cocinado mientras escuchaba

  • @tjnholmes
    @tjnholmes 15 часов назад

    Wow this vid blew me away. Well done!

  • @aminhassan9712
    @aminhassan9712 3 месяца назад +42

    i m from djibouti... thank you for well explained

    • @yashwanthchoudary8302
      @yashwanthchoudary8302 3 месяца назад +3

      What can you say about the citizens’ thoughts on the foreign military presence in your country

    • @faizanzeya8261
      @faizanzeya8261 3 месяца назад

      Do you guys have phones ?

    • @joshua_337
      @joshua_337 3 месяца назад

      ​@@faizanzeya8261 they do. It's serviced by Djibouti Telecom and when I was there I believe they were just starting to get 3G back in 2012 if I recall. They've got tons of shops in the markets with smart phones. I had a basic Nokia phone through them as well as an internet connection they ran on base that was terribly unreliable but greatly appreciated. Djibouti Telecom was getting some serious developments when I left, including their data center with a lot of new fiber networks.

    • @GamerZz-yk3mf
      @GamerZz-yk3mf 3 месяца назад +4

      @@faizanzeya8261what do you think he’s typing on

    • @Altioale
      @Altioale 3 месяца назад

      @@yashwanthchoudary8302 we don’t benefit from it whatsoever. Only the president and his ppl take everything. If someone tries to overthrow the government the west will immediately come in and stop the ppl who want good for us. I left the country but I visit quite often. I believe if we get great relationship with Russia and China they will benefit us more than the west. The west influence in the world is reducing so I just hope we get rid of these greedy ppl including the current puppet government. We have the same puppet president since 1999 that says a lot about the situation

  • @olkatech27
    @olkatech27 3 месяца назад +11

    I’m from that little tiny country ,proud for the achievements we made it. In 2000’s,Being young i didn’t know how important my country is when nobody knows it. I was just waiting you to give a look at the most geostrategical land .we need to be smart in this geopolitical complex thing.

  • @ashyou00
    @ashyou00 3 месяца назад +2

    Another knowledgable content .
    AWESOME!! PEACE ON EARTH,

  • @hokiep728
    @hokiep728 3 месяца назад +18

    I spent 15 months stationed in Djibouti on Camp Lemonier. We went into town all the time. There is a motorpool that you can just check out a vehicle to drive downtown.

  • @psiga
    @psiga 3 месяца назад +20

    Insightful and a visual feast to boot. I'm so happy to be subscribed!

    • @NawaabAbdul-jy8tw
      @NawaabAbdul-jy8tw 3 месяца назад

      Unlike American, China actually developed while America wanted to control total. After October 7, 2023, American politicians had been exposed as international terrorist....

  • @nowweknow.
    @nowweknow. 3 месяца назад +1

    Stunning video Johnny, a treat as always.

  • @Zoe_Rosie
    @Zoe_Rosie 3 месяца назад +2

    Fascinating video 👏🏽

  • @CabelCabelCabel
    @CabelCabelCabel 3 месяца назад +5

    Loving the new edit style where u add short half quiet comments in between! It really works. 👌👌👌

  • @Snipersounds
    @Snipersounds 3 месяца назад +13

    I have been watching for several years, and this is my new favourite video of yours Johnny! Thanks for sharing.

  • @jeanbase9414
    @jeanbase9414 3 месяца назад +4

    Great stuff. Just subscribed. And many thanks for the tip about Ground News.

  • @trevondubose1316
    @trevondubose1316 7 дней назад

    Off topic, I love every sponsor he puts on his channel 🙌🏾🙌🏾

  • @towelie374
    @towelie374 3 месяца назад +21

    Djibouti has to remember that with great powers come great responsibilities

    • @robertmurphy6566
      @robertmurphy6566 3 месяца назад +1

      Great statement! That should be used in a movie or something.

  • @Sam.Wallas
    @Sam.Wallas 3 месяца назад +125

    Why Every Country Has Military Base in Djibouti - Reallifelore

    • @stevenm732
      @stevenm732 3 месяца назад +9

      Yep. One of the best channels on RUclips. The Saudi Arabia video was quite interesting.

