Dubai is a diverse international city that has become an important economic, immigration, and transportation hub for Asia, Africa, and Europe.  The demographics of the place reflect this as over 80% of the population is non-Emirati.  So when the Mall of the Emirates created a “high end” food court representing its diverse population with cuisine from countries like India, Japan, Lebanon, Egypt, France, and China, they had to make an effort to represent Dubai’s numerous African residents.

So what is Dubai’s premier African restaurant representing an entire continent named?  Tribes of course!  (It’s apparently a chain originating in Johannesburg)  And what food can possibly sum up the continent’s diverse regional cuisines into one?  None other than BBQ and burgers.

For special occasions the restaurant staff will perform a traditional song.  What was the anthem that I heard them performing as I walked by?  None other than the 2010 World Cup anthem, “Waka Waka” by Colombian pop singer Sakira. Oh, Africa!