Or at least everything you (BASICALLY) need to know about Africa IF you barely know anything. We needed another reference video, so here you go! Cheers! Enjoy! (Also I will be responding to comments for the first hour of upload!)

@real-lacey

6 ай бұрын

churros :3

@suswrittenbackwardsissus5777

6 ай бұрын

Im so early

@andrefarfan4372

6 ай бұрын

Early

@KonigreichPreussen

6 ай бұрын

I have never been this early. Oh, and you forgot about Makuria and Meroë.

@superpowerdragon

6 ай бұрын

i really hope when you get to do asia, dont just lump asia into one continent, either do eurasia as whole, or do the different subcontinent separately (indian subcontinent, east-asia / east-eurasia, europe / west-eurasia, etc)

I’m here to learn about my continent 😊

@Tethloach1

6 ай бұрын

regional powers: North = Egypt East = Ethiopia South = South Africa Central = DRC West = Nigeria Ranking the big 5: 1. Egypt 2. Nigeria 3. South Africa 4. Ethiopia 5. DRC

@nixoncode

6 ай бұрын

apples grow in south africa

@Sallyskin

6 ай бұрын

@@Tethloach1lol no kenya is better than Ethiopia

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Did you notice that little piece I put in there about the visa travel? Obviously, I owe you for that bit of information. Thanks man!

@santinomamone2674

6 ай бұрын

We love Mr W

Greetings to the diverse, beautiful people of the African continent. Your continent is by far my favourite as I went to morocco,Egypt, Ghana, mauritius, Tanzania and North Kenya before. I'm love africa, and my heart is with the vibrant colours, foods, languages, nationalities and traditions in this nation. Greetings from Trinidad.🇹🇹

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed your visit, I'm guessing maybe you are Afro-Trini? If so how did it feel to visit? If you are not, STILL how did it feel?

@simonruhle1222

6 ай бұрын

Just spend one year in Trinidad and Tobago best country!!!

@PROVOCATEURSK

6 ай бұрын

What about the cuty-cut they do to baby girls and boys? You love that too? Also selling women for cattle.

@sparkysparky999

6 ай бұрын

Awesome bro

@khalidisthegoat

6 ай бұрын

I’ve been to Eygpt,Morocco,Kenya and Somaliland(north Somalia)

Africa is probably the most interesting continent that nobody talks about much

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Gott make more videos then!

@Cybernaut551

5 ай бұрын

South America also.

@Cactusgamer303

3 ай бұрын

All it is is not water lol like it's not it's very diverse

@Princessbanderella

2 ай бұрын

Thanks

As a South African those Xhosa clicks were on point , good job.

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

WHOO HOO!! Haha Thanks

@Lwazi9999

6 ай бұрын

​@@GeographyNowlove that you cared to differentiate between the "c" "q" and "x" clicks, many people fail even some South Africans.😅

04:23 don't forget that right next to Kinshasa is Brazzaville which is over 2 million, overall the Brazzaville-Kinshasa metropolitan area is 19 million and getting closer to 20. The economy of the city is reaping great rewards. After decades of civil war, there's actually some hope, there's even an emerging middle class. Nobody is talking about the slum gangs anymore, everyone there wants a decent life with dignity. What a 180

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Good call on that! Yeah the Congos are really moving forward!

greetings to all my african brothers from syria ❤ love african people , countries and the cultures !

@nanaamapay9632

6 ай бұрын

Love you too

Always love seeing more content involving Africa!!

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

It's one of my favorite regions to cover, especially smaller lesser known countries !

@TheExpertProcrastinator

6 ай бұрын

in linguistics the south has lots of languages but is pretty simple cause all of them are big (think afrikaans zulu xhosa sotho etc)@@GeographyNow

I love Africa! This episode was amazing. Greetings from Norway

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! And Can't wait to go back to the Nordics (Most likely Faroe islands next year....😉)

As an Ethiopian, I never knew that I knew almost everything you said about Africa, I feel smart

As a Tunisian i learned a lot about thus beautiful continent , so underrated and 'abused' and we all know that unfortunately. I hope Africa will get it's time to shine somewhere in the future .

