“How Ethiopia Can Get Rich”*** literally only talked about one country.

I WAS WAITING TO SEE AFRICA NOT one Country.

I think it's time Africa does its own journalism now.😊

It's amazing how the world keeps clumping all African countries into 1 collective as if there aren't more than 50 countries on the continent. We don't clump Asia into 1 economy. Or even Europe for that matter.

Who's going to tell her that Africa isn't a country?

Africa is a continent. China is a country. There are many cultures and countries in Africa. And varied levels of social and economic development.

Next on The Economist, "How Asia can get richer than Tunisia"

the fact that a continent should rival a country economically is condescending

This is a story about Ethiopia only.

Economist 2000: "Africa, The lost continent" Economist 2020: "Africa, The country"

Better video title: How Ethiopia could one day rival China

Africa has varied levels of economic development. Some are rising, some are still cursed by its resource and corruption. They need to be looked at separately.

You focused on only one country in Africa(Ethiopia) and yet kept saying Africa.. Please Africa is made up of about 54 countries and Africa is bigger than Ethiopia..

She was literally talking about Ethiopia the whole time referring to it as Africa. SMH.

idk how this is about "africa" when they focus pretty much solely on ethiopia and honestly how can you even make a meaningful analysis when you treat an enormous continent with 50+ countries as a monolith

This is more about a girl's education than about the entire African economy as a whole.

You know Africa, the country.. This is as weird as doing a documentary about Europe while only talking about people in Slovakia

Ethiopia is not Africa... TITLE: How Ethiopia could one day rival China

Best wishes to our African brothers. Love from China!

Ethiopia used to be the Empire of Aksum, and was considered one of the most powerful civilizations at the time. Hopefully it can return to it's glory days of prosperity like China did.

I can't take this seriously when you're comparing a continent to a country.

More 20 years to go But it's funny that media continues to refer to Africa as a single entity 😂

Screenshot this, Africa will be the greatest continent on earth, unrivaled in wealth, wisdom, and quality of life, the greatest place on earth

"how Africa could one day rival China" China: "Not if I exploit it first"

Bored 😒 everyone thinks Africa is one village. This is Ethiopia development, not the whole continent

Africa has 54 Countries it shouldn’t be described as a single entity.

Africa has been rich for centuries. This is why it is always exploited.

how come no one is talking about how smart this 8 year old girl is! I hope the very best for her

All I got from this was that The Economist thinks Ethiopia is Africa, and that one of the Weeknd's relatives is gonna be very rich.

It already is rich we're just getting robbed

As an Ethiopian citizen I'm very proud of my countries growth but no development in the mind of citizens. We could have grown more if the government stops corruption and be more transparent to its citizens regarding its budget use efficiency.

Wasn't it the economist that posted a magazine article calling Africa the " hopeless continent " 🧐

That little girl is among the richest of the ethiopia and ehiopia is among the richest in afirca. Where is the proper comparision?

I just watched a 15 minute KZfaq ad about Ethiopia.

One aspect that I'd have liked to see in this piece is the intra-African trade, which is about less than 20%. Imagine how things would look like if it were even at 50%!

I don’t know Africa’s future, however I see the girl, I see Ethiopia’s future

This is disastrous journalism. How can the reporter countinously interchange Ethiopia and Africa conveniently?..while Ethiopia seems to be on the right track to achieve prosperity many African nations are sadly battling poor political leadership, impunity, corruption and pathetic governance.

Shouldn't the correct title be " How Ethiopia could one day rival China" ?

It's always a foreign person who tend to know more about the indigenous people and their continent, says nobody.

It is always enriching to read or hear from the Economist. So nice that you have started to report on youtubechannnel

While I do have Ethiopian heritage and this makes me proud to see success stories coming from the city of Addis, the story is only about Ethiopia and not Africa as a whole. I am not the first to mention this, see comments below. The title is then misleading unless this is part of a greater set of stories about Africa, if so then ignore my rant. If that is not the case, then telling the story of Africa's success through the experience of only one of the many countries that inhabit the continent is simply rehashing an age-old mantra of the western media - simplify our view of Africa as a whole. In a nutshell, one country does not represent the continent. And most importantly, the continuation of the portrayal of Africa as one people instead of a dynamic patchwork of cultures and countries is laughable and irresponsible in 2020. C'mon Economist.

