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@ground_news

Жыл бұрын

It was great working with you, Jochem! In all sincerity, you have a great narrative voice - it conveys your enthusiasm for the subjects you cover really well. That kind of distinction is difficult to fake (and duplicate). It's no wonder you've gotten over 100K subscribers in 10 months (and I'm sure you'll gain many, many more in the next 10 months). Keep up the good work!

@ThePresentPast_

Жыл бұрын

@@ground_newsThose are some warm words, thanks!

@joshuataylor3550

Жыл бұрын

@@ThePresentPast_ But where did the Ethiopian flag come from?

@dawityohanes6333

11 ай бұрын

The one who defeated the colonialists, the one who started the pan-Africanism movement, the strong hero, the patriot, the patriot, the black heart, and the strong people, Ethiopia.📗📒📕 💚💛❤️ 🥰🥰🥰🥰

@saxarlasamatar2516

11 ай бұрын

Except us 🇸🇴

Kenyan here, I'm humbled by the role Ethiopia played in the early years of Africa's statehood

as an Ethiopian, I felt goosebumps watching this video.. not many people know about the big role Ethiopia actually played in africa.

@chrisparnham

10 ай бұрын

You have every right to be proud that's astonishing that it was the only African nation not to be colonized and no wonder the others recognise that achievement. I knew how it defeated Italy but had no idea that it managed to keep all the others out.

@k.avilla8061

10 ай бұрын

@@chrisparnham Ethiopia is the cornerstone of the Rastafarian movement, to the extent that they made the former Emperor, Haile Selassie, their god. I think Selassie was bemused by this notion and certainly did not believe himself to be a 'god'.

@davicsmiracle530

10 ай бұрын

I'm Nigerian but trust me I know a lot and respect your country so much and it's the only country I wish to visit someday and see history for myself

@gurururuwarararara8164

10 ай бұрын

You're for Africa what France was for Europe in a sense

@isabelledesouzaafonso2-a161

9 ай бұрын

Im a Brazilian and even i felt goosebumps

I always thought that Ghana’s flag influenced most African flags but it’s great to know that we drew inspiration from Ethiopia and Marcus Garvey.

@figo007tv

11 ай бұрын

Slave sellers Ghana. Good point

@mintfree

11 ай бұрын

@@figo007tv Ghana was not even a country during the days of slavery so how can Ghana be slave sellers? Which group of people in this world never sold their war victims into slavery? The focus should be on those who created the demand in the first place.

@kogiman

11 ай бұрын

🇳🇬 Nigerian here. You guys think you did everything first

@mintfree

11 ай бұрын

@@kogiman That’s actually true when compared to Nigeria lol.

@thyeocroft205

11 ай бұрын

@@figo007tv You are very silly and highly unintelligent being!

I am Ethiopian yes our flag is our history 'our ..united Africans identity .... Ethiopia were Christian before Europeans... ethiopias were muslim even before turkey Qatar Egypt & suddan . There are a lot of amazing thing about ethiopia that i am so proud of yes but one thing that i assure you is ethiopia is a home for any one who come to love & to be loved by someone ..ethiopia is the one & we chose to be love than a pride or power thats the true meaning of being an Ethiopian 🇪🇹 አልሀምዱሊላህ ሀገሬ እወድሻለሁ ❤

@amalajekidusan6360

7 ай бұрын

I agree. That is our unique character of being Ethiopian different but one in all. Bless you. We will get out of our current miserable situation soon. Let all keep our unity as one nation and fight the dividers. Have a good day, my fellow Ethiopian.

So proud of my country Ethiopia!

@Leo_Pard_A4

7 ай бұрын

Especially proud of the agricultural exports?

They never got Ethiopia

@tedmama1580

Жыл бұрын

not that they are better off

@seanneykim

11 ай бұрын

BILL WURTZ!!!!

@-Aser.

11 ай бұрын

Italy do

@rabbit_turtle

11 ай бұрын

Speaking of Ethiopia: i believe that's where humanity started.

