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@rexanguis214

11 ай бұрын

Africa is falling apart at the seams

@jhrusa8125

11 ай бұрын

Hahahahahaha

@destyon9966

11 ай бұрын

Do Bangladesh next

@yzx3

11 ай бұрын

You might want to check what your graph shows and what you said between 0:24-0:26. i.e., if trade deficit dropped by a third, why is does your graph shows net trade decreasing from around -$800m in 2010 to -around -$1700m in 2020?

@prim16

11 ай бұрын

0:15 It should be measured in billions, not millions.

Singapore has ports, Rwanda has the mercy of its neighboors.

@gilgameschvonuruk4982

11 ай бұрын

Singapore is surrounded by the exclusive economic zone of Indonesia and Malaysia

@Tgungen

11 ай бұрын

They wouldn't gain anything from blockading their neighbor, it would just drag down the region furthermore

@flowertowerrr

11 ай бұрын

​@@gilgameschvonuruk4982Singapore has more war machines than Indonesia and Malaysia combined

@neildavid10

11 ай бұрын

DRC remains a threat to Rwanda

@poppinc8145

11 ай бұрын

Rwanda already has a habit of intervening in conflicts that have no relation to it such as sending troops to Central Africa Republic and Mozambique, essentially acting as a mercenary state. Rwanda is also locked in a long proxy war with DR Congo where it support M23 rebels. People gassing up Rwanda reminds me of people gassing up Ethiopia only for it to devolve into a civil war. Rwanda will inevitably see civil war again within this century, it's just a matter of when.

I honestly just hope any country in Africa can overcome the huge problems of their history and origins and become prosperous in some way. Whether it be Rwanda, Botswana etc.

@twisted794

11 ай бұрын

South Africa was

@driestedries

11 ай бұрын

They will never, they sold themselves to China. Everything Africa = China

@driestedries

11 ай бұрын

And it will backlash to badly, Chinese arent as tolerant as the white people were. If you resist, or protest. They

@tvantklooster

11 ай бұрын

​@@twisted794 yes, until they abolished apartheid

@kumquatsmangoes5354

11 ай бұрын

@@tvantklooster ummmmm

“In all my travels, I've never seen a country's population more determined to forgive, and to build and succeed than in Rwanda.” ― Rick Warren,

@ryanarntz5098

11 ай бұрын

10:00

@ArawnOfAnnwn

11 ай бұрын

Who tf is that?

@ArawnOfAnnwn

11 ай бұрын

Nvm. Seems it's another of those American megachurch pastors. Who tf cares what they think (apart from their sheep)?

@answerman9933

11 ай бұрын

Who is Rick Warren?

@ArawnOfAnnwn

11 ай бұрын

@@answerman9933 Bigtime US pastor it seems.

Commenting here from Singapore, it's nice to hear that so many countries want to copy the Singapore model - even the UK wants to become 'Singapore on Thames'. But frankly it's difficult to imagine any other place having the combination of location, multiracial mix, culture and political leadership to achieve this. And some from the West might be surprised at what they'd need to give up - democracy for a start. Living in a benevolent but authoritarian technocracy seems to work quite well for most people here, but it wouldn't suit everyone.

@ramadansteve1715

11 ай бұрын

Yeah no thanks, I'll take democracy

@theburden9920

11 ай бұрын

because singapore is that successful. even the 2nd largest economy is based on state capitalism of Singapore.

@cheradenine1980

11 ай бұрын

I’d take a benevolent technocracy that knew what it was doing over the feckless incompetents purportedly democratically running the UK.

@ronaldhee6608

11 ай бұрын

Good and measured comment!

@geraldmeehan8942

11 ай бұрын

Here in US we need to get corporate $ out of our politics before us commoners have a chance

Singapore has one important thing that Rwanda utterly lacks: a coastline. I can't see Rwanda becoming an economic miracle without the ability to export internationally. Rwanda cannot meaningfully access international trade without a coast.

@Thanatos833

11 ай бұрын

Perhaps the series of lakes and rivers in east Africa. e.g: Nile, could act as a gateway to the ocean.

@SteaksOnSpear

11 ай бұрын

@@Thanatos833 Why? Why not just go through Egypt, Rwanda's geography makes no sense for a trade hub

@bluebottle1449

11 ай бұрын

@@Thanatos833 being reliant to a river system is not a stable way to conduct international trade. There is so much problem they will encounter compared to a coastline and open sea.

@xway2

11 ай бұрын

@@Thanatos833 The Nile is not really navigable the entire way. There are cataracts that have been known since ancient times, and in recent times several hydroelectric dams have been built all along the river.

@jasonquigley2633

11 ай бұрын

@@Thanatos833 they'll be dependent on the good will of other nations downstream. The minute they start making any serious amount of money, those countries will start levying tolls. Rwanda's best hope is to become part of a larger free trade zone, likely in East Africa.

"Once a leader develops reputation as an early riser, they can't sleep until noon." What an amazing quote!

@jeanpierrereynoso-fournel005

11 ай бұрын

What does it mean to you?

@mitchmazamez1989

11 ай бұрын

This is not in line with what the Rwandan leader famously told Kabila sr. when the latter took over in the congo: “The people will support you as long as you’re delivering for them. The moment you stop is the moment the support will start vanishing.” In other words: ‘What have you done for me _lately?’_

@willdurgin5870

11 ай бұрын

Noon seems a lil early to sleep

"So long as the world wants to be misled, it will find politicians willing to oblige." Very, very, well said.

@magnetospin

11 ай бұрын

But does the world want to be misled?

@teddybearroosevelt1847

11 ай бұрын

@@magnetospinYes, people want to believe that infinite economic growth is possible on this finite planet and that we are well on our way to reduce carbon emissions when they’re in fact only going up. Also, people want to believe that that by donating a bit of money to charity they are no longer responsible for the horrible way in which we in rich nations treat people in poor nations. Even worse, people believe in god and they believe the fiction in books that are thousands of years old are pure facts that scientists could never figure out. So yes, people want to be misled

@Numba003

11 ай бұрын

​@@teddybearroosevelt1847Why is believing in God a horrible thing to you?

@recoil53

11 ай бұрын

@@magnetospin Given how many have embraced conspiracy theories and populist politicians, yes.

@railroadforest30

10 ай бұрын

Politicians will mislead regardless if people want it or not

Rawanda Forever

@me0101001000

11 ай бұрын

I was looking for this comment

@HinduPAGANcowpissdrinkerRAKESH

11 ай бұрын

Wakanda 😍

@mensrea1251

11 ай бұрын

Wishful thinking. The MCU isn’t real.

@JPJ432

11 ай бұрын

Its a shame the 2nd movie had to get political. Chadwick Bozeman was a great choice for the role.

@davidjennings2179

11 ай бұрын

​@@JPJ432to be fair, marvel has always been political - Captain America was all about how good the US was and how evil the Germans were, but I haven't seen any complaints about how that got political. Only time I see people complain that something "got political" is when it supports a different view to theirs.