She is the worst reporte ever one Africa is continent and two she's only talking about Ethiopia.

*I pray whoever read this will be successful, keep fighting for success, the rich stay rich by spending like the poor and investing while the poor stay poor by spending like the rich yet not investing, roar!!, invest, earn and be successful.*

Go Ethiopia! Love from Somaliland

Hope there are no hunger, no war, no disease in Africa. That little girl is so smart.

I'm from Asia, but i really hope i can see the rise of Africa in my life time. After all Africa is the cradle of civilization. Africa deserves it after centuries lack behind other continent. We owe it to Africa. This decade and maybe also next decade Asia will still rise, but i hope the rise of Asia could also bring positives impact to Africa.

The 8 year old said it :"girls can do everything boys can do!" Empower the youth, empower such mindsets!

China is a country with the size and population of a continent, with varied levels of progress. It’s not a horrific comparison

"Ethiopia is unusual in Africa for its focus on rapid industrialisation?" But that's what's happening in nearly every African country. Rapid industrialisation.

The Economist(2000):- Africa is the lost continent Also, The Economist (2020):- Africa could rival China

fix the title bruh, whole time you're talking about Ethiopia. all those who approved this, you should be ashamed!

interesting no mention of how much china has contributed to building and funding infrastructure to set the stage for the amazing growth and progress throughout africa

When I listen to lecturers in my class in Europe, all I hear is same old tape about poverty and corruption in Africa. Unfortunately for them, they lack current information about the significant progress we have made over 2 decades in several spheres. China was ignored in the past and were seen as ' developing'. Today what is China place in the world? Africa looks to Asia for better deals instead of depending on western institutions such as IMF and WB. I am proud and optimistic about Africa's future and we are bent on making growth and development possible in the near future. Let them keep listening to their same old 'tape'.

For sure either Ethiopia or Rwanda will be a model of success in Africa. We need at least one "developed" African country which can inspire all of us! ❤

Africa has so much potential we are indirectly supplying the world economy but we just need qualified and educated governors and that’s a challenge considering he amount of corruption we are subordinate to. Thanks a lot for this documentary it’s eye opening and inspiring for young women like me who dream to be actors of the future prosperous Africa who dream to see their content live up to its full potential

"How Africa could one day Rival China" as if the headlines wasn't off, spends the whole time talking about Ethiopia. Smh

The title is like saying "How Asia could one day rival the United States". There is a difference between a continent and a political entity/state/power etc. You anglo saxons really need to learn how to speak your own language.

There’s literally like 50+ countries in Africa just because a few are doing well doesn’t mean it can rival China/Asia

I heard Tesfaye and immediately thought about the boi who sound like he sang on Thriller

i am soooo thrilled about this!

Thank you for the great work you guys have done at The Economist to create a video that highlights the various ways that Ethiopia, an African country, has made strides towards improving itself socially and economically. The statistics, individual stories, and analyses are enlightening. However, as has previously been mentioned in other comments, it would have been nice had you done the same for other countries around the continent in different geographic areas such as Egypt (North Africa), Nigeria and its focus on producing natural resources (West Africa), Kenya (East Africa), and South Africa (the region implied by the name). How these countries have grown and key areas where they could develop themselves further based on their current trajectory would be great to see in another video with a few personal entrepreneurial stories as examples. I love the work you guys are doing and I understand that such a video would probably need to be much longer and; thus, require a lot more work. I would still love to see something like that, though. Thank you and peace!

That little girl speaks perfect English.

Africa and South America are wealthy BUT big corporations and oligarchs have stolen their human and natural resources. Instead of causing cconflicts it would be nice if they invested in the people.

East Africa is the next big thing! Watch this pace,Kenya,Uganda,Tanzania,Burundi,South Sudan,Rwanda Umoja wetu,nguvu yetu!

Simple: When European neo-colonialist countries like France pull their hands off of it.

How could 54 countries with different socioeconomic factors in one continent unite to rival the biggest country in Asia? Europe still can't do it, let alone Africa

I love videos like these , full of optimism , just love to see less fortunate countries progressing and flourishing

Thanks for the inspired video

Can this maybe be a series with other countries in the other episodes? I wouldnt mind doing the research for the study as well

Africa has 54 countries or more, the economy is incongruous with low and middle income economies. Most of this article generalises Africa, and on top of that the median age is very low, pushing investment needs towards socioeconomic development and community work to ensure the young population is self efficient and effectively integrated in the projected growth workforce.

