[WorldKings – World Almanac Event 2022] 62nd anniversary of Independence Day in Central African Republic (August 13, 1960 – August 13, 2022)
12-08-2022
(Worldkings.org) Independence Day is a public holiday in the Central African Republic on August 13th each year. This is the National Day of the Central African Republic and marks independence from France on this day in 1960.
[WorldKings – World Almanac Event 2022] 59th anniversary of founding the Organisation of African Unity, the precursor of African Union (May 25,1945 – May 25, 2022)
25-05-2022
(WorldKings.org) The Organisation of African Unity (OUA) was postcolonial Africa’s first continent-wide association of independent states.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - African Records Institute (AFRI) – African pygmy squirrel: World's smallest squirrel spieces
17-02-2022
(WorldKings.org) African pygmy squirrel is the world's smallest squirrel. The standard adult mass is only 16.5 grams.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Ngwenya Mine: Oldest mine in the world
16-12-2021
(WorldKings.org) Ngwenya Mine’s iron ore deposits constitute one of the oldest geological formations in the world, and also have the distinction of being the site of the world's earliest mining activity.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Mutanda Mine: Largest cobalt mine in the world
09-12-2021
(WorldKings.org) Annual production capacity is estimated at 20,000 tonnes of copper metal and 8,000 tonnes of cobalt in cobalt hydroxide.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Namib Desert: Oldest desert in the world
29-11-2021
(WorldKings.org) Having endured arid or semi-arid conditions for roughly 55–80 million years, the Namib is the oldest desert in the world
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Al-Qarawiyyin Library: Oldest library in the world
18-11-2021
(WorldKings.org) The al-Qarawiyyin Library was created by a woman, challenging commonly held assumptions about the contribution of women in Muslim civilization.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Hoba meteorite: World’s largest meteorite
11-11-2021
(WorldKings.org) In 1920 its mass was estimated at 66 tonnes. Erosion, scientific sampling and vandalism reduced its bulk over the years. The remaining mass is estimated at just over 60 tonnes.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Cora Sun-Drop Diamond: Largest known yellow pear-shaped diamond in the world
05-11-2021
(WorldKings.org) The Cora Sun-Drop Diamond is the largest known yellow pear-shaped diamond, weighing 110.3 carats (22.06 g).
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Ngorongoro Crater: World’s largest intact volcanic caldera
28-10-2021
(WorldKings.org) Ngorongoro is thought to have formed about 2.5 million years ago from a large active volcano whose cone collapsed inward after a major eruption, leaving the present vast, unbroken caldera as its chief remnant.