Life In a Floating Slum in Africa – Makoko

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Life In a Floating Slum in Africa – Makoko


The capital of Nigeria, Lagos, is home to a remarkable yet starkly contrasting community known as Makoko – a floating slum that vividly embodies both the resilience of the human spirit and the dire consequences of urban poverty. Beneath the surface of Makoko’s waterborne vibrancy lies a harsher truth: the waters, a vital life source, are…

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  1. the amount of garbage is amazing what goes from niger to the sea… now someone do something about it… not good ..already in 2012 there was a similar sea of ​​garbage

  2. How come a country so rich and the people living in these conditions some thing is very wrong inthe world these leaders god goin to punished you all you are not right I know that God know that and you the leaders know that 😢😢

  3. Shame on Nigeria not supporting her own brothers and sisters (people).. you burn , shoot and neglect your own kind!! This is the HUGE ILLNESS Black and African people have for each other. Turn away from self hate to self love and submit to the GOD of LOVE. Nigeria remember what the West did when they came to you.

  4. The government should at least help them to clean the environment and water by any means. It’s not the way how humans should be treated like this. They should be treated like humans and the lagoon should be cleaned by the government authorities. Sad to see this treatment to humans. Thanks

  5. I traveled through Lagos, and had a short tour of Makoko, 55 years ago when both were 1/10th the size they are now. I can see that its only gotten worse. Lagos can be a scary place to visit. All I can say is shame on the government of Nigeria. Africa has so much potential wealth in its natural resources and much of it is being exported to China while the rich get richer and the poor remain in poverty…

  6. i salute the spirit of Africans no matter whichever part of the continent they live. I have seen them myself as I was living and working out there. With so much of hardships, deprivation, poverty and lack of opportunities people still manage to lead their lives and that too with a smile. i appeal to the Western nations especially the colonist who are mainly responsible for the decadent state of Africa to come forward and use their wealth and resources in rebuilding Africa or at least allow Africans to seek economic refuge in place of terrorist sympathizers from West and South Asia who are often seen protesting and condemning their host nation.

  7. When it rains the people in Makoko are more likely to survive than the people in Lagos, that's the primary reason why the gov't wants Makoko erased from google earth not real estate acquisition/public health concerns.

    Noah was a conspiracy theory until it rained and Pharaoh moved to the mountains!

  8. How can anyone live like this? Unfortunately the population of Nigeria is expected to double. Looking at Doogle maps most of the rivers have dried up and are filled with rubbish.

  9. I think I’m lost on why no one tries to clean up the trash.
    A community effort and cleaning crews could combat some of the problem. Everyone seems to just dump the garbage without being accountable to clean it up.
    The smell has got to be awful.
    The government should be ashamed!!

  10. Mr man, The capital of Nigeria is Abuja not Lagos
    And why are you only capturing the negative side of Nigeria? Why didn’t you make a videos of Victoria Island, Banana Island, Lekki and VGC Estates or?? Nonsense this is very senseless of you

  11. To some Europeans this is a epic moment in history as it a recreation of the Italy Italian and many more historical facts of how they evolved over time to become as popular though to our knowledge its a waterized ghetto great let's leave them alone to develop properly and evolve in constitution and construction 🏗️🚧 far evolve to have banks and hospitals and later on water television studio 🎙️ Africa the next Italy macoco