THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT AFRICA

THE MEGAFAUNA LIKE GIRAFFE, ZEBRA, GORILLA,

HIPPOPOTAMUS, CHIMPANZEE AND WILDEBEEST ARE

UNIQUE TO THE CONTINENT AND ONLY FOUND HERE.

LAKE MALAWI HAS MORE FISH SPECIES THAN ANY

OTHER FRESHWATER SYSTEM ON EARTH.

AFRICA HAS OVER 85% OF THE WORLD’S ELEPHANTS

AND OVER 99% OF THE REMAINING LIONS ARE ON

THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.

THE NILE RIVER IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD

WITH A TOTAL LENGTH OF 6,650 KILOMETRES.

THE SERENGETI (TANZANIA) HOSTS THE WORLD’S

LARGEST WILDLIFE MIGRATION ON EARTH WITH OVER

750,000 ZEBRA MARCHING AHEAD OF 1.2 MILLION

WILDEBEEST AS THEY CROSS THIS AMAZING LANDSCAPE.

AFRICA HAS OVER 25% OF THE WORLD’S BIRD SPECIES.

OVER 1,270 LARGE DAMS HAVE BEEN BUILT ALONG

THE CONTINENT’S MANY RIVERS.

OVER 90% OF SOILS ARE UNSUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURE

AND ONLY 0.25% HAS MODERATE TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR

SUSTAINABLE FARMING.