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Returning to the FIFA World Cup:

Haiti 🇭🇹 – 52 years
DR Congo 🇨🇩 – 52 years
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 – 28 years
Norway 🇳🇴 – 28 years
Austria 🇦🇹 – 28 years
Paraguay 🇵🇾 – 16 years
South Africa 🇿🇦 – 16 years
Algeria 🇩🇿 – 12 years
Ireland 🇮🇪 – 12 years
New Zealand 🇳🇿 – 12 years..... Show more

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Food Map of Africa.

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HIV/AIDS in Africa

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Africa's Top Fishing Nations

1．🇲🇦 Morocco - 1,400,000 tonnes
2．🇪🇬 Egypt - 1,200,000 tonnes
3．🇳🇬 Nigeria - 800,000 tonnes
4．🇸🇳 Senegal - 520,000 tonnes
5．🇹🇿 Tanzania - 370,000 tonnes
6．🇬🇭 Ghana - 340,000 tonnes
7．🇲🇿 Mozambique - 310,000 tonnes
8．🇹🇳 Tunisia - 150,000 tonnes

Africa loses $2.3B annually to illegal fishing

Source: FAOSTAT | FAO Fisheries 2023

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Africa's Most Indebted Countries

1．🇪🇬 Egypt - $168.0B
2．🇿🇦 South Africa - $156.0B
3．🇦🇴 Angola - $71.7B
4．🇲🇦 Morocco - $60.3B
5．🇳🇬 Nigeria - $42.5B
6．🇰🇪 Kenya - $37.1B
7．🇪🇹 Ethiopia - $28.4B
7．🇬🇭 Ghana - $28.4B
9．🇹🇿 Tanzania - $22.0B
10．🇩🇿 Algeria - $4.1B

Algeria - Africa's least indebted major economy

Source: World Bank | IMF 2024

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African Nations with the most CAF-Approved Stadiums 🏟️:

1. Morocco 🇲🇦 - 16

2. South Africa 🇿🇦 - 13

3. Egypt 🇪🇬 - 8

4. Algeria 🇩🇿 - 5

5. Mali 🇲🇱 - 5

6. Cameroon 🇨🇲 - 6

7. Libya 🇱🇾 - 3

8. Tunisia 🇹🇳 - 3

9. Uganda 🇺🇬 - 2

10. Nigeria 🇳🇬 - 1

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Best Football Clubs in Africa ⚽

1. Pyramids FC 🇪🇬

2. Al Ahly 🇪🇬

3. Zamalek 🇪🇬

4. Orlando Pirates 🇿🇦

5. AS Far 🇲🇦

6. Esperance de Tunis 🇹🇳

7. Al Masry 🇪🇬

8. Mamelodi Sundowns 🇿🇦

9. Raja Casablanca 🇲🇦

10. Simba SC 🇹🇿

11. Young Africans SC 🇹🇿

12. CR Belouizdad 🇩🇿

13. USM Alger 🇩🇿

14. MC Alger 🇩🇿

15. CS Constantine 🇩🇿

Source: IFFHS

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Longest Bridges in West Africa 🌉 - The Big Five (Big 5)

1. Third Mainland Bridge, Nigeria 🇳🇬 - 11.8km

2. Loko-Oweto Bridge 🇳🇬 - 1.8km

3. Second Niger Bridge 🇳🇬 - 1.6km

4. Foundiougne Bridge, Senegal 🇸🇳 - 1.6km

5. 🇳🇬 Nigeria-Cameroon 🇨🇲 Border Bridge - 1.5km

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African Countries with the Longest Railway Networks 🚆- The Big Five (Big 5)

1. 🇿🇦 South Africa - 20,986 km

2. 🇸🇩 Sudan - 7,251km

3. 🇪🇬 Egypt - 5,085km

4. 🇲🇿 Mozambique - 4,787km

5. 🇹🇿 Tanzania - 4,097km

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Africa's Population in 2100, as projected by UN Population Division. (The Big Five - Big 5)

