Africaindex

Watching Africa. Focused on Politics, Economy, Culture, Military, Technology, Sports. etc #Africa

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Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has announced that his proposed East African oil refinery will be built in Kenya instead of Tanzania, ending speculation over the location of one of the region's most ambitious energy projects. https://t.co/uge1vVYVdO

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African Countries that can't afford a calorie-sufficient diet
1. 🇲🇬 Madagascar: 77.1%
2. 🇨🇩 DRC 58%
3. 🇿🇲Zambia: 57.0%
4. 🇨🇫 Central African 51.5%
5. 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 56.4%
6. 🇦🇴 Angola: 54.9%
7. 🇹🇿 Tanzania: 50.5%
8. 🇿🇦 South Africa: 47.69
9. 🇧🇮 Burundi: 42.8%
10. 🇸🇿Eswatini: 39.7%

[Stats Globe @statsglobe]

🌍 Countries with the most Africans:

1. 🇧🇷 Brazil: 112,739,744
2. 🇺🇸 United States: 46,936,733
3. 🇨🇴 Colombia: 15,000,000
4. 🇭🇹 Haiti: 11,200,000
5. 🇫🇷 France: 10,000,000
6. 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic: 8,984,587
7. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 4,871,916
8. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 3,600,000
9. 🇾🇪 Yemen: 3,500,000
10. 🇲🇽 Mexico: 2,576,213
11. 🇯🇲 Jamaica: 2,510,000
12. 🇮🇶 Iraq: 2,000,000

Note: People with African ancestry. Excluding Africa. Data is from different years but fairly recent.

Source: Wikipedia

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FOUR COUNTRIES ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY HALF OF GLOBAL MATERNAL DEATHS

🇳🇬Nigeria, 🇮🇳India, 🇨🇩DR Congo, and 🇵🇰Pakistan together drove almost half (47%) of global maternal mortality in 2023.

🇳🇬Nigeria — 75,000
🇮🇳India — 19,000
🇨🇩DR Congo — 19,000
🇵🇰Pakistan — 11,000

(WHO, April 2025)

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Attendance AFCON 2025:
🇲🇦 vs 🇰🇲 60,180
🇲🇱 vs 🇿🇲 10k
🇿🇦 vs 🇦🇴 Unknown but it was the least attended game so far
🇪🇬 vs 🇿🇼 28,200 ( stadium looked complete i think it was way more about 39k)
🇨🇩 vs 🇧🇯 13,083
🇸🇳 vs 🇧🇼 18,591
🇳🇬 vs 🇹🇿 11,444
🇹🇳 vs 🇺🇬 13,387

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GDP growth projection for 2025.

1. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia: 6.6%

2. 🇰🇪 Kenya: 4.8%

3. 🇲��� Morocco: 3.9%

4. 🇪🇬 Egypt: 3.8%

5. 🇩🇿 Algeria: 3.5%

6. 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 3%

7. 🇿🇦 South Africa: 1%

Source: IMF

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AFCON all-time leading goal scorers:

1. 🇨🇲 Samuel Eto'o - 18

2. 🇨🇮 Laurent Pokou - 14

3. 🇳🇬 Rashidi Yekini - 13

4. 🇪🇬 Hassan El-Shazly - 12

5. 🇨🇮 Didier Drogba - 11

6. 🇪🇬 Hossam Hassan - 11

7. 🇨🇲 Patrick Mboma - 11

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Best Governed Countries in Africa

1. Mauritius 🇲🇺 - 51st globally

2. Rwanda 🇷🇼 - 59th globally

3. Botswana 🇧🇼 - 61st globally

4. Morocco 🇲🇦

5. South Africa 🇿🇦

6. Tanzania 🇹🇿

7. Egypt 🇪🇬

8. Senegal 🇸🇳

9. Ghana 🇬🇭

10. Namibia 🇳🇦

Source: Chandler Good Government Index

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Largest economies in Africa.

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Countries with highest food inflation.

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Who is investing more in Africa?

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Top 10 largest economies in Africa.

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Nearly 4 in 5 Africans don't have access to clean cooking. Thus cook meals over open fires or traditional stoves with dire impacts on health, gender equality & the environment.

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Top 10 Countries Production of Tea Leaves:
1.🇨🇳 China: 14,530,800 (tonnes)
2.🇮🇳 India: 5,969,000
3.🇰🇪 Kenya: 2,326,000
4.🇱🇰 Sri Lanka: 1,400,000
5.🇹🇷 Türkiye: 1,300,000
6.🇻🇳 Vietnam: 1,116,746
7.🇮🇩 Indonesia: 595,000
8.🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 440,000
9.🇦🇷 Argentina: 355,144
10.🇺🇬 Uganda

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10 least indebted African countries in 2024 – IMF

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

Lonely Planet's best cities to visit in 2024.

🇰🇪 Nairobi
🇫🇷 Paris
🇨🇦 Montreal
🇧🇦 Mostar
🇺🇸 Philadelphia
🇧🇷 Manaus
🇮🇩 Jakarta
🇨🇿 Prague
🇹🇷 Izmir
🇺🇸 Kansas City

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Countries with Most Lion Population 🦁

1️⃣ Tanzania - 14,500 🇹🇿
2️⃣ South Africa - 3284 🇿🇦
3️⃣ Botswana - 3063 🇧🇼
4️⃣ Kenya - 2515 🇰🇪
5️⃣ Zambia - 2349 🇿🇲
6️⃣ Zimbabwe - 1709 🇿🇼
7️⃣ Mozambique - 1500 🇲🇿
8️⃣ Namibia - 1435 Namibia 🇳🇦
9️⃣ Angola - 1000 🇦🇴
1️⃣0️⃣ Uganda - 900 🇺🇬

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Kenya 🇰🇪 is leading Africa in start up investments. Followed by Egypt, South Africa and Nigeria.

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AFCON PRIZE MONEY FROM 2013 -2023 #AFCON2023

2013: $1.5 Million [🇳🇬Nigeria]

2015: $1.5 Million [🇨🇮Ivory Coast]

2017: $4 Million [🇨🇲Cameroon]

2019: $4.5 Million [🇩🇿Algeria]

2021: $5 Million [🇸🇳Senegal]

2023: $7 Million [???????]

*AFCON 2023 will hold in 2024.

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AFCON TEAMS THAT HAVE LOST THE MOST FINALS #AFCON2023

TOP 5:
🇬🇭Ghana: 9 Finals, Lost 5
🇳🇬Nigeria: 7 Finals, Lost 4
🇪🇬Egypt: 10 Finals, Lost 3
🇨🇲Cameroon: 7 Finals, Lost 2
🇨🇮Ivory Coast: 4 Finals, Lose 2