Thanks for the refresher! I love your fast-paced, information-packed style

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

As usual! Lol

@Sjdjsjdnsb

6 ай бұрын

Haha! I had to watch it on 0.75 speed

Until extremely recently (history wise anyway) the people of Southern Europe and North Africa actually had more culturally in common with each other than they did with the people of Northern Europeans and Sub-Saharan Africans respectively. Both also considered Sub-Saharans and Northern Europeans to be more savage than themselves. Not exactly a fun fact perhaps, but a fact nonetheless.

@bgggsht

6 ай бұрын

"Extremely recently" like 1600 years ago 😂

@ASMM1981EGY

6 ай бұрын

You could simply shorten all what you say by saying that Mediterranean populations have a shared Mediterranean Culture and that's true.

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Well, considering it was all part of the Roman Empire, (later broken off Carthage) yes, there was a common sense of "Mediterranean" culture that pushed aside outliers

@EpicgamerwinXD6669

6 ай бұрын

@@ASMM1981EGY pretty much. Sorry about that long winded explanation, sometimes I'm not particularly good at articulating my thoughts.

@EpicgamerwinXD6669

6 ай бұрын

@@GeographyNow wow, thank you so much for the direct response! Love your videos man, keep up the great work!

This is amazing. Would love more of these type of videos for lesser discussed areas of the world like South and Central America, Oceania, Caucasia (Azerbaijan, Armenia, etc)

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

I actually DID do some of those. See if you can find them on the channel! 😉

We need something for the African Nations Cup coming up in January and February. It’s the most unpredictable major ⚽️ tournament on the planet.

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Lol "predictable"- Let me guess "Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, ... maybe Ghana?"

@danieljunior3164

6 ай бұрын

@@GeographyNow forgot Nigeria Algeria Senegal and côte d'ivoire

@frka.836

6 ай бұрын

Cameroon too

Since he was born in the Sultanate of Zanzibar, Farrokh Bulsara (aka Freddie Mercury) is technically one of the most famous people of African birth (though his family came from India).

Most parts of Africa is usually under talked about outside of the continent itself! Glad you did this video Paul! Keep up the great work!

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Tried my best with this one, hope you liked it!

@SuperF2007

6 ай бұрын

The second largest continent? It's America

@Real_SkyRipper

6 ай бұрын

@@SuperF2007 not anymore, after the panama canal America got divided in half, so it counts as 2 contients.

@mark99k

6 ай бұрын

@@Real_SkyRipper Ehh? The canal had nothing to do with the number of continents. Usage of the terms _North America_ and _South America_ dates back to the 1600s.

@afckajjansi

6 ай бұрын

no such continent as america@@SuperF2007

What a coincidence, i have been rewatching all the African episodes recently. So this video is a surprise to me lol

Love from Libya ❤️🇱🇾

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

How is everything but the way in regards to the complicated LNA/GNA situation?

As an egyptian,thanks alot bro 👍

I love the filler videos as much as the regular episodes because they offer “bonus content” of sorts and are portioned enough for a shorter watch session (like during a morning routine or commute).

Sending Love from Nigeria❤🇳🇬

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Seriously I'm way overdue for a visit!

As an American, it is sad to see how many people in America think Africa is a country. It is a diverse continent with 54 countries. We need to educate people about geography because it creates perspective and hopefully a greater understanding of the world. Thank you geography now for your videos! Edit: I don’t think the problem is exclusive to Americans or that all Americans don’t know geography, I am just saying that i see it’s prevalence in my country when it comes to geography. I live in a decently educated area where the people are good at certain academic things but when I ask them basic geography questions they often blank or say something outlandish things that are not even close. and so I can’t imagine what it must be like for those who don’t have good education in the USA.

@Itoshimi

3 ай бұрын

Not only Americans, just about every country thinks Africa is a country because the media has been lumping all the countries into one group and it’s not an accident.

