Fighting Immigration Officers At Togo Border Because I Refused To Pay Bribe!
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Great video, and unfortunately, we will sacrifice our own for the benefit of those who care less about us. That is sadly the African mind. Once you bring out the issues that we have, you are seen as a traitor, yet we do nothing to improve our own relations. It makes absolutely no sense to have so many struggles between African countries. Sad reality, but hiding the truth serves no purpose either. You are the modern day Patrice Lumumba.
Me as Ghanaian leaving in Togo every time crossing the border I always pay money ohhh Africa
You need to visit songwe border (Tanzania crossing to Malawi) on the Malawi side and expose the corruption with the immigration officers there. I almost spend a full day there because I refused to bribe. I had all the documents needed for me to cross to Malawi.was a bad experience coz I had a baby with me plus her documents too .
This is insane! Am so sorry! Africa needs to change! Who will deal with these people?!😮
Hey Sis your Hubby doing just that dealing with those people and exposing them to the World
It needs a revolution that will result in an overthrow of the corrupt ruling establishments with their puppet leaders to be replaced with an Africa First leadership.
True
Kaw mana video to iketo e SM to kokor wang'eyo who they are and we will deal with them. They are putting themselves in bad light not you. Keep up the good work jaber.
Who will deal with these people? You are already doing it by exposing them with evidence.
Thank you Maya for exposing the border corruption.
This is very sad 😢😢😢😢
How could you not know about the border before maya. It will never change.
Thank you 🙏🏿 for exposing Togo
It's not the leaders, rather we the citizens making these struggles.
Our attitude...bad characters..that makes it difficult for the union.
We should citizens from other countries travel across n be doing fraudulent activities 🙄 on the other side 🙄.
People don't travel for your country to the other with bad characters.
Easy guys, Calm down. Borders will still exist in Africa. Africa has 55 independent Countries with Elected Presidents. Each country in Europe, Asia, North America and South America have borders with different rules and regulations in order to get in. All of the countries in the World you Must show some type of documents needed and many you will pay fees to in. For africa all is Needed is investment in these borders like computerized systems for payments, scanning documents, and so forth. Borderless Africa means One Currency, Uniform Constitution and more. Remember Africa with over one Billion people and over 2000 different speaking tongues ( dialects ) Around 10 million people Speak and understand English, But yet we are trying to fight back by using English. Swahili spoken by over 200 Bantu Africans yet we're not promoting it, or Using it enough. Our Swahili Speaking Presidents who are 7 of them yet when they go to the UN they give their speeches in English. And here I am typing in English so, I can connect with Wode Maya Audience. Pamoja sana , Amani Kwa wote.
Thats what African Americans do !! We fight for whats right. We are passionate people and yes loud but we have your back on a protest hands down!!
Thank you brother, we need more videos like this. Our people from the diaspora don't need to go through this mess.
This man has a heart of a lion!!! I'm from America and he deserves the upmost respect.
💯 ❤🎉
The Director only assisted, because he knew that you all were recording. It’s impossible that he is unaware of the corruption. Plus, those elder Black American (Ghanaian) women were too strong and they were not going to tolerate that corruption. The day we learn to unite as one, is the day the African globally will be free!
That 2000 cash 50% goes to the Director .
The African Americans brought their American protest mentality with them and it worked.
You are correct. In America we black people have become accustomed to resisting injustice!!
You need to do a documentary in Nigeria, Ikoyi passport office, they make sure you pay a compulsory bride which is more than double the official price for obtaining the passport. If you don't pay this compulsory bribe fee, your passport won't be processed by the immigration officers the strategy they use is to tell you your passport isn't ready yet even if it exceeds the collection date they gave you while others that pay the bribe get theirs before yours
That's why people in the diaspora need to return to the Continent. We are use to the struggle for human and civil rights.
I'm Kenyan, One time like 4 years ago I went on a road trip with my friends and ended up at the Tanzanian border at Taveta/Holili. On a whim we decided that we would ask Tanzanian immigration if they can let us pass (We had no passports, only IDs) so we can visit the nearest Tanzanian town get lunch, drink some Tanzanian beers then come back before the day was over. Guess what!? They told us they would let us in with a permit for 8 hours if we leave our car on the Kenyan side and took a Tanzanian rental/Taxi/public transport... Long story short we had one of the craziest 8hrs in a foreign country, we got so wasted we almost got lost on our way back to the Kenyan border. We did not bribe anyone! On our way back even the Kenya immigration officials were surprised, they were like, 'So they let you in just like that?' and we were like, 'yeah, we asked really nicely'. That's the kind of brotherhood/sisterhood that Africa needs.
