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A Nigerian official fake fainted after he was grilled about missing funds.
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MOST CHAOTIC AFRICAN PARLIAMENT MOMENTS.🧵
* South Africa
"Some of us don't know English properly, we can only come and say...hong, hong, hong..."
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The only two remaining Northern White Rhinos in the world, Najin and Fatu are always under constant protection at Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
They are both female.
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Among the Bodi tribe of Ethiopia, the fattest men with the biggest bellies are considered desirable.
They drink cow milk mixed with fresh cow blood to fasten their belly growth.
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Logistical problems in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country with Cobalt, Copper, Gold and Diamonds in abundance.
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Uganda recently discovered gold deposits worth 12 trillion dollars.
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*Kenya
"I did not slap honourable Jaguar, it is his cheeks that moved towards my hands..."
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16 years ago, a Congolese technician Guy Goma went to BBC offices for a job interview.
They mistook him for technology expert, Guy Kewney and they ushered him in for a BBC Special.
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*South Africa
"I am worried that this minister we pay so much is sleeping in parliament..."
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Benin Minister of Agriculture starts to cry when the President announces that the country has become the leading cotton producer in Africa.
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Nigerian Army paratroopers preparing for independence day on October 1st land on a parking lot on top of cars and one even got stuck on a tree.
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Morocco licensed the cultivation of cannabis in the country.
The North African country is now allowing farmers to legally grow the plant and export it for the first time.
According to the UN, Morocco is the world's largest producer of cannabis resin.
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During Muammar Gaddafi's reign in Libya, it was the richest country in Africa. Education and health care was free for all. Libya did not have an external debt rather it had $150 billion in reservers. Gaddafi championed for a united Africa and even funded projects across Africa.
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Roots party presidential aspirant Prof. George Wajakoyah has pledged to legalize Marijuana in Kenya if elected.
He laid out a manifesto which includes rearing snakes and selling vials of poison and castrating Hyenas and selling their testicles to the Chinese.
He has 17 degrees.
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Rovos Rail offers the most luxurious and scenic private train ride in the world.
The journey begins in Capetown, South Africa through Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and finally Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Tea farms in Kericho, Kenya.
Kenya is the 3rd largest producer of tea in the world.
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Lesotho is among the few countries in Africa that experience snowfall.
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Kejetia market is the largest single market in West Africa. The market found in Kumasi, Ghana, boasts of having more than 10,000 stores, a clinic, a police station, a mosque, a social & recreational center, ICT center, a post office, a fire post, banks and a day-care center.
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10 African countries with the highest average monthly salaries.
1. Morocco: $2,031
2. South Africa: $2,026
3. Tunisia: $1,348
4. Kenya: $1,291
5. Algeria: $1,273
6. Namibia: $1.168
7. Botswana: $1000
8. Nigeria: $814
9. Ghana: $748
10. Uganda: $738
Business Insider Africa.
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17 year old South Sudanese boys from the Dinka tribe.
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Little is known of the small West African country, São Tomé and Principe.
It is made up of islands, a tropical rainforest and beautiful beaches.
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President of Gabon Ali Bongo greets delegates and top government officials as he leaves for France while they get drenched in the rain.
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AFRICA'S WORST DICTATORS AND TYRANTS.
IDI AMIN DADA
He was Uganda's president from 1971 to 1979 and took power from Milton Obote through a Coup d'etat. He is said to have killed close to 300,000 people that opposed or questioned his rule according to report by Amnesty Int.
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Kiswahili, a language spoken primarily in Kenya and Tanzania, has been made compulsory in Ugandan schools.
In a bid to unite the East African Community, Swahili has been proposed as the primary language.
It is spoken by 120 million people in East Africa.
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During the US-African summit, a memorandum was signed that will have the governments of Zambia and DR Congo surrender their supply chain and production of copper and cobalt to American control.
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Cameroon's President Paul Biya's nephew and former Minister Alain Mebee arrives in Court with a glass of champagne in a case where he is accused of embezzling over 200 Billion.
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Idi Amin Dada awarding the highest medal of honour in Uganda, to his six year old son.
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Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni's take on LBGTQ.
"...they are disgusting!"
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A public safety officer ironically witnessed an accident while addressing the state of poor roads in South Africa.
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Equatorial Guinea, an oil rich nation in West Africa is the only Spanish speaking country in Africa.
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Muammar Gaddafi; "I believe there will be many viruses in the future. Companies are working hard to make them..."
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Algeria is set to build the Grand Museum of Africa in Algiers to preserve and celebrate African art, history, and cultural heritage.
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Public toilets in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
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Makoko slums located in Lagos, Nigeria is the world's largest floating slum.