@yorkshireball_mapping

11 ай бұрын

They never got Thailand

🇹🇩 Chad, Ivory Coast🇨🇮, Romania and Ireland. The old DRCongo was changed because it resembled so much to the 🇪🇺 EU flag. 🇧🇼 Botswana flag is unique. 🇿🇦 South African is just beautiful. Africans have a bright future. May God help you people there. From an Australian 🇦🇺 friend.

I'm Ugandan, our flag was designed by Grace Ibingira, he was a politician...each of the colour bands hold meaning in relation to the country and the crested crane is like a national bird, heard to see flying around in Kampala but can be found in rural areas and in game parks. And yes, it's very hard to see a Ugandan flag flying around casually anywhere in Kampala, it is the opposite in Kenya. See, the thing is that patriotism was killed in Uganda by our turbulent history and the current autocratic regime.

@umojapress2857

Жыл бұрын

The current regime came through war and only through war will it exit.

@theturkanabus3610

Жыл бұрын

I'm Kenyan and though many Kenyans wear flag bracelets, there's not that many actual flags flying in Kenya

@kapambwekapambwe4131

Жыл бұрын

Its crazy how you dont have your flag flying at every government building. Over here in Zambia its law to have the Zambian flag at every Goverment Building/school.

@cris_pin2571

11 ай бұрын

​@@kapambwekapambwe4131in kenya its also mandatory for schools,law courts and police stations but not on government buildings

@cosmos6935

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the facts

Here from Conakry, Coleyah, Guinea 🇬🇳❤🇪🇸

@ThePresentPast_

Жыл бұрын

Welcome!

8:08 Nigerian here. And a member of the ethnic group that would've formed the "short-lived state of Biafra". It'd be really cool if you could make a video on the story of Biafra and Nigeria's civil war. Love your content btw. Cheers

@heads7982

Жыл бұрын

@Oliseah Bruh abeg pack your face. We are tired of all these divisive talks. The West have done enough damage merging us up in the first place. But regardless of how much we try to regroup within recreation of little pocket entities, there's always still gonna exist a marginalised group with any newly created nation state. The damage is done. We move. Let's continue to uphold the garbage they've dumped upon us and turn it up by making it work.

@bwillwin1505

Жыл бұрын

You’re obsessed with this Biafra war. Don’t you already have enough information on it. Enough already. Focus on how to advance the common good and stop fantasizing about yesteryears.

@sonofgod2656

Жыл бұрын

Many have already made video about biafra, its all over KZread, why do want another video of same thing

@ringgame

11 ай бұрын

@@sonofgod2656 haha I was waiting for a Nigerian to somehow make the video about them

@Skillfuljoe23

11 ай бұрын

A Nigerian already made a video about Biafra and Ojukwu. The channel is called “New Africa” I believe. Am a Yoruba man and even I support the idea of Biafra! But I want us to a united Nigeria! But we must first get rid of corrupt politicians and the rising Islamic hooliganism and terrorism funded by the Saudi Arabian and other middle eastern governments!

Marcus Garvey one of the greatest if not the greatest black activist ever lived. And he's born Jamaican 🇯🇲

@YallNotWhite_YourPINK

Жыл бұрын

What you smoking 😂

@ashantijordane1862

Жыл бұрын

​@@YallNotWhite_YourPINK pride

@ZAZUtakiyaho

11 ай бұрын

I’m confused what this comment has to do with this video 😅

@If_I_Can_Get_This_Shot_You_Can

10 ай бұрын

You both are very uneducated obviously.

The ever independent minded neighbors of ours - the Somalis, ended up with a very unique flag. As an Ethiopian, I respect that. I also love Kenya's flag. I think it has the coolest colors and design of all the African flags.

@lukedermott1589

11 ай бұрын

Somalis “independent minded”? Hahahahaha. Ever on their knees giving service to the Arabs.

@GarbanzoBeansFan

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@leaves4low49

10 ай бұрын

Kenya's is similar to Malawi's

@unkown981

10 ай бұрын

tanzania got the best one 😤

@profinneupane6883

10 ай бұрын

What does the first sentence mean? “The ever independent minded neighbors of ours”

em... point of correction 👀 the black star in the middle of the Ghanaian flag is for all of Africa not only the Ghanaian people. Take it from a Ghanaian ☺️

@Obresedk96

Жыл бұрын

Well spoken bro 🇬🇭

@yaluckyomen9609

Жыл бұрын

Say it again🇬🇭

@johnkennethtravetips4509

Жыл бұрын

Apart from uganda 🇺🇬

@SKT_HERE

Жыл бұрын

@@johnkennethtravetips4509 why?

