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2016 social media trends in Africa too funny to forget

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Here are some of the hilarious trends in Africa that rocked 2016 that are worth looking back at

1.#M7challenge

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This trend began when Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni made a roadside stop at Isingiro District in the Western Region of Uganda, to make a phone call. Museveni Stepped off his car, sat on chair on the road side to use his phone prompting Ugandans and soon after Africans to mimic him.

 

  1. #ifafricawasaschool

Africans took to social media to make fun of each other’s nation in a school setting, With at least 54 countries, Africa is home the second highest population across the globe with vast cultures, languages and icons.

https://twitter.com/Skiwo/status/768753022432317440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/uziharun/status/768623708466475008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

 

3.#CourberDosChallenge

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A Cameroon government minister greeted the president ‘too respectfully’ that it became a national meme

 

4.#NollyWoodWouldBeBetterIf  

Nigerians took to Twitter using the hashtag #NollyWoodWouldBeBetterIf, to suggest improvement of the film industry, some absolutely hilarious.

#WhyIStoppedWatchingNollywood Kenyans on Twitter hilariously trolled Nigerian movies

 

5.#IfAfricaWasABAR

The hashtag offered a witty critique of Africa’s diverse countries and politics.

https://twitter.com/__Vimbai/status/625731790330798080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

 

6.#100breakuplines

Africans on Twitter gave extremely hilarious break-up lines

https://twitter.com/Machukah/status/774187625615949824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

 

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