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.

9. A person from Burkina Faso is
called a
Burkinabe.

10. Nigeria has won more football
cups than
England.

11. Zimbabwe’s President, Robert
Gabriel Mugabe
is the world’s most educated
President with 7
degrees, two of them are Masters.

12. Al-Ahly of Egypt is the richest
club in Africa.

13. Didier Drogba is Chelsea’s
highest goalscorer
in European competition.

14. Johannesburg, South Africa is
the most visited
city in Africa.

15. Zinedine Zidane wanted to play
for Àlgeria,
but the selector rejected him, saying
they are
already many players like him in the
team.

16. President Jacob Zuma was once
a referee in
prison.

17. President Robert Mugabe was
jailed for 11
years for fighting for freedom.

18 President Robert Mugabe is
Africa’s oldest
Head of State and the world’s
second oldest Head
of State. He was born in 1924.

19. The Seychelles are the most
educated
Africans. Seychelles’ literacy rates
(Adult: 92%,
Youth: 99%) Zimbabwe is 2nd (Adult:
91.2%,
Youth: 99%).

20. Rwanda is a better country for
gender equality
than England and USA.

21. Somalia got its first ATM on
October 7, 2014.

22. South Africa has the most
Grammy award
winners in Africa.

23. Ethiopia has the most airports in
Africa.

24. Ethiopia’s economy is growing
faster than
China’s.

25. Eritrea’s President, Isaias
Afwerki is the least
richest President in Africa.

26. Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest
independent
country, it has existed for over 3,000
years without
being colonised.

27. Haile Selassie 1 was the 225th
and last
Emperor of Ethiopia.

28. Nigeria has the most monarchs
in the world.

29. Angola has more Portuguese
speakers than
Portugal.

30. President Jose Eduardo Dos
Santos has ruled
Angola since 1979.

31. 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

32. George Weah of Liberia is the
first man to win
World, European and African
footballer of the year
in the same year.

33. Swaziland is the only remaining
absolute
mornach in the world.

34.The Gambia is the smallest
country in Africa
followed by Swaziland.

35. 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.

36. Zimbabwe is the only country in the world were
almost everyone was a billionaire at one point.

Thank God there is Nigeria in the list. Am so proud

Africa... with so much potentials.. still dey carry last

nice facts lemme take selfie with Africa

Nice read

out dated facts

Seychelles most educated?

99.9 literacy rate ?

And ere in nigeria igbos nd yorubas re warring bout who is most educated

Issokay

I rest my case

How will this change Nigeria Economy

Fidelismaria:
Seychelles most educated?

99.9 literacy rate ?

And ere in nigeria igbos nd yorubas re warring bout who is most educated

Issokay

I rest my case

Google their population!

Brilliant facts. Africa, I hail thee!

15. never happened .10.no basis for comparison.

Blessed continent with caused Leaders

Zimbabwe is the only country in the world were
almost everyone was a billionaire at one point. someone tell me how true this is Wow

Pascalville:
Zimbabwe is the only country in the world were
almost everyone was a billionaire at one point. someone tell me how true this is Wow

They were printing money without considering the side effect.

The number 5 on the list no longer stand, the highest paid footballer in the world is now Tevez.

Number 10. Seriously yet the media can over hype the National team. Still wondering why Nigeria nationals want to play for the 3 lion's that has no hope of winning the Euros.


Number 11,is the opposite of Bubu.

cool facts

Thanks op I love educative posts. Dey are very hard to find on Nairaland nowadays.

Pascalville:
Zimbabwe is the only country in the world were
almost everyone was a billionaire at one point. someone tell me how true this is Wow

You didn't hear about the hyperinflation in Zimbabwe then. People had billions in notes yet they couldn't buy anything worthy with all the useless cash. Imagine having a billion Zimbabwe dollar and it could only buy say a loaf of bread and a tin of sardines.

How can niger citizens be nigerians? this is an insult to only me....

27dec:
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You mean just one note is 50 million?... Or am I the one who doesn't know how to interpret digits?

oldfoolnigger:
How can niger citizens be nigerians? this is an insult to only me....

Nigerien not Nigerian

president mugabe is still rocking d sh.it....

prekumohtim:

Nigerien not Nigerian

My bad...tanx for the correction

ednut1:
15. never happened .10.no basis for comparison.

15 happened, apparently "he was not fast enough" , but he is still a legend nonetheless.

I'm not sure of 10.

4kings:

15 happened, apparently "he was not fast enough" , but he is still a legend nonetheless.

I'm not sure of 10.

lies he denied it. he had already played for france before algeria showed interest.

ednut1:
lies he denied it. he had already played for france before algeria showed interest.

I've not heard of this.
Where did you get this, do you have any link?

Africa

4kings:

I've not heard of this.
Where did you get this, do you have any link?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1FPOylOu70&itct=CBcQpDAYASITCI2pkYmGntECFVABfwodLFIF6lITemlkYW5lIGNob3NlIGZyYW5jZQ%3D%3D&gl=NG&client=mv-google&hl=en. cant find d actual interview where he denied it. as its in french

Number 34: Seychelles is Africa's smallest, Gambia is Africa's smallest contiguous nation. Please next time, be specific.

On the other hand, Mugabe should just step down. Why Africa's rulers cannot emulate Lee Kuan Yew? It befuddles me.