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30 Interesting Facts That You Never Know About Africa by realjoker(m): 8:08pm On Dec 18, 2014
These are fact able to blow your mind.

1. The Gambia has only one university.
2. Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s only Spanish-speaking
country.
3. South Africa is the most visited African country.
4. Nigeria has the richest Black people in Africa.
5. Samuel Eto’o is the highest paid Footballer of all time, he
received about £350,000 weekly in Russia in 2011.
6. A person from Botswana is called a Motswana, the plural
is Batswana.
7. A person from Lesotho is called a Mosotho.
8. A person from Niger is called a Nigerien.
8. A person from Burkina Faso is called a Burkinabe.
9. Nigeria has won more football cups than England.
10. Zimbabwe’s President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the
world’s most educated President with 7 degrees, two of
them are Masters.
11. Al-Ahly of Egypt is the richest club in Africa.
12. Didier Drogba is Chelsea’s highest goal scorer in
European competition.
13. Johannesburg, South Africa is the most visited city in
Africa.
14. Zinedine Zidane wanted to play for Algeria, but the
selector rejected him, saying they are already many players
like him in the team.
15. President Jacob Zuma was once a referee in prison.
16. President Robert Mugabe was jailed for 11 years for
fighting for freedom.
17. President Robert Mugabe is Africa’s oldest Head of
State and the world’s second oldest Head of State. He was
born 1924.
18. The Seychellois are the most educated Africans.
Seychelles’ literacy rates (Adult: 92%, Youth: 99%)
Zimbabwe is 2nd (Adult: 91.2%, Youth: 99%).
19. Rwanda is a better country for gender equality than
England and USA.
20.Somalia got its first ATM on October 7, 2014.
21. South Africa has the most Grammy award winners in
Africa.
22. Ethiopia has the most airports in Africa.
23. Ethiopia’s economy is growing faster than China’s.
24. Eritrea’s President, Isaiah Afwerki is the least richest
President in Africa.
25. Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country, it has
existed for over 3,000 years without beingcolonised.
26. Haile Selassie 1 was the 225th and last Emperor of
Ethiopia.
27. Nigeria has the most monarchs in the world.
28. Angola has more Portuguese speakers than Portugal.
29. President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has ruled Angola
since 1979.
30. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is Africa’s
longest serving Head of State. He has ruled Equatorial
Guinea since August 3, 1979 when he overthrew his uncle,
Francisco Nguema. His son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang
Mangue is his Vice President and will succeed him if he
resigns.
Re: 30 Interesting Facts That You Never Know About Africa by yuncka: 8:49pm On Dec 18, 2014
PDP is the largest and most corrupt party in Africa.

GEJ is the most corrupt leader in Africa.
Re: 30 Interesting Facts That You Never Know About Africa by realjoker(m): 11:32pm On Dec 18, 2014
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