Things are even better right now in East Africa. West Africa should wake up. It's a shame Togo
@@andresmonicah5792 west Africa is hell of Africa,it's dangerous in the boarders
The East African community is a good example of how open we all should be as Africans.
Love from Tanzania 🇹🇿 karibuni sana ❤️
@@andresmonicah5792 remember uganda entebbe airport how they fired all airport workers due to bribery a few month ago
I have never been to East Africa but from what I have heard its way better than West Africa. At least over there rules means something. In the West nothing is guaranteed with the exception of a few areas. Its a shame.
Y'all are change-makers. The next generation will enjoy free border travels. Thank you so much!
I hope so
U are right my dear
Don’t be deceived bro…
For the French countries,you will cry…
Am an officer but when am entering Togo or Burkina,it’s very frustrating
@Life Archives Nothing is constant. I said the next generation. You wont be around.
It's greedy people and about money I have a 5 year visa for the Gambia but the border agent charged me, my husband was ready to fight the guy.
ONE OF MAYA'S MOST POWERFUL VIDEOS YET!!
This is an award winning video. I am completely lost for words for your insistence of refusing to pay bribe. Well done Maya.
This disunity is how Europeans colonized and enslaved us.
Indeed it is a winner for me already
he is tired of paying bribes. I go through it when traveling in Africa. Is a nightmare! but they are super nice to most whitesss
Very proud of him. A lot of us usually pay the bribe to avoid wahala and delays.
Yes the Award for best victim player 😄😄😄😄😄😄
Black american sisters had your back bro ! 💜💜💜💜
This boy from Ghana was sent by God to unite Africa, this boy is undoubtedly the voice of Africa, this boy will surely change the perspective of Africans, Finally, this genius Ghana boy may not know how kenyans love him, go, the unity of Africa is in ur hands. Love from Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
He’s a grown man!
@@mylissa2167 married man too
The public recording corruption is the key to solving all the worlds problems. It keeps people ACCOUNTABLE!
I commend these African-American women who are now Ghanaian citizens. They began their journey back to Africa for this VERY MOMENT, to stand up to institutional corruption, to be strong and BE the CHANGE we want to see in this world. Thank you, Wode Maya ❤️💫🌍
Yesss ❤❤
Thanks brother for this video don't scary for anything God be with you always
Facts
Yes wodemaya enough is enough, we are tired.
So embarrassing. I’m so glad the elders stood up to that nonsense.
I am Nigerian and I was born in Cameroon. When I was traveling from Nigeria to Cameroon I was left out in the cold for hours because I refused to pay money at the border. Thank you for this video
I'm very sorry there are much corruption in my country I hope that one day you can travel in my country without restrictions, I love Nigeria and i wish to marry a beautiful nigeria girl je m'axcuse encore pour ce que vous avez subi
Julie me too ... Cameroon born Nigerian with roots in Ghana, Togo & Benin.
@@zookat You should be made an ambassador with all these roots.
Am a Cameroonian born in Cameroon but when I left Gabon to enter my country of origin,I was ask to pay 10.000frs; I think Cameroon is the most corrupt country in the whole universe.going out of Cameroon you gat to pay, coming in,you have to pay too.
@@ghanabakd1452 😂😂😂
All travel UA-camrs should be sharing this video right now !
sure i believe so.
Exactly, very powerful point. Let's all share.
The Honourable Member of Parliament should be praised for her being Outspoken critic on such a sensitive matter. God bless you Mum , you are true African Mother.
You are not just a content creator but also a generational icon! What you all fought for and risk your lives for at the border will benefit future travellers. Congrats to you all!
Bravo! Bravo! BRO!
Woda Maya, I am a Sierra Leonean living in Houston Texas .I have been watching your videos about two years now thanks to my wife who forced me to start watching your videos on ' Changing the Africa narratives". You are the reason why I am now working on investing in my country and working on taking my family to tour the continent very soon.
If African leaders mean business they should 100% support your work..Only God will bless you and your family for the sacrifices you are making to connect us and making us think about going back home. Most of us to be honest had given up..because we are tired of the issues we go through when you go back and tries to do things..The corruption, bad roads, stinky attitudes of those in offices and so much more...
You are a hero for mama Africa and all government officers of every African country if they mean good for their countries in general and mama Africa in particular should embrace you and encourage more youths that are so passionate about uniting all children of mama Africa and changing the narratives of how the world view Africa in a negative light which is why we are treated like nobodies around the world.
Me and my family adore you so much
Thank you Woda Maya🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Please don't give in continue the great work you are doing our hero!
You refused to pay bribes? You are a brave soul
Sure he is Man. am sad today.