    • @johnnyharris
      @johnnyharris  3 месяца назад +45

      that's a great vid! such excellent mapping and analysis. ruclips.net/video/1S3PhfNHclU/видео.html

    • @denverrsouthers5531
      @denverrsouthers5531 3 месяца назад +5

      @@johnnyharrisyou’re a vastly better RUclipsr Johnny

    • @brianjackson2272
      @brianjackson2272 3 месяца назад

      Djibouti has the best House Negro president 😂

    • @junkybastrd9297
      @junkybastrd9297 3 месяца назад +4

      Everyone seems to have an interest in Yabooty

  • @HamadaQorshel
    @HamadaQorshel 3 месяца назад +8

    This is simply Somali lands that was divided up by non somalis

    • @zuesadam7143
      @zuesadam7143 3 месяца назад

      Not like you lot are doing any better by yourselves

    • @fh511
      @fh511 3 месяца назад +1

      @@zuesadam7143 are you somali? no. so dont talk about somalis

    • @HamadaQorshel
      @HamadaQorshel 3 месяца назад +2

      @zuesadam7143 thing is... it is hard to do well...when the biggest economies nd strongest armies are conspiring against us... as a very simple example.... the British divided the somali lands... thus ensuring centuries of conflict...

    • @Bell_plejdo568p
      @Bell_plejdo568p 6 дней назад +1

      @@zuesadam7143doing pretty good and it being divided is the probakme

    • @Bell_plejdo568p
      @Bell_plejdo568p 6 дней назад +1

      @@HamadaQorshelstill doing good but yes Somalis ahve so much enemies

  • @markphilpottultra
    @markphilpottultra 3 месяца назад

    I came across Djibouti by way of their most famous athlete Hussein Ahmed Salah who won a medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The same year he ran the marathon in a time that was faster than the then world record time in Rotterdam in April 1988, when he finished second. That put this country on the map for me.

  • @aidendaniel9812
    @aidendaniel9812 3 месяца назад +20

    This is the high quality editing style that are synonymous with your videos, a night and day difference from the last video with all that distracting clicking asmr. Well done

  • @zaraf
    @zaraf 3 месяца назад +73

    This video was exceptionally well produced. I especially like the subtle half tone effect on the vintage map.

    • @johnnyharris
      @johnnyharris  3 месяца назад +7

      We worked really hard on that specifically. My team is the best. Glad you appreciated it

    • @florinareview2346
      @florinareview2346 3 месяца назад

      It's not subjective.... He ignored many facts regarding the reasons and what's really happening.
      I think he ignored many facts intentionaly to avoid Zionist attacks and censorship by Zionists lobby. Or maybe he is just a Zionist )

    • @florinareview2346
      @florinareview2346 3 месяца назад

      Why you deleted my replay 😂

    • @florinareview2346
      @florinareview2346 3 месяца назад

      It's not objective, he ignored many facts regarding the reason behind what's happening and what's really happening.. Afraid of Ziоnisт attacks and censorship on his channel.... But I've feeling he's a Ziоnisт)

  • @rajatsingh1097
    @rajatsingh1097 3 месяца назад +5

    Hey Jhonny! Love your videos! They are super informative and that's why I've been following your channel for a while now.
    I would love to see a video on India and how startegic is India in the geopolitics of the world just like you showed for Djibouti.
    Keep up the good work!

    • @MJ-zv2sd
      @MJ-zv2sd 2 месяца назад

      Johnny is a controlled opposition of deep state.
      He only wants you to know what we already know! Wake up.

  • @toloveandrestore2472
    @toloveandrestore2472 3 месяца назад +1

    You make this stuff super interesting!

  • @AssurahOdinga
    @AssurahOdinga 3 месяца назад +5

    oh lord, you really presented this one so well Harris, having come from kenya i know even understood into grain detail and imortance of this nation Djbouti

  • @metromlv
    @metromlv 3 месяца назад +14

    Great video - thank you. The tension between Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti over access to Red Sea ports is interesting and scary in itself. A video dedicated to that would be great before any sort of conflict breaks out.

