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Buying & Importing Cars

Vehicle Shipping Rates To Africa

  • September 2, 2013

Apart from the customs, import, excise duty, and maybe the auto transport fee, there is more that you have to pay for your car, if you buy one overseas. If you are buying your own car overseas and are planning to have it shipped to Africa, you had better find[...]

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The African Autos

False Things You Have Heard and Believed About Africa

  • August 30, 2013

We are about cars and trucks, development and technology, but I dare say, the misconception that some people around the world have about our beautiful continent should not go unaddressed. Thankfully, the hard times in the East and West are a great wake-up call and for the first time, Africa[...]

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Development & Industry · Technology

Amazing Self-Parking Cars

  • August 14, 2013

Cars have come a long way, and though Africa is not the cradle for cars, we watch mesmerized because we know that one day, these amazingly advanced cars will reach Africa. The continent is fast becoming a very lucrative market with time. From the invention of the steam powered vehicle[...]

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Featured Articles

Nigerian Celebrities Love their Cars Flashy and Classy

  • August 7, 2013

One thing that you have to love about Nigerians is their class and style. This is depicted in the way they dress, talk, socialize and do business. However, modernization in Africa has molded a unique class of Nigerians, the celebrities who have taken right after their western counterparts in the[...]

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Featured Articles

Men and Women Drivers – Who Causes More Accidents in Africa?

  • July 31, 2013

It is the battle of the sexes. An aggressive fight for every inch of road space for the men drivers in Africa. This, coupled with bad roads and bribing one’s way out of every traffic violation no matter how big, is the reason why road carnage headlines rule the news[...]

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Featured Articles

Didier Drogba Another Of The Greatest Sons Of Africa

  • July 17, 2013

After every so long, we like featuring an African Celebrity who is doing his/her continent proud. Today, we will feature Didier Drogba but rather than stick to his dribbling skills and Goal scoring prowess, which he displayed when he was at Chelsea Football Club in the English Premier league, we[...]

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The African Autos

How To Buy A Car Online

  • July 15, 2013

With the internet taking over every sphere of life, the race is on to get everything that you need from the internet. However, the day that Google will start serving food that will be the day. Africa, the land of the first and the last, has been slow to catch[...]

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Development & Industry

Africa’s Economy Boom Needs More Infrastructure

  • July 10, 2013

When you have an economy that is growing in leaps and bounds, then the only logical thing is to ensure that all related sectors are working in the same speed to aid in the smooth sailing of the growth. The African continent is made up of developing states that are[...]

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Development & Industry

Mobile Money Transfer To Pay Traffic Fines In Kenya

  • July 3, 2013

Launched at the Kibera Law Courts by Chief Justice Willy Mutunga in late 2012, this program received apprehension and praise in equal measure from the public and the transport sector players. Dubbed the Faini Chap Chap Mpesa, it was set to assist take care of traffic offenses fast in Nairobi.[...]

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The Best...

Of Usain Bolt and the Cheetah – The Fastest of Their Species

  • June 19, 2013

Usain Bolt is faster than some cars! But you already know that. We will intersperse some of his car pictures in this post, just so you see them again. When Usain takes a ride, he drives the fastest car. You see, he is (or has been, and will again be)[...]

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