@@AppOdellsMULTIMEDIA They were scared because he got a million subscriber. Thieves don't wanna be exposed thats why backed down.
I had to pay 2 times at the boarders from Mali to Nigeria.
We need to change the way we do things in Africa so we can achieve the greatness we deserve!
🤣🤣 , Africa need to tear down the slave borders now if not you'll still slave
Great point 👍👏👏
❤️🖤💚👏🏿👏🏿🌍
Thank u Menezy welcome to Kenya brother..
Maya's facial expressions are just the message Afrikan leaders need. We have failed our own people as a continent
They failed us miserably!
Black women all over the world are still fighting for our rights and the rights of others. We continue to carry the world on our shoulders!! So proud of my black women elders and how they continue to fight for basic rights 👏🏾 🙌🏾. Glad they stood their ground 👍🏾. Thank you for highlighting all this corruption. Open the damn boarders!!!
Thanks a lot , Maya.
This what we go through as South Sudan when travelling to Kenya n Uganda 😢😢😢
Am so sorry,we're good pple in kenya i hope this message gets o department of traveling and they're going to do better We one!!!
They ask you for bribes there, or are the restrictions too tough?
So sorry South Sudan. Did not know about this. We love You in Uganda and You should be entering Uganda freely.
I am moroccan but we have exactly the same by some people ur words make me cry africa can be paradise on earth if we all find our self value and love each other ur doing noble work this is sadly going on all acros africa and just a tiny drop in this sea of of bribery i remember moroccan officers needed to be payed bribe.
brother greetings from morocco 🙏🏼🙏🏿🙏🏽
Greetings my African brother! I get encourage every time I read or meet a Moroccan who believes he or she is African like the rest of us south of your county's border. Yesterday, I was attacked by someone who said he is Morrocan on social media. He didn't believe that we sub Saharan Africans had a history before slavery. In his written word and I quote " You were slaves of other countries or tribal, stop trying to steal other countries history and make your own..." 😆. We are one people regardless of how we look. Africa is a diverse continent! One love my brother and God bless 🙌🙏🏾
Your comment really moved me
Pot 4:06
@@lol2nicki feel deeply shamed when i hear those stories and my apologies for that im really sorry to hear that he isnt a real moroccan and hes dumbass we the real moroccans dont claim him morocco was part of the mahgreb kingdom part of this kingdom where: senegal,mauritiania,algeria,tunesia
Every die hard moroccan whos a real g knows this and defends this as matter of fact we are one of the few arabic people that will fight u over slandering the dark colour ive been discriminated many times but when a white farmer racist called me the n word or black jokes etc i would fight them and there is more like us we defend all the colours and are proud we are africans morocco geographicaly is just different but we want to be allied with the whole of africa at least starting on the smaller scales and i hope our countries can develop properous trade yes we came from far east but bruh we are so intermingled with all kinds of tribes too by now DNA wise also that we cant call ourselves none africans but we are muslim lighter skinned africans wich a lot of people dont know how to understand they think because they are muslim and or lighter skinned they arent part of africa wich is a very small way of thinking nonetheless
WE ARE AFRICA#AFRICAUNITE👊🏿👊🏾👊🏽👊🏼
@@lol2nick I am married to a Moroccan. She and all her family embrace their Africaness. The people in denial have been deceived by the colonialists and they are also guilty of being intellectually insincere and having some evil in their hearts. Most Moroccans that I know are definitely pro-Africa.
I'm Togolese and I'm so ashamed of their border bribe and attitude. This is unacceptable!!! Togo needs to change on that!! Thank you for exposing the truth brother! Keep up the good fight!
Mon Frere Togolais tu reve trop Vraiment.
I m form cote d ivoire and this in every border not only togo border.
Travelling to Ghana they asked us to pay this same amount in cfa too.
I’m also from Togo 😫😫 They detained me and asked me to pay $110 for Covid test I had told them I had Covid test from Ghana They had no interest in seeing my Covid test results. They just wanted me to pay.
I payed but they never gave me that test 😫🤬 There were so many of those moments throughout my trip, and that was my first time going back after 10 years of being in the US
This happens at most if not all borders in Africa. We should all be ashamed as Africans.
wode maya got arrested in Kanye and got deported from Uganda he didn't behave like that. in fact he hade alot issues from many African countries never behave like that . in fact many African travel to Ghana face the same issue. wode maya is a sell out . he is doing this because he is a french speaking country. he is dividing african people. the same thing happened in Ghana
You and the women companions are champions! If no receipts are given, it can only mean one thing - money for their pockets or corruption. I am from Solomon Islands, in the Pacific Ocean, north east of Australia, but I like your videos and love your promotion of Africa for African investors. Keep it up❤️❤️
They didn’t know who they were messing up with now it’s up ⬆️ We need more of these radical videos to expose all evil going on around our continent, then the change will come. You don’t deserve what you’re going through but God allows you to go through that for the rest of Africans to experience change. Change is near, and you’re bringing that change. Love you man 🤟🏿✌🏿
This situation is horrible and those people needs to be held accountable .
