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
Fonte: Africa 2.0 Foundation
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