Asia's Invisible Hand in Africa's Gemstone Industry
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2022
- Colorful gemstones such as sapphires, rubies and emeralds may glitter but the world behind these gemstones looks a lot less attractive. A conservative estimate of the global annual market for rough colored gemstones, the term used to describe uncut, unpolished stones, valued the sector at about $20 billion. However, the supply chain for the gemstones appears to be a classic textbook example of unequal global distribution. The further back you go in the chain, the less people earn. The gemstones are often mined in the poorest developing countries then they then go to slightly less poor developing countries which are traditional processing centers such as Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and China where they are cut and polished. Finally, they are sold in the wealthy West.
This is because of the secretive nature of flows, often done by under-reporting both the quantity and the value of the gemstones. Most African colored gemstones are moved undeclared through informal channels or are under-declared in official channels.
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All those resources buried deep in the continent of Africa should be making Africans insanely rich.
Right. This is fucking sad
We don't have access to our own resources, because the government just gives It away , but I am from South Africa , we own the mines but China owns some of the ocean ( they fish in our waters )
@@la23s.a.22 What!?
@@itsbeyondme5560 which part don't you understand ?
🗣️ Take my word...
THIS WORLD WILL NOT COME TO AN END WITHOUT AFRICA BECOMING THE WORLD POWER.
🗣️"99days for the thief, 1day for the owner"
God bless Africa 💝
This is honestly so sad, as an African it really breaks my heart to see this..... I wonder when we'll finally rise and speak 😭😭😭😭😭😭
.... I literally feel like crying when I see how we allow for people to take advantage of us.
🗣️ Take my word...
THIS WORLD WILL NOT COME TO AN END WITHOUT AFRICA BECOMING THE WORLD POWER.
🗣️ "99days for the thief, 1day for the owner"
God bless Africa 💝
Thanks team risen Africa, through you I have learnt alot
WE AS AFRICANS NEED TO STEP UP
Wow,I had no idea Thailand is big on the diamond trade from Africa,thanks once again for educating us on this.I love this channel,thanks to our Kenyan brother for holding it down.
Another excellent video. Every time I watch one of your videos, I am impressived by not only the information presented, but also the way it is presented. The points are always super clear and to the point, which make it easy for most people to understand.
Please keep up the amazing work.
Many thanks for tackling a subject I knew nothing about. This as completely revamped how I viewed the gemstone industry. Thank you 🙏
As an Indian, I suprised how main stream doesn’t report these. Thanks for the insight🙏🏽
Great work risen Africa.
IT'S very unfortunate we don't have FREE judicial system on this planet!! Oooooooooooooooo how many nations have benefited on AFRICA'S resources!!! AFRICANS ENOUGH STOP handing over your blessings please 😢😢😫😫🤬 😠😠 maintain your gem kingship on YOUR OWN resources!!!!!! The audacity of all those who look down on us,while they're would be NOTHING WITHOUT US!!!
EXACTLY ‼️‼️‼️.
As an European i just feel sick thinking about colonialism and how it still massively affects most of the world.
People are brainwashed to be ignorant and even if they are aware, they rarely boycott any markets to help in making a difference or try something else to help.
@@odenoki9571 I don't have any gemstones. I am European. I don't use gemstones. I don't drink coffee.
@@odenoki9571 Keep being a professional victim. European and the US are where they are today because they earned it. Stop complaining and whining about your own lack of ability.
@@odenoki9571 Then what does help? I wish to be educated, not only to learn to understand the problem, but I also want to know how can I help on a small scale.
We used to live from only a small farm and from what other people in the village have (animals and plants). Now I don't use a car, but I live in another country, so it is not so easy anymore, but in the shop you can look for products, where you know nobody is hurt.
People always say why someone is bad not what he can make better. We should be more productive especially when we talk to each other. Germans also always try to patronise you, maybe that is why I already sound like this
First here love u all from the smiling coast of Africa The Gambia 🇬🇲
You're a legend @Maha Jallow😀 Many thanks and cheers!🙏
Sometimes I don't see much hope for my motherland our leaders slave mentality is deeply rooted in the evil colonial past, that an Asian business man publicly asserts that Africans are the dumbest people in the world that had the muzungu's rejoicing in affirmations, this really hurts.
Blame those who elect them. Blaming the leaders is a cop out in democracies.
Information is power. This is very informative!
Risen Africa present again.following vividly from mandera town, Northeastern province, kenya 🇰🇪
Thank you for your videos 🙏🏿🙏🏿
When japan and Korea were poverty stricken they didn’t complain about how other people weren’t treating them well. No one will give you anything for free in life or treat you well for no reason. Japan and Korea slowly acquired skills and capital in order to improve their own situation.
I'd like to meet you one day bro. Keep up with the amazing work 👌💯💟
please I would like you should release the video of the progress of the East African Federation
Amazing Video and Greetings from Texas 🖖
Ever so often, the commentary on a video floors me, this is one such. The task for Africa's liberation seems insurmountable. A resource colony forever!
I say this knowing fully well that I am the descendant of resources that was moved out of Africa, to enrichen others!
I love your CZcams channel
So why doesn't African nations have an industry there? Corrupt government not Asia is mostly to blame!
almost 100k !
This ridiculous and has to STOP, please our leaders stop exporting raw minerals and if you do, please control it and increase export tax and tarrifs. What Mozambique did is a really good start, as Africans we need to do this COLLECTIVELY, so that we can control our borders, we need to have our intelligence agencies collaborate across borders to stop minerals move from one country to the other and then to far east - no one country can beat this evil system of inequality we need to work as regional block or even the entire continent together. Transit countries like Rwanda, what do they really gain compare to Thailand, if really work with their neighbors to collaborate and process minerals and add value it would benefit them more since they have a good organised economy and small well maintained state and in term it would promote stability in the region as whole.
Here is my solution
1) Increase collaboration across borders
2) Set a a massive fine and punishment for those caught illegally trading to deter those attempting this evil business
3) Create policy for investment that promote local processing and tighten export by increasing tax
4) Set up massive task force to crackdown illegal business/practices
Obviously each country is at different stage and may do things differently, but we need to think about medium and long term impacts of our quick gains or short cuts.
Witching from the Gambia🇬🇲
Cut your gemstones before it can be exported from your country.
Africa needs to be independent like Gaddafi wanted too
I so wish it so. But it probably won't happen in our lifetime.
The question is, who is at fault? The person who is taking advantage of you, or you who allowed to be taking advantage by everyone?
Tbh there’s nothing they can do about it ahaha, every time africa has a great leader to end this stuff they “mysteriously die” it is what it is they will continue to suffer because they are weak fortunately nothing lasts forever
Of course its olud african fault
Vertical integration.
THE CREADITOR BECOMES THE DEBITOR HENCE WE ARE RICH BUT WE ARE POOR.
Glory be unto ELELOHEYISRA'EL YAHSHUAH HA'MOSHIACH.
The LORD GOD MOST HIGH has already blessed Alkebulan to be as the HOMELAND OF THE ENTIRE HUMANITY.
All I want to say is that , use the Stones , Gold and other minerals , in a HOLY WAY. Do not use these precious metals for abominable purposes like Jewelry, cosmetics etc.
And of course , learn from the story of the Tortoise and the Hare. Let the other countries run as fast as they want to. Alkebulan should take it slow and steady. Keeping one step at a time.
Be ye HOLY for your FATHER IN HEAVEN IS HOLY.