1. 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 546 million people
2. 🇨🇩 Congo: 431 million
3. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia: 323 million
4. 🇹🇿 Tanzania: 244 million
5. 🇪🇬 Egypt: 205 million

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Best Universities in Africa 📚 - The Big Five (Big 5)

1. University of Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦

2. Stellenbosch University 🇿🇦

3. University of Witwatersrand 🇿🇦

4. Mohammed VI Polytechnic 🇲🇦

5. University of Johannesburg 🇿🇦

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Highest Mountains in Africa ⛰️ - The Big Five (Big 5)

1. Mount Kilimanjaro 🇹🇿- 5,895 meters

2. Mt Kenya 🇰🇪 - 5,199m

3. Mount Stanley 🇺🇬/🇨🇩 - 5,109m

4. Mount Speke 🇺🇬/🇨🇩 - 4,890m

5. Mount Baker 🇺🇬/🇨🇩 - 4,844m

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Best Governed Countries in Africa - The Big Five (Big 5)

1. Mauritius 🇲🇺 - 51st globally

2. Rwanda 🇷🇼 - 59th globally

3. Botswana 🇧🇼 - 61st globally

4. Morocco 🇲🇦

5. South Africa 🇿🇦

Source: Chandler Good Government Index

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Africa's Big Five (Big 5) Apple Producers 🍏🍎

1. 🇿🇦 South Africa

2. 🇪🇬 Egypt

3. 🇲🇦 Morocco

4. 🇩🇿 Algeria

5. 🇹🇳 Tunisia

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Happiest Countries in Africa 😂: The Big Five (Big 5)

1. Mauritius 🇲🇺

2. Libya 🇱🇾

3. Algeria 🇩🇿

4. South Africa 🇿🇦

5. Mozambique 🇲🇿

Source: 2025 World Happiness Report

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Africa's Big Five (Big 5)Startups

1. Flutterwave 🇳🇬 - $3 billion

2. Opay 🇳🇬 🇨🇳 - $2.7 billion

3. Chipper Cash 🇺🇬 🇬🇭 - $2.2 billion

4. Wave 🇸🇳 - $1.7 billion

5. Andela 🇳🇬 - $1.5 billion

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Africa's Big Five (Big 5)by Land Area

1. 🇩🇿 Algeria – 2.38 Million km²

2. 🇨🇩 DR Congo – 2.34 Million km²

3. 🇸🇩 Sudan – 1.86 Million km²

4. 🇱🇾 Libya – 1.76 Million km²

5. 🇹🇩 Chad – 1.28 Million km²

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Africa's Big Five (Big 5) in Renewable Energy ⚡

1. 🇿🇦 South Africa - 13.5 GW

2. 🇪🇬 Egypt - 11.8 GW

3. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia - 6.0 GW

4. 🇦🇴 Angola - 4.1 GW

5. 🇲🇦 Morocco - 4.0 GW

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Best Police Service's in Africa: The Big Five (Big 5)

1. Botswana 🇧🇼

2. South Africa 🇿🇦

3. Benin Republic 🇧🇯

4. Tunisia 🇹🇳

5. Senegal 🇸🇳

Source: 2019 Global Police Index by Safer Spaces

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Emptiest Countries in Africa

1. 🇳🇦 Namibia

2. 🇱🇾 Libya

3. 🇧🇼 Botswana

4. 🇲🇷 Mauritania

5. 🇬🇦 Gabon

6. 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

No. 7 🇹🇩 Chad

8. 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo

9. 🇲🇱 Mali

10. 🇳🇪 Niger

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African Countries with the Best Roads.

1. Namibia 🇳🇦

2. Egypt 🇪🇬

3. Benin Republic 🇧🇯

4. Rwanda 🇷🇼

5. Mauritius 🇲🇺

6. Cote d'Ivoire 🇨🇮

7. Morocco 🇲🇦

8. Kenya 🇰🇪

9. Tanzania 🇹🇿

10. South Africa 🇿🇦

Source: Statista.