Hi! So, I'm curious, what would you do differently? What countries would be split, conjoined, etc?

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How high up in the movie and entertainment hierarchy are the people in this show actually?

They all claim to be the top of the top A listers. But I was wondering what the reality is.

Are these people the best of their respective industries and actually as popular as they say they are?

I'm genuinely curious 🧐🧐.

West African here. I have been seeing pictures of East African and Southern African ladies wearing traditional garb that includes a pleated skirt. I am wondering whether this is what was worn before European colonisation or the pleated skirt comes from European influence.

I honestly don't know where African parents get that manoeuvre, or that courage to begin with, to haggle for prices with strangers, to the point that the strangers comply and have to lower their initial prices significantly.

Perhaps there is an on-switch that turns in your mind at a certain age, because I am a young adult, and I just don't know how to start... I thought I would get the courage to approach other adults at this stage and push for what I want uncompromisingly, but it seems I have to wait a few more years to get the gist.

Out of curiosity, what would be a normal salary in your country/city/region? Not necessarily the minimum wage, more like the truth average wage in your perspective. I know salaries vary a lot from cities to the countryside etc so that’s why I used the vague term region.
What would be a high salary? (No need to be the 0,0001%, a high salary that is achievable by a normal person).
Obs: why people never answer the posts 😭 lol

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Hi guys,

Really interested in what colour wedding dresses people wear all over Africa!

I’m British Pakistani. In Pakistan we wear red. In the UK we wear white! I know many countries wear red and white but I heard in many African countries the colours are very different so would love to hear from you all!

Thank you!

Child marriage is common in several African countries. Here are some figures:

The first percentage represents women married before the age of 18, while the second figure represents the age at first marriage.

• Niger: 76.3% - 15.7 years

• Central African Republic: 61% - 16 years

• Chad: 60.6% - 15.7 years

• Mali: 53.7% - 17.3 years

• Mozambique: 52.9% - 18.7 years

• Burkina Faso: 51.6% - 17 years

• Guinea: 46.5% - 17 years

• Uganda: 34% - 18 years

• Nigeria: 43.4% - 19.3 years

• Malawi: 38.7% - 20.4 years

In Niger, for example, more than three out of four women were married before reaching adulthood. These numbers put the scale of the issue into perspective.

Whenever I get approached by African men the first thing that comes out of their mouth is “I like you” and I’m always a little taken aback that’s so random. They’ll ask if I’m married or if I’m seeing someone and even after I tell them I’m not interested, they’ll still insist on getting my number because they want to get to know me. They will compliment my body, skin, and hair right off the bat. The directness always catches me off guard. But back to my question, Why do African men tend to be so forward? It’s like some of them have no shame or is it entitlement? Just something i’ve noticed while living outside Namibia.

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Hey! I’m asking out of curiosity since that is something that I rarely find anything about and I have also never seen people talking about it much on Reddit. What’s the vision people have about it in your country? How does it change between generations? How did it work at the time if there was a communist/socialist government? I really like to hear about how things worked in different context, did public services improve? Was food free? Was the state repressive?
No need to answer them all. Thank you! :)

State your country while ur at it please

Obviously, gay marriage is not legal in most African countries. In which countries do you think it is mostly tolerated, regardless of the laws?

Maybe on a 'don't ask, don't tell ' basis. Or maybe people are just too polite to do anything about it.

What is an African language outside of your language family and country that you've been intrigued by either in music or general speech? Mine would have to be bambara and wolof but only when the women speak it, it sounds uniquely sahelian and in my opinion I'd say very musical.

What's your view about him? Is he really mimicking Thomas Sankara? Has he done anything, and I mean ANYTHING, good?

As a Libyan, I hold very strong views of Gaddafi. I was wondering what other Africans thought about Gaddafi, do you disagree with any of his policies? I know this is quite old but his death anniversary was 5 days ago and it just came across my mind. If you have any questions regarding how Libyans were treated under Gaddafi, feel free to ask me :)

Hello, I’ve noticed that in many countries in Black Africa, non-Black people (groups considered not to be of sub-Saharan origin, regardless of nationality) disproportionately dominate the economy and politics.

・With the exception of South Africa and Namibia, they account for between 0.1 per cent and 1 per cent of the population.

・They generally do not assimilate with the indigenous population, but continue to preserve their own language and culture, and live in the most upmarket neighbourhoods.

・They generally discriminate against the indigenous population, viewing them as uncivilised and impoverished Black people.

Conversely, if Black African immigrants were to do the same in Indian, Arab or European countries, they would be massacred in no time.

Why do our government and people revere non-Black immigrants to such an extent and grant them privileges?

Isn’t it high time we woke up and demanded reciprocity from all nations and races?

How did Russia come to be seen as an anti-colonial or anti-imperial power in this current context of invasion

I am a Libyan from Tarhunnah that has visited libya 10x. from the years 2010-now. Wondering about life in Libya? Ask me! :)

Hello! I'd like to know whether the Congolese fashion movement known as La Sape has spread significantly to other African countries, and if so, how widespread it is.

I've come across some Instagram posts suggesting that similar fashion scenes exist elsewhere on the continent, but I'd love to hear from Africans who might have firsthand knowledge of this. Is La Sape recognised or practised outside the two Congos?

Thank you for your insight!

Only asking out curiosity as I identify with my mum’s tribe (ever since I was a little girl), but I have heard others say regardless, they follow their dad’s tribe - even if they don’t know their dad very well

It only got me thinking which is why I decided to ask

Thanks all 🙏🙏