@Obresedk96

Жыл бұрын

@@SKT_HERE yeah good question

Brother the tricolor was inspired from 🇪🇹Ethiopia's rebellious standoff and victory over colonialism. Many countries in Africa adopted the Ethiopia's tri color as an inspiration and acknowledgement to anti-colonialism once they got their independence in the 1960s.

@maxdee7940

11 ай бұрын

Ghana got their independence in 1957.

@tymanung6382

10 ай бұрын

Some of the African countries that fought independence wars tended to use more unique designs--- Kenya, Algeria, Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Namibia, South Africa, West Sahara. though Cape Verde + Guinea--Bissau also use red green yellow majority colors (recently, Cape Verde changed to other colors).

@ryboi1337

10 ай бұрын

@@tymanung6382 *Cabo Verde

Ethiopia is the only uncolonized country in Africa and this's why other African nations copied our flag! Ethiopia did a lot to end colonization in Africa, Nelson Mandela took a military lesson here in Ethiopia to end the Apartheid. we also established the Africa Union to unite African nations and many many more.... this's why the head quarter of African Union is in Ethiopia(Addis Ababa) because we did a lot of things to unite Africans!...

@kapambwekapambwe4131

Жыл бұрын

Whats the story with your on going non ending civil war?

@420jams

11 ай бұрын

@@kapambwekapambwe4131 we're not the ones fighting just our so called leaders! get it?

@stepheneweku3393

11 ай бұрын

We should not be misled by some wrong claims about our flags but the reality is that African flags were designed wisely with important meanings ;For example Black =our dark skin, Yellow=Sunshine/brightness, Red=Blood/brother ,Green=Green vegetation surrounding/nature, Blue= abundant water bodies/rain, White= Peace/light/bright future etc. So flags are not just copied without reason.

@kelnour5547

11 ай бұрын

Ethiopia 5 years under Italyian colonial

@stepheneweku3393

11 ай бұрын

We are Africans as well as Ethiopians , Egyptians , Moroccans, South Africans etc but it's a fact that we can not exclude foreign assistance from our independence, even our brothers Ethiopians under emperor Haile Selassie experienced Italian colonial rule for over five years which prompted the emperor to request for military support from the USA which he was granted and that's what helped him to fight back the colonial rule and restore his throne. They never fought alone without foreign assistance from the super powers.

Nkrumah borrowed it from Ethiopia but all the other countries that got independence after Ghana and adopted the flag did so in solidarity with Nkrumah. Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso etc. all believed in Nkrumah's dream of a united a Africa at least in the initial stages

Most Africans countries Adapted the Green, Yellow, Red color form Ethiopia as a sign of Independence.

Fascinating topic. Love your work!

I am inspired by this history. Well presented. Thank you ☺

Honestly fantastic work. Been a while that I was so excited and fascinated by a topic!

🇿🇦 Even though the South African flag uses all the colors from these flags, the inspiration for them is different, and I think it's the first flag to use 6 colors as their primary colors, it has that Y shape I've never seen in other flags, the design is just so clean and my favorite African flag by far.

@bandeano3870

9 ай бұрын

it is easy to distinguish and remember from other flags

@robertweekes5783

9 ай бұрын

Too bad the horrendous violence and political corruption is ruining SA

@terencetizirai125

8 ай бұрын

Also the only country yet to gain Independence

@calvinhondonga

8 ай бұрын

I believe its Not the first ,Wasn't it designed in 94 by brownell

@matome7301

8 ай бұрын

It is a combination of two flag making it 6 colours flag.

Great video, man!! When I was a teenager I had a map of Africa with all the African flags, and I noticed the colors of the Pan-African Movement on many of them....

You can learn a lot from it! Thanks for the video!

Really interesting video, thanks. Factual and informative 👍

I'm Nigerian, and I'm glad our green-white-green flag stands out from the bandwagon of red-yellow-green.

