Africa's Largest Recipients of US Foreign Aid in 2022 Ethiopia 🇪🇹 - $1.7 billion Egypt 🇪🇬 - $1.4 billion South Sudan 🇸🇩 - $976 million Nigeria 🇳🇬 - $974 million US President Donald Trump has ordered the suspension of US foreign aid worldwide for 3 months.

Top 100 Countries and Their Groundbreaking Inventions 🌍 1. 🇺🇸 United States: 🌐 Internet 2. 🇨🇳 China: 🏮 Paper 3. 🇯🇵 Japan: 🎮 Video Game Consoles 4. 🇩🇪 Germany: 🚗 Automobile 5. 🇮🇳 India: 💉 Cataract Surgery 6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 📡 Radar 7. 🇫🇷 France: 🚲 Bicycle 8. 🇮🇹 Italy: 🍝 Pizza 9. 🇧🇷 Brazil: 🌴 Rubber Extraction 10. 🇨🇦 Canada: 📡 IMAX 11. 🇷🇺 Russia: ☄️ Sputnik 12. 🇰🇷 South Korea: 🖥️ OLED Displays 13. 🇦🇺 Australia: 📶 Wi-Fi 14. 🇲🇽 Mexico: 🍫 Chocolate 15. 🇪🇸 Spain: 🔬 Microscopy 16. 🇸🇪 Sweden: 🕶️ Safety Match 17. 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 📦 Shipping Containers 18. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 🕌 Islamic Architecture 19. 🇦🇷 Argentina: 🧪 Ballpoint Pen 20. 🇨🇭 Switzerland: ⌚️ Swiss Watch 21. 🇹🇷 Turkey: 🏺 Tulip Cultivation 22. 🇵🇱 Poland: 🚨 Enigma Code-Breaking 23. 🇮🇩 Indonesia: 🛶 Outrigger Canoe 24. 🇿🇦 South Africa: 💡 Pratley Putty 25. 🇹🇭 Thailand: 🍲 Thai Massage Techniques 26. 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 🎭 Yoruba Masks 27. 🇲🇾 Malaysia: 🦋 Butterfly Farming 28. 🇵🇭 Philippines: 🛶 Jeepney Transportation 29. 🇪🇬 Egypt: ⛴ Pyramids Construction 30. 🇧🇪 Belgium: 🍟 French Fries 31. 🇵🇰 Pakistan: 💉 Hepatitis C Treatment 32. 🇦🇪 UAE: 🌟 Tallest Buildings 33. 🇻🇳 Vietnam: ☕️ Egg Coffee 34. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 🧵 Bangladeshi Garments 35. 🇨🇱 Chile: 📡 Astronomy Innovations 36. 🇨🇴 Colombia: ☕ Coffee Cultivation Techniques 37. 🇵🇪 Peru: 🏔 Terrace Farming 38. 🇳🇴 Norway: 🚢 Viking Longships 39. 🇸🇬 Singapore: 🏦 E-Payments 40. 🇭🇺 Hungary: 🏎️ Rubik’s Cube 41. 🇮🇱 Israel: 🛰️ Iron Dome 42. 🇦🇹 Austria: 🎻 Classical Music 43. 🇷🇴 Romania: 🚁 Helicopter 44. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic: 🎭 Puppetry 45. 🇰🇪 Kenya: 🌍 Mpesa Mobile Banking 46. 🇵🇹 Portugal: 🎣 Navigational Maps 47. 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 🐄 Dairy Innovations 48. 🇮🇷 Iran: ⚱️ Persian Rugs 49. 🇺🇦 Ukraine: 🚀 Rocket Engines 50. 🇻🇪 Venezuela: 🌴 Hallaca 51. 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico: 🍬 Sugar Processing 52. 🇬🇷 Greece: ⚖️ Democracy 53. 🇮🇶 Iraq: 🏺 Ancient Ziggurats 54. 🇮🇪 Ireland: 🎻 Irish Fiddle 55. 🇷🇸 Serbia: 🧲 Tesla Coil 56. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: 🏔 Yogurt Cultivation 57. 🇦🇱 Albania: 🏔 Bunkers 58. 🇻🇦 Vatican City: ⛪️ Sistine Chapel 59. 🇧🇭 Bahrain: 🏝 Pearl Diving 60. 🇲🇦 Morocco: 🕌 Minarets 61. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka: 🧂 Ceylon Tea 62. 🇪🇪 Estonia: 🖥️ Skype 63. 🇱🇹 Lithuania: 📡 Laser Technologies 64. 🇱🇻 Latvia: 🛠 Mechanized Agriculture 65. 🇹🇳 Tunisia: 🏰 Fortress Construction 66. 🇸🇰 Slovakia: 🔩 Screw Propeller

