#  @hallaboutafrica James Hall
James Hall posts on X about countries, kenya, south africa, nigeria the most. They currently have [------] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.
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### Social Influence
**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [finance](/list/finance) [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) [celebrities](/list/celebrities) [stocks](/list/stocks) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [currencies](/list/currencies) [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) [musicians](/list/musicians)
**Social topic influence**
[countries](/topic/countries), [kenya](/topic/kenya) #636, [south africa](/topic/south-africa) #1310, [nigeria](/topic/nigeria) #1785, [namibia](/topic/namibia), [mozambique](/topic/mozambique), [botswana](/topic/botswana), [tanzania](/topic/tanzania) #436, [ethiopia](/topic/ethiopia), [eswatini](/topic/eswatini)
**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"Why does Sudan have many more pyramids than Egypt (600 vs 120) in much better condition Originally Nubia was an Egyptian colony but when Egypt's dynasties collapsed (760BC) the "Black Pharaohs" of Nubia took over all of Egypt up to the Mediterranean building many pyramids"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1259089237108051968) 2020-05-09T11:54Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Blowin' Electricity. Morocco to build new US$314million windfarm on its Atlantic coast. Generating [---] megawatts it'll save 2.4million tonnes of CO2 yearly and will help Morocco meet its goal of producing 52% of electricity from renewable sources by [----]. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/01/330331/morocco-to-build-new-wind-farm-near-essaouira-along-atlantic-coast/ https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/01/330331/morocco-to-build-new-wind-farm-near-essaouira-along-atlantic-coast/"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1345701085709787137) 2021-01-03T11:58Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"@aycawe The average Malagasy worker is a millionaire in local currency because the average monthly salary is Malagasy Ariary [-------]. However in US dollars this equals US$346.00 - about R5000"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1382398417599598597) 2021-04-14T18:20Z 87.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Zimbabwe bans export of its valuable raw mineral lithium essential for making electric car batteries and tells world: "You want to make electric car batteries to combat climate change make them in Zim" Such policy is long overdue"
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1605629466784342016) 2022-12-21T18:21Z 87.7K followers, 3.6M engagements
"Congrats Nigeria's Jerry Mallo [--] design engineer whose company is perfecting Africa's 1st carbon fibre luxury sports car the Bennie Purrie. He's also designed a superior tractor and hospital ventilator. Engineers of Africa arise"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1766902208610668648) 2024-03-10T19:01Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Ambitions for tourism. Egypt recorded a record [--] million tourists in [----]. Travel industry execs say that's only the beginning projecting that with an expanding tourism infrastructure and more opportunities to see antiquities Egypt can make a goal of [--] million tourists"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1806003863788388389) 2024-06-26T16:37Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Happy Birthday Soweto Today in [----] hundreds of homeless black people establish a squatters camp in Orlando West under the leadership of James Mpanza. Johannesburg City Council allows it as an emergency settlement. The start of what would become South Western Townships"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1904503158895673355) 2025-03-25T11:58Z 87.7K followers, 366.7K engagements
"So what are you going to do on today's World Chardonnay Day Chardonnay is the grape type used to make a dry white wine. May I recommend a bottle of Leleshwa Chardonnay from Kenya (Before you ask leleshwa is Swahili for the African wild sage bush NOT used in wine-making.)"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1925465385274417332) 2025-05-22T08:14Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Congrats South Africa: Agricultural exports Jan-March [----] hit US$3.36billion up 10% from 2024's 1st quarter thanks to customers in the East: China (avocados) Japan and India (maize) Iran (beef) Philippines and Vietnam (grapes). US' 30% tax on SA goods announced yesterday😏"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1943041135628235159) 2025-07-09T20:14Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Busy boats. Getting around Central African Republic this morning is still often requires rivers where roads don't exist on the large dugout canoes called pirogues (foreground) or on barges"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2013520501834948741) 2026-01-20T07:54Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Remembering the handsome Hero. [---] years ago today on [--] January [----] Ibrahima Dinah Salifou son of Mohammed Dinah Salifou the last king of Guineas Nalu people was decorated with the Lgion dhonneur in Paris for his bravery in battle during World War I. CONT. 1/2"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2013692912916115776) 2026-01-20T19:19Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Aviation Anniversary. [--] years ago today on [--] January [----] The National Air Force of Angola was founded by members of the Flying Club of Angola in Luanda two months after national Independence. Its original name was the Peoples Air Force of Angola"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2014044552433164328) 2026-01-21T18:36Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Neat and bright parliament. Cabo Verde might not have a lot of legislators but its legislative chamber is a clean-lined assembly that combines four shades of wood on walls floor desk sides and tops"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2014397930019381254) 2026-01-22T18:01Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Today in [----] John Chilembwe a U.S.-trained Baptist minister begins an armed uprising to drive Europeans out of Nyasaland (Malawi). He's angry at colonial govs refusal to offer opportunities to educated Africans and exploitation of migrant workers on agricultural plantations"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2014675133932154954) 2026-01-23T12:22Z 87.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Luminous art. The monumental stained-glass walls of Africa House in Addis Ababa (which I posted yesterday has won for Ethiopia architectural awards for the restoration of the [----] international-style modern masterpiece) tell the story of history and East African culture"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2014964672584167757) 2026-01-24T07:33Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The scenery long ago. Today in [----] the first photograph taken in Nyasaland (Malawi) is made by Charles Livingston brother of Dr. David Livingstone. Taken of Elephant Pass at Chikwawa the view shows tall palm trees rising above the veld"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2015077409859534926) 2026-01-24T15:01Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Last Monday in January and Africa is at work with skills and high spirits *Testing chemicals in South Africa *Launching drones in Botswana *Piloting jet fighter in Kenya *Constructing in Ethiopia Whatever your work in the new week ahead make the most of it"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2015680117868032355) 2026-01-26T06:56Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Congrats Malawi the African country where you REALLY should have invested last year. Malawi had Africa's best-performing stock exchange in [----] measured by its All Share's Index that rose a Kilimanjaro-like 248% in value. Investors believed in Malawi companies and wanted in"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2015863417802752085) 2026-01-26T19:04Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"AfricArchitecture. Today in [----] construction is underway on Mamluk sultan Qala'uns grand complex. Still Cairos masterpiece in [----] the complex pioneered modern city planning where buildings a hospital mosque mausoleum and school were placed not randomly but by design"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2016063654278394334) 2026-01-27T08:20Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Mixed success. Poaching DRC has been significantly reduced in well-managed areas like Garamba National Park due to increased security. However within conflict areas that include the giant Virunga National Park poaching increased last year. (Pic: game warden and gorilla.)"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2016174530771800267) 2026-01-27T15:40Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Today is International Lego Day - those colourful plastic blocks with pegs to attach together to make things. Kids toys but adults have used them to erect engineering marvels - bridges trains that move planes that fly and miniature cities. Here is Lego Lagos. And Lego Nairobi"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2016401202477416641) 2026-01-28T06:41Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Congrats South Africa's growing animated film industry: Biblical cartoon "David" opens in US/Canada as #2 at box office grossing $75 million since the best North American performance for an SA film since 2009's sci-fi "District 6.""
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2016891753756770791) 2026-01-29T15:10Z 87.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Congrats South Africa's growing animated film industry: Biblical cartoon "David" opens in US/Canada as #2 at box office grossing $75 million since the best North American performance for an SA film since 2009's sci-fi "District 9.""
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2016897217643077745) 2026-01-29T15:32Z 87.4K followers, [----] engagements
"@peterthomas661 The film was released in South Africa in mid-December last month according to its Wikipedia page"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2016929503503614220) 2026-01-29T17:40Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Inviting scene. The clear waters of Seychelles channeling through hundreds of lush little islands create a tapestry of greens and blues made by the sandbars and rock formations below"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2017149953714348420) 2026-01-30T08:16Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"U remember Nxau Toma the endearing bush farmer of the [----] movie The Gods Must Be Crazy. He and other Nama and Khoisan people cannot receive South African Smart IDs because computer software can't recognize the punctuation marks used in their names to indicate clicking sounds"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2017301698285375836) 2026-01-30T18:19Z 87.5K followers, 13.2K engagements
"What's old is new again - again. The clean lines and geometric shapes of a Malian pyramid and courtyard are both mysteriously ancient and accessibly modern in appearance"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2017333812049375294) 2026-01-30T20:27Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@Dux_Nakale Oh yes. I was making a point using a familiar person. Incidentally check and see if they're having the same problem in Namibia"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2017345785269022964) 2026-01-30T21:14Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Radio history. Listen in at 7:30am today to my Weekly Calendar of African History using your favorite radio app on SAfm from Johannesburg. I'm reporting the great historical events that happened every day throughout Africa from January [--] to February [--]. Fascinatingly fun"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2017468791286812715) 2026-01-31T05:23Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"What happened Congrats Mozambique - Port of Maputo handled a record all-time high of [--] million tonnes of cargo in [----]. Just a year ago political unrest and insurgency in the north was predicted to interfere with supply chains and infrastructure creating shipping havoc"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2017482546280284264) 2026-01-31T06:18Z 87.4K followers, [----] engagements
"@MbusoKaVusumuzi @lavidaNOTA I used a famous person for familiarity as an example but they're having same problem in Namibia. You may be illiterate and don't know the difference between speaking and writing but other languages use consonants and not punctuation marks writing names"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2017483325330407771) 2026-01-31T06:21Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Welcome to February and if you were born this month then you'll want to thank Zambia for being the world's top producer of February's birthstone amethyst. Each year Zambia produces [----] tonnes of the purple precious gem amethyst"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2017909288115569056) 2026-02-01T10:33Z 87.7K followers, 19.6K engagements
"Movie trivia: Africa Edition. Most successful African film ever: "The Gods Must Be Crazy" a [----] Botswana/South Africa comedy that has earned US$100+million. Most successful film shot in Africa: "Episode IV: A New Hope" the original Star Wars shot in Tunisia. US$775mn earnings"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2018033415082139781) 2026-02-01T18:47Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Full moon for first February night and it's been four months since we've seen one here in cloud-covered Eswatini. But those are Chad's jagged red stone outcroppings in pic trying to pop the moon like a balloon with their peaks"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2018054754337796375) 2026-02-01T20:12Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"First Monday in February and Africa is hard at work with talent and enthusiasm: *Fashion designing in Nigeria *Chemical analysis in Ghana *Arc welding in South Africa *Catfish catching in CAR Whatever your work this new week I hope it brings you fulfillment and rewards"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2018214516077531557) 2026-02-02T06:46Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"@mcchimba You pose a question but frame it as a statement of fact. Yet no such "fact" exists. Please see what I am posting on this subject in [--] minutes"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2018386414497366438) 2026-02-02T18:09Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Value added. Yesterday I posted that Zambia is world's leading producer of February's birthstone amethyst. Several Zambian "mine-to-market" companies mine cut polish make jewerlry from amethyst including Jewel of Africa Jagoda Gems Mutinta Jewellery Mwezi Blu and Virtu Gem"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2018388679635480625) 2026-02-02T18:18Z 87.7K followers, 10.6K engagements
"Maputo like Abuja Nigeria is also [--] years old today. Mozambique's capital was Loureno Marques until February [--] [----] when independence leader and first President Samora Machel renamed it after the city's river. Pic: Maputo in 1976"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2018646358241255504) 2026-02-03T11:22Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Mozambique lies directly in path of westward-moving Indian Ocean cyclones and this year flood devastation is again severe. Thank you Rwanda for sending rescue aid.🫱"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2019293440610058421) 2026-02-05T06:14Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Localisation: The Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act mandates all energy projects must source 70% of products and services locally by [----]. Kenyas Local Content Bill [----] requires 60% of goods and services used in renewable energy projects be from Kenyan firms"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2019439040546681002) 2026-02-05T15:52Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Feb 1-7 is African Heritage and Health Week celebrating the health benefits of traditional African food made from natural ingredients grown or found locally flavoured with local spices. Over the centuries African cooks have invented thousands of delicious dishes. Your favourite"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2019648808750059922) 2026-02-06T05:46Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@Sam_Gwaks @theZedOG Suggest to find out who benefits by reading Zambia's new mining legislation mandating mine ownerships local sourcing higher state revenues and local community involvement"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2019799552337871139) 2026-02-06T15:45Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"How we listened to the radio in [----]. Tomorrow like every Saturday morning at 7:30am hear learn enjoy the past on my weekly Calendar of African History on South Africa's SAfm - use your favourite radio app. IF YOU DON'T LISTEN YOU WON'T HEAR IT"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2019834904431780089) 2026-02-06T18:05Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"100 years ago today on [--] Feb [----] Historian and founder of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History Carter G. Woodson an American born of enslaved Africans creates Negro History Week. Later the month of February would become as Black History Month"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2020046450038608274) 2026-02-07T08:06Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Halal products primarily used by Muslim consumers if made locally can add $1.5 billion to Nigerias GDP by [----] and gov is encouraging halal manufacturing for job growth. Throughout Africa localisation of halal products can tap into huge market"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2020148494846079025) 2026-02-07T14:51Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Sorry Kenya and Ethiopia you're no longer Africa's top milk producer. In [----] Egypt produced the most nearly [--] million tonnes. Egypt's had millennia of practice. This [----] year old wall carving shows how they did it in ancient times - naked men tied the cow's legs first"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2020226719354089872) 2026-02-07T20:02Z 87.7K followers, 10.5K engagements
