CNN Africa @CNNAfrica
Highlighting the latest news and buzz from Africa. Got a tip? WhatsApp us: +234 909 751 2227 cnn.com/africa Africa Joined July 2009-
Tweets14K
-
Followers1.5M
-
Following907
-
Likes450
Burkina Faso’s military in February summarily executed about 223 villagers, including at least 56 children, as part of a campaign against civilians accused of collaborating with jihadist militants, Human Rights Watch says. cnn.it/44oPmZC
At least 70 people have died from countrywide flooding in Kenya, a government spokesperson said Friday as authorities ordered more evacuations of people from at-risk areas due to ongoing heavy rainfall. cnn.it/3UjW6TW
More than 100 prisoners have escaped from a medium security prison in Nigeria after heavy rainfall destroyed part of the facility, the Nigerian Correctional Service said. cnn.it/49UU8yU
Flooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people and left at least 236 injured, the country’s Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Thursday. cnn.it/3vXzIYs
Kenya has registered heavy rain since mid-March but downpours have intensified over the past week, leading to mass flooding. cnn.it/3w7obpn
African leaders discussed anti-terrorism solutions on the continent during a high-level security summit in the Nigerian capital Abuja amid a rise in terror attacks. cnn.it/3JwpTDW
The UK parliament has finally passed a contentious bill that will allow the government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims to be considered by the East African nation. cnn.it/3JrXr66
Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate Tunde Onakoya has broken the record for the longest chess marathon after playing for an extraordinary 60 hours nonstop under the bright lights of New York City’s Times Square cnn.it/3JqLptC
The Nigerian army said it rescued another Chibok girl along with her three children, adding that she was five months’ pregnant at the time of her rescue. cnn.it/44054tS
Simi is setting the stage for the future of Afropop and soul cnn.it/3U2QHAt
The Nigerian army says it has rescued one of the missing Chibok schoolgirls abducted by militant Islamic group Boko Haram a decade ago. cnn.it/3QbfL7g
JUST IN: Kenya’s military chief, Francis Ogolla, died in a helicopter crash in the western part of the country on Thursday, President William Ruto announced in a televised address. cnn.it/3W6Gwh2
They were kidnapped from a boarding school 10 years ago. Hear their stories cnn.it/44054tS
As Sudan marks the grim anniversary of a year-long conflict, aid agencies have warned that the country teeters on the edge of collapse, facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that has been largely ignored by the rest of the world. cnn.it/3Q4MZF8
Supporters of Niger’s junta have mobilized for protests to rail against the presence of US military personnel still stationed in the country. cnn.it/4aTWkrE
10 years since Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls, education in northern Nigeria remains risky cnn.it/3vOw7f0
The passengers were fleeing a cholera outbreak, said state broadcaster TVM, citing another local maritime administrator. cnn.it/3TJvyLs
After setting off from South Africa just under a year ago, Russ Cook finally reached the Tunisian coast on Sunday to bring his epic odyssey to an end. cnn.it/3JutlyZ
It’s 30 years since genocide ravaged Rwanda. CNN’s Christiane Amanpour looks back at how the violence unfolded, the international community’s failure to act, and the reconciliation period that followed the atrocities. cnn.it/49r4UNm
When Lagos state authorities notified Nigerian business mogul Paul Onwuanibe in late March that he had seven days to leave his multimillion-dollar beach resort so it could be torn down, he thought it was an April Fools’ Day hoax come early. cnn.it/3xqQC1V
BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica
4.0M Followers 2K Following African news from the BBC. Facebook: https://t.co/WO6e37RBOY Instagram: https://t.co/DI6qruNWHJ YouTube: https://t.co/ZJFI3G9fex
Reuters Africa @ReutersAfrica
924K Followers 358 Following Reuters Africa provides a feed of our latest news from the continent.
