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Other achievements include quiz and trivia books, as well as a number of books about Africa, including Amazing Africa, [1] Amazing Animals of Southern Africa, Wonders of African and Man-made Wonders of Africa. His hobbies include reading, movies, travel, sport and general knowledge.
The Seven Natural Wonders of Africa was a competition where the seven were selected by voting on February 11, 2013. [1] [2] Seven Wonders of Africa. Image Nominee
The Walls of Benin City were the world's largest man-made structure. [85] Fred Pearce wrote in New Scientist: They extend for some 16,000 kilometres in all, in a mosaic of more than 500 interconnected settlement boundaries. They cover 6500 square kilometres and were all dug by the Edo people. In all, they are four times longer than the Great ...
In contrast to sculptures from West Africa, which have been appreciated by European artists and collectors such as Picasso, Braque and Apollinaire since the beginning of the 20th century, there had been a prevailing judgement based on art exhibitions and ethnological literature that East Africa was poor in traditional African art. [12]
A man who journeyed to nine countries on four continents in less than a week has set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest time to visit the new Seven Wonders of the World, according to ...
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the oldest known list of this type, documenting the most iconic and remarkable human-made creations of classical antiquity; it was based on guidebooks popular among Hellenic sightseers and as such only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim and in the ancient Near East. The number seven was ...
Aliko Dangote, 67, is the richest person in Africa with an estimated net worth of $11.7 billion. He founded the Dangote Group, a cement manufacturer with a presence in 10 African countries.
Image credits: Sasha Weilbaker #4 Wind Blades. Humpback Whales are one of the largest weighing animals of the world, yet they are profound swimmers, which attributes down to its flippers (fins).