FACTS ABOUT AFRICA


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.

Culled from Vivid World's Mag'zine
Lalasticlala Nairalanders deserve to know.

Ghana had the largest number of cobblers on Nigeria streets, some years back, actually.

Nigeria has d highest number of corrupt politicians

Wow really informative I never knew somwe of this things

Nigeria is the only country that has fine babes in Africa that's y we won Miss World in 2001

Lolz.... funny

- Nigeria is the only African country surrounded and divided by water and still yet, her citizens lack portable water.

Chimarto:
- Nigeria is the only African country surrounded and divided by water and still yet, her citizens lack portable water.

Nigeria would be Great again...

Vote for me as your president by 2023..... Lol