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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/37756189
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.

[b]See the thread here [/b]https://www.nairaland.com/3411934/what-does-trump-hope-achieve#up

Ok

Obama took his African mentality to America and this happened

I think we might see a repeat of pdp-apc elections play out in america. Where the victory of one candidate will cause anger and hatred in hearts of the followers of the other. What will follow will be critical of America's future.

Should Trump win, America will fall

I was listening to the idiot on CNN when he said and i quote


"Michele Obama made a speech and everyone said its okay,but my wife made the same speech and the whole world said she plagiarized the speech"

Serious that man is something else

Donald, donald, doonalldddd

Hw many times i call you

blackpanda:
I think we might see a repeat of pdp-apc elections play out in america. Where the victory of one candidate will cause anger and hatred in hearts of the followers of the other. What will follow will be critical of America's future.

Should Trump win, America will fall

Between you and Sarrk i don't know who has the highest strain of Zone B virus

sekundosekundo:
Obama took his African mentality to America and this happened

This is arrant nonsense!

Tolexander:
This is arrant nonsense!

What is arrant nonsense?

I thought trump said there will be war if clinton wins.........meanwhile bubu will love to send his condonlence to americans when the war finally begins

I don't know whether to support CHANGE in America or not.
Everybody can see the CHANGE in Nigeria.
I remember, America supported Change in Nigeria,therefore, I support Change in America. Vote Trump! Vote Change!

It will amaze u hw dis will make fp

Who BBC epp?

I think a wise American should vote for the independent candidate. The two front runners are too volatile for that office, one is mad while one is a traitor who should be in prison

BBC going so low just to paint trump black.

Meanwhile is clinton tired of using women against trump 'cos latest poll show trump to be leading among women

Still typing my comment

blackpanda:
I think we might see a repeat of pdp-apc elections play out in america. Where the victory of one candidate will cause anger and hatred in hearts of the followers of the other. What will follow will be critical of America's future.

Should Trump win, America will fall

sorry it is the other way round

sekundosekundo:
Obama took his African mentality to America and this happened

obama is d worst president in d history of america.

blackpanda:
I think we might see a repeat of pdp-apc elections play out in america. Where the victory of one candidate will cause anger and hatred in hearts of the followers of the other. What will follow will be critical of America's future.

Should Trump win, America will fall

u tink americans ar like zombies dat will sell their votes for balls of akara majority of americans know who they want. they vote base on candate dat have their interest, not by wat cnn post in d news. n d only candidate dat have american interest in his heart is none oda dan Donald Trump.

Our govt shld also position rescue plane in nearby mexico in case war broke out to embarrass them too

Noneroone:
BBC going so low just to paint trump black.

Meanwhile is clinton tired of using women against trump 'cos latest poll show trump to be leading among women

they togeda with cnn ar part of d cabal rooting for killiary. forget about their nonsense article. majority of wat is reported by dem about US elections especially Donald Trump ar lies.

Based on my observation, media houses are pouring huge supports and defending their candidates. If you watch CNN very well you would see that are solidly behind Hillary as fox news is to trump. United States has prove to us they are no different from Others. They lay it all low this time.

Most colorless election ever held in their history is about to take place.

As a normal human being and a Christian
I want Hillary to win



As an African
I want Trump to win

Indeed America is in trouble

In my opinion, Trump will make a better president. You may ask why? He is on a mission to restore America back to where she truly belong.
America is slipping down the drain from the world stage. She is still basking on past glory. #facts.
Clinton will definitely toe the part of Obama, of excessively trying to be politically correct, trying to please some so called friendly nation, and so instituting policies, that will seem good in the short run, but hurt America in the long run.
Besides, Trump did fine in business; could end up doing better in white house, cuz of his no nonsense approach to issues.

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drss2:
u tink americans ar like zombies dat will sell their votes for balls of akara majority of americans know who they want. they vote base on candate dat have their interest, not by wat cnn post in d news. n d only candidate dat have american interest in his heart is none oda dan Donald Trump.

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Lol. Pathetic

The much anticipated election is around the corner and I am expecting a election that will be full of prejudice and strife.

I don't even know who I should vote for if given opportunity to do that but I will rather vote for Clinton because trump reasons like a lunatic.

I know for such the Igbos wants trump in because they feel he shares the same ideology with that terrorist (their shameless hero) in kuje prison.

Skywalker240, I am just seeing your mention . Besides who will u vote for if given the opportunity to do that?

abegiii, make who wan win, make im win

Make we see d mouth dem de make


This overhyped election is not exciting as nigeria's governorship election self.

America and dem problem, Nigeria and her own

I want Trump to win. Why?


So that he can assert some badass sick crazy fatherfuckingg policies on the world and ignite world war lll Aka Nuclear doomsday war or Religious doomsday war......can't wait

Hilary Clinton=Boring Drone

Nairaland..

They forced Buhari on us. May they have Trump as president