Here are some of the hilarious trends in Africa that rocked 2016 that are worth looking back at
1.#M7challenge
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.
The #M7challenge.#PokemonGO #Besigye #Uganda #Kampala pic.twitter.com/DNbzoLu5Gi
— Louis Mwanja (@louismwanja) July 12, 2016
#M7Challenge who had it better? pic.twitter.com/jdArBiwFbS
— Hon. Oworugambo (@oworugambo) July 12, 2016
- #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
A Cameroon government minister greeted the president ‘too respectfully’ that it became a national meme
am dying, this #bidoungchallenge is so funny! pic.twitter.com/WdDSVNwexP
— Mr King (@derrick_is_me) December 12, 2016
Symbole de la fracture entre l'administration et les administrés pour avoir du service il faut #CourberDosChallenge #Cameroun pic.twitter.com/1VoDtQlaBP
— Rodrigue Takam (@RodriG_TAKAM) December 11, 2016
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
#NollywoodWouldBeBetterIf ghosts didn't have to look left or right when crossing the road
— Ndiilokelwa Nthengwe (@Ndiilo_Nthengwe) August 7, 2015
#NollywoodWouldBeBetterIf
They stopped paying tailors to do their bandages pic.twitter.com/CBGEJdL6bG— Dr Gabby Erhumu (@drerhumu) August 7, 2015
#WhyIStoppedWatchingNollywood
When an unborn child was standing in its mothers womb pic.twitter.com/qSfzkS3ghy— Jay Ready to Rumble (@tavinfury) September 7, 2016
5.#IfAfricaWasABAR
The hashtag offered a witty critique of Africa’s diverse countries and politics.
#IfAfricaWasABar you know Mauritius, Seychelles and Cape Verde would be sitting up in the VIP, judging the rest of us.
— Nanjala Nyabola (@Nanjala1) July 27, 2015
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
I told u I love my food hot but u refused to
warm the ice cream. U don't care about me.
It's over. #100breakuplines— Evans Gnius (@EvansGnius) September 9, 2016
