Entertainment and Culture
She is the first Nigerian to earn the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon, cooking for 93 hours and 11 minutes.
Who is Hilda Bassey Effiong a.k.a. Hilda Baci a.k.a. an Akwa Ibom babe belonging to a group of other notable Akwa Ibom babes (e.g., Hannah Afia and Peace Edem)?
The only 2 West African countries to reach a quarterfinal at the World Cup.
What are Senegal and Ghana?
This Nigerian startup helps small businesses get paid online and was acquired by Stripe in 2020.
What is Paystack?
She was the first African female president.
Who is Ellen Johnson Sirleaf?
Who is Yaa Asantewaa?
This Senegalese filmmaker is considered the father of African cinema.
Who is Ousmane Sembène?
This country won the most recent Africa Cup of Nations.
What is Ivory Coast?
This small island nation has become a rising hub for tech innovation and digital entrepreneurship in Lusophone Africa.
What is Cape Verde?
This revolutionary leader was assassinated in 1987 after launching bold socialist reforms in Burkina Faso.
Who is Thomas Sankara?
This plant, often dried or powdered, is consumed across West Africa and the Caribbean and is a key ingredient in bissap/sobolo/zobo.
What is hibiscus or sorrel?
She went from Lagos to the Grammys, lending her vocals to tracks with Beyoncé and Rihanna. She's not just featured - she's the feature.
Who is Tems?
This Togolese footballer made headlines playing for Arsenal and famously celebrated against his old team.
Who is Emmanuel Adebayor?
This Harvard and MIT grad went from Nigeria's Finance Minister to being the global face of trade. Don't mess with her spreadsheets.
Who is Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala?
This powerful ethnic group spans Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso and was central to the rise of a powerful Empire.
Who are the Tuareg/Songhai people?
Found in Ghana, Togo, and Benin, this ethnic group is known for its vibrant culture and celebrates Hogbetsotso.
Who are the Ewe people?
This artist has tied Ladysmith Black Mambazo for the most Grammys won by an African artist ever.
Who is Angélique Kidjo?
This professional rower was the first to represent Nigeria in rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Who is Chierika Ukogu?
This country launched the "Startup Act" legislation to boost youth entrepreneurship and tech innovation.
What is Senegal?
He was Nigeria’s first civilian president after decades of military rule and had already led the country once— this time, he came with a ballot box.
Who is Olusegun Obasanjo?
This is West Africa's oldest independently invented writing system.
What is Nsibidi? (Note: Indigenous to the Ejagham peoples of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon in the Cross River region. It is also used by neighboring Ibibio, Efik, and Igbo peoples.)
This Senegalese singer became famous for blending mbalax with pop - and even ran for president.
Who is Youssou N'Dour?
This traditional sport, popular in francophone Africa, involves fighting, drumming, sand pits, and hype.
This Africa-based startup was the first African company to be backed by Y Combinator in 2012.
What is Wave?
This elite all-female military unit from present-day Benin was known for its discipline, fearlessness, and role in defending a powerful West African kingdom.
Who were the Dahomey Amazons/Agojie?
This Ivorian dance and music genre, also known as 'get rich quick' music, has spurned hits like "Aladji."
What is coupé-décalé?