The Africa Report @TheAfricaReport
270K Followers 1K Following The magazine for African politics, business & culture. Subscribe: https://t.co/CYvLqlUkAJ Newsletter: https://t.co/YeKK1vQ9gE Podcast:https://t.co/VYCRieDokN
VOA Africa @VOAAfrica
379K Followers 211 Following VOA Africa reaches our audience on digital, radio and TV, delivering Africa related content in English targeted to the African continent and the diaspora.
WFP Ethiopia @WFP_Ethiopia
48K Followers 319 Following @WFP in #Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is saving lives & livelihoods in emergencies as well as changing lives through sustainable development. #ZeroHunger #TFAzerohunger
Hon. Abdul Kargbo @abdemata
23K Followers 541 Following Minority Leader, parliament of Sierra Leone.
Girma Gutema @Abbaacabsa
153K Followers 585 Following Bio: specialization is for insects. Dep: Inspec. & Aud. at #OFC. Engagement policy on here: protect the wise & the civil, block idiots & mute the fools. 📕✊🏼🤙
African Union Politic.. @AUC_PAPS
299K Followers 681 Following The PAPS Department of the African Union Commission promotes good governance, peace, security and stability in Africa and advances African positions globally
Awol Allo @awolallo
216K Followers 2K Following Senior Lecturer in Law at Sheffield Uni. Interested in the relationship between power and knowledge, and the politics of the Horn of Africa. RT ≠ endorsement
African Business Maga.. @AfricanBizMag
41K Followers 994 Following The latest news and insights on African business from the best-selling pan-African magazine. Subscribe: https://t.co/M4k1OjXafa
Victor Oladokun @VictorOladokun
11K Followers 3K Following Corporate Communication Strategist. Views mine. Interpretations yours. Retweets NOT endorsements. Long-suffering Everton fan. 🇬🇧 🇳🇬
UN Ethiopia @UNEthiopia
61K Followers 861 Following The UN Country Team in Ethiopia is one of the largest in the world. Delivering as One for better results https://t.co/gsBStM1W8g. RTs not endorsements
The Electoral Commiss.. @ECsalone
37K Followers 2K Following The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone is Constitutionally-mandated to supervise voter registration and conduct all public elections and referenda.
Solomon Areda @solomonwaktolla
2K Followers 647 Following Judge, UN Dispute Tribunal(half time) Former Deputy of Chief Justice of Ethiopia, Member of PCA at Hague, Alumnus Harvard University MPA'13 and LLM'14
Ibrahim @Fornahib
10K Followers 459 Following Chairman & Founder People's Academy PLA https://t.co/AIqAlL1qYk https://t.co/8Z9r9wElz4
USAID Ethiopia @USAIDEthiopia
144K Followers 1K Following Together, we partner for a brighter future for all Ethiopians. Learn more: https://t.co/eoLK4WQCdT. Privacy policy: https://t.co/FIGVxwfKqU
Maynè Tate, MP @MayneMpa
8K Followers 1K Following PhD Candidate | U of M | Still writes! Follows, Retweets, Replies ≠ endorsement! 🇺🇸🇪🇹
Alfred Peter Conteh @Aconteh6
10K Followers 598 Following Misjudging an iceberg for an ice-block usually leads to shipwreck. Make good judgements.
