DR Congo has 70% of the world's coltan (used to make phones), but its not the world's largest exporter or producer of coltan

Zimbabwe's President Mugabe, is more educated than Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping etc. He is the world's most educated President.

South African movie, Shotgun Garfunkel has unofficially broken the world record for the fastest feature film! It was done in 10 days & 12hrs

Christmas is celebrated in Egypt and Ethiopia on January 7 (in the calendar most of us use). Ethiopia has its own calendar.

Nigerian exotic car dealer, Obi Okeke, Co-owner of Fusion Luxury Motors has sold over 39 cars to Floyd Mayweather. Source: Auto News.

Seychelles has the least prisoners in Africa.

In 2000,Kenyan Journalist,Godwin Chepkurgor offered President Bill Clinton 20 cows and 40 goats for his daughter,Chelsea's hands in marriage

South African companies (DSTV, MTN, Shoprite, Spar, Game, Spur, Mr. Price etc) made over $14 billion in Nigeria from 2004-2014.

Malawi is the most expensive country in Africa to use a mobile phone. ITU.

6 Africans have played for Real Madrid FC(Samuel Eto'o, Geremi Njitap, Javier Balboa, Michael Essien, Mohammadu Diarra & Emmanuel Adebayor)

Britain's largest chocolate maker, @Cadbury imports 90% of its cocoa from Ghana. Source: BBC.

The lyrics of Nigeria's National Anthem are a combination of words taken from five of the best entries in a national contest.

Brazilian football legend, Bebeto became famous in Nigeria in the 1990s because he cried after Nigeria beat Brazil in a U-23 match.

Botswana has a lower corruption rate than some European countries.

Nigeria has the 3rd most Twitter users in Africa with 2 million, behind South Africa (6.6 million) & Kenya (2.1 million) as of October 2014.

South Africa, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Mauritius and Seychelles are more developed than Nigeria.

Faiyum, formerly known as Crocodilopolis, Egypt is the world's oldest city.

The ANC (African National Congress) is the biggest liberation movement in Africa. It began on January 8, 1912.

With an average urbanisation rate of 3.7, Rwanda is the most rapidly urbanising country in the world.

@DidierDrogba holds the record for the highest number of goals scored by an African player in one BPL season (29), he did so in 2009-10.

Abia State, Nigeria has the first purpose-built Smart Mall in the world and the largest Mall in Africa. It costs N50 billion to build.

President-elect Buhari, Ezekwesili, Chimamanda and Boko Haram's leader, Shekau were named in TIME's World 100 Most Influential People list.

Ghanaian Lawyer, J. E. Casely Hayford published the first African novel written in English, in 1911.

Kenya has Africa's highest percentage of female Board Directors (19.8%), followed by South Africa 17.4%, Botswana 16.9%, Zambia 15.9% - AfDB

Professor Oliver Udemmadu Ogbonnia Mobisson was the first Black African to design, build and produce indigenous personal computers.

Robert Mugabe was Zimbabwe's Prime Minister (not President) from 1980-87. He became the President in 1987.

Malawi has a female headed household rate of 28.1%. Source: World Bank.

South Africa was the first African country to host the AFCON, FIFA Confederations Cup (2009) and FIFA World Cup (2010).

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe travelled to European countries legally even when he was placed on a travel ban by EU (European Union).

Coach Hassan Shehata of Egypt and Coach Charles Gyamfi of Ghana share the record for the most AFCON cups won with 3 each.

England has the largest Somali population in Europe. According to the 2011 UK Census, there were 99,484 Somali-born residents in England.

Eritrea is the only African country producing Intraocular lenses.

Eric Djemba-Djemba was declared bankrupt following his move from Manchester United to Aston Villa in 2007.

In 1906, Times of London referred to the Aniomas of Nigeria as rebels for resisting British colonialism, they fought against it for 31 years

Nigeria is the second biggest CocaCola market in Africa.

Miriam Makeba was the first African Artiste to popularise African music around the world.

On Oct 19, 2014, Skelewu by Davido was played at half time in a La liga game btw Atletico Madrid & Espanyol at Vicente Calderon stadium

South Africa hit second highest ever one-day international total with 439-2 against West Indies in a cricket match.

South Africa has the highest rate of single parents in Africa.

Idi Amin Dada's Presidential Guards forced him to get out of harms way because he wanted to die like a true soldier during his ousting war.

Nigeria has the world's most Black US Dollar Billionaires.

In South Africa, the proportion of female university graduates is more than that of men.

Mohammed Al Amoudi,a Saudi-Ethiopian US Dollar Billionaire is Ethiopia's biggest individual investor,he owns gold mines & hotels in Ethiopia

It's currently 2007 in Ethiopia. They use their own calendar.

Africa's biggest road is in Ethiopia.

Ghanaian player, Asamoah Gyan is the eighth highest paid Footballer in the world.

The Sudans (Sudan and South Sudan) derives its name from the Arabic word "Bilad al-Sudan" (land of the blacks).