I'm Jamaican watching from another country. This was infuriating. I tell you though... like them or not you've got to give it to the Americans... they speak up and fight for their rights. That's the main thing I like about Americans. Notice too that these are elderly American women, as one of them pointed out. Can you imagine these women fighting for freedom and equality in America and going back to Africa to have to do the same? Wow! Where does it end?
So many governments in African countries need a Wode Maya... this dude has the charisma of a good politician. People are seperated and he brings them together. Plus, he is truly passionate for a greater Africa.
Big Fan. As a white man who traveled to Togo in April 2022 it was a nightmare for me too. They wanted to take my cameras, they wanted to take my phone. They initially wanted $100 USD to cross into Benin (I was still within my Togolese visa) and they made me sit under a mango tree for 3 hours. I eventually paid $60 and they let me through. When I got to Beninese border control just 100m across the border, they shook their head and rolled their eyes.
I think this has something to do with Togo. It's an authoritarian state, and at this point, they are trying to make money where they can. It happens less in Benin, but it does happen. But the ones that are closed societies tend to be the ones that have higher levels of corruption. I would love to go back, and will, because I love every country, no matter the situation it's in, but this is something peculiarly linked to Togo.
I can't help it but cry!!! Africa, why??? Why are we doing this to ourselves?! Why?????💔💔💔💔💔😥😥😥😥😥
It's heartbreaking 💔 ah Africa! Because of these stories, it makes me stuck to going for vac outside Africa .
When that demonic europeanons came to the beautiful Black land of Africa they brought their wicked thieves and evil 😈 ways with bad behavior
@@aryeemeg7617 I know this feeling 💔
It's greed, lack of love and respect for ourselves, lack of principle and integrity.
@@Crabtree1844 yep. A white man will come and enter with no problem
More love to my American granny’s and aunt’s for their relentless fighting spirits.. Maya great work. Love you 👏👏
Our elders traveling to the Motherland is just beautiful, monumental at the very least! Just amazing, I love it ❤️🖤💚
Love seeing African Americans fighting for their rights even in Africa. Will bever see African women doing this
Thank you so much for this video, you just made my day with this action.
Am from Guyana 🇬🇾 an am very impressed with you as an advocate fighting the cause for one Africa.I do hope other bloggers from Africa will joined you in fighting for such worthy cause. " One Africa".
Wishing you every success in your endeavours.
Thanks for this video Wode It reminds me of my experience in Togo, but I'm not even African, It's crazy to think YOU and other ECOWAS members have to deal with this. (I still owe you a proper visit by the way!)
That is a bad experience
Thanks for dropping your view @Geography Now
@GeographyNow we are expecting you in Ghana, your friend Noah's home country
Geography Now this is after effects of colonialism. We’re a divided people in Africa
Come to Ghana with the whole squad. Shoot about 10 videos
Sir I am really sorry I am Togolese and I ask forgiveness for what happened I appreciate you very much for the work you do for Africa Ghana and Togo is family 🇬🇭❤️🇹🇬
You guys have to change your mentality, Togo 🇹🇬 border is very bad 👎 😕.
@@francisyeboah8697 You are rude. We are TOGOLESES but we are not those people working at the borders.
@@francisyeboah8697 we have the same corruption in Ghana it’s not just Togo!
@@attajacob thank you
Mama Gomashie ❤❤❤. Liberate ourselves from mental slavery ❤❤ love you from South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤
Thank you for making “border free” a conversation across the continent! One Africa. 🖤
Don't mess with elderly aunties from the Diaspora. They have a no nonsense fighting spirit about them. 🥰
This same shit happened when I travelled from Ivory Coast to Ghana and my dear, I cried my ass out. We couldn’t cross one city without bribing because they knew I was from the diaspora and also not Ivorian . They warned us but I couldn’t believe the headache we’d went through just to cross the boarder. This must change!!!!!!!!!!
You are very right, Ivorian police are theft.
I love Africa, I am from Pakistan and I truly hope Africa will become One!
"We're no better than you, you're no better than us. We're one". This statement really hit me hard. It's so sad to see such things happening between us fellow african brothers. Slavery unfortunately left the form of chains to become mental. This absolutely has to change and instead of blaming governments, let's first start by changing paradigms and mentalities.
