<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:49:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@africafactszone/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Independence day to Ghana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ghana, First Black African country to gain independence.World's 2nd largest producer of cocoa.World's 3rd largest cocoa exporter.Africa's 2nd largest producer of gold.World's 9th largest diamond reserves.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@africafactszone/happy-independence-day-to-ghana</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@africafactszone/happy-independence-day-to-ghana</guid><category><![CDATA[zappl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 06:52:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTtJTtw21DeAXBgfFVxCgxqvbHBfqq596GRDswSzRYi7HnCQ2wfSrrsF4RwXXdGyAMAkyYn9jYuWEtshA4bUTtU1G5DitDJ4STxTJ98K8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parts of game of Thrones shot and Gladiator Shot in Ouarzazate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ouarzazate is a city in Morocco, which is known as a gateway to the Sahara Desert. It houses Taourirt Kasbah, home to a 19th-century palace. Parts of Game of Thrones and Gladiator have been shot here.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@africafactszone/parts-of-game-of-thrones-shot-and-gladiator-shot-in-ouarzazate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@africafactszone/parts-of-game-of-thrones-shot-and-gladiator-shot-in-ouarzazate</guid><category><![CDATA[zappl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:58:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTtJTtw21DeAXBgfFVxCgxqvbHBfqq596GRDswSzRYi7HnCQ2wfSrrsF4RwXXdGyAMAkyYn9jYuWEtshA4bULyhchdgS9gXESAvXZutaa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ZAPPL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Africafactszone is back strong with @zappl]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@africafactszone/zappl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@africafactszone/zappl</guid><category><![CDATA[zappl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 21:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWNnTtJTtw21DeAXBgfFVxCgxqvbHBfqq596GRDswSzRYi7HnCQ2wfSrrsF4RwXXdGyAMAkyYn9jYuWEtshA4bULygWKQkFBLQvPoF9N1Tkr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: BBC Africa Footballer of the Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1994, the BBC African Footballer of the Year award was awarded to the legendary Zambian senior football team, which lost their lives in a plane crash in 1993. BBC African Footballer of the Year 92 Abedi]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@africafactszone/africa-facts-bbc-africa-footballer-of-the-year</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@africafactszone/africa-facts-bbc-africa-footballer-of-the-year</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 22:34:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPG8RxncycmMbFG2RHJryfyztBRcc2ezG6ev4MVVbwQnJ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Nigeria, a man marrying a foreign lady makes her a Nigerian citizen, but a woman marrying a male foreigner doesn't make him a Nigerian citizen.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@africafactszone/africa-facts-nigeria</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@africafactszone/africa-facts-nigeria</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 21:25:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89wFyVGgM8qTNtwLoJMk6jVT1kXNXerHi4wsmiQHofKmhy66TSxtrmSbQ7MfhEFSFpY2oK62uPan2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: Largest Diamond Ever Discovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[The largest diamond ever discovered in the world, the Cullinan Diamond, which weighs 3106 carats, was discovered in 1905 in South Africa. In 1907, it was presented to King Edward VII on his 66th Birthday.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@africafactszone/africa-facts-largest-diamond-ever-discovered</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@africafactszone/africa-facts-largest-diamond-ever-discovered</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:51:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75VfX6ow1BY1kRrPv53BoGJ5a4aHn86ai2gvSsyfTPVeBFuv1wpAXCMNUDvHrN7DvchLAxDGTbaJdkfkjRAN3eg9NyQf6v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: Emmanuel Eboue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emmanuel Eboue, who once earned 8 million Euros in Turkey, has gone broke, after his ex-wife won custody of their kids and control of all his assets by exploiting his poor education. He now sleeps on the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@africafactszone/africa-facts-emmanuel-eboue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@africafactszone/africa-facts-emmanuel-eboue</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 08:42:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3ZgQYao4qqygSZhTB42?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: Botswana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Botswana's Government has enquired to know if USA regards it as a "shithole country", over the controversial condescending statement from President Trump.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/facts/@africafactszone/africa-facts-botswana</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/facts/@africafactszone/africa-facts-botswana</guid><category><![CDATA[facts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:37:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75P2dnbt4YR92t68QH3iyaQyyhAT7Roi9gGGMjXxVLiySCxGhq9YYABsyLgwCq5c43tms1hvJ3jTTqfEmBdPYDvWfMzQea?