Don’t let negative comments stop you from development. This is the right thing to do for your country and your people. People is your biggest asset. Persevere and you will succeed. Best wishes from 🇸🇬 Singapore.

Better healthcare and a superior education system is the key to success for Rwanda.

@RUTHLESSambition5

11 ай бұрын

And security. That is very important

@Pilvenuga

11 ай бұрын

nothing like a strong civil war to cleanse a country of irrelevant things holding it back

@neildavid10

11 ай бұрын

All that needs to be done is secure the border and make sure DRC doesn’t try and attack them.

@TheSiprianus

11 ай бұрын

Lmao, this is why you shouldn't learn economics by parroting catchy buzzwords from KZread. Most of Rwanda's development is because of their better economic freedom; they've been consistently becoming more capitalist since at least 1996 (although they've become more repressive in the last 2 years). Singapore became one of the countries with the highest GDP per capita because they are the most capitalist country in the world-yes, even more capitalist than all western countries, including the US. In fact, the US is one of the least capitalist countries among free countries. The blue states are so economically repressed that if California split from the union, the US would've been much more free, and California wouldn't be considered an economically and politically free country. California's repressed economy is the number one reason why, despite being the state most vocal about supporting legal and illegal immigrants and the US receiving 20% of the world's immigrants every year, more people are moving out than moving into the state. Immigration flow in California is literally like a third-world country having first-world countries as their neighbors.

@ElBandito

11 ай бұрын

@@TheSiprianus Many of the red states are suckingon government funds like socialist babies, while blue states are doing far better.

While their economic growth occurred largely as your described I would have mentioned one of the darker details as well. A lot of their economic prosperity is built on the exportation of gold (it accounts for nearly a quarter of their exports.) This is despite not having any gold mines in the country. Rwanda created and supported the M23 militia in northeast D.R.C which grant's it access to the regions mineral wealth.

@fuzzyhair321

11 ай бұрын

The DRC is weak, and no kidding that other countries with a stable around it, they're easy pickings

@neildavid10

11 ай бұрын

DRC government allows this to happen because they have their hand in the pot as well

@AB-wl8kr

11 ай бұрын

Exactly. Rwanda is playing coloniser.

@donderstorm1845

11 ай бұрын

caspianreport didn't mention this? oof that's disappointing

@rizkyadiyanto7922

11 ай бұрын

​@@fuzzyhair321ukraine is weak.

I love how Rwanda is moving forward while being landlocked unlike other African countries and critics be like: Not fast enough and not good enough!

@lapis.lazuli.

11 ай бұрын

Many Afican countries are experiecing high growth rates in last decades, it would probably surprise you

@EroticOnion23

11 ай бұрын

Rwanda will never be another Singapore. "Nations that have access to the sea serves the world, those that don't serve their neighbors"

@gbloke8307

11 ай бұрын

Rwanda's "success" has been looting minerals from Eastern DR Congo, this will not last and will not end well for the country. Congolese and Rwandans are brothers and sisters whom Kagame has turned against each other, in the same manner he manipulated the Tutsis and Hutus which essentially resulted in the loss of over 1 million Rwandans

@Arltratlo

11 ай бұрын

just wait for the influx from the UK, after the Brits start deporting their lower classes to Rwanda!

@KishanKumar-qz1kt

11 ай бұрын

​@@EroticOnion23Switzerland

Currently in Rwanda, it really is unbelievably clean and safe. I can walk through Kigali at midnight as a white guy with $200 headphones and never once felt intimidated

@Dale-TND

11 ай бұрын

That's how things are meant to be in a high trust society, you shouldn't be praising them for not being savages.

@wellplayed6061

11 ай бұрын

@@Dale-TND I mean there are a lot of western cities and neighborhoods where you can't, having no savages is something deserving of respect

@thestifmeister2905

11 ай бұрын

Go away, colonizer!!

@Dale-TND

11 ай бұрын

@@wellplayed6061 Notice how I said "high trust society"? What's the common factor in western cities that cause them to be dangerous?

@wellplayed6061

11 ай бұрын

@@Dale-TND I know, I'm saying even high-trust societies can have low trust areas, so having a high trust area is still an accomplishment.

Rwanda is integrating into the East African Community. This community is also trying to form a Federation and has a customs union. If the member nations can enforce the rules of the customs union, then Rwanda with its central location within the union can benefit from acting as a trading hub like Singapore, except on land. Seeing as Rwanda has little natural resources, they could invest into developing a logistics industry across the East African Federation. This would attract FDI flows, jobs growth and much needed infrastructure development across the East African Federation. The other thing I noticed was that there was a deal between the UK and Rwanda to resettle refugees. I think this can be a good deal for both parties. Especially, if the UK helps raise finance to help make Rwanda a logistical trading hub for the East African Federation. This may help refugees resettled in Rwanda get jobs in this industry as well, helping them assimilate and become tax paying citizens. Then Rwanda may reduce the fee the UK has to pay them to resettle refugees there. So, if the UK develops good economic and financial ties in Rwanda, aimed at creating jobs for all people in Rwanda, there could be financial benefits for both parties. The East African Federation is a great African project. For it to be realised though, we need more convergence in economic and political systems. The reason is because some nations are closed democracies like Rwanda, whilst others like Kenya, have a multiparty democracy in place. Political convergence by promoting multiparty democracy across the East African Federation, will help this nation become a reality. Investment into an integrated infrastructure network, with Rwanda as the nexus as proposed, will help in economic convergence. The Rwandan President can continue to be re-elected as long as he does a good job in this mulit-party system. That is fair and with help from UK financiers, and infrastructure development in logistics, the current President of Rwanda could do a good enough job to become reelected once more. Rwanda could really become the Singapore of Africa in this way if it makes a commitment to slowly transition towards multiparty democracy and become more politically aligned like its neighbours.

@fahimshamsuddin672

11 ай бұрын

​@@mwenengofero perhaps a multi-tiered system can be formed, instead? An "East African Community" that aims for economic integration and an "East African Federation" that goes further and aims for economic as well as political union. Nations like Rwanda and Uganda may prefer economic integration in the "East African Community" since they don't have coastlines. However, the nature of their political systems means that they are not at a stage for political union in the East African Federation. Instead, to achieve political union, a number of criteria may need to be met by "candidate" nations of the East African Community to become full "members" of the East African Federation. This gives flexibility to member nations of a multi-tiered system. A flexible multi-tiered system could have these characteristics: 1) Observer states have an association agreement with the East African Community. May include non-aggression pacts and preliminary trade deals. Defense pacts may form. 2) Candidate nations become part of the East African Community. Free trade area and free movement of people. Economic Union is achieved. 3) Member nations become part of the East African Federation. Political Union is achieved. The basic point is creating a flexible system that works for different nations that want to join the East African Federation. You are welcome to take my example as inspiration to create your own system.