    • @rebbybam230
      @rebbybam230 3 месяца назад

      Truth be told ethiopia deserves a port ,
      Eritrea took all the port and blocked ethiopia from getting anything for decades , and Djibouti charges extreme tax ,
      When there is a literal agreement signed between french n Italian colonisers to lease a port from ethiopian kingdom 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 we hv like documents to prove that

    • @dilara-jj5yj
      @dilara-jj5yj 2 месяца назад

      Its not deserve port ethopia😂 because its landlocked ​@@rebbybam230

    • @keshi5541
      @keshi5541 27 дней назад

      @@rebbybam230 Ethiopia doesn't deserve anything.
      Countries don't get to take others land because they feel like it.
      Also Ethiopia is a colonizer country as well.

  • @timdavies2633
    @timdavies2633 3 месяца назад

    Hi Johnny,
    Love your stuff. There's a topic here in Australia that sorely needs your attention.
    Afgan War crimes whistleblower David McBride has just been convicted of sharing commonwealth secrets in a ruling that seems to me to contridict the ideal that a soldier is bound not only to follow orders but to act in the interest of the country he defends above all else. The secrecy of the trial, the suppression of his defense and talk of reputational damage to 'strategic partners interests' reeks of US interference in the Australian justice system.
    People in the US need to know the pressures it applies to its allies to in order to save face. You have the platform and the balls to do this one justice!

  • @featherssue
    @featherssue 3 месяца назад

    Perfect! Thank you for Historic information Johnny.

  • @Ifinishedyoutube
    @Ifinishedyoutube 3 месяца назад +58

    I've known about Djibouti for a long time. It's a fun word to say. Djibouti. I've known about this since high school. Damn near 20 years now.

    • @rachelclare1398
      @rachelclare1398 3 месяца назад +1

      Same, I knew it was Djibouti when I looked at the map 💃🏻 just to toot my own horn for a sec lol

    • @chrishackney9512
      @chrishackney9512 3 месяца назад +2

      Wow, look at you. Enjoy those anonymous thumbs.

    • @Tigerclaw1760
      @Tigerclaw1760 3 месяца назад

      My father and grandfather are from there, I've never been though, might make a trip soon

  • @IbrahimKaisyVlogs
    @IbrahimKaisyVlogs 3 месяца назад +3

    Not that easy to do this video . Thanks Harris. We are learning more

  • @rsandonail7025
    @rsandonail7025 3 месяца назад

    Btw
    You My favorite journalist!!
    I have adhd and you never lose my attention. lol
    Ty for your videos

  • @bjados6
    @bjados6 3 месяца назад

    Great content and beautifully and accurately captured. Learnt some new things and got confirmation on others.

  • @koskeisonoya
    @koskeisonoya 3 месяца назад +45

    Asia's chockpoint (singapore) became urbanized while Africa's chockpoint is becoming militarized, WTF

    • @tstcikhthys
      @tstcikhthys 3 месяца назад +17

      Because they both had dictators, but one was benevolent and the other one not.

    • @PeterLamin-pi6rv
      @PeterLamin-pi6rv 3 месяца назад

      Geopolitics.

    • @mb-mj1ue
      @mb-mj1ue 3 месяца назад +1

      culture

    • @charlesscott4722
      @charlesscott4722 3 месяца назад +9

      Different types of leadership. One cared about its country, and the other one only cared about filling their pockets and family members'

    • @wuhaninstituteofvirology
      @wuhaninstituteofvirology 3 месяца назад +3

      *africa has more than 1 choke-point:
      -djibouti
      -(suez canal)
      -(straight of) gibraltar

  • @joshuatalks6213
    @joshuatalks6213 3 месяца назад +3

    Went through this area when I was 21 in the usmc, and we did training in both Yemen and Djibouti. I found it so interesting that on our way sailing to this area on ship, they told us the history and background of the area. Awesome video. “Gulf of Aden”

  • @DesertlizzyThe
    @DesertlizzyThe 2 месяца назад

    Th🎉nkyou for your hard work + showing us the global politics. So fascinating.