Houses are constructed on water and the only way to access them is through boats. The place doesn't have a sewer system and all trash including human waste goes directly to the water below.
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Nairobi, Kenya is popularly known for it's party buses locally known as *Matatu* or *Nganya*. The Matatu Culture began in the early 2000's with these buses used for public transportation pimped out with flashy lights, graffiti, TV's and loud music.
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Egypt's Octagon overtakes US Pentagon to become the largest ministry of defence headquarters in the world.
The Octagon houses the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Air Defense along with its 8 Agencies and Departments.
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*Kenya
Howling competition at the Kenyan parliament.
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Nairobi was so developed back in the 70's that when Julius Nyerere, the then president of Tanzania visited, he went back to Tanzania and told them,"Instead of going to London to admire it, visit Nairobi".
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The oldest, most complete bible on Earth is the Ethiopian bible. It was written on goat skin and was the world’s first illustrated Christian Bible. It was written around the early 5th Century CE.
The Ethiopic Bible comprises a total of 84 books.
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THE HIMBA TRIBE
They are predominant to Northern Namibia. They smear red ochre mixed with animal fat on their skin to preserve moisture. Due to scarcity of water to bath, they burn fragrant leaves and smoke their bodies.
They also offer sex to visitors.
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Basotho shepherds on a snowy day in Lesotho 🇱🇸
Lesotho is the coldest country in Africa.
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Belgium finally returns a gold crowned tooth belonging to Patrice Lumumba who remains a hero of the anti colonial struggle. This is the last remains of Lumumba. It was kept as a trophy by a Belgian police officer. The rest of his remains was dissolved in acid.
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Seychelles a small country in East Africa is an archipelago made up of 115 islands.
Mahé island is the home of Victoria, the capital city.
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A Nigerian artist who moulds tyres into amazing sculptures.
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Two boys in Madagascar scratch the back of a habituated lemur.
Madagascar has over 110 species of lemurs and the only country in Africa with lemurs.
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Hot air balloon Safari above the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
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Morocco 🇲🇦 star Hakim Zayech has never taken a single dollar while playing for his country (since 2015). He donates it all to team staff and poor families in his native town in Morocco.
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Nairobi is the only Capital City in the world with a national park within it. One can get to enjoy a safari experience 15 minutes away from Nairobi metropolis.
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Algeria has constructed 68 new hospitals since the onset of 2020.
A record in Africa.
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Kenya has introduced coding into the syllabus of primary and secondary schools. It is the first African country to adopt and implement it.
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Tanzania's Government is evicting Maasai people from their ancestral land in Ngorongoro District to make way for a game reserve, and trophy hunters from UAE according to Survival International.
Paramilitary forces are reportedly executing the eviction.
#MaasaiLivesMatter
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The death of a Nigerian immigrant, Alika Ogorchukwu killed in the streets of Italy has caused a public outcry in the country.
Alika was killed by a 32 year old Italian in broad daylight at the town center with onlookers taking videos rather than helping the victim.
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Egypt offers a luxury river cruise along the Nile River. The cruise travels between Luxor and Aswan covering a distance of 230 km.
This cruise which started in the early 1900's inspired the movie " Death on the Nile".
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Kelly Omodamwen is a Nigerian artist who uses car spark plugs to create different sculptures.
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All top 3 dollar billionaires in Africa are from Nigeria.
*Aliko Dangote the richest man in Africa and black man in the world is worth $14 B
*Globacom CEO, Mike Adenuga is worth $7.3 B
* BUA Group CEO, Abdulsamad Rabiu is worth $6.9 B
Source: Knight Frank wealth report
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All movies with LGBTQ+ content have been declared illegal in Kenya.
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President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni learning self defense.
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Happy independence Malawi 🇲🇼
Malawi is often referred to as 'The Warm Heart of Africa' because of how kind its people are, its grand landscape, and its beautiful wildlife.
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A Government Official scores an interesting goal in a game between Government Officials and Political Youths in Cote d'Ivoire
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Egypt is building the world's fifth longest high-speed rail network at a cost of $38 billion.
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The progress of students learning coding at primary level in Kenya.
Kenya has introduced coding into the syllabus of primary and secondary schools. It is the first African country to adopt and implement it.
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Disabled children from Tanzania are taken away from their parents and smuggled into Kenya where there are forced to beg in the streets of Nairobi.
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Car free day in Kigali, Rwanda 🇷🇼. It takes place on the 1st and 3rd weekend of every month.
Kigali introduced car free days to reduce carbon emissions and retain it's position as Africa's cleanest city.
