Inside the United Eritrean city in Uganda that South Africans should learn from

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]South Africa has the support of all the African nations.

[00:00:02]>> Can you imagine >> of all the African nations on apartheid.

[00:00:06]>> For us to move forward, we have to believe in Ubuntu.

[00:00:10]You are because of I am because of you, you are because of me.

[00:00:15]And we believe that Africa belongs to everyone who is within Africa.

[00:00:28]>> [music] [music] >> We're back in these guys. So, hey, welcome back to our dear story.

[00:00:42]Today, we are right here in Bunga and of course we're in the Eritrean community.

[00:00:47]I'm good, good, good, good. How are you doing?

[00:00:49]How are you doing? We are pretty inclusive over here, man. I mean, I see all walks of life, but I've just been told we have about 13 nationalities.

[00:00:57]>> Imagine within just even Bunga here.

[00:00:59]>> 13 nationalities in this small Bunga village. Yes, unite us through your language.

[00:01:23]>> I would like you to take us around the community and let's experience the culture, you know.

[00:01:28]>> No, no problem.

[00:01:28]>> Okay, okay.

[00:01:29]>> So, here you would see a lot of Ugandans, Eritreans, >> Yeah.

[00:01:32]>> uh Congolese, Nigerians living in harmony.

[00:01:36]>> Nice, nice.

[00:01:36]>> In one street. Now, imagine in a continental state.

[00:01:39]>> Right now, as you can see, behind us there are some clothing shops, you know.

[00:01:45]>> Yeah.

[00:01:45]>> They are nice, I think. More of the ladies clothes, >> Yeah, more of the cultural uh >> cultural the cultural dressing, you know. For you, why don't you wear the cultural wear?

[00:01:54]>> Uh there is a difference.

[00:01:56]>> Yeah.

[00:01:57]>> There is a There is a cultural wear for ladies >> Yeah.

[00:02:01]>> and men.

[00:02:02]>> Okay.

[00:02:03]>> So, there's also difference or age ranging differences.

[00:02:08]>> Oh.

[00:02:08]>> So, if you are a woman with kids >> Yeah.

[00:02:11]>> there is a cultural wear.

[00:02:12]>> There's a way you're supposed to dress.

[00:02:13]>> Yeah. And then if you are just a man or simple youth or something >> Yeah.

[00:02:18]>> there is a a type of clothes you wear.

[00:02:21]>> Not this. Not what you're wearing.

[00:02:23]>> Not this. This is just for ladies or mothers >> Yeah.

[00:02:26]>> uh living in the culture.

[00:02:28]>> Oh.

[00:02:29]>> You see the one the the old lady coming now?

[00:02:32]>> Yeah, but this one is a modern girl.

[00:02:34]>> Yeah.

[00:02:35]>> Then the Yeah, the older lady, you know?

[00:02:36]>> Yeah.

[00:02:37]>> So, that shows that you're a more mature woman.

[00:02:40]>> More mature? We We can't say if we adopted the African uh habitational clothes.

[00:02:48]>> Yeah.

[00:02:48]>> It is way more beautiful than this one.

[00:02:50]>> Oh, it's true true true. Yeah. Honestly, cuz whenever I go to like the the the Sunday services of and the Eritrean churches >> Yeah.

[00:02:58]>> like in Zambia >> Yeah.

[00:03:00]>> Man, it's so beautiful.

[00:03:01]>> In Eritrea?

[00:03:02]>> Yeah.

[00:03:03]>> There is some There are still places like outside the capital city >> Yeah.

[00:03:08]>> uh in the villages area >> Yeah.

[00:03:11]>> They They are They are still on the on the cultural >> They are traditional, right? Even in the dress.

[00:03:17]>> They are still wearing no matter the age >> Yeah.

[00:03:19]>> and no matter the the the gender >> Yeah.

[00:03:22]>> they are still wearing it.

[00:03:24]>> Wow. Wow. Wow.

[00:03:25]>> Yeah.

[00:03:25]>> You're selling matoke here, man.

