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# ![@AfricaFirsts Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1519309989000667137.png) @AfricaFirsts Africa First

Kenyan Airways flight KQ203 paid tribute to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died at 80, by switching to the call sign #rao001 upon entering Kenya's airspace. 
Tributes are being paid to him across social media. 
His body was transported to Kenya with the special flight code.

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"African Countries where Access Bank Operates Angola DR Congo Ghana Ivory Coast Kenya Nigeria Rwanda The Gambia Guinea Cameroon Sierra Leone Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Botswana South Africa Tanzania Uganda Zambia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994724750841495579)  2025-11-29T11:06Z 97.7K followers, 6456 engagements


"Chinhoyi Caves in Zimbabwe are a natural wonder featuring a deep blue pool and limestone formations. The Zimbabwean site attracts visitors with its beauty and geological significance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996836316525613381)  2025-12-05T06:57Z 97.8K followers, 4485 engagements


"Bamako Mali is the seventh most attractive city in West Africa. The Sahel city is the 22nd most attractive city in Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997680652255130060)  2025-12-07T14:52Z 97.7K followers, 4071 engagements


"Thread on the strongest currencies in Africa. 🧵 X. Tunisian Dinar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1870368368944992705)  2024-12-21T07:19Z 97.6K followers, 8916 engagements


"Top X currencies in Africa. X. Tunisian Dinar X. Libyan Dinar X. Moroccan Dirham X. Ghanaian Cedi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1953513301029069274)  2025-08-07T17:47Z 97.5K followers, 7316 engagements


"Top X highest mountains ⛰ in Africa: X. Mount Kilimanjaro - Tanzania - 5895 meters X. Mount Kenya - Kenya - 5199 meters X. Mount Stanley - Rwenzori Mountains Uganda /DR Congo - 5109 meters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1982318051078160808)  2025-10-26T05:27Z 97.6K followers, 13.8K engagements


"Exchange Rate 💵 X Dollar = XXXXXX Kenyan Shilling X Dollar = 2460.00 Tanzanian Shilling X Dollar = 3479.52 Ugandan Shilling"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1983278330448318787)  2025-10-28T21:02Z 97.3K followers, 2081 engagements


"The National Rugby Team of South Africa the Springboks is the best in the world"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1987198780173848901)  2025-11-08T16:41Z 97.2K followers, 1962 engagements


"The first Toyota car made in Ghana was unveiled in 2021. It was a Toyota Hilux. Toyota is the parent company of several automotive brands such as Lexus Daihatsu Hino Motors and Scion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1987880387628961952)  2025-11-10T13:49Z 97.5K followers, 1152 engagements


"Young Africa Soccer Club celebrates with their trophy atop the snowy summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania the highest point in Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1988892749764964591)  2025-11-13T08:52Z 97.6K followers, 1210 engagements


"Best Road Infrastructure in Africa. (The Big 3) X. Namibia X. Egypt X. Benin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1989405859798278296)  2025-11-14T18:51Z 97.2K followers, 3617 engagements


"What a view of the highest peak in Africa Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania from a plane"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1990402920102199642)  2025-11-17T12:53Z 97.6K followers, 1756 engagements


"Namibia converts urine and faeces into potable drinking water with the grace of advanced technology at the Goreangab Water Treatment Plant in Windhoek. The country declared a drought state of emergency in 2019. The goal is XXX% water access by 2030"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1991103466656407735)  2025-11-19T11:17Z 97.1K followers, 6680 engagements


"This is not New York Minnesota or Chicago in the US. This is Johannesburg in South Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1992293516668510294)  2025-11-22T18:06Z 97.5K followers, 11.2K engagements


"In Namibia XX% of the population resides in the northern part of the country. This northern region receives more rainfall compared to the Central and Southern regions benefiting its residents and northerners with a more favorable climate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1992578428915310917)  2025-11-23T12:58Z 97.5K followers, 2325 engagements


"The only cities in the Eastern Region of Africa with a Light Rail system: Addis Ababa Ethiopia and Port Louis Mauritius "  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1992882367544152311)  2025-11-24T09:05Z 97.5K followers, 6487 engagements


"The Ritz-Carlton built a luxury lodge in Kenyas Maasai Mara on a critical wildlife migration route. Local communities and conservationists oppose it citing ecological disruption and insufficient consultation sparking legal and public backlash"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1993389539268898827)  2025-11-25T18:41Z 97.6K followers, 1776 engagements


"Sidi Bou Said Village Tunisia . The Blues"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1993616157459480827)  2025-11-26T09:41Z 97.2K followers, 2774 engagements


"Nigerias Prof. Andrew Nok identified the gene behind the enzyme responsible for sleeping sickness. He received the Alexander von Humboldt Prize in 2013 served as Kaduna States Commissioner for Education Science and Technology and was honoured with the Nigerian National Order of Merit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1993691544189026772)  2025-11-26T14:41Z 97.5K followers, 4216 engagements


"African countries coIonized by Portugal: Angola Mozambique Guinea-Bissau Cape Verde So Tom and Prncipe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1993989567678914655)  2025-11-27T10:25Z 97.5K followers, 1309 engagements


"What if I told you Libya is the second happiest country in Africa according to the World Happiness Report"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1993994959981269452)  2025-11-27T10:46Z 97.5K followers, 3411 engagements


"Woolworths commonly known as 'Woolies' is a prominent South African retail chain offering a range of products including food clothing and home goods. It competes with major retailers like Shoprite and Pick n Pay renowned for its quality and sustainability"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994280116554199150)  2025-11-28T05:40Z 97.5K followers, 1305 engagements


