Nigerian city losing landmark wall

[knlgwst]

"80% of the wall is gone, preventing it from being listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site".

Surely that should be one of the reasons it SHOULD be listed.

[nzeadidnazi]

Oil turned us into animals and made our leaders mad Kano history turns to

[mauricemilesmartinez]

I am author of the books: The Great Wall of Africa: The Empire of Benin’s 10, 000 Mile Long Wall, The Real Wakandas of Africa and The Real Vibranium of Africa (by Maurice Miles Martinez). Most people are unaware that African people built a wall before transatlantic slavery in the Benin empire that is one of the most massive structures in the world. At 10, 000 miles long, the Great Wall of Africa contains more material than all of the buildings in New York City’s Manhattan. Like Kano Nigeria contained many great walled areas. If cut into 1 meter high blocks, the Great Wall of Africa would wrap around the equator more than 65 times! It is arguably the planet’s greatest man-made structure. Yet, it has been ignored by historians. In my book The Great Wall of Africa: The Empire of Benin’s 10, 000 Mile Long Wall, I explore the dimensions of the wall, the history of the Benin Empire’s Kings (Obas) and the stolen Benin Bronzes. These treasures that sit in the world’s museums amount to more than $14 Billion. Most people who read this book are left wondering why they never heard about the Great Wall of Africa in their history classes. The world needs more videos on this topic.

Maurice Miles Martinez

[simferpol]

That 75yo Audo Uba looks very fit and young for that age!

[bubblegumgun]

That it lasted this Long, the wall did its job, and now the city lives on while the people may not understand why those ancient crumbling walls were essential to current lives.

[oleeshanorris]

The country of ancestors is so amazing. ❤❤❤❤

[amosngopwa]

It's shocking that we're not making great efforts to preserve whatever is left of historical locations like this. I am personally saying this as someone who grew up in Kano city and holds great appreciation and reverence for its cultural heritage and beauty.

[kitzmawniuh]

British is jealous since it's was once in the guinness book of world record. As the world biggest and longest man made in the world.

[michaelmokotong]

The colonialists must pay US$ 150 trillion as reparations for destroying the wall.

[anentiresleeveoforeos]

How would the British even go about destroying thousands of miles of walls and why would they bother? They captured the city with just over a thousand soldiers regardless of the walls being there; they posed no threat to British occupation. The walls were made of mud and earth, not brick or stone, which needed to be regularly maintained otherwise they'd degrade. That's why most of the walls are gone because people couldn't/wouldn't reinforce them. People need to use common sense.