@CoinyforReal

11 ай бұрын

Ok

I did not realize that things had turned around so much in Rwanda.

@me0101001000

11 ай бұрын

You love to see it :D

@dw620

11 ай бұрын

There's still plenty illegal child labor in illegal mines and large numbers of fatalities in those. It's easy enough to be selectively positive or negative about any country.

@neildavid10

11 ай бұрын

You should visit it’s a great place safe and great culture

@neildavid10

11 ай бұрын

You should visit it’s a great place safe and great culture and food

@dw620

11 ай бұрын

@@neildavid10 For rich foreigners who can afford to visit what they choose to see and what is presented to them to earn their tourist or business $ is likely to be more positive.

Please do a video on another successful, underrated African country: Botswana, which since its independence has low corruption, an actual democratic government and has one of Africa's highest GDP per capita. Oh, and it borders South Africa, with its very high levels of inequality and Zimbabwe, a failed state.

@ayakhasokabo8816

11 ай бұрын

😂ey yo the last part that you said.

@AMuuse-ih2oo

11 ай бұрын

Botswana🇧🇼is a family business & rural small population that lives in few cities. its better to invest your neighbors first...

@1wun1

11 ай бұрын

Botswana is a real success story, and they don't brag on the net.

@adambrande

11 ай бұрын

the country was real lucky to have Seretse Khama like Singapore had Lee Kuan Yew

@wildfire9280

11 ай бұрын

@@adambrande Others could’ve gotten lucky with similarly visionary leadership… if it wasn’t for assassinations like 5 seconds after independence.

A minor issue that i noticed is that in the Rwanda gpd graph, it is measured in millions rather than billions.

@KevinJohnson-cv2no

11 ай бұрын

He clears it up by stating it's billions, I don't think anyone's dumb enough to assume it's actually in the millions lol

@ernstschmidt4725

11 ай бұрын

its a smol country

@Arltratlo

11 ай бұрын

no problem Swiss GDP is only $800 billion.... that are just $800.000 millions... all you need is to move the point and the numbers will match!

@mangeshadbale4337

11 ай бұрын

​@@Arltratlo🥴

Rwanda is landlocked. Singapore became what it is mainly because it is a maritime transport hub.

@dehertzbear9588

11 ай бұрын

He mentioned Switzerland in the video. Switzerland has no coast or maritime transport hub and is a trade top tier country

@Seethus

11 ай бұрын

Yeah but Switzerland is surrounded by economic powerhouses and has a liberal and crime free society

@spacecraftcarrier4135

11 ай бұрын

@@Seethus And Switzerland also profits from gold from past World Wars as well as being a nice host to many dictators storing their assets there.

@daveheya4097

11 ай бұрын

@@Seethus True, Switzerland is surrounded by 3 G7 nations. Rwanda is surrounded well...by the one of the poorest nations in the world.

@KevinJohnson-cv2no

11 ай бұрын

Hilarious how all of a sudden everyone's an expert on landlocked economics lol. Rwanda can copy elements of the Swiss model as mentioned previously, and it doesn't need the economic hub environment the Swiss rely on because South/East Africa is already resourcefully abundant as is.

Would be Great to see the East African Federation come to fruition.

@edward9674

11 ай бұрын

Has there been any progress on it as of lately?

@detroitdave9512

11 ай бұрын

Hopefully an economic federation lol

@JPJ432

11 ай бұрын

If they want to be truly sovereign and remain that way so outside influences don't control there actions such as the UK and US then I believe this would be one of their best chances to do so.

@meilinchan7314

11 ай бұрын

Will ChruZZia ever allow it?

@donderstorm1845

11 ай бұрын

not sure if Congo wants that while Rwanda is funding rebels in Congo

I am still amazed at how Rwanda went through such a brutal and catastrophic genocidal civil conflict and became a regional power which firmly projected its influence on neighbouring countries that can be much larger than itself.

Let's be honest. Regardless of Kagame his shortcomings in terms of democracy or whatever else you can say. Rwanda is in a much better spot today than it was 30 years ago. Life has improved so much, it's a night and day difference. At least today there is a future for Rwanda. Back then it was hell on earth.

@minei1696

11 ай бұрын

Well said. I'm tired of those who keep on criticizing Kagame over democracy when we see that he has been able to do an incredible job for his country. I mean, countries like Senegal have been praised for being "beacons of democracy and stability" in west Africa. But this country didn't even do half of what Rwanda did in almost three decades.

@egorizzagor9305

11 ай бұрын

It's not about democracy, it's about economic freedom. One man did much more for Rwanda's freedom than UN in 1994. People have what to do, not fighting for land all the time.

@dekaredfire

11 ай бұрын

@@minei1696 Even Singapore is still a literal dictatorship today, with Lee Kuan Yew dynasty through his son (Lee Hsien Loong) and People's Action Party holding the real power

@SuperCrow02

11 ай бұрын

Democracy is nice, but good leadership is good leadership no matter its form. We can hope for Rwanda's sake that he lives a long and healthy life and doesn't let some buffoon take over when he dies.

@egorizzagor9305

11 ай бұрын

@@DaBurger1411 by economic freedom I mean how easy it is to setup your own small business. Also when there's real competition, not work for a state, then you need to apply technology and you can sell your product only if other people can afford it. If you smart, like Henry Ford was, you wouldn't keep salaries low. Of course, state with laws must guarantee that worker preserves his health and free time too. That's because only state can apply force. But there must be a sane limit to state size.

I see the next Sri Lanka. All will be well until it suddenly isn't.

@Rwizaify

11 ай бұрын

Sri lanka was doomed by its electoral politics.

@shastealyomeal

11 ай бұрын

That's mean have some faith

@iankaris8143

11 ай бұрын

@@shastealyomealno his speaking the truth. The change of guard from Kagame to successor might not be smooth.

@user-jt3dw6vv4x

11 ай бұрын

Oh Sri Lanka, the country that Singapore's own Lee Kuan Yew marvelled at for its potential and strong foundations for future success but just simply could never truly overcome the destruction from its era of systematic ethnic violence. Mr Lee was right to lament at the destruction of Sri Lanka and what it could have been in one of his final books before his timely death.

Problem i’m seeing for Rwanda is that some of its East African neighbors like Tanzania and Kenya are further ahead with regards to “becoming Singapore” in the economic sense and have natural advantages that see to that gap being maintained, namely a coastline and ports

@TheMrgoodmanners

11 ай бұрын

not really, kenya is on the verge of collapse like lebanon. tanzania isnt really a vibrant economy and has never really recovered from its communist economy in the 80s

@user-zh1lz1rj6e

11 ай бұрын

Why would Kenya and Tanzanias success be a problem to Rwanda? In fact it’s even better for Rwanda to have stable and developed neighbors.

@MbogaTatu

7 ай бұрын

@@user-zh1lz1rj6e You're right. Switzerland & Austria are is a landlocked countries. A major part of the reasons they're very prosperous despite that handicap is, they're surrounded by stable and successful countries like Germany, Italy and France.