Thanks Maya for bringing this to attention im I'm from Malawi living in South Africa we were traveling to Malawi and the best route is through Zimbabwe & Mozambique. We experience the same thing at Beitbridge boarder that is SA side after showing all our car papers and stamped our passport somehow the officers at the gate couldn't let pass they created stories about our car papers and demanded R5000 to which we refused. After more than 2hrs they let pass. Then Zimbabwe side they never demanded money but they threw us left, right & center 3 to 4hrs later we were done. The worse thing happened in Mozambique, at the entry boarder we stamped our passport and sign transit papers pay then we were back on the road. We found a roadblock its when things worsened they wanted we pay them R5000 as Christmas to the 3 officers after refusing they took my friend drivers licence & car papers and kept us there from 9pm to 5am in the morning. My son got sick there as it was very hot sitting inside the car for that time and I had to negotiate the amount down to R1000 for to pass throw. Maya to honest africa is still in bandage by itself. Thanks for making this video i support your work brother
My man , every where herein Africa is irritating.border controllers are rude, useless.nobody care's what happens at border gates.from South Africa to Mozambique is hectic because there some guys demanding bribery.police there are rude.in Mozambique they don't speak English.so it's ridiculous and difficult to tour.
These officers are using humiliation tactics to extort money and I’m sorry this happened to you in front of your family and with your son becoming ill. I hope your story and the disrespect the officers show to fellow Africans becomes an issue that is aggressively handled from the top down. ❤️💫🌍
WHAT 😳 😳 😳 😳 SORRY DEAR
I feel your frustration mate, Mozambique boarders are worst..., some of us from West Africa have to apply for VISA on arrival at Mozambique boarders but their immigration have made it seem like a crime. I got to Namahacha boarder on 10/072022 @ 16h00, I was frustrated until 22h00. Even some westerners had to fight on my behalf...and I couldn't believe how smooth and quick it was for Asians and other non-African nationals who also had to apply for visa on arrival went through, max of 20 mins. I had to drive an immigration officer to get into Mozambique boarder town ATM machine to withdraw money for bribe, come back to the boarder post before I got my passport stamped and to enter by 22h15...
Absolutely horrific! We Africans are our biggest problem is this current era.
It is no longer a white-man’s problem. It’s US!
Maya God will lengthen your days 🙏
You can't believe as a Nigerian I was on phone with a Ugandan friend talking about the problem of traveling within Africa being so expensive than traveling to some European countries from Africa when I got the notification of this video. This borders is one of our major problem. May God use the present generation to heal Africa 🙏
I too experienced long wait times at the Togo/ Ghana border. Beautiful country! I can't wait to return!!
Stand your ground and elevate the standard of transparency. Don't let this bribing cancer continue. Aya Maya!
It is beautiful to see African American women with that strong personality, always standing up. Africa to the WORLD
ONE LOVE from 🇹🇹❤️
That means alot and I appreciate that alot
Yess ❤❤❤
Equally sad, disturbing, disgusting and SHAMEFUL that they erre put in that position of having to “stand up” to the black MEN who should be HELPING AND PROTECTING them as women AND ELDERS…
*were not erre!
That's what they missing, that FBA ENERGY.
I’ve been traveling between TOGO & GHANA now and then for more than ten years. Just the thought of crossing the AFLAO border is mentally exhausting. Even with every document at hand, the officers won’t let you pass if you don’t pay!
It drives me crazy and often stops me from wanting to travel between TOGO & GHANA. It’s ridiculous!
how much do they want ?
It’s a replica of all that happens especially in every border of French speaking African countries. When will this nightmare end??
When did we become terribly brainwashed like this to be our own very enemies Africans
Agree, very annoying. I visited Togo few years ago from Nigeria via a bus and it was a nightmare!
@@DiyanosusThracianSanctuary 2000 CFA. It doesn't sound like much, but with only 2000 people crossing those borders every day, that's $2,4M/ year. Where's that money going?! What is it for? What aren't we given any proof of payment?
@@GertKombate its going to pot belly corrupt illiterate officials mf and their slay queens
I'm from the United States.. What you are doing is very powerful ✨
I was crossing the nigeria/Benin border last February and my family and I were extorted for money by numerous nigerian customs/immigration officers. It was my brother's first time in nigeria. It was disheartening and disgusting.
Honestly, it's nauseating!
Ghanaian immigration at border took all my money.
That would be the worst border in terms of corruption, crossed there at night and it had over 20 checkpoints, each demanding money. No words to describe how that feels like.
@@chrisudoka5420 the entire west Africa immigration is corrupt which includes Ghanaian immigration. Sorry for that.