MwauraWakahangi @wakahangi
76 Followers 166 Following
fatma mdoe @fatmamdoe3
23 Followers 186 Following
moges desta araya @mogesdesta21
3 Followers 59 Following
Tanyamunengiwa @tanyamunengiwa
0 Followers 76 Following
Dr Nyanza @DukeofNyanza
1 Followers 31 Following Life is for the Living! Nyanza is the no.1 County & I am the Duke.
PT . Leo Kingston @Leodimensionals
254 Followers 2K Following Physical Therapist by Profession Amazon kdp publisher graphic designer socially handler
jerry @jerry1881614
1 Followers 105 Following the time they spend thinking about their life, i just spend drinking.
Tom Omenda @TomOmenda97622
2 Followers 122 Following
MuathimeMuema @MuathimeMuno
0 Followers 56 Following
farah Sawadi @FarahSawadi
23 Followers 248 Following Tweets about good #food 🥘, #politics 🗞️, and travel 🧳. Views are mine.
Jacob Chepkwony @jkckios
0 Followers 15 Following
Ichi Hito San (一人.. @SawManX77
126 Followers 2K Following LIFE-Relentless rummaging of redundant revelation for rapturous rest Favorite day- 30th Feb Ectotherm Loading character code......Bushido Sane and lucid- Na +H2
Ephraim Lungu @elungu2133
0 Followers 6 Following
Denoh99 @Denoh99130020
1 Followers 4 Following
chanandler bong - fre.. @itwasntmeitwasp
270 Followers 398 Following jornalista | nerdola | parda | pansexual | não binarie | ela/dela | 90's kid nem todo like e rt é sinal de que concordei
Aytwell @aytwell_ca
2 Followers 78 Following
Michael waweru @mikewaweru123
2 Followers 48 Following
Maurice Otemayolo @MOtemayolo
3 Followers 219 Following Otemayolo fils Maurice est un jeune homme né le 2 septembre 2005 à Lodja, province du Sankuru, en République Démocratique du Congo. Il est le fils de Otemayolo.
Faisal Majid @majidfaisal47
8 Followers 220 Following
Peace1stEthiopia @Peace1stethiopa
136 Followers 5K Following #Preachingpeace #FightInequalityandInjustice #EndExtremePoverty #FixClimateChange [email protected] [email protected]
Boke Roggers @RoggersBoke
43 Followers 268 Following
Padington Ndalama @PadingtonN88990
0 Followers 79 Following
Ishmael chiveza @IChiveza
0 Followers 15 Following
Honore Haguma @haguma_honore
49 Followers 103 Following
Mac Technologies @mac_technologis
4 Followers 14 Following *FOR ALL YOUR IT SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES * COMPUTERS/LAPTOPS/MACBOOKS💻 *SMARTPHONES *TABLETS *CONSULTATION AND IT SUPPORT
C.C. Olmo @CCOlmo158990
4 Followers 37 Following
Regina Brown @ReginaB5836
0 Followers 5 Following
chieradephar1984 @chieradeph99336
28 Followers 23 Following
Chadrack Kikaba @ChadrackKikaba0
359 Followers 2K Following Farmer | Entrepreneur | Activiste | Passionné d'arts | Président des étudiants de la faculté des sciences agronomiques de l'UPN
Tia Thomas @thomas_tia46622
0 Followers 6 Following
Full Heart Jay @FullHeartJay
11 Followers 85 Following Artist shedding fear. Dad of young twins. Fascinated by the human experience. Grew up in: Cameroon/Madagascar/Rwanda/Italy/USA. Languages: ENG, ITA, FR
Gilbert Meki @GMeki14103
0 Followers 1 Following
Ann Bradley @BradleyAnn34133
1 Followers 5 Following
TUTOR PETER @peter94708171
22 Followers 332 Following
Maurice Odongo @MauriceOdo10512
5 Followers 135 Following
Chosen @chosenfilms145
22 Followers 77 Following Young Black and Living In America. Focused on Black Awareness
Philip Djabatey @PDjabatey123
0 Followers 15 Following
BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica
4.0M Followers 2K Following African news from the BBC. Facebook: https://t.co/WO6e37RBOY Instagram: https://t.co/DI6qruNWHJ YouTube: https://t.co/ZJFI3G9fex
Reuters Africa @ReutersAfrica
924K Followers 358 Following Reuters Africa provides a feed of our latest news from the continent.
The Africa Report @TheAfricaReport
270K Followers 1K Following The magazine for African politics, business & culture. Subscribe: https://t.co/CYvLqlUkAJ Newsletter: https://t.co/YeKK1vQ9gE Podcast:https://t.co/VYCRieDokN
allAfrica.com @allafrica
488K Followers 2K Following News by, about & from a fast-changing continent. Also @allafricafrench, @AllAfricaSport. Telegram https://t.co/q895Q4JeHR. https://t.co/bvrTFgpw2q
VOA Africa @VOAAfrica
379K Followers 211 Following VOA Africa reaches our audience on digital, radio and TV, delivering Africa related content in English targeted to the African continent and the diaspora.