@congoleseyouthnetworkc.y.n1803

7 ай бұрын

More than 10 million dead, 500,000 women raped and still silence. Between April and July 1994, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire, was invaded by an influx of Rwandan refugees and since then it has been constantly attacked and looted by troops from Rwanda and Uganda. What is happening in Congo where the deaths are now counted over 10 million and the rapes in the hundreds of thousands. Since 1994 theres been a witnessing of the masked invasion of the Congo (DRC) by militias and troops of Paul Kagame, the Rwandan head of state initially supported by the Clinton administration and then by France in Nicholas Sarkozy. Based on testimonies and documents from the CIA, the archives of the White House, the Elysée and the European Union. The United States trained this man (Kagame) without faith or law, to serve their interests in the DRC, the Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, and other Central African states where the war between the West, China and Russia is fierce for the control of strategic mineral resources. Insatiable predators carve the DRC and plunder its wealth. Research shows programmed extermination of local populations when several heads of state in the region and a European ambassador have already been assassinated. Above all, the killing of the DRC is organized by using terror and lies in order to seize essential minerals for the world industry of armaments, mobile telephony and transition energy (EV battery). An explosive document behind the scenes of the gigantic massacre of human beings which takes place.

@congoleseyouthnetworkc.y.n1803

7 ай бұрын

​@@user-zh1lz1rj6eMore than 10 million dead, 500,000 women raped and still silence. Between April and July 1994, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire, was invaded by an influx of Rwandan refugees and since then it has been constantly attacked and looted by troops from Rwanda and Uganda. What is happening in Congo where the deaths are now counted over 10 million and the rapes in the hundreds of thousands. Since 1994 theres been a witnessing of the masked invasion of the Congo (DRC) by militias and troops of Paul Kagame, the Rwandan head of state initially supported by the Clinton administration and then by France in Nicholas Sarkozy. Based on testimonies and documents from the CIA, the archives of the White House, the Elysée and the European Union. The United States trained this man (Kagame) without faith or law, to serve their interests in the DRC, the Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, and other Central African states where the war between the West, China and Russia is fierce for the control of strategic mineral resources. Insatiable predators carve the DRC and plunder its wealth. Research shows programmed extermination of local populations when several heads of state in the region and a European ambassador have already been assassinated. Above all, the killing of the DRC is organized by using terror and lies in order to seize essential minerals for the world industry of armaments, mobile telephony and transition energy (EV battery). An explosive document behind the scenes of the gigantic massacre of human beings which takes place.

I think it would have made more sense to compare Rwanda now to itself economically over the past 20-30 years instead of the rest of the continent/world to have a solid understanding of its improvements

@dw620

11 ай бұрын

There are improvements despite this "glossy presentation" very much focused only on the positives. With good timing the 2023 Index of Economic Freedom has just been published and Rwanda is crashing downwards badly... from a rating of around 70 a few years ago to barely over 50 now. "Rwanda is ranked 30th out of 47 countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, and its economic freedom score is below the world and regional averages."

@gbloke8307

11 ай бұрын

@@dw620 This is why i am suspicious of this video, sounds like a paid for advert by one of Kagame's PR companies. this channel is so credible that I do not want to believe this is the case

@alexanderludwigthaddeusvandarc

11 ай бұрын

@@dw620 you are right and its from the heritage foundation but i guess i wait to make a conclusion from other nonprofit economy observer organization with their own index of economic freedom like fraser institute, globaleconomic org, statista org and etc. I am only found heritage and statista merely mention the top 30 country economic freedom.

@1wun1

11 ай бұрын

Rwanda today is better than 30 years ago, but not so better than in 90 when the war started. That's if adjusted to inflation.

@joschmo4497

10 ай бұрын

LOL but it's easy to have a massive spike when you start from 0. Getting a job is a massive improvement in your income over getting a better paying job. Not to mention 2/5 of their entire economy is foreign aid lmao, yes I can improve my position too if my dad keeps funding me. What happens when daddy stops sending money?

The next Singapore in Africa is Mauritius. Rwanda has a very long way to go before even contemplating any top spot in East and central Africa, let alone the whole of Africa.

@shastealyomeal

11 ай бұрын

Mauritius is in Indian ocean

@GrosPointRouge

11 ай бұрын

@@shastealyomeal So? That makes it a prime location, similar to Singapore.

@stevensmith2078

11 ай бұрын

More akin to the island nations of the Caribbean. Tourism as a source of income, in theory an export of services, is a widely seen path to upper middle income status and above for small island nations. On top of that, financial services add another layer of diversification in the economy. A beautiful place but not a good comparator to Singapore.

@originalsal2141

11 ай бұрын

@@stevensmith2078”Rwanda is the next Jamaica” is more like it even if they’re far off and more comparable to Haiti economically even though they’re worse off

@stevensmith2078

11 ай бұрын

@@originalsal2141 Perhaps that is the case but my comment is about comparing Mauritius’ story to Singapore.

Kagame is the case of an authoritarian regime actually working (temporarily). The problem is when this regimes no longer work decades down the line, they will not recognize it and allow changes. As Mexican, I’ve heard this story before with our most divisive president ever, Porfirio Díaz. A very similar start to Kagame so far

@headoverheels88

11 ай бұрын

Happens to plenty. China and post-Soviet Russia were economic growth champions until they very much weren't. You need the constant reevaluation that comes with changing leadership.

@gaiuszeno1331

5 ай бұрын

Diaz ran on the campaign of no re-election he just meant it in a different way.

Being land-locked is like getting a permanent -50% consumer goods nerf 💀

@Tribuneoftheplebs

11 ай бұрын

But a domestic industry buff 😏

@kevinu.k.7042

11 ай бұрын

Don't tell Kazakhstan, Luxemburg and Botswana amongst others.

@EbonySaints

11 ай бұрын

​@@kevinu.k.7042 Luxembourg is non-existent to most people, Botswana is a mineral economy run competently enough, and Kazakhstan is -big- is usually supported by Russia and is the big guy in the stans.

@heinuchung8680

11 ай бұрын

@@kevinu.k.7042Botswana has diamonds 💎

@royrogers3133

11 ай бұрын

Maybe that’s a good thing. A lot of African countries struggle because you can cheaply import goods which destroys the local economy. With less trade, they’ll have more of their own industries.

I'm a rwandese and this video is well made...thanks (urakoze)..🇷🇼🇷🇼🇷🇼

@Jose19310

11 ай бұрын

Manipulation method: You have to make people who are against something demonizing it to see it as Nazis (nazification) and create a principle that summarizes everything you think then propose that same principle as the solution to that thing that you presented as the same devil then continually be attacking an ideology to present your principle that summarizes your ideology as salvation until everyone is convinced of you.