"For your own sanity accept that Algeria is part of Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994301829631422949)  2025-11-28T07:06Z 97.6K followers, 2137 engagements


"For your own sanity accept that Morocco is part of Africa. Emancipate thyself from self-denial"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994305944021299608)  2025-11-28T07:22Z 97.6K followers, 5307 engagements


"Victor Osimhen is the first Nigerian player ever to score a hat-trick in the Champions League since 2002"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994514041168171038)  2025-11-28T21:09Z 97.5K followers, 2837 engagements


"Nigeria is the only country in West Africa with Light Rails"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994514180779773985)  2025-11-28T21:10Z 97.3K followers, 207.6K engagements


"I bring to your view the positive and beautiful side of Africa that the mainstream media wont show you. 📍Serengeti National Park Tanzania"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994658284360667289)  2025-11-29T06:42Z 97.6K followers, XXX engagements


"South Africas Springboks are the only African team to ever win the Rugby World Cup and theyve done it four times (1995 2007 2019 2023). No other African country has won the tournament"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994704153856110642)  2025-11-29T09:45Z 97.6K followers, XXX engagements


"Access Bank employs about 28000 people in its operations in Nigeria and has subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom a branch in Dubai UAE and representative offices in China Lebanon and India"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994714211369599099)  2025-11-29T10:25Z 97.6K followers, 2784 engagements


"Access Bank headquartered in Nigeria acquired the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) from KCB Group Plc for US $XXXXX million"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994736000434655478)  2025-11-29T11:51Z 97.5K followers, 1353 engagements


"Black Sea No This is the meeting point of the Nile and the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt "  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994767212532658267)  2025-11-29T13:55Z 97.6K followers, 5734 engagements


"With XX months gone in 2025 Morocco has already generated $XXXX billion from tourism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1995213172039630951)  2025-11-30T19:27Z 97.6K followers, 3174 engagements


"Instead of buying a Rolls Royce get Kantanka made in Ghana Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1995217151834419370)  2025-11-30T19:43Z 97.5K followers, 7671 engagements


"Largest Listed Companies on the JSE South Africa The ten largest entities on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) have a combined market capitalization of over US$880 billion: Prosus $XXX Billion BHP Group $136B British American Tobacco $132B Richemont $112B AB InBev $111B Glencore $60B Naspers $52B Anglo American PLC $43B AngloGold Ashanti $43B Gold Fields $37B Together these ten companies make up roughly XX% of the total market capitalization of the Top 40"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1995383387062681852)  2025-12-01T06:44Z 97.5K followers, 1695 engagements


"Krio is a creole language spoken in Sierra Leone mixing Pidgin and English with local African influences. It serves as a lingua franca uniting diverse ethnic groups and facilitating everyday communication across the country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996071104176341004)  2025-12-03T04:16Z 97.6K followers, 1069 engagements


"Addis Ababa Ethiopia is the highest capital city in Africa and the 4th highest in the world"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996107032102105149)  2025-12-03T06:39Z 97.3K followers, 16.1K engagements


"A trip from Africas most populous country Nigeria to Saint Lucia a small Caribbean island. St. Lucia has a total population of 180000 people most of whom are of African descent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996299260174676207)  2025-12-03T19:23Z 97.6K followers, 60.1K engagements


"The standard of friendship is proven when the rains fall. African Proverb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996467512427545005)  2025-12-04T06:32Z 97.3K followers, 1487 engagements


"The President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan is the only female president in East Africa and one of only two in Africa. Both presidents set the standard for their female leadership in Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996469674285084873)  2025-12-04T06:40Z 97.2K followers, 3237 engagements


"Somalis are indigenous to five African countries: Kenya Somalia Somaliland Djibouti and Ethiopia "  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996470582368747741)  2025-12-04T06:44Z 97.3K followers, 1745 engagements


"Respect for the rule of law in Rwanda is exceptional. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996562447574942015)  2025-12-04T12:49Z 97.3K followers, 3441 engagements


"Donald Trump said We will be sending our biggest companies to the DR Congo and Rwanda . We will take out some of the rare earth and take out some of the assets. Everybody will make a lot of money"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996820139598336491)  2025-12-05T05:53Z 97.5K followers, XXX engagements


"The Balancing Rocks also known as Domboshawa Rocks or Domboshava Rocks in Zimbabwe . They are a Zimbabwean and Southern African natural wonder"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996846793607598509)  2025-12-05T07:39Z 97.4K followers, 1830 engagements


"The tremendous bicycle kick by Victor Osimhen (Jagun Jagun) for Galatasaray in the dying minutes. Whenever he plays he makes a victorious impact"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997028520896151982)  2025-12-05T19:41Z 97.3K followers, 1815 engagements


"15 years ago: Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan's goal and celebration for Sunderland against Chelsea 😂 He is one of the best football exports from Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997032449025757529)  2025-12-05T19:56Z 97.5K followers, 8368 engagements


"A South African Special Forces officer has the world's 7th longest sniper kiII at XXXXX km (2013) He used a South African made Denel NTW-20 anti-material rifle in its XXXX mm configuration to take out X M23 rebels in a day in DR Congo Only X% of people pass the training"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1988258593225810369)  2025-11-11T14:52Z 97.7K followers, 9960 engagements