"Snack birthday. The staple food for much of Africa is maize so after years of potato chips and corn chips today in [----] was born the first maize-based snack called NikNaks introduced by South Africas Simba Chips company originally in one flavour: cheese"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2020419715596984620) 2026-02-08T08:49Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Monday morning and Africa is at work with skills and dedication: *Pediatrics in Liberia *Installing solar panels in Benin *Piloting passenger jet in Kenya *Camel vetinarian service in Morocco Whatever your work this week may it bring you satisfaction and rewards"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2020760686985421252) 2026-02-09T07:24Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Congrats Sierra-Leonean/American NFL star Jason Smith-Njigba: after head concussion fear from hard hit comes back and he and his Seahawks team won Super Bowl LX hours ago to become Champions of American football. African talent is reinvigourating U.S.' favourite sport"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2020810100001181698) 2026-02-09T10:40Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] Africa's largest military still belongs to Egypt (440000 active personnel - 1.2million personnel with reserves added). 2nd place belongs to either Algeria with [------] active personnel or South Africa (using other measurements) with Nigeria following"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2020887464441794632) 2026-02-09T15:48Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Considering pomegranates have been grown for their edible tart-sweet ruby seeds for [----] years in North Africa it's a surprise that Africa's top pomegranate producer is South Africa. Harvest season starts now in February ends July with 80% exported to EU UK Middle East"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2020950984957038869) 2026-02-09T20:00Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@kasiva_mutisya Is that a fact Wish you had sent a link or some restrictions your broker has laid out regarding intra-Africa securities and equities purchases"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2021115459622281501) 2026-02-10T06:54Z 87.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@kasiva_mutisya But you spoke of all Africans. Here in Eswatini we can and do purchase equities from other African nation's stock exchanges. But do be on the lookout for how to do this where you are"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2021117279329501663) 2026-02-10T07:01Z 87.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@kasiva_mutisya I do believe you and asked for clarification because this is an important point. Thank you. I have been trading equities in JSE SSX and NYSE for [--] years and I'm selling off this month going into bonds. But then I'm retiring and don't need the rollercoaster"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2021119399034331297) 2026-02-10T07:09Z 87.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Football anniversary. Today in [----] the very first Africa Cup of Nations and Africas main international mens association football competition is held in Khartoum Sudan. Only [--] teams compete Egypt Ethiopia and Sudan. South Africa disqualified coz apartheid. Egypt's team wins"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2021121359007420584) 2026-02-10T07:17Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Busy week. East Africa is EU's main source for Valentine roses. As Saturday's romantic day approaches Ethiopian Airlines is flying dedicated cargo planes north (in [----] shipped 4200tons of Valentine's flowers). Ethiopia alone earned US$565million from flower exports in 2025"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2021137932317241505) 2026-02-10T08:23Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Credit to Tanzania on today's World Pulses Day - no not meaning your heart rate but those edible dried seeds of legume plants like beans lentils and chickpeas. Tanzania is Africa's #1 and the world's #7 grower of beans producing over one million metric tonnes a year.🫘"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2021218244783202649) 2026-02-10T13:42Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Historic good news. [--] years ago when AIDS was decimating Africa I was reporting how an HIV vaccine would be a saviour. The science was incredibly complicated. But now the first recipients of an HIV vaccine have been chosen for a test programme at Cape Town Groote Schuur Hospital"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2021284656474132699) 2026-02-10T18:06Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Ageless. Johannesburg's OR Tambo Intl Airport is spending about US$1billion on an upgrade. I remember [--] years ago its excellent remodeling for the FIFA World Cup. My concern: Will the Xhosa mannequin who wears an illuminted ornamented tree dress every Christmas still remain"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2021466160743711092) 2026-02-11T06:07Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Crypto currency value plunge - often bought as a hedge against the fluctuating price of the Naira or Rand Bitcoin is 89% of crypto purchases in Nigeria 74% in SA and has lost half its value. Who's hurting [--] out of [--] South Africans own crypto; 6% of Nigerians 5% of Kenyans"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2021484238214922582) 2026-02-11T07:19Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@11namedpeople But they're not historians. I am and I have several platforms from which I'll be disseminating historical facts for the next [--] years at least"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2021894518618857704) 2026-02-12T10:29Z 87.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Money anniversary. [--] years ago today on [--] Feb [----] South Africa got its own currency called the rand replacing the British pound and worth MORE than USD. R1 = $1.40. Cape Town founder Jan van Riebeeck appeared on R1 R2 R10 and R20 notes used throughout Southern Africa"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2022695299869978853) 2026-02-14T15:31Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Old old place. Today in [----] Ribeira Grande (called Cidade Velha since the late 18th century) was established by Portuguese settlers on Santiago the largest of Cabo Verdes islands -- the first permanent European settlement to be built in the tropics anywhere in the world"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2017668481479491886) 2026-01-31T18:37Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"It's a transformative year flipping the narrative. Asia has long been considered the world's economic powerhouse while Africa's seen as underachiever. Yeah well the International Monetary Fund projects Africa's [----] economic growth will outpace Asia for first time: 4.6% v 4.1%"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2018773651018178629) 2026-02-03T19:48Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@grow_token_ This year's growth is a direct result of greater investment in infrastructure energy access (narrowing the energy gap) and gradual acceleration of intra-Africa trade"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2018777238926455008) 2026-02-03T20:02Z 87.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Putting Ghana on the map Nigeria has Africa's largest cannabis market (US$15billion due to high local consumption) but Ghana after passage of law legalising marijuana hopes for a US$50billion local market telling grows they can earn US$10per hectare bring US$1bn in gov revenue"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2020577368658579727) 2026-02-08T19:15Z 87.7K followers, 19K engagements
"So this is World Pickle Week. What country makes the most pickles in Africa I dunno But Egypt grows the most cucumbers and gherkins used to make pickles. Amazingly [--] in [--] cucumbers grown in Africa are from Egypt one of world's top suppliers at about [---] metric tons a year.🥒"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2021898571331854680) 2026-02-12T10:45Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Slow flying but free chewing gum Today in 1935Belgiums national airlines Sabena originally created to fly only to what today is DRC flies its first long-haul scheduled service from Belgium to Congo. The journey took five and a half days on this Fokker F-VII aircraft"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2021971105549103189) 2026-02-12T15:34Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"What test radioactive bombs on French soil Mon Dieu Today in [----] France explodes its first nuclear weapon (4 of them actually) at the Saharan Military Experiments Centre in the Sahara Desert in Algeria - upwind from nomadic herders and traders"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2022218503894577234) 2026-02-13T07:57Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@SurenNaidoo @dbntourism @jdrsampson If I may add as someone who's long been a fan of Durban and recommends visitors go there Maputo is considered another kind of destination entirely and Maputo tourism does not come at the expense of Durban. Cargo shipping may be another matter"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2022730169283391599) 2026-02-14T17:50Z 87.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Only in Africa the wondrous sight of a Lunar Rainbow appearing at Mosi-oa-Tunya ("Victoria Falls" to foreigners) when the full moon shines. Artificial lights are banned coz it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site unlike the U.S.' sad Niagara Falls that uses coloured lights at night"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2021659024236982522) 2026-02-11T18:54Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Congrats Mozambique: [--] giant cruise ships will be arriving in Maputo this year and off-loading 16000+ tourists up from [----] visitors delivered by cruise ships in [----]. The world is waking up to Mozambique as a tropical holiday destination with its own cultural uniqueness"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2022369129835995271) 2026-02-13T17:55Z 87.7K followers, 10.6K engagements
"Water wealth: 95% of Africa's smallholder farms depend on rain for their crops' survival and investing in irrigation expansion can create 200million+ better-paying jobs in farming and the food value chain which is why World Bank feels water security is key to economic growth"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2022648532285436220) 2026-02-14T12:26Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Huge awesome and living free. Today is World Whale Day. In Africa's best whale-watching country South Africa (37 species of whales and dolphins) Bryde's Whales can be seen year-round Humpbacks from May prime watching for Southern Right whale is June-Nov"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2023089701457166529) 2026-02-15T17:39Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Congrats Lesotho: Wool from sheep herding is 65% of exports and supports 25% of rural population but herders mired in poverty coz wool is sold cheaply unprocessed. Now value-added fibre-processing of Lesotho's world-leading Mohair will localize manufacturing boost incomes.🐑"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2023103549412978744) 2026-02-15T18:34Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Monday morning and Africa's at work with skills and enthusiasm: *Glass vase making in Kenya *Fishing in Ghana *Designing dress in Nigeria *Programming code in Tanzania Whatever your work this week may it bring benefits & enjoyment and be of good to others"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2023273953427435602) 2026-02-16T05:51Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Congrats Kenya gov🌹policy. As Valentine's Day nears Kenya (one of Europe's biggest sources of roses) is seeing production is up in [----] (with earnings this year projected to be a record US$1.15billion) thanks to gov cutting VAT on flower industry inputs to lower production costs"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2016222489962016849) 2026-01-27T18:51Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Two travelers one camel. But buddies they take turns riding as they cross Mauritania's portion of the great windswept starkly beautiful Sahara Desert. Amazing to think that a scene that seems so ancient and timeless is just another [----] day for these men"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2019471740896727342) 2026-02-05T18:02Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Human toll. Today in [----] end of construction nears on the Congo-Ocean Railway in French Equatorial Africa (Central African Republic). The work has seen the greatest loss of life of any railway project in history. More than [-----] Congolese have died in accidents from diseases"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2019777673157873847) 2026-02-06T14:18Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Sad 60th anniversary. Today in [----] South Africas apartheid government declared the thriving multi-racial community District Six in Cape Town to be a Whites only area tho whites made up only 1% of residents. By [----] [--] [---] people were relocated and community was bulldozed"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2021537372765049316) 2026-02-11T10:50Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Finding new markets for a country's products isn't easy and requires long negotiations and logistics. So congrats South Africa: after trying [--] YEARS South Korean sanitary conditions now met and SA grapes will be shipped there starting this season. And now come the $$ benefits"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2022039935143022983) 2026-02-12T20:07Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Tired of paying high petrol prices (U.S. = $0.86/litre) Come to Africa more specifically North Africa specifically Libya where [--] litre of octante [--] gasoline costs $0.024. COMES WHEN COUNTRY REFINES ITS OWN PETROL and doesn't sent it out as cheap crude to overseas refineries"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2022263383345492319) 2026-02-13T10:55Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Mombasa beach beckons on a beautiful morning. But when I posted this pic last year I was called a liar by a guy who said this cannot be Kenya because the water is on the left and everyone knows the Indian Ocean is on Africa's right side. (Never heard of looking South I guess.)"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2022922661316448425) 2026-02-15T06:35Z 87.7K followers, 24.5K engagements
"Art Deco Anniversary: Today in [----] one of the last great art deco-style towers and then the tallest building ever constructed in Africa the 18-floor Mutual Building opened in Cape Town at a time when companies felt the public must be served by art in building design and decor"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2023030187080982714) 2026-02-15T13:42Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"The first South Africans. Today [--] February in [----] the Dutch ship Stavenise ran aground at the Cape of Good Hope. Captain William Knyff made contact with the areas inhabitants the Khoikhoi people. He received from them aid and hospitality"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2023325592553189672) 2026-02-16T09:16Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Congrats Egypt: Incredible to believe about country 97% uninhabited desert but Egypt is Africa's top fish producer from aquaculture (fish farms): [---] million tons yearly far ahead of #2 Nigeria. Egypt gets 80% of fish from aquaculture not Nile River Red Sea or Mediterranean"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2020433176997580995) 2026-02-08T09:43Z 87.7K followers, 130K engagements
"Congrats and a big WOW to Zambia: Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) was Africa's top performing stock exchange in [----]. Stocks listed on LuSE gained 68% in value in local currency (Kwacha) 87% in Euro terms and a staggering 112% in USD terms. LuSE symbol looks like kente cloth"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2020928012259115029) 2026-02-09T18:29Z 87.7K followers, 19.9K engagements
