r/Africa 23h ago

African Discussion πŸŽ™οΈ What's the most chaotic form of public transport you've ever used in Africa?

These taxis used to operate in Kigali city when I was still young. Going to my primary school I remember we all used to prefer the one with Chris Brown and Usher designs so we used to wait for them. Nowadays y'all visiting Kigali ain't gonna find these anywhere.πŸ˜‚

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u/skaapjagter South Africa πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ 22h ago

Early 2000's when i was a kid I took an overloaded Tuk Tuk type thing with my mom in Cape Town in a crazy rain storm - never again. πŸ˜‚

As an adult has to be the Metrorail in Cape town Like 10 years ago.

It's a lot better now but back then, sometimes you'd roll into the station and there would just be a train fully engulfed in flames while everyone just moves around it between platforms.

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u/KigaliPal 22h ago

Hhh a lot has happened since then though. Things are running crazy. Our stories from then sre awesome nowπŸ˜‚

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u/Persistent_Pangolion 22h ago

Okada in Nigeria when I visited my grandparents from America. My first and last time riding on one when I was at primary school, and I have a scar from it till this day!

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u/Sea_Hovercraft_7859 Congo - Kinshasa πŸ‡¨πŸ‡© 18h ago

Whatever brand are 207 or death spirits bus of Kinshasa.

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u/Triphordy Nigeria πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬ 18h ago

Molue bus from early 2000s Lagos and Danfo from current Lagos Nigeria.

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u/Shiraz0 Non-African - North America 22h ago

The Peugeot 404s that served as Emergency Taxis in Zimbabwe in the 1990s.

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u/RpcZ_gr7711 21h ago

Early 90s SNCZ train in the former Shaba province in DRC

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u/illusivegentleman Kenya πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ 18h ago

For the fear factor it has to be boda bodas, the motorcycle taxis.

Either that or the Peugeot 504/ 505 wagons which used to be common on Kenyan long distance routes in the 90s.