Africa 🌍
The continent in numbers
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108xThe fastest ant on Earth sprints across sand hot enough to kill it3 min220 mThe world's deepest river was discovered by fish dying of the bends3 min112MThe World's Largest French-Speaking Country Isn't France2 min6,000 yearsThe Sahara Was a Green Savanna Just 6,000 Years Ago3 min9 of 14Africa has more human genetic diversity than the rest of the world combined3 min60%Africa holds 60% of the world's unused farmland — and imports $43 billion of food a year3 min19The median person in Africa is 19. The median person in Europe is 43.3 min30,500 kmAfrica is three times the size of Europe — and has a shorter coastline3 min2,000+Africa has 2,000 languages. AI understands just 42.2 min77/hrLagos grows by 77 people every hour2 min2018In Ethiopia, it's still 20182 min2,500Nigeria makes more films than Hollywood. Every year.2 min$1.43TAfrica handles two-thirds of the world's mobile money2 min1,250%Petrol in South Africa cost R1.73 in 2000. Today it's R23.36.3 min$4.1BLagos, Nairobi, Cairo — who wins Africa's startup race?5 min
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