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Africa's longest road project, the 56,683km-long Trans-African Highway, will pass through South Africa 🇿🇦, Botswana 🇧🇼, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, Zambia 🇿🇲, DR Congo 🇨🇩, Mozambique 🇲🇿, Tanzania 🇹🇿, Kenya 🇰🇪, Ethiopia 🇪🇹, Djibouti 🇩🇯, Egypt 🇪🇬, Nigeria 🇳🇬, Sudan 🇸🇩, Algeria 🇩🇿, Angola 🇦🇴,
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"It is time for France to leave Senegal." ― Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, The President-Elect of Senegal 🇸🇳
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“I have closed over 6000 churches and mosques in my country and I am now demanding for a theology degree for every religious leader. Stop playing with people's faith and making it a business. Rwanda is already a blessed country" ― Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
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Capt. Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 has just issued a new decree allowing citizens to report cases of corruption directly to him anonymously.
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"We want one Africa, one President, one Parliament, one military command center, and one currency that will be based on our minerals." ― Julius Malema, South African politician
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"A Western company came and proposed to mine uranium. “Mine it and take it where?” They said: “Export it to generate nuclear energy for electricity and medicine. I asked them: “Have you heard a rumour that there are human beings here in Uganda who need electricity? They
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In 2010, a Nigerian 🇳🇬 couple, Ben and Angela Ihegboro, residing in London, welcomed a white, blond-haired, blue-eyed baby, whom they named 'The Miracle Baby.'
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A map showing where the Trans-African Highway networks will be built:
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"Africa is the only continent in the world where the people sing, dance and applaud those who impoverish them, who starve them and who torture them. The misfortune of Africa is to have met France." ― Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Leader of Burkina Faso
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Niger 🇳🇪has severed all military ties with the United States, demanding their departure and the closure of American bases. The US' priciest drone base, worth $100 million, is situated in Niger.
These Sahel African leaders mean business!
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Capt. Ibrahim Traore is spearheading significant infrastructure projects in Burkina Faso 🇧🇫
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@AfricaFactsZone
People wondering why they don’t see Egyptians on this app is because they mainly tweet in Arabic
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“How do you convince the upcoming generations that education is the key to success when we are surrounded by poor graduates and rich criminals?” ― Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe
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Tanzania's 🇹🇿new Julius Nyerere Power Project (JNHPP) hydroelectric dam, costing US $2.9 billion and boasting a capacity of 2,115 megawatts, is now operational.
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South African 🇿🇦 woman wearing traditional Zulu attire
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"The black skin is not a badge of shame but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.” ― Marcus Garvey
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The magnificent Victoria Falls, located between Zambia🇿🇲 and Zimbabwe🇿🇼, is the world's largest sheet of falling water.
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Who do you think is currently the best leader in Africa?
The following is not a ranking but rather a list of African leaders to assist you in making a selection:
1. President Yoweri Museveni - Uganda 🇺🇬
2. Captain Ibrahim Traoré - Burkina Faso 🇧🇫
3. President Paul Kagame -
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According to the Financial Times, Ethiopian 🇪🇹 Airlines is the largest airline in Africa. It is larger than Emirates, Air France, and Turkish Airlines combined for all their routes in Africa.
Top 10 largest airlines in Africa in 2023:
1. Ethiopian Airlines 🇪🇹
2. EgyptAir 🇪🇬
3.
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Some African Countries and Their Slogans!
• South Africa – Rainbow Nation 🇿🇦
• Rwanda – Land of a Thousand Hills 🇷🇼
• Madagascar – The Red Island 🇲🇬
• Lesotho – The Kingdom In the Sky 🇱🇸
• Egypt – The Gift of the Nile 🇪🇬
• Burkina Faso – Land of the Upright Men 🇧🇫
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Senegal's 🇸🇳 new president aims to terminate and renegotiate contracts in mining, gas, oil, and fishing sectors that were previously signed with French companies.
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South Sudanese 🇸🇸 models are gaining increasing popularity among fashion designers and clothing brands, signaling a growing recognition of African beauty standards.
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The rich culture of the Tswana people thrives across Botswana 🇧🇼, South Africa 🇿🇦, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, and Namibia 🇳🇦.
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@PAdebz
Ghana is included. I just didn't include all the countries that the highway will pass through. The network will reach all the continental African nations except Burundi, Eritrea, Eswatini, Somalia, Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni), Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda and South Sudan.
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In the DR Congo 🇨🇩, many judges don't wear the European tradition of white wigs; instead, they wear black wigs adorned with leopard-skin wraps.
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Congratulations Tanzania 🇹🇿! Tanzania's first electric train had its inaugural trial run from Dar es Salaam to the country's capital, Dodoma. The Tanzania Electric SGR project is reducing travel time from 8 hours between Dar es Salaam and Dodoma to just 3 hours, making it one of
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By excavating these kinds of pits, residents in Arusha, Tanzania 🇹🇿, succeeded in turning a desertic area into a burgeoning savanna.
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Tanzania 🇹🇿 is set to build a $112 million (Sh286 billion) stadium in Arusha, ahead of co-hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The stadium will boast a seating capacity of 30,000 and is poised to become the most modern facility of its kind in East Africa.
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The US gov’t is stunned that Niger 🇳🇪 is kicking the US military out of the country.
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A young Barack Obama in Kenya 🇰🇪 with his step-grandmother, the late Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama, affectionately known as “Mama Sarah.