[00:03:27]>> Live Live on the blog. Live on the >> You like You like having matoke?

[00:03:30]>> Yeah, I like it.

[00:03:32]>> [laughter] >> This kid is on his pushing and now he's being held by our brother here.

[00:03:37]How are you feeling, bro?

[00:03:39]>> I'm feeling good.

[00:03:40]>> Were you tired?

[00:03:41]>> Yeah.

[00:03:42]>> uh Africa had the most outstanding way of living.

[00:03:44]>> True true true.

[00:03:45]>> Every like like uh like surgery.

[00:03:48]>> Yeah.

[00:03:49]>> It was first invented in Uganda.

[00:03:50]>> Very true there, you know? Like the C-section.

[00:03:53]>> Exactly.

[00:03:54]>> True, most of these guys, the Aristotles and all these guys, they used to study >> African, you know, African philosophers who were never written about, you know.

[00:04:03]>> I need to find myself an Eritrean girlfriend, man.

[00:04:05]>> Yeah, I want that.

[00:04:06]>> I'm tired of these Ugandan girls, man.

[00:04:07]They want They want They be wildin', bro.

[00:04:09]>> He's going to hook you up, man.

[00:04:11]>> Man, I need a hookup, man.

[00:04:15]>> So, right now we're getting into a a place where we can have some coffee from.

[00:04:19]Let's check it out.

[00:04:20]>> They have also an Eritrean either an event or marriage or something.

[00:04:25]>> Oh, seems like it's a wedding, man.

[00:04:27]I've always wanted to attend an Eritrean wedding. So, we sit here?

[00:04:31]>> Before the apartheid, they have gone far.

[00:04:35]South Africa had the support of all the African nations.

[00:04:38]>> Can you imagine?

[00:04:39]>> Of all the African nations [music] on apartheid because it was not They were not liberating it >> [music] >> or it was not just an election >> Yeah.

[00:04:51]>> It was the blacks bringing their rights.

[00:04:53]>> Yeah.

[00:04:54]>> So, they had like the like 30 African nations that supported 30 African nations on the apartheid.

[00:05:01]>> Tanzania >> Everywhere. Those under under the the what? Under the movement of African stability.

[00:05:08]>> Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[00:05:09]>> They were all there. Like [music] 56 46% of the whole South African land is under foreign >> And if they are like I I hear they are like 7% of the population.

[00:05:20]And if they have taken more of the land >> Exactly. There is a country There is a land in South Africa only white people live.

[00:05:27]Only white people live.

[00:05:32]>> Two and one is enough for me.

[00:05:34]>> One enough for you?

[00:05:35]>> Yeah.

[00:05:36]>> [music] >> Time for buna.

[00:05:40]You don't take with sugar?

[00:05:41]>> I take with ginger only.

[00:05:43]>> Oh, ginger.

[00:05:44]>> [music] >> That's ginger, right?

[00:05:49]No.

[00:05:52]No, no, no, no. Just water.

[00:05:53]>> [music] >> Thank you.

[00:05:56]Nice.

[00:06:00]Ooh, that's looking good.

[00:06:01]This coffee is really looking nice, you know. I can't wait to enjoy it. Tell us about this coffee. How is it called in Tigrinya?

[00:06:08]>> Uh, it's called buna.

[00:06:10]>> Buna?

[00:06:10]>> Yeah. And it's one of [music] the one of the main If you see a guy drinking coffee, uh, it's [music] one of the main uh introduction to to the Habesha culture.

[00:06:23]>> Ooh, nice.

[00:06:24]>> So, it's Right now we are drinking it uh in a coffee place, yeah, but when you are like really [music] enjoying when you are taking it, you Yeah, it's on a special occasion that you take coffee.

[00:06:37]>> Oh.

[00:06:37]>> Either it's a ceremony or either it's just a family reunion >> Yeah.

[00:06:42]>> or it's just a mother [music] having a conversation with her kids, having the whole family together.

[00:06:49]>> All right.

[00:06:49]>> Yes, [music] yes.

[00:06:51]>> Buna.

