As the continent celebrates Africa day, perhaps its time to look at some quick facts about Africa which you need to know. Ethiopia was an Orthodox Christian country, while Liberia was established by African-American settlers from the United States, who previously served as slaves. Africa is the source of 90% of all platinum reserves, 60% of cobalt reserves and 40% of gold reserves. Arabic (in various dialects) has the highest number of speakers with over 170 million speakers, mostly living in North Africa. The facts listed above should assist you to know and understand the continent of Africa better.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 23, 2018 11:03 UTC