Africans are laughing at the US elections on Twitter.

Allegations of sexual assault, high-level corruption and vote rigging are normally found in less stable countries, but this year's presidential race is testing the resilience of America's electoral system. Nigerians in particular have found the irony of the world's foremost democracy slipping into embarrassing feuds and demagogic threats too hilarious to resist.

Thousands have been picking events apart on Twitter under the hashtag #Nov8AfricanEdition - a reference to the date of the election.

Under the hashtag, Nigerians and other Africans have been flipping the script and imagining how events in America would be reported if they were happening in Africa, with fake "breaking news" headlines and sarcastic support.

The tag began trending after the third presidential debate, in which Donald Trump hinted he might not accept the election result if Hilary Clinton wins. The jokers saved their best material for Trump's claim that the US campaign is "rigged."

The tweet storm was whipped up by prominent Nigerian satirist Elnathan John:

On Nigeria's most popular chat forum, Nairaland, a number of posts specifically targeted Trump in a thread named "What does Donald Trump hope to achieve by calling the election rigged?" The conversation was heated. "It is obvious the [Republican Party] is fraudulent," read one comment, while another shot back: "Trump will make a fine president that will restore America back to its glory."

Some felt the jokes were too close to the bone, including one Nigerian government official who resented the self-deprecating tone of the #Nov8AfricanEdition posts.

But the overwhelming majority of tweets were light-hearted. Nigerians, in particular, appear to be enjoying the calamitous US election as it unfolds.

Source; http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-37756189

Good to see NL making waves.... and gaining even more international recognition

cc: osystein, mukina2, HumbledbYGrace, Seun and even lala

heading to eff-pee

Life is good with LG ELECTRONICS

Amerikansky and double standards are like bread and butter.
Their DEMOCRACY can now be seen as it really is cos b4 now everything goes smoothly for the DNC, and their corruption is covered up. But now everyone can now see how biased and corrupt the U.S (DNC) electoral process is, no small thanks to WIKILEAKS.

I have always seen the Anglo-American imprints all over Nairaland, especially the desperation to publish humiliating anti-Nigerian news. Well, with BREXIT God has dished out the best punishment for the UK. You said you want to take back control from Brussels, yet you are led today by an un-elected Prime-Minister who has no idea of how to go forward. There is no democracy without opposition, yet all the opposition parties in Westminster are in disarray. As predicted, Scotland has told you that, leaving the EU is not an option for Scotland, meaning the end of the United Kingdom is looming. So keep on monitoring Nairaland as your own country dies a BREXIT death.

No point wasting time with America, Putin is in firm control there!

On Nigeria's most popular chat forum, Nairaland

You know this is a sly insult, right?
Stupid white people can never see the good in anything. Better descriptions exist which would place this forum in high regard. Using the very phrase reduces the reputation of this forum; like calling Forbes magazine a cheap comic book. Hmm. I don't blame the reporter, I blame the space bookers, tribalists and semi-illiterates who form the vocal majority of this forum.

ATERI:

I have always seen the Anglo-American imprints all over Nairaland, especially the desperation to publish humiliating anti-Nigerian news. Well, with BREXIT God has dished out the best punishment for the UK. You said you want to take back control from Brussels, yet you are led today by an un-elected Prime-Minister who has no idea of how to go forward. There is no democracy without opposition, yet all the opposition parties in Westminster are in disarray. As predicted, Scotland has told you that, leaving the EU is not an option for Scotland, meaning the end of the United Kingdom is looming. So keep on monitoring Nairaland as your own country dies a BREXIT death.

No point wasting time with America, Putin is in firm control there!

The “Anglo-Zionist monitoring spirits” must be worried their propaganda-dishing MSM are doing very badly on Nairaland.

I won't be surprised if Nairaland is attacked again.

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Zoharariel:


The “Anglo-Zionist monitoring spirits” must be worried their propaganda-dishing MSM are doing very badly on Nairaland.

I won't be surprised if Nairaland is attacked again.

It`s funny how things unravel at times. Most of the journalists that work for western media also double as secret agents for those countries. I`m sure you remember the topic quoted by this correspondent because I saw the topic, but didn`t visit the thread. The fact that they go through all the topics on Nairaland is a confirmation of the importance global powers attach to the foreign affairs section of Nairaland. When the people that specialise in writing rubbish about Nigeria 24/7 hate the same being done to them, I think Nigerians would learn one or two things from that. Hopefully!

ATERI:


It`s funny how things unravel at times. Most of the journalists that work for western media also double as secret agents for those countries. I`m sure you remember the topic quoted by this correspondent because I saw the topic, but didn`t visit the thread. The fact that they go through all the topics on Nairaland is a confirmation of the importance global powers attach to the foreign affairs section of Nairaland. When the people that specialise in writing rubbish about Nigeria 24/7 hate the same being done to them, I think Nigerians would learn one or two things from that. Hopefully!

okay so they are tasting the sour grape they happily dish for us.

##invoking obatala for a special assignment

romme2u:


okay so they are tasting the sour grape they happily dish for us.

##invoking obatala for a special assignment

You have my vote on handing them over to Obatala!