I’m so proud of the ladies, they stood up too..🙏🏾👏
So when Africans enslaved by America come home to Africa we have to come together to continue fighting like we did in the USA! That's not right
I got goosebumps watching this video. As an African woman I felt every inch of emotion the diaspora ladies in the video carried. Africans together lets change the narrative. Africa to the world.
Those ladies warmed my spirit much love to them they know struggle and took no time to rally round ✊🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️🖤❤️
This is my best video ever because it's a liberation message. again thank you so much. Live longer bro.
It’s so upsetting 😢. We do these crazy things for our fellow Africans. Wode Maya you also need spy cameras, the one you wear like glasses 👓 or shirt button
Keep it up 👍🏾
Wods, you have me in tears. I am an African American who has been taking the steps to reclaim my African heritage as many of us are doing now. My DNA has identified the majority of my ancestry as 28% Nigerian and 23% Benin-Togo and am now going through the steps of learning my actual tribal identity. As an American we can go anywhere in the world. My heart breaks with the divisions seen across Africa and how the vestige's of colonialism have caused this. The limitations and restrictions in Africa to have continuity in utility services, fair food prices, government services for the poor, disabled, free quality education, a lack of government corruption, etc. America isn't a perfect country but it provides all of the necessities of like in a reasonable process and there are social services that help the poor and disabled. I pray that Africa and the entire world are able to move beyond the vestige's of bondage left by the colonialist and from slavery. Thank you Woda for all you to toward identifying the need to recognize the those of us claiming our lost heritage and the need for unity across Africa.
My fellow African ,your concerns are noted, however how did America get it's wealth🤔 so she can provide all the social necessity for her people. 🤔 . There are systems which were put in place in the 1800 which still works like clockwork. Only by doing your due diligence can you understand what is playing out in Africa.Mental slavery, Economic slavery, Financial Slavery, feeling less than, been afraid to teardown the borders and unite.😔. It will happen with determination and fearlessness. Maya, I salute! Die for something or live for nothing.
I'm planning my third trip to east Africa and I would advise you not to look to deep into your tribal DNA. We Afro Americans/Caribbeans are a mix of West African tribes. I don't know if you've visited the continent before because as you can see from this vlog tribalism can & has been a weakness for as well as a source of strength for Africans. This has nothing to do with colonisation. Your tribal heritage can determine your life chances just like being black can in the West.
28% Nigerian, 23% benin Togo means you ancestor is yoruba from the old oyo empire and he was sold into slavery in badagary lagos
Couldn’t have said it any better.. thank you, as a fellow diaspora in America… 💯💕🙏🏽
Please don’t blame anybody for Africa problems. Enough is enough. We need to face our problems and find a solution.
If any video of yours did not go viral, this one should go viral, and the whole world needs to know about these schemers at these borders in Africa.
So far your the best African brother. Much ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ brother.
I went through this when I was travelling from Benin to Nigeria i literally cried like a baby . My gold chain was stolen that day when the immigration officer searched in my stuff. That was on the 18/12/2021 it’s sad
I went through this same thing in ANGOLA 🇦🇴 2009 , I refused to pay bribe .really as Africans we must change this behavior
God bless u Wode Maya, ur a huge asset for the continent.
This is reason why most of our young people are migrating to European countries because they're tired of corruption,violence, poverty,harassment and high unemployment the list is endless ...anyways I salute my brother Wode Maya for his courage and determination because some of us we would have given up a long time 👏🏽👏🏽
Yep because when they establish in other African they harassed them lock up their stores, discriminate call different names. Very hard to bank in fellow African country, police harassment, landlords stealing from tenants that are not from their country. Etc.
As a Jamaican 🇯🇲 living in the United States 🇺🇸 dreaming of returning to Africa 🌍 I cried watching this video. If you need to make money adopt the process of paying tolls
Go back to Jamaica..that's your homeland...we were everywhere on the planet...
Yeeszz I said the same thing!!! Check for the papers than required a toll! The continent needs the E-zpass system we use here in the US asap!!!!
We Love you Jamaicans🌍💙💙💙✊🏿❤️🖤💚
here.. here.. 😌🙏🏾..👍🏾
Do you know why they created tolls?
I'm from Ivory Coast and went to college on Togo, it was a nightmare EVERY SINGLE TIME crossing either of the boarders, it's ridiculous.
wode maya got arrested in Kanye and got deported from Uganda he didn't behave like that. in fact he hade alot issues from many African countries never behave like that . in fact many African travel to Ghana face the same issue. wode maya is a sell out . he is doing this because he is a french speaking country. he is dividing african people.