"@Jonathan660612 There were no trails obviously no roads"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/2023405113222844785) 2026-02-16T14:32Z 87.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Still City of Gold. Johannesburg is Africa's richest city worth US $276billion (public & private wealth combined) way ahead of #2 Cape Town worth US $155bn finds AfrAsia Bank [----] Africa Wealth Report. #3 Cairo is worth US $140bn; #4 Lagos US$108bn and Durban US $55bn"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1049753709863931905) 2018-10-09T20:09Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Namibia is already a major sea traffic player with Walvis Bay Port but will become more dominant with port expansion which is now 85% finished says African Development Bank that gave US$205million loan. Freight moving capacity will triple"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1050278867737477120) 2018-10-11T06:56Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Kenya has the building blocks in place for economic growth: a workforce numbering nearly [--] million industrial production growth of 7% and Africa's second 2nd highest savings rate: 82% of adults have bank accounts. But high inflation of 8% suggests gov not steering economy well"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1056129652018814977) 2018-10-27T10:25Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Dismissed in 1960s as economically hopeless Mauritius is now Africa's only economically free country (Economic Freedom of World). The result: Mauritius' [----] GDP per capita of US$7387 & average life expectancy of [----] years now US$20293 (up 175%) & [----] years (5 years longer)"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1068401702800379904) 2018-11-30T07:09Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Zimbabwe miners are getting Africa's biggest workers' pay raises yet in [----] an increase of 80% in their wages. Zim mining companies including giants Anglo Platinum Impala Platinum and Caledonia Mining have reached agreement with miners union. https://www.fin24.com/Economy/Africa/zimbabwe-miners-to-pay-80-wage-increase-20190314 https://www.fin24.com/Economy/Africa/zimbabwe-miners-to-pay-80-wage-increase-20190314"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1106816813055295489) 2019-03-16T07:17Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"💎Namibia to have the world's most technologically-advanced marine diamond recovery ship to harvest diamonds off Namibia's shore. For use by De Beers the US$468million 177metre-long vessel will be the largest of Debmarine Namibia's fleet. Now under construction in Romania"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1132947734762278912) 2019-05-27T09:52Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Another Africa record nobody seems to know. Switzerland may have its Alps and Nepal might its Mt. Everest but Lesotho is the highest country in the world. Lesotho's lowest point is [----] metres above sea level. "The Mountain Kingdom" has striking rugged views all around"
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1137471864136228864) 2019-06-08T21:30Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"More Morocco cars. French car manufacturer PSA Group opens giant US$620million plant in Kenitra to make [------] engines [------] cars by next year. Morocco already has Peugeot plants in Casablanca (80000 cars annually) and Tangier (340000 cars annually) http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-06/21/c_138159856.htm http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-06/21/c_138159856.htm"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1142069109909262336) 2019-06-21T13:57Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
""The Cuba of Africa." Lively beautiful Angola needn't compare itself to any other country but to draw international tourists you can have my slogan for free. The tropical former communist-leaning state with lots of beaches music and rhythm does have a Cuban feel to tourists"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1148291253135691776) 2019-07-08T18:02Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Matching investment to development needs. Global asset management is largest pool of cash on Earth (US$63trillion). If 1% of these funds were shifted to development the programmes of [--] UNs could be funded: refugees AIDS etc and Africa becomes food sustainable in a generation"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1154317814452432901) 2019-07-25T09:09Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Kenya now world's newest exporter of oil: [---] [---] barrels of crude oil worth US$12million have left Mombasa for Malaysia: 1st shipment since large deposits of oil were discovered in [----] in Lokichar basin which holds at least 560million barrels of oil. But environmental concerns"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1166352075925676041) 2019-08-27T14:09Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Mauritius on track to be Africa's 1st high income country by [----] is investing heavily on new golf courses for use by luxury travelers and international golf tournaments - which appreciate good weather awesome scenery"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1166357551371493377) 2019-08-27T14:31Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Africa's 7th largest economy isn't a country but a province: Lagos State in Nigeria. Lagos State's [----] GDP of US$136billion represented 1/3 of Nigeria's economic output"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1170800606166036480) 2019-09-08T20:46Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Africa's most valuable company South Africa's internet/entertainment/gaming/e-commerce giant Naspers conquers Europe this week creating Europe's biggest consumer internet company: Prosus worth US$105billion - more than the GDP worth of Kenya. https://qz.com/africa/1707162/south-africas-naspers-lists-prosus-internet-assets-on-euronext/utm_source=email&utm_medium=africa-weekly-brief https://qz.com/africa/1707162/south-africas-naspers-lists-prosus-internet-assets-on-euronext/utm_source=email&utm_medium=africa-weekly-brief"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1173578527008071682) 2019-09-16T12:44Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Climbing sensation. Although Mount Cameroon is an active volcano the highest mountain in Central Africa (4095m) is of growing popularity with tourists hikers and climbers who rise from the humid tropical base to the cool of the summit"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1175409582883135489) 2019-09-21T14:00Z 87.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Meet North Africa's tallest building - Morocco's The Mohammed VI Tower expected to open in 2022: [---] metres with [--] floors. Construction is well underway in Rabat. When opened the tower will be the tallest building in Africa until . . "
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1202106039501545472) 2019-12-04T06:03Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Kenya's Pinnacle Towers now being built will be Africa's undisputed tallest building when the US$194million twin towers are opened: [--] floors topping [---] metres. This week construction reports tell of work underway: However . . . CONT. https://constructionreviewonline.com/2017/05/construction-work-start-on-africas-tallest-building-in-kenya/ https://constructionreviewonline.com/2017/05/construction-work-start-on-africas-tallest-building-in-kenya/"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1202106052432531456) 2019-12-04T06:03Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Many people correctly answered the new Know Ur Africa question: Which African country is world's 4th biggest exporter of tomatoes It's Morocco which earned US$690million in [----] shipping 7% of the world's tomato consumption. http://www.worldstopexports.com/tomatoes-exports-country/ http://www.worldstopexports.com/tomatoes-exports-country/"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1213715641930309632) 2020-01-05T06:55Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Mozambique is named after Arab trader. When Portugal colonised the country in [----] they made the capital the Island of Mozambique and named entire country after the island which was named after the trader Mussa Bin Bique (sometimes speled Mossa Al Bique or Mussa Ben Mbiki etc.)"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1218932229327462401) 2020-01-19T16:24Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Home again. Priceless 1500year-old Yoruba statue smuggled into Mexico and seized by Mexican customs is on its way back to Nigeria. Detailed artwork shows a seated man with details like his helmet woven pants and musical instrument. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/artsbooks/379375-mexico-returns-ancient-ife-bronze-sculpture-to-nigeria.html https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/artsbooks/379375-mexico-returns-ancient-ife-bronze-sculpture-to-nigeria.html"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1233402698671808512) 2020-02-28T14:44Z 87.6K followers, [--] engagements
"South Africa's US$138billion economic stimulus plan to run [--] years is underway with gov naming [---] infrastructure projects to be prioritised for investment. These include roads energy projects housing and fish farms to boost aquaculture."
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1287746523418300426) 2020-07-27T13:47Z 87.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Not the time to shine. Botswana's diamond exports were down two-thirds March to June to US$293million from US$916million earned January to March. People's financial insecurity during Covid-19 is largely to blame for interest drop in the precious stones. https://www.namibian.com.na/93610/read/Botswana-diamond-exports-plunge-in-second-quarter https://www.namibian.com.na/93610/read/Botswana-diamond-exports-plunge-in-second-quarter"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1293166216069230593) 2020-08-11T12:43Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Well-preserved. Ancient Egyptian discoveries continue like clockwork. Archeologists uncover [--] 2600year-old mummies untouched in their sarcophagi (coffins) since burial. Called "a major find" it's considered "just the beginning" in that area. https://www.africanews.com/2020/10/04/in-major-archaeological-discovery-egypt-shows-off-dozens-of-ancient-coffins/ https://www.africanews.com/2020/10/04/in-major-archaeological-discovery-egypt-shows-off-dozens-of-ancient-coffins/"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1312754092830339072) 2020-10-04T13:59Z 87.6K followers, [--] engagements
"AfricArchitecture. Big Ivorian headdress. Cte d'Ivoire dedicates Abidjan's new US$257million 60000-seat Stead Olympique Ebimp. The stadium designed to resemble a traditional headdress will host the opening and closing football matches of the [----] African Cup of Nations"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1314467657744297988) 2020-10-09T07:28Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Did u know Africans discovered Australia England's Captain Cook [----] "discovery" of Australia is a myth. 900year-old coins from Kilwa (in Tanzania today) were found in Australia in [----] but not publicised until years later. Impressive that Africa's coinage and sea trade so old"
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1325171777794928640) 2020-11-07T20:22Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Botswana is available again. Today (Dec 1) Bots' borders are open for the first time since March. Here is a sample of what we've been missing"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1333707524273565697) 2020-12-01T09:40Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"In English "Make it rain" is one way of saying "make money" and if you're bringing in business you're a "rainmaker." The name of Botswana's currency the pula literally means "rain" in Setswana. In arid Bots rain is valuable and is often as scarce as $$ in our bank accounts"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1380858704988405764) 2021-04-10T12:22Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"I'm not sayin' the name or where this one of Africa's most expensive hotels is located but its promise "like a safari fairytale" shows 1) the designers have never been on a safari and 2) blood-red rose pedals scattered on the ground look like the aftermath of an anime killing"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1381324155170267137) 2021-04-11T19:11Z 87.4K followers, [--] engagements
"A golden sunrise over Malawi greets us this Friday morning. Known as a green semi-tropical country Malawi has a varied selection of scenery. It'll be raining in Lilongwe today. Have a good day everyone"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1400699330953101317) 2021-06-04T06:21Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Look at World's most spoken languages map from 120years ago. Today: [--]. English (1.34billion speakers) [--] Mandarin Chinese (1.12bn) [--]. Hindi (637million) [--]. Spanish (543m) [--]. French (277m) [--]. Arabic (274m) [--]. Bengali(265m) [--]. Russian(258m) [--]. Portuguese(252m) [--]. Indonesian(200m)"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1427328723372724225) 2021-08-16T17:57Z 87.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Rwanda agriculture exports were US$445million in 2020-21 up 6% despite Covid disturbing production transport. Interestingly "traditional crops" tea coffee were down and exports of grain sugar and other items were up. Exports to rise as pandemic ends. https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/rwanda-earns-rwf447bn-agricultural-exports https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/rwanda-earns-rwf447bn-agricultural-exports"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1432958790505308163) 2021-09-01T06:49Z 87.6K followers, [--] engagements
"DRC entered into huge deal with China in 2008: cobalt and rare minerals in exchange for infrastructure building. China got the minerals but lack of electricity meant infrastructure projects didn't happen. New Busanga power means China must now pay up. https://www.africanews.com/2021/09/12/drc-tshisekedi-authorizes-review-of-sino-congolese-contract-signed-by-joseph-kabila/ https://www.africanews.com/2021/09/12/drc-tshisekedi-authorizes-review-of-sino-congolese-contract-signed-by-joseph-kabila/"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1437107495466643465) 2021-09-12T17:35Z 87.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Guys we need to mobilise Nearly half of 216million people forced from their homes by climate change in next 29years will be Africans - 19m in North Africa; 86m in sub-Saharan Africa - says World Bank as coastal cities flood "hot spots" dry up interior. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/09/344463/world-bank-climate-change-threatens-to-displace-216-million-by-2050 https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/09/344463/world-bank-climate-change-threatens-to-displace-216-million-by-2050"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1438869206003556357) 2021-09-17T14:15Z 87.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Did U know Africans came to Australia first Seems England's Captain Cook [----] "discovery" of Australia is a myth. 900year-old coins from Kilwa (in Tanzania today) found in Australia in [----]. The discovery showing the extent of African sea trade wasn't made known for many years"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1454151531129880577) 2021-10-29T18:21Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Thousands of African animals were killed in the ancient Rome entertainment of "hunting shows." [---] lions were killed in 104BC in one show. Another show killed [--] crocodiles a hippo and [---] leopards. Biggest show ever had [---] leopards [---] elephants [----] monkeys & a rhino killed"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1524455941130924032) 2022-05-11T18:26Z 87.4K followers, [--] engagements
""On a state visit to Ghana once the British colony Gold Coast Queen Elizabeth II dances with President Kwame Nkrumah. The dance is heavy with symbolism: the passage of power is gracefully acknowledged." From "The Calendar of African History: Nov [--] 1961" https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/18-nov https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/18-nov"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1567942008747999234) 2022-09-08T18:24Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"The sun has set on the east coast of Southern Africa after a long week of work and eventful news that finds man and beast seeking rest and peace. Wishing you all a fine weekend"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1570806132733804546) 2022-09-16T16:05Z 87.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Africa as perceived by China. These descriptions of various countries are the most-searched questions or most-downloaded stories by Chinese on the Internet. Some views seem based on movies (Madagascar) imports (Sudan) or old news coverage. Others prejudice (CAR Gabon)"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1612051652655063041) 2023-01-08T11:40Z 87.5K followers, 63.4K engagements
"Three Guineas - why Blame 15th century Portuguese sailors who gave name Guin to a country that ironically is now named Senegal. But all West Africa took the name and each European power claimed its own: France - Guinea; Spain - Equatorial Guinea; Portugal - Guinea Bissau"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1636994392622788615) 2023-03-18T07:34Z 87.6K followers, 75.7K engagements
"Africa's 2nd most popular Airbnb is this beautiful modern oceanfront home in Zanzibar. (#1 is only #1 coz it's Cape Town which has higher Airbnb demand than Zanzibar) Price fluctuates by season but is reasonable for a private flat with its own beach. Patio view is worth price"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1659136155051343875) 2023-05-18T09:57Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"South Africa's [----] citrus exports have good - 127million cartons shipped so far vs 121million same time in [----]. With EU limiting its purchases SA growers are happy to gain preferential market access to new BRICS member states Argentina Egypt Ethiopia Saudi Arabia Iran UAE"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1705184712107462698) 2023-09-22T11:38Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The Giant of Africa's reign continues: In [----] Africa's largest economy continued to be Nigeria where wealth measured as GDP was US$477billion. Egypt followed closely with a GDP of US$475billion. Third is South Africa with US$405billon then Algeria Morocco Ethiopia Kenya"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1741373291820921259) 2023-12-31T08:18Z 87.5K followers, 13.5K engagements