  • @kathywilson-tx1vr
    @kathywilson-tx1vr 2 месяца назад

    THanks for your work! great presentation and really filling in important gaps to understanding what the h…is going on! I have degree in international studies and have worked and live internationally ….you are answering many questions about current events . looking forward to more from you!

  • @strongallalong89
    @strongallalong89 3 месяца назад +8

    My buddy in the national guard just got sent to Djibouti for a year. At first I thought it seemed kinda random, but now makes a lot of sense.

  • @HawrarLyrics
    @HawrarLyrics 3 месяца назад +27

    What's even more interesting is When djibouti kick out the UAE, they moved to somaliland, then they formed an alliance with Ethiopia. Ethiopia signed an MoU to recognise somaliland. This created a political tension between Ethiopia and Somalia. Somalia called it's ally turkey to protect it's waters. Taiwan is also a friend of somaliland. There is too much going on in this area .

    • @Tyrionhessen
      @Tyrionhessen 3 месяца назад +5

      Its simple somalis are somaliland, somalia, djibouti. Afar are from eritrea they have nothing to do in djibouti. they were no majority until the french brought them in masses. and ethopia only cares for ethopia, not to mention ethopia has big internal issues itself.
      somalis need to unite and beat the terrorists only then will the horn of Africa be a new African superpower who can protect its border against forgein influence.

    • @DrillWill
      @DrillWill 3 месяца назад

      Djibouti moved to somaliland? You're clueless lol

    • @oih.1
      @oih.1 3 месяца назад +1

      A lot! I see the Russians have a piece soon in the region!

    • @DrillWill
      @DrillWill 3 месяца назад

      @@RobertECheck somali has always been a failed state since you were practicing voodoo lol

    • @DrillWill
      @DrillWill 3 месяца назад +1

      @@oih.1 wrong. Russia most likely will build a base in Sudan

  • @Gurpreetkang95
    @Gurpreetkang95 3 месяца назад +1

    I really appreciate you're hard research...

  • @jlasa5453
    @jlasa5453 3 месяца назад

    I never knew of this place. Thanks for sharing and making it so interesting. It truly is.

  • @jdotsalter910
    @jdotsalter910 3 месяца назад +16

    I'm surprised Johnny didn't mention the Somalia/Somaliland/Ethiopia tensions directly related to their landlocked problem. Somaliland is granting sea access and a land corridor to Ethiopia in exchange for a piece of Ethiopian Airlines and recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. This pissed off Somalia because it doesn't recognize Somaliland as independent. It's big deal and involves UAE and Eretria. He should have at least mentioned it.

    • @fh511
      @fh511 3 месяца назад

      Ethiopia is clearly in the wrong and they are exploiting Somalia’s weakness. When somalia gets its shit together the first thing they will do is march to somaliland and start putting people against the wall

    • @DavidBock1
      @DavidBock1 3 месяца назад +1

      Yeah, he totally missed it. He's definitely not up to date on that part of it.

    • @bugazi3037
      @bugazi3037 3 месяца назад

      @@DavidBock1 Ethiopia 🇪🇹 or breakaway region can’t do anything without Mogadishu making Ethiopia 🇪🇹 eastern front boxing oromo regime to disappear so-called (somaliland) aka former British colony already lost 2 regions in east and will lose more territory to unionist forces.

    • @abdi4329
      @abdi4329 2 месяца назад +2

      Were talking about the most important conuntry not Somaliland (🇸🇴) issues

    • @user-wy5rs6cx1v
      @user-wy5rs6cx1v 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@DavidBock1because that deal is bs lol no country recognizes sonaliland it has as much power as that fake country in Nevada desert that a man claims to be a country sonaliland is and will always be a region of somalia they get funding from Mogadishu and somalis controls the airspace and the sea. Also the eastern and western regions of somaliland are both unionist Google khatumo state and awdal state of somalia if you aren't familiar. It was a pathetic attempt for Ethiopia so people don't notice the genocide he is commiting in amahra region now after killing a million tigrayans. Also Ethiopia is bankrupt and isn't able to make their minimum debt repayment

  • @anna-yl8nt
    @anna-yl8nt 3 месяца назад +4

    I noticed that the ads you do are actually things your viewers can benefit from and would specifically be interested in - thank you.

