Africa Facts n History
Africa Facts n History

Africa Facts n History

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Lagos Blueline Rail now fully operates in Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬.
It's the second intra-city rail system in West Africa after Abuja Rail Mass Transit.
#africafacts

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Egyptian Pilot, Lotfia Elnadi became the first female Pilot in Africa in 1933.
Her father was angry when she got her pilot license, but eventually supported her after she received positive press.
He allowed her to take him on a flight over the pyramids.

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Madagascar's 49-year-old President Andry Rajoelina has been re-elected for a third term, after winning the election with 59% of the votes.
The election was boycotted by the opposition including ten Presidential candidates. It recorded the lowest voter turnout in the country's history at 46%.
He became the President at the age of 35 after leading massive protests, which in turn led to a military coup in 2009.
He is the youngest President in Madagascar's history.

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Rwanda is revolutionizing affordable housing in Africa with houses starting from $17,000.

Bwiza Riverside homes is the first green and affordable housing estate in the history of Africa with more than 70% of all building materials locally made in Rwanda.

120 graduated Rwandan students with most being female, have led the building of over 250 housing units in less than a year with aims to reach 2,200 units with more students coming on-board daily.

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In Malawi, a woman has been accused of defrauding people of $9,000 for fake honorary doctorates, which she claimed were from a South African university.

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Hilda Baci's Guinness World Record has been broken by Irish man, Alan Fisher.

He cooked for 119 hours, 57 minutes to break the world record for the Longest Cooking Marathon by an Individual.

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