25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa !

25 Facts I Bet You Never Knew About Africa !

1. 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. 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
Algeria, 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 1924.
18. The Seychellois 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, Isaiah Afwerki is the
least richest President in Africa.
25. Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent
country, ...

I know there are many others.... could somebody add more unique facts about Africa that the world needs to know???