CNBC Africa @cnbcafrica
301K Followers 945 Following Find breaking news, multimedia, videos, opinions on African business, finance, private equity infrastructure & more. #DStv410/ https://t.co/VIiWuA3vlO
Ejire-Adeyemi Toun @Kwara_PPRO
1K Followers 412 Following To Facilitate Effective Communication between the Police and The Public.
Présidence Sénégal @PR_Senegal
793K Followers 347 Following Compte officiel de la Présidence de la République du #Sénégal 🇸🇳 Suivez également le Président Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye sur X : @PR_Diomaye #kebetu
Angellah Kairuki @AngellahKairuki
52K Followers 4K Following Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism-TANZANIA
Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand
774K Followers 7K Following @CNN correspondent covering the Pentagon and national security. [email protected]. Signal: Natashabertrand.12
CEEAC_ECCAS @CEEAC_ECCAS
4K Followers 29 Following
Kirsi Goldynia @kirsigoldynia
1K Followers 926 Following Scientist-turned-journalist | Opinion editor @CNN
Kofi Yeboah @kofiemeritus
8K Followers 3K Following Research Interests: Tech and Geopolitics. Visiting Scholar at @Leverhulmecfi. RTs ≠ endorsement
Meistermind @mistameister
124K Followers 6K Following Co-founder, Partnerships at @jambospaces , Ceo of @askbrandmeister ,and Former Senior Partner Manager,Africa @ Twitter | Msc alumnus of @uniofeastanglia | Doer
Prime Media Safety @PrimeMediaInfo
357 Followers 541 Following Established in 2003 We Specialise In Keeping Journalists & Media Industry Professionals Safe.
William Samoei Ruto, .. @WilliamsRuto
6.3M Followers 245 Following President of The Republic of Kenya.
Colonel Assimi GOITA @GoitaAssimi
494K Followers 766 Following Président de la Transition, Chef de l´État
Raila Odinga Junior @Railajunior
324K Followers 1K Following Personne ne m'a vu venir... Pas un problème
Deborah Tolu-Kolawole.. @DeborahToluwase
37K Followers 2K Following 27/ Multilingual /Member, Editorial Board, @mobilepunch / Education analyst/ 2023 TFAA nominee/ ‘23 CEOs award for education/ over 2000 articles on education
Kunle Adeyanju @lionheart1759
128K Followers 96 Following An Adventurer, Enterpreneur & Author - - - Pls join the cause on #LONDONTOLAGOS towards eradication of #EndPolio in Africa. IG- lionheart1759
National Industrial C.. @NatIndCourtNg
9K Followers 2K Following The National Industrial Court of Nigeria has exclusive jurisdiction in civil causes and matters relating to or connected with any labour, employment, ....
Dr. Ayoade Alakija @yodifiji
44K Followers 131 Following Chair Board @FINDdx Special Envoy @WHO @ACTAccelerator Co-Chair G7 Impact Investment Initiative on Global Health. Wife, Mother of Gorgeous Olympian. 🐕 Mum
Alex Plitsas 🇺🇸 @alexplitsas
61K Followers 10K Following Tech Exec, @SOAAorg Board, @AtlanticCouncil | Fmr: Army, Pentagon, IC, Bridgewater, Northrop Grumman | Iraq & Afghanistan | American & Johns Hopkins |
Moky Makura @mokymakura
5K Followers 1K Following A proud and passionate African. I was designed in Lagos, made in London, matured in Johannesburg. Shifting African narratives. Podcaster:WomenOnTop Africa
Shama Nasinde @thestoryofshama
2K Followers 1K Following doing thangs. 🦄music editor @schonmagazine, presenter, journo @cnni • @blkbookdirect founder • 📹culture: @teenvogue All Views My Own.
Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR @JamohBashir
24K Followers 21 Following A personal handle of Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, OFR. Director General/CEO., NIMASA (2020 - 2024)
ANkE @ankemokpae
3K Followers 432 Following A’rese | Actress etc... also sometimes lurks on the picture app, same handle.
GIC Africa @GermanyInAfrica
55K Followers 20K Following Stay informed about 🇩🇪's foreign policy, partnership with Africa & opportunities! Official account of the German Federal Foreign Office. https://t.co/CCXDhB1tph
Lynda Kinkade @LyndaKinkade
16K Followers 1K Following CNN international anchor, heartkids ambassador, UNICEF
Nimi Princewill @princewill_nimi
1K Followers 738 Following News Producer, CNN Digital News | @CNNAfrica @CNNi | Fmr. Reporter @GazetteNGR | Digital Journalist
Naomi Campbell @NaomiCampbell
707K Followers 944 Following Mother Model | Actress | Cultural Innovator | Activist | Privacy Law Pioneer | Founder of Fashion 4 Relief ♥️ ♊ 🔝♦️🔮 IG: @naomi | Text me: (917) 905-7005 📲
Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo
2.6M Followers 2K Following International Correspondent, @CNN. Former BBC North America Correspondent. Nomad. Past lives in Joburg, London, New York & Washington. Bad jokes, good GIFs.
One World CNN @OneWorldCNN
13K Followers 78 Following Zain Asher & Bianna Golodryga cover the top global and national issues of the day.
EWN Reporter @ewnreporter
801K Followers 944 Following Updates from the Eyewitness News team - always factual, sometimes funny, more often insightful.
Mohammed Abdiker @AbdikerM
30K Followers 2K Following Chief of Staff @UNmigration. Retweets not necessarily an endorsement! Opinions are my own
CNN Heroes @CNNHeroes
49K Followers 767 Following Honoring everyday people who are changing the world.
The Situation Room @CNNSitRoom
499K Followers 898 Following From the staff of The #SitRoom w/ @WolfBlitzer. Tune in 6 pm ET weekdays on @CNN.
Fareed Zakaria @FareedZakaria
1.1M Followers 482 Following WaPo columnist. Host of CNN's GPS, Sundays @ 10am & 1pm ET in the US. Pre-order my new book, Age of Revolutions, via the link below
The Presidency 🇿�.. @PresidencyZA
2.5M Followers 23 Following This is the official Twitter page of The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa #LeaveNoOneBehind 🇿🇦
WTO @wto
606K Followers 995 Following Official account of the World Trade Organization. You can also follow @OMC_fr en français and @OMC_es en español.
Kennedy Odede @KennedyOdede
16K Followers 2K Following Founder & CEO of @hope2shine | I believe in the power of communities | We must localize aid!
Headliner Clip Captio.. @HeadlinerClip
21K Followers 1 Following Our captioning services are currently down. Please check back for updates. Thank you for your patience at this time!
MTV Base Africa @MTVBaseAfrica
1.5M Followers 105 Following Uniting Africa through music & taking African music to the world! Follow @MTVBaseSouth @MTVBaseEast @MTVNewsISH @MTVBaseWest @MTVBaseFranco
MTV Base West @MTVBaseWest
222K Followers 33 Following The Official Account for MTV Base West Africa. Uniting West Africa through music. Taking West African music to Africa and the World. DStv CH 322
Office of the Prime M.. @PMEthiopia
1.0M Followers 8 Following Official Twitter account of the Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia.