I was for my first time in africa in 2017, and ever since that I have been in love with the continent, till this day I have been to 3 African countries, and I have had some of my best vacation experience ever in those countries! I know Africa has a bright future! and Africans really deserves it too!

You should change it to "How Ethiopia could one day rival America"

Africa has the same problem as latin america: When a country there finally starts to improve and pick up some steam a populist government is elected and runs the economy into the ground. Or worse, some group starts revolution to create a workers paradise (0% success rate). This cycle repeats every 25-35 years. Prosperous countries have institutions that keep things stable regardless of who is in power.

I hope Africa succeds. There is much love for the continent in Banglades.

Years ago I read a science based article where it says the genetic variation between people of a single African village can literally encompass half the the world population. In essence Africa is not only diverse culturally but also Genetically among its people. The Media needs to recognize Africa is not homogeneous and it definitely should not be treated as such. If a certain solution works in Ethiopia it does not necessarily mean it can work in places like Zimbabwe, chad or Angola . Each country is unique. Ethiopia can definitely inspire other African countries to come out with their own solutions as it has for itself. Eventually all countries in the continent will be able to rise up and educate their populations while their economies blossom.

First step, get rid of corrupt leaders. Africa's chance of advancing is restricted without doing so. A wealthier, peaceful, democratic Africa would be great.

We wont starve we just need to stop feeding the rest of the world and we will be fine ;)

I think the fact that we are having to compare an entire continent to a single country says more about China 🇨🇳 than it does about Africa 🌍.

I used to think of the Economist one of the most sensible papers. Now I’m not so sure.

Africa has 54 countries so considering Africa as one country while researching might be a big mistake if I could say. Every country has its own challenges in terms of development, everything is just different economically, politically and culturally.

To be honest I don’t get bothered when someone says Africa is a country,I only hope it becomes one one day😪

From the title I knew this was going to be a hot mess.

China is making a social, political and economic investment in Africa without the baggage of colonialism. Smart move.

The difference is China have a common dialogue. Africa does not

The story of my life. While everyone is identified as a nationally (Chinese or Indonesian). I, on one hand identified as a single entity, African. The lack of effort to educate one self about us is dissapointing to say the least.

Atleast the Chinese have tried to bring in bri, belt and road initiatives and we have seriously seen its benefit as Africans. But usa wars,wars,wars and wars in the world. Libya,Egypt,Somalia, sudan, Name them.

Africa was THE economic powerhouse of the world at one time.. it'll be nice to see what Africa will undoubtedly become if left alone by outsiders

It is encouraging to see Ethiopia grow. It is also sad to see it breaking apart because of old enemies of ethnic nationalism, insatiable appetite for power, and greed. There are countries in Africa that are still very far from jumpstarting economic growth, and with an increased population, it could backfire.

Kept waiting for them to talk about more than Ethiopia

I think unity in diversity is something to be encouraged.

I like how the Economist, when portraying Chinese manufacturing, speeds up the video of assembly workers to insinuate they are working like drones or robots, and adds a sweet touch to the video with a low, rumbling ominous audio sound to portray a sense of unease or even doom. Polluting smokestacks video spliced in to add more dread is the cherry on the cake. Starts at 9:29. Yeah, not biased at all, Economist. FFS

The Economist completely missed the point. Corruption did not stop European countries, America countries, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Australia and China from developing into a first world countries so, it won't stop African countries. What Africa countries need is to start manufacturing goods and services of all kinds.

Imagine comparing continent to a coutry

most people have NO IDEA what africa is about. that includes many african-americans and The Economist

most of you are complaining that she is talking about Ethiopia and not Africa but in reality, Ethiopia is a direct reflection to most African economies ( at least East Africa). So to me the title is pretty accurate.

It's crazy how education can be used as a weapon of control.

“By the end of this century” *by the end of human history, and for about 5 years

The only reason i even clicked on this video was because it is from The Economist. But the title and content don't even match. As much as the stories are powerful, you can't just pick Ethiopia and hope it will represent the whole African story. I am Ethiopian and very proud of all of them. But this story telling is just bad. There is nothing here as to how Africa will one day rival China. You can easily change the tile and make it a little bit better.

Africa can get rich if British and France doesn't exist

One day Africa will be on top and have the last laugh