EnglishBBC News Africa is on Twitter (X) as @BBCAfrica, with 3,927,568 followers and 102,079 posts. It gained 47 followers in the last 7 days and 65 in the last 30 days. A typical post draws 170 interactions, an engagement rate of 0.004% per follower.
Insights
Over the last 30 days @BBCAfrica gained 65 followers. In the last 7 days the change was +47 followers. Its follower growth this week outpaces 5% of tracked News accounts. Its strongest tracked day added +629 followers on Jun 23, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 170 interactions against 3.9M followers, an engagement rate of 0.004%. Measured over 112 original posts, its engagement rate beats 24% of 20,182 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 34K times each, and 0.496% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.87% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 112 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 25, 2026. Recurring tag: #bbcafricaeye.
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Best tracked day: +629 followers on 2026-06-23.
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Bio
African news from the BBC. Instagram: https://t.co/cKphDVWCb5 YouTube: https://t.co/uI7Vk7LUQP
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BBC News Africa on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- What is the Twitter handle for BBC News Africa?
- BBC News Africa posts on Twitter (X) as @BBCAfrica. The profile is at x.com/BBCAfrica, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
- How many followers does BBC News Africa have on Twitter?
- BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) has 3,927,568 followers on Twitter (X). It gained 47 followers in the last 7 days and 65 in the last 30 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did BBC News Africa join Twitter?
- BBC News Africa joined Twitter (X) in April 2009. The @BBCAfrica account is 17 years old. Searches for BBC News Africa age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.