Mine has to be Kamuzu Banda. He built a myth around him of supernatural powers to scare the people. I even lived in a neighbouring country and people feared that if they spoke ill of him they would be attacked by his mystical swarm of killer bees.
I know a good few Africans who always complain about the problems with superstitious beliefs back home.
I know a good few Africans who always complain about the problems with superstitious beliefs back home.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/23/gambia-presidential-election-yaya-jammeh
My upstairs neighbour is from The Gambia and it's interesting to talk to him about the situation there.