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30 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Africa! by Rapsainot(m): 10:57pm On Dec 20, 2014



These are fact about Africa that will 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.

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Re: 30 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Africa! by holatin(m): 10:58pm On Dec 20, 2014
Nigeria politician are the richest politician in Africa
Re: 30 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Africa! by Nobody: 10:59pm On Dec 20, 2014
how does this affect dollar exchange rate?
Re: 30 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Africa! by Tattooboy: 11:07pm On Dec 20, 2014
thank God for the Selector in Zidane's case, we wudnt av seen those headers in 1998 final.
Re: 30 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Africa! by sulmeza(m): 11:18pm On Dec 20, 2014
Gambia wit a single university....dat university wil be among d best in d continent no doubt
Re: 30 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Africa! by Nobody: 11:35pm On Dec 20, 2014
Lovely research work @op.
Re: 30 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Africa! by Emmyk(m): 11:40pm On Dec 20, 2014
amazing
Re: 30 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Africa! by Nobody: 12:30am On Dec 21, 2014
Good to know
Re: 30 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Africa! by princealbashir: 12:42am On Dec 21, 2014
Lol @ No 14 and 28
Re: 30 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Africa! by ALAYORMII: 12:58am On Dec 21, 2014
Nigeria has the highest number of educated illiterates in the world.
Re: 30 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Africa! by Nobody: 2:37am On Dec 21, 2014
There is nothing amazing about those facts sad
Re: 30 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Africa! by Dahjhi: 2:01pm On Dec 21, 2014
Rapsainot:




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.


shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked WAAAATTTTT? ? ?

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