Documentary on West Africa: BBC's An African Journey

[gauravpandeyamu]

@andonaki2 (Contd from previous comment) Do you disagree that your comment will hurt the feelings of Africans and afro-Americans? And yet you write it. My point is that you did not write that comment because it was the truth, but out of personal prejudice against the Africans and afro-Americans. Nobody likes to tell a blind man that he can't see, unless he hates every blind person.

[gauravpandeyamu]

@andonaki2 I don't say that what you are saying is statistically wrong. But my question is why are you saying it? It is like going to a video about handicapped people and commenting that handicapped people are among the poorest in the world. They self pity themselves and cant get themselves decent jobs. My point is even if it is true, what is the point of writing it? (contd in my next comment).

[MenengaiCrater]

Did you see that ass on 36:13 the black gal in jeans? omg! gotta love that

[jamesrobtonyadams]

48:30 'In Nigeria... when something is not available, they create a way!'

LOL 419

[Dramactica]

@andonaki2

how your opinions are facts? Africa is the most barbaric? Africa have kingdoms, stupid. Any historian knows it. get out, stupid Nordic idiot.

[2hot4most]

@andonaki2 black people are jealous that other races had old great civilizations...? uh, no. Anyway, the first person you responded to only said something about african builders, and you go off about low life expectancy, barbaric people, and all this other crap that had nothing to do with what the guy said. Now what was the point of that...you just wanted to start something

[TheEthiopia2012]

@2hot4most What do you mean by barbaric people ? African pepole aren't barbaric , they are smart people like the rest of the world.

[2hot4most]

@TheEthiopia2012 I didn't say they were barbaric (i'm black myself so that'd be dumb), the guy i commented to called africans barbaric. I was reminding him what he said to someone else and that he just wanted to start an argument with his racist comments

[1lynnjason]

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[TheEthiopia2012]

@1lynnjason What the hell is wrong with you? 

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[TheEthiopia2012]

For the last thanks I meant Mr.Dimbley. Sorry

[TheEthiopia2012]

I personally thank BBC News for doing this doucument about Africa and it's diverse countries and I also thank Mr.Jonathan Dewely for showing the world about what Africa is and it's people.

[maswabe]

@andonaki2

I am sorry to say this. But it is not difficult to read racism in your comments. I AM A WHITE MALE FROM SOUTH AFRICA

[maswabe]

@andonaki2

It would be easy to say that colonialism affected Africa for 250 years if I did not know Maths. That is not correct by all standards. Colonialism in Africa started immediately the Romans conquered the Northern part of the continent and named it the Carthage. Also, you fail to notice that before that some Africans (Blacks) has conquered southern Europe and spread Islam in that part of Europe. Africa has its own civilization.

[maswabe]

@andonaki2

Have you not heard of the Great Zimbabwean civilization in southern part of Africa? How about the east African civilization that has evidence of Chinese and Arabian trade long before medieval Europe? Again, you fail to notice that the old Egypt is not the same as the modern day Egypt. The Nile Valley had a civilization throughout it. Mo rover, history says that almost every person in Africa migrated from the Nile.

[garytech]

The ashanti king has so much swag ! seriously I love him

[maswabe]

Unlike what you know, civilization is not a function of race. The only reason all the civilizations started in the middle east is because that was the world before. The three civilizations then including the Indian Civilization , the Mesopotamia Civilization and the Egyptian civilization defined the world then.

[maswabe]

The three civilizations then including the Indian Civilization , the Mesopotamia Civilization and the Egyptian civilization defined the world then. Mark you, Egypt was Africa and is still, Africa. The old Egypt spread from the Mediterenian in the North to Southern Ethiopia bordering Kenya. Africa's failure is a function of many things. But the greatest cause of underdevelopment was COLONIALISM AND SLAVERY.

[maswabe]

Why are you full of so much hate in you? The whole point of this documentary was to show the dynamism and creativity of the people of this great continent. You have tried so hard not to divorce yourself from you would like to think of Africa: Failure.

[3rdAutisticCuckoo]

Africa ain't just the country that gave us Bob Marley.

[wowamonn]

@3rdAutisticCuckoo Bob Marley is from Jamaica.

[3rdAutisticCuckoo]

@wowamonn Yeah I know, and Africa isn't a country - it's an Ali G joke (Ali G = Borat = Brüno = Sacha Baron Cohen). You can see it at the start of this classic clip: /watch?v=P842Tmi6lrc , where Ali G interviews David and Victoria Beckham. Very funny.

