With Chinese platforms like Alibaba and AliExpress serving customers across the globe, China's eCommerce sales in 2021 ($2.78 trillion) are larger than the sales in the USA, the UK, and other countries of the top 10 eCommerce markets globally combined.
More Nigerians have been issued Canadian Study Permits than any other African citizen in the first half of 2021. Here are the top 10 African countries by citizens issued Canadian Study Permits in H1 2021.
3,930 Nigerians have been issued Canadian Study Permits in H1 2021, 67% of the total figures for 2020. Between 2015 and 2020, more Nigerians were issued this Permit in 2019. Here is a representation of the number of Nigerians issued the Canadian Study Permit from 2015 to H1 2021.
2000–2005: Of the titles, two went to Venezuela and one to India and Puerto Rico. India's win in 2000 marked its first Miss Universe title.
2006–2010: Mexico, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico each managed to win a single contest. Mexico's win in 2010 was particularly historic, given that it was the first time the country won the title of Miss Universe.
2011–2015: While the Philippines and Venezuela each won two titles, Colombia took one.
2016–2020: Mexico and South Africa managed one victory each; South Africa had consecutive victories in 2017 and 2019.
2021–2024: India, Mexico, South Africa, and Denmark each secured one win. This win for India in 2021 is the third Miss Universe title in the country.
Apart from dominating the global cocoa industry in 2020, Ivory Coast — leading in African chocolate exports — is ranked 27th among the top chocolate exporters in the world. Here is how it compares with the world's top 10 chocolate exporters by value in 2020.
African countries dominated the list of top diamond producers, with 11 of them among the top 14 in 2022. Russia tops the list with a production of 41.9 million carats, followed by Botswana, which produced 24.5 million carats. Here are the top diamond-producing countries in 2022.
