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30 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Africa by predgangsta(m): 10:26am On Dec 27, 2014
30 facts I bet you never knew about Africa: I hope you like this. Enjoy!

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.
Re: 30 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Africa by Nobody: 10:36am On Dec 27, 2014
Informative
Re: 30 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Africa by diveflex(f): 10:52am On Dec 27, 2014
woo dat is good
Re: 30 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Africa by seankafor(m): 11:06am On Dec 27, 2014
God bless africa
Re: 30 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Africa by ayd91(m): 11:35am On Dec 27, 2014
Interesting stuffs indeed. But that Nigeria and England stuff How? CAF cups included abi?
Re: 30 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Africa by b3llo(m): 12:05pm On Dec 27, 2014
31. PEJ is the Most popular First Lady in Africa.
Educative
Re: 30 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Africa by amakufrancis(m): 1:42pm On Dec 27, 2014
Gambia only one University?
Re: 30 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Africa by Nobody: 2:27pm On Dec 27, 2014
This is interesting.

Nigeria is the only African country where the government thinks they are saving a handful of lives(chibok girls) at the expense of thousands.

They will never remain the same, nuke the damn place if you know the root breeding the insurgents.

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