23/12/2014
30 facts about Africa
1. The Gambia has only one university.
2. Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s only spanish-
speakin g 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
alltime, 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 iscalled 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 goal
scorer 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 once a referee in
prison.
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 Seychellois are the most educated
Africans.Seychelles’ literacy rates (Adult:92%,
Youth: 99%) Zimbabwe is 2nd (Adult:91.2%,Yo
uth: 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.