[wowamonn]

@3rdAutisticCuckoo K

[LazarusRemains]

Ethnic differences matter very little - biological analysis tells us that there is very little genetic difference between human ethnic groups.

So, if ethnic differences matter little, then what is the most important divide amongst humans? It is the divide between rich and poor. And this divide exists everywhere, no matter what country you live in.

The poor white man and the poor black man are both encouraged to see themselves as different, because a united humanity is harder to exploit.

[LazarusRemains]

Some people seem to think it's okay to be racist toward European ethnic groups.

Here is the truth - it means you are just as racist as any white racist.

Greedy humans have oppressed other greedy humans for the last 12,000 years - prejudice was not invented by Europeans. Colonialism was abhorrent, but empires existed long before that. The Chinese used to mass-castrate ethnic minorities, and today one can find Indian and African corporate CEOs exploiting people every bit as much as Europeans.

[cprincee]

@andonaki2 OH AND FUCK UR MOTHER SEEING HOW THE WHITES LOVE INBREEDING

[cprincee]

@andonaki2

- um i dont know what history books u have been reading but the egyptians who are Africans showed the greeks math, astrology, science and how to build tools thenn the greeks went to europe to help the helpless cavemen known as today the white man

- you cant compaire western intelligence to the wealth of survival skill that the africans have

[cprincee]

@andonaki2 lowest life expectancy because the white man in america created AIDS/HIV and gave it to the africans for population control

- most barbaric again because of the white men from wall street fund corrupt governments and gorilla war fare for ourr great mineral wealth

- most rapes and killings in Africa i can agree things do need to change

[wedingo]

All humans are from Africa... 

[33tolu1]

am proud to be african, am proud to be nigerian

[33tolu1]

@andonaki2 U are such an idiot. grow up, people like u dont allow the world to move foward. u think u are better than africans?

[KOKODIVA26]

and central, southern,eastern, as captives to the americas

[thehiphopchef]

(WE) AFRICANS ARE A GLORIOUS PEOPLE.....WHEN I LOOK AT THIS DOCUMENTRY...I NOTICE HOW THE NARRATOR TALKS ABOUT THE MASONS OF MALI ...HE SAYS THEY HAVE WISDOM OF THE AGES,EYE, HAND COORDINATION...KNOW THINK WHEN YOU ADD THAT TO MODERN TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS.....AFRICAN BUILDERS WILL SOON OUT PACE THE WORLD...........I PUT THAT ON THE ANCESTORS

[khepraseti]

YES WE CAN !!!!!!!!

[chuckdamailman]

he said he almost succomed! lol...

[rzwehbe]

what could he do other than laugh stupidly?

[longcloudable]

the media in my country don't show us the public, African progress, all I've seen on TV about Africa is poverty, starvation, criminal activity & all the rest of it, the same way the system wants to see all indigenous peoples except there Colonial bald head system that make believes it is the answer to the world.

[josepad3454]

The dude is wearing lacoste, and he couldnt buy a moped?? Bs

[Bspeedy85]

@josepad3454 Uhh did it occur to you that the lacoste is probably fake...hum made in china for instance? just like the moped. Vive Serpent!

[josepad3454]

@Bspeedy85 yea but hes the only one with fresh new cloths lol

[trickydisco36]

DUDES GOT NO RYTHM AT ALL !!

[TheLm005]

He sweats alot 0.o

[robloxpwnmaster3]

nah i perfer asia

[MikDonsen]

@robloxpwnmaster3 I Pafa asia too.

[skenod]

bbc rocks, thanks for the video

[naju332]

46:13 on the right side u can see a little of her nipples

[misschelle04]

i like this

[XTheXRizzaX]

Watched the whole thing, and this video has been a life changer to me. Coming from the poor in India, and settling here In the U.S where you have so many opportunities, that are not available in Africa or India. These opportunities are so rare, yet people fail to realize it for they do not know how lucky they are. Then when foreigners do go for the opportunity, and tackle these opportunities with a fierce level of enthusiasm, people hate for they do not like the sucess that is achieved.

[montg2perfection]

@XTheXRizzaX Come to England :)

[riswanhassan]

@XTheXRizzaX Hi who said india is poor now we are one of the top nation in the world. Most of the companies started their operation in India because of knowing our capabilities. See in recession also we are not faced any issues and with in 5 yrs we will over take china. Dont compare Africa with India you pig.

[ballm0use]

forgot to mention MALE GENITAL MUTILATION

[kovidverma]

smells like hope.....