@manmadeworld179

11 ай бұрын

Best of luck Rwanda I am from India

@manmadeworld179

11 ай бұрын

I am watching Rwanda vlog (Indian KZreadrs video)

@Rwizaify

11 ай бұрын

@@manmadeworld179 Very informative indeed. /watch?v=TALPEhIT5CU /watch?v=UjAfv5fbmeQ

Rwanda can never be the next Singapore, Singapore has geography on its side that makes it more important.

@d.luvevo711

11 ай бұрын

Singapore also doesnt rely on looting its neighbors’ resources like Rwanda does to neighboring Congo

@dekaredfire

11 ай бұрын

@@d.luvevo711 As an Indonesian, I can only say: *B R U H ! ! !*

@d.luvevo711

11 ай бұрын

@@dekaredfire Very fair I didnt know about this 😂

@stevensmith2078

11 ай бұрын

He noted that in the report. Did you watch to the end? Why are so many repeating what was said in the video?

Visited Rwanda in 2020. I've got to say the cleanliness isn't exaggerated. I labored to find a single piece of litter. I only found a single ciggerette stub at a shopping centre. That's it. The people are really friendly even though the folks that I met were a little bit introverted. But in the night, those guys would party hard...lol. Considering the country's history, it is one of the most promising countries in the world in my opinion. It seemed to me that they are very focused in mending their country both socially and politically. They have done it by fostering national cohesion and reconciliation. Corruption has always been one of, if not the most destructive force in Africa. Most of our problems stem from corruption. If Paul Kagame can remain focused on national development and stumping out corruption, then I have no doubt that Rwanda's future will be bright.

@moonlitm3285

10 ай бұрын

Hope to see Rwanda and the rest of east Africa and the whole continent further develop and succeed.

Cant believe Rwanda is copying Singapore Singapore has truly the full right to do copyright strike & lawsuit

@DoctorCyan

11 ай бұрын

waltuh. put yuh cahspien repoaut video away, waltuh. im not analyzin geopolitics with you right now, waltuh

Actually there is another african country which became more similar to Singapore and has a much higher abd growing economy: Mauritius with over 10K USD per Capita, nuch less crime, great infrastructure, free health care and attracts finance, tech and consulting companies for serving Africa. They even opened a Metro Rail system. Even the GDP per capita is little bit lower than the Seychelles, the Economy is much more diverse and stable. You should check it out.

@s9ka972

11 ай бұрын

Mauritius is handled by Indians and not by Africans so it's a different case

@Jomchen

11 ай бұрын

Mauritius is an island lol

@Aschraffff

11 ай бұрын

@@Jomchen Same as Singapore...

@uhrologe2596

11 ай бұрын

@@Jomchen Yes....as like Singapore. I don't get your point. Sorry. You should think before typing.

@uhrologe2596

11 ай бұрын

@@s9ka972 Mauritius is an multicultural country. It does belong to every citizen and not to a single ethnic. That's why Mauritius is better managed than India. And an ethnical majority does not change the fact that Mauritius belongs to Africa. That's a matter of geography not demography. 🙄 I know hard to understand for racists and nationalists.

Rwanda could be the Singapore of Africa but... It's not just ports and trade that made Singapore. It's also the human factor. Rwanda has a lot of financial transparency that needs to develop along with liberalisation of it's banking system. Seychelles may be faster of becoming the Singapore of Africa🎉

@nomad640

11 ай бұрын

People often downplay the importance of port. Singapore become rich because they have access to open sea, which they use to import crude oil and export processed oil

@apricotcomputers3943

11 ай бұрын

@@nomad640 yeah so does Jamaica and Africa, and most countries in the global south.. what makes Singapore rich isn't only seaports. It's one factor but not the only factor. The most important thing is a strong financial services industry, competent people who value education and all those oil refineries!

@dodgeewanker2179

11 ай бұрын

see Switzerland

@nomad640

11 ай бұрын

@@dodgeewanker2179 Switzerland is filled with rich and stable neighbor country, can rwanda say the same ?

@nomad640

11 ай бұрын

@@apricotcomputers3943 let me change the question then. Who? Who will the rwanda offer their service to ? Singapore and hong kong and Switzerland have rich neighbor state they can offer their service to. Who is the customer of rwanda financial services? Do you think Congo or Zimbabwe or any of the rwanda neighbor are the kind who use financial services? No

Too many African countries were named the next Swiss, the next Singapore, etc. Such countries were:S Africa, Nigeria, Eithiopia, Rwanda, etc. The thing is that polical stability in Africa is more fragile.

@TheBigThinker944

11 ай бұрын

What did dubai look like 30 years ago? What did China look like 50 years ago?

@reece5863

11 ай бұрын

@@TheBigThinker944 Those places did not have sub-saharans in them.

@AsiaMinor12

11 ай бұрын

​@@reece5863Dubai does lol. Nearly all Arabic countries have Africans in them. Quit being a dumbass racist.

@SUNOMAJEDAARGAANE

11 ай бұрын

@@TheBigThinker944 Yes what did africa look like 500 years ago.

@ditsygirl5409

9 ай бұрын

You guys know that 58 years ago, Singapore was in a bad place too! It’s a failed country without any natural resources and their people live in slums with a lot of racism problems within the country. It was also under threats from neighbouring countries too!

Only the best wishes to Rwanda, a country learns from its past and strives for a better tomorrow for all citizens.

Isn't it kind of weird/different, that nations with natural wealth in africa, are underdeveloped, and are suffering(Botswana is an exception), whereas Rwanda, Morocco,Seychelles and other nations with less natural resources are developing very fast.

@walidaichi2927

11 ай бұрын

Almost no country is developing fast in Africa .. Rwanda is a scam , living on foreign aid and PR .. Morocco had 1.1% of economic growth last year and it's economy depends also on natural resources ..

@chillin5703

11 ай бұрын

no. google "resource curse". Relatively well documented.

@jun31d_14

11 ай бұрын

Because those countries have no resources to exploit so the other big countries where the corporations are from don’t go there to exploit their natural resources so they have more freedom to decide their path

@1wun1

11 ай бұрын

Morocco is not resource poor.

@Arcaryon

11 ай бұрын

@@chillin5703 I am always a bit frustrated with the terrible political education concerning the most basic political phenomenons. It’s not the peoples fault of course which make it even more infuriating.

Lack of huge raw mineral wealth forces the govt to focus development of its people and helps keep corruption from big MNCs to a minimum. Thats a great long term advantage for Rwanda and hope it surpasses Singapore!

@Tsicloh

11 ай бұрын

In Rwanda, you got the best of both Worlds as they both do not have and do have mineral resources. Having no mineral wealth protects the country from corruption and forces them to diversify and enrich themselves through other means. And stealing significant mineal resources from their Western neighbours (DRC) does help in their economic growth 🤣

@mitchmazamez1989

11 ай бұрын

@@Tsicloh They steal nothing. That’s an urban/jungle legend!

