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Before dying at the age of 94 in 2022, Amou Haji was known as the 'World's Dirtiest Man.' He lived in a cinder block shack and had not bathed with water or soap for over 60 years.

Haji's other peculiar habits were well documented, which included consuming roadkill, smoking a pipe filled with animal excrement, and holding the belief that cleanliness would make him ill.

Shortly before his death, nearby villagers managed to convince him to bathe.

Diamond Platnumz won the Best Artiste East Africa Award at the 2023 Trace Awards in Rwanda.

2Baba won the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Mr Eazi won the Change Maker Award.

2023 Trace Awards Winners

Best Male: Davido 🇳🇬

Song of the Year: Rema & Selena Gomez's Calm Down 🇳🇬

Album of the Year: Burna Boy's Love, Damini 🇳🇬

Best Global African Artiste - Rema 🇳🇬

Best Collaboration: 🇳🇬 Davido's Unavailable ft. Musa Keys 🇿🇦

Best Live Act: Fally Ipupa 🇨🇩

Best Music Video: Yemi Alade's Baddie 🇳🇬

Best Dancer: Robot Boii 🇿🇦

Best Anglophone Artiste Africa: Asake 🇳🇬

Best Female: Viviane Chidid 🇸🇳

Best Francophone Artiste Africa: Didi B 🇨🇮

Best Newcomer: Roseline Layo 🇨🇮

Best Artiste North Africa: Dystinct 🇲🇦

Best Producer: Tam Sir 🇨🇮

Best Gospel Artiste: KS Bloom 🇨🇮

Best Artiste: Indian Ocean: Goulam 🇰🇲

Best Lusophone Artiste Africa - Lisandro Cuxi 🇨🇻

Best Artiste in Rwanda - Bruce Melodie 🇷🇼

Africa's Most Corrupt Countries

1. Somalia

2. South Sudan

3. Libya

4. Equatorial Guinea

5. Burundi

6. Comoros

7. Chad

8. DR Congo

9. Guinea-Bissau

10. Congo Brazzaville

11. Sudan

12. Eritrea

13. Zimbabwe

14. Nigeria

Source: 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index.

Random Fact

“'Almost' is the longest word in English with all the letters in alphabetical order."

Kenya's Supreme Court ends the 50/50 sharing of properties by divorced couples.

Divorced people will only take what each person owns now.

The Danish National flag is the oldest in the world, over 800 years old.

The 5 countries that drink the most Guiness.

1. United Kingdom
2. Nigeria
3. Ireland
4. United States
5. Cameroon

Boxing's Top 5 Heavyweight Legends

1. Mohammed Ali
2. Mike Tyson
3. George Foreman
4. Evander Holyfield
5. Tyson Fury

Brazil Legend, Pelé dies at 82

World Cup Winners

1930 - Uruguay
1934 - Italy
1938 - Italy
1950 - Uruguay
1954 - Germany
1958 - Brazil
1962 - Brazil
1966 - England
1970 - Brazil
1974 - Germany
1978 - Argentina
1982 - Italy
1986 - Argentina
1990 - Germany
1994 - Brazil
1998 - France
2002 - Brazil
2007 - Italy
2010 - Spain
2014 - Germany
2018 - France
2022 - Argentina

The world's least visited country is Tuvalu.

Mostly visited by people engaged in the United Nations aid programs.

Morocco becomes the first African team to top a FIFA World Cup group since Nigeria in 1998.

African Countries with the Most Languages

1. Nigeria - 520

2. Cameroon - 275

3. DR Congo - 214

4. Chad - 129

5. Tanzania - 117

6. Côte d'Ivoire - 93

7. Ethiopia - 85

8. Sudan - 81

9. CAR - 78

10. Ghana - 73

11. Burkina Faso - 71

12. Kenya - 60

Source: Ethnologue.

Kenyans will have visa-free access to South Africa as from January 2023.

Kuwait Dinar [KWD] as at 2022 is the most expensive currency in the world. In place of the Persian Gulf rupee, it started general use in the year 1961.

There are earthquakes on the moon

They're called "moonquakes".

Men are more likely to be struck by lightning

Morphine gets its name from Morpheus; the Greek god of dreams

The inventor of the lie detector test also created the superhero 'Wonder Woman'

There's a superhero called "Normalman"

In his world, he is the only person without superpowers on a planet full of superheroes

Some owls have been known to keep small snakes as pets/housekeepers

Africa's Most Developed Countries by Human Development Index (2021)

1. Mauritius - 0.802

2. Seychelles - 0.785

3. Algeria - 0.745

4. Egypt, Tunisia - 0.731

6. Libya - 0.718

7. South Africa - 0.713

8. Gabon - 0.706

9. Botswana - 0.693

10. Morocco - 0.683

11. Cape Verde - 0.662

12. Ghana - 0.632

13. Sao Tome and Principe - 0.618

14. Namibia - 0.615

15. Eswatini - 0.597

16. Equatorial Guinea - 0.596

17. Zimbabwe - 0.593

18. Angola - 0.586

19. Cameroon - 0.576

20. Kenya - 0.575

Source: United Nations Development Programme

Impulsive people are also more likely to procrastinate

A paradox caused by the tendency to act on moment-to-moment attractions which stand between them and getting started

UAE has placed a visa ban on applicants from Ghana, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Cameroon, Nigeria, Liberia, Uganda, Burundi, Guinea, The Gambia, Togo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Benin Republic, Ivory Coast, Congo, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau and Comoros.

You have to be 21 years and above to vote in Gabon.

Voting is compulsory. Failing to vote is punishable by a fine.

São Tomé and Príncipe has the highest proportion of Christians in Africa. 97% of the population is Christian.
Mauritania has the highest proportion of Muslims in Africa. 99.9% of the population is Muslim.

Uganda will share $1.3 million among old citizens between the ages of 60-79 years.

Morocco and Algeria have submitted bids to host the 2025 AFCON, after CAF withdrew the hosting rights from Guinea.

Asake is set to become the first African Artiste to sell out 5,039 capacity O2 Brixton Academy in London, UK THRICE.

He sold out the first night in 5 minutes.

He has sold out 2 nights already.

He is headlining the venue for 3 nights - December 11th, 12th and December 16th, 2022.