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"We have got rid of luxurious cars. Our ministers have to use very small cars which are economical so that the people can recoup the money saved and use it to build clinics for our population's welfare." ― Thomas Sankara
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“Why should someone print paper and hand them over to Africa and require us to pay back, not with another paper but our resources? I have come to the realization that this is an act of modern slavery and colonization." ― Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
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“Once you carry your own water, you will learn the value of every drop.” ― African Proverb
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Kigali, Rwanda 🇷🇼 has one of the lowest rates of crime and corruption in Africa
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Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 has embraced traditional attire as school uniforms to foster the promotion of the country's culture.
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Asmara, Eritrea is regarded as one of the safest and cleanest cities in Africa.
Asmara, Eritrea 🇪🇷
Population: 1.5 million
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Standing at 5,895 meters (19,340 feet), Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania 🇹🇿 is the tallest mountain on the African continent and the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
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"Some people think that being in government for a long time is a bad thing. But the more you stay, the more you learn. I am now an expert in governance." ― Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda
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Lake Natron in Tanzania 🇹🇿 turns animals into statues due to its high concentration of natron.
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@salihu_mufe
I believe the African Development Bank, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, AU and the host countries are all financially contributing to the project.
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Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is poised to join the East Africa Community (EAC) as its 9th member state, following Somalia's 🇸🇴recent admission to the bloc just a few months prior.
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How cool! The Namibia 🇳🇦 Tourism Board has set up a pink fridge in the middle of the Namibian Desert, stocked with drinks for tourists.
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The stunning Kalandula Falls in Angola 🇦🇴are one of the largest waterfalls in Africa. These falls are about 105 meters (344 feet) high.
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Africa is separated from Europe by only 14 km.
At its narrowest point, the Strait of Gibraltar spans merely 14 kilometers (8.7 miles), acting as the dividing line between Europe and Africa.
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According to the World Linguistic Society, these are the top 10 countries in Africa that speak English the best.
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A breathtaking view of Addis Ababa from the tallest building in the country, the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, which stands at 209 meters tall (685 feet)
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American rapper Ja Rule traveled to Ghana 🇬🇭 this week to break ground for a new six-unit classroom building for children
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Kenya 🇰🇪launches construction of the Talanta Sports City stadium today.
Details:
Stadium Capacity: 60,000 seats
Completion Date: December 2025
Developer: China Road and Bridge Corporation
AFCON 2027 final has to be in Nairobi
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South Africa🇿🇦-based Zimbabwean🇿🇼 geologist Dr. Steve Chingwaru, a recent PhD graduate at 26, has uncovered a potential record-breaking invisible gold resource valued at R450 billion (US $23 billion). His pioneering geometallurgy research has sparked interest from mining
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Egypt 🇪🇬has officially stopped using the US dollar in trade.
Egypt, a BRICS member, has joined a global trend by ditching the US Dollar for local currency transactions in international trade, reflecting concerns over Western sanctions and US economic stability. Nigeria's 🇳🇬
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"Slavery continues to impose itself on us. Our predecessors taught us one thing: a slave who cannot assume his own revolt does not deserve to be pitied. Homeland or death, we shall conquer!" ― Captain Ibrahim Traoré, leader of Burkina Faso
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Here is former Ugandan President Idi Amin giving his justification for ordering all Asians (Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis) in Uganda to leave in 90 days in 1972.
40,000 Asians ended up leaving Uganda, largely to the UK.
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The 51-kilometer (32 mi) Kampala-Entebbe Expressway in Uganda🇺🇬 was built in 2018 at a cost of US$476 million.
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A view of Lagos, Nigeria🇳🇬 from the newly built US $135 million Lagos Rail Mass Transit system.
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New railway track being constructed near Nsanje, Malwai🇲🇼. When completed, the railway line will play a crucial role in regional trade integration.
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Jean-Patrice Keka, a Congolese 🇨🇩engineer, is building rockets 🚀 by hand using nothing but scraps.
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@Ladybee0000
@KayomboKayongo
Yes it has. Segments of the project were under construction or are nearly completed
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Rwandan🇷🇼 President's daughter, Ange Kagame, is the tallest presidential daughter in the world. She stands at a towering 194.31 cm (6'4" ft) in height.
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The Serengeti in Tanzania 🇹🇿 is home to the world’s largest movement of animals, often called the “Great Migration.” More than 1.7 million wildebeest, 500,000 zebra, and 200,000 antelope make their way from the Ndutu region of the southern Serengeti northward through the whole
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In a 1990s recording, Michael Jackson wondered why Western media didn't show the beautiful cities of South Africa 🇿🇦, Kenya 🇰🇪, Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 and Rwanda 🇷🇼
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A tourist truck in South Africa 🇿🇦was attacked by an elephant
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Good news! The Puntland region of Somalia 🇸🇴, boasting an estimated 19 billion barrels of oil valued at nearly US $2 trillion, is anticipated to begin exporting oil by the end of the year.
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Hitting the Tshwala Bam dance move next to Benin’s 🇧🇯 30-metre-high (99 feet) Amazon statue
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Within 10 million years, Africa will split into two continents, leaving the landlocked countries of Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda with coastlines
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"Work hard until it pains because poverty hurts more." ― Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
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🚨South Africa 🇿🇦 is sending troops to the DR Congo 🇨🇩
South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has directed the dispatch of 2,900 soldiers to assist in combating armed rebel factions in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This deployment is part of the Southern African
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