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Africa's top oil-producing countries by capacity as of June 2021
Despite the drop in production over the past decade, Nigeria remains Africa's largest oil-producing country. According to data from Trading Economics, it ranked 15th among the world's oil-producing countries as of June 2021. Here are the largest oil-producing countries in Africa:

Africa's 20 most powerful passports by the number of visa-free countries citizens can visit in 2021
Seychelles, Mauritius, and South Africa lead other African countries in the number of visa-free countries their citizens can visit globally. Here are the most powerful passports in Africa by the number of visa-free countries citizens can visit in 2021.

Africa's top five import countries collectively accounted for half of the continent's imports in 2022
African countries imported products worth $694 billion in 2022, with South Africa, the continent's leading importer, bringing in products worth $111.9 billion, representing 16.1% of the total. Egypt followed with $79.7 billion, constituting 11.5%.

Seven of the top ten countries in P2P crypto exchange trade volume in African
Nigeria ranked 2nd after India in Chainalysis' 2023 Global Crypto Adoption Index. However, it ranked 1st in the peer-to-peer (P2P) exchange trade volume sub-index, which has 6 other African countries in the top 10. Here are the leading countries in P2P crypto trading volume.

The amount of time it would take to afford the cheapest mobile Internet in African countries
Surfshark's 2023 Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index surveyed Internet affordability and four other key factors influencing the digital well-being of 121 countries, including 25 from Africa. Per the finding, Angola leads Africa in terms of Internet affordability in 2023.

Angola has received 27% of all Chinese loans to African countries since 2000
Data from the Boston University Global Development Policy Center shows that Chinese creditors have loaned African countries $167 billion since 2000, with Angola receiving 27% ($45 billion) of the amount. Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, and Egypt complete the top five.

Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt lead Africa's chocolate exports in 2022
African countries grew their presence in the global chocolate industry in 2022, with Nigeria's export value increasing by 652%. Here are Africa's top chocolate exporting countries in the past year.

South Africa was Africa's top importer of champagne in 2022
Based on information from Comité Champagne, 42 African nations imported 5.1 million 75cl bottles of champagne in 2022 for a total of €134.8 million. Find out more here: bit.ly/3qAs8jO

Nigerian learners enroled in STEM courses on Coursera doubled year-on-year as of March 2023
Although Nigeria had the third highest number of learners on Coursera enroled in courses related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as of March 2023, the country had the highest year-on-year increase — almost double. Five African countries were in the top ten increasing STEM learners on the e-learning platform.

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