MWANZA, Tanzania
Africa is a continent rich in diversity, culture, and tradition. It is also home to many talented individuals who have set remarkable world records in different fields.
From the longest distance
walked on fire to the largest gathering of people dressed as Nelson Mandela,
Africans have achieved some incredible feats that have earned them a place in
the Guinness World Records.
In this article, we'll take a
closer look at some of the most impressive world record holders from Africa and
their incredible achievements.
Hilda Baci
These past few days were
sleepless nights full of emotion for Nigerian chef Hilda Baci.
She had been cooking since
Thursday (May 11) when she set out to establish a Guinness world record for the
longest cooking marathon by an individual.
Joy dominated on Monday (May
15, 2023) when she achieved her goal in the Lekki area of Lagos, Nigeria’s
commercial hub.
At around 19:45 GMT on Monday,
Baci cooked for the 100th hour to become a national sensation in the West
African nation. Thousands who gathered at the scene jubilated and sang her
praises as she stopped cooking a few minutes after.
Wayde Van Niekerk
The fastest 400 metres run by
a male athlete is 43.03 seconds, achieved by Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa)
at the 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 14 August 2016
The previous record set by
Michael Johnson had stood since 1999.
Wayde won gold in the event
with the new world record achieved in the final.
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti recorded 46 albums
as a solo artist over the course of a solo career spanning 23 years. The first
solo album was recorded in 1969 and the last in 1992.
Kimani Ng’ang’a Maruge
The world's oldest person to
begin primary school was aged 84. Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge (Kenya) enrolled into
Standard One at Kapkenduiyo Primary School, Eldoret, Kenya, on 12 January 2004.
He even wore the school
uniform and hoped to reach Standard Eight. On 6 April 2004, it was reported
that Ng'ang'a passed his first end-of-term exams with straight A's in English,
Kiswahili and math, making him among the top five students in the class. The
headmistress, Mrs Jane Obinchu (Kenya) made him a senior head boy as a reward.
Wizkid
Ayo Balogun, popularly known
as Wizkid has a Guinness World Record for being the artist with the first track
to reach one billion streams on Spotify. Wizkid achieved this with One Dance by
Drake (Canada) which featured him and Kyla, on December 16, 2016.
Chinonso Eche
The most consecutive football
(soccer) touches in one minute while balancing a football on the head is 133,
and was achieved by Chinonso Eche (Nigeria), on the set of Lo Show Dei Record,
in Milan, Italy, on 1 February 2023.
Chinonso Eche beat his own
record by 22 and dreams one day of being a professional footballer.
Stephen Keshi
The youngest person to win the
Africa Cup of Nations as a player and coach is Stephen Keshi (b. 31 January
1961, Nigeria) who was 52 years and 10 days old when he won the tournament as
head coach of Nigeria at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa, on 10
February 2013.
Keshi was captain of the
Nigeria national team when he won the tournament as a player in 1994, beating
Zambia 2-1 in the final. As a manager, Keshi lead his team to glory after a 1-0
win over Burkina Faso in the final.
Tuedon Morgan
The fastest time to run a half
marathon on each continent and the North Pole (female) is 62 days 12 hr 58 min
49 sec and was achieved by Tuedon Morgan (Nigeria), from 8 February 2015 to 12
April 2015.
Percy Mailela
The largest coffee grounds
mosaic (image) measures 25.96 m² (279 ft² 62 in²), achieved by BrainFarm (PTY)
Ltd and Percy Maimela (both South Africa), in Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa,
on 12 September 2019.
The image depicted in the
coffee grounds mosaic is the face of DJ Black Coffee, a South African DJ and
record producer.
Paul Kehinde
The heaviest para power lift
by a male in the -65 kg category is 221 kg (487 lb 3.5 oz), achieved by Paul
Kehinde (Nigeria) at the 9th Fazza 2018 World Para Powerlifting World Cup in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 19 February 2018. Kehinde broke his own world
record of 220.5 kg, set at the World Championship in December 2017.
Para powerlifters compete in
just one discipline, the bench press, and are categorized according to their
weight.
Rema
Signed under Nigerian record
label Mavin, the young rapper Rema topped the charts worldwide with his hit
single "Calm Down".
The singer has been steadily
on the rise ever since his debut, counting on an ever-growing fanbase and
racking up international fame.
At the moment of writing,
"Calm Down" stands at almost 388,000,000 streams on Spotify, while
its viral remix with US artist Selena Gomez achieved a whopping 717,512,920
streams on the same music platform.
The 2022 international hit
made history when it skyrocketed to the top of The Official MENA Chart, shortly
after the launch of the chart itself.
That makes "Calm
Down" the first-ever No.1 hit on The Official MENA Chart.
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