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hafizmo
only place I went to was south africa and it was pretty cool but we almost got robbed once so I dont think i will be hurrying back their but overall africa needs to grow up I seen a t.v documentary on sudan yesterday that place looks like something out of old times where people never heard of civilization...very sad indeed
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Oh yeah South Africa is real dangerous. I've been there many times. In fact the first thing we saw when we arrived in Jo'burg City, from the airport , was someone getting car jacked. My uncle kept a gun with him at all times and he urged us not to act "touristy" because they know the tourists don't have guns, but they rarely try it on with locals.
Mozambique (next door) where most of my family lives, is a lot safer, but there are porous borders, and a lot of people from South Africa, hop over to Mozambique, do armed roberry of the shops, and go back.
The level of corruption is amazing in Mozambique, Police officers can be bribed for as little 20-30p. My uncle walked up to the Airplane to meet us, without any problems. The way they scanned suitcases was opening them and searching by hand.
Africa is such a beautiful continent, as I have had the great pleasure of travelling around it, and even living there for a couple of years, however the corruption is like a cancer, and the nationalism is shocking.
May Allah give Hidayah to us all