Wada maya we Ghanaian are proud of you 👏❤♥💙 i known through your hard work 💪 u can break this chain ⛓💪🙌👏
Thank you my man Wode Maya for telling the WORLD about this problem ! 😎
You started the Struggle (in Zimbabawe, we call it Chimurenga), keep it up. Corruption must be exposed at all cost. It's not bad publicity but it's inward looking, looking at ourselves and being able to expose the wrong. Every African has a duty to expose corruption and refuse to participate in it for any purpose. This is a virtue that the education systems in Africa must instill in the new generation.
On my first visit to Ghana in 2008 I was made to pay £20 bribe yet Zim has a gratis visa from Ghana. Thereafter I stood my ground and do not pay anymore. Nice work Maya!
This video is very powerful Wode Maya thank you so much for all you do 🙏! You are changing the world and I see that ❤!
I have a Jamaican born friend who tried crossing the border 15 years ago and experienced the same thing. She said the absolute worst of the Jamaican side of her came personality came out and was on full display. They allowed her to cross without anymore problems
You are a global treasure and continental icon so please take good care of your self
My brother, first all of sorry for what happened. I have experienced the same problem here in East Africa and I badly wanted to talk about it but I have no platform. So I ended up vigorously telling my frustrations to my wife. I almost cried. Imagine how hard it is for businesses and businessmen and women to deal with borders' constraints. it's like they have devised a system just to make things difficult so that they can make a little money without due regard to the victims.
My brother, the issue here is that our leaders consider these issues as small, and they don't know how much the same affect everyday livelihood of their people. With this video I hope they get the message. As always keep up the good work.
Sending love from Vanuatu 🇻🇺 🌋 to Africa 🌍 🤲🏽.
I have goosebumps watching this video. It brings back memories of what we went through during my childhood days as a Ghanaian who grew up in Nigeria. The Togolese are something else and they don’t respect women😢
same my dear
Thank you soooooo much WADE MAYA, you are a GOD sent to all black people all over the world. I really appreciate you WODA MAYA, proudly Nigerian 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
What makes this conversation so sad?💁🏾 Is the fact that I had this SAME conversation this morning, in the Chicagoland area. The SAME sad, tiring, conversation! As Black people, why do we treat each other this way? The colonization of our minds is terrifying. We've been through too much to STILL be here! Wishing all of you peace and love.
Stay Woke.
Stay safe.
This got nothing to do colonization. The selfishness and greediness of the typical African is unbelievable. What has taking bribe from another African for entering your country got to do with this? This is stupid. An African can move freely in Europe than his own continent.
Exactly it is tiring, we talk so much about how prejudice white people are to us and make a huge emphasis on that ,we forget how prejudice we are to our own selves....sad smh😑
Humans are humans corrupt, evil,self serving and more. Before White man went to other shores do you think people wasn't killing and enslaving and mistreating their own. Right here in America Blks are each other worst enemy.
You are absolutely spot on 🎯 we treat our own baldly and worships the colonizers and oppressors when they come to our lands. Why can’t we learn from the mistakes of our ancestors 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️
Minus the Woke.
Great piece! You are doing a great job. Keep it up!
Wode for president!
Most of Africa is corrupt and I have bad experiences first hand, while travelling between the borders of Namibia, Botswana, to Zimbabwe in 2013. God help us !! It's crazy, ridiculous and no country, no nation, no people can move forward if we continue to be corrupt. It hurts the economy ( its development), and it needs to stop!!✋🏼
Unfortunately bribe is so high in Africa still today. Sudan is big land for bribe everything works by bribe on our authority.
The colonisers divided us for their own benefits. It's now time for us Africans to wake up, emancipate ourselves from the mental slavery we've been put in for centuries. Let's unite for us & our children's children's benefits. Thank you very much @wodemaya for this valuable piece of evidence. 🙏🏾🙏🏾 Hope it's the beginning of a new & prosperous era for our beloved Africa.
Good job, Wode Maya! You remind me of Malema in South Africa fighting for what is right! Keep fighting for change!
Glad you put this up. Imagine what happens to everyday people who dont have any voice.
Now share the video indiscriminately!
Thanks for sharing this Wode. I must give a shout out to Dakar (Senegal) and Banjul (Gambia) airports. I was treated like a queen with my Nigerian Ecowas passport. I had my U.S passport with me in case any issue surfaced, but to my surprise, they made me so proud to be an Africa. I hope this experience is replicated at all the air and land borders in Africa.
Greetings from the Gambia West Africa smiling coast 😀 of Africa 🌍
I can attest of the experience at the Dakar airport, Senegal. Very smooth entry check-in
Why is mentioning Ur us passport necessary to this story?
note to self to travel there. I don't want to go Nigeria eventhough i love the food. Tourism money is being left on the table.