The 2012 World's Most Expensive Car 'Bugatti Veyron' was seen in Abuja after a Nigerian bought it. It costs $2.8 million then.

Nearly 98% of Rwandans have health insurance. Source : NY Times.

EnyimbaFc is Nigeria's most successful football club.

According to a 2012 report from National Economic Empowerment & Development Strategy, 43% of Nigeria�s 37,504 university lecturers have PhDs

The phrase "Ghana Must Go" became popular in 1983,when Nigeria deported 2 mil Ghanaians & 300k in 1985 after Ghana deported Nigerians in '69

Egyptians are the most mentioned Africans in the Holy Bible.

Eritrea is the only country in the world to allocate an entire coastline as a reserve.

Democratic Republic of Congo is Africa's largest copper producer.

Thomas Sankara refused to use the ACs in his office, saying that he felt guilty doing so, since very few Burkinabes could afford it.

OdemwingieP has won the EPL Player of the Month more than any African player with 3 (September 2010, April 2011 and February 2012)

Paris Natural history Museum in France has about 18,000 heads of Africans killed by colonial soldiers.

would post more when I get the encouragement to...
Gracias and happy weekend...

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Kudos....

awesome strange mind-blowing !!! keep it up sire

Mugabe: most educated president the world over.

Ok oo. No wonder the man told Obama to marry him first if he was to allow LGBT rights in his country. He is practically telling obama that He is still a learner.

What sort of encouragement are we talkin' 'bout here

akraym:
What sort of encouragement are we talkin' 'bout here

pls don't get me wrong here, am nt talking abt monetary encouragmnt or support... comments are encouraging enuf... tnx...

More facts...

A man died of "sexual sweetness" after making love to a hooker in Malawi, cops said they won't arrest her "for being too sweet for the man."

When Jay-Z, visited Nigeria in 2006,he was given a Chieftancy title,Sarkin Waka of Kwara by the Emir of Illorin,Alhaji Ibrahim Gambari

Nigeria has the highest cyber crime rate in Africa and the third highest cyber crime rate in the world.

The Eko Atlantic City project in Lagos State, Nigeria is the biggest construction site in Africa.

Women once weren't allowed to own lands in Rwanda. Today,women own most of the lands in Rwanda.

Africa's first Canopy Walkway on the sea is in Tema, Ghana.

Lucky Dube was named �Lucky� by his mother because she considered his birth fortunate after a number of failed pregnancies.

South Africa makes weapons for it's military through Denel SOC Ltd, a state-owned weapons company.

South Africa is the sole producer of the Mercedes Benz C Class, right-hand drive vehicles.

Africa's biggest chair is in Breede River Valley, Western Cape, South Africa.

Charles Taylor, a former Liberian President has 14 children. Source: Wikipedia.

Orlando Pirates was the first South African football club to win the CAF Champions League, winning it in 1995.

Somalia has the highest onshore wind power potential in the world. Source: @AFKInsider

The original AFCON trophy was made of silver and Ghana kept it permanently after winning the competition for the third time in 1978.

Ancient Egyptians were the most innovative people the world has ever seen.

Northern Nigeria has the richest Elites and the most Political Representatives in Nigeria, yet most Beggars in Nigeria come from the North.

South Africa topped Buzzfeed's list of the Top 20 Most Beautiful Countries in the world. Namibia came out in fifth place.

According to the 2008 FAOSTAT records, Nigeria had the 5th highest number of goats in the world in 2008 (53.8 m, 6.2% of the world's total).

The first lock was made in Egypt.

In early May 2015, with four games to go - all 16 teams in the Algerian football league still mathematically stood a chance to win the Cup.

Ghana is the second largest importer of used clothes from the UK.

"Mr. Mugabe u've been Zimbabwe's leader for 32 years, when r u saying goodbye..." Mugabe: "Goodbye to Zimbabweans? where r they going?"-2012

would keep it coming... thanks...

Interesting stuff! Go South Africa!!

Hmmm,naija name will never appear in historical achievements like this,if it were to be based on corruption and shams,naija name will fill up words in the page....
.nice writeup though

BTW that people wey still dey 2007 I guess the world will leave them here on rapture day

Badbreathcure81:
Hmmm,naija name will never appear in historical achievements like this,if it were to be based on corruption and shams,naija name will fill up words in the page....
.nice writeup though

am telling u oo, bt all d same there ar som positive achievements also coming frm nigeria and nigerians...

LeSudAfricaine:
Interesting stuff! Go South Africa!!

lol... are u frm south africa

Badbreathcure81:
BTW that people wey still dey 2007 I guess the world will leave them here on rapture day

hahahah... shey..

ArcFrisky:


am telling u oo, bt all d same there ar som positive achievements also coming frm nigeria and nigerians...

if you were close yo me I could have bitten your ear,we are light yearsfar from good

ArcFrisky:

lol... are u frm south africa

Yes sir

LeSudAfricaine:
Yes sir

ok cool...