I have been in Ruanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Burundi in 2017. Ruanda was by far the most developed country out of them and the only one where corruption wasn't everywhere. In the neighbouring states, especially in Uganda, Police officers frequently shook us down for bribes and behaved more like protection rackets with badges. (Petty stuff like: you don't have the correct driving licence (we had) give us 10 Dollars)

@toyotaprius79

11 ай бұрын

There's definitely corruption, don't doubt that. Rwanda is just more westernised.

@marvinamann4969

11 ай бұрын

@@toyotaprius79 Yeah,there is no country completely free from corruption. However the prevalence of corruption differs significantly and Ruanda at least appears significantly less corrupt than its neighbours from my own observation.

@licorice71

11 ай бұрын

RWANDA* very important distinction

@sagan5051

11 ай бұрын

Rwanda stops in kigali lol

@moonlitm3285

10 ай бұрын

I've been to all of them before and Uganda was my favourite one, followed by Tanzania then Rwanda.

As part of student council had pleasure of meeting rwandans, can say only good things about them. All from same village, some wealthy local business man had setup a fund where best students get funding to study in europe, pretty damn cool if you ask me. Hope all the best for the country and its people

No. Singapore had the good fortune of being an island smack dab in the middle of a busy trade route. Amongst few things they really had going for them. Their achievements are still incredibly impressive given that there were other littoral states with much more resources and manpower than they did who haven't even managed to do half of what they've achieved. Rwanda is a land locked state surrounded by poor and unstable countries(worse) with weak state capacity. Singapore became an industrialized nation first Jurong industrial estate being their first major achievement. Manufacturing+Heavy+Chemical industries are the heart of Sg's rise. Rwanda has no chance, if they pull real hard maybe a middle income country is the best they'll be able to do and thats assuming they can attract a massive influx of cap.

@user-xs4mu8xm7d

11 ай бұрын

I would think that learning good governance and being business friendly are the best takeaways Rwanda (and most countries) could learn from Singapore. The biggest hurdle would be transitioning to a knowledge based service economy from an agrarian base, since as a fairly small landlocked and resource poor country, it would be hard to stand out as a trading or manufacturing hub, as an intermediate phase of development.

@heinuchung8680

11 ай бұрын

You are very right I think they will reach middle income status and probably stay there say around that of Dominican Republic

@SuperCrow02

11 ай бұрын

A large part of their strategy is to dominate the air traffic within East Africa. Nobody's saying their goal is to morph into some clone of Singapore.

@notawidow6560

11 ай бұрын

Rwanda is next to the largest cobalt deposit in the world, and with the battery industry rising, there might be an opportunity for Rwanda to be a middleman if it capitalizes on infrastructure to support it

@umojapress2857

11 ай бұрын

​@@SuperCrow02They cannot. Most of the air traffic is controlled by Ethiopia and Kenya

If Rwanda can be a center for learning, doctors, teachers, etc. they could take lessons from Cuba as well - Cuban doctors and teachers were sources of trade, and the same could be for Rwanda, as well as improving the state of their surrounding countries.

I love a classic comeback story. Best of luck to Rwanda and its great people!

I've done short stints in Rwanda and been all over the country while working their. It's quite clean and very western friendly as the video suggests. If anyone was curious about traveling to Africa I'd highly recommend going to Rwanda. This video directly echoes my experience. The largest question is with respect to Kagame him self, for all intents and purposes he's a benevolent dictator. Passing on the torch he'll have to have his George Washington moment if not handled with extreme care it will be the most turbulent time since the country's genocide. As a P.S: The people there do love him. He's referred to as "his excellence" and I never got the sense that it was ever once said in a mocking tone.

@harrychown6854

10 ай бұрын

If he's doing a good job, then it's probably better to leave him in power. Not every country is ready for democracy. We learned that the hard way with Iraq. Democracy is a good thing, but stability and progress is better.

@zakwhite5159

10 ай бұрын

@@harrychown6854 I'm not sure the comparison holds here. Technically Rwanda has a political democracy already, but Kigame has amended the constitution to serve more terms. Second the transition of power is inevitable. In cases of benevolent rulers either there is a system that ensures future benevolence or there isn't (there almost never is). It's a shaky assumption that who ever takes over will carry on the Rwandese vision with out political guard rails.

There is a striking DW documentary about Rwanda that is definitely worth a watch. Some of the laws in Rwanda are unbelievable. For example in the documentary they found children living in a storm drain. Turns out they were orphans and it’s essentially illegal to be homeless or an orphan in Rwanda. If they were found they’d be sent to rehabilitation camps which seem more like interment camps. Everything is always shades of grey and the price of prosperity is often much more costly than it appears.

@stevensmith2078

11 ай бұрын

Source link please.

@Meinejambalaya

11 ай бұрын

Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiinkkkkkkk

@Arltratlo

11 ай бұрын

wait for the UK to deport its poor people to Rwanda!

@eulyer3722

11 ай бұрын

Source dude trust me

@animenation5324

9 ай бұрын

what do you mean it's illegal to be an orphan or homeless in rwanda? do you think us who live here are not human to no have human problems?

Your content is exceptional. All the best to you and your team.

I'm Ahmadiya Muslim from India, always pray for the prosperity of Rwanda and good health of Paul Kagame

Traveled to Rwanda last year and was extremely impressed...

After watching this video I just checked google street view of Kigali. Randomly chosen streets. To my surprise each and street and clean, neat and in order. Disciplined traffic, systematic building plans. Whatever be the current status, I am pretty sure Rwanda will develop, because discipline and order are the basic requirements for development.

Once it is able to move past needing 40% of its annual budget to come from foreign aid, then maybe Rwanda can become the success story it's branding itself as.

@dw620

11 ай бұрын

The UK alone was contributing 5% of total government budget for several years. With amusing timing the 2023 Index of Economic Freedom has just been published and Rwanda is crashing downwards badly... "Rwanda is ranked 30th out of 47 countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, and its economic freedom score is below the world and regional averages."

@bloodfiredrake7259

11 ай бұрын

Any source?

@righteousviking

11 ай бұрын

@@bloodfiredrake7259 the 2023 Index of Economic Freedom

@gbloke8307

11 ай бұрын

That aid money will also ran dry as General Kagame keep ignoring the warnings of his western handlers to remove his troops from Eastern Congo, where his country relies on looting the resources in order for Rwanda to function

@mitchmazamez1989

11 ай бұрын

Western regimes give far more aid money to the congo every year.

With child labour still common in dangerous illegal mining, forced domestic work, organised street begging operations and commercialised sexual exploitation, how on earth is Rwanda going to develop an education labor force like Singapore or Switzerland. Even without still-rampant corruption and other major factors. Any reason why such issues are barely mentioned here...?

@zesky6654

11 ай бұрын

Because the current western agenda is to use Rwanda as a dumping ground for African refugees. They need to present Rwanda as the real-life Wakanda to distract from just how horrible of an idea that is.

@TheSiprianus

11 ай бұрын

Minimum knowledge of economics and good skill at using catchy buzzwords make content with massive views count.