@@humblevege awww - don’t worry, they’ll get it right soon, then it’ll be back on your bucket list.
Wodemaya to the world , Nigeria love you
Keep doing what your doing. I can not wait to come home to Mother Africa. It is a dream of mine. Stay safe on your many journeys. Blessings from America
My brother Maya, let me say, you are the one and only humble and candid content creator. (I am Maya) following you from China back to your motherland with the intention to change the narrative of Africa and Africans.
You are leaving a legacy of a legend, and I say, keep up the good work. 👍🥰✌️
What you did and with your army in this clip impressed me so much that it stirred me to comment, of course, I've watched most of your predicaments in many African borders, especially at the airports. 😭 but this one got me cuz I was once a victim at the Aflao-Togo border.
I'm a humble African of Nigerian descent living in Osaka.
In July 2015, I went to my motherland on an expedition to explore west Africa with the intention to showcase to my colleagues and students the real image of West Africa.
However, I was deterred by the experiences at the borders especially the spot Maya & his army warred, I was asked to pay the same amount, I was like “hell no” why would I... & for what?
They were like, must pay it, period, everyone pays it and you people are rich it's not a big deal. And, I said, it's a big deal for me since you can't provide a receipt covering it & my conscience won't tolerate it.
Since they nailed me withholding my passport that I must pay to cross, I frantically wreaked for an hour & half but to no avail, and went to my English brothers to complain (Ghana Immigration officers) as Maya said, “what remains in Ghana remains in Ghana” it is what it is, the extortion. So, I was like a fish out of water.
In nutshell, a good samaritan who was crossing footed the bill though I implored him not to, he said, this systematic exhortation has been existing for decades. Soon after they begged me to carry my wahala and go... But I still need a receipt so I took a French - Engish book that was on their desk as my receipt.
Nevertheless, my time in those countries was awesome, but in Accra was a blast.
So bro, thank you for exposing them and I'm certain your message is reaching the summit. My hat off to you, Maya! 🥰✨👍
I'm glad that you did not pay the bribes . You are truly a warrior
This message is so important. Togolese people need to see this. Thank you for your work. Our mothers are Queens, love the way they stood up for their rights!
Ghana immigration do this same too
I was born in Togo and going to Accra is a headache. Every little police road check on the way is to rob you off your money. We all as a continent should do better.
Do you have any ideas of how Ghana police will treat you when you're crossing the border to Ghana is a total robberies? We all are same my wonder woman
I think Togo is quite OK because you just have to pay 2000cfa just the same as Benin but from Benin to Niger boarder (Gaya) they will charge you to pay what they want and expecially when you are from an English speaking country and from there every town or villages have barriers and check points to pass any one of them you have to pay something excluding their citizens...and as of Burkina Faso I don't even want to talk about it because is more than robbery cos I've experienced level of it in August 2021.
Not even one leader in Africa is willing to break the walls .....in words YES.
Corruption is a water Africans drink. We’re our own problem. How can it be uprooted when the leaders themselves are corrupt.
The level of corruption within our African communities is terrible! I remember driving to Nigeria from Ghana a few years ago, and I promised myself never to go that route again! It’s that frustrating! The worst and longest wait was at the last border to enter Nigeria in Benin (we waited for about 3hrs) … it’s a personal greedy business! Such a shame y’all!! We have a LOOONG way to go!
LOL you call this corruption, its WILD, come to America if you really want to know what corruption is. Talk t any cop, they wont be hard to find, because they will follow you and make up something to fuck with you about.
Just the other day some cops came up and harrassed me for simply walking to the store, I whipped out my phone and pointed the camera at them, and bam, they took off so fast.
You can't drive to Nigeria from Ghana through Cameroon. Check your lies well.
@@save_theworld She's not sure what the name is, I think she meant Benin
They have to adjust the pay to a decent salary range across the continent so they are able to maintain a decent standard of living This would help stop curupption. Second they need to put cameras in the border offices that its monitored.
@@cynthiapierre7906 Great ideas, also they should legalize marijuana BEFORE the rest of the world and cash in on a crop that doesnt need to be processed in expensive factories overseas, there is a billion dollar market waiting to be tapped into.
😮wow amazing 🤩 work you do 🥰👍🙏
It’s interesting how the borders are not only physical but also psychological. This story can even connect to what happened to Tyre Nichols in the states . May he rest in peace.
Just want to say THANK YOUto our African sisters who stood by you and supported you in this difficult situation. This is the African unity we all crave for. More respect t to them