Thabo Mbeki’s stirring speech “I am an African” stands as one of those iconic and profound statements of pride in being African. Africa may not be the most developed continent in the world and its people may not be the most developed, but they are proud of it and would protect it with their lives. This is why people who are not African may not understand why their people romanticize it so much. When Europeans plundered Africa centuries ago, they took everything they could, leaving behind only things they deemed useless. Through all this humiliation and the immense hardship it entailed, Africans never lost their spirit and their zeal to survive.
In their love for Africa, Africans have built for themselves traditions and ways of doing things that only fellow Africans can understand. It’s their subtle way of showing off the resilient shields they’ve evolved to protect themselves from the outside world. Driving through parts of Africa captured some images of the African spirit of survival that only Africans would understand. Just look.
One big happy family. If dad doesn’t have a car, at least he has a bike. Can you count the number of people on this bike?
The fact that these men have to put down and display their goods in the morning and still have to put everything down at night is normal.
It is inhuman not to help someone in need. Stuck in the mud? All you have to do is seek out passers-by and your car will be out and moving in no time.
It’s very risky not to stop as a cop says “stop”. It doesn’t matter if it violates your individual human right or not, just stop. If you don’t stop, it’s an offense. Hitting him is a double insult. But if you escape then pray to god he didn’t get your license plates because if he did your new name is SAD.
Necessity they say is the mother of invention. I bet whoever invented Jack had a need for it before they invented it. However, in Africa there are other ways to jack up a car if you don’t have a jack.
This is the representation of what a typical traffic jam looks like in most rural areas. When in a good mood, they graze in nearby bushes. If they are not in a good mood, you can start running right away. Note that the African sheep can be just as mulian as the goat.
White people were shocked when they first saw Africans tying babies to their backs. Well, these days it’s not just kids who get piggyback rides.
Is this coffin occupied? It doesn’t matter if it is. Africans respect the dead too much not to want to spend every last moment with a loved one.
It’s only fair to get some rest after a hard day’s work. What better way than to build a makeshift bed under the truck. That way, anyone wanting to steal it would have to take the owner with them.
Call it McDonalds or Al Donald, they are all Donalds. If McDonald’s better than Al Donald, only people who’ve been to both places will know. Anyway, food is food.
A hole in the road is a pothole. Whether it’s big and 5 feet deep, it’s still a pothole and it’s not a new thing in Africa. Everyone knows how to do it.
This is definitely faster than walking. He could stand, but he’ll get there before someone walks. It’s called hitchhiking.
Skating is nothing new for Africans. Our roads may not be consistently good, but it doesn’t stop us from having fun. Oh, it also doubles as a means of transportation.
Africans say, “When the desirable is not available, the available becomes desirable.”
car problem! Who says you have to haul it to the shop. Don’t worry, the workshop will come to you. Current vehicles won’t even bother it.
A typical workshop consists of flattened hoods and parts.
Overcharging is allowed and absolutely safe.
UN aid workers. I think his helmet says it all. Take your problems elsewhere. But then why are they here?
Seeing a corpse on the street means justice has been served. It says 1 missed call. The last thing I checked is that having a missed call is perfectly normal.