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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.
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.
12. Didier Drogba is Chelsea’s highest goalscorer in European competition.
14. Zinedine Zidane wanted to play for Algeria, but the selector rejected him, saying they have already many players like him in the team.

18. The Seychelles are the most educated Africans. Seychelles’ literacy rates (Adult: 92%, Youth: 99%) Zimbabwe is 2nd (Adult: 91.2%,Youth: 99%).
22. Ethiopia has the most airports in Africa.
23. Ethiopia’s economy is growing faster than China’s.
27. Nigeria has the most monarchs in the world.
28. Angola has more Portuguese speakers than Portugal.

36. Kenya is a beautiful tourist attraction country and resilient population. Also known for its notoriety in Corruption and Tribalism currently ranked 3rd most corrupt country in the world.



  1. Ethiopia is the only African country that have its own alphabet.
    Ethiopia is the first African country to accept Christianity as well as Muslim.
    Lucy the oldest fosil found in Ethiopia

    1. Tanzania also has the highest peak in africa.
      Tanzania has the deepest lake in Africa.
      Tanzania has the longest fresh water lake in the world.
      Tanzania has the largest lake in the world.
      Tanzania has the largest tropical lake in the world.
      Tanzania has the second most ethnic spoken language in Africa!

  2. Somalia is the only country which have longest Coastline in Africa ‎3,025 km (1,880 mi) and also is 100% Sunni Muslims, One clan, One Family, On Religion and One Flag. Really I am so proud to be Somali. and Have ATM service before 2014

  3. The writer of this article doesn’t know about the real history of our african continent.. lemme add one more important…..
    Somalia was the first african country that clonials attacked by their warplanes on early 1920s .

  4. .Liberia is the first African country to elect a female head state. Ellen Johnson sirleaf.
    .Liberia is oldest independent since 1847, that lacks of pave road, no electricity.
    .Liberia is the oldest and only independent country that was not colonize any Europeans or Americans country .
    .In 1917 Liberia declared war on Germany
    The former Rebel leader and president of Liberia Charles G. Taylor become to indicted the world crimes court.