"Beitbridge Border in Zimbabwe is the best border post in Africa and one of the best in the world. It lies between Zimbabwe and South Africa and is Southern Africa's busiest land border. Around XXX Zimbabwean trucks are processed there daily"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996832006542594204)  2025-12-05T06:40Z 97.8K followers, 6304 engagements


"Africa's Longest Serving Presidents of All Time Number X. Teodoro Obiang - XX years - Equatorial Guinea X. Paul Biya - XX years - Cameroon X. Omar Bongo - XX years - Gabon X. Muammar Gaddafi - XX years - Libya X. Denis Sassou Nguesso - XX years - Congo X. Gnassingb Eyadma - XX years - Togo X. Yoweri Museveni - XX - Uganda X. Jos Eduardo dos Santos - XX - Angola X. Robert Mugabe - XX - Zimbabwe XX. Flix Houphout-Boigny - XX - Cote d'Ivoire XX. Mobutu Sese Seko - XX - DR Congo XX. Isaias Afwerki - XX - Eritrea XX. Idris Dby - XX - Chad XX. Omar al-Bashir - XX - Sudan XX. Hosni Mubarak - XX -"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997221622500012449)  2025-12-06T08:28Z 97.7K followers, 39.1K engagements


"Latest Coups since 2020 in Africa: Benin Republic : Today XX December 2025 Guinea-Bissau : XX November 2025 Madagascar : XX October 2025 Gabon : XX August 2023 Niger : XX July 2023 Burkina Faso : XX September 2022 (Coup in a Coup) Burkina Faso : XX January 2022 Sudan : XX October 2021 Guinea : XX September 2021 Chad : April 2021 Mali : XX May 2021 (Coup in a Coup) Mali : XX August 2020"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997599345135280425)  2025-12-07T09:29Z 97.7K followers, 131.9K engagements


"Pain Socol (baguette) is a salty bread commonly eaten in Benin Republic "  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997618991939158477)  2025-12-07T10:47Z 97.7K followers, 2117 engagements


"In Benin Republic every house has safe drinking water supplied directly by the government with meters to measure consumption for billing. A system not common in West Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997619489693974920)  2025-12-07T10:49Z 97.7K followers, 110.6K engagements


"When asked what democracy is heres what President Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso had to say. He also explained why he refused loans from the IMF and food aid"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997770436776509859)  2025-12-07T20:49Z 97.8K followers, 96.3K engagements


"Only two countries have never experienced a coup in West Africa (ECOWAS members): Senegal and Cape Verde "  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997918629254332801)  2025-12-08T06:38Z 97.7K followers, 4341 engagements


"Lagos Nigeria is the most attractive city in West Africa. Long Live Lagos"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998106326703231379)  2025-12-08T19:04Z 97.7K followers, 28K engagements


"From a young soldier to an officer Ibrahim Traors journey in the military and leadership in Burkina Faso began here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998271175957581854)  2025-12-09T05:59Z 97.7K followers, 8590 engagements


"Africans are asking how a C-130 military aircraft carrying XX Nigerian troops ended up entering AES-controlled airspace without documented diplomatic or military clearance especially after Nigeria helped thwart a coup attempt in Cotonou Benin Republic. What would Traore do"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998274023239913765)  2025-12-09T06:10Z 97.8K followers, 17.7K engagements


"Accra Ghana is the second most attractive city in West Africa after Lagos Nigeria "  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998325270068027615)  2025-12-09T09:34Z 97.8K followers, 4013 engagements


"The Trans-African Highway Network Africas longest and largest road project is a pan-African vision designed to connect nine major highways spanning 56683 km. The network will run through South Africa Kenya Uganda Nigeria Cameroon Algeria Egypt Libya Senegal Chad Djibouti Ethiopia Sudan Botswana Angola Zambia Namibia Zimbabwe Mozambique Tanzania the Central African Republic and the DR Congo . It represents Africas commitment to development unity and stronger continental connectivity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1992493941690679804)  2025-11-23T07:22Z 97.7K followers, 53.3K engagements


"Guinea-Bissau has a total population of XXX million people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994831938205716741)  2025-11-29T18:12Z 97.7K followers, 5234 engagements


"Harrena Forest in Bale Ethiopia looks like something out of this world"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1995001203537650072)  2025-11-30T05:25Z 97.7K followers, 3855 engagements


"December is here I cant wait for the best football tournament to begin the African Cup of Nations AFCON 2025 ⚽. No other football competition comes close"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1995399964118446171)  2025-12-01T07:49Z 97.7K followers, 14.1K engagements


"This is not Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates Singapore or Beijing in China. This is Tripoli in Libya Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1995713686523068767)  2025-12-02T04:36Z 97.7K followers, 39.5K engagements


"Lagos Nigeria is the number X city in West Africa when it comes to dollar millionaires. This city is home to 3600 dollar millionaires"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996815425355895285)  2025-12-05T05:34Z 97.8K followers, 141.8K engagements


"Highest Sexual Satisfaction in Africa. X. South Africa XX% X. Nigeria XX% X. Ghana XX% X. Kenya XX% X. Egypt XX% X. Zambia XX% X. Uganda XX% X. Tunisia XX% X. Zimbabwe XX% XX. Morocco XX% XX. Ethiopia XX% (Source: multiple global sex-life surveys combined)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997264628506661201)  2025-12-06T11:19Z 97.8K followers, 880.6K engagements


"Camels crossing an oasis in Chad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997269132727980227)  2025-12-06T11:37Z 97.7K followers, 30.4K engagements