@oceanicalex

3 ай бұрын

@@Itoshimi I agree with you but I think this is more prevalent in north and South America for a few reasons. I think one thing that really makes less people learn about it is that they don’t live around many other continents if you live in the americas. If you live in Europe, Africa, or Asia for example you are in close proximity to a ton of other countries and continents different to yours that are near each other and so you will learn about what is around you. Typically people care more immediately about the environment around them (although the argument can be made that people like to learn about the places around the world that are different from their own home country because it shows them the unique places on earth and gives perspective.) That is not to say the reverse isn’t true but that most of the continents are in the old world with only a handful being in the new world. What you say is true though and I must agree that not all of the people you see in those geography cringe videos on the streets represent the entirety of the USA. Overall, you bring up a good point though about the medias perception about Africa and other places as well. Also the education systems in some places just don’t prioritize geography and history as much as others.

So many places in the world to talk to after you're done with the last recognized state ! I've been here since the Angola video and loved your channel ever since !

Absolutely loved this video, really made such a great portrayment for such a diverse and beautiful continent. Love from NZ ❤

@KNWBDY.important

5 ай бұрын

Chur

Thanks Paul for another great video! Been a fan since the Denmark episode! Keep up the great work!

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sticking around for that long! 😁

Lots of love from Zambia 🇿🇲

Excellent video! Can't wait for other continents as well

Hi Barbs, great new vid, can't wait for the next country episode. Could you maybe do a video on the Nordic countries in the next filler episode? Thank you for all your hard work, Barbs!

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

That's not a bad idea... I'll hold on to that thought

@RabbitShirak

6 ай бұрын

That's a good group actually

@rachelellebye5203

6 ай бұрын

@@GeographyNow count me in for helping on Denmark and Norway then!

I think Africa has the potential to be the next East / SE Asia given its demographics and room to grow economically, with some economies already growing quite well

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

They are the fastest growing area on earth and it is estimated that by 2050 1/4 people will be African soooooo.... Yeah stuff is happening here!

@danielzhang1916

6 ай бұрын

that is the goal for the future, if they can figure out how to do it, SE Asia is the next regional powerhouse

Got to visit Africa for the first time this year. I went to Tanzania and absolutely loved it. I think Africa is the most beautiful and interesting continent. Hope to visit again soon!

@thecursed01

6 ай бұрын

i can recommend namibia.

@diodelvino3048

6 ай бұрын

i want to learn Swahili and go there SOOOO Bad.

@ReverendMeat51

6 ай бұрын

@@thecursed01 Anything about Namibia in particular? I've wanted to go there for a long time

@thecursed01

6 ай бұрын

@@ReverendMeat51 i am german, so my regular spots where the biergarten :) idk what most of the places were called, i got driven around by an aquaintance. what i liked about namibia is the very grown up culture, being able to separate between evil colonial atrocities and still appreaciating cultural aspects. had very refreshing talks with locals. complete contrast to the good vs evil one sided mindsets that many western societies de-evolved into. so tl:dr... the people...experience the people. they might surprise you and inspire you. that can be more rewarding than sightseeing.

@AlTawfeek

6 ай бұрын

Did you say you visited Tanzania 🇹🇿 and now you have to visit Africa again for the first time????? check you writing maam 😂😂

i’ve been watching these videos while you were still on the a’s of abc’s, it’s cool to see how the outro hasn’t changed!

so interesting how underrepresented africa is! it's such a huge, diverse place, and yet.. good on you for talking about it though! can't wait for the next country episodes!!

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Agreed. That's why I make stuff like this!

@TheDarkCeratosaurus

6 ай бұрын

@@GeographyNow WOAH... DID BARBS REALLY JUST RESPOND TO ME? I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU FOR OVER 2 YEARS OMGG!! love from germany!! 🇩🇪

@nrbmemes2414

6 ай бұрын

​@@GeographyNowhe said he was replying to comments first hour

@TheDarkCeratosaurus

6 ай бұрын

@@nrbmemes2414 i'm still happy that for a second he knows about my existence before.... probably forgetting about me moments after XD

Hi, I wanted to say your videos have brung me joy and peace. I was in a tough time when I found your videos (specifically when United Kingdom was the newest) and your funniness and educativeness saved me from giving up on life and ending it. Thank tou❤

@joaocabral3143

6 ай бұрын

Hey just read this. As a fellow Goegraphy *peep* I'd like to extend a welcome to this channel and say you do not ever need to feel the way you felt again. You have other people here that will support you and share same interests too. Reach out to one of us if you ever feel the need to do so! Much love and support ❤️ 👍

@cartergray9397

6 ай бұрын

@@joaocabral3143 thank you

@joaocabral3143

6 ай бұрын

​@cartergray9397 no problem 😃

2 things i learned from this video: Kinshasa is now bigger than Lagos Luanda is WAY and i mean WAY bigger than i thought(i thought it had like 2 million people😭)and i dont get why people dont talk about it more

I would love to see a video on regional music instruments and/or styles of singing from different countries for the next filler video

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

I feel like for that type of topic I would need Keith to Join in. What do you think?