"Making use of all that sunshine. Botswana which has [---] days of clear skies a year has decided to double the size of its largest solar power array to produce 120MW up from 60MW. Now to cost US$104million the plant has 25year contract to sell electricity to national grid.🔆"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1743162667458580519) 2024-01-05T06:49Z 87.6K followers, 11.5K engagements
"Today in 1961: Patrice Lumumba independence leader and first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo is assassinated after only [--] months in office; executed by a firing squad of Belgian and Congolese officers. See Africa's Jan [--] events here: https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/17-jan https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/17-jan"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1747533081051815988) 2024-01-17T08:15Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"What do they want up there The tallest termite mound ever recorded was found in Africa in the Republic of Congo in fact. The termites had crafted a home that rose [----] m (42 ft) high"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1771192101033672861) 2024-03-22T15:07Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Africa's newest country soon The horn of the Horn of Africa semi-autonomous Puntland wants out of the Somali Federation and full autonomy. Big meet on Thursday to determine fate of country(ies)"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1775184166142746715) 2024-04-02T15:31Z 87.6K followers, 73.1K engagements
"Lovely portrait of statistically average family. I found out today that a lioness on average gives birth to a litter of four cubs every two years. In order to become pregnant she copulates with her lion mate up to [--] times a day"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1796967815993331901) 2024-06-01T18:11Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"No one would risk everything on dangerous trip in search of a livelihood if there are jobs at home. To stop migration over the Mediterranean UK pledges US$108million for skills training job development throughout Africa"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1814987257054445834) 2024-07-21T11:34Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Make more beer people drink more beer. As Heineken invests US$32million and other brands invest more in their breweries in Rwanda Rwanda's beer market grows at 5.3% a year. Market worth to hit US$329million in [--] years with beer production rising from 231K metric tonnes to 273K"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1815811112807587986) 2024-07-23T18:08Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Kenneth Kuanda's [----] Chevrolet Parkswood station wagon he drove his family around (left) is shown new on right (click on pic). Rear door folds down to access a 3rd set of seats facing backward. It's being restored with dozens of other historic Zambia cars by Bobby van der Merwe"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1827630682925158754) 2024-08-25T08:54Z 86.6K followers, 21.3K engagements
"Putting all that sunshine and desert wind to use. Namibia generates 30% of its energy from renewables but 5GW more will be added by [----] aided by recent US$134million World Bank Loan for generation plants storage batteries and power lines to users nationwide.🌞💡"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1830705143102480744) 2024-09-02T20:31Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Musical popularity. Who's Africa's most popular musical artist [----] Depends who's listening. Nigeria's Burna Boy is Africa's most popular artist in the EU UK US & Caribbean DRC's Fally Ipupa is most popular in France and Francophone Africa TZ's Diamond Platnumz #1 in E Africa"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1836379121137651895) 2024-09-18T12:17Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"We in the Southern tip of Africa woke up to a cold morning and cars abandoned on impassable highways in South Africa and Lesotho. There's no snow removing equipment for these rare snow storms. We're improvising coping #SNOW"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1837368903657283875) 2024-09-21T05:50Z 87.5K followers, 36.6K engagements
"How is the wildlife coping with today's rare spring snowfall in South Africa and Lesotho "Just fine. They're adaptable to weather changes in their habitats as long as the extremes are not prolonged" a game park manager told me"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1837494900180553969) 2024-09-21T14:11Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Reduce imports from China Make them ourselves In Johannesburg the new US$275million Scaw steel mill will produce up to a half-million tonnes of sheet metal yearly to replace US$219million worth of products now bought from China. It's created [----] jobs thus far in South Africa"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1856946321196028205) 2024-11-14T06:24Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Mozambique wants to be a regional clean energy hub. Assisting the African Development bank has lent US$54million to build an onshore wind farm 50km west of Maputo. Moz first utility-scale wind power project will annually generate [-----] GWh and reduced CO emissions by 72K tons"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1858136752940032016) 2024-11-17T13:14Z 87.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Since [----] Americans have lead a revival of tourism to Africa. I like to counter the western media's Afropessimism narrative and post good reasons for interest not just in the pyramids and Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Falls to Europeans) but to experience continent of unique wonders"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1861301249649557668) 2024-11-26T06:49Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Monday morning and Africa goes to work with skill and enthusiasm: *Cutting leather to make purses in Ethiopia *Celebrating successful surgery in South Africa *Lawyering in Kenya court *Dispensing medicines in DRC May YOUR work this week bring you rewards and help others"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1868543113339502850) 2024-12-16T06:26Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Africa achieved 34% Internet Connectivity in [----] up 1% from [----] giving Africa the highest growth of any continent (with much room to improve of course). Zambia is Africa's best performer at 6% then Kenya at 5% Uganda Comoros Madagascar and Mozambique up by 4%"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1886339933805391881) 2025-02-03T09:04Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Know Your Africa Match these numbers of borders shared with neighbouring countries: [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] to the following countries: Algeria Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Lesotho Libya South Sudan Sudan Tanzania"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1890140504408617305) 2025-02-13T20:46Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"For the first time South Africa's agricultural exports from fruits to beef to wine to fish exceeded US$14 billion in [----]. SA's agricultural growth is based on exports but U.S.-led economic protectionism and nationalism is putting this at risk"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1890338288525037621) 2025-02-14T09:52Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Happy Birthday the Rand. South Africa's currency was launched today in [----] replacing the British pound that had long been legal tender. Issued in R1 R2 R10 and R20 notes the rand was stronger than the dollar (R1 = US$1.40) and stayed that way until [----]. Today $1 = R18.39"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1890406743634485501) 2025-02-14T14:24Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Amazing to see. I recently witnessed a demonstration of an Alexandrite gemstone dramatically changing colours from ruby red to emerald green as minerals within reacted to different type of light. Madagascar and Tanzania are Africa's top producers of the chameleon-like gem"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1890676027598283032) 2025-02-15T08:14Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Saturday night over Lake Malawi. This pic aided by time exposure but if you are here the truth is the longer you look the more stars to see"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1890844130806243597) 2025-02-15T19:22Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Africa History Feb [--]. 1686: The Dutch ship Stavenise runs aground at the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Captain William Knyff makes contact with the areas inhabitants the Khoikhoi people and receives from them aid and hospitality"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1891121732997542047) 2025-02-16T13:45Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Pink contemplation. A stunning image from Morocco where work is underway for the annual Rose Festival in Kelaa MGouna in the Dades Valley between the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara Desert where the Valle des Roses blooms from end to end with pink Persian roses every spring"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1891181894848356710) 2025-02-16T17:44Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"You know how when you search for 'African country with the most paved roads' you always get Mauritius That must be per capita. Mauritius has [----] km of paved roads (pic). Over on the mainland South Africa has [------] km of paved roads. Kenya has [------] km. Algeria: 96000km"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1891193316458307824) 2025-02-16T18:29Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Africa History Today. [--] February: In the year [---] Mahdia was dedicated as the new fortified coastal capital of the Ifriqiya Province of the Aghlabid Dynasty (present-day Tunisia). Palaces were built for the Fatimid rulers as well as the Great Mosque of Mahdia (pic). 1/2"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1892521223105720782) 2025-02-20T10:26Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Born today. 1936: Shehu Idris the longest reigning Emir of Nigeria's traditional state Zazzau (from [----] to 2020). 1943: Mohammed al Amin Sudanese musician singer and songwriter. 1984: Trevor Noah South African comedian satirical political commentator and global TV star"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1892521230978224254) 2025-02-20T10:26Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"So February is World Sweet Potato Month and if you're not from that country you may be surprised that Africa's largest producer of sweet potatoes is MALAWI (2nd in the world production behind only China) averaging [--] million metric tonnes annually and world's #1 in crop acreage"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1892829737380434130) 2025-02-21T06:52Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"African History Today. February [--] 2017: Cte dIvoire poet Bernard Binlin Dadi is posthumously is awarded the Grand Prix of Literary Associations. His first works were published in [----]. One of Africas great 20th century poets he died at age [---] in 2016"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1892875228499357806) 2025-02-21T09:53Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"This is World Bread Week celebrating the food staple as old as civilisation but enjoying a unique identity from country to country. How it's done in . . . Cameroon Central African Republic Mozambique Zanzibar"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1893310714745397280) 2025-02-22T14:43Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Dawn illuminates a prehistoric landscape. The tropical forests and giant pinnacles of So Tom and Prncipe the island nation in the Gulf of Guinea. You half expect dinosaurs to emerge to greet the new day"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1893541278580908058) 2025-02-23T05:59Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Sunday morning baking. This is World Bread Week. In Africa bread is made in hundreds of varieties shapes and tastes. How it's done in . . . Cameroon Central African Republic Mozambique Zanzibar"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1893552957607813617) 2025-02-23T06:46Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"More than half but far from enough. [---] million Africans now have access to at least basic drinking water services. [---] million still lack even basic access to clean water. Water is life. You know yourself the panic when the tap goes dry for even an hour"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1893928691786211624) 2025-02-24T07:39Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@PMiganda If some people I know did that the leopard would become an alcoholic"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1894031901146464693) 2025-02-24T14:29Z 86.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Desert wine. Wherever you can grow grapes you can make wine. Namibia's farmlands will produce [---] million litres of wine in [----]. Namibia's wine market is projected to see revenue of US$53million this year"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1900095605885505601) 2025-03-13T08:04Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Malawi and Mozambique have agreed to build one-stop border posts to speed road freight between countries while strengthening trade ties and facilitating cross-border commerce with transportation improvements. To do this US$380million is being spent on road upgrades"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1900174246711628057) 2025-03-13T13:16Z 87.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Movie Quiz 4U: "South African" film District [--] was a Hollywood production. So what film MADE IN AFRICA has earned the most $$ 1.A Tribe Called Judah(Nigeria) 2.Tsotsi(South Africa) 3.The Gods Must Be Crazy(Botswana) 4.The Blue Caftan(Morocco) 5.Laila(Egypt) ANSWER next post1/2"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1914001277127626801) 2025-04-20T17:00Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"QUIZ ANSWER: You've never heard of it but the most successful African-made film in history is "Laila" a [----] Egyptian production which at the time made US$28.7million. Adjusted for inflation that is US$512million in [----] dollars. #2 The Gods Must Be Crazy earned US$100million"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1914001282823848289) 2025-04-20T17:00Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"It's that time of year again to refresh the walls of Mali's Djenne Mosque with a new coating of Sahel mud. Now you know: the log studs imbedded in the walls of Mali's traditional structures look decorative but are functional. They're used for climbing"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1922379190361321642) 2025-05-13T19:51Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"New Lake Victoria bridge is now opened connecting Kigongo and Busisi Tanzania on either side of the giant lake's Gulf of Mwansa. The US$260million 3km bridge (4.66km in length including connecting roads) will bring new trade and tourism opportunities to the area"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1926971917795230135) 2025-05-26T12:01Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Immoral heartbreaking: 550million tons of excess US crops already paid for will be BURNED today instead of going to Sudan as intended to feed [---] million malnourished children - Could also feed every child currently starving in Gaza - orders Trump whom US chose as its leader"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1945476360417190226) 2025-07-16T13:31Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"@NashonTado These are my idea of an Ice Cream Sundae the ultimate in ice cream dishes in my opinion. Thank you for steering us toward this establishment"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1946104974007496743) 2025-07-18T07:09Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Survivor. I knew that Namibia's national flower is the world's most unique - the Namib Desert's 'living fossil' the Welwitshica mirabilis that can live 2000+ years; first ones appeared 112million years ago older than T-Rex. I just learned it's also Angola's national flower"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1948632544075022453) 2025-07-25T06:32Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"#AfricArchitecture. Opened in Kigali this week the new US$26million Zaria Courts complex is a community sports recreation and cultural centre. The state-of-the-art indoor basketball arena advances Rwanda's goal to become Africa's basketball capital.