30 amazing fact about Africa.
- There are some African countries with only one recognized university.e.g Djibouti, Gabon & Equatorial guinea
- Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s only Spanish-speaking country.
- South Africa is the most visited African country.
- Nigeria has the richest Black people in Africa.
- Samuel Eto’o was the highest paid Footballer of all time, he received about £350,000 weekly in Russia in 2011.
- A person from Botswana is called a Motswana, the plural is Batswana.
- A person from Lesotho is called a Mosotho.
- A person from Niger is called a Nigerien.
- A person from Burkina Faso is called a Burkinabe.
- Nigeria has won more football cups than England.
- Ex Zimbabwe’s President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe was the world’s most educated President with 7 degrees, two of them are Masters.
- Al-Ahly of Egypt is the richest club in Africa.
- Didier Drogba is Chelsea’s highest goal scorer in European competition.
- Johannesburg, South Africa is the most visited city in Africa.
- Zinedine Zidane wanted to play for Algeria, but the selector rejected him, saying they are already many players like him in the team.
- President Jacob Zuma was once a referee in prison.
- President Robert Mugabe was jailed for 11 years for fighting for freedom.
- President Robert Mugabe was Africa’s oldest Head of State and the world’s second oldest Head of State. He was born 1924.
- The Seychellois are the most educated Africans. Seychelles’ literacy rates (Adult: 92%, Youth: 99%) Zimbabwe is 2nd (Adult: 91.2%, Youth: 99%).
- Rwanda is a better country for gender equality than England and USA.
20.Somalia got its first ATM on October 7, 2014.
- South Africa has the most Grammy award winners in Africa.
- Ethiopia has the most airports in Africa.
- Ethiopia’s economy was growing faster than China’s economy as at 2013
- Eritrea’s President, Isaiah Afwerki was the least richest President in Africa.
- Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country, it has existed for over 3,000 years without being colonised.
- Haile Selassie 1 was the 225th and last Emperor of Ethiopia.
- Nigeria has the most monarchs in the world.
- Angola has more Portuguese speakers than Portugal.
- President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has ruled Angola from 1979 to 2017
- Africa is a great continent...
