Africans Take Jabs at One Another With #IfAfricaWasABar Hashtag · Global Voices
Prudence Nyamishana

A public drinking place in Joe Slovo Park, Cape Town, South Africa. Creative Commons photo uploaded by Wikipedia user Discott.
There are those days when Africans on Twitter decide to pick on each other. A random tweet started by Siyanda- Panda, a writer from Botswana, sparked this hilarious #IfAfricaWasABar hashtag.
Siyanda asked:
If Africa was a bar, what would your country be drinking/doing?
— Siyanda-Panda (@SiyandaWrites) July 27, 2015
Nigeria and Kenya seemed to have their fair share:
#IfAfricaWasABar Kenya would be that guy who takes photos with other people's drinks
— Mayor_wa_kashagama (@Norman_Kamuntu) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar Kenya would the guy who owns the bar,the cabs outside,the butchery next door and the chemist across the road.
— Kenyan Facts (@KResearcher) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar …Nigeria would be that guy that's old enough to be in the bar but he has a fake ID saying he's 19
— Mr Wonderful (@NickkTitan) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar Nigeria would be the fat rich dude trying to dance with every girl.
— WILL SESSIONS (@OfficialBafmiQ) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar Nigeria would be that noisy guy who is always looking for attention.
— Ikua Macharia (@Di_Macharia) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar the dee-jay would be Nigerian
— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) July 27, 2015
Madagascar would be the quiet one, according to @Nanjala1:
#IfAfricaWasABar Madagascar would be the girl who came alone, had a drink and a dance, and left before anyone noticed.
— Nanjala Nyabola (@Nanjala1) July 27, 2015
Zimbabwe would be stuck in the past, @Captain_FBS tweeted:
#IfAfricaWasABar Zimbabwe would be that guy who annoys everyone about “back in the day when I used to have money”
— Goddy (@Captain_FBS) July 27, 2015
Tanzania was the butt of a few jokes:
#IfAfricaWasABar …Tanzania would be that group of girls that dont get approached all night so they claim it was a “Girls Night Out” anyway
— Mr Wonderful (@NickkTitan) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasAbar Tanzania would be that guy whose English takes a walk when he gets drunk
— Elektrolyte (@julimuffn) July 27, 2015
Ethiopia wouldn't have to worry about the bill, @Chrisposure joked:
#IfAfricaWasABar all the guys would be sending over drinks to Ethiopia.
— Topher (@Chrisposure) July 27, 2015
Even Boko Haram would be at the bar:
#IfAfricaWasABar #BokoHaram would turn up for Ladies night like… pic.twitter.com/6kgMI5Zai1
— Ryan Cummings (@Pol_Sec_Analyst) July 27, 2015
US, China and Europe were also dragged into the tweef:
#IfAfricaWasABar Europe and China would be very very drunk….
— Ryan Cummings (@Pol_Sec_Analyst) July 27, 2015
#IfAfricaWasABar in an expensive hotel, there would be A LOT of sleazy old white men creeping the place out.
— AFRICA IS A COUNTRY (@AfricasaCountry) July 27, 2015
#ifafricawasabar the U.S. & Europe would be lecturing everyone about drinking too much, all the while topping up their glasses.
— samira sawlani (@samirasawlani) July 27, 2015