Rosemary Church @rosemaryCNN
61K Followers 4K Following Award winning News Anchor and Journalist at CNN International, based at CNN HQ in Atlanta. All news shows seen here in the US & all around the world:
Connect the World @CNNConnect
38K Followers 426 Following @BeckyCNN connects you to the stories changing your world. Join us on @CNNi Monday to Friday, 19:00 UAE | 15:00 London | 10:00 New York
Inamutila @EmmaTheofelus
21K Followers 812 Following Member of Parliament 🇳🇦 @parliament_nam | Minister @MICTNamibia | Amujae Leader 2023 | Feminist | Lawyer
Delighted to announce that I have been promoted to CNN's Senior Editor for Africa. It's been 6 years living in Lagos, creating a new bureau, editing, and creating impactful content. Looking forward to doing much more and changing the African narrative along the way...
“@adedayoadekunbi: Davido is now Nigerian-American singer, are you seeing something @Gidi_Traffic
I enjoyed writing this analysis piece and filming a TV package looking at the African response to Ukraine. Thank you @RemiAdekoya1 for great insights and @aanuadeoye It is a mistake "to think that their enemies should be our enemies." - Nelson Mandela cnn.it/3wtQ0WL
But shout out to my good sis @Oluwafunnmi live with @CNN @CNNAfrica for her efforts supporting #AfricansinUkraine 👏🏾 so proud of you 💖 x.com/i/spaces/1mnxn…
@StephanieBusari @thestoryofshama @CNNAfrica Thank you Stef! Looking forward to joining
Breaking news! @ZainAsher welcomes a beautiful baby boy to her family. We wish you a happy & healthy recovery.
Before now, I admire people like Amanpor, Becky Anderson and Sesay in the field of journalism. But lately @StephanieBusari has shown some great skill in covering many significant events and thus deserves every recognition she's getting. Congratulations Omo Iya.
What a year for @StephanieBusari with some fantastic coverage and reportage for @CNNAfrica. She has been making sure that the prism through which international organisations cover the continent has an African perspective. Congrats for making our #MostInfluentialAfricans list!
Re: Yahaya Sharif-Aminu The Government of Kano State acknowledges the appeal filed by FRF on the 3rd September 2020 we look forward to the court proceedings. Kano Musician Sentenced To Death Can Appeal Up To Supreme Court, Says Ganduje - TheNigeriaLawyer thenigerialawyer.com/kano-musician-…
80 miles. 200 teams. 3 wheels. Welcome to the world of tuk-tuk racing: cnn.it/32tx4IC
The top beauty pageant winners are all women of color, and three of them joined @EricaRHill to discuss the significance. “I think black women need this,” said Miss America Nia Franklin. “It shows that no matter where you're from… you can be a part of something great.”
A 6-year-old with cerebral palsy shocked herself and her mother when she took her first steps ever last week after deciding to try walking without her walker and braces cnn.it/33gY1MS
All new African Voices Changemakers. #cnnAVC @Xrystalc @theiredefoundation @anukamvictor @CNNAfrica Friday watch times- 3:30amET/AT- 9:30amCET/CAT 6:30pmET/AT
Technology is changing the way we educate, and these innovative tools are helping prepare kids for the digital future cnn.it/2LO4uKw
❝Ge'ez means free. It's the language of the free people❞ Native to Ethiopia, Ge'ez is more than just an ancient language. It's #Ethiopia's link to its distant past. 📺"Unlock the secrets of Ethiopia's ancient writings"→ cnn.it/2FO0dQK #NationalWritingDay @CNNAfrica
The story of Freddie Marang airs on CNN this coming weekend as part of CNN International African Voices, highlighting his impeccable 40 years of service @SAAO! Freddie’s story airs on Channel 401 throughout the weekend. #AfricanVoices @CNNAfrica @CnnVision @BruceButtery
Thanks for the recognition @CNNAfrica
Meet the young South African, Tumi Katisi ( @A380Capt_Tumi ), who beat the odds to achieve her dreams of becoming a pilot
"Money does not solve problems; ideas, solve problems", says Ogbole and he definitely had one 🧙🏿♂️🌱 via @CNNAfrica cnn.it/2LKc0Xt
@CNNAfrica My vote has been cast @ Iwaro Oka Ondo State
Trends for United States
You might like
