Africa is the most populous and only black
continent. There are lots of known and
interesting information but there are much
more unknown facts about Africa that are
worth mentioning. Here are 35 facts about the
black continent.
1. The 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.
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
goalscorer 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 given a special
award by Fifa for refereeing on Robben Island
during his years as a political prisoner.
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 Seychelles 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, 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.
31. George Weah of Liberia is the first man to
win World, European and African footballer of
the year in the same year.
32. Swaziland is the only remaining absolute
mornach in the world.
33. The Gambia is the smallest country in
Africa followed by Swaziland.
34. King Sobhuza ll of Swaziland took the
longest time in reigning Swaziland, 62 years as
he was crowned in 1921 and died in August
1982 at the age of 83 years.
34.1. King Sobhuza II of swaziland, married 70
wives, who gave him 210 children between
1920 and 1970.
35. Zimbabwe is the only country in the world
were almost everyone was a billionaire at one
point
