A bit off topic, but another African ghost country we might do a video about is the State of Katanga, which proclaimed its independence from Congo-Léopoldville on July 11th, 1960. Congo or, more specifically, Zaire - both of which are ghost countries 👻 - played a rather significant role in Cabinda's story; so, we thought it might be interesting to explore an defunct state from the region.
Hi, Excellent video. Can you do one about the Insland of Annobón (South of Sao Tome ) which has declared a Unilateral independence feom Equatorial Guinea? It was once part of portuguese colony and passed on to Spain, before becoming part of Equatorial Guinea?
Thanks for makin this video, as I’m Cabindian born myself, I never knew a bit of the history of Cabinda… But growin up in the States, I’ve always admired and felt inspired of how history is so important here,and I grew up with the curiosity of wanting to know more about my ancestry This video helped me understand a lil about my ancestry thank you 🙏🏿 . But hopefully one day Africa can Unite 🙌🏾
Oh, thank you so for commenting; it’s always great hearing from someone with a connection to a place we cover and Cabinda’s history was for me personally fascinating to explore. We’ll be returning to central Africa in some future videos about Ambazonia and Katanga!
Oh, thank you so much! We got a pretty good number of new subscribers recently, but still, there's plenty of room to grow. In a lot of ways, the story of Cabinda mirrors that of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Glad you liked it - we definitely tried a few different things here (waving flags, more detailed maps, etc.) in terms of style - and there's plenty more to come!
Just when I thought Europe in Asia were complicated enough, you had into Africa in a region I know nothing about but you are very thorough script and ever improving graphics just amaze me!
Thanks you so much Tina! Yeah, there were a lot of moving pieces in this episode - feel like I say that a lot 😅 - but we tried keeping it succinct. Definitely could’ve explored Zairean involvement, military campaigns, and some other things a bit more in-depth, but then we’d be looking at a multi-part episode again...hahaha Anyway, glad you like the episode and noticed the graphics; we’re always doing minor tweaks to improve our visual style.
Every culture and geographic aera has its complex history but man Africa is tough to wrap my head around. So many border changes and artificial boundaries. That makes it interesting but at the same time sad due to the constant struggle the people go through. I definitely need to learn more about the continent so this was interesting.
Oh, thank you so much! Yeah, African history can be complicated for exactly the reasons you pointed out. We’ve got a couple more episodes planned in the same general region / time period (and some way outside them 😅); so, I think you’ll find those interesting too. Also, we’re in the middle of working on an episode in South Asia and that’s pretty difficult as well because, just like you pointed out here, borders are changing like constantly and, even worse, there’s a notable lack of maps or reference points in English language sources.
Fantastic video man, great mapping and narration. You mentioned 86.5% of government revenue (2002) what’s the percentage in current time? And why is it one of the poorest provinces in Angola if they have all that resources. Btw the COD clip was amazing.
Thanks so much man! Glad you liked the clip 😅; while doing work on the episode, it just came to mind and I knew I had to find a place for it...hahaha Okay; from what I found, petroleum still accounts for about 86% of Angolan exports today with 60%, give or take, coming from Cabinda. Why exactly Cabinda remains so poor is a bit harder to say, but I think some parallels can be made with the Niger Delta and how - despite possessing significant oil reserves - the money doesn't stay there.
Because they are exploited and not get benefit of it resources (why i says this is because sadly my country also formerly exploited our ex province they independence now)
@@blackshirtsocialist1457 Yeah, exactly; there's unfortunately a lot of examples of the resource curse not just at the country level, but within countries too - like Cabinda in Angola.
I honestly didn't know anything about Cabinda before watching this video. My take is that, like so many conflicts, if it wasn't for oil, this would've ended very differently for the people. Kind of a whole resource curse thing going on here.
Thanks John and yeah, it's hard to say exactly how things would have gone if Cabinda didn't possess offshore oil reserves, but I do agree, there probably would've been less interest on the part of Angola in keeping the territory - all the more so during the civil war. That being said, I think Cabinda still would've held strategic importance for the MPLA just because of its location.
