cars rapides

For 50 years, the fast and cheap "car rapide" minibus, painted from stem to stern, has become a national symbol for Senegal.

If You Think This Bus Has An Eye On You, You're Right

11:22am March 21, 2016

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

The hand-painted "cars rapides" — cheap public transportation minibuses in Senegal's cities — are soon going to zoom into the sunset.

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