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.

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.

Cc: lalasticlala

Ok

Most of these facts I never heard but Now I do. Information is power.

Some real eye opening facts here, good work!

Ethiopia growing faster than China...
Nigeria has more football medals than England...
Rwanda more gender fair than US and UK..
These are not info you will find in our local media or on CNN


But you should add a little statistics to each statement and provide links too, for those of us that like to investigate further..