Africa Trumps

“I only recently realised the true size of Africa: bigger than all of Europe, USA, India and China combined. We talk of African politics, style, and music as if there was little variation across its 54 countries – but we would never talk about other continents so simplistically.

While Africa Trumps isn’t going to fix that, it will help you compare each country’s vital statistics and remember key facts, capitals, presidents and famous singers and sportspeople.

Despite the prevailing narrative of ageing, corrupt leaders overstaying in power, I have to update the names of presidents more and more frequently to stop it getting out of date – Africa is changing faster than you think.” – Sam Rich