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Facts About Africa You Probably Don't Know by Cowmilk(m): 1:01pm On Mar 07, 2017
25 Facts you probably didn't know About Africa !

1. 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. 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 goal scorer in European competition.

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

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

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

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 1924.

18. The Seychellois 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, Isaiah Afwerki is the least richest President in Africa.

25. Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country.


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Re: Facts About Africa You Probably Don't Know by Nobody: 1:05pm On Mar 07, 2017
I know about most of them
Re: Facts About Africa You Probably Don't Know by Noneroone(m): 1:05pm On Mar 07, 2017
IPOB staged the biggest ever protest in Africa in November 2015

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Re: Facts About Africa You Probably Don't Know by firstking01(m): 2:03pm On Mar 07, 2017
Educating and insightfuL.
Re: Facts About Africa You Probably Don't Know by Cowmilk(m): 2:52pm On Mar 07, 2017
firstking01:
Educating and insightfuL.
thanks
Re: Facts About Africa You Probably Don't Know by honimun007(m): 5:31pm On Mar 07, 2017
Very educative.Thanks for the info

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Re: Facts About Africa You Probably Don't Know by bluefilm: 8:34am On Dec 02, 2018
Nice info.

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