📷"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1951637684654428380) 2025-08-02T13:34Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Walvis Bay history: Today in [----] Namibia's largest port that was under South Africa's control since [----] was handed over to Namibia. In 2024/5 the Ports of Walvis Bay and Lderitz handled a record 8.42million tonnes of cargo as well as cruise ships visiting the desert country"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1956719672189215018) 2025-08-16T14:08Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Hats off to Gabon on the West African nation's 65th Independence Day today. The Gabonese achieved independence from France's colonisation in [----]. The population then of [------] is [-------]. Capital: Libreville. Top export is crude oil"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1957044511093510447) 2025-08-17T11:39Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Big city. Today in [----] Windhoek expanded its boundaries and soon would grow to cover [----] square kilometres. The expansion has made Namibias capital the world's 3rd largest city in terms of area after Tianjin China and Istanbul Turkey"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1971255912326377866) 2025-09-25T16:50Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Nearing a century old. Today in [----] the Cape Town Aerial Tramway began service in South Africa [--] years after the system was first proposed. The 704-metre climb to the top of Table Mountain on small wooden cars (pic) became one of Cape Towns most popular tourist attractions"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1974410760144191603) 2025-10-04T09:46Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Open today after [--] years of "renovation" the tomb of Amenhotep III in Luxor Egypt. How is a [----] year-old tomb "renovated" New lighting improving access to get visitors in and out climate control. Another big draw for Africa's biggest tourist attraction Egyptian antiquity"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1974549187095355558) 2025-10-04T18:56Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Today in [----] Ugandas new tallest building the Apolo Hotel opened in Kampala named (although with one letter l) for Prime Minister Apollo Milton Obote. When Idi Amin overthrew Obote in [----] he changed name to Kampala International Hotel. Since [----] it's the Sheraton Hotel"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1975927970914328968) 2025-10-08T14:15Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Boat scene in emerald bay. Tourism to Mauritius is robust in [----] and the island nation has become the Indian Ocean's top adventure tourism destinations. I just like the beaches: [---] km of beaches"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1976991645980934386) 2025-10-11T12:41Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Give a cheer for Equatorial Guinea on its Independence Day. After a hard-fought guerilla war to break free from Spain achieved that goal today in [----]. Fun Fact: Equatorial Guinea is near (1 degree north) but not actually on the Equator. Now about [--] million Equatorial Guineans"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1977333272540741998) 2025-10-12T11:19Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Colourful country. On today's Equatorial Guinea Independence Day one example of how the tropical environment with its brilliant sunshine bringing out nature's colours is duplicated in a thousand ways throughout the country"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1977484380151947700) 2025-10-12T21:19Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Monday morning and Africa is at work with skills and smarts@ *Making glassware in Uganda *Removing land mines in Angola *Engineering new building in Somaliland *Harvesting lemons in South Africa May your own work this week bring you satisfaction and rewards"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1977617497861058593) 2025-10-13T06:08Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"All that indestructible Styrofoam that is burying our planet Researchers find that mealworms can digest and make food of it and thus fattened be used as animal feed themselves. This is twice valuable for African entrepreneurs: waste management + biomass/animal feed production"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1977639814888665252) 2025-10-13T07:37Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Greatest infrastructure job. Today in [----] the Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria) has completed its protective wall system: [--] times longer than the Great Wall of China by volume hundreds of times larger than Egypts Great Pyramid. The Edo took an estimated 150million hours to dig build"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1977805381222203475) 2025-10-13T18:35Z 87.6K followers, 10.4K engagements
"More than double. Now that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is operational how does its electricity generating output compare to Africa's other giant hydroelectric dams Thanks to SA's IOA consultancy for the attached chart"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1978099100735164682) 2025-10-14T14:02Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Africa's famous public clock is [---] years old today. Dedicated in [----] in Blantyre Nyasaland (Malawi) the red-brick Queen Victoria Clock tower (she died in 1902) was re-dedicated in [----] in honour of the [---] people who drowned in the sinking of the MV Viphya on Lake Malawi"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1978724067860525259) 2025-10-16T07:25Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Africa leads in shipping. More cargo movement is a fine measure of economic growth signaling greater trade. Since start of [----] global containerised trade is up 4.2%. But for Africa it's double: 8%. Reason: Trump tariffs terminating U.S. market but Africa's China trade up 12.4%"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1979162525653410247) 2025-10-17T12:28Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Today in [----] The Battle of Kitombo ends in total defeat for the Portuguese colonial army in Angola after it invaded the independent Soyo State with the aim of enslaving its people. The Soyo (pic) kill most of the [---] Portuguese soldiers sell survivors as white slaves to Holland"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1979516060786122942) 2025-10-18T11:53Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Green fortune. Zambia is producing some of the finest emeralds today and Zambian emeralds are considered the world's best second only to Colombia. Zambian emerald prices are projected to rise by 15% in [----] due to increased global demand and limited supply. (pic: in the raw)"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1979638019679473861) 2025-10-18T19:57Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Remembering a Pan-Africanist visionary. Today in [----] on a flight from Lusaka to Maputo Mozambique independence leader and first President Samora Machel was killed along with [--] other people when his presidential plane crashed where the SA Moz and Swaziland borders converge"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1979912114518044773) 2025-10-19T14:06Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Monday morning and Africa is on the job with skills and enthusiasm: *Sorting cocoa crop in Cote d'Ivoire *Launching drone in Rep of Congo *Vaccinating in Cameroon *Fishing in Tanzania Whatever your work this week I hope it brings you rewards and satisfaction.💪"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1980170234712752532) 2025-10-20T07:12Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Pink beauty. Namibia isn't the only African country with giant sand dunes. Here a traveler leads his camels through the desert of Mauritania with a mountain of sand rising behind"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1980537689331109947) 2025-10-21T07:32Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Congrats Sierra Leone's Jaxon Smith-Njigba at [--] he's now an American football star. Hours ago he made a sensation celebrated his scoring a touchdown for his Seattle team by dunking the ball over the goalpost like a basketball. Great jumping too"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1980641595193274765) 2025-10-21T14:25Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"1 out of [--] African apples come from South Africa. On today's World Apple Day SA is world's 12th biggest producer - possibly [---] million tons in [----] will be 3.4% more than [----]. Exports up too. Egypt and Morocco are also big apple growers"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1980659490790994015) 2025-10-21T15:36Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Notable Africans Born Today (Oct 22). 1924: Cham Joof Gambian author Pan-Africanist politician. 1931: Mammo Wudneh Ethiopian writer playwrite journalist. 1939: Joaquim Chissano President of Mozambique (1986-2005). [----] -- Oshosheni Hiveluah Namibian filmmaker"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1980898088329048513) 2025-10-22T07:24Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Railroading in Moz. Mozambique is spending $219million to build more train lines locomotive freight and passenger cars to boost freight movement by rail from 15million tons now to [--] million tons helping Zambia and Swaziland lift economies with rail links to Maputo's port"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1980984886065512780) 2025-10-22T13:09Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Who is your country's top TV Talk Show Host I ask on today's World TV Talk Show Host Day. Let's 👏Nigeria's Nigerian Talk Show Host Clara Chizoba Kronborg who this past year broke the Guinness World Record for Longest Interviewing Marathonat [--] hours featuring [--] guests"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1981270439138586754) 2025-10-23T08:04Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Capital City Birthday. Today in [----] Blantyre the future capital of Malawi was established as a Church of Scotland mission. The site of the mission was selected in a hilly area of the Shire Highlands. (Pic: Blantyre [---] years ago)"
[X Link](https://x.com/hallaboutafrica/status/1981349944620699902) 2025-10-23T13:20Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
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"Why does Sudan have many more pyramids than Egypt (600 vs 120) in much better condition Originally Nubia was an Egyptian colony but when Egypt's dynasties collapsed (760BC) the "Black Pharaohs" of Nubia took over all of Egypt up to the Mediterranean building many pyramids"
X Link 2020-05-09T11:54Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Blowin' Electricity. Morocco to build new US$314million windfarm on its Atlantic coast. Generating [---] megawatts it'll save 2.4million tonnes of CO2 yearly and will help Morocco meet its goal of producing 52% of electricity from renewable sources by [----]. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/01/330331/morocco-to-build-new-wind-farm-near-essaouira-along-atlantic-coast/ https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/01/330331/morocco-to-build-new-wind-farm-near-essaouira-along-atlantic-coast/"
X Link 2021-01-03T11:58Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"@aycawe The average Malagasy worker is a millionaire in local currency because the average monthly salary is Malagasy Ariary [-------]. However in US dollars this equals US$346.00 - about R5000"
X Link 2021-04-14T18:20Z 87.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Zimbabwe bans export of its valuable raw mineral lithium essential for making electric car batteries and tells world: "You want to make electric car batteries to combat climate change make them in Zim" Such policy is long overdue"
X Link 2022-12-21T18:21Z 87.7K followers, 3.6M engagements
"Congrats Nigeria's Jerry Mallo [--] design engineer whose company is perfecting Africa's 1st carbon fibre luxury sports car the Bennie Purrie. He's also designed a superior tractor and hospital ventilator. Engineers of Africa arise"
X Link 2024-03-10T19:01Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Ambitions for tourism. Egypt recorded a record [--] million tourists in [----]. Travel industry execs say that's only the beginning projecting that with an expanding tourism infrastructure and more opportunities to see antiquities Egypt can make a goal of [--] million tourists"
X Link 2024-06-26T16:37Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Happy Birthday Soweto Today in [----] hundreds of homeless black people establish a squatters camp in Orlando West under the leadership of James Mpanza. Johannesburg City Council allows it as an emergency settlement. The start of what would become South Western Townships"
X Link 2025-03-25T11:58Z 87.7K followers, 366.7K engagements
"So what are you going to do on today's World Chardonnay Day Chardonnay is the grape type used to make a dry white wine. May I recommend a bottle of Leleshwa Chardonnay from Kenya (Before you ask leleshwa is Swahili for the African wild sage bush NOT used in wine-making.)"
X Link 2025-05-22T08:14Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Congrats South Africa: Agricultural exports Jan-March [----] hit US$3.36billion up 10% from 2024's 1st quarter thanks to customers in the East: China (avocados) Japan and India (maize) Iran (beef) Philippines and Vietnam (grapes). US' 30% tax on SA goods announced yesterday😏"
X Link 2025-07-09T20:14Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Busy boats. Getting around Central African Republic this morning is still often requires rivers where roads don't exist on the large dugout canoes called pirogues (foreground) or on barges"
X Link 2026-01-20T07:54Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Remembering the handsome Hero. [---] years ago today on [--] January [----] Ibrahima Dinah Salifou son of Mohammed Dinah Salifou the last king of Guineas Nalu people was decorated with the Lgion dhonneur in Paris for his bravery in battle during World War I. CONT. 1/2"
X Link 2026-01-20T19:19Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Aviation Anniversary. [--] years ago today on [--] January [----] The National Air Force of Angola was founded by members of the Flying Club of Angola in Luanda two months after national Independence. Its original name was the Peoples Air Force of Angola"
X Link 2026-01-21T18:36Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Neat and bright parliament. Cabo Verde might not have a lot of legislators but its legislative chamber is a clean-lined assembly that combines four shades of wood on walls floor desk sides and tops"
X Link 2026-01-22T18:01Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Today in [----] John Chilembwe a U.S.-trained Baptist minister begins an armed uprising to drive Europeans out of Nyasaland (Malawi). He's angry at colonial govs refusal to offer opportunities to educated Africans and exploitation of migrant workers on agricultural plantations"
X Link 2026-01-23T12:22Z 87.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Luminous art. The monumental stained-glass walls of Africa House in Addis Ababa (which I posted yesterday has won for Ethiopia architectural awards for the restoration of the [----] international-style modern masterpiece) tell the story of history and East African culture"
X Link 2026-01-24T07:33Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The scenery long ago. Today in [----] the first photograph taken in Nyasaland (Malawi) is made by Charles Livingston brother of Dr. David Livingstone. Taken of Elephant Pass at Chikwawa the view shows tall palm trees rising above the veld"
X Link 2026-01-24T15:01Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Last Monday in January and Africa is at work with skills and high spirits *Testing chemicals in South Africa *Launching drones in Botswana *Piloting jet fighter in Kenya *Constructing in Ethiopia Whatever your work in the new week ahead make the most of it"
X Link 2026-01-26T06:56Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Congrats Malawi the African country where you REALLY should have invested last year. Malawi had Africa's best-performing stock exchange in [----] measured by its All Share's Index that rose a Kilimanjaro-like 248% in value. Investors believed in Malawi companies and wanted in"
X Link 2026-01-26T19:04Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"AfricArchitecture. Today in [----] construction is underway on Mamluk sultan Qala'uns grand complex. Still Cairos masterpiece in [----] the complex pioneered modern city planning where buildings a hospital mosque mausoleum and school were placed not randomly but by design"
X Link 2026-01-27T08:20Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Mixed success. Poaching DRC has been significantly reduced in well-managed areas like Garamba National Park due to increased security. However within conflict areas that include the giant Virunga National Park poaching increased last year. (Pic: game warden and gorilla.)"
X Link 2026-01-27T15:40Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Today is International Lego Day - those colourful plastic blocks with pegs to attach together to make things. Kids toys but adults have used them to erect engineering marvels - bridges trains that move planes that fly and miniature cities. Here is Lego Lagos. And Lego Nairobi"
X Link 2026-01-28T06:41Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Congrats South Africa's growing animated film industry: Biblical cartoon "David" opens in US/Canada as #2 at box office grossing $75 million since the best North American performance for an SA film since 2009's sci-fi "District 6.""
X Link 2026-01-29T15:10Z 87.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Congrats South Africa's growing animated film industry: Biblical cartoon "David" opens in US/Canada as #2 at box office grossing $75 million since the best North American performance for an SA film since 2009's sci-fi "District 9.""