Yeah, we feel the same...hahaha, but we’ll keep plugging away! The channel is growing slowly, but surely and the algorithm does seem to throw us a break every once in a while.
Oh, thank you so much! I think you might like our older videos about Wallachia, since it’s got Vlad and how that relates to Dracula. 😆 Definitely will be giving some of those older videos a remastering someday.
A similar thing sort of happened with the Spanish during the Ifni War - a general military victory (in Sahara), but they still turned over Ifni and Cape Juby.
Honestly, it seems like there were at least a few opportunities that, if things had gone differently, Cabinda could've ended up as part of the Congo or independent...and that would've definitely changed regional history!
Cabinda is not a country is a province of Angola and they're are Kongo People is outside because Portugal could not fight Belgium or france to keep kongo united Belgium wanted acess to the sea
A bit off topic, but another African ghost country we might do a video about is the State of Katanga, which proclaimed its independence from Congo-Léopoldville on July 11th, 1960. Congo or, more specifically, Zaire - both of which are ghost countries 👻 - played a rather significant role in Cabinda's story; so, we thought it might be interesting to explore an defunct state from the region.
That actually fits pretty well with my comment lol, but yes, do a video on Katanga!
That’s great, I swear I know more stuff about other countries then my birth country😂 can’t wait for the next video
@@Theunknownpast_official I definitely feel the same with you there! 🤣
Hi,
Excellent video. Can you do one about the Insland of Annobón (South of Sao Tome ) which has declared a Unilateral independence feom Equatorial Guinea? It was once part of portuguese colony and passed on to Spain, before becoming part of Equatorial Guinea?
Thanks for makin this video, as I’m Cabindian born myself, I never knew a bit of the history of Cabinda… But growin up in the States, I’ve always admired and felt inspired of how history is so important here,and I grew up with the curiosity of wanting to know more about my ancestry This video helped me understand a lil about my ancestry thank you 🙏🏿 . But hopefully one day Africa can Unite 🙌🏾
Oh, thank you so for commenting; it’s always great hearing from someone with a connection to a place we cover and Cabinda’s history was for me personally fascinating to explore. We’ll be returning to central Africa in some future videos about Ambazonia and Katanga!
Very detailed video :)
Good job!
Thank you so much! 🙌
Mark my word
This channel will be more popular among Doctoral Students and Aficionados of History and International Relations
Interesting conflict. And quite the underrated channel you have here.
Oh, thank you so much! We got a pretty good number of new subscribers recently, but still, there's plenty of room to grow.
In a lot of ways, the story of Cabinda mirrors that of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Nicely done. Informative and interesting with great graphics. Looking forward to the next episode
Glad you liked it - we definitely tried a few different things here (waving flags, more detailed maps, etc.) in terms of style - and there's plenty more to come!
As usual, always educational and delivered with great humor. Appreciate, Thank you 🙏
Oh, thank you so much Joyce!
Just when I thought Europe in Asia were complicated enough, you had into Africa in a region I know nothing about but you are very thorough script and ever improving graphics just amaze me!
Thanks you so much Tina! Yeah, there were a lot of moving pieces in this episode - feel like I say that a lot 😅 - but we tried keeping it succinct. Definitely could’ve explored Zairean involvement, military campaigns, and some other things a bit more in-depth, but then we’d be looking at a multi-part episode again...hahaha
Anyway, glad you like the episode and noticed the graphics; we’re always doing minor tweaks to improve our visual style.
Your channel is going to blow up, man. Great work!
Thanks man, glad you liked the video! We had some pretty nice growth recently, but definitely are aiming for a lot more with the channel.
@@GhostCountries with the research and care you put into your content, I’m certain you’ll achieve your goals!
@@jackhames3874 Thanks man!
Every culture and geographic aera has its complex history but man Africa is tough to wrap my head around. So many border changes and artificial boundaries. That makes it interesting but at the same time sad due to the constant struggle the people go through. I definitely need to learn more about the continent so this was interesting.
