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Some Facts About Africa by davades(op): 10:35am On Jun 16, 2015
FACTS ABOUT AFRICA
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: Some Facts About Africa by Goodyshoes(m): 10:41am On Jun 16, 2015
FTC
Re: Some Facts About Africa by dave2meek(m): 11:18am On Jun 16, 2015
Ftc for this thread no make sense cus no source, so e no go near fpgrin
Goodyshoes:
FTC
Re: Some Facts About Africa by davades(op): 11:27am On Jun 16, 2015
dave2meek:
Ftc for this thread no make sense cus no source, so e no go near fpgrin
Wetin u wan take the source do....google those facts to confirm....
Re: Some Facts About Africa by davades(op): 11:33am On Jun 16, 2015
Mods does this not fits to be in the front page....wonders what kinda topic make the front these days! Na wa o if to say na tonto dikeh or d'banj now e for don reach front page! Abeg!
Re: Some Facts About Africa by Goodyshoes(m): 11:36am On Jun 16, 2015
dave2meek:
Ftc for this thread no make sense cus no source, so e no go near fpgrin
Lolz. Are you a mod....??
Meanwhile, OP where did you get these fromhuh
Re: Some Facts About Africa by davades(op): 11:50am On Jun 16, 2015
Goodyshoes:
Lolz. Are you a mod....??
Meanwhile, OP where did you get these fromhuh
Quote me wrong then...even if the source is there some of you no even open am....so wtf ....jes tryna pass some informations bro
Re: Some Facts About Africa by Goodyshoes(m): 11:52am On Jun 16, 2015
davades:
Quote me wrong then...even if the source is there some of you no even open am....so wtf ....jes tryna pass some informations bro
Why'd you feel I won't open the source....huh
Anyways, no p. interesting facts though.
Re: Some Facts About Africa by davades(op): 12:04pm On Jun 16, 2015
Is the source that really important? Anyways help me campaign for front page lol
Re: Some Facts About Africa by dave2meek(m): 1:23pm On Jun 16, 2015
Nope, but i know threads that are likely to makft fp
Goodyshoes:
Lolz. Are you a mod....??
Meanwhile, OP where did you get these fromhuh
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