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: South Africa's First Black Female Pilot]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1998, Asnath Mahapa, became South Africa's first black female pilot in South Africa. She also founded African College of Aviation, the first flight training school exclusively coordinated by African]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@africafactszone/africa-facts-south-africa-s-first-black-female-pilot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@africafactszone/africa-facts-south-africa-s-first-black-female-pilot</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77zQF6jyeeAwyMdAS6zS8sWS2xuy3sZnTnoEy2CW9DmLH3fSVYsk9S1wL2Tka16G5aTauFL4H55rZndg62YtFoCDCXEfWv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: President-elect of Liberia]]></title><description><![CDATA[George Weah, Former Ballon d'Or winner, ran for President of Liberia in 2005 at age 39 & Vice President in 2011 at 45 & failed. He obtained an SSCE in 2006 at age 40, his degree (2011, aged 45),]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@africafactszone/africa-facts-president-elect-of-liberia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@africafactszone/africa-facts-president-elect-of-liberia</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 10:48:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPG4b7884qQTkv5p4PmYd4jxafH238cchyHQ4jLQrfRiCe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa - Yoruba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yoruba, Africa's 3rd most spoken local language (over 50 million speakers worldwide), is a major language in Nigeria & Benin Rep, studied in 47 American varsities, is the 2nd most spoken language in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@africafactszone/africa-facts-most-spoken-native-languages-in-africa-yoruba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@africafactszone/africa-facts-most-spoken-native-languages-in-africa-yoruba</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 11:47:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN696tRhWEzvxgST2aZCr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa - Hausa Language]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hausa Language, Africa's second most spoken local language, has over 120 million speakers (70 million native speakers and 50 million other speakers). It is spoken in; Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Benin,Cameroon,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@africafactszone/africa-facts-most-spoken-native-languages-in-africa-hausa-language-097305587a6d8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@africafactszone/africa-facts-most-spoken-native-languages-in-africa-hausa-language-097305587a6d8</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 18:52:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN696tRhWEzvxgST2aZCr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa - KiSwahili]]></title><description><![CDATA[KiSwahili, Africa's most spoken local language is spoken in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, DR Congo, Comoros, Rwanda, Mozambique and Burundi. It has over 125 million speakers in Africa, and 140 million speakers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@africafactszone/africa-facts-most-spoken-native-languages-in-africa-kiswahili-201813t222816475z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@africafactszone/africa-facts-most-spoken-native-languages-in-africa-kiswahili-201813t222816475z</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 21:28:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN696tRhWEzvxgST2aZCr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most Spoken Native Languages In Africa KiSwahili Hausa Yoruba Oromo Igbo Amharic IsiZulu.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/discovery/@africafactszone/africa-facts-most-spoken-native-languages-in-africa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/discovery/@africafactszone/africa-facts-most-spoken-native-languages-in-africa</guid><category><![CDATA[discovery]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 14:17:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMscTzDpNQcrvebVJxyAzZRyRbKSXnWdwatcHEtG1srqKYLw3ZyJpdLmFq89wgZEDeGJGUBEAfmdPe5LfDeV6VBeg75hE522HYi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: Tony Elumelu, Founder United Bank of Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigerian Businessman, Tony Elumelu, the Chairman of Heirs Holdings, the United Bank for Africa (UBA Group), Transcorp Limited and founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, is the first African recipient]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@africafactszone/africa-facts-tony-elumelu-founder-united-bank-of-africa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@africafactszone/africa-facts-tony-elumelu-founder-united-bank-of-africa</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2017 12:35:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPFzjKxeRFretqYktfe1kBtJJooDtxh18nQMS5ssQw9WHt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: Somalia's Central Government Crisis Between 1991-2012]]></title><description><![CDATA[Due to Siad Barre's brutal, murderous dictatorial rule in Somalia from 1969 to 1991, the country neither had a central government nor recognized Head of State from 1991 to 2012, when people were able to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@africafactszone/africa-facts-somalia-s-central-government-crisis-between-1991-2012</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@africafactszone/africa-facts-somalia-s-central-government-crisis-between-1991-2012</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[africafactszone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 07:46:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPFzhZZzPaE8AmmACzCARg3AvaXgCRv1tM1mX2P8gqqALv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA 🌍 FACTS: Former Ballon d'Or Winner Announced as President-Elect of Liberia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Africa has only produced one Ballon d'Or winner, George Weah in 1995. 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