PEOPLE
The first black president of South Africa
Nelson Mandela
This is the longest river in West Africa
The Niger River
The largest film industry in Africa is commonly referred to as (Hint: It's located in Lagos, Nigeria)
Nollywood
The currency used in Ghana
Cedi
This Nigerian artist sang "Chop My Money"
P-Square
The Prime Minister of the Gold Coast from 1952 until 1957, when it gained independence from the United Kingdom
Kwame Nkrumah
This African country is located between Ghana and Benin
Togo
Name three African countries in which French is the official language
DRC, Madagascar, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, Mali, Rwanda, Guinea, Chad, Burundi, Benin, Togo, CAR, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Djibouti, Seychelles
This country is credited with originating the popular West African dish, Jollof rice
Senegal
This author wrote Things Fall Apart, the most widely read, translated, and studied book in modern African literature
Chinua Achebe
Victoria Falls is on the border of these two countries
BONUS: It is located on this river
Zambia and Zimbabwe
BONUS: Zambezi River
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Swahili is an official language in these countries
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
The biggest exporter of coffee in Africa
Uganda
This Nobel Peace Prize-winning Kenyan started the Green Belt Movement
Wangari Maathai
The third largest country in Africa
Sudan
This African artist won the inaugural Best African Music Performance award at the 2024 Grammy's
Tyla
The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa
This Ghanaian artist collaborated with Beyonce on her song "Already", from the 2019 album The Lion King: The Gift
Shatta Wale
The first elected female head of state in Africa
Ellen Sirleaf
This country was called the 'Upper Volta region' until 1984
Burkina Faso
The first black African woman to win an Oscar
Lupita Nyong'o
The white on the Nigerian flag represents
Peace, Unity, Purity
Abebe Bikila, the first black African to win an Olympic gold medal in 1960, was from this country
Ethiopia