BBC News Africa ✓
@BBCAfrica · joined 30 Apr 2009
African news from the BBC. Instagram: https://t.co/cKphDVWCb5 YouTube: https://t.co/uI7Vk7LUQP
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There are increasing signs that Ethiopia is plunging back into civil war, with rebels in Tigray reportedly now controlling three regional airports after a fresh outbreak of fighting. A recent two-year war left more than half a million people dead.
https://t.co/SOg8wd7fEx https:/
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South Sudan President Salva Kiir has dissolved the transitional government, three months before the country's first election since its independence in 2011. https://t.co/U5SYvDjyRB https://t.co/ielF7vvYrg
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Nigerian football is going through a major shake-up. A run of disappointing results has been followed by a leadership crisis, with the elective congress scheduled for 27 September now suspended. What does this mean for the Super Eagles? https://t.co/1Ojv32JMuP
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The UK is reviewing its deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, the defence secretary has said.
Wes Streeting confirmed the deal was being looked at after US President Donald Trump called it "terrible" at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
https://t.co/bHviIcGMIH http
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Having ended a two-year exile from competitive swimming, South Africa's most successful Olympian Tatjana Smith has revealed she "lost the love" for her sport before stepping away from the pool in 2024. https://t.co/wqu6pB0jym https://t.co/9WSnPa0Fet
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'I don't even know if my parents are alive' - the war heroes jailed 25 years ago.
Hanna Petros Solomon recalls how she and her siblings effectively became orphans 25 years ago when their father was arrested in Eritrea and jailed without trial. https://t.co/FkbA0noOuu https://t.c
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A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. https://t.co/pUIVitJTsT https://t.co/6fy76senme
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The BBC was granted exclusive access to the facility in Niger State, Nigeria where at least 50 suspected illegal miners were detained before 37 died. Two survivors have told the BBC that detainees at the facility became so dehydrated that some drank urine and sweat to survive. ht
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Three suspects have been detained in South Africa in connection with the murder of a woman in an area east of Johannesburg – the last of nine recent cases in that region that has shone a spotlight on the level of violence against women in the country. https://t.co/hsyB5T8wjf http
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Seven of the rebel groups which have been fighting the Ethiopian government in different parts of the country have announced they have formed an alliance to remove the government in Addis Ababa. https://t.co/bltCVwH4dW https://t.co/RfJT35HYc4
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Period poverty forces millions of African girls out of school, but a young researcher in Nigeria’s Plateau State is fighting back with affordable, biodegradable sanitary pads made from local waste. https://t.co/hBAus2Fd8d
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🇸🇳 Patrick Vieira says it is "an honour" to become Senegal head coach, with the decision to take the job "one from the heart".
https://t.co/zjnQ66shLQ https://t.co/nqWiUt8L08
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Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo reflects on working with Olu Jacobs, the standards he set on screen and his willingness to guide younger actors.
He spoke to Focus on Africa presenter, @WaihigaMwaura, following Jacobs’ death at the age of 84.
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🇸🇳 "I was born here, my parents were born here, and it really is a homecoming"
Patrick Vieira says it is "an honour" to become Senegal head coach, with the decision to take the job "one from the heart".
, https://t.co/ERdjyIezlL
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That "bad headache" might actually be something else. 🧠💥
If you’ve ever experienced splitting headaches, sudden sickness, or vertigo, you know how debilitating it can be.
But did you know that after puberty, this condition affects three times as many women as men? https://t.co
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What does buying into one of Africa’s biggest oil refineries actually mean?
As Dangote Refinery opens its shares to the public, we take a closer look at what could make the business appealing to investors, their interest and the potential risks they may need to consider. https:/
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Businesses in The Gambia say they are suffering heavy losses as prolonged power cuts continue across the country.
