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25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by NaijaOriginal: 6:39am On Feb 28, 2015 |
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 was the highest paid Footballer of all time, when 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. 6 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by Baba419(m): 7:02am On Feb 28, 2015 |
26) Nigeria has had the most bomb explosions. 10 Likes |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by bisi16(m): 7:24am On Feb 28, 2015 |
Nigeria has d most clueless president. 11 Likes |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by lionduke(m): 8:16am On Feb 28, 2015 |
just Incase buhari decides to present his school certificate 1 Like |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by Pancho01(m): 11:00am On Feb 28, 2015 |
Every disappointment is truly a blessing. Look at how Algeria rejected Zidane, but he is now one of the greatest footballers of all times. 1 Like |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by NaijaOriginal: 11:01am On Feb 28, 2015 |
lionduke:what is this one talking about? 2 Likes |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by Nobody: 12:34pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
bisi16:May GOD forgive U and may GEJ be alive and see what U and your KIDS will become in future. Anyway,... 4me,The MOST BAFFLING is NO.14. 3 Likes |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by obafemee80(m): 12:38pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Nigeria is the only OIL PRODUCING COUNTRY in which d Rich r getting richer and d poor getting Poorer Nigeria has the highest No of Educated Illitrates 1 Like |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by njuwo(m): 1:00pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
27). South Africa has the most biggest ukwus of all time that nearly sent me to jail while staring at one on a bill board in the streets of Saudi Arabia. |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by Lildrizzle(m): 1:18pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Mugabe get 7 degrees . pa buhari no get common ssce chei okokobioko 3 Likes |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by bolaji3071(m): 1:18pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
obafemee80: obafemee80: 1 Like |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by olexy4real(m): 1:24pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Now u kwn. |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by PHgirl(f): 1:42pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
No. 20 is the funniest. Where's Ayanle? |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by ochejoseph(m): 2:34pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Nigerians are the most wonderful people on earth! 1 Like |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by ipunchbitches(m): 2:44pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
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Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by bisi16(m): 5:41pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
kayciano:What have u become? Mtcheww! |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by DuchessLily(f): 6:11pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Ok |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by Morhziez(m): 7:27pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Sweet Facts |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by SisiNini(f): 7:42pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Waohhhh @ number 10 and 19... |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by Kelklein(m): 7:49pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
...amazingly educative... mods do the needful |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by Richie0974: 8:22pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
I already know these... |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by smsshola(m): 9:21pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
The 19 get me wondering..... |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by Oluwasaeon(m): 9:32pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Mugabe has 6 degrees...he said the 7th is a 'degree in violence' |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by econome(m): 10:08pm On Feb 28, 2015 |
Ex president Obasanjo was the only 5th military head of state and also the 5th civilian president in Africa.. E be like say I know book(govt) small too |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by ItsAnderson: 12:18am On Mar 01, 2015 |
I agree, your life sucks |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by CuteInBlack(m): 10:06am On Mar 01, 2015 |
*I thought you knew * The 2012 World's most expensive car "Bugatti Veyron" was seen in Abuja after a Nigerian bought it. It costs $2.8 million then. In the 1960s, University of Lagos, Nigeria had students from about twenty countries in the world. USA has more e-commerce fraud cases than Nigeria. Mauritius has the cheapest mobile phone rates in Africa. The Igbo tribe in Nigeria has more Catholics than any other African tribe. Neuropsychiatric Hospital Aro Abeokuta, Nigeria is ranked among the top 1,000 hospitals in the world. Uganda has the largest representation of parliamentarians who are members with disabilities in the world. Mozambican law states that "whatever is above your land belongs to YOU and whatever is below your land belongs to GOVERNMENT" Kenya has the highest number of unsafe abortions in Africa. The continent that has the highest number of poor people is Asia, not Africa. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by vega84(m): 12:21pm On Mar 01, 2015 |
Hmmmm thanks fr the info. #vegatalks# |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by ednut1(m): 12:33pm On Mar 01, 2015 |
11. black man dull. if Europeans nd arabs had not come to africa. africa minus north africa wud still be in d dark ages |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by Nobody: 12:46pm On Mar 01, 2015 |
28. Yorubas are not transformable. a pig will always be a pig......copied from NL |
Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by Nobody: 1:16pm On Mar 01, 2015 |
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Re: 25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa by Abdul9025(m): 2:16pm On Mar 01, 2015 |
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