Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-
populous continent . At about 30.2 million km2 (11.7 million
sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers six percent of
Earth 's total surface area and 20.4 percent of its total land
area.

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.

Being from Africa is the best and greatest thing that has ever happened to me.