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Mauritius, Libya, Ivory Coast and Benin are amongst the happiest countries in Africa, according to the UN’s World Happiness Index.



Mauritius has been named the happiest country in Africa by the World Happiness Report - and South Sudan ranked saddest.

The annual United Nations World Happiness Report ranks over 150 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be, according to their evaluations of their own lives.

Libya takes the No.2 spot in 2020's study, followed by Ivory Coast in third place and Benin in fourth, Congo (Brazzaville) completea the top 5.

Eleven out of the top 20 happiest countries in Africa are in Western African, with the authors saying the happiest places are those where people feel a sense of belonging, and trust their fellow citizens and institutions.

This report focuses more specifically on
social environments for happiness, as reflected by the quality of personal social connections and social institutions.

The researchers asked people around the world to assess their own levels of happiness, as well as taking account of factors such as national income and levels of corruption.

This year's report was compiled before the coronavirus pandemic.

Top 20 Happiest Countries in Africa, 2020

World Rank| Country | Score

1. Mauritius (6.101)
2. Libya (5.489)
3. Ivory Coast (5.233)
4 Benin (5.216)
5. Congo (Brazzaville) (5.194)
6. Ghana (5.148)
7. Morocco (5.095)
8. Cameroon (5.085)
9. Algeria (5.005)
10. Senegal (4.981)


Cont'd

11. Guinea (4.949)
12. Niger (4.910)
13. Gabon (4.829)
14. South Africa (4.814)
15. Burkina Faso (4.769)
16. Gambia (4.751)
17. Mali (4.729)
18. Nigeria (4.724)
19. Mozambique (4.624)
20. Kenya (4.583)

Top 10 Saddest Countries in Africa, 2020

Rank | Country | Score

10. Burundi (3.775)
9. Zambia (3.759)
8. Lesotho (3.653)
7. Malawi (3.538)
6. Botswana (3.479)
5. Tanzania (3.476)
4. Central African Republic (3.476)
3. Rwanda (3.312)
2. Zimbabwe (3.299)
1. South Sudan (2.817)

Methodology

The rankings of country happiness are based
this year on the pooled results from Gallup
World Poll surveys from 2017-2019 and continue to show both change and stability. The top
countries tend to have high values for most
of the key variables that have been found to
support well-being, including income, healthy life expectancy, social support, freedom, trust, and generosity, to sucthat year to year changes in the top rankings are to be expected.




Indepth Source: https://listwand.com/these-are-the-happiest-and-saddest-countries-in-africa-2020/

Libya second happiest in Africa?? Tf

dawnomike:
I have pondered in time past also about this... This present age is fast losing all iota of human feelings

In Nigeria.. Its not the same outside..

We blacks are something else.. We blacks are something else.... Even her fellow women couldn't help her...

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When a girl is without brain she spends most of her time on her back with her legs raised, on all fours with her head down and her derriere up or on her feet but with one leg in the air......



If you know, you know
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When i saw the list i was shooked..... Even countries like Djibouti, Sierra Leone pass us for rank. Our leaders should hide their faces in shame.

Top 20 Most (and Least) Corrupt Countries in Africa, 2020

Compare the population of other countries in list to that of Lagos... And see if you won't close your eyes in shame

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Eight West African countries Saturday agreed to change the name of their common currency to Eco and severed the French-backed CFA franc's regional currency that dates back to the colonial era.

These countries are Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. All are former French colonies with the exception of Guinea-Bissau.

The president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, speaking at a joint news conference with the visiting president of France, Emmanuel Macron, said on Saturday that the bloc was changing the name of the C.F.A. franc, used in eight West African countries, and renaming it the Eco.

The new Currency 'eco' Will be pegged to euro but requirement for member states to keep 50% of reserves with French treasury will be scrapped, french representative on board of regional central bank will also be scrapped

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, speaking at a joint news conference with the visiting president of France, Emmanuel Macron, announced the reform of the long-disputed CFA franc on Saturday, a currency that is used in eight nations in West Africa.

