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Facts About Africa by Teeboy22(m): 6:54am On Sep 08, 2015
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. 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

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Re: Facts About Africa by Nobody: 7:06am On Sep 08, 2015
Good facts, but the Samuel Eto'o bit is no longer accurate.
Re: Facts About Africa by RichDad1(m): 7:07am On Sep 08, 2015
Good one. cool
Nigeria used to be the only country in world where "Stealing is not corruption" until May 29 2015.

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Re: Facts About Africa by dejavski(m): 7:23am On Sep 08, 2015
It's the season of facts grin

Here's my own fact:

Do you know that in Nigeria there is a yoruba city being ruled by an Emir? grin
Re: Facts About Africa by asumo12: 8:01am On Sep 09, 2015
dejavski:
It's the season of facts grin

Here's my own fact:

Do you know that in Nigeria there is a yoruba city being ruled by an Emir? grin


undecided really?
Re: Facts About Africa by dejavski(m): 8:04am On Sep 09, 2015
asumo12:



undecided really?

Afonja knows best undecided
Re: Facts About Africa by asumo12: 8:22am On Sep 09, 2015
dejavski:


Afonja knows best undecided

Who get that moniker
Re: Facts About Africa by dejavski(m): 9:21am On Sep 09, 2015
asumo12:


Who get that moniker

Read about the legendary history of Afonja the great
Google
Re: Facts About Africa by asumo12: 9:38am On Sep 09, 2015
dejavski:


Read about the legendary history of Afonja the great
Google


I now understand u Bro...


Kwara people must bash u...



grin

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Re: Facts About Africa by dejavski(m): 9:39am On Sep 09, 2015
asumo12:



I now understand u Bro...


Kwara people must bash u...



grin

But it's a fact they can't dispute na grin
Re: Facts About Africa by macof(m): 11:04am On Sep 09, 2015
dejavski:


But it's a fact they can't dispute na grin

Of course ....keep proving that you aren't yoruba
Re: Facts About Africa by macof(m): 11:06am On Sep 09, 2015
@Teeboy22, there's a difference between "Educated" and "Certificated"
Re: Facts About Africa by dejavski(m): 11:09am On Sep 09, 2015
macof:


Of course ....keep proving that you aren't yoruba

I am ilaje
Re: Facts About Africa by macof(m): 11:14am On Sep 09, 2015
dejavski:


I am ilaje
That's wat u claim...for whatever reason

And wat is Ilaje? What group is Ilaje under?
Re: Facts About Africa by dejavski(m): 11:30am On Sep 09, 2015
macof:
That's wat u claim...for whatever reason

And wat is Ilaje? What group is Ilaje under?

Ilaje is an ethnic group on it's own
Just like ikwerres ijebus aworis eguns ndokwas agbors
Re: Facts About Africa by macof(m): 12:10pm On Sep 09, 2015
dejavski:


Ilaje is an ethnic group on it's own
Just like ijebus aworis

Same for Ekiti, Egba, Ife, Oyo, Ikale, Okun, Igbomina etc

Yet they are all part of a bigger group called YORUBA

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