[00:06:54]Toast for the buna. Ermi is just telling me that in the the tradition, literally they they take this like about nine rounds of coffee, you know, during the any event.

[00:07:08]So, the first two three rounds three three rounds then after that they go and again refill, do another three, then again nine, how?

[00:07:18]The last time I did four, I couldn't sleep, you know.

[00:07:21]>> So, the first round is called uh the awwal.

[00:07:26]Uh, it's the first round with three with three cups. And then when the three cups are finished, the one making the coffee uh takes the the jebena, the one she pours the coffee from.

[00:07:38]She adds more coffee, more water, and then she lets it let it you have the second round. That is called the reja.

[00:07:46]And then after the reja, you take three three cups.

[00:07:49]And then after the three cups, the second round is finished.

[00:07:53]Then she she does the same procedure.

[00:07:56]She takes the jebena, adds more coffee, more water, and let it boil.

[00:08:01]Then we have the last the last round, which is called uh bereka.

[00:08:06]This is for even when the ceremony is finishing or either the conversation is finishing.

[00:08:12]Like you sit for like 3 hours straight.

[00:08:15]Then the the the last third uh bereka is served with three cups also. So, total people will drink nine cups.

[00:08:24]>> What?

[00:08:25]But don't you feel don't you get some effects after that?

[00:08:28]>> Uh no, we don't.

[00:08:31]You get used.

[00:08:32]And then you are more focused on the conversations.

[00:08:36]On what the the the coffee is bringing.

[00:08:39]The unique you know, talking to each other. Or you might be gossiping. You might be focused on the news.

[00:08:47]You might be focusing on some parts of the family affairs or something.

[00:08:51]>> So, it makes you focused.

[00:08:52]>> Yeah, it makes you focused.

[00:08:53]>> All right. I've I've taken it a couple of times, yeah. But um some has been spicy, some has been quite different, some has been more more like I don't know.

[00:09:02]Like the spices stronger, like some some has almost been undrinkable.

[00:09:07]>> Yeah.

[00:09:07]>> Some was quite spicy. Felt like I was taking a shot.

[00:09:10]>> Just now she asked, "You want it with ginger? You want it hard or you want it soft?"

[00:09:15]>> Mhm.

[00:09:15]>> So, maybe you took uh the soft one and then you took the hard one. Then you took the ones with spices.

[00:09:21]>> I prefer this coffee to Nescafe.

[00:09:24]>> To Nescafe?

[00:09:25]>> Yeah.

[00:09:26]>> So, you would like Nescafe more than this coffee?

[00:09:28]>> No, I prefer this one.

[00:09:29]>> Exactly. This is Yeah, this is naturally made.

[00:09:33]>> Yeah.

[00:09:33]>> You can see the whole process.

[00:09:35]>> Yeah. So, let's let's talk about this like the state of uh South Africa right now. Personally, I've seen some really really bad videos of [music] these guys punching Ghanaians, punching Nigerians. They're destroying their businesses.

[00:09:50]Like, why do you think this hate is too much?

[00:09:53]>> She had a butcher here.

[00:09:54]>> Yeah.

[00:09:55]>> You would see people operating here.

[00:09:56]>> Uh-huh.

[00:09:57]>> She She even had a Congolese uh flag bracelet. She's a Congolese.

[00:10:01]>> Uh-huh.

[00:10:02]>> Yeah, we met outside uh Kenya.

[00:10:05]>> Exactly.

[00:10:06]>> So, just in this place, in this uh five five by four uh square place >> Yeah.

[00:10:14]>> we are witnessing three >> missionaries.

[00:10:16]>> Exactly.

[00:10:17]>> And it's more than three. That's Congo, Kenya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda.

[00:10:21]>> block here. Just in this small block here. Just in this small block here.

[00:10:24]>> Just in this small block here.

[00:10:26]We've not even taken 100 m, you know?

[00:10:28]>> Exactly. [clears throat] >> They're already that much.

[00:10:30]>> Living in harmony.

[00:10:31]>> Yeah.

[00:10:32]>> We are living in harmony.