@Ars0nik_V

6 ай бұрын

@@GeographyNow Yeah, i love the Florida man vibe Keith has

Outstanding video and topic,Barbs!

I am amazed how you basically covered everything while speaking so fast. You had so much to talk about.

Thank you for teaching about Africa; excited for Vanuatu 🇻🇺

Keep going brother ☺️ from Djibouti ❤🇩🇯

This was great! Thank you! ❤🌍

Good episode. Well researched. Well compiled 👍👍

Thank You for making learning Geography fun.

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

I mean is there any better way? Lol😉

Would also like to mention that Africa is home to the tallest people group in the world. That being the Dinka tribe in South Sudan. They are a really interesting people group where the tallest NBA basketball player (Manute Bole) comes from.

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Great extra fact!

@GHSpaghetti

6 ай бұрын

@GeographyNow Haha thank you :) I am very proud that my beautiful Girlfriend actually comes from that tribe aswell, she loved your South Sudan episode btw!!

Greetings from Tanzania 🇹🇿 ❤

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

I have great memories from there!

@Babylon_Fallin

6 ай бұрын

@@GeographyNow I’m glad you enjoyed your time here, you’re always welcome back here! ❤️❤️

Thanks for another great researched video! Africa my home ❤

Nice information,, really happy to see this side of KZread

Wow, amazing. However, you missed mentioning that Africa has 3 of the total 4 rivers in the world that form inland deltas. These are: 1. Okavango River (Botswana) 2. Niger River (Mali) 3. Sudd region of the Nile River (South Sudan) The fourth is the Murray-Darling River (Australia)

Hey Barbs, great to see my little island mentioned in a random video, but please be aware that the correct spelling is “Madeira”. Thank you for your great content! - a fellow madeiran fan

Another amazing video

This is honestly an amazing video.

So happy I found this channel! 😍

Another well researched and great video as usual!!!! Barbs!

The "y" in "Fynbos" is actually pronounced like the "ai" in "pain", so it would probably be something like "Fain-bos" 😉 but well done on the pronunciation of "Xhosa" - that is a tricky one! Thanks, very cool video of my continent. Hopefully this will help people to realize Africa is not just one big country...

I’ve had a recurring fascination for Africa since I’m a kid! Great video!

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Well... No better thing to do than to GO there! Where will you start?

@edgarviens

6 ай бұрын

@@GeographyNow Hummm… good question… probably Ethiopia, cause I love the food and its culture and its music with unusual pentatonic scales, or Senegal, maybe, since I’m a french canadian. I also want to go to Congo, but I’ll wait until (maybe) the situation gets better in 2000 year…

planning on binge watching all of the country videos, which should take like 2 or 3 months if I don’t sleep😅

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

I mean, please get sleep, but hey! Thanks!

Did anybody do the Africa highway project in the US? You had to propose where a highway would go through all of Africa to connect everything. You had to present to judges and it was super stressful. I did it in Pre AP Geography in 9th grade.

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Never even heard of that project but it sounds pretty intense! I probably would've loved doing that when I was in High school

@toddm9910

6 ай бұрын

@@GeographyNow That is the kind of fun we got here in North Texas. Yee Haw 🤠

@CharlesMcKinneyIV

6 ай бұрын

It would definitely be a real game changer in modernizing the continent, thus improving economic trade and commerce within the African Union. So desperately needed.

great content as always Barbs!, pleaseee do a Provinces of Indonesia for the next filler episode 😁

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

We have a LOT of Indonesian subscribers that have been requesting this one so... It's not out of the question...

Great video as always.

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@TheRareVideosXL

6 ай бұрын

@@GeographyNow You're welcome.

I visited ALL 54 countries in Africa and it's my favourite CONTINENT IN THE WORLD!!

