10 Fabulous Reasons to Celebrate Africa Today

The fab team at BrightVibes Africa have put together this awesome video to remind us of all the amazing things about Africa that make it so spectacular! Plus – to celebrate on this Africa Day – watch Thabo Mbeki’s moving ‘I am an African’ speech…

WATCH Celebrating Africa’s Beauty on Africa Day

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Nine Interesting Facts about Africa

1. Half of the world’s diamonds come from Southern and Central Africa
2. The Fish River Canyon in Namibia is the second largest canyon on Earth!
3. Lake Malawi has the largest number of fish species on the planet
4. The Nile River is the longest river in the world
5. Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the globe
6. Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall in the world and a natural wonder
7. The giraffe and the elephant, the world’s tallest and largest land animals, are both from Africa
8. It’s also home to the fastest land animal of all time – the cheetah
9. Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa, and the world’s second largest fresh water lake

10. WATCH Thabo Mbeki: ‘I am an African’

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Transcript of Thabo Mbeki’s poem / speech: I am an African

Fun pictures of the map of Africa