[aitan844]

@MyobuUzumaki Yes i agree with every word you said.. CONDESENDING is the watchword and SLANT is the other one.. perceptions of africa will always be LOP SIDED because it is in the interests of the west to present us as barren, helpless, dumb, simple.. when we are far from this model.. we do not need an english man or any other to validate our existence..

[aitan844]

and another thing, africa is NOT a COUNTRY . its a CONTINENT AND IT IS VERY DIVERSE.. forget NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ..

[kassassin4364]

I'M AN AFRICAN AND I'M PROUD OF IT :)

[OfficialKohieArts]

I'm going to Africa to get away from the US, it's so stressful over here. All of Africa is full of beauty the men, women and children.

[aitan844]

@OfficialKohieArts life is not easy we have our own struggles in different countries so dont expect an easy ride however we are not full of hate and we do not have complex about who we are.. we are proud and we are welcoming to visitors .. but the most important thing to remember is that you have to have an open mind, africa is not the usa.. is never going to be the usa and is not interested in being a usa prototype so when you come accross attidutes which are not american you bear with it.

[guayacan07]

Africa , Latin America, South East Asia and the whole world got potential let's do our best to make this planet a better place for all.

[Frenchkisssss]

oh man the british is sweating really bad :S

[Frenchkisssss]

Mali is the best country in Africa ! Peace et vive le MALI ! salutation de France !

[AfricaBusinessBook]

We appreciate concentration on business and culture in this documentary. Keep up the awesome coverage

[dbaile2]

I would nicely get on a boat and take my ass back to africa...lol

[Steadno]

omg so many sexy dark sistas i would lose my mind

[ninou2040]

you guys talk about african americans having european chromosome as if they are from a different race and that they shouldn't be searching for their african roots.This is a complete BULLSHIT. they came from africa even if they were mixed in the process.plus it doesn't mean that they are from europe or whatever u call it.You should really think before listening to all these scientists.it really doesn't make sense. RUBISH lol tsiup! a sister from Africa :)

[PrinceNoirAmericain]

@ninou2040

salut

[xGarudaDiDadaKux]

@painlessreborn nah. but bullshit stinks..just like u

[daloxxxx]

i m proud of the singer

[RisingStarOfKorea]

I was delighted to see FAT BEAUTIFUL WOMEN and relative welfare in this video instead of the usual AFRICA-POVERTY-FAMINE-WAR-AIDS stuff. I want a FAT AFRICAN WIFE !!

[madscientistify]

i'm not even west african, but i cant jst explain to what degree i familiarize wth this

[mandela195]

im proud of all africans everywhere, and we've been through a lot and we will get a lot..keep up the great work because one day we will be as one and that someday i may travel from south africa to anywhere in west africa buycar....Road tripe..

[bapyou]

4:54 - Precious children.

[xGarudaDiDadaKux]

@painlessreborn and it was you who brought BS to this enjoyable vid.

[babycee303]

lol dont danse again

[GHAfrica]

LOVE MY COUNTRY GHANA!

[MegaBlackunity]

@GHAfrica I do love my country GHANA ....I love GHANA ...will be there in DECEMBER

[rakeshkooveri]

hei guys..please accept the truth that we are all homosapiens and come from same family. I admire the people of Africa because they came up with the concept of ubuntu and the co existence with out loosing individuals identity and cultural values.

---An Indain--

[dmthead2012]

@rakeshkooveri we all arent 100% homosapiens.. actaully africans from africa are the only pure homosapiens on the planet everyone else is mixed with neanderthal or erectus that includes african americans they are mixed also... euro is mostly neanderthal, east asia is mostly erectus.. everyone else is a mix of the 3

[SuperDonaldRAY]

@dmthead2012 how could african americans be mixed with neanderthal or erectus when we mostly come from west africa... idiot boy... only white people are beast and cavemen stop trying to put that caveman shit on us

[dmthead2012]

@SuperDonaldRAY ummm 30% of african americans carry euro Y chromosome dipshit... not only that but ALL african americans carry euro and native american admixture... think before you type...

[SuperDonaldRAY]

@dmthead2012 thats bullshit

[SuperDonaldRAY]

@dmthead2012 stop spewing lies... how the fuck some peoples out of africa could now be mixed with euro... shithouse scientist...

[dmthead2012]

@SuperDonaldRAY are you half retarded are just fully... type in google " african american y chromosome 30% european "

[lusaka99]

@dmthead2012 totally agree with you , African American have been fathered by Europeans but today most look "black" and i think your y chromosome is your identity

[dmthead2012]

@lusaka99 def, yea i had mine tested cuz i wanted to know.. My Y chromo is from Mozambique my lineage was sent to the Caribbean and we immigrated to the USA... I have european uncles and native american grandmothers in my lineage/bloodline also... african americans dont know how mixed they truly are just as latinos...