X Link 2026-01-29T15:32Z 87.4K followers, [----] engagements
"@peterthomas661 The film was released in South Africa in mid-December last month according to its Wikipedia page"
X Link 2026-01-29T17:40Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Inviting scene. The clear waters of Seychelles channeling through hundreds of lush little islands create a tapestry of greens and blues made by the sandbars and rock formations below"
X Link 2026-01-30T08:16Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"U remember Nxau Toma the endearing bush farmer of the [----] movie The Gods Must Be Crazy. He and other Nama and Khoisan people cannot receive South African Smart IDs because computer software can't recognize the punctuation marks used in their names to indicate clicking sounds"
X Link 2026-01-30T18:19Z 87.5K followers, 13.2K engagements
"What's old is new again - again. The clean lines and geometric shapes of a Malian pyramid and courtyard are both mysteriously ancient and accessibly modern in appearance"
X Link 2026-01-30T20:27Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@Dux_Nakale Oh yes. I was making a point using a familiar person. Incidentally check and see if they're having the same problem in Namibia"
X Link 2026-01-30T21:14Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Radio history. Listen in at 7:30am today to my Weekly Calendar of African History using your favorite radio app on SAfm from Johannesburg. I'm reporting the great historical events that happened every day throughout Africa from January [--] to February [--]. Fascinatingly fun"
X Link 2026-01-31T05:23Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"What happened Congrats Mozambique - Port of Maputo handled a record all-time high of [--] million tonnes of cargo in [----]. Just a year ago political unrest and insurgency in the north was predicted to interfere with supply chains and infrastructure creating shipping havoc"
X Link 2026-01-31T06:18Z 87.4K followers, [----] engagements
"@MbusoKaVusumuzi @lavidaNOTA I used a famous person for familiarity as an example but they're having same problem in Namibia. You may be illiterate and don't know the difference between speaking and writing but other languages use consonants and not punctuation marks writing names"
X Link 2026-01-31T06:21Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Welcome to February and if you were born this month then you'll want to thank Zambia for being the world's top producer of February's birthstone amethyst. Each year Zambia produces [----] tonnes of the purple precious gem amethyst"
X Link 2026-02-01T10:33Z 87.7K followers, 19.6K engagements
"Movie trivia: Africa Edition. Most successful African film ever: "The Gods Must Be Crazy" a [----] Botswana/South Africa comedy that has earned US$100+million. Most successful film shot in Africa: "Episode IV: A New Hope" the original Star Wars shot in Tunisia. US$775mn earnings"
X Link 2026-02-01T18:47Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Full moon for first February night and it's been four months since we've seen one here in cloud-covered Eswatini. But those are Chad's jagged red stone outcroppings in pic trying to pop the moon like a balloon with their peaks"
X Link 2026-02-01T20:12Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"First Monday in February and Africa is hard at work with talent and enthusiasm: *Fashion designing in Nigeria *Chemical analysis in Ghana *Arc welding in South Africa *Catfish catching in CAR Whatever your work this new week I hope it brings you fulfillment and rewards"
X Link 2026-02-02T06:46Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"@mcchimba You pose a question but frame it as a statement of fact. Yet no such "fact" exists. Please see what I am posting on this subject in [--] minutes"
X Link 2026-02-02T18:09Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Value added. Yesterday I posted that Zambia is world's leading producer of February's birthstone amethyst. Several Zambian "mine-to-market" companies mine cut polish make jewerlry from amethyst including Jewel of Africa Jagoda Gems Mutinta Jewellery Mwezi Blu and Virtu Gem"
X Link 2026-02-02T18:18Z 87.7K followers, 10.6K engagements
"Maputo like Abuja Nigeria is also [--] years old today. Mozambique's capital was Loureno Marques until February [--] [----] when independence leader and first President Samora Machel renamed it after the city's river. Pic: Maputo in 1976"
X Link 2026-02-03T11:22Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Mozambique lies directly in path of westward-moving Indian Ocean cyclones and this year flood devastation is again severe. Thank you Rwanda for sending rescue aid.🫱"
X Link 2026-02-05T06:14Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Localisation: The Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act mandates all energy projects must source 70% of products and services locally by [----]. Kenyas Local Content Bill [----] requires 60% of goods and services used in renewable energy projects be from Kenyan firms"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:52Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Feb 1-7 is African Heritage and Health Week celebrating the health benefits of traditional African food made from natural ingredients grown or found locally flavoured with local spices. Over the centuries African cooks have invented thousands of delicious dishes. Your favourite"
X Link 2026-02-06T05:46Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@Sam_Gwaks @theZedOG Suggest to find out who benefits by reading Zambia's new mining legislation mandating mine ownerships local sourcing higher state revenues and local community involvement"
X Link 2026-02-06T15:45Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"How we listened to the radio in [----]. Tomorrow like every Saturday morning at 7:30am hear learn enjoy the past on my weekly Calendar of African History on South Africa's SAfm - use your favourite radio app. IF YOU DON'T LISTEN YOU WON'T HEAR IT"
X Link 2026-02-06T18:05Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"100 years ago today on [--] Feb [----] Historian and founder of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History Carter G. Woodson an American born of enslaved Africans creates Negro History Week. Later the month of February would become as Black History Month"
X Link 2026-02-07T08:06Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Halal products primarily used by Muslim consumers if made locally can add $1.5 billion to Nigerias GDP by [----] and gov is encouraging halal manufacturing for job growth. Throughout Africa localisation of halal products can tap into huge market"
X Link 2026-02-07T14:51Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Sorry Kenya and Ethiopia you're no longer Africa's top milk producer. In [----] Egypt produced the most nearly [--] million tonnes. Egypt's had millennia of practice. This [----] year old wall carving shows how they did it in ancient times - naked men tied the cow's legs first"
X Link 2026-02-07T20:02Z 87.7K followers, 10.5K engagements
"Snack birthday. The staple food for much of Africa is maize so after years of potato chips and corn chips today in [----] was born the first maize-based snack called NikNaks introduced by South Africas Simba Chips company originally in one flavour: cheese"
X Link 2026-02-08T08:49Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Monday morning and Africa is at work with skills and dedication: *Pediatrics in Liberia *Installing solar panels in Benin *Piloting passenger jet in Kenya *Camel vetinarian service in Morocco Whatever your work this week may it bring you satisfaction and rewards"
X Link 2026-02-09T07:24Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Congrats Sierra-Leonean/American NFL star Jason Smith-Njigba: after head concussion fear from hard hit comes back and he and his Seahawks team won Super Bowl LX hours ago to become Champions of American football. African talent is reinvigourating U.S.' favourite sport"
X Link 2026-02-09T10:40Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] Africa's largest military still belongs to Egypt (440000 active personnel - 1.2million personnel with reserves added). 2nd place belongs to either Algeria with [------] active personnel or South Africa (using other measurements) with Nigeria following"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:48Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Considering pomegranates have been grown for their edible tart-sweet ruby seeds for [----] years in North Africa it's a surprise that Africa's top pomegranate producer is South Africa. Harvest season starts now in February ends July with 80% exported to EU UK Middle East"
X Link 2026-02-09T20:00Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@kasiva_mutisya Is that a fact Wish you had sent a link or some restrictions your broker has laid out regarding intra-Africa securities and equities purchases"
X Link 2026-02-10T06:54Z 87.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@kasiva_mutisya But you spoke of all Africans. Here in Eswatini we can and do purchase equities from other African nation's stock exchanges. But do be on the lookout for how to do this where you are"
X Link 2026-02-10T07:01Z 87.7K followers, [--] engagements
"@kasiva_mutisya I do believe you and asked for clarification because this is an important point. Thank you. I have been trading equities in JSE SSX and NYSE for [--] years and I'm selling off this month going into bonds. But then I'm retiring and don't need the rollercoaster"
X Link 2026-02-10T07:09Z 87.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Football anniversary. Today in [----] the very first Africa Cup of Nations and Africas main international mens association football competition is held in Khartoum Sudan. Only [--] teams compete Egypt Ethiopia and Sudan. South Africa disqualified coz apartheid. Egypt's team wins"
X Link 2026-02-10T07:17Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Busy week. East Africa is EU's main source for Valentine roses. As Saturday's romantic day approaches Ethiopian Airlines is flying dedicated cargo planes north (in [----] shipped 4200tons of Valentine's flowers). Ethiopia alone earned US$565million from flower exports in 2025"
X Link 2026-02-10T08:23Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Credit to Tanzania on today's World Pulses Day - no not meaning your heart rate but those edible dried seeds of legume plants like beans lentils and chickpeas. Tanzania is Africa's #1 and the world's #7 grower of beans producing over one million metric tonnes a year.🫘"
X Link 2026-02-10T13:42Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Historic good news. [--] years ago when AIDS was decimating Africa I was reporting how an HIV vaccine would be a saviour. The science was incredibly complicated. But now the first recipients of an HIV vaccine have been chosen for a test programme at Cape Town Groote Schuur Hospital"
X Link 2026-02-10T18:06Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Ageless. Johannesburg's OR Tambo Intl Airport is spending about US$1billion on an upgrade. I remember [--] years ago its excellent remodeling for the FIFA World Cup. My concern: Will the Xhosa mannequin who wears an illuminted ornamented tree dress every Christmas still remain"
X Link 2026-02-11T06:07Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Crypto currency value plunge - often bought as a hedge against the fluctuating price of the Naira or Rand Bitcoin is 89% of crypto purchases in Nigeria 74% in SA and has lost half its value. Who's hurting [--] out of [--] South Africans own crypto; 6% of Nigerians 5% of Kenyans"
X Link 2026-02-11T07:19Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@11namedpeople But they're not historians. I am and I have several platforms from which I'll be disseminating historical facts for the next [--] years at least"
X Link 2026-02-12T10:29Z 87.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Money anniversary. [--] years ago today on [--] Feb [----] South Africa got its own currency called the rand replacing the British pound and worth MORE than USD. R1 = $1.40. Cape Town founder Jan van Riebeeck appeared on R1 R2 R10 and R20 notes used throughout Southern Africa"
X Link 2026-02-14T15:31Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Old old place. Today in [----] Ribeira Grande (called Cidade Velha since the late 18th century) was established by Portuguese settlers on Santiago the largest of Cabo Verdes islands -- the first permanent European settlement to be built in the tropics anywhere in the world"
X Link 2026-01-31T18:37Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"It's a transformative year flipping the narrative. Asia has long been considered the world's economic powerhouse while Africa's seen as underachiever. Yeah well the International Monetary Fund projects Africa's [----] economic growth will outpace Asia for first time: 4.6% v 4.1%"
X Link 2026-02-03T19:48Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@grow_token_ This year's growth is a direct result of greater investment in infrastructure energy access (narrowing the energy gap) and gradual acceleration of intra-Africa trade"
X Link 2026-02-03T20:02Z 87.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Putting Ghana on the map Nigeria has Africa's largest cannabis market (US$15billion due to high local consumption) but Ghana after passage of law legalising marijuana hopes for a US$50billion local market telling grows they can earn US$10per hectare bring US$1bn in gov revenue"
X Link 2026-02-08T19:15Z 87.7K followers, 19K engagements
"So this is World Pickle Week. What country makes the most pickles in Africa I dunno But Egypt grows the most cucumbers and gherkins used to make pickles. Amazingly [--] in [--] cucumbers grown in Africa are from Egypt one of world's top suppliers at about [---] metric tons a year.🥒"
X Link 2026-02-12T10:45Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Slow flying but free chewing gum Today in 1935Belgiums national airlines Sabena originally created to fly only to what today is DRC flies its first long-haul scheduled service from Belgium to Congo. The journey took five and a half days on this Fokker F-VII aircraft"
X Link 2026-02-12T15:34Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"What test radioactive bombs on French soil Mon Dieu Today in [----] France explodes its first nuclear weapon (4 of them actually) at the Saharan Military Experiments Centre in the Sahara Desert in Algeria - upwind from nomadic herders and traders"
X Link 2026-02-13T07:57Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@SurenNaidoo @dbntourism @jdrsampson If I may add as someone who's long been a fan of Durban and recommends visitors go there Maputo is considered another kind of destination entirely and Maputo tourism does not come at the expense of Durban. Cargo shipping may be another matter"
X Link 2026-02-14T17:50Z 87.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Only in Africa the wondrous sight of a Lunar Rainbow appearing at Mosi-oa-Tunya ("Victoria Falls" to foreigners) when the full moon shines. Artificial lights are banned coz it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site unlike the U.S.' sad Niagara Falls that uses coloured lights at night"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:54Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Congrats Mozambique: [--] giant cruise ships will be arriving in Maputo this year and off-loading 16000+ tourists up from [----] visitors delivered by cruise ships in [----]. The world is waking up to Mozambique as a tropical holiday destination with its own cultural uniqueness"
X Link 2026-02-13T17:55Z 87.7K followers, 10.6K engagements
"Water wealth: 95% of Africa's smallholder farms depend on rain for their crops' survival and investing in irrigation expansion can create 200million+ better-paying jobs in farming and the food value chain which is why World Bank feels water security is key to economic growth"
X Link 2026-02-14T12:26Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Huge awesome and living free. Today is World Whale Day. In Africa's best whale-watching country South Africa (37 species of whales and dolphins) Bryde's Whales can be seen year-round Humpbacks from May prime watching for Southern Right whale is June-Nov"
X Link 2026-02-15T17:39Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Congrats Lesotho: Wool from sheep herding is 65% of exports and supports 25% of rural population but herders mired in poverty coz wool is sold cheaply unprocessed. Now value-added fibre-processing of Lesotho's world-leading Mohair will localize manufacturing boost incomes.🐑"
X Link 2026-02-15T18:34Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Monday morning and Africa's at work with skills and enthusiasm: *Glass vase making in Kenya *Fishing in Ghana *Designing dress in Nigeria *Programming code in Tanzania Whatever your work this week may it bring benefits & enjoyment and be of good to others"
X Link 2026-02-16T05:51Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Congrats Kenya gov🌹policy. As Valentine's Day nears Kenya (one of Europe's biggest sources of roses) is seeing production is up in [----] (with earnings this year projected to be a record US$1.15billion) thanks to gov cutting VAT on flower industry inputs to lower production costs"
X Link 2026-01-27T18:51Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Two travelers one camel. But buddies they take turns riding as they cross Mauritania's portion of the great windswept starkly beautiful Sahara Desert. Amazing to think that a scene that seems so ancient and timeless is just another [----] day for these men"
X Link 2026-02-05T18:02Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Human toll. Today in [----] end of construction nears on the Congo-Ocean Railway in French Equatorial Africa (Central African Republic). The work has seen the greatest loss of life of any railway project in history. More than [-----] Congolese have died in accidents from diseases"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:18Z 87.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Sad 60th anniversary. Today in [----] South Africas apartheid government declared the thriving multi-racial community District Six in Cape Town to be a Whites only area tho whites made up only 1% of residents. By [----] [--] [---] people were relocated and community was bulldozed"
X Link 2026-02-11T10:50Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Finding new markets for a country's products isn't easy and requires long negotiations and logistics. So congrats South Africa: after trying [--] YEARS South Korean sanitary conditions now met and SA grapes will be shipped there starting this season. And now come the $$ benefits"
X Link 2026-02-12T20:07Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Tired of paying high petrol prices (U.S. = $0.86/litre) Come to Africa more specifically North Africa specifically Libya where [--] litre of octante [--] gasoline costs $0.024. COMES WHEN COUNTRY REFINES ITS OWN PETROL and doesn't sent it out as cheap crude to overseas refineries"
X Link 2026-02-13T10:55Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Mombasa beach beckons on a beautiful morning. But when I posted this pic last year I was called a liar by a guy who said this cannot be Kenya because the water is on the left and everyone knows the Indian Ocean is on Africa's right side. (Never heard of looking South I guess.)"