@meilinchan7314

11 ай бұрын

It was just as bad in Singapore early on. And Singapore, in hindsight had it easier. It had Uncle Sam looking out for it, eager Western markets who were supportive .... as well as a rather supine and complaisant neighbour (and former ruler) Malaysia to the north from whom it could draw food and water. Rwanda has problems, yes, but it has done fairly well for itself. But thing is - even the Singapore model has its own defects.

@dw620

11 ай бұрын

@@TheSiprianus With amusing timing the 2023 Index of Economic Freedom has just been published and Rwanda is almost in freefall; from a rating of around 70 a few years ago to barely over 50 now. "Rwanda is ranked 30th out of 47 countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, and its economic freedom score is below the world and regional averages."

@AdNG1

11 ай бұрын

Are you sure about that?

Excellent content, very objective and with different looks, not only the good. Keep up the good job.

I genuinely hope the East African Federation comes to fruition and does well. To have a peaceful joining of nations coming together and prospering is something rarely seen especially in this day and age of divisions

@ouimonsieur

11 ай бұрын

How many millions congoleses die from conflict inside their countries. Many militias in the country are founded by neighbor country like rwanda , uganda , angola.

@reece5863

11 ай бұрын

@@ouimonsieur put two of them in a room. Any two from any time or place and in a few seconds you'll only have one. Its just them. This can never happen until the Chinese outbreeds & replaces them.

Anybody who compares Rwanda & Singapore had never been to both

@MrNeversweat

11 ай бұрын

Exactly

"Rwanda can be a paradise again, but it will take the love of the entire world to heal my homeland. And that's as it should be, for what happened in Rwanda happened to us all - humanity was wounded by the genocide" --Immaculee Ilibagiza

@KevinJohnson-cv2no

11 ай бұрын

Rwanda can make it happen on it's own. It's time for Africa to stop silly-footing around & make an entrance instead of waiting for someone else to open the door for them. And it will happen, just give it some time.

I was JUST telling somebody about the miracle in Rwanda just the other day. good timing. I really hope they can succeed.

@ukuritv6697

4 ай бұрын

Amen thank

Very educational. Most people just want to say it's good or bad, but you've been objective.

It was originally a German colony as part of Tanganjika, before its defeat in WW1 saw the Rwanda and Burundi handed to the Belgians

Africa has been stereotyped as being poor continent and always instable governments bad quality food, air and transport but this is changing atleast in one country this needs to be brought in limelight

@kristijan1985

11 ай бұрын

Africa has been kept poor. Africa could be wealthy and prosperous but they were only used for the sake of others.. The whole planet, every country could be wealthy and prosperous but apparently, some power centers do not want that. We still have enough of everything for every single human being on the planet. There is still plenty of space and recourses but the way we live today is just destroying our home.. There is zero space for a destructive civilization like this...

@fastlanenigeria

11 ай бұрын

​@@kristijan1985 nobody is going to save Africa. Nobody gives power. If Africa wants to be great and have a seat at the table, it must do so on its own.

@dw620

11 ай бұрын

That country probably isn't Rwanda. Botswana, for one, is a better option. There's nothing much mentioned here about child labour in dangerous illegal mining, forced domestic work, organised street begging operations and commercialised sexual exploitation: how is Rwanda going to develop an educated labor force like Singapore or Switzerland with such factors as these or still-rampant corruption.

@CodyMapping

11 ай бұрын

Botswana

@The_Midnight_Bear

11 ай бұрын

@@kristijan1985 Nah. Governments outside of the developed countries are generally dysfunctional(and the developed ones seem to be going nuts, too), you don't need western sabotage for it.

Great content as always.

Thanks a lot for your work! I would love to get more in-depth analyses of affrican affairs.

Wow, this was very interesting to hear about! I only heard terrible things about Rwanda as a kid. This is amazing to hear about how they have turned it around so much. Of course the work of improving one's country is never done, it is really good to hear about how much progress has happened! While Rwanda is not Singapore, it is near a lot of natural resources and also the equator so I wonder if a space port could work there? Then the highlands are an advantage slightly since they are closer to space than the coast, same with being on the equator.

I just hope the country doesn't get carved up by corruption like south Africa or Zimbabwe. They all had a promising future, it all was destroyed by neoptism and greed

@sillyname6808

9 ай бұрын

As long as they avoid democracy and oligarchy they will be okay.

After all that horror, it is so heartening to see Rwanda make a fist of things. I buy their coffee often, to help them along.

Wow no shilling in the middle of the video. Thanks for that, and I hope it can continue while keeping you properly compensated.

FYI for everyone It isnt really the port and coastline that made Singapore, Singapore. If so Island like Batam, Bintan, and Place like Johor will steal the position easily. I mean, they are a part of a larger nation with easier access to those nation's resources and with practically the same access to the sea. It was because of it's policy and what position it captures. Singapore is the hub of economic activity for South East Asia, and arguably, whole of Asia. This is the place where companies put in their HQ and their distribution centres. That is what Rwanda wanted to be, to be the hub for International bussiness for Africa, atleast for East Africa. Although tbf, having a port would make it easier to raise funds by exporting, and having a coastline will help a lot in case of war.

I had never thought that I would be thinking about visiting Africa in my lifetime (I am 38 now), but from the way Africa is improving, I think I will be making a visit in my lifetime. I've been to Morocco, but I don't mean North Africa.

@DangerouslyFast

11 ай бұрын

Lots of places in East Africa that are safe for westerners (specifically Kenya, Tanzania,) don’t let the sheltered western viewpoint stop you from seeing the world. You can even go to West Africa like Ghana it’s very safe their all things considered

@lm_b5080

11 ай бұрын

cape town is a great city, frequently placed among the top 10 travel destinations in the world

@dennisengelen2517

11 ай бұрын

@@DangerouslyFast But the native monkeys are just far too dangerous and violent

@Nitstar6174

11 ай бұрын

@@lm_b5080 Until the ANC is out, no friking way

@CombatHD3

11 ай бұрын

@@Nitstar6174 volkstaat indepeendence

Assuming that the data here are correct, and the host himself says they may be off the mark, I find a lot of this to be not only surprising, but very uplifting. Thanks.

Great progress n great come back 👏 👍

When did China start to rise in world political and economic affairs? What years were the most productive years for the majority of Sub-Saharan Africa? There's a strong correlation there and I know it's not the best relationship in the world, but it must be a heck of a lot better than what the Europeans had to offer if mores happening in Africa now than at any point since the start of the 20th century.

Makes me wanna visit Rwanda. Very nice.

Thanks for the video

Rwanda's success is almost entirely down to 1 man. Quite impressive.

@Yefro72

8 ай бұрын

Think again

povert going from 60 to 50 % while GDP jumps 10 fold doesn't seem success story to me,rather shows that all growth goes to people close to regime their nominal GDP is still under 1000 $ so even India looks rich

@dw620

11 ай бұрын

Well spotted!