[00:10:32]>> And we have Nigerians. Nigerians.

[00:10:34]>> Even Nigerians.

[00:10:35]>> All Nigerians, you know?

[00:10:36]>> And this has been happening for over 20 years.

[00:10:39]>> More than 20 years. More than 20 years.

[00:10:41]More than 20 years.

[00:10:42]>> And in South Africa, every year we are getting these complaints.

[00:10:46]>> Exactly. Uh during uh their hardest struggles, the apartheid season, the whole African continent >> Yeah.

[00:10:53]>> was upon South Africa. They have got uh They migrated to Zambia.

[00:10:59]They migrated to to Angola. There are even South Africans living in Uganda.

[00:11:03]>> True.

[00:11:04]>> Since Since what the apartheid What What hit me was not was not what they were doing. Was what the plan on what they were doing. They said, "Go fix your own country. Do not come uh take place in South Africa."

[00:11:18]>> Even if you say, "Okay, you want to fix your problem." Let's say, even if South Africa has problems, yeah. But their problems, I don't think are because of, you know, other nationalities living there. Literally, let's say America.

[00:11:31]America is a country that is built on literally migrants.

[00:11:35]Can you imagine? So, migrants are actually an advantage. Like in Uganda, Uganda just from the regional community brings in over $5 billion annually.

[00:11:48]annually.

[00:11:50]Can you imagine what that is?

[00:11:52]If the wishers were not here, where would that be coming from?

[00:11:55]>> It wouldn't be true. So, that's why I would I would I would leave time to give my gratitude towards the the the leadership in the Ugandan Pan African Ubuntu >> Yeah.

[00:12:09]>> uh movement. Even you can see the stability in East Africa.

[00:12:12]>> Yeah.

[00:12:13]>> Uh what the leaders of East Africa are doing.

[00:12:16]>> Yeah.

[00:12:16]>> President of uh Uganda, Museveni.

[00:12:20]President of Kenya, Ruto.

[00:12:22]Uh Kagame. And very profound African profound leaders. So, Kagame and I would give my gratitude to Kagame and Honorable Kagame and uh Museveni.

[00:12:34]>> True. True. True.

[00:12:35]They are strong leaders.

[00:12:37]>> They saw They saw what [music] we couldn't see when we had first our independence.

[00:12:42]>> Mhm. Just like Mwalimu Nyerere said, a nation declaring its own independence in Africa is not independence. That's slavery.

[00:12:50]>> True. True.

[00:12:50]>> Because you're also calling the colonizers back to fix your country.

[00:12:55]If you want Africa unity, you first have to start with your neighbor.

[00:12:59]>> Yeah.

[00:13:00]>> Who's my neighbor?

[00:13:02]Uh what relations do we [music] have?

[00:13:04]Are we culturally related? Are we economically related?

[00:13:08]>> Mhm.

[00:13:09]>> What Okay, [music] if we don't have any relations, how can we start a relation?

[00:13:13]>> Mhm.

[00:13:15]>> There is times when you bring two people and then they just met and talked for 15 minutes, but you see them again as brothers.

[00:13:23]And then you see the same people living in one house.

[00:13:25]>> I know.

[00:13:25]>> And then they have lived all their lives together. Then you see that they have no friendly relations.

[00:13:32]So, it's on the mindset. I would I would say >> Yeah, honestly, it's a mindset thing.

[00:13:36]>> If South Africans knew how the struggles were shared through the whole throughout the whole Africa.

[00:13:43]>> It's really a lot of ignorance, honestly, by these people. You hear them talking and you're like, "What what are these guys saying?" How do you go to a hospital?

[00:13:51]The person has gone to get like medical help.

[00:13:53]>> And you chase them from the hospital.

[00:13:55]>> Like, what what what is that? That is non-human, you know?

[00:13:59]>> Yeah. Even we have the same skin. Yeah.

[00:14:01]We have the same blood.

[00:14:02]>> Same.

[00:14:03]>> And then you you say you are not allowed to move in this area.