X Link 2026-02-15T06:35Z 87.7K followers, 24.5K engagements
"Art Deco Anniversary: Today in [----] one of the last great art deco-style towers and then the tallest building ever constructed in Africa the 18-floor Mutual Building opened in Cape Town at a time when companies felt the public must be served by art in building design and decor"
X Link 2026-02-15T13:42Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"The first South Africans. Today [--] February in [----] the Dutch ship Stavenise ran aground at the Cape of Good Hope. Captain William Knyff made contact with the areas inhabitants the Khoikhoi people. He received from them aid and hospitality"
X Link 2026-02-16T09:16Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Congrats Egypt: Incredible to believe about country 97% uninhabited desert but Egypt is Africa's top fish producer from aquaculture (fish farms): [---] million tons yearly far ahead of #2 Nigeria. Egypt gets 80% of fish from aquaculture not Nile River Red Sea or Mediterranean"
X Link 2026-02-08T09:43Z 87.7K followers, 130K engagements
"Congrats and a big WOW to Zambia: Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) was Africa's top performing stock exchange in [----]. Stocks listed on LuSE gained 68% in value in local currency (Kwacha) 87% in Euro terms and a staggering 112% in USD terms. LuSE symbol looks like kente cloth"
X Link 2026-02-09T18:29Z 87.7K followers, 19.9K engagements
"@Jonathan660612 There were no trails obviously no roads"
X Link 2026-02-16T14:32Z 87.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Still City of Gold. Johannesburg is Africa's richest city worth US $276billion (public & private wealth combined) way ahead of #2 Cape Town worth US $155bn finds AfrAsia Bank [----] Africa Wealth Report. #3 Cairo is worth US $140bn; #4 Lagos US$108bn and Durban US $55bn"
X Link 2018-10-09T20:09Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Namibia is already a major sea traffic player with Walvis Bay Port but will become more dominant with port expansion which is now 85% finished says African Development Bank that gave US$205million loan. Freight moving capacity will triple"
X Link 2018-10-11T06:56Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Kenya has the building blocks in place for economic growth: a workforce numbering nearly [--] million industrial production growth of 7% and Africa's second 2nd highest savings rate: 82% of adults have bank accounts. But high inflation of 8% suggests gov not steering economy well"
X Link 2018-10-27T10:25Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Dismissed in 1960s as economically hopeless Mauritius is now Africa's only economically free country (Economic Freedom of World). The result: Mauritius' [----] GDP per capita of US$7387 & average life expectancy of [----] years now US$20293 (up 175%) & [----] years (5 years longer)"
X Link 2018-11-30T07:09Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Zimbabwe miners are getting Africa's biggest workers' pay raises yet in [----] an increase of 80% in their wages. Zim mining companies including giants Anglo Platinum Impala Platinum and Caledonia Mining have reached agreement with miners union. https://www.fin24.com/Economy/Africa/zimbabwe-miners-to-pay-80-wage-increase-20190314 https://www.fin24.com/Economy/Africa/zimbabwe-miners-to-pay-80-wage-increase-20190314"
X Link 2019-03-16T07:17Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"💎Namibia to have the world's most technologically-advanced marine diamond recovery ship to harvest diamonds off Namibia's shore. For use by De Beers the US$468million 177metre-long vessel will be the largest of Debmarine Namibia's fleet. Now under construction in Romania"
X Link 2019-05-27T09:52Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Another Africa record nobody seems to know. Switzerland may have its Alps and Nepal might its Mt. Everest but Lesotho is the highest country in the world. Lesotho's lowest point is [----] metres above sea level. "The Mountain Kingdom" has striking rugged views all around"
X Link 2019-06-08T21:30Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"More Morocco cars. French car manufacturer PSA Group opens giant US$620million plant in Kenitra to make [------] engines [------] cars by next year. Morocco already has Peugeot plants in Casablanca (80000 cars annually) and Tangier (340000 cars annually) http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-06/21/c_138159856.htm http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-06/21/c_138159856.htm"
X Link 2019-06-21T13:57Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
""The Cuba of Africa." Lively beautiful Angola needn't compare itself to any other country but to draw international tourists you can have my slogan for free. The tropical former communist-leaning state with lots of beaches music and rhythm does have a Cuban feel to tourists"
X Link 2019-07-08T18:02Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Matching investment to development needs. Global asset management is largest pool of cash on Earth (US$63trillion). If 1% of these funds were shifted to development the programmes of [--] UNs could be funded: refugees AIDS etc and Africa becomes food sustainable in a generation"
X Link 2019-07-25T09:09Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Kenya now world's newest exporter of oil: [---] [---] barrels of crude oil worth US$12million have left Mombasa for Malaysia: 1st shipment since large deposits of oil were discovered in [----] in Lokichar basin which holds at least 560million barrels of oil. But environmental concerns"
X Link 2019-08-27T14:09Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Mauritius on track to be Africa's 1st high income country by [----] is investing heavily on new golf courses for use by luxury travelers and international golf tournaments - which appreciate good weather awesome scenery"
X Link 2019-08-27T14:31Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Africa's 7th largest economy isn't a country but a province: Lagos State in Nigeria. Lagos State's [----] GDP of US$136billion represented 1/3 of Nigeria's economic output"
X Link 2019-09-08T20:46Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Africa's most valuable company South Africa's internet/entertainment/gaming/e-commerce giant Naspers conquers Europe this week creating Europe's biggest consumer internet company: Prosus worth US$105billion - more than the GDP worth of Kenya. https://qz.com/africa/1707162/south-africas-naspers-lists-prosus-internet-assets-on-euronext/utm_source=email&utm_medium=africa-weekly-brief https://qz.com/africa/1707162/south-africas-naspers-lists-prosus-internet-assets-on-euronext/utm_source=email&utm_medium=africa-weekly-brief"
X Link 2019-09-16T12:44Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Climbing sensation. Although Mount Cameroon is an active volcano the highest mountain in Central Africa (4095m) is of growing popularity with tourists hikers and climbers who rise from the humid tropical base to the cool of the summit"
X Link 2019-09-21T14:00Z 87.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Meet North Africa's tallest building - Morocco's The Mohammed VI Tower expected to open in 2022: [---] metres with [--] floors. Construction is well underway in Rabat. When opened the tower will be the tallest building in Africa until . . "
X Link 2019-12-04T06:03Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Kenya's Pinnacle Towers now being built will be Africa's undisputed tallest building when the US$194million twin towers are opened: [--] floors topping [---] metres. This week construction reports tell of work underway: However . . . CONT. https://constructionreviewonline.com/2017/05/construction-work-start-on-africas-tallest-building-in-kenya/ https://constructionreviewonline.com/2017/05/construction-work-start-on-africas-tallest-building-in-kenya/"
X Link 2019-12-04T06:03Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Many people correctly answered the new Know Ur Africa question: Which African country is world's 4th biggest exporter of tomatoes It's Morocco which earned US$690million in [----] shipping 7% of the world's tomato consumption. http://www.worldstopexports.com/tomatoes-exports-country/ http://www.worldstopexports.com/tomatoes-exports-country/"
X Link 2020-01-05T06:55Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Mozambique is named after Arab trader. When Portugal colonised the country in [----] they made the capital the Island of Mozambique and named entire country after the island which was named after the trader Mussa Bin Bique (sometimes speled Mossa Al Bique or Mussa Ben Mbiki etc.)"
X Link 2020-01-19T16:24Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Home again. Priceless 1500year-old Yoruba statue smuggled into Mexico and seized by Mexican customs is on its way back to Nigeria. Detailed artwork shows a seated man with details like his helmet woven pants and musical instrument. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/artsbooks/379375-mexico-returns-ancient-ife-bronze-sculpture-to-nigeria.html https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/artsbooks/379375-mexico-returns-ancient-ife-bronze-sculpture-to-nigeria.html"
X Link 2020-02-28T14:44Z 87.6K followers, [--] engagements
"South Africa's US$138billion economic stimulus plan to run [--] years is underway with gov naming [---] infrastructure projects to be prioritised for investment. These include roads energy projects housing and fish farms to boost aquaculture."
X Link 2020-07-27T13:47Z 87.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Not the time to shine. Botswana's diamond exports were down two-thirds March to June to US$293million from US$916million earned January to March. People's financial insecurity during Covid-19 is largely to blame for interest drop in the precious stones. https://www.namibian.com.na/93610/read/Botswana-diamond-exports-plunge-in-second-quarter https://www.namibian.com.na/93610/read/Botswana-diamond-exports-plunge-in-second-quarter"
X Link 2020-08-11T12:43Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Well-preserved. Ancient Egyptian discoveries continue like clockwork. Archeologists uncover [--] 2600year-old mummies untouched in their sarcophagi (coffins) since burial. Called "a major find" it's considered "just the beginning" in that area. https://www.africanews.com/2020/10/04/in-major-archaeological-discovery-egypt-shows-off-dozens-of-ancient-coffins/ https://www.africanews.com/2020/10/04/in-major-archaeological-discovery-egypt-shows-off-dozens-of-ancient-coffins/"
X Link 2020-10-04T13:59Z 87.6K followers, [--] engagements
"AfricArchitecture. Big Ivorian headdress. Cte d'Ivoire dedicates Abidjan's new US$257million 60000-seat Stead Olympique Ebimp. The stadium designed to resemble a traditional headdress will host the opening and closing football matches of the [----] African Cup of Nations"
X Link 2020-10-09T07:28Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Did u know Africans discovered Australia England's Captain Cook [----] "discovery" of Australia is a myth. 900year-old coins from Kilwa (in Tanzania today) were found in Australia in [----] but not publicised until years later. Impressive that Africa's coinage and sea trade so old"
X Link 2020-11-07T20:22Z 87.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Botswana is available again. Today (Dec 1) Bots' borders are open for the first time since March. Here is a sample of what we've been missing"
X Link 2020-12-01T09:40Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"In English "Make it rain" is one way of saying "make money" and if you're bringing in business you're a "rainmaker." The name of Botswana's currency the pula literally means "rain" in Setswana. In arid Bots rain is valuable and is often as scarce as $$ in our bank accounts"
X Link 2021-04-10T12:22Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"I'm not sayin' the name or where this one of Africa's most expensive hotels is located but its promise "like a safari fairytale" shows 1) the designers have never been on a safari and 2) blood-red rose pedals scattered on the ground look like the aftermath of an anime killing"
X Link 2021-04-11T19:11Z 87.4K followers, [--] engagements
"A golden sunrise over Malawi greets us this Friday morning. Known as a green semi-tropical country Malawi has a varied selection of scenery. It'll be raining in Lilongwe today. Have a good day everyone"
X Link 2021-06-04T06:21Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Look at World's most spoken languages map from 120years ago. Today: [--]. English (1.34billion speakers) [--] Mandarin Chinese (1.12bn) [--]. Hindi (637million) [--]. Spanish (543m) [--]. French (277m) [--]. Arabic (274m) [--]. Bengali(265m) [--]. Russian(258m) [--]. Portuguese(252m) [--]. Indonesian(200m)"
X Link 2021-08-16T17:57Z 87.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Rwanda agriculture exports were US$445million in 2020-21 up 6% despite Covid disturbing production transport. Interestingly "traditional crops" tea coffee were down and exports of grain sugar and other items were up. Exports to rise as pandemic ends. https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/rwanda-earns-rwf447bn-agricultural-exports https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/rwanda-earns-rwf447bn-agricultural-exports"
X Link 2021-09-01T06:49Z 87.6K followers, [--] engagements
"DRC entered into huge deal with China in 2008: cobalt and rare minerals in exchange for infrastructure building. China got the minerals but lack of electricity meant infrastructure projects didn't happen. New Busanga power means China must now pay up. https://www.africanews.com/2021/09/12/drc-tshisekedi-authorizes-review-of-sino-congolese-contract-signed-by-joseph-kabila/ https://www.africanews.com/2021/09/12/drc-tshisekedi-authorizes-review-of-sino-congolese-contract-signed-by-joseph-kabila/"
X Link 2021-09-12T17:35Z 87.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Guys we need to mobilise Nearly half of 216million people forced from their homes by climate change in next 29years will be Africans - 19m in North Africa; 86m in sub-Saharan Africa - says World Bank as coastal cities flood "hot spots" dry up interior. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/09/344463/world-bank-climate-change-threatens-to-displace-216-million-by-2050 https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/09/344463/world-bank-climate-change-threatens-to-displace-216-million-by-2050"
X Link 2021-09-17T14:15Z 87.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Did U know Africans came to Australia first Seems England's Captain Cook [----] "discovery" of Australia is a myth. 900year-old coins from Kilwa (in Tanzania today) found in Australia in [----]. The discovery showing the extent of African sea trade wasn't made known for many years"
X Link 2021-10-29T18:21Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Thousands of African animals were killed in the ancient Rome entertainment of "hunting shows." [---] lions were killed in 104BC in one show. Another show killed [--] crocodiles a hippo and [---] leopards. Biggest show ever had [---] leopards [---] elephants [----] monkeys & a rhino killed"
X Link 2022-05-11T18:26Z 87.4K followers, [--] engagements
""On a state visit to Ghana once the British colony Gold Coast Queen Elizabeth II dances with President Kwame Nkrumah. The dance is heavy with symbolism: the passage of power is gracefully acknowledged." From "The Calendar of African History: Nov [--] 1961" https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/18-nov https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/18-nov"
X Link 2022-09-08T18:24Z 87.4K followers, [---] engagements
"The sun has set on the east coast of Southern Africa after a long week of work and eventful news that finds man and beast seeking rest and peace. Wishing you all a fine weekend"
X Link 2022-09-16T16:05Z 87.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Africa as perceived by China. These descriptions of various countries are the most-searched questions or most-downloaded stories by Chinese on the Internet. Some views seem based on movies (Madagascar) imports (Sudan) or old news coverage. Others prejudice (CAR Gabon)"
X Link 2023-01-08T11:40Z 87.5K followers, 63.4K engagements
"Three Guineas - why Blame 15th century Portuguese sailors who gave name Guin to a country that ironically is now named Senegal. But all West Africa took the name and each European power claimed its own: France - Guinea; Spain - Equatorial Guinea; Portugal - Guinea Bissau"
X Link 2023-03-18T07:34Z 87.6K followers, 75.7K engagements
"Africa's 2nd most popular Airbnb is this beautiful modern oceanfront home in Zanzibar. (#1 is only #1 coz it's Cape Town which has higher Airbnb demand than Zanzibar) Price fluctuates by season but is reasonable for a private flat with its own beach. Patio view is worth price"
X Link 2023-05-18T09:57Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"South Africa's [----] citrus exports have good - 127million cartons shipped so far vs 121million same time in [----]. With EU limiting its purchases SA growers are happy to gain preferential market access to new BRICS member states Argentina Egypt Ethiopia Saudi Arabia Iran UAE"