Least racially diverse countries: 1. 🇯🇵Japan 2. 🇰🇵North Korea 3. 🇧🇩Bangladesh 4. 🇹🇳Tunisia 5. 🇪🇬Egypt 6. 🇯🇴Jordan 7. 🇦🇲Armenia 8. 🇰🇲Comoros 9. 🇵🇱Poland 10. 🇰🇷South Korea ~ 13. 🇮🇹Italy 14. 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 17. 🇫🇮Finland 18. 🇦🇱Albania 19. 🇳🇴Norway 20. 🇰🇭Cambodia 21. 🇦🇷 Argentina 27. 🇩🇰 Denmark 29. 🇩🇪 Germany 35. 🇸🇪 Sweden 36. 🇵🇹 Portugal 38. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 42. 🇦🇹 Austria 48. 🇦🇺 Australia 60. 🇳🇱 Netherlands 62. 🇨🇭 Switzerland 67. 🇷🇺 Russia 73. 🇬🇧 UK 85. 🇻🇪 Venezuela 86. 🇹🇷 Turkey 87. 🇺🇸 USA 93. 🇧🇷 Brazil 99. 🇲🇽 Mexico 114. 🇪🇸 Spain 115. 🇦🇪 UAE 123. 🇨🇦 Canada 129. 🇵🇰 Pakistan 143. 🇮🇩 Indonesia 146. 🇳🇬 Nigeria 150. 🇿🇦 South Africa According to the Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization Dataset (HIEF)

Number of civilian guns per 100 persons: USA 🇺🇸 - 120.5 Yemen 🇾🇪 - 52.8 Montenegro 🇲🇪 - 39.1 Serbia 🇷🇸 - 39.1 Canada 🇨🇦 - 34.7 Uruguay 🇺🇾 - 34.7 Cyprus 🇨🇾 - 34.0 Finland 🇫🇮 - 32.4 Lebanon 🇱🇧 - 31.9 Iceland 🇮🇸 - 31.7 Austria 🇦🇹 - 30 Norway 🇳🇴 - 28.8 Switzerland 🇨🇭 - 27.6 Sweden 🇸🇪 - 23.1 Pakistan 🇵🇰 - 22.3 Portugal 🇵🇹 - 21.3 France 🇫🇷 - 19.6 Germany 🇩🇪 - 19.6 Venezuela 🇻🇪 - 18.5 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 - 16.7 UAE 🇦🇪 - 16.7 Turkey 🇹🇷 - 16.5 Australia 🇦🇺 - 14.5 Italy 🇮🇹 - 14.4 Mexico 🇲🇽 - 12.9 Russia 🇷🇺 - 12.3 Panama 🇵🇦 - 10.8 Latvia 🇱🇻 - 10.5 Denmark 🇩🇰 - 9.9 South Africa 🇿🇦 - 9.7 Brazil 🇧🇷 - 8.3 Spain 🇪🇸 - 7.5 Argentina 🇦🇷 - 7.4 Iran 🇮🇷 - 7.3 Israel 🇮🇱 - 6.7 India 🇮🇳 - 5.3 Estonia 🇪🇪 - 5.0 Egypt 🇪🇬 - 4.1 China 🇨🇳 - 3.6 Nigeria 🇳🇬 - 3.2 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 - 2.8 Netherlands 🇳🇱 - 2.6 Poland 🇵🇱 - 2.5 Cuba 🇨🇺 - 2.1 Vietnam 🇻🇳 - 1.6 Kenya 🇰🇪 - 1.5 Malaysia 🇲🇾 - 0.7 Bangladesh 🇧🇩 - 0.4 Japan 🇯🇵 - 0.3 North Korea 🇰🇵 - 0.3 South Korea 🇰🇷 - 0.2 Indonesia 🇮🇩 - 0 Taiwan 🇹🇼 - 0 Source: Small Arms Survey 2017

Fertility rate in 2022 🇰🇷 South Korea: 0.81 🇸🇬 Singapore: 0.9 🇲🇴 Macau: 0.97 🇲🇹 Malta: 1.13 🇨🇳 China: 1.16 🇪🇸 Spain: 1.19 🇮🇹 Italy: 1.25 🇯🇵 Japan: 1.30 🇵🇱 Poland: 1.33 🇵🇹 Portugal: 1.35 🇱🇹 Lithuania: 1.36 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: 1.38 🇨🇦 Canada: 1.43 🇬🇷 Greece: 1.43 🇫🇮 Finland: 1.46 🇦🇹 Austria: 1.48 🇷🇺 Russia: 1.49 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 1.51 🇬🇧 UK: 1.53 🇳🇴 Norway: 1.55 🇩🇪 Germany: 1.58 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 1.62 🇧🇷 Brazil: 1.64 🇺🇸 USA: 1.66 🇸🇪 Sweden: 1.67 🇦🇺 Australia: 1.70 🇹🇷 Türkiye: 1.70 🇩🇰 Denmark: 1.72 🇫🇷 France: 1.80 🇲🇽 Mexico: 1.82 🇦🇷 Argentina: 1.89 🇮🇳 India: 2.03 🇮🇩 Indonesia: 2.17 🇿🇦 South Africa: 2.37 🇵🇰 Pakistan: 2.34 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 2.43 🇮🇱 Israel: 3.00 🇸🇳 Senegal: 3.90 🇦🇫 Afghanistan: 4.62 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 4.76 🇸🇴 Somalia: 5.31 🇳🇪 Niger: 6.57 (fertility rate of 2.1 children per woman ensures a broadly stable population) According to Geoba. se and OECD

Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, was the first runner-up in the Miss Universe 2024 pageant held in Mexico City early this Sunday, but the crown was won by Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjaer Theilvig.

Africa's Cheapest Fuel Prices 1. Libya 🇱🇾 - $0.03 2. Angola 🇦🇴 - $0.33 3. Algeria 🇩🇿 -$0.34 4. Egypt 🇪🇬 - $0.35 5. Nigeria 🇳🇬 - $0.63 6. Sudan 🇸🇩 - $0.70 7. Tunisia 🇹🇳 -$0.81 8. Liberia 🇱🇷 - $0.887 9. Ghana 🇬🇭 -$0.96 10. Gabon 🇬🇦 - $0.984 Source: Global Petrol Prices.

Nigerian Bodybuilder, Samson Dauda has won the 2024 Mr Olympia contest. He will receive a $600,000 cash prize. This is the highest payout ever for a winner of the contest.

Most criminal countries in 2023: 1. Venezuela 🇻🇪 2. Papua New Guinea 🇬🇳 3. Afghanistan 🇦🇫 4. Haiti 🇭🇹 5. South Africa 🇿🇦 6. Honduras 🇭🇳 7. Trinidad 🇹🇹 8. Syria 🇸🇾 9. Guyana 🇬🇾 10. Jamaica 🇯🇲 . 13. Brazil 🇧🇷 14. Nigeria 🇳🇬 18. Argentina 🇦🇷 20. Bangladesh 🇧🇩 26. Colombia 🇨🇴 32. Chile 🇨🇱 38. France 🇫🇷 40. Mexico 🇲🇽 56. Iran 🇮🇷 57. USA 🇺🇸 58. Belgium 🇧🇪 59. Sweden 🇸🇪 62. Italy 🇮🇹 65. Egypt 🇪🇬 66. UK 🇬🇧 67. Ukraine 🇺🇦 68. Australia 🇦🇺 70. Greece 🇬🇷 72. Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 75. Indonesia 🇮🇩 79. Canada 🇨🇦 81. India 🇮🇳 85. Pakistan 🇵🇰 86. Philippines 🇵🇭 93. Turkey 🇹🇷 95. Russia 🇷🇺 98. Germany 🇩🇪 103. Spain 🇪🇸 110. Norway 🇳🇴 119. Austria 🇦🇹 122. Denmark 🇩🇰 123. Finland 🇫🇮 125. Netherlands 🇳🇱 128. South Korea 🇰🇷 130. Switzerland 🇨🇭 133. Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 137. Japan 🇯🇵 142. Taiwan 🇹🇼 143. UAE 🇦🇪 144. Qatar 🇶🇦 Note: The data in this section is derived from surveys conducted by visitors of Numbeo website. It's important to note that the Crime Index provided by Numbeo is based on user-contributed data and perceptions, which may differ from official government statistics.

Single people by country: 🇸🇪 Sweden: 51% 🇩🇰 Denmark: 50% 🇫🇮 Finland: 49% 🇩🇪 Germany: 48% 🇳🇴 Norway: 47% 🇫🇷 France: 46% 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 45% 🇦🇹 Austria: 44% 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 43% 🇨🇦 Canada: 42% 🇦🇺 Australia: 41% 🇧🇪 Belgium: 40% 🇺🇸 United States: 39% 🇮🇹 Italy: 38% 🇪🇸 Spain: 37% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 36% 🇵🇹 Portugal: 35% 🇮🇪 Ireland: 34% 🇮🇸 Iceland: 33% 🇯🇵 Japan: 32% 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 31% 🇰🇷 South Korea: 30% 🇸🇬 Singapore: 29% 🇧🇷 Brazil: 28% 🇦🇷 Argentina: 27% 🇲🇽 Mexico: 26% 🇮🇳 India: 25% 🇷🇺 Russia: 24% 🇨🇳 China: 23% 🇵🇱 Poland: 22% 🇭🇺 Hungary: 21% 🇨🇿 Czech Republic: 20% 🇷🇴 Romania: 19% 🇭🇷 Croatia: 18% 🇷🇸 Serbia: 17% 🇹🇷 Turkey: 16% 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 15% 🇪🇬 Egypt: 14% 🇿🇦 South Africa: 13% 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 12% 🇵🇭 Philippines: 11% 🇻🇳 Vietnam: 10% 🇲🇾 Malaysia: 9% 🇹🇭 Thailand: 8% 🇮🇩 Indonesia: 7% 🇰🇪 Kenya: 6% 🇪🇹 Ethiopia: 5% 🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 4% 🇵🇰 Pakistan: 3% 🇮🇷 Iran: 2% Note: The percentages represent the proportion of the adult population who are single (unmarried) at the time of reporting. Data varies by source, and the percentages may fluctuate slightly due to different criteria used in each country’s surveys. Sources: 1. OECD - Provides extensive statistics on social trends, family structures, and marriage rates across various countries. 2. Eurostat - The statistical office of the European Union, which compiles data on marital status, single populations, and household types within Europe. 3. United Nations Population Division - Offers demographic and social statistics regarding marriage, divorce, and family life globally. 4. World Bank 5. National Census Data