[00:14:07]>> You know, it's crazy, really, literally, you know? That's why it's right what you said, it's mindset. These guys are literally kind of enforcing the fact that borders should be closed.

[00:14:17]>> Exactly.

[00:14:18]>> Like, how how do you even think like that? The only reason as to why we were colonized is because these guys didn't care about anything like borders, you know? And then they brought in borders just to restrict us from connecting with each other. And there's a lot of power in communication. Communication is not only call getting your phone and calling someone, "Hey, what's up? What's going on?"

[00:14:38]But it's being able to get up from where you are and going to where you your brother is.

[00:14:43]>> [music] >> And there's a lot more we can share from actual physical meeting.

[00:14:47]Even from a financial stand, it makes more sense for people to be able to locomote from one place to the other, boosting tourism and just experiencing culture.

[00:14:58]>> Exactly.

[00:14:59]>> The reason as to why we make these videos on this channel is for people to be able to learn about each other.

[00:15:04]>> Exactly.

[00:15:05]>> Even without physically coming into the digital community, you watch any video and you're like, "Oh, they take coffee."

[00:15:10]>> Exactly.

[00:15:11]>> They they this is you know, by the time you meet, it's like you know each other.

[00:15:15]Yeah. It's like you know each other.

[00:15:17]You're like, "Oh, I actually want to take your coffee." So, a Ugandan is going to come and have your coffee.

[00:15:23]>> Yeah.

[00:15:23]>> To experience the culture.

[00:15:25]>> So, you're relating.

[00:15:27]>> Exactly.

[00:15:27]>> Right now, we're going to crash a wedding. I hope I hope we don't get pushed out, but I don't think they're going to do that to us.

[00:15:35]They'll be a little bit nicer. So, guys, we are literally not allowed to enter that place, but we are going to go.

[00:15:43]Let's find the best way.

[00:15:47]Party crash, party crash, party party crash. So, make sure they're nice.

[00:15:56]From here, we look really We look like thieves, or what's up?

[00:16:05]You go and you go and have a table.

[00:16:06]Let's pass. Let's just go.

[00:16:08]>> Yeah, you're right. You can just enjoy yourself.

[00:16:11]You're going to keep going down.

[00:16:12]>> Mhm.

[00:16:14]Let's get someone to sit on the chair.

[00:16:16]>> Or you You don't know anyone.

[00:16:18]>> You need to walk in with him. That will be trick. Walk in with him.

[00:16:21]>> Yeah, with the owner, yeah.

[00:16:22]>> Mhm.

[00:16:23]So, no one can question. No one can question.

[00:16:25]>> Exactly. We need to We have to use that.

[00:16:30]>> Let's get in with him.

[00:16:32]If he's not busy.

[00:16:39]Let's go with confidence, guys.

[00:16:40]>> Come in.

[00:16:41]>> Let's go.

[00:16:42]>> Thank you.

[00:16:43]>> Confidence. You have confidence. Let's go.

[00:16:51]>> Hey, hey, you don't have no noise. Stand up.

[00:16:53]>> Excuse me. Excuse me.

[00:16:55]Just easy, yeah.

[00:16:57]Just easy.

[00:16:58]>> I I feel like these are these are other people's seats.

[00:17:01]>> Just take a seat. Take a seat.

[00:17:03]>> Be confident. Confidence is everything now. Yeah. Don't let them bounce us from here.

[00:17:08]>> No, it's culture.

[00:17:09]>> So, brother, I think we can sit.

[00:17:10]>> This is >> Yeah, huh? We are recording already.

[00:17:13]>> Yeah.

[00:17:14]>> So, right here, we are in a a wedding of an of the Eritrean traditional Eritrean wedding, right?

[00:17:21]So tell us something about the weddings.

[00:17:24]What do you like about the Eritrean weddings?

[00:17:27]>> About the Eritrean weddings, I like the unity, how the family comes together, you know?

[00:17:32]Uh we don't have like we have the Habesha people and mostly Habesha marry with Habeshas.

[00:17:42]Yeah and then we have three types of Habesha, the Eritreans, the Eritreans, the Tigreans.