@ryanking7787

11 ай бұрын

If they ever changed it then there would be total Wahala

@oladipupodurotimi4754

11 ай бұрын

True😂

@blessing8131

10 ай бұрын

Nothing our government can't do they can just wakeup one morning and decided to change it just as they changed our national anthem.

@sportreelz7025

8 ай бұрын

It also shows that Nigeria isn't big on pan Africanism. It's shown by your president stance against Niger coup to remove France and the fact that there were no condemnations from your people. No protest, nothing.

@meckury

8 ай бұрын

@@sportreelz7025 In Nigeria, Protest and die for nothing 😂

This is a beautiful video, thank you. I do flag subject episodes too but yours is something to aspire to, this is so well made, informative, perfect graphics and brilliant on location shots. Keep up the inspiring work.

ETHIOPIA FOREVA!

Great video bro 🔥

I like seeing you investigate your topics in person, or interlacing “real life footage” with your animations. More of that if possible please.

@ThePresentPast_

Жыл бұрын

Thats a good point, will try to include that more!

1:59 ዕድሜ ለዳግማዊ ምኒልክ 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹

Thank you 🙏 for this Video !

Very interesting and great production. It was good to learn about black history and how Garvey was impactful world wide.

I would love to see more deep dives on African history and politics, its an overwhelmingly complex topic to research.

As a Ghanaian-Canadian I’m proud of our first president being an advocate of Black unity and pan-Africanism and respecting the influence that Marcus Garvey & Ethiopia 🇪🇹 played. . It baffles me now when young Ghanaians in their attempt to sound unique say “I’m not black I’m African” , despite the founders of our nation admittedly embracing both identities.

@austinjotahesq595

5 ай бұрын

we truly are not 'black'. that is a racial slur and terrible misconnotation. We are not identified by a pigmentation. It is also a fulsome LIE to describe anyone as a ghost! you call some people 'white'. This is quite clearly false and a terrible falsehood but we just blithely accept the lie because IT HAS BEEN SAID OFTEN ENOUGH! Be real. We are not a colour and should never be identified with a colour. We may be darker skinned but that is simply because of melanin in our system which the others lack. It gives us so many superior advantages and is so envied the rest have spent ages looking for ways to pull those with melanin down with classifications and other such foolishness. it makes more sense to identify and be pan-African than to be described futilely with some colour. there's no need to lie is there?

Excellent production; thanks for this!

Wow what a great video. I loved the presentation of this video and the history. So interesting. I never thought of Flags being so historical I.e. telling so much about the history of the country simply by it’s colours and design

Being Ugandan, I had never thought of the Ugandan flag as particularly interesting until today when I found out that it's quite unique! But you won't find the flag hanging out on people's houses like folks do in the USA because here we are not proud of the country, you will most definitely find them at schools and government institutions

@jerome6246

11 ай бұрын

Hanging a flag outside one’s house is not the only way people express pride for their country . It’s just not a Ugandan thing to have flags hanging on our verandas. PS. I am Ugandan and extremely proud to be one. 🇺🇬❤

@unclefaya

11 ай бұрын

@@jerome6246 What happened to people having one in their vehicles? Looks like you have to wait for a soccer event. But I used to one in every house I lived in out side of Uganda.

Ugandan here. So we were taught in school that the colours stand for: Black(our colour as Africans), Yellow(the abundant sunshine- fact coming from Uganda straddling the equator) Red(blood/brotherhood). Second those weren't/aren't the colours of the UPC. Third, you'll find flags mostly outside government buildings/offices and police stations.

@mathsgabla

Жыл бұрын

What about thé Big sized ladies of Uganda ????

@johnsitumbeko732

Жыл бұрын

In most African countries, flags are found on government buildings as you have mentioned. In my country Zambia 🇿🇲 you will find them at schools, hospitals, and any government building. In the US flags are all over the place, even on houses.

@nmg1909

Жыл бұрын

@@johnsitumbeko732 Is it a crime for the flag to be placed in the home?