@donderstorm1845

11 ай бұрын

also a lot of this wealth that goes to the elite comes from stealing minerals from congo by arming rebels in eastern congo. should've been mentioned by caspian.

@Izzy_B241

11 ай бұрын

Rwanda manipulates economic data bruh don’t even bother it’s all PR I know people who rushed there only to realize Rwandans don’t have spending power whatsoever and had to close shop soon after the entire economy is propped up by foreign aid, foreigners residing and minerals from Congo

@KevinJohnson-cv2no

11 ай бұрын

"GDP jumping 10 fold doesn't seem like success" lmao the yts quick to hate on anything from Africa

@Zelielz1

11 ай бұрын

A poverty reduction of 16% and GDP jumping up is a good sign, it is still 50 years away from being developed.

Hey Shirvan @CapianReport an excerpt from one of your videos about Germany was played today on New York Times, The Daily podcast. Recognized your voice immediately😀

Another amazing video

Transformation of Rwanda is truly remarkable 👍

I do wish Rwandans the absolute best. However I am worried about how a change of guard will happen after Kagame (and Museveni in UG) and the instability it may bring. One man shows as in Sudan, Ethiopian (TPLF), Libya, DRC and many others never end peacefully.

Amazing video!

Good luck to Rwanda, i want to visit Rwanda and see the transformation. Rwanda , viva la Rwanda

I used to like this channel but now I feel contents are getting further and further from reality.

@dw620

11 ай бұрын

This report certainly appears superficial and lacking in balance or critical analysis for anyone with even a casual knowledge of the current state of affairs. ~ The historical context isn't the best, either...

@Aschraffff

11 ай бұрын

The analysis was very superficial. Not sure what happened.

@dw620

11 ай бұрын

​@@Aschraffff With amusing timing the 2023 Index of Economic Freedom has just been published and Rwanda is crashing downwards badly... "Rwanda is ranked 30th out of 47 countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, and its economic freedom score is below the world and regional averages."

@Aschraffff

11 ай бұрын

@@dw620 Yeah, I always hear about the "Rwandan Economic miracle" and the "Singapore of Africa". As an African, I wish them the best, but it's NOT the case.

@EatMyShortsAU

11 ай бұрын

How so? He mentioned the challengers Rwanda faces. It is an absolute underdog being a landlocked country in the middle or Africa with little resources. Botswana has become successful albeit with the help of natural resources.

I've seen a lot of people here talk about how Rwanda needs a coastline to succeed, but if the East African Federation successfully joins together (perhaps excluding the DRC and or South Sudan) or at least the core 6 or so, Rwanda could very well easily use its neighbors coastlines to Import and Export improving not just their neighborhood but their neighbors as well. Either way I wish them the best of luck

Kenya is one of the most stable in Africa, beyond the simple fact that Nairobi has ranked as the most innovative city in mainland Africa. In terms of investments in Startups, Ghana, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa stand out. But Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania stand out in infrastructure projects that are underway or have already been completed, and in the expansion of agribusiness. Ethiopia will soon become the 4th largest economy on the continent.

LKY was a lawyer- and lawyers hate laws. Amazing story, havent read anywhere on any feed. I am an old male USA citizen, grew up watching Walter Chronkite- amazed at how much news I get from channels like this one on KZread of all places... for 12 bucks a month! Many thanks

@ditsygirl5409

9 ай бұрын

Hey it’s not true! Lawyers respect the law and the only difference between them and you is that they know all the grey areas or loopholes and how to protect themselves with their understanding of the law. If our leader hate the law, our laws wouldn’t be so detail and intricate and loopholes are always being mend when abuse are reported. And we follow our laws very strictly! There’s no negotiation for breaking the law.

Yoo wats good my bro

When western powers don’t mess with you and you get a good leader:

I hope they gain a soft power hold, like if Rwandan animation can become a thing in my lifetime, I will gladly watch.

That last line was brilliant!

It would be nice if they stopped ruining DRC

@minei1696

11 ай бұрын

The DRC didn't need Rwanda nor any of its own neighbors to be ruined. Lumumba's assassination was the start of this country's downfall.

@grazonov8377

11 ай бұрын

@@minei1696 Partly, but the 1st and 2nd Congo wars - and especially the insurgency today are Rwanda's doing. Keeping things unstable so they can continue to use proxy militias for mineral extraction.

@minei1696

11 ай бұрын

@@grazonov8377 The Rwandan government's involvements has its roots in the insurgency carried out by many anti Rwandan groups like the FDLR, whose members ended up in the DRC because of the "Opération turquoise", that has been used by France to protect members of the genocidal regime and their troops which were losing to the RPF. So it would be more accurate to blame France rather than Rwanda in this context. None of this would have happened if Mobutu didn't bow to France in letting these people crossing the border. What many people fail to understand is that the DRC is a permanent threat to its eastern neighbors because of many of these armed group. Like the FDLR for Rwanda, the ADF for Uganda (I don't know if you heard the news a about a recent attack carried out by this group on Ugandan soil) and the group called RED Tabara for Burundi to name a few.

@tatu8663

6 ай бұрын

Those hutu refugees were forced on Congo by the UN, the US (Clinton) and the Uk(Blair). Btw the ADF is a ugandan terrorist org that mainly murders congolese villagers.

im very happy to hear Africans are putting themselves together after all they've had to put up with considering there history despite there lacking democracy.

This was so good and holistic (explaining pros and cons). With the thumbnail you chose, I thought the video was going to touch on Rwanda's geopolitical goals, ex: the East African Federation which could explain how it's trying to combat being landlocked, if it could use its partners' ports with lower (or no) tariffs, easier access to infrastructure, etc. Have you done a video on that before? It would be interesting to see your take on it: chances of success, drawbacks, etc because (while this would need sources) I feel like a reason Rwanda is pushing pretty hard for the federation's development & expansion (which I don't think DRC or South Sudan are ready for but that's just me) is to combats some of the issues you described. Thanks for your time and analysis!

That was frickin cool, dude. Frickin cool.

Rwanda GDP per Capita is below 1K USD and ranks n137 in the index of economic freedom. Singapore GDP per Capita is almost 130K USD and ranks number one in the index of economic freedom. Taxe rates are two times higher in Rwanda compared to Singapore.

All the best to the people of Rwanda! Hope they will continue to prosper

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Damn near a real life Wakanda!

You keep calling Hutu’s Huthi!

@EatMyShortsAU

11 ай бұрын

Probably just a habit since he covers a lot of middle eastern politics.

@Rwizaify

11 ай бұрын

Maybe he should just say it the normal way: Abahutu (when referring to the dark historical era of tribal segregation).

Do Bangladesh next

Love your ending sentences!

Rwanda is truly a success story. A country that rose from the most brutal ashes and failings of western intervention. Paul kagame took a broken nation and made it into something. Whatever peoples criticisms of him are, know what came before and how many people he has helped since he too over.