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25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa ! by dedeen1424: 1:03pm On Jun 10, 2015
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 Footballer of all time, he received about E350,000 weekly in Russia in 2011.

6. A person from Lesotho is called a Mosotho

7. A person from Botswana is called a Motswana, the plural is Batswana.

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 would's second oldest Head of State. He was born in 1924.

18. The Seychellois are the most educated Africans. Seychelles' literacy rates (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.
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa ! by ogbonnajoe(m): 1:40pm On Jun 10, 2015
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Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa ! by recentlyacquire: 2:48pm On Jun 10, 2015
dedeen1424:

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 Footballer of all time, he received about E350,000 weekly in Russia in 2011.

6. A person from Lesotho is called a Mosotho

7. A person from Botswana is called a Motswana, the plural is Batswana.

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 would's second oldest Head of State. He was born in 1924.

18. The Seychellois are the most educated Africans. Seychelles' literacy rates (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.
Point 10 i disagree

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