C.F.A. stood for the French Colonies of Africa when the then-colonial power introduced the currency in 1945, though it was changed after independence to the Financial Community of Africa. It is seen by many as a relic of “Françafrique,” the unofficial system under which France exerted influence over its former colonies in sub-Saharan Africa long after independence.

Most of the criticism of the C.F.A. has centered around the requirement that the countries that use it are required to keep 50 percent of their foreign currency reserves in the French treasury. Under the agreement between France and the eight countries, this requirement will be scrapped when it becomes the Eco, as will the stipulation that a French representative sit on the currency union’s board.

The agreement with France and the Monetary Union of West Africa (UEMOA), which is currently led by Ouattara, will advance the “eco.” The new currency replaces the CFA and broadens the possibility for the 15 members of ECOWAS – with some UEMOA nations overlapping – to adopt the currency as well.

“This is a historic day for West Africa,” Mr. Ouattara said in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan.

Macron hailed it as a "historic reform", adding: "The Eco will see the light of day in 2020."



https://listwand.com/west-african-countries-to-stop-using-colonial-era-currency-cfa-franc/

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Immediately star boy entered the venue everywhere erupted

Jesus College is set to return a controversial bronze cockerel that was looted from Benin, Nigeria in the 19th century, following a successful campaign from students to reject the “spoils of war”.

The sculpture, known as the Benin bronze, was stolen by Victorian explorers in 1897 and has resided in Cambridge:s Jesus College since 1905.

The bronze cockerel which was taken by British colonial forces in 1897 and donated to Jesus College Cambridge is to be returned to Nigeria in an unprecedented step that adds momentum to the growing repatriations movement.

The Okukor, described by the college as a “royal ancestral heirloom”, will be one of the first Benin bronzes to be returned to Nigeria by a major British institution since the punitive expedition in 1897 when thousands of bronzes were stolen from Benin City by British forces.

Sonita Alleyne, the master of Jesus College, said the decision was not taken to “erase history” but came after “diligent and careful” work that looked into the wider legacy of slavery at Jesus College. “We are an honest community, and after thorough investigation into the provenance of the Benin bronze … our job is to seek the best way forward,” she said.

"The Benin Bronzes were a collection of 3,000 pieces of art taken by British troops during reprisals for the killing of nine of their countrymen in a trade dispute between London and the Benin monarch.

No specific date for return has been released but the college stated that the bronze cockerel “belongs with the current Oba at the Court of Benin”.


https://listwand.com/stolen-bronze-cockerel-to-be-returned-to-nigeria-by-cambridge-college/

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Two Nigerian Innovators have recently been announced by the United Kingdom’s Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) as candidates for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2020.

The innovators, Aisha Raheem and Victor Boyle-Komolafe, were shortlisted alongside 14 engineers and entrepreneurs for developing solutions that address local challenges across sub-Saharan Africa.

The selected innovators will benefit from a unique package of support over the next eight months to help them accelerate their businesses.

The two Nigerian innovators were shortlisted for developing solutions to local challenges across sub-Saharan Africa.
Their Creations

1. Innovator: Aisha Raheem
Innovation: Farmz2U

Farmz2U is a software that helps farmers and families prevent food waste and enhance nutrition by using tech solutions.


2. Innovator: Victor Boyle-Komolafe
Innovation: Garbage In, Value Out (GIVO)

Garbage In Value Out (GIVO), automates and digitises the collection, processing and sale of recyclable materials.


According to the academy, the two Nigerians (Aisha Raheem and Victor Boyle-Komolafe) along with the 14 other selected innovators will benefit from a unique package of support over the next eight months to help them accelerate their businesses.

The innovators shortlisted from the award were selected from across six countries and six of them are women.

The winner of the pitch will be awarded £25,000 as the winner of the 2020 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation while the runners-up will each be awarded £10,000.

Currently, in its 6 year, the prize aims to stimulate, celebrate and reward innovative engineers from across the continent.



https://listwand.com/two-nigerians-shortlisted-for-the-africa-prize-for-engineering-innovation-2020/