  • @grantbarbone3789
    @grantbarbone3789 3 месяца назад

    reason why i dont keep up with normal news. Thank you for your work.

  • @Anonymous92653
    @Anonymous92653 3 месяца назад

    Whatever we have done to deserve your meticulously researched and so well articulated content.

  • @LightBlueGlazedTerracotta
    @LightBlueGlazedTerracotta 3 месяца назад +159

    This reminded me of a joke my friend made which was ‘Djibouti so big, it’s a country in Africa’

    • @stewartmackay
      @stewartmackay 3 месяца назад +5

      The wind whistles a forlorn tune as it blows across the dusty plain, the tumbleweed dancing as if making a last leap for freedom.

    • @stevedallas9529
      @stevedallas9529 3 месяца назад +2

      Keep your day job

    • @AliTanoli-cq3js
      @AliTanoli-cq3js 3 месяца назад +3

      lol

    • @rayray8016
      @rayray8016 3 месяца назад +1

      The joke is so bad it's good. Your friend is funny 😂

    • @LightBlueGlazedTerracotta
      @LightBlueGlazedTerracotta 3 месяца назад

      @@rayray8016 yeah lol

  • @Bluefalcon6154
    @Bluefalcon6154 3 месяца назад +18

    As a veteran I know of Djibouti well

    • @Puddlef1sh
      @Puddlef1sh 3 месяца назад +3

      From going off base? 😅

  • @KeepItLwky
    @KeepItLwky 3 месяца назад +1

    Off topic: u look fresh today Johnny! Been a while since I saw ur last vid. Always learning new things from your stuff. Keep it up!

  • @dyptique
    @dyptique 3 месяца назад +1

    Very nicely told thank you

  • @RafaelW8
    @RafaelW8 3 месяца назад +6

    Thank you for this!! I was thinking lately about Djibouti and wanted to learn more about it

  • @playcrewland
    @playcrewland 3 месяца назад +7

    Very Interesting and informative. Never realized the importance of Djibouti. Great job and visually attractive maps.

  • @Mr.Anonymous-gg5kj
    @Mr.Anonymous-gg5kj 3 месяца назад +1

    thanks for this video i learned a lot

  • @jusincanada1299
    @jusincanada1299 3 месяца назад +1

    hella interesting good work on this one

  • @pollen_za
    @pollen_za 3 месяца назад +20

    John, i love how you are presenting your videos. Your narrative is spot on. I've learnt a lot since being part of your channel.

  • @Hashira388
    @Hashira388 3 месяца назад +14

    your videos are great, love the effort and dedication you guys put in the videos.

  • @user-pf7zb1fw3h
    @user-pf7zb1fw3h 3 месяца назад +1

    Great video. Very informative. I always learn so much. Thank you Johnny

  • @bitduction9033
    @bitduction9033 3 месяца назад +1

    Hey Johnny can you make a video about what's going on in Argentina's economy right now?

  • @curtisroberts9849
    @curtisroberts9849 3 месяца назад

    Great topic Johnny Harris love this information

  • @jkyet
    @jkyet 3 месяца назад +15

    FYI the film "Beau Travail" takes place in Djibouti from the perspective of a French légionnaire. It's not about the geopolitics but it gives a closer look. Check out the trailer.

  • @mahamoudhoussein5998
    @mahamoudhoussein5998 3 месяца назад +13

    i am from Djibouti and i didn't know all of this till i saw this videos thanks for this 😊

    • @evelynemugeni2369
      @evelynemugeni2369 3 месяца назад +3

      So sad 😭

    • @sachinnair91
      @sachinnair91 3 месяца назад +1

      Mahmoud, you should invite India to set up a military base in Djibouti as well. Then the Indian base can keep the Chinese base in check

    • @Loosewebs
      @Loosewebs 3 месяца назад

      @@sachinnair91China and India are business partners. Brics

  • @ifcukin8mufc168
    @ifcukin8mufc168 2 месяца назад

    Love your channel !
    Very insightful indeed

  • @ayamoukadem21
    @ayamoukadem21 3 месяца назад +1

    Love the info in this video