Africa's nations underwent significant change across the 1970s, from resistance against apartheid to the Zimbabwe War of Independence, (Rhodesian Bush War).
But through all of it, the 1970s vibe still managed to stick in cities around the continent.
Here are 23 photos of what life in Africa looked like in the 1970s.
1
Yolanda Kloppers
Miss South Africa, visiting the Rhodesian bush war troops in Rhodesia, during the 1970s.
2
Woman in Cairo
A street in 1977.
3
Young Couple
East Africa, 1977.
4
Skating the Hill
1976 in Pretoria, South Africa.
5
Lake Naivasha
Climbers Near Nairobi, 1970s.
6
Cairo City Square
A statue in 1979.
7
“Traditional Clothing”
South Africa, 1970s.
8
“My Mom, Who ‘Never’ Smoked”
Nairobi, Kenya, late 1970s.
9
Loading Up the Bus
Giza, 1979.
10
Looking Cool
Nairobi, Kenya, 1972.
11
“My Dad”
Growing up in Africa, 1970s.
12
“Skateboarding Irresponsibly”
South Africa, late 1970s.
13
“My Dad and His Buddies”
Going all out, Cape Town, 1970s.
14
“On Her 21st Birthday"
1979, Nigeria.
15
Politicians
From Somalia and Kenya, 1970s.
16
Railroad Station
Cairo, Egypt, 1979.
17
“My Aunts and Uncles”
At Douala, Cameroon, in the 1970s.
18
Traffic
Farmers in Cairo.
19
Busy Street
Cairo, 1979.
20
Looking Cool
Lagos, Nigeria. 1970s.
21
Nile River
Luxor, Egypt, 1979.
22
Rhodesian Woman
With a teeshirt saying, "I’m staying, how about you," Rhodesia, 1979.
23
Haile Selassie
The last Emperor of Ethiopia, in full imperial regalia, 1970s.
