1. Winston Churchill called Uganda "the pearl of Africa."

2. Ethiopia was never colonized.

3. At one time, Belgium ruled the Congo.

4. Ethiopia has never been invaded.

5. The riddle of the Sphinx is about human beings.

6. Former South African president Nelson Mandela was once sentenced to life in prison.

7. Europeans reached Timbuktu only in the 19th century.

8. For some African kings catching cold was a very dangerous thing.

9. South Africa’s apartheid policy collapsed in the 1990s.