"Lesotho earns $XXX million annually from exporting water to South Africa . This transaction represents Africa's number X water transfer scheme. It provides immense benefits to South Africans in Cape Town Johannesburg Pretoria Soweto and other places"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997286999397736678)  2025-12-06T12:48Z 97.8K followers, 9477 engagements


"At the age of XX Obafemi Martins (Femi Obagoal) became the first teenager to score in three consecutive UEFA Champions League seasons in 2004 while playing for Inter Milan. One of the greatest of all time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997563654238351855)  2025-12-07T07:07Z 97.8K followers, 3412 engagements


"According to LSI Africa the coup attempt led by Lieutenant Pascal Tigri in West Africas Benin Republic has reportedly been thwarted. President Talon is safe the national TV station secured. In a 2024 suspected coup plot three men were arrested in the country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997605574008324460)  2025-12-07T09:54Z 97.7K followers, 11.4K engagements


"Benin Republic is located in West Africa bordered by Togo to the west Nigeria to the east Burkina Faso to the northwest Niger to the northeast and has a southern coastline along the Atlantic Ocean"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997606937698201820)  2025-12-07T09:59Z 97.7K followers, 3261 engagements


"It's another Sunday to learn something new about Africa. Lesotho is the only country on Earth that lies entirely above 1000 meters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997623945844162864)  2025-12-07T11:07Z 97.8K followers, 1479 engagements


"Mali has the highest food self-sufficiency rate in Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997648557067645294)  2025-12-07T12:45Z 97.8K followers, 6234 engagements


"In 2024 Burkina Faso Niger and Mali signed a treaty to establish the world's only confederation called the Alliance of Sahel States. They stated that they won't return to ECOWAS and plan to create a stabilization fund a bank and a committee to study the economy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997675086354973164)  2025-12-07T14:30Z 97.7K followers, 34.3K engagements


"In Benin Republic you can go six months or more without a single power outage not even for a second"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997677241354920311)  2025-12-07T14:39Z 97.8K followers, 271K engagements


"ECOWAS statement on the situation in Cotonou Benin Republic following the attempted coup against President Patrice Talon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997738624222458353)  2025-12-07T18:42Z 97.8K followers, 5587 engagements


"When you bomb your neighbour the smoke will still drift into your own hut. African Proverb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997772787901981008)  2025-12-07T20:58Z 97.7K followers, 33.3K engagements


"If you follow every saga in the marketplace you will forget why you came. African Proverb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997900754762207713)  2025-12-08T05:27Z 97.8K followers, 1406 engagements


"Botswana has never had a history of coup civil war or political vioIence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997928861955211334)  2025-12-08T07:18Z 97.8K followers, 39.4K engagements


"Countries with the Best Road Infrastructure in Africa. X. Namibia X. Egypt X. Benin Republic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997966940762259941)  2025-12-08T09:50Z 97.8K followers, 11K engagements


"At the age of XX Michel Micombero became Burundi's Prime Minister through a 1966 coup. At XX he became President after orchestrating another coup to overthrow the King he had previously installed while he was the prime minister"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997971363911328247)  2025-12-08T10:07Z 97.7K followers, 1306 engagements


"@NwanehoMiracle Guinea-Bissau has a smaller population. Gabon and The Gambia have populations almost the same as Botswana. They have all had coup"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998034051995938908)  2025-12-08T14:16Z 97.7K followers, 1088 engagements


"The President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan is currently the only woman in Africa who first served as vice president before becoming president"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998091306212769900)  2025-12-08T18:04Z 97.8K followers, 1968 engagements


"Eleven Nigerian military personnel are being held by Burkina Faso in Bobo-Dioulasso after their C-130 aircraft made an emergency landing while allegedly vioIating AES airspace. Shortly after Nigeria helped thwart a coup attempt in Benin Republic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998189926811406377)  2025-12-09T00:36Z 97.7K followers, 1490 engagements


"Jean-Baptiste Bagaza became president of Burundi in 1976 at the age of XX following a military coup that ousted the previous president Michel Micombero who had also come to power through a coup. He ruled until 1987 when he was overthrown in another coup"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998208793029882298)  2025-12-09T01:51Z 97.7K followers, XXX engagements


"Nigeria has the most powerful military in West Africa. It sets the standard in combating terrorist groups such as Boko Haram maintaining stability at home and helping other West African countries thwart coup dtats"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998268330764022090)  2025-12-09T05:47Z 97.8K followers, 41.2K engagements


"In May 2025 President Ibrahim Traore inaugurated the revived SN ANATRANS SA Cashew Factory in Bobo-Dioulasso creating 1300+ jobs mostly women in Burkina Faso "  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998289775409897787)  2025-12-09T07:13Z 97.8K followers, 3142 engagements


"Ibrahim Traore organized a football match and played with African legends like Jay Jay Okocha Emmanuel Adebayor Stphane Mbia Mamadou Niang and Souleymane Diawara in Burkina Faso . He scored a hat-trick in the match"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998331428233150590)  2025-12-09T09:58Z 97.7K followers, 5646 engagements


"The Nigerian Air Force says a C-130 aircraft with XX Nigerian troops made a precautionary landing in Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso after experiencing technical issues en route to Portugal. The crew is safe and arrangements are underway for them to continue their mission"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998333990965506086)  2025-12-09T10:08Z 97.8K followers, XXX engagements


"Did you know Emmanuel Macron of France is also the president of two territories in Africa Runion and Mayotte"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998338416128237967)  2025-12-09T10:26Z 97.7K followers, 4602 engagements