The outages have sparked protests, some of which turned violent but the government blames rising electricity demand, equipment failures and climate change. https://
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Every Nigerian is now an oil magnate. At least that is what the social media memes would have you believe as investor fever hits the country. https://t.co/dYClF0MJam https://t.co/BaMPXML0Wq
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A British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi nearly a week ago has been rescued in a police operation that left four suspected kidnappers dead and a senior police chief wounded. https://t.co/KkA0XBhWCh https://t.co/pXu89alfRq
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Tributes are pouring in for a veteran South African sports broadcaster who was found dead on Wednesday hours after being abducted when his vehicle was hijacked in a township near Johannesburg. https://t.co/voL2Sbn9R9 https://t.co/01T21OMRvy
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Police in South Africa have confirmed the discovery of a ninth woman's body in just two months, amid growing concern over a string of unexplained deaths east of Johannesburg. https://t.co/QTdnKBjrZg https://t.co/X3hIyyLbXu
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What does a degree mean if it doesn’t lead to a job?
23-year-old Titilayo Nwosu, a botany graduate, shares her experience navigating Nigeria’s difficult job market.
Why are so many young Nigerian graduates struggling to find work and what needs to change? https://t.co/QFtTzR88F
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Have you ever visited somewhere so breathtaking in Africa and thought: Why don’t we see more of this on the news?
Africa as a continent has been viewed negatively but this Nigerian filmmaker, Niyi Fagbemi, is on a mission to change that narrative, one video at a time. https://t.
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Police in Malawi are investigating the kidnapping of a British national who was abducted in the southern African nation's main city, Blantyre. The mother of two young children was kidnapped in the middle of the day in the main city, Blantyre. https://t.co/dfi3K1iiky https://t.co/
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“We lost our 14-year-old girl.”
Hundreds gathered in Bukavu, eastern DR Congo, to mourn 27 schoolchildren who died in a crowd crush after a fire broke out at two schools last week.
The BBC’s Emery Makumeno spoke to some of the families about how they are coping with the loss.
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@BBCAfrica It will be hosted by H.E Sifuna. The #6th president of republic of kenya https://t.co/5J0XuGr3Ar
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What if the best way to challenge Africa’s stereotypes is to laugh at them?
Charity Ekezie has built an online audience by using humour to push back against the assumptions people make about Africa, answering stereotypical questions with deliberately opposite responses. https://t
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@BBCAfrica At that time we'll be having a new young vibrant president in office 🙌🏿
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@BBCAfrica Thank God criminal Ruto will be watching it live from Kamiti Maximum Prison 🙃
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Authorities in Zambia have warned people not to eat meat from wildlife after dozens of wild animals, including hippos, elephants, buffalo and a crocodile died following an anthrax outbreak. https://t.co/mGZvnPTYh8 https://t.co/3S4KlmegxG
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Against accounts of the same size
66 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 1M–10M follower range. right around the median for its follower range.
Median views23 918this account14 648median for 1M–10M
Reach, %0.61%this account0.74%median for 1M–10M
Engagement, %0.72%this account0.70%median for 1M–10M
| Metric | This account | Median for 1M–10M | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median views per post | 23 918 | 14 648 | 1.63× |
| Reach (views ÷ followers) | 0.61% | 0.74% | 0.82× |
| Engagement rate | 0.72% | 0.70% | 1.04× |
Others in this range → Compare with another account → How these benchmarks are built →
Growth & engagement
How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.
Views per post
274.9K19 Sep
89.5K
50.4K
31K20 Sep
35.8K21 Sep
23.5K
75.1K
31.2K22 Sep
51.1K
16.8K
18K23 Sep
20.4K
35.9K
12.5K24 Sep
Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.
Engagement rate per post
2.22%19 Sep
1.38%
0.56%
0.56%20 Sep
1.13%21 Sep
0.15%
0.73%
0.40%22 Sep
0.52%
0.11%
0.16%23 Sep
0.13%
0.41%
0.55%24 Sep
Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 1M–10M accounts is 0.70%.
What the audience does
Likes73.3%10 294 in total
Reposts16.9%2 369 in total
Replies1.7%237 in total
Quotes1.2%166 in total
Bookmarks7.0%981 in total
Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.
Followers by day
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Daily snapshots since 20 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.
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