@johnsitumbeko732

Жыл бұрын

@@nmg1909 No it's not

@nmg1909

Жыл бұрын

@@johnsitumbeko732 okay! Thanks

Thank you for educating me and others on this. That made me oddly proud for these nations that I know way too less about. The flags are badass when you know their background.

Outstanding explanation. Thank you.

The reason is that Ethiopia defeated Italy. Because it is the pride of Africa, many African countries have made their flags like Ethiopia green, yellow and red

You flipped the Ethiopian flag colors 2:26 but great video

Awesome as always

Very informative, very educative.......I will be looking forward for more content like this

The quickest way to have found the Ugandan flag was to stop a biker or boda boda rider and ask them where you could purchase a flag, ask a local rather than drive around (unless you were doing that for dramatic effect for the videos entertainment benefit) Overall, it was an informative video.

@milesitsolutions5978

11 ай бұрын

Well Said Comrade. these guys were just being dramatic. I don't see them conduct extensive research.

@erynn9968

11 ай бұрын

I wonder why they didn't just google that flag? the whole story of searching was boring rather than entertaining.

@wavemaker2077

10 ай бұрын

@@erynn9968 The whole clip of searching for a flag is actually quite amusing. I never knew that there is a place where finding a flag is so difficult. They have to make their point that a flag can't be seen anywhere so they have to drive around and show that viewers that there are indeed no flags anywhere.

@susankazooba359

8 ай бұрын

They are Westerners being themselves. Thinking they are superior and that in their own countries the flags would be hanging over every window or balcony which is not true.

Great stuff yet again man

@ThePresentPast_

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

Very impressed with this video, your eloquence and energy are inspirational

Good job, thank you!

The AU is recently doing a good job of liberalizing the African economy, promoting democracy and loosening borders for freer movement of peoples And Proud to be an Ethiopian 🇪🇹

@johnseppethe2nd2

Жыл бұрын

I heard there was ethnic conflict that sprung up recently in Ethiopia

@annastasiadeloise

Жыл бұрын

@@johnseppethe2nd2 I think it has ended already, but not really sure

@tjdln409

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's over. A peace treaty has been signed already between the Tigray region in the north and the government of Ethiopia under the supervision of African Union. There is hope for a brighter future in this continent. Rich in young, healthy and booming population, and a vast amount of natural resources.

@johnseppethe2nd2

Жыл бұрын

@@tjdln409 thats good to hear

LOVED this episode! Heb ook elke reclame tot het eind bekeken xD hopelijk helpt dat een beetje? Haha normally I never have commercials but now that I have to use VPN I see what others normally see while watching YT lol Anyway, about the video

Great video w incredible information! This should be taught in school

Thank you, it's a great idea that you shared

I wasn't particularly a very bright kid but every time I went to the beach I'd tell people that if they swam all he way up across the ocean they'd reach Namibia. So it was like my first geographical reference of the kind: Namibia was where all the lights at night in the sea came from. Then I came to learn all the other countries and flags with those World Cup sticker albums and stuff like that.

@ellidominusser1138

Жыл бұрын

where in western africa do you live? Or your country is ndxt to namibia on the coast?

@brassen

Жыл бұрын

@@ellidominusser1138 brasil

@ringgame

11 ай бұрын

@@brassen if you read manga, try reading barbarian quest. It’s a manhwa to be exact

@yousefsal7963

11 ай бұрын

Here in Morocco I was telling my younger brother that in the other side of ocean there's America and people swimming too when were kids at the beach

@brassen

11 ай бұрын

@@yousefsal7963 Just goes to show how huge is the African continent. It's roughly the same height as the distance from Buenos Aires to Washington DC

Greetings to all my African fellows ❤ from Algeria 🇩🇿 🇩🇿🇩🇿✊🏼✊🏿

@GarbanzoBeansFan

11 ай бұрын

Greetings from Kenya 🇰🇪

@rock3tcatU233

10 ай бұрын

Azul

Wow this is amazing great video and great insight into African flags and African history

You better get the same attention and views Johnny Harris gets with these great quality video's.

@eavyeavy2864

Жыл бұрын

Sunak cant even answer single yes no question 🤓

@lunayen

Жыл бұрын

It's not a competition.