[00:17:48]>> Tigreans? Tigrays?

[00:17:50]>> Tigray.

[00:17:51]>> Yeah.

[00:17:51]>> I Ethiopia and uh Eritrea.

[00:17:56]So we are mostly married to each other. So that's the whole family coming together. Even though we are in we are in a difficult situation politically, but we are still giving out our best.

[00:18:10]>> Nice.

[00:18:10]>> To to to unite, you know?

[00:18:12]>> That's good. That's good.

[00:18:13]>> Even Eritreans are are having parts.

[00:18:17]They they are they are becoming mutually engaged with Nigerians.

[00:18:23]>> Oh, for real?

[00:18:24]>> Yeah, that is >> There are so many marriages between the Habesha and >> I even have one I even have one in my family.

[00:18:30]>> For real?

[00:18:31]>> Yeah.

[00:18:32]>> Oh, that's that's nice.

[00:18:33]>> Yeah, you need to get the guy to set us up, huh?

[00:18:35]>> [laughter] >> Need to set us up, man.

[00:18:37]Need to set us up. Let me give you some give you some Ugandan girls, cultural exchange.

[00:18:43]>> [music] [music] [music] >> Thank you. Thank you, bro.

[00:19:06]>> [music] [music] >> We go and We go. We go all of us.

[00:19:16]We all go.

[00:19:21]>> [music] >> What?

[00:19:28]>> [music] >> Is it okay to dance?

[00:19:30]>> Yeah, it's okay.

[00:19:31]>> It's okay?

[00:19:33]>> [music] [singing] [music] >> That's the beautiful show.

[00:19:47]>> [music] >> So, we have to get back to our side.

[00:19:51]>> [singing] >> Uh First of all, I say that there is no job of communication.

[00:19:56]So, what is our language?

[00:19:58]The central [music] I know.

[00:20:00]Me, I have been in the Rwanda since I come out from there. That was the capital What do you think is the American in Rwanda? Also, I don't know Rwanda language.

[00:20:09]Okay?

[00:20:10]>> Nice.

[00:20:11]>> [music] >> First of all, I say that That's the beautiful show.

[00:20:16]Hello.

[00:20:17]You didn't know the Rwanda language.

[00:20:19]Rwanda is our language. What is our language?

[00:20:22]>> Yeah.

[00:20:22]>> So, we have to integrate. We [music] have to be together in Africa. So, >> Yeah.

[00:20:27]>> So, you are like my brother.

[00:20:31]What is Africanism?

[00:20:32]>> [music] >> One Africa.

[00:20:33]>> Yes. One Africa.

[00:20:35]>> One Africa.

[00:20:39]>> [music] >> Yeah.

[00:20:44]>> [music] [music] >> You know, we've had an an amazing time at the at the wedding.

[00:20:59]And for me personally, it it was quite an experience because I've never experienced that, you know?

[00:21:05]And for you, are just Is it like a normal thing for you to go for weddings?

[00:21:09]>> Uh it's a normal thing.

[00:21:10]>> It's a normal thing.

[00:21:11]>> thing.

[00:21:11]>> Wow, it's it's just amazing, you know?

[00:21:14]So, uh the thing we are talking about, especially we met some really interesting guy, you know? And we are talking about how the barrier of languages and people focusing in their little communities can really limit a lot, you know?

[00:21:28]>> Yeah, uh he was more underlining how difficult it is for Africa uh to get to be dominated uh not just in one culture >> Yeah.

[00:21:42]>> but in multi-cultures.

[00:21:44]>> Yeah.

[00:21:44]>> You know, Africa, we have a lot of cultures.

[00:21:46]>> Yeah.

[00:21:47]>> And trying to unify it all is a big thing. He was saying just to just to showcase African culture >> Yeah.

[00:21:56]>> to other African cultures is very is very hard.

[00:21:59]First, language barrier.

[00:22:01]>> Yeah.

[00:22:01]>> Second, things you need to agree on.

[00:22:03]>> Yeah.

[00:22:04]>> Uh thirdly, thirdly, that was his main focus.

