One of the world's most popular content creators has been attracting huge crowds, mostly his young fans, as he undertakes a 20-nation tour of Africa, a continent he says is full of surprises. Pre-teen boys in Rwanda and Ethiopia cried with joy and excitement as they hugged their online hero in real life - known by his gamer tag IShowSpeed or simply Speed, who now has more than 48 million YouTube subscribers. He is famous for his high-tempo, frenetic and totally unscripted broadcasts that last anything from three to 11 hours. African Americans have also been moved to see the outpouring of love and respect shown to their countryman, who will turn 21 during his Speed Does Africa tour. In Eswatini he was given the name Logijimako - meaning the one who runs - during an initiation ceremony at a royal palace for him to become a warrior who protects the king and family. Others on social media have named him Speedani. Speed, whose real name is Darren Watkins Jr, was himself momentarily overwhelmed by the reaction of people in Angola - the first country he visited - where one fan recreated on the beach a meme of Speed's my mom's kinda homeless face. Bro, I'm not going to lie, he told the chat - the fans watching and commenting on his YouTube livestream. I love the love in Africa. The energy here is crazy. Over 28 days, he and his team of recording, security and logistics people plan to visit 20 countries in Africa, including Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Ghana. He is planning to see the sights, learn some history, explore daily life, culture and food, play sport, perform high-risk stunts, meet fans and lookalikes, meet some ministers of tourism - and generally experience whoever and whatever comes his way as he speed-walks and livestreams. I want to show the world what Africa really is, Speed declared during his South Africa stop - where he went car-spinning, learned some amapiano dance moves and got scratched by a cheetah.