"2. Libyan Dinar - XXXX per USD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1933070801005121970)  2025-06-12T07:56Z 97.7K followers, XXX engagements


"Ghanaian Cedi is the 4th strongest currency in Africa. X US Dollar equals XXXXX Cedi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1948688745701786052)  2025-07-25T10:16Z 97.7K followers, 281.6K engagements


"Evercare Hospital Lekki in Nigeria is the fastest growing healthcare company in Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1970601406769111186)  2025-09-23T21:29Z 97.6K followers, 15.8K engagements


"Nigerian vehicle manufacturing company Innoson PRODUCED and EXPORTED $XXX million worth of cars to Sierra Leone in 2022. The vehicles were purchased by the Sierra Leonean Ministry of Defence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1973114579006706152)  2025-09-30T19:55Z 97.7K followers, 36.5K engagements


"A stunning house inspired by the Malian Empire in Bamako Mali "  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1977817709510611046)  2025-10-13T19:24Z 97.6K followers, 2558 engagements


"Little Barack Obama with his grandmother in Kenya 1987"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1979298347833004469)  2025-10-17T21:27Z 97.7K followers, 6.9M engagements


"Exchange Rate 💵 X Dollar = XXXXX Ghaniain Cedi X Dollar = XXXXX South African Rand X Dollar = 1459.84 Nigerian Naira"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1982791619901378694)  2025-10-27T12:48Z 97.6K followers, 29.2K engagements


"Hello Beyond Africa First Ive spent the past years helping brands discover powerful names and identities. As an African Im proud to bring our continents creativity to the world of branding Kindly support my work and get brandable names from me at"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1983248030481473783)  2025-10-28T19:02Z 97.7K followers, 190.5K engagements


"Assimi Gota on the battlefield fighting terrorist groups before becoming Mali's president"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1985803786095640587)  2025-11-04T20:18Z 97.6K followers, 2272 engagements


"Thembinkosi Lorch is a talented agile and explosive South African winger known for his creativity vision and goal-scoring ability. He currently plays for Wydad AC in Morocco and has X G/A in his last X games this season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1986455680203571226)  2025-11-06T15:28Z 97.6K followers, 1109 engagements


"Highest Mountains in Africa (The Big 3) X. Mount Kilimanjaro - Tanzania - 5895 meters X. Mount Kenya - Kenya - 5199 meters X. Mount Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) - Uganda / DR Congo - 5109 meters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1989928989834743969)  2025-11-16T05:30Z 97.6K followers, 4128 engagements


"The Big X Countries in Africa by Land Size. X. Algeria XXXX Million km X. DR Congo XXXX Million km X. Sudan XXXX Million km"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1992929945950269545)  2025-11-24T12:15Z 97.6K followers, 37.4K engagements


"Latest Successful Coups since 2020 in Africa: Guinea-Bissau : Today XX November 2025 Madagascar : XX October 2025 Gabon : XX August 2023 Niger : XX July 2023 Burkina Faso : XX September 2022 (Counter Coup) Burkina Faso : XX January 2022 Sudan : XX October 2021 Guinea : XX September 2021 Chad : April 2021 Mali : XX May 2021 (Counter Coup) Mali : XX August 2020"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1993718278070407578)  2025-11-26T16:27Z 97.6K followers, 296.5K engagements


"Valentine Strasser is the youngest president in the history of Africa becoming the president of Sierra Leone just X days after he turned XX. He became the president through a coup after soldiers protested shortages in boots salary delays and equipment. He ruled from 1992 to 1996 and was also ousted through a coup"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1993721949860597946)  2025-11-26T16:42Z 97.6K followers, 77K engagements


"President Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso at a shooting range showcasing his firarm skills after acquiring new wapons for his military"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994044113323499677)  2025-11-27T14:02Z 97.7K followers, 264.6K engagements


"Guinea-Bissau soldiers escorts former president of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan to the airport to exit the country after the military coup"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994069944934216186)  2025-11-27T15:44Z 97.6K followers, 85.1K engagements


"After XX years in power most Rwandans believe President Kagame has transformed Rwanda into a nation beyond imagination"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994075152804429895)  2025-11-27T16:05Z 97.6K followers, 87K engagements


"A random neighbourhood in Bissau Guinea-Bissau"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994144204839350663)  2025-11-27T20:40Z 97.7K followers, 18K engagements


"Ever heard of Sao Tome and Principe YES IT IS A COUNTRY IN AFRICA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994158395088327115)  2025-11-27T21:36Z 97.7K followers, 3590 engagements


"An American doctor Ann was surprised to learn for the first time that there is a country called Niger"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994279550633578779)  2025-11-28T05:37Z 97.6K followers, 1400 engagements


"For your own sanity accept that Algeria is part of Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994295103125340453)  2025-11-28T06:39Z 97.6K followers, 6872 engagements


"Burkina Faso a top global gold producer had no gold reserves until President Ibrahim Traore took office"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994328698229539056)  2025-11-28T08:53Z 97.7K followers, 25.2K engagements


"Hisense is building electronics in South Africa and shipping them to Europe and the factory is powered by women who are being trained hired and empowered"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994642664227238173)  2025-11-29T05:40Z 97.6K followers, 1196 engagements


"Former PSG stars Sergio Ramos Keylor Navas Thilo Kehrer and Julian Draxler spent X days exploring Rwanda in 2022 and promised to return after having an amazing time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994650376277217291)  2025-11-29T06:11Z 97.7K followers, 36.1K engagements


