It is always Africa’s most primitive people—the Bushman, Pygmies, and Maasai— who make up less than .001% of Africa’s total population that we see the most on TV, in movies, in magazines, etc. Why? There are more white Africans than there are "primitive people" in Africa, so it's fair to say that the whites will better represent the African continent Thus, I will post pictures of the parts of Africa which for some reason, are never shown on TV or movies in the Western world. I hope this would help clear some myths, misconceptions many people have about the secong largest continent in the world. Libreville, capital of Gabon in Central Africa
The Republic of South Africa is by far the most developped country in Africa with remarkable infrastructure. Pictures of Johanasburg http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=481221 Durban, South Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=481716 Capetown, South Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=481714 South Africa in pictures http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=294419 South African roads infrastructure http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=419671
Kenya, East Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=456648 Kenya´s Hotels, Eco-Lodges, Clubs, Restaurants, Bar and Art Galleries http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=469374 Nairobi, Kenya in East Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=271198 Tripoli, capital of Libya in North Africa. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=445651 Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=515151 Tunis, Capital of Tunisia in Northern Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=474739 Kharthoum, capital of Sudan in Northen Africa. One would never think that just south of the country, the human tragedy in Darfur is taking place http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=398255
Libreville, capital of Gabon in Central Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=385849 Kampala City, capital of Uganda in East Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=386603 Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar, an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=470951 Kigali, capital of Rwanda, little country in The Great Lakes of Central Africa made famous by Don Cheadle http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=387734 Algiers, capital of Algeria in North Africa. The country of origin of the French legend Zinedine Zidane. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=481238 Cairo, capital of Egypt in North Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=447815
Bamako, capital of Mali in Western Sahara http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=382239 Luanda, capital of Angola in South-Central Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=329829 Comoros, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=582019 Maputo, capital of Mozambique in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east. That's where they shot part of the movie "Ali" with Will Smith and also part of "Blood Diamond" http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=388281 Djibouti,a country in eastern Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=392208 Abidjan, capital of the Ivory-Coast in West Africa. Before the civil war of late 1999 and continued till 2003, this city used to be known as the "Paris of Africa" http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=486725 Lusaka, capital of Zambia located in South-Central Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=384482 Reunion Island, is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about 200 km (130 miles) south west of Mauritius, the nearest island. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=519648 Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania, a country in North-West of Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=388920 N'Djamena, capital of Chad in Central Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=532028
Hey, how do you post google links so they can appear directly like this, SarahS? I can't figure it out.
African highways http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=495221 Modern shopping malls all over Africa http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=428406 I have been asked before if I came by boat or many people wonder how I came to the United States. So here it is: Pictures of African Airlines http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=489426 African tourists attraction http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=470442 Photos of African Airports http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=555101 Photos of Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=388690
Nope. These images are courtesy of google. There thousands more in flickr.com, but... too lazy to searh for them
North America is famous for Niagara Falls, but how often do we hear about Victoria Falls in Southern Africa? There are both side of the falls, one in Zambia and the other in Zimbabwe. One country was known as North Rhodesia and the other as South Rhodesia.
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, East Africa, is the highest peak in the African continent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilimanjaro
Pictures of Kinshasa, my hometown and capital of the ex-Zaire(now Democratic Republic of Congo). Kinshasa is also the largest metropolitan city by land area in Sub-sharan Africa, and second in population to Lagos, Nigeria. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinshasa
More pics of Kinshasa Pictures of Kinshasa in the seventies http://lardc.com/hellin/escaleakinshasa.htm Grand Hotel Kinshasa http://www.congoplanet.com/picview.jsp?pictureID=34&n=1&ch=38
africa does get a bad rep in US media... most movies and tv series show Africa as some war-torn, fu*ked up continent, with nothing but jungle, huts, and flies... i've rarely seen sweeping shots of it's urban landscape like that.
Mach, these were great to see. I especially liked the Lagos pictures as that is where my Mom is living for now (she's in a tiny village near it). Have you been to Mount Kilimanjaro? I've always wanted to ascend it and of course see Tanzania. Thank you for sharing these.
