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Interesting Facts About Africa. by frankmoney(m): 3:14pm On Apr 04, 2015
FACTS ABOUT AFRICA
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 goalscorer in European competition.
13. Johannesburg, South Africa is
the most visited city in Africa.
14. Zinedine Zidane wanted to play
for Àlgeria, but the selector rejected him, saying
they are already many players like him in the team.
15. President Jacob Zuma was given a special
award by Fifa for refereeing on Robben Island
during his years as a political prisoner.
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 in 1924.
18. The Seychelles 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, Isaias 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
being colonised.
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. He started ruling Dos Santo
31. George Weah of Liberia is the
first man to win World, European and African
footballer of the year
in the same year.
32. Swaziland is the only remaining
absolute mornach in the world.
33. The Gambia is the smallest country in Africa
followed by Swaziland.
34. King Sobhuza ll of Swaziland took the longest
time in reigning Swaziland, 62 years as he was
crowned in 1921 and died in August 1982 at the
age of 83 years.
34.1. King Sobhuza II of swaziland, married 70
wives, who gave him 210 children between 1920
and 1970.
35. Zimbabwe is the only country in the world
were almost everyone was a billionaire at one
point

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Re: Interesting Facts About Africa. by mandarin: 4:02pm On Apr 04, 2015
Interesting and amazing Africa, the continent where d unlikely rules
Re: Interesting Facts About Africa. by frankmoney(m): 9:26pm On Apr 04, 2015
mandarin:
Interesting and amazing Africa, the continent where d unlikely rules
yes bro
Re: Interesting Facts About Africa. by frankmoney(m): 2:26pm On Apr 05, 2015
ya'll should come and learn o

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