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Did you know these facts about Africa, the continent of 54 countries? Ok, dig in and take it all in. Here are some 40 facts on Africa, I will be back in other editions to give you more spice on Africa, the Spicy continent… courtesy of Nairaland Forum. We love Africa in all its glory…
1. Did you know that The Gambia has only one university?
2. Did you know that Equatorial guinea is Africa’s only Spanish-speaking country?
3. Did you know that South Africa is the most
visited African country?
4. Did you know that Nigeria has the richest Black people in Africa?
5. Did you know that Samuel Eto’o is the highest paid Footballer of all time, he received about
6. Did you know that A person from Botswana is called a Motswana, the plural is Batswana?
7. Did you know that A person from Lesotho is called a Mosotho?
8. Did you know that A person from Niger is called a Nigerien.
9. Did you know that A person from Burkina Faso is called a Burkinabe?
10. Did you know that Nigeria has won more football cups than England?
11. Did you know that Zimbabwe’s President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the world’s most educated
12. Did you know that Al-Ahly of Egypt is the richest club in Africa?
13. Did you know that Didier Drogba is Chelsea’s highest goal score in European competition?
14. Did you know that Johannesburg, South Africa is the most visited city in Africa?
15. Did you know that Zinedine Zidane wanted to play for Algeria, but the selector rejected him,
16. Did you know that President Jacob Zuma was once a referee in prison?
17. Did you know that President Robert Mugabe was jailed for 11 years for fighting for freedom?
18. Did you know that President Robert Mugabe is Africa’s oldest Head of State and the world’s
19. The Seychellois are the most educated Africans. Seychelles’ literacy rates (Adult: 92%, Youth:
20. Did you know that Rwanda is a better country for gender equality than England and USA?
21. Did you know that Graca Machel is the only woman to have ever been first lady of two different
22. Did you know that Somalia got its first ATM on October 7, 2014?
23. Did you know that South Africa has the most Grammy award winners in Africa?
24. Did you know that Ethiopia has the most airports in Africa?
25. Did you know that Ethiopia’s economy is growing faster than China’s?
26. Did you know that Eritrea’s President, Isaiah Afwerki is the least richest President in Africa?
27. Did you know that Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country, it has existed for over 3,000
28. Did you know that Haile Selassie 1 was the 225th and last Emperor of Ethiopia?
29. Did you know that Nigeria has the most monarchs in the world?
30. Did you know that Angola has more Portuguese speakers than
Portugal?
31. Did you know that President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has ruled Angola since 1979?
32. Did you know that President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is Africa’s longest serving Head
33. Did you know that George Weah of Liberia is the first man to win World, European and African
34. Did you know that Swaziland is the only remaining absolute monarch in the world?
35. Did you know that The Gambia is the smallest country in Africa followed by Swaziland?
36. Did you know that King Sobhuza ll of Swaziland took the longest time in reigning Swaziland, 62
37. Did you know that King Sobhuza II of Swaziland, married 70 wives, who gave him 210 children
38. Did you know that Zimbabwe is the only country in the world were almost everyone was a
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