Africa is the lightning capital of the world because it has more landmass at the equator than any other continent, and apart from eastern DR Congo, Tororo, Uganda is another special part of this story.
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Lightning in the West Rand area of Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo/ Flickr/ Werner Vermaak)