DailyAfroFacts

Random fresh and original facts about Africa.

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The most spoken language in Africa is Arabic with 150 - 200 million speakers

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@AnaRod1691 The UK is Harry's home country, he is British, irrespective of what people think or say. He has the right to come whenever he wants!

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@xvxRUBYxvx @AnaRod1691 If they come they are doomed if they don't they are still doomed , whatever the Sussexes do good or bad the British tabloids are against them.

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@JamesCleverly @ukinsouthafrica @DIRCO_ZA From slavery to partnership, make Africa slave again! You're cleverly next in line for the Ripple of Hope Award.

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@bbcle Amazing

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@tylerperry It was very sad to watch, how hard was the life of a coloured person at the time...I appreciate more human rights activists...

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Burundi is one of the few African countries, along with Rwanda, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini. They are direct continuation of pre-colonial era African states. #Burundi #Botswana #Lesotho #Eswatini

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Gabonese footballer Kanga Kaku is being investigated for falsifying identity. CAF alleges that his mother passed way in 1986, four years before he was born in 1990.

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The false impression about Africa’s true size was reinforced through the use of maps designed centuries ago which distorted shapes and sizes and made areas far from the equator such as Europe and North America appear larger than they actually were #AfricaDay

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Federation of Rodhesia and Nyasaland (1953-1963) comprising of South Rodhesia (Zimbabwe),North Rhodesia (Zambia) and Nyasaland (Malawi). It was created to counter the overwhelming numerical superiority of Black Africans. #Zimbabwe #Zambia #Malawi

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Double lunar rainbow(only during full moon) #victoriafalls #Zimbabwe

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The oldest and complete bible is written in Ge’ez, an ancient Ethiopian language. It’s almost 800 yrs older than King James Version with 88 books compared to 66. Including books of Enoch,Esdras, Buruch and all 3 books of Maccabee that were eliminated from KGV. #Ethiopia

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In 1897, the British launched a punitive expedition against Benin, in response to an attack on a British diplomatic expedition. Apart from bronze sculptures and plaques, innumerable royal objects were taken as a result of the mission and are scattered all over the world. #Nigeria

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The Benin Bronzes, which are actually made of brass, are a collection of delicately made sculptures and plaques that adorned the royal palace of the Oba, Ovonramwen Nogbaisi, in the Kingdom of Benin, which was incorporated into British-ruled Nigeria #Nigeria

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Stephanie Travers born in Zimbabwe, is Lewis Hamilton's Chemical Engineer, is the first black woman to stand on a Formula 1 podium in 70 years since the very first Formula 1 World Championship Grand Prix was held in 1950. #Zimbabwe

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Ethiopian books, the Garima Gospels (390-650), are some of the world's oldest books. Garima 2 is the world's oldest surviving complete illuminated Christian manuscript. They were written in Ge'ez by Ethiopian missionary, Abba Garima. #Ethiopia

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Of the world's estimated 14 million camels, Somalia, a country of some 10 million people, has more than seven million - the highest number in the world. #Somalia

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@Mudadirwa2 Mainly underground water

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Algeria is the largest country in the world with zero percent of its land territory made up of water. #Algeria