"South Sudan is the best basketball nation in Africa according to FIBA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994655361664782516)  2025-11-29T06:31Z 97.7K followers, 8829 engagements


"Caught napping in the wild: a pride of lions at the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania "  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994657877320212861)  2025-11-29T06:41Z 97.6K followers, 1436 engagements


"Somalia's tourism sector is growing with 10000 visitors in 2024 a XX% increase from the previous year. 📍Lido Beach Mogadishu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1994687750801690784)  2025-11-29T08:39Z 97.6K followers, 2659 engagements


"Malawi asked Mike Tyson to be its Cannabis Ambassador which he accepted. The country produces some of the best weed in the world. In February 2020 Malawi legalized the cultivation and processing of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1995006762949206138)  2025-11-30T05:47Z 97.7K followers, 4793 engagements


"Nigeria's Goal Keeper Stanley Nwabali said West African Players move to the South African League because it pays well and is top notch. He said the South African League and Moroccan League are better than West African Leagues. That's the reason Players in those leagues aren't desperate to move abroad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1995061144122187943)  2025-11-30T09:23Z 97.7K followers, 427.1K engagements


"An African player holds the record for the fastest UEFA Champions League hat-trick in history Mo Salah of Egypt in X minutes XX seconds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1995172523026337908)  2025-11-30T16:46Z 97.7K followers, 10.4K engagements


"With 10000 new factories built in X years Egypt saw its industrial sector grow from $XX billion in 2014 to $XX billion in 2021 and its exports rise from $XX billion in 2014 to $XXXX billion in 2022. During the same period the countrys GDP surged from $XXX billion in 2017 to $XXX billion in 2023"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1995216808937238539)  2025-11-30T19:42Z 97.6K followers, 13.2K engagements


"Algeria is the most developed country in North Africa and the third most developed in Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1995470055102935080)  2025-12-01T12:28Z 97.6K followers, 5637 engagements


"Rwanda has the best road infrastructure in East Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1995710158622568884)  2025-12-02T04:22Z 97.8K followers, 16.4K engagements


"Addis Ababa Ethiopia and Port Louis Mauritius are the only cities in East Africa with Light Rails"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1995759092724298235)  2025-12-02T07:37Z 97.7K followers, 14.3K engagements


"The strangest building in Africa is the Royal Museum of Bamoun in Cameroon . Would you live here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1995860993629417800)  2025-12-02T14:21Z 97.7K followers, 2586 engagements


"Shai Hills in Ghana's Greater Accra Region is a protected reserve with striking rocky outcrops caves and diverse wildlife. It offers hiking safari experiences and cultural insights into the indigenous Shai people's history and traditions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996098067200696699)  2025-12-03T06:03Z 97.7K followers, 1506 engagements


"The day you hear the European government say something positive about me then I have betrayed you The president of Mozambique Samora Machel (1933-1986)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996105071688335716)  2025-12-03T06:31Z 97.7K followers, 4862 engagements


"The African giant bull frog is commonly eaten in Namibia X bullfrogs costs around $X. Can you eat it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996207588107767931)  2025-12-03T13:19Z 97.7K followers, 2688 engagements


"The top three African countries with the biggest defence budgets in 2025 are all in North Africa. X. Algeria - $XX billion X. Morocco - $XXXX billion X. Egypt - $XXX billion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996450919802925102)  2025-12-04T05:26Z 97.6K followers, 16.6K engagements


"Yes this is Africa. It's Addis Ababa the capital of Ethiopia "  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996504279713186276)  2025-12-04T08:58Z 97.7K followers, 16.3K engagements


"Nairobi Kenya is the number X city in East Africa when it comes to dollar millionaires. This city is home to 4200 dollar millionaires"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996814885943181357)  2025-12-05T05:32Z 97.7K followers, 43.7K engagements


"In 2019 a 71-year-old Zimbabwean woman walked for two hours to deliver donations to flood victims because she couldnt afford transport. Inspired by her generosity Zimbabwes richest man Strive Masiyiwa built her a solar-powered house and pledged to give her $1000 every month for the rest of her life"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996829933637660812)  2025-12-05T06:32Z 97.7K followers, 172.3K engagements


"A border wall separating Zimbabwean and South African lands"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996832804336738557)  2025-12-05T06:43Z 97.7K followers, 9504 engagements


"Elon Musk's Starlink is not available and does not operate in any North African country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996912002921648375)  2025-12-05T11:58Z 97.6K followers, 1386 engagements


"Ethiopian doctors have carried out Africas first intrauterine blood transfusion on a 21-week pregnancy. The baby who was losing blood in the womb was eventually delivered in good health. Its only the second time this procedure has ever been done globally"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1996924243314168298)  2025-12-05T12:46Z 97.7K followers, 3903 engagements


"Top X Highest-scoring Africans in the FIFA World Cup history. X. Asamoah Gyan - Ghana - X goals X. Roger Milla - Cameroon - X goals X. Ahmed Musa - Nigeria - X goals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997033297461829967)  2025-12-05T20:00Z 97.7K followers, 100.7K engagements


"This is not Canada or Finland. This is DR Congo in Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997204008084144581)  2025-12-06T07:18Z 97.7K followers, 20.4K engagements


"Cairo Egypt is the most attractive city in Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997205305986515332)  2025-12-06T07:23Z 97.7K followers, 4126 engagements