@gdw9946

Жыл бұрын

@@lunayen i know. Just saying with this quality he deserves it too. Theyre both of very high quality, i hope one day this channel gets similar recognition.

Garveys flag is similar to Kenyas flag , but the kenyan flag has white in betweeb to symbolise peace

Good job guys 👏

I like that he got the add to the end. I felt like he’s not forcing me to watch it. I definitely had to watch it and downloaded the app. If this is some kind of trick… it worked. 😂😂

I absolutely love Haille Sellasie

Ethiopian people not colonized. It is a great country that has taught struggle and freedom to the entire African and freedom-loving people of the world.🇪🇹🇪🇹💚💛❤️

@TT-yh8eb2234

11 ай бұрын

@Angel did you know oromos owned other oromos as slaves? I bet your school didn’t tell you that

@JustinYiseverywhere

10 ай бұрын

Ethiopia is also blessed with oil in the Ogaden basin

@theONE-ws8lh

8 ай бұрын

@@JustinYiseverywhereblessed by the British

@JustinYiseverywhere

8 ай бұрын

@@theONE-ws8lh the British are gone now although they did cede Ogaden to Ethiopia because Ethiopia supported the alias in the world war 2

@theONE-ws8lh

8 ай бұрын

@@JustinYiseverywhere It still was a corrupt move IMO, the majority of people living there are Somali and it should be apart of Somalia based on the demographics it wasn’t somalias fault the Italians decided to attack British possessions so I don’t really understand why the British decided to punish them for it.

Excellent content.

Really looking forward to new videos!!

Good topic to cover but isn't the title a little misleading. East African flags are pretty distinct from each other and the same goes for most of southern Africa. I guess where most people are coming from because I also confuse most west African flags. Just in case someone actually managed to read this here are the flags of East Africa. 🇺🇬🇰🇪🇹🇿🇷🇼🇧🇮🇸🇸

@tymanung6382

10 ай бұрын

Southern African flags are also distinct also East. islands---Mauritius. Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar.

@esther73636

10 ай бұрын

I agree, most of the flags that look the same are West African countries. And that's why some people in the comments say Ghana was more of an influence. But majority of countries in Africa (east, north, south ) and a few west African flags like Gambia and Sierra Leone are different l.

Most African countries are “independent” in theory. All former French colonies’s currency is issue by France for example. Countries don’t get to exercise much sovereignty when their currency is control by another country.

I learn stuff all the time, but not often am i happy about it :) this was great to learn thank you

Watching your videos I feel relaxed. Like you're not trying to push an overly harmful political agenda, you're honestly interested in history and sharing it with us. Thank you. This was a good video. Proud of Ethiopia.

@chishibansakanya5893

10 ай бұрын

Very true, I felt the same way

@anotheryoutubeaccount5259

10 ай бұрын

Such as

They all got the inspiration from Ghana 🇬🇭⭐ my homeland.. Whereby the RED -stands for the toil, and blood our ancestors or forefathers shed and fought for our independence.. YELLOW 💛-Stands for the rich mineral natural resources the continent/country posses such as Gold, diamond, bauxite, timber, platinum, etc GREEN 💚-Stands for the rich and fertile vegetative landscapes which boosts for the production of crops , animal rearing/farming, and unique weather conditions as well as natural tourisms and currency.. THE STAR ⭐- It stands for hope and a brighter future.... OPTIONAL BLACK -stands for unique skin color some particular people posses... The designer of the Ghanaian 🇬🇭 flag is called Mrs Theodosia Okoh, in 1957 and died in 2015 at age 95

@fesderi3933

11 ай бұрын

Ghana that gain independence 60yrs ago, Ghana is a British formation just like many African countries, do you know how long the Ethiopia nation has been existing.. Ghana copied from Ethiopia,even the name Ghana doesn't have anything to do with Ghana territory of today ,it's also copied from the Ghana empire in Mauritania Mali.. your Ghana was called gold coast ,it's a British formation

@chisomnzeh6249

11 ай бұрын

Mumu na ethiopia. Ethiopia has been using the colour before anything like ghana came to be.