[00:22:09]>> Yeah.

[00:22:10]>> The ignorance that still thinking Africa cannot be united >> Yeah.

[00:22:15]>> or any anyhow African cultures or or in any ways, forget about political.

[00:22:22]>> Yeah.

[00:22:22]>> Just the people, just the black-skinned people >> Yeah.

[00:22:26]>> to connect with each other.

[00:22:28]>> It's it's so hard.

[00:22:29]>> Yeah. That That was what he his main focus.

[00:22:32]>> Yeah.

[00:22:33]>> The main point he was talking about.

[00:22:34]>> But one of the biggest examples that I that comes up into my mind is Bruce Lee, you know? We talked about this earlier, but it was off camera.

[00:22:42]So, Bruce Lee is one of the people who literally influenced the opening of China to the rest of the world, you get it? And it was through show like showcasing the kind of martial arts from China, which is kung fu, you know?

[00:22:53]>> Yeah.

[00:22:54]>> But when he started showing kung fu to the rest of the world, he got a lot of backlash, you know?

[00:22:59]>> Yeah.

[00:22:59]>> Then he even took it a a step further by by literally concocting this kung fu with other kinds of martial arts and he formed his own type of martial arts.

[00:23:09]>> Exactly. But he made Yeah. Which is the big the big thing now.

[00:23:13]>> Yeah.

[00:23:14]>> You see kung fu in every in every place in the world.

[00:23:19]>> Yeah.

[00:23:19]>> You see that's even introduced kung fu as the new self-defense arts, you know?

[00:23:26]Now imagine starting from zero.

[00:23:28]>> Yeah.

[00:23:28]>> Convincing people changing the mindsets.

[00:23:31]>> You know? Because of people like him, China has become a superpower. They opened up to the rest of the world.

[00:23:38]>> Exactly.

[00:23:38]>> So we we buy Chinese goods, you know?

[00:23:41]Buy Chinese goods. We consume a lot of Chinese products.

[00:23:44]>> Yeah.

[00:23:45]>> But it started with such guys.

[00:23:47]The The movies made by this guy were watched by so many people. And then they go they were like, "Wow, we can actually sell, you know, to the rest of the world."

[00:23:54]>> Exactly.

[00:23:55]>> And then that's how China opened, you know? Africa, we can do a lot by just getting to learn to learn about each other's traditions and cultures. We can break a lot of barriers and this can open a lot of >> Exactly.

[00:24:07]>> for trade and we can literally boom economically, you know?

[00:24:11]>> So now the the actions are still there.

[00:24:14]>> Yeah.

[00:24:17]>> I would I would say if we want African trade >> Yeah.

[00:24:23]>> Normally the the way the the new African free trade area is coming.

[00:24:28]>> Yeah.

[00:24:28]>> But if we still having this this hard way of of communicating to each other >> Yeah.

[00:24:36]>> this cultural division >> Yeah.

[00:24:39]>> this this what this mindset this thing that is keeping us in the back.

[00:24:48]>> Yeah.

[00:24:48]>> What I mean this thing that's bringing us backwards.

[00:24:51]>> Yeah, things like what is going on in South Africa.

[00:24:54]>> Yeah. How can we take advantage of African free trade area?

[00:24:58]>> Yeah.

[00:24:58]>> Africa political union >> Yeah.

[00:25:02]>> How can this happen?

[00:25:03]>> You know?

[00:25:03]>> When we are still looking at the same color >> Yeah.

[00:25:08]>> the same the same people >> Yeah.

[00:25:10]>> We are still having difficulties to communicate.

[00:25:14]>> You know?

[00:25:15]We just hope that these videos are able to have the impact that we want them to have, you know?

[00:25:20]>> Exactly.

[00:25:21]>> People should open up more, you know? Be free.

[00:25:24]>> Exactly.

[00:25:24]>> us be able to work together, you know?

[00:25:27]>> Yes, boss. How are you?

[00:25:28]We have some We have some questions we're asking guys on the streets.

[00:25:32]>> I know.

[00:25:33]>> Like one question. He wants to ask you something.

