{"id":1017,"date":"2015-04-28T02:06:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T02:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2016-11-06T23:05:56","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T23:05:56","slug":"9-amazing-facts-that-will-change-your-perception-of-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/9-amazing-facts-that-will-change-your-perception-of-africa","title":{"rendered":"9 Amazing Facts That Will Change Your Perception of Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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According to the United Nations, Africa will host\u00a025% the global\u00a0population by 2050<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa1.jpg\" alt=\"africa1\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa1-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/226376318739653446\/\">pinterest<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">2. According to the World Bank, women in Rwanda hold 64% of parliament seats. This is the highest female representation in the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa2.jpg\" alt=\"africa2\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/189784571773372028\/\">pinterest<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">3. Mobile financial transactions accounted for 31% of Kenya&#8217;s GDP in 2013<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa3.jpg\" alt=\"africa3\" width=\"600\" height=\"302\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/45176802482403388\/\">pinterest<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">4. About 30% of the world&#8217;s mineral reserves are in Africa<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa4.jpg\" alt=\"africa4\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa4.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa4-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">source : <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/e\/ef\/Togo_phosphates_mining.jpg\">wikimedia<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">5. 18 African countries are projected to experience at least 6% of GDP growth in 2015 (IMF forecast)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa5.jpg\" alt=\"africa5\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa5.jpg 426w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa5-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/6051780720627000\/\">pinterest<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">6. More than 1 million Chinese live in Africa<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa6.jpg\" alt=\"africa6\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa6.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa6-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">source : <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/c\/c8\/China_Afrika_Africa_Kooperation_Cooperation.jpg\">wikimedia<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">7. In the last 25 years, all 5 and 10 km world record holders were\u00a0African<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa7.jpg\" alt=\"africa7\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa7.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa7-455x300.jpg 455w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">source : <a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/c\/cb\/Mens_10000m_final_sydney_olympics_2000.jpg\">pinterest<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">8. 22 Nobel Prize winners come from Africa<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa8.jpg\" alt=\"africa8\" width=\"600\" height=\"897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa8.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/africa8-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/119556565078053467\/\">pinterest<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">9.\u00a0Half\u00a0of the world&#8217;s French speakers live in Africa<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/e14b2beb08c1dfc2aab081d9bd8cff5b.jpg\" alt=\"e14b2beb08c1dfc2aab081d9bd8cff5b\" width=\"600\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/e14b2beb08c1dfc2aab081d9bd8cff5b.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/01\/e14b2beb08c1dfc2aab081d9bd8cff5b-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/69172544250433784\/\">pinterest<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/tuning-points-africa\">SEE ALSO: 15 Turning Points In Africa\u2019s History.\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[\/onepage]<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[onepage] [gallerypage] For many, Africa rhymes with war, poverty, and diseases. 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