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25 ‪facts‬ I Bet You Never Knew About ‪africa‬ by allisonluvsu(m): 7:11am On Dec 23, 2014
1. 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 Footballerof all time, he received about £350,000weekly 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. 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, ....

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Re: 25 ‪facts‬ I Bet You Never Knew About ‪africa‬ by Tolani0(m): 7:25am On Dec 23, 2014
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Re: 25 ‪facts‬ I Bet You Never Knew About ‪africa‬ by allisonluvsu(m): 7:58am On Dec 23, 2014
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Re: 25 ‪facts‬ I Bet You Never Knew About ‪africa‬ by vizier007(m): 7:59am On Dec 23, 2014
wooooww... never heard about some of this before ooo. nice work @OP
Re: 25 ‪facts‬ I Bet You Never Knew About ‪africa‬ by allisonluvsu(m): 8:00am On Dec 23, 2014
vizier007:
wooooww... never heard about some of this before ooo. nice work @OP
i am equally surprised by the fact that Gambia has only one University
Re: 25 ‪facts‬ I Bet You Never Knew About ‪africa‬ by mariannlove(f): 10:41am On Dec 23, 2014
shocked at number 20 shocked

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