Lekki Conservation Centre, a leading tourist attraction in Lagos State, Nigeria.

Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat ferrying more than 300 passengers capsized in north-central Nigeria. Around 60 dead bodies have been recovered, according to a local council chairman, and 150 people had been rescued alive so far. https://t.co/8qXCTxOFpP

List of countries by electric energy consumption (GW·h/yr): 🇨🇳 China: 7,806,000 🇺🇸 USA: 3,979,000 🇮🇳 India: 1,443,000 🇷🇺 Russia: 996,000 🇯🇵 Japan: 913,000 🇧🇷 Brazil: 577,000 🇰🇷 South Korea: 568,000 🇨🇦 Canada: 555,000 🇩🇪 Germany: 512,000 🇫🇷 France: 447,000 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 329,000 🇮🇷 Iran: 302,000 🇲🇽 Mexico: 301,000 🇮🇹 Italy: 300,000 🇬🇧 UK: 287,000 🇹🇷 Turkey: 284,000 🇮🇩 Indonesia: 282,000 🇦🇺 Australia: 237,000 🇪🇸 Spain: 234,000 🇿🇦 South Africa: 191,000 🇪🇬 Egypt: 168,000 🇺🇦 Ukraine: 134,000 🇵🇰 Pakistan: 132,000 🇦🇪 UAE: 129,000 🇦🇷 Argentina: 127,000 🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 78,000 🇩🇰 Denmark: 38,000 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 27,000 🇨🇺 Cuba: 16,000 🇱🇹 Lithuania: 12,000 🇪🇪 Estonia: 8,800 🇱🇻 Latvia: 6,900 🇳🇪 Niger: 1,300 🇸🇨 Seychelles: 600 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands: 18 According to EAI, 2021

Days of paid maternity leaves offered to workers: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria — 410 🇦🇱 Albania — 365 🇧🇦 Bosnia — 365 🇸🇰 Slovakia — 238 🇭🇷 Croatia — 208 🇨🇿 Czechia —196 🇮🇳 India — 182 🇮🇪 Ireland — 182 🇻🇪 Venezuela — 182 🇮🇷 Iran — 180 🇮🇸 Iceland — 180 🇭🇺 Hungary — 168 🇨🇳 China — 158 🇮🇹 Italy — 150 🇵🇱 Poland — 140 🇷🇺 Russia — 140 🇨🇱 Chile — 126 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — 126 🇵🇾 Paraguay — 126 🇷🇴 Romania — 126 🇺🇦 Ukraine — 126 🇧🇷 Brazil — 120 🇿🇦 South Africa — 120 🇦🇹 Austria — 112 🇧🇩 Bangladesh — 112 🇪🇸 Spain — 112 🇫🇷 France — 112 🇵🇰 Pakistan — 112 🇹🇷 Turkey — 112 🇨🇦 Canada — 105 🇵🇭 Philippines — 105 🇨🇭 Switzerland — 98 🇩🇪 Germany — 98 🇯🇵 Japan — 98 🇦🇷 Argentina — 90 🇪🇬 Egypt — 90 🇮🇩 Indonesia — 90 🇰🇷 South Korea — 90 🇨🇴 Colombia — 84 🇲🇽 Mexico — 84 🇳🇬 Nigeria — 84 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — 70 🇦🇪 UAE — 60 🇫🇮 Finland — 56 🇩🇰 Denmark — 42 🇬🇧 UK — 42 🇺🇸 USA — 0

“I'm a British Nigerian and seeing black players and African players represented in British football is important to me” How Premier League club Arsenal has forged a deep connection with Black culture and identity, going far beyond sport. https://t.co/epZn79jd3e