@mensahenock3637

11 ай бұрын

​@@fesderi3933 everywhere some blacks de fool jealous

@mensahenock3637

11 ай бұрын

​@@chisomnzeh6249 everywhere some blacks de fool jealous

@Callisto_52Hz

11 ай бұрын

ethiopia already had the color descriptions before both Ghana and marcus garvey. idk why the video forgot to mention that. • Green: "represents the richness and the fertility of our land as well as hope " • Yellow: "represents religious freedom and peace." • Red: "represents the sacrifice of our fathers, who spilled their blood in defense of Ethiopia "

I am proud being an Ethiopia

It was an interesting topic keeeeeeeeeeep up!!! 👏

Ethiopia was the only African country represented the nation with its flag and they been helping freedom fighters around Africa, for example Zimbabwean added the Ethiopian flag on their flag after mengistu helping arming Zimbabwe freedom fighters

We see many unique flags with the Pan-African colors and African American colors in some parts of the Caribbean.

Good video 👍🏾

As an ethiopian we knew this growing up and ethiopia is also the seat for african union for anyone who didn't know anyway nice video

Cool flags: Jamaica 🇯🇲 Kenya 🇰🇪 South Africa 🇿🇦 South Sudan 🇸🇸 . They are also some of the biggest players in pushing forward for equality, justice and upward mobility for (wrongly) downtrodden people to rise again. It will be great to see South Sudan take its rightfully place as pioneers of mathematics, architecture and spirituality. God bless these nations.

@kurnyang6503

9 ай бұрын

I'm curious. Why do you say South Sudan should take its place as the pioneers of mathematics, architecture and spirituality?

The Gambia 🇬🇲 flag is special and have no similarities with the rest🙌🏾

This content is very interesting, thank you. I notice when it comes to Africans and Africa it always takes allot of research for information's that's important. It kind of made me sad how hard it is to find the country's flag within the country. We Africans need to educate ourselves everything about Africa not just about slavery but everything. How can we find ourselves interesting?

Cool video!

Ghana🇬🇭, The Black Star of Africa👍

I just want to make a slight precision, Ethiopa didn't defeat the European powers, it defeated Italy, which to be honest is pretty much a guarantee when they don't have allies.

Great video. Thank you

Love this

The stripes and colors as you know are the influence that Ethiopia had on the independence movement of the former colonies, Ethiopia is the oldest country in the world and the only one on the African continent that was not colonized, they put the Italians to run with bees and wasps and lions trained to attack whites, politicians and the African people were very proud of Ethiopia at the time, that's why they inspired their flag in Ethiopia.

Ghana 🇬🇭 was the first sub saharan country to gain her independence, in describing the meaning of the colours ( red for blood 🩸 of their forefathers who fought for their independence, yellow for mineral resources, Green for the rich vegetation , Black representing the people and the star meaning Ghana 🇬🇭 is the gateway to Africa. Many African countries who gained their independence after Ghana 🇬🇭 decided to adopt these same colors and sometimes the star ⭐️ with similar or close meaning

@yawos9024

Жыл бұрын

The 'Black Star' means black excellence. This name was passed on to Ghana's national team the 'Black Stars' and even Ghana's shipping line 'The Black Star Line'. Nkrumah put in a lot of resources to ensure anyone representing Ghana shined like a star. The fact is it was Nkrumah of Ghana who actually put Pan-Africanism into practice. When Ghana gained independence, he said: 'The independence of Ghana is meaningless until it is linked with the total liberation of Africa'. Unsurprisingly, he is the only African head of state to have his statute blazon the head quarters of the OAU.

@EruaMedia

Жыл бұрын

Ethiopia not Ghana! Ethiopia is the only uncolonized country in Africa and this's why other African nations copied our flag! including Ghana!! Ethiopia did a lot to end colonization in Africa, Nelson Mandela took a military lesson here in Ethiopia to end the Apartheid. we also established the Africa Union to unite African nations and many many more.... this's why the head quarter of African Union is in Ethiopia(Addis Ababa) because we did a lot of things to unite Africans!

