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Facts About Africa by siraj1402(m): 8:18pm On Jul 26, 2015
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
Re: Facts About Africa by siraj1402(m): 8:19pm On Jul 26, 2015
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