"Kigali Rwanda is the most attractive city in East Africa and the second most attractive in Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997207565202047386)  2025-12-06T07:32Z 97.7K followers, 33K engagements


"It has been confirmed that these are the only West African countries going to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. X. Ghana X. Cape Verde X. Cote d'Ivoire X. Senegal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997217765422518317)  2025-12-06T08:13Z 97.7K followers, 1220 engagements


"Cape Verde is the most developed country in West Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997218521365766344)  2025-12-06T08:16Z 97.7K followers, 83.8K engagements


"BAKO Motors a XXX% made-in-Africa manufacturing company based in Tunisia exports electric cars to Doha Qatar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997277297494376686)  2025-12-06T12:09Z 97.7K followers, 1950 engagements


"Best Universities in Africa 📚 X. University of Cape Town X. Stellenbosch University X. University of Witwatersrand X. Mohammed VI Polytechnic X. University of Johannesburg X. University of KwaZulu-Natal X. University of Pretoria X. American University in Cairo X. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology XX. Kafrelsheikh University XX. University of the Western Cape Source: World University Rankings by Times Higher Education"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997278421622145428)  2025-12-06T12:14Z 97.7K followers, 11.4K engagements


"A new city developed under Egypts affordable housing program for middle- and low-income families"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997284188333167042)  2025-12-06T12:37Z 97.7K followers, 7364 engagements


"Nigeria is the number X country in West Africa when it comes to dollar millionaires. This country is home to 7200 dollar millionaires"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997289982529315005)  2025-12-06T13:00Z 97.6K followers, 9883 engagements


"Lagos Nigeria is the number X fastest growing tech ecosystem in the world"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997290372847002098)  2025-12-06T13:01Z 97.7K followers, 62.2K engagements


"When Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon scored a perfect hat-trick for Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League in 2005. Eto'o is undoubtedly the best player from Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997369080647397676)  2025-12-06T18:14Z 97.7K followers, 7883 engagements


"Femi Otedola is the fourth richest man in Nigeria and the 16th in Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997561102994169959)  2025-12-07T06:57Z 97.7K followers, 185.9K engagements


"General Hannibal of Tunisia was one of the greatest commanders in history. Hannibal invaded Italy by crossing the Alps with North African war elephants. He used bold military strategy unmatched courage and daring battlefield maneuvers to challenge Rome and secure his legacy as a legendary leader"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997584561631367547)  2025-12-07T08:30Z 97.7K followers, 2095 engagements


"Benin Republic is one of the safest countries in West Africa. You can walk the streets at midnight without fear"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997601452827840786)  2025-12-07T09:37Z 97.7K followers, 108.4K engagements


"Cotonou Benin Republic is the fourth most attractive city in West Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997608527486128289)  2025-12-07T10:06Z 97.7K followers, 219.5K engagements


"Mathieu Krkou became president of West Africas Benin Republic in 1972 at the age of XX after a military coup and ruled until 1991 then returned to power in 1996 after winning 'democratic' elections. After XX years in total he retired in 2006. Lieutenant Pascal Tigri taking the step of his ancestor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997610425886617777)  2025-12-07T10:13Z 97.7K followers, 29.1K engagements


"Mali has the second largest road network in West Africa after Nigeria "  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997612373021241585)  2025-12-07T10:21Z 97.7K followers, 39.6K engagements


"Benin Republic has the third best road infrastructure in the whole of Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997618150658207771)  2025-12-07T10:44Z 97.7K followers, 87.3K engagements


"The Agriculture Minister in Benin Republic shed tears as the President announced that the country has become the leading cotton producer in Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997624213512060969)  2025-12-07T11:08Z 97.8K followers, 43.9K engagements


"It's another Sunday to learn something new about Africa. Kinshasa DR Congo is the worlds largest francophone city with XXXX million people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997626669885243427)  2025-12-07T11:18Z 97.8K followers, 7173 engagements


"President Paul Biya of Cameroon had already spent one year in power before President Assimi Gota was born. When Assimi Gota became president of Mali Paul Biya was still serving as the president of Cameroon and had been in power for XX years. Gota has spent X years in power and Paul Biya is still the president of Cameroon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997629601506345135)  2025-12-07T11:29Z 97.7K followers, 48.4K engagements


"A stunning house inspired by the Malian Empire in Bamako Mali West Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997645728223523318)  2025-12-07T12:33Z 97.7K followers, 3369 engagements


"Ivato International Airport Madagascar ranks number XX among the best airports in Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997647071696887923)  2025-12-07T12:39Z 97.7K followers, 3535 engagements


"About XX soldiers have been arrested in Benin Republic over a failed coup attempt against President Patrice Talon. ECOWAS and the AU condemn the act by the soldiers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997691831996514311)  2025-12-07T15:37Z 97.7K followers, 20.3K engagements


"In 2024 Ghanaian and former Arsenal superstar Thomas Partey hosted a tournament to give young footballers an opportunity to showcase their talents. It was a chance for participants to display their footballing skills and get scouted by agents"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997695538700198155)  2025-12-07T15:51Z 97.8K followers, 2189 engagements


"Nouveau March de Ganhi is a modern ecodesigned twolevel market in Cotonou Benin Republic . It has XXX kiosks shaded central landscaping restaurants boutiques facilities and secure parking all of which boost local commerce"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997712231933329706)  2025-12-07T16:58Z 97.7K followers, 28.8K engagements