@yawos9024

Жыл бұрын

@@EruaMedia But Ethiopia was a reactionary country. It was Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana who initiated continental African unity - not Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. It is the same reason why in Addis Ababa, you find only the statute of Kwame Nkrumah on the compounds of the AU. Nkrumah was voted the most influential African leader of the 20th century.

@umojapress2857

Жыл бұрын

​@@EruaMedia I'm glad Kenya and Malawi adopted Marcus Garvey's flag which represents 'negro people' instead of that ugly flag y'all try to gloat over 😆 Keep that stupid pan africanism in your addis ababa

@eyassuhabtamu

Жыл бұрын

Shut up barya u slaves adopted our ethiopian flag

Actually Jamaicans started the Pan-Africanism via Marcus GarveyActually Jamaicans started the Pan-Africanism via Marcus Garvey

Very insightful. May you do research on the Zambian flag? And why countries such as Zaire(DRC) and Tanzania - among others - changed their flags.

Ghana 🇬🇭 Kwame Nkrumah was the first man who wanted Africa to unite. Ghana was the first country that discribed the meaning of the colors

@Black-lioness

11 ай бұрын

Ask Haileselsa first

@edomedom4858

8 ай бұрын

What about his majesty Hailesilassie???

@jayson4602

5 ай бұрын

Colours existed before Haile Selassie. It's from Ghana and not from Ethiopia. Fact. You 🤡 can look at the flag of Bolivia and believe it's from Ethiopia if you want

Many European flags also looks the same. It's not peculiar to Africa. In any case, it just proves we're "cut from the same cloth" and we were generally accustomed to the same colours of flags millennia ago.

0:41 I shocked and speechless... but it explains so much...

Marcus flag is like ours (Kenyan) ...we added white stripes symbolising peaces and a shield... most unique and meaningful one in Africa ❤❤🇰🇪💕

💚💛❤So the proud icon of Africa, Abyssina Or Ethiopia💚💛❤

love the fact that you went all the way to Uganda to find a flag :D

@ThePresentPast_

Жыл бұрын

Everything for you guys 🤗

okay, you got all of it, Awesome video

If may add to your excellent work. The origin of Abyssinia red, yellow n green( 🇬🇭 ) comes from rainbow 🌈 . the red yellow n green are the brightest in the rainbow that is I was taught growing up.

Thank you! You are right Ethiopia is eye opener for all black peoples!

@makhtarsene2924

8 ай бұрын

Nah nah chill out man be humble

Uganda's flag is inspired by ... Germany ! 😅

Enjoyed the video. I would suggest adding less ads, especially since you are a developing channel and you need to convince the people to stay

great vid

I cannot help but think that Pan-Africanism is a bad ideology, created by Americans who oversimplified the identities and history of Africa and those who live there into quite literally black and white terms. In Europe we understand that the Germans, French, Slavs, the Spanish, Italians, Greeks and English are all different people with unique histories, why dont we do the same for Africa? Perhaps its the lack of defined nation states, perhaps for other reasons. My criticism of the similarity of the African flags is sort of similar to why i don't like the array of uninspired tricolours in Europe.

@MiguelMC-Yt

Жыл бұрын

Agree, Guinea's culture has nothing to do with Sierra Leone's, or even with the different communities in the same country (peul, malinke, soussou...). Each is very different, for example, if you've been in Guinea for more that a year these differences are very clear and you can diferenciate them with ease.

@ThePresentPast_

Жыл бұрын

I think there is some merit in the overarching idea and goal, but the practicalities are a different question.

@ginalley

Жыл бұрын

They are all different yes, but one commonality between all these different cultures was that they were colonised. I agree it's not a very practical ideology but I do understand it is a powerful one that comes from a need of solidarity in the face of colonial trauma. Maybe something fruitful will come of it such as closer economic and political ties between the african nations, but I doubt it since there is a lot of corruption, instability and underdevelopment.

@johnseppethe2nd2

Жыл бұрын

@@ginalley The colonial trauma, tragically enough was replaced by Cold War trauma which brought upon the compounded pain of dictatorial states and maladjusted planned economies

@H0mework

Жыл бұрын

Was Gaddafi amrican? Did Libya's gold suddenly disappear from this dimension? It would have been hard but pan africanism isn't American. I assume you're American.