Oh, thank you so much! Yeah, African history can be complicated for exactly the reasons you pointed out. We’ve got a couple more episodes planned in the same general region / time period (and some way outside them 😅); so, I think you’ll find those interesting too.
Also, we’re in the middle of working on an episode in South Asia and that’s pretty difficult as well because, just like you pointed out here, borders are changing like constantly and, even worse, there’s a notable lack of maps or reference points in English language sources.
I absolutely love the premise of your channel! Hope to see you grow in the near future, cheers!
Oh, thank you so much; we’re slowly gaining a larger audience and there’s plenty more ghost countries to cover! 😁
Fantastic video man, great mapping and narration. You mentioned 86.5% of government revenue (2002) what’s the percentage in current time? And why is it one of the poorest provinces in Angola if they have all that resources. Btw the COD clip was amazing.
Thanks so much man! Glad you liked the clip 😅; while doing work on the episode, it just came to mind and I knew I had to find a place for it...hahaha
Okay; from what I found, petroleum still accounts for about 86% of Angolan exports today with 60%, give or take, coming from Cabinda. Why exactly Cabinda remains so poor is a bit harder to say, but I think some parallels can be made with the Niger Delta and how - despite possessing significant oil reserves - the money doesn't stay there.
Because they are exploited and not get benefit of it resources (why i says this is because sadly my country also formerly exploited our ex province they independence now)
@@blackshirtsocialist1457 Yeah, exactly; there's unfortunately a lot of examples of the resource curse not just at the country level, but within countries too - like Cabinda in Angola.
I honestly didn't know anything about Cabinda before watching this video. My take is that, like so many conflicts, if it wasn't for oil, this would've ended very differently for the people. Kind of a whole resource curse thing going on here.
Thanks John and yeah, it's hard to say exactly how things would have gone if Cabinda didn't possess offshore oil reserves, but I do agree, there probably would've been less interest on the part of Angola in keeping the territory - all the more so during the civil war. That being said, I think Cabinda still would've held strategic importance for the MPLA just because of its location.
I did not know about Cabinda too!
So well done, great detail
Thank you so much 😀
bros insainly underated, keep up the great content
A great work.as always.👍
Thanks!
Great video on an overlooked part of the world. I remember they touched upon this in MGSV phantom pain
Really; I didn’t know that!
Your channel is really underrated, buddy
Yeah, we feel the same...hahaha, but we’ll keep plugging away! The channel is growing slowly, but surely and the algorithm does seem to throw us a break every once in a while.
nice video!
Thanks Miltiades!
Your channel is great dude! I just discovered it today. I’m currently in the process of marathonning everything you got.
Oh, thank you so much! I think you might like our older videos about Wallachia, since it’s got Vlad and how that relates to Dracula. 😆 Definitely will be giving some of those older videos a remastering someday.
Great summary.
I'm an Angolan citizen.
Cabinda is, and will always be Angolan land.
Cabinda is Angola.
One only people, One only Nation.
Angola Avante 🇦🇴
interestingly the portuguese won the colonial war in angola
A similar thing sort of happened with the Spanish during the Ifni War - a general military victory (in Sahara), but they still turned over Ifni and Cape Juby.
No, they didn't.
The liberation movements won the war and kicked thousands of White Portuguese out of Angola.
Yet another example of violent "liberation"'s inefficiency compared to solving problems through proper means, democracy and dialogue.
It has a similar vibe like Western Togoland! great!
Yeah, it really kind of does!
Maaaan ! Mobutu should ‘ve invade Cabinda in 1970‼️We miss an opportunity to make Cabinda a Congolese Territory ‼️
Honestly, it seems like there were at least a few opportunities that, if things had gone differently, Cabinda could've ended up as part of the Congo or independent...and that would've definitely changed regional history!
Cabinda is land congo
Cabinda is not a country is a province of Angola and they're are Kongo People is outside because Portugal could not fight Belgium or france to keep kongo united Belgium wanted acess to the sea
Its a country free cabinda
@@0_____CJ-CJ______0.its not google is free