[00:25:36]>> What is it all about?

[00:25:37]>> Uh it's about uh the Ubuntu ideology, you know? You have seen what's going on in South Africa. Or you have heard.

[00:25:44]>> Yeah, I've heard about it.

[00:25:46]>> Yeah. What would you comment on that Ubuntu?

[00:25:49]>> First of all, we need to stop the imperialist ideology >> Exactly.

[00:25:53]>> as Africans.

[00:25:54]>> Exactly.

[00:25:54]>> In order to believe in ourselves as Africans.

[00:25:57]>> Exactly. Thank you.

[00:25:58]>> For us to move forward >> Mhm.

[00:26:00]>> we have to believe in Ubuntu.

[00:26:02]>> Yeah, exactly.

[00:26:03]>> I am because of I am because of you, you are because of me.

[00:26:07]>> Exactly.

[00:26:07]>> And we believe that Africa belongs to everyone who is within Africa.

[00:26:12]>> Exactly.

[00:26:13]>> You go to South Africa, you go to Nigeria, you go to South Sudan, you don't need to be asked.

[00:26:17]>> Yeah, exactly.

[00:26:18]>> And we need to eliminate that tendency of identity in terms of passport.

[00:26:24]>> Exactly.

[00:26:24]>> We need to have free visa.

[00:26:26]>> Thank you.

[00:26:26]>> Africa go to another African country without any precondition.

[00:26:30]>> Exactly.

[00:26:31]>> Whites come to our continent, they don't face difficulties.

[00:26:35]>> Exactly. None. None. None.

[00:26:36]>> But we face difficulties to move to our neighboring country within the continent.

[00:26:41]>> Exactly.

[00:26:41]>> It is a setback for us to move forward.

[00:26:43]>> Very true. Very true.

[00:26:44]>> Finally the ideology of democracy >> Exactly.

[00:26:48]>> in Africa does not work.

[00:26:50]>> Exactly.

[00:26:50]>> Because the current democracy system we are following >> Mhm.

[00:26:54]>> it is not based on our culture.

[00:26:55]>> Exactly.

[00:26:56]>> Our culture is something unique.

[00:27:00]Black people are the first people in Africa, in the world.

[00:27:03]>> In the whole mankind, Alkebulan.

[00:27:05]>> All the history we are reading was written to us.

[00:27:07]>> Exactly.

[00:27:08]>> To make us slave.

[00:27:10]>> Exactly.

[00:27:10]>> To make us answerable. To make us see ourselves like we are non-living beings.

[00:27:15]>> Exactly.

[00:27:16]>> Therefore, let us stop that ideology of democracy and stick to our ideology as African, the kingship ideology.

[00:27:24]>> True.

[00:27:24]>> Where a leader rule forever. If he does something wrong the community will sit and change him.

[00:27:30]>> Blessing. That's a real G, man. He was in the video. Blessing. Blessing.

[00:27:33]Blessing.

[00:27:33]>> Blessing.

[00:27:34]>> Real G, man.

[00:28:17]>> Okay.

[00:28:22]Thank you.

[00:28:49]Uh >> We are in the front line and you know sometimes the bullets may catch us.

[00:29:34]So yeah.

[00:29:35]>> [laughter] >> We just have to do the hard work, you know.

[00:29:40]>> [laughter] >> Guys, we've come to the end of this video and yeah, just give us in one word, just tell tell me your dream for Africa starting with you.

[00:29:51]>> In one dream.

[00:29:52]>> In one word.

[00:29:53]>> In one word.

[00:29:54]>> Yeah.

[00:29:54]>> Um I'll keep learning.

[00:29:56]>> I'll keep learning.

[00:29:58]You? Two words for Africa.

[00:30:00]>> Let's keep it pushing, man. Never know where we can go.

[00:30:03]>> Yes, sir. And of course, me my thing is one Africa.

[00:30:07]So guys, make sure you subscribe to this YouTube channel before you do anything else and of course, keep the African dream alive and see you in the next video.

[00:30:16]>> This is Elisha.