Some Facts About Africa

(1). Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s only Spanish speaking country.

(2). Nigeria has the richest Black people in Africa.

(3). A person from Botswana is called a Motswana, the plural is Batswana.

(4). A person from Lesotho is called a Mosotho.

(5). A person from Niger is called a Nigerien.

(6). A person from Burkina Faso is called a Burkinabe.

(7). Nigeria has won more football cups than England.

(9).Thomas Sankara was a Burkinabe.

(10). President Jacob Zuma was given a special award by FIFA for refereeing on Robben Island during his years as a political prisoner.

(11). The Seychelles are the most educated Africans. Seychelles’ literacy rates are (Adult: 92%, Youth: 99%) and Zimbabwe is 2nd (Adult: 91.2%,Youth: 99%).

(12). Rwanda is a better country for gender equality than England and USA.

(13). Somalia got its first ATM on October 7, 2014.

(14). South Africa has the most Grammy award winners in Africa.

(15). Ethiopia has the most airports in Africa.

(16). Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country, it has existed for over 3,000 years without being colonized.

(17). Haille Selassie 1 was the 225th and last Emperor of Ethiopia.

(18). Nigeria has the most monarchs in the world.

(19). Angola has more Portuguese speakers than Portugal.

(20). George Weah of Liberia is the first man to win World, European and African footballer of the year in the same year.

(21). Swaziland is the only remaining absolute monarch in the world.

(22). The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa.