Pandemic pushes forward new generation of African cyclists


  • Cycling
  • Wednesday, 30 Sep 2020

Members of the Nairobi chapter of Critical Mass, a global alliance of cycling organisations that campaigns for better road safety cycle as they commemorate a friend who was killed while cycling in Nairobi, Kenya September 19, 2020. Picture taken September 19, 2020. John Gachegua/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Wearing a bright green helmet, cyclist Andy Costa weaves a dangerous path through trucks barrelling down the streets of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast.

Africa's traffic-clogged cities make it the world's deadliest continent for pedestrians and cyclists, according to the World Health Organisation. Many lack pavements, let alone bike lanes.

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