[RobertsDigital]

@dmthead2012 Instead of arguing about homosapiens and gorillas, why dont you make the video coments into a "comment pending approval". You are acting confused like you don't know how to control your videos....

[dmthead2012]

@RobertsDigital naw just tryin to spread truth.... far from confused ; )

[GHAfrica]

hes sweating so hard lol.. cant handle the african HEAT lol

[PRUDENCE19831]

I want to cut that king's hand off and take those gold rings.

[xPirus26]

great guy...great documentary and most important of all....great people of africa...always an smile on their lips...much love

[ItsMeGandhi]

The BBC is an active supporter of cultural relativist experiments on working class ethnic Europeans by way of massive and unsustainable third world immigration. They believe that self-determination and ethnic preservation is only a right of non-European peoples. They call what is happening in Tibet genocide, but then they turn around and support the same thing across parts of the Western World. Boycott the BBC and their racist anti-European hypocrisy.

[dmthead2012]

@ItsMeGandhi agreed...

[diyonisha]

@dmthead2012

I have just observed your reply and I am disapionted my dear.

There are Thousands of African People In Europe

We intergrate and have Children that are not only part of British Society but are secound, thid and firth generation. The BBC dosent have any infloence on 60MILLIO WHITE PEOPLE. Infact we know that the anount of black people on television is based on a quoter system. We also know and are constantly reminded that this IS A WHITE BRITISH SOCIETY. TBC

[diyonisha]

@dmthead2012

By the images we see Everyday in adverts, newspapers and magazines. In history archealogy

Religion and every aspect of our lives. We live here and are part of this society

We are all part of the HUMAN RACE, DONT ENCOURAGE HATE!

Come up with new solutions my dear

[diyonisha]

@ItsMeGandhi

What ever MY DEAR

All of AFRICA WAS COLONISED BY THE BRITISH

We are the decendants of the British Imperialism DONT BE UNREASONABLE.

[ItsMeGandhi]

@diyonisha British Imperialism turned Africa into the perpetual excuse makers and scapegoat hunters that they are today? I wonder why India, Asia, and huge swathes of Oceania don't use that same excuse for all of their failures? Oh that's right, they take responsibly for their own collective actions and don't run around the globe chasing "whitey" with their hands held out. Take your meal ticket history slant and punt that ball of shit elsewhere.

[diyonisha]

@ItsMeGandhi

OH Shut UP

You are JUST ON HERE TO CAUSE TROUBLE.... GO AWAY U ARE JUST AS BAD#

AS the person who upload this VIDEO....It has been put here to BIAT PEOPLE

GET LOSTE MATE...NUFF SAID

[InkWeary]

@ItsMeGandhi, you're a total idiot. Europeans decimated this ENTIRE planet blatantly from the fifteenth century until WWII, and even now with economics. You will get what's coming to you, weather or not the BBC supports it. Simpleton.

[InkWeary]

BTW I'm white

[ItsMeGandhi]

@InkWeary You anaphylactic ape. Decimated the entire planet? Europeans were responsible for the Mongol Conquests that killed 60,000,000+ people? Are they also responsible for the Taiping Rebellion that killed 30,000,000+ people? Are Europeans responsible for the Qing Dynasty conquest that killed 25,000,000+ people? How about the Dungan revolt that killed 12,000,000+? Shall we dip into pre-15th century world history and run through some of those casualty figures? High school drop out eh?

[bapyou]

@ItsMeGandhi "massive and unsustainable third world immigration"

Complete bullshit. Crawl back in your white supremacist hole and stay there, you fucking idiotic moron.

Tell Anders hello, you shitfuck scum whore scum fuck fuck. Piece of shit.

[donnied99]

Africa Unite!

[ama00010]

57:57 "I'm an African and I'm proud of it" thumbs up!

[LADSAR]

i LOVE WEST AFRICA AND THE WHOLE AFRICA CONTINENT OF NATURAL BUEATY.

[blueiguy1]

The docs are awesome please post more thanks!!!

[omoibile]

Thank you for posting this documentary.

[monica24b]

very right, it's about time.

[afroav8er]

about time someone showed the beauty of africa instead of the poverty

[nuvuduguru]

Africa is the future!

[ayver5]

@nuvuduguru lol