"ECOWAS has ordered the deployment of its standby forces from Ghana Sierra Leone Cte dIvoire and Nigeria to Benin Republic with immediate effect to secure the country. This comes after an attempted coup to oust President Patrice Talon yesterday in West Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997862509299347624)  2025-12-08T02:55Z 97.7K followers, 3199 engagements


"Lowest Life Expectancy in Africa X. Nigeria - XXXX years X. Chad - XXXX X. South Sudan - XXXX X. Central African Republic - XXXX X. Lesotho - XXXX X. Somalia - XX X. Mali - XXXX X. Guinea - XXXX X. Benin Republic - XX XX. Burkina Faso - XXXX Source: UNs World Population Prospects"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997902674864292332)  2025-12-08T05:34Z 97.7K followers, 20.1K engagements


"Jerry Rawlings became the leader of Ghana in 1979 at XX following a military coup that overthrew the government of General Frederick Akuffo. He later returned to power in 1981 after staging another coup and ruled as president until 2001"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997905480245825809)  2025-12-08T05:46Z 97.7K followers, 17K engagements


"Lake Nyasa in Malawi has the highest number of fish species in the world"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997906209043607760)  2025-12-08T05:48Z 97.7K followers, 1839 engagements


"Muhammadu Buhari first came to power in Nigeria through a 1983 coup that ousted President Shehu Shagari. He ruled until 1985 when he was removed by a military coup led by General Ibrahim Babangida. He later served as president again for eight years under democracy from 2015 to 2023"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997931531805876540)  2025-12-08T07:29Z 97.7K followers, 19.1K engagements


"If you could choose just one African country to live in forever which are you picking Be honest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997975293986853022)  2025-12-08T10:23Z 97.7K followers, 4421 engagements


"The current ECOWAS chairman and President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio plotted a coup that ousted his colleague Valentine Strasser whom he had helped put in power during an earlier coup"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998021652790346007)  2025-12-08T13:27Z 97.7K followers, 1570 engagements


"Burkina Faso under Ibrahim Traore has taken over all French-owned TotalEnergies gas stations rebranding them as 'Baraka Energies.' From now on all profits generated by Baraka Energies will stay in Burkina Faso and will not be sent abroad or shared with any foreign entity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998036869901365319)  2025-12-08T14:28Z 97.7K followers, 1605 engagements


"Ibrahim Traor of Burkina Faso as a young soldier undergoing anti-aircraft military training in Morocco "  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998122859231879656)  2025-12-08T20:09Z 97.8K followers, 46.7K engagements


"The youngest and oldest president in the world are both from Africa. XX years old Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso and XX years old Paul Biya of Cameroon . Biya became the president of Cameroon before Traore was born"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998123838622859620)  2025-12-08T20:13Z 97.7K followers, 10.3K engagements


"The AES says a Nigerian Air Force C-130 entered Burkina Fasos airspace without permission and made an emergency landing in Bobo-Dioulasso. Coming after Nigeria helped stop a coup in Benin Republic the bloc warns that any unauthorized aircraft will be neutraIized"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998188254290759937)  2025-12-09T00:29Z 97.7K followers, 1188 engagements


"Mo Salah is the only Egyptian to have won the CAF Player of the Year Award. Mohamed Salah is the greatest of all time from Egypt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998266191266144381)  2025-12-09T05:39Z 97.7K followers, XXX engagements


"In 2020 a High Court in Malawi ruled that academic degrees obtained during marriage are matrimonial property and should be shared equally during divorce"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998301717503549545)  2025-12-09T08:00Z 97.7K followers, 1103 engagements


"Egypts Mohamed Aboutrika won X AFCON trophies X CAF Champions League titles and X CAF Super Cups. Mohamed Salah hasnt won an AFCON yet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998343439792964049)  2025-12-09T10:46Z 97.7K followers, 1566 engagements


"Youngest Presidents in the World. X. Ibrahim Traore - Burkina Faso - XX years X. Daniel Noboa - Ecuador - XX X. Jakov Milatovic Montenegro - XX X. Gabriel Boric - Chile - XX X. Mahamat Deby - Chad - XX X. Assimi Gota - Mali - XX X. Vjosa Osmani - Kosovo - XX X. Nayib Bukele - El Salvado - XX X. Bassirou Diomaye Faye - Senegal - XX XX. Xavier Espot Zamora - Andorra - 45"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997748345948016873)  2025-12-07T19:21Z 97.8K followers, 24.5K engagements


"Seven of the last eleven successful coups in Africa since 2020 have occurred in West Africa. ECOWAS expressed concern after President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic narrowly escaped a coup attempt in Cotonou yesterday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1997973564100645007)  2025-12-08T10:16Z 97.8K followers, 12.8K engagements


"Zambia has never had a successful military coup d'tat that resulted in an unconstitutional change of government"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998262900469928344)  2025-12-09T05:26Z 97.8K followers, 1901 engagements


"11 Nigerian babies were given birth to in 2024 as undecuplets by a woman from Benin Republic Latoyossi Alake. Sadly two of the babies did not survive. Her husband Yahaya Nafiu is an Islamic cleric from Kwara State Nigeria "  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998294709819834559)  2025-12-09T07:32Z 97.8K followers, 2164 engagements


"The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is the worlds only active confederation. It comprises Ibrahim Traor of Burkina Faso Assimi Gota of Mali and Abdourahmane Tiani of Niger "  
[X Link](https://x.com/AfricaFirsts/status/1998398185119592681)  2025-12-09T14:23Z 97.7K followers, XXX engagements