Currency of Zambia (ZMW) issued by the Bank of Zambia. 1 Kwacha = 100 ngwee.
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Kwacha means "dawn" in Nyanja, symbolizing a new beginning.
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Stop talking shit jou ma se poes
A small West African country with Portuguese influence, cashew production, and political challenges.
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Guinea-Bissau's economy depends heavily on cashew nut exports.
Wahala is a Nigerian slang term that means trouble.
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Your wife is suspecting us, I don't want wahala.
Historic coastal city with Swahili culture and East Africa's largest port.
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Mombasa's Old Town features ornate Arab-style doors and architecture.
In South Africa, a tenderpreneur is a person in government or the private sector who obtains private or government tenders and contracts to facilitate outsourced services. You see them by their huge mkhaba, flashy cars and expensive clothes and alcohol.
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That mkhaba is not normal. It's definitely a mkhaba of a tenderpreneur.
An entreprennyo is someone who exchanges nnyo (pussy/cunt) for money.
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She just bought a new car, she’s a real entreprennyo.
Borga is a Ghanaian slang used to describe a man who just returned from overseas. Usually such a man dresses flamboyantly with chains and rings.
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“My brother has just returned from overseas.”
“Oh nice. The borga has landed!”
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