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Cape Verde cancelled visa-on-arrival for these 30 African countries 1.🇩🇿 Algeria 2.🇧🇼 Botswana 3.🇧🇮 Burundi 4.🇨🇲 Cameroon 5.🇨🇫 CAR 6.🇹🇩 Chad 7.🇰🇲 Comoros 8.🇨🇬 Congo 9.🇨🇩 DR Congo 10.🇩🇯 Djibouti 11.🇪🇬 Egypt 12.🇪🇷 Eritrea 13.🇸🇿 Eswatini 14.🇪🇹 Ethiopia 15.🇬🇦 Gabon 16.🇱🇸 Lesotho 17.🇱🇾 Libya 18.🇲🇬 Madagascar 19. 🇲🇼 Malawi 20.🇲🇷 Mauritania 21.🇳🇦 Namibia 22.🇷🇼 Rwanda 23.🇸🇴 Somalia 24.🇸🇸 S. Sudan 25.🇸🇩 Sudan 26.🇹🇿 Tanzania 27.🇹🇳 Tunisia 28.🇺🇬 Uganda 29.🇿🇲 Zambia 30.🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Source : Cape Verde Govt

Canal+ has officially completed its $3 billion acquisition of MultiChoice, making DStv and GOtv part of the French media giant. 1) Canal+ plans to invest in streaming, technology, local content, and sports across Africa. 2) With this deal complete, any move to nationalise MultiChoice Nigeria would mean taking over the assets of a French company not a South African one.

🇰🇪 Historic milestone! Kenya has become the first African nation to host a World Rafting Cup. 1) Held on the thrilling Tana River rapids in Sagana. 2) The event showcased Kenya’s adventure sports potential and marked a proud moment for African sports.

@PKayisire Take that letter to their website and ask them to update you there.

@stats_wire Remove Rwanda from your list.

The following 37 African countries requires visa to travel to Nigeria 🇳🇬 1. 🇩🇿 Algeria 2. 🇦🇴 Angola 3. 🇧🇼 Botswana 4. 🇧🇮 Burundi 5. 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 6. 🇰🇲 Comoros 7. 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8. 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo 9. 🇩🇯 Djibouti 10. 🇪🇬 Egypt 11. 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 12. 🇪🇷 Eritrea 13. 🇸🇿 Eswatini 14. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 15. 🇬🇦 Gabon 16. 🇰🇪 Kenya 17. 🇱🇸 Lesotho 18. 🇱🇾 Libya 19. 🇲🇬 Madagascar 20. 🇲🇼 Malawi 21. 🇲🇷 Mauritania 22. 🇲🇺 Mauritius 23. 🇲🇦 Morocco 24. 🇲🇿 Mozambique 25. 🇳🇦 Namibia 26. 🇷🇼 Rwanda 27. 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe 28. 🇸🇨 Seychelles 29. 🇸🇴 Somalia 30. 🇿🇦 South Africa 31. 🇸🇸 South Sudan 32. 🇸🇩 Sudan 33. 🇹🇿 Tanzania 34. 🇹🇳 Tunisia 35. 🇺🇬 Uganda 36. 🇿🇲 Zambia 37. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe ECOWAS + Chad and Cameroon are excluded.

Which African country has the highest population density?

@Hamy_Morgan 🤭🤭🤭 that’s a new one

@stats_wire They might steal South African's jobs 😂

Only Two Countries in Africa Are Home to Penguins: South Africa and Namibia 🇿🇦🇳🇦

Saudi Arabia e-Visa Update 🇸🇦 : 51 African countries excluded only three are qualified Eligible African countries for Saudi e-Visa: 1. 🇲🇺 Mauritius 2. 🇸🇨 Seychelles 3. 🇿🇦 South Africa

Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda are discussing a single visa for AFCON 2027! 🇰🇪🇹🇿🇺🇬 Fans, teams & officials will get one travel permit to move freely across the three host countries. Much easier tournament travel ahead!

Egypt is building one of the world’s largest high-speed rail networks! 1) In February 2026, the first Vectron locomotives shipped from Hamburg to Alexandria. 2) Siemens is supplying 41 Velaro (230 km/h), 94 Desiro regional trains & more. 3) 2,000 km of track will cut travel times in half, create 40k jobs & slash emissions by 70%.

Kenya Claims Africa’s Venture Capital Crown! 🇰🇪 In 2025, African startups raised $3.1 billion a strong rebound from 2024. Leading the charge: Kenya, with $1.04 billion in funding, emerging as the continent’s top VC destination.

Top 10 African Countries by Adult Literacy Rate 1. 🇸🇨 Seychelles : 95.9% 2. 🇿🇦 South Africa : 95.0% 3. 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe : 94.8% 4. 🇳🇦 Namibia : 92.3% 5. 🇲🇺 Mauritius : 92.2% 6. 🇨🇻 Cape Verde : 90.8% 7. 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire : 89.9% 8. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe : 89.7% 9. 🇸🇿 Eswatini : 88.4% 10. 🇿🇲 Zambia : 86.7% Source: CIA World Factbook

@Adimchinobi_A @sayi3505 Exactly 🤭🤭🤭

@stats_wire @sayi3505 The real city boys have occupied the vity🤷🏾‍♂️😭

Akon’s smart city in Senegal The Plan vs Current state

90 days: Ghana 🇬🇭

African countries exempt from visa for Cape Verde 🇨🇻 180 days: 1. Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼 2. Angola 🇦🇴 3. Mozambique 🇲🇿 90 days: 4. Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 5. Gambia 🇬🇲 6. Guinea 🇬🇳 7. Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮 8. Liberia 🇱🇷 9. Mali 🇲🇱 10. Niger 🇳🇪 11. Nigeria 🇳🇬 12. Senegal 🇸🇳 13. Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 14. Togo 🇹🇬 60 days: 15. São Tomé & Príncipe 🇸🇹 30 days: 16. Benin 🇧🇯 17. Morocco 🇲🇦 18. South Africa 🇿🇦 Angola 🇦🇴 , Mozambique 🇲🇿, São Tomé & Príncipe 🇸🇹, Morocco 🇲🇦 and South Africa 🇿🇦 are the only non-ECOWAS countries.

African teams’ World Cup prize money 1. 🇲🇦 Morocco – $19m (Quarter-finals) 2. 🇪🇬 Egypt – $15m (Round of 16) 3. 🇿🇦 South Africa – $11m 4. 🇸🇳 Senegal – $11m 5. 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast – $11m 6. 🇨🇩 DR Congo – $11m 7. 🇬🇭 Ghana – $11m 8. 🇨🇻 Cape Verde – $11m 9. 🇩🇿 Algeria – $11m 10. 🇹🇳 Tunisia – $9m (Group stage) FIFA pays the federations, not the players directly. This has caused several bonus disputes in the past.

African Countries’ Military Drone Status, 2025

With a projected GDP growth rate of 9.20%, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia is leading Africa’s economic growth story.

Africa’s coffee powerhouses, 2025 1. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia (4th Worldwide) 2. 🇺🇬 Uganda (6th Worldwide) 3. 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire (15th Worldwide) 4. 🇹🇿 Tanzania (16th Worldwide) 5. 🇰🇪 Kenya (19th Worldwide) Source: Colipse Coffee, 2025