Ngl, even though I already knew most of this, it was still very interesting and entertaining! Thanks, Barbs 👍🏻

Can't forget the surfing hippos! One of my favourite random facts that I learned on this channel 😄

It's great that you happened to make this when I've been heavily fascinated by African history and biogeography (especially afrotherians) for the last few months!

Great video!😀❤️

It was the most complete summarize from this continent that I have watched, read or heard in all this time. I'm not gonna lie, I want to learn more about this place on Earth like the other ones, but after figuring out the enormous complexity of the subject, it's so hard beginning from one point and many other stuffs, and I put away the studies other day and another and another, and that. Also, I know that the reality is more complex than this summarize, I know, but is helpful, specially for beginning to understand and having a clear idea of what to know. Thanks for this video, it was great.

@simunzamwaanga3542

6 ай бұрын

It's good to know you're taking your time to research wish everyone else could be like this, you can start by region they generally have some similarities etc religion, ethnicity then get to the individual ones in there. Hope this helps!

@JorgeOmarEC

6 ай бұрын

@@simunzamwaanga3542 Thanks for the advice, I'm taking that way step by step. Besides the north area, I'm doing research about Guinean Gulf, for familiar reasons, almost, I guess. Some day I'll know enough to point any part of the continent and know all enough about there, my purpose.

Greetings from Hong Kong, it's great to see Africa getting more love and support from KZreadrs like MrBeast and you as well, Geography Now!

Greetings from Djibouti 🇩🇯, thank you, @geography now team.

Excellent! Confession: I had to play it on 75% of normal speed because you packed so much information...

Love your videos love from Ireland 🇮🇪

Can you do provinces of Indonesia next in the filler video section??? I'm more than happy to help!

Great video as always about our 🌎

I appriciate your hard work

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate your viewership!

Amazing video. We need this for the 6 continents

@johnnylongfeather3086

6 ай бұрын

Why don’t you do them?

❤❤❤❤❤ for loving this video

Will there be similar videos for every other continent?

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

No promises yet but let's see where time will allow me to do.

Hi I'm from south africa and I approve this video

@japanese4weebs809

6 ай бұрын

where was the biltong though?

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Haha Thanks! Definitely might make a stopover when I go to Zambia/ Zimbabwe for the last episodes!

@yngpistolp

6 ай бұрын

​@@GeographyNowdont forget to come to Lesotho😂

@Foxy_fan_number_1

6 ай бұрын

​@@japanese4weebs809I ate it all

Great stuff barbs!

Need to rewatch 😮

The greatest series on KZread is sadly coming to an end. Very informative video! 🌍

@danielzhang1916

6 ай бұрын

he will be doing regions and unrecognized countries afterwards, there was a video

@elviofrancisco8638

6 ай бұрын

@@danielzhang1916well thats good

Fantastic!!💖

As a long time watcher of this channel can't wait for my country 🇿🇲 to get an episode

@JOLU.

6 ай бұрын

🇿🇲🇿🇲

As an african i feel a little more african after seeing this.

@GeographyNow

6 ай бұрын

Haha I guess I did my job right then!

Always here waiting for the Vietnam Video.

Great video.

I'm from Zambia 🇿🇲 can't wait for the final episode

Your pronunciation of the Khoi-San/Xhosa-Zulu clicks is spot on.

Please do this for every continent

This was great

Nice video 😊, I think this video can be a good template for for other regions in the world. Like Asia or South East Asia since we are nearing Vietnam 😊.

Just recently took a look on Victoria Lake and it cascading lakes also. Would like to visit some time in future.

You had me at Surfing Hippos!

Well done one your pronunciation of Xhosa... I can't get it right every day and I'm literally from South Africa lol

My favourite channel on KZread love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Long live our great continent of Africa and may we live to see the greatness of our beloved continent 😊❤💛💚🖤😊

oh boy, what a episode

Hi Barbs, here an input from me as your audience from past decade. Let's do the Zimbabwe episode this year, so we can begin everything new from 2024.

That was good research

I hope to visit South Africa next year! Thanks for this interesting video, keep up the good work! 🔥🇿🇦

Hi from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 love you

Welcome back Mann