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The recently released movie Silverton Siege is based on a true story.
In 1980, comrades from MK group (Umkhonto weSizwe) were heading to sabotage petrol depots in attempts to free Mandela when they learnt police were tailing them and ended up taking refuge at a bank.
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Ten Tallest Buildings in Africa
1. The Leonardo 234m 🇿🇦
2. Carlton Center 223m 🇿🇦
3. Bank of Ethiopia 209m 🇪🇹
4. Britam Tower 200m 🇰🇪
5. Cairo Tower 187m 🇪🇬
6. GTC Tower 184m 🇰🇪
7. Ponte City 173m 🇿🇦
8. UAP Old Mutual 163m 🇰🇪
9. Necom House 160m 🇳🇬
10. Tanzania ports HQ 157m 🇹🇿
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The president of Tanzania Samia Suluhu has ordered all pot bellied police to lose weight and go back to training.
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These three men sat on the ship's rudder for eleven days from Lagos, Nigeria to Spain.
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Children being exploited in Cobalt mines in the DRC🇨🇩
The Cobalt is used by big tech companies to manufacture batteries for smartphones and electric cars.
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In Salahlay a district of Hargeisa, deepwater drilling extracted crude oil instead of water.
Hargeisa is in Somaliland, a de-facto state in Somalia.
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Presidential jets belonging to African leaders at the AU summit in Ethiopia.
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Richest African countries in 2022 based on GDP
1. Nigeria 🇳🇬 - $555 B
2. Egypt 🇪🇬 - $438 B
3. South Africa 🇿🇦 - $435 B
4. Algeria 🇩🇿 - $168 B
5. Morocco 🇲🇦 - $132.6 B
6. Kenya 🇰🇪 - $116.6 B
7. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 - $93 B
8. Ghana 🇬🇭 - $82 B
9. Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 - $75 B
10. Angola 🇦🇴 - $74 B
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Rwandan president Paul Kagame closed close to 6000 churches and mosques in the country. He demanded every religious leader to have a theology degree to avoid them from playing with people's faith.
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Somaliland is a de facto state in the Horn of Africa, considered internationally to be part of Somalia.
It has it's own border and border officials to check passports upon entry. It also has it's own currency and recognizes Hargeisa as it's capital city.
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Namibia is about three times the size of the United Kingdom with a population of only 2.5 million. It is the second least-densely populated nation in the world.
Here is how the streets can get empty, a drive through Swakopmund Central Business District.
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A proposal comprising hotels and tourist complexes for the Algerian Sahara, designed by a young Algerian 🇩🇿 architect.
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Victoria Falls. Located at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, it is considered one of the 7 natural wonders of the world.
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Kenyan pacemaker Timothy Ronoh who went to pace for Abu Dhabi Marathon elite runners, went ahead to win the race when he noticed no one was following him at 35km. He then paced himself for the rest of the distance to win the race in 2:05:20.
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Diani Beach Kenya. It holds a record of having won the coveted spot of *Africa's Leading Beach Destination* six years in a row at the World Travel Awards.
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Teodoro with a net worth of 600 million dollars, is among the richest heads of state in the world. His son who is also the Vice president is a huge spender and was once widely known as an ' Instagram Playboy' due to his opulence in spending.
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Kenya Airways announce it will introduce electric 'flying taxi' in 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya
Kenya Airways had already signed a deal with Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, to bring the flying Taxis to the country and to also establish the company in Nairobi.
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Egypt has opened Africa's largest train interchange station, Adly Mansour Central Interchange Station.
He also launched the first phase of the electric light rail (LRT) project.
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The Gambia has warned old British women to stop traveling to the country to pay young Gambian men for sex and love.
Many old and retired British women travel to The Gambia to pay young men known as "bumsters" for sex.
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Nigeria to abolish teaching in English for first six years of primary education. The pupils will learn using mother tongue.
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Journalists jailed in the past year in Africa
1. Egypt 🇪🇬 (25)
2. Eritrea 🇪🇷 (16)
3. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 ( 9)
4. Rwanda 🇷🇼 (7)
5. Cameroon 🇨🇲 (6)
6. Morocco 🇲🇦 (3)
7. Algeria 🇩🇿 (2)
8. Somalia 🇸🇴 (2)
9. Benin 🇧🇯 (2)
10. Nigeria 🇳🇬 (1)
Source: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
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Sketch Restaurant in Lagos State, Nigeria 🇳🇬
It's Nigeria's first 2D/3D restaurant.
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Zimbabwe in 2018 became the second country in Africa after Lesotho to legalize growing Marijuana for medicinal and scientific use.
Marijuana is locally known as 'Mbanje'
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