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iShowSpeed launches tour across 20 countries in Africa
iShowSpeed launches “Speed Does Africa,” a 28-day tour spanning 20 African countries
iShowSpeed just kicked off his biggest travel swing yet.
The creator announced a new IRL livestream project called “Speed Does Africa,” a 28-day tour spanning 20 African countries, with the first broadcast scheduled to go live today (Dec. 29) at 7:00 a.m. ET. Fans can follow along live on YouTube and Twitch, where Speed plans to stream the trip in real time.
What is “Speed Does Africa”?
Speed first revealed the concept publicly on Dec. 21, sharing a tour graphic and rolling out an official trailer on his YouTube channel.
The headline promise is simple and insane:
- 20 countries
- 28 days
- daily-ish live streams
- mass fan meetups + unscripted IRL moments (because… it’s Speed)
Dexerto reports Speed also shared global start times for day one (including 7:00 a.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. CET) and that viewers can watch on both his official YouTube and Twitch channels.
The 20 countries on Speed’s itinerary
According to the tour list shared in Speed’s announcement graphic and reported by Dexerto, the countries included are:
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Egypt
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Important: As of now, there’s no confirmed day-by-day route order publicly released—just the list of planned stops.
Why this matters for travel
Speed’s travel content isn’t “where to go” tourism. It’s crowd-scale, culture-meets-chaos livestream travel, and it’s becoming its own genre—especially for creators whose audiences show up in real life.
A few things make this Africa run different from typical creator travel:
1) It’s a continent-spanning marathon
Twenty countries in 28 days is a brutal pace. Even with a full team, this kind of itinerary means:
- frequent flights or long transfers
- tight turnaround times
- unpredictable schedule shifts
- major fatigue (which, ironically, fuels more viral moments)
2) It’s IRL streaming at maximum intensity
IRL streaming adds variables that regular travel creators can edit out:
- crowd surges
- connection issues
- security and crowd control
- local filming expectations and rules
- sudden location changes in response to fans
3) It’s a global signal about where creator culture is going
Speed’s tours have increasingly become live, global events—closer to a traveling show than a “trip.” A Rwandan outlet covering the announcement notes this Africa run follows earlier large-scale travel projects (including a prior U.S. tour) and highlights the huge anticipation from fans asking him to stream on the continent.
What to watch during the tour
If you’re covering this like a professional desk, these are the story angles that will matter as the tour unfolds:
A) “City effect” moments
Which cities generate the biggest crowds, the wildest fan meetups, the strongest local creator collaborations, or the most iconic clips?
B) Local creator collabs
Speed popping up with major creators in-country can instantly turn a stop into a cultural moment. These collabs will likely be the biggest “tour spikes.”
C) Safety + logistics
IRL streaming tours can escalate fast. The key isn’t drama—it’s how responsibly the tour adapts:
- security presence
- crowd management
- location privacy
- breaks/rest days
- handling of unexpected incidents
D) The “travel becomes entertainment” arc
If the tour drops recurring segments (food runs, local challenges, charity moments, football meetups, etc.), it becomes less like travel content and more like episodic entertainment—with Africa as the stage.
Where to watch
Speed has positioned YouTube + Twitch as the primary viewing platforms for the tour. Day one is scheduled for 7:00 a.m. ET, per Dexerto’s breakdown of his announcement. His YouTube trailer is already live and functioning as the project’s official rollout asset.
Bottom line
“Speed Does Africa” is the type of creator travel that rewrites the definition of a tour: 20 countries, 28 days, live, and built for culture-scale moments. Parasocial will be tracking the standout stops, the biggest collabs, and the moments that show how creator travel is becoming a mainstream entertainment format, not just “influencer content.”