X Link 2023-09-22T11:38Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The Giant of Africa's reign continues: In [----] Africa's largest economy continued to be Nigeria where wealth measured as GDP was US$477billion. Egypt followed closely with a GDP of US$475billion. Third is South Africa with US$405billon then Algeria Morocco Ethiopia Kenya"
X Link 2023-12-31T08:18Z 87.5K followers, 13.5K engagements
"Making use of all that sunshine. Botswana which has [---] days of clear skies a year has decided to double the size of its largest solar power array to produce 120MW up from 60MW. Now to cost US$104million the plant has 25year contract to sell electricity to national grid.🔆"
X Link 2024-01-05T06:49Z 87.6K followers, 11.5K engagements
"Today in 1961: Patrice Lumumba independence leader and first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo is assassinated after only [--] months in office; executed by a firing squad of Belgian and Congolese officers. See Africa's Jan [--] events here: https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/17-jan https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/17-jan"
X Link 2024-01-17T08:15Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"What do they want up there The tallest termite mound ever recorded was found in Africa in the Republic of Congo in fact. The termites had crafted a home that rose [----] m (42 ft) high"
X Link 2024-03-22T15:07Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Africa's newest country soon The horn of the Horn of Africa semi-autonomous Puntland wants out of the Somali Federation and full autonomy. Big meet on Thursday to determine fate of country(ies)"
X Link 2024-04-02T15:31Z 87.6K followers, 73.1K engagements
"Lovely portrait of statistically average family. I found out today that a lioness on average gives birth to a litter of four cubs every two years. In order to become pregnant she copulates with her lion mate up to [--] times a day"
X Link 2024-06-01T18:11Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"No one would risk everything on dangerous trip in search of a livelihood if there are jobs at home. To stop migration over the Mediterranean UK pledges US$108million for skills training job development throughout Africa"
X Link 2024-07-21T11:34Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Make more beer people drink more beer. As Heineken invests US$32million and other brands invest more in their breweries in Rwanda Rwanda's beer market grows at 5.3% a year. Market worth to hit US$329million in [--] years with beer production rising from 231K metric tonnes to 273K"
X Link 2024-07-23T18:08Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Kenneth Kuanda's [----] Chevrolet Parkswood station wagon he drove his family around (left) is shown new on right (click on pic). Rear door folds down to access a 3rd set of seats facing backward. It's being restored with dozens of other historic Zambia cars by Bobby van der Merwe"
X Link 2024-08-25T08:54Z 86.6K followers, 21.3K engagements
"Putting all that sunshine and desert wind to use. Namibia generates 30% of its energy from renewables but 5GW more will be added by [----] aided by recent US$134million World Bank Loan for generation plants storage batteries and power lines to users nationwide.🌞💡"
X Link 2024-09-02T20:31Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Musical popularity. Who's Africa's most popular musical artist [----] Depends who's listening. Nigeria's Burna Boy is Africa's most popular artist in the EU UK US & Caribbean DRC's Fally Ipupa is most popular in France and Francophone Africa TZ's Diamond Platnumz #1 in E Africa"
X Link 2024-09-18T12:17Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"We in the Southern tip of Africa woke up to a cold morning and cars abandoned on impassable highways in South Africa and Lesotho. There's no snow removing equipment for these rare snow storms. We're improvising coping #SNOW"
X Link 2024-09-21T05:50Z 87.5K followers, 36.6K engagements
"How is the wildlife coping with today's rare spring snowfall in South Africa and Lesotho "Just fine. They're adaptable to weather changes in their habitats as long as the extremes are not prolonged" a game park manager told me"
X Link 2024-09-21T14:11Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Reduce imports from China Make them ourselves In Johannesburg the new US$275million Scaw steel mill will produce up to a half-million tonnes of sheet metal yearly to replace US$219million worth of products now bought from China. It's created [----] jobs thus far in South Africa"
X Link 2024-11-14T06:24Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Mozambique wants to be a regional clean energy hub. Assisting the African Development bank has lent US$54million to build an onshore wind farm 50km west of Maputo. Moz first utility-scale wind power project will annually generate [-----] GWh and reduced CO emissions by 72K tons"
X Link 2024-11-17T13:14Z 87.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Since [----] Americans have lead a revival of tourism to Africa. I like to counter the western media's Afropessimism narrative and post good reasons for interest not just in the pyramids and Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Falls to Europeans) but to experience continent of unique wonders"
X Link 2024-11-26T06:49Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Monday morning and Africa goes to work with skill and enthusiasm: *Cutting leather to make purses in Ethiopia *Celebrating successful surgery in South Africa *Lawyering in Kenya court *Dispensing medicines in DRC May YOUR work this week bring you rewards and help others"
X Link 2024-12-16T06:26Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Africa achieved 34% Internet Connectivity in [----] up 1% from [----] giving Africa the highest growth of any continent (with much room to improve of course). Zambia is Africa's best performer at 6% then Kenya at 5% Uganda Comoros Madagascar and Mozambique up by 4%"
X Link 2025-02-03T09:04Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Know Your Africa Match these numbers of borders shared with neighbouring countries: [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] to the following countries: Algeria Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Lesotho Libya South Sudan Sudan Tanzania"
X Link 2025-02-13T20:46Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"For the first time South Africa's agricultural exports from fruits to beef to wine to fish exceeded US$14 billion in [----]. SA's agricultural growth is based on exports but U.S.-led economic protectionism and nationalism is putting this at risk"
X Link 2025-02-14T09:52Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Happy Birthday the Rand. South Africa's currency was launched today in [----] replacing the British pound that had long been legal tender. Issued in R1 R2 R10 and R20 notes the rand was stronger than the dollar (R1 = US$1.40) and stayed that way until [----]. Today $1 = R18.39"
X Link 2025-02-14T14:24Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Amazing to see. I recently witnessed a demonstration of an Alexandrite gemstone dramatically changing colours from ruby red to emerald green as minerals within reacted to different type of light. Madagascar and Tanzania are Africa's top producers of the chameleon-like gem"
X Link 2025-02-15T08:14Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Saturday night over Lake Malawi. This pic aided by time exposure but if you are here the truth is the longer you look the more stars to see"
X Link 2025-02-15T19:22Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Africa History Feb [--]. 1686: The Dutch ship Stavenise runs aground at the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Captain William Knyff makes contact with the areas inhabitants the Khoikhoi people and receives from them aid and hospitality"
X Link 2025-02-16T13:45Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Pink contemplation. A stunning image from Morocco where work is underway for the annual Rose Festival in Kelaa MGouna in the Dades Valley between the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara Desert where the Valle des Roses blooms from end to end with pink Persian roses every spring"
X Link 2025-02-16T17:44Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"You know how when you search for 'African country with the most paved roads' you always get Mauritius That must be per capita. Mauritius has [----] km of paved roads (pic). Over on the mainland South Africa has [------] km of paved roads. Kenya has [------] km. Algeria: 96000km"
X Link 2025-02-16T18:29Z 86.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Africa History Today. [--] February: In the year [---] Mahdia was dedicated as the new fortified coastal capital of the Ifriqiya Province of the Aghlabid Dynasty (present-day Tunisia). Palaces were built for the Fatimid rulers as well as the Great Mosque of Mahdia (pic). 1/2"
X Link 2025-02-20T10:26Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Born today. 1936: Shehu Idris the longest reigning Emir of Nigeria's traditional state Zazzau (from [----] to 2020). 1943: Mohammed al Amin Sudanese musician singer and songwriter. 1984: Trevor Noah South African comedian satirical political commentator and global TV star"
X Link 2025-02-20T10:26Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"So February is World Sweet Potato Month and if you're not from that country you may be surprised that Africa's largest producer of sweet potatoes is MALAWI (2nd in the world production behind only China) averaging [--] million metric tonnes annually and world's #1 in crop acreage"
X Link 2025-02-21T06:52Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"African History Today. February [--] 2017: Cte dIvoire poet Bernard Binlin Dadi is posthumously is awarded the Grand Prix of Literary Associations. His first works were published in [----]. One of Africas great 20th century poets he died at age [---] in 2016"
X Link 2025-02-21T09:53Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"This is World Bread Week celebrating the food staple as old as civilisation but enjoying a unique identity from country to country. How it's done in . . . Cameroon Central African Republic Mozambique Zanzibar"
X Link 2025-02-22T14:43Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Dawn illuminates a prehistoric landscape. The tropical forests and giant pinnacles of So Tom and Prncipe the island nation in the Gulf of Guinea. You half expect dinosaurs to emerge to greet the new day"
X Link 2025-02-23T05:59Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Sunday morning baking. This is World Bread Week. In Africa bread is made in hundreds of varieties shapes and tastes. How it's done in . . . Cameroon Central African Republic Mozambique Zanzibar"
X Link 2025-02-23T06:46Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"More than half but far from enough. [---] million Africans now have access to at least basic drinking water services. [---] million still lack even basic access to clean water. Water is life. You know yourself the panic when the tap goes dry for even an hour"
X Link 2025-02-24T07:39Z 86.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@PMiganda If some people I know did that the leopard would become an alcoholic"
X Link 2025-02-24T14:29Z 86.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Desert wine. Wherever you can grow grapes you can make wine. Namibia's farmlands will produce [---] million litres of wine in [----]. Namibia's wine market is projected to see revenue of US$53million this year"
X Link 2025-03-13T08:04Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Malawi and Mozambique have agreed to build one-stop border posts to speed road freight between countries while strengthening trade ties and facilitating cross-border commerce with transportation improvements. To do this US$380million is being spent on road upgrades"
X Link 2025-03-13T13:16Z 87.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Movie Quiz 4U: "South African" film District [--] was a Hollywood production. So what film MADE IN AFRICA has earned the most $$ 1.A Tribe Called Judah(Nigeria) 2.Tsotsi(South Africa) 3.The Gods Must Be Crazy(Botswana) 4.The Blue Caftan(Morocco) 5.Laila(Egypt) ANSWER next post1/2"
X Link 2025-04-20T17:00Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"QUIZ ANSWER: You've never heard of it but the most successful African-made film in history is "Laila" a [----] Egyptian production which at the time made US$28.7million. Adjusted for inflation that is US$512million in [----] dollars. #2 The Gods Must Be Crazy earned US$100million"
X Link 2025-04-20T17:00Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"It's that time of year again to refresh the walls of Mali's Djenne Mosque with a new coating of Sahel mud. Now you know: the log studs imbedded in the walls of Mali's traditional structures look decorative but are functional. They're used for climbing"
X Link 2025-05-13T19:51Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"New Lake Victoria bridge is now opened connecting Kigongo and Busisi Tanzania on either side of the giant lake's Gulf of Mwansa. The US$260million 3km bridge (4.66km in length including connecting roads) will bring new trade and tourism opportunities to the area"
X Link 2025-05-26T12:01Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Immoral heartbreaking: 550million tons of excess US crops already paid for will be BURNED today instead of going to Sudan as intended to feed [---] million malnourished children - Could also feed every child currently starving in Gaza - orders Trump whom US chose as its leader"
X Link 2025-07-16T13:31Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"@NashonTado These are my idea of an Ice Cream Sundae the ultimate in ice cream dishes in my opinion. Thank you for steering us toward this establishment"
X Link 2025-07-18T07:09Z 87.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Survivor. I knew that Namibia's national flower is the world's most unique - the Namib Desert's 'living fossil' the Welwitshica mirabilis that can live 2000+ years; first ones appeared 112million years ago older than T-Rex. I just learned it's also Angola's national flower"
X Link 2025-07-25T06:32Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"#AfricArchitecture. Opened in Kigali this week the new US$26million Zaria Courts complex is a community sports recreation and cultural centre. The state-of-the-art indoor basketball arena advances Rwanda's goal to become Africa's basketball capital.📷"
X Link 2025-08-02T13:34Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Walvis Bay history: Today in [----] Namibia's largest port that was under South Africa's control since [----] was handed over to Namibia. In 2024/5 the Ports of Walvis Bay and Lderitz handled a record 8.42million tonnes of cargo as well as cruise ships visiting the desert country"
X Link 2025-08-16T14:08Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Hats off to Gabon on the West African nation's 65th Independence Day today. The Gabonese achieved independence from France's colonisation in [----]. The population then of [------] is [-------]. Capital: Libreville. Top export is crude oil"
X Link 2025-08-17T11:39Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Big city. Today in [----] Windhoek expanded its boundaries and soon would grow to cover [----] square kilometres. The expansion has made Namibias capital the world's 3rd largest city in terms of area after Tianjin China and Istanbul Turkey"
X Link 2025-09-25T16:50Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Nearing a century old. Today in [----] the Cape Town Aerial Tramway began service in South Africa [--] years after the system was first proposed. The 704-metre climb to the top of Table Mountain on small wooden cars (pic) became one of Cape Towns most popular tourist attractions"
X Link 2025-10-04T09:46Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Open today after [--] years of "renovation" the tomb of Amenhotep III in Luxor Egypt. How is a [----] year-old tomb "renovated" New lighting improving access to get visitors in and out climate control. Another big draw for Africa's biggest tourist attraction Egyptian antiquity"
X Link 2025-10-04T18:56Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Today in [----] Ugandas new tallest building the Apolo Hotel opened in Kampala named (although with one letter l) for Prime Minister Apollo Milton Obote. When Idi Amin overthrew Obote in [----] he changed name to Kampala International Hotel. Since [----] it's the Sheraton Hotel"
X Link 2025-10-08T14:15Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Boat scene in emerald bay. Tourism to Mauritius is robust in [----] and the island nation has become the Indian Ocean's top adventure tourism destinations. I just like the beaches: [---] km of beaches"
X Link 2025-10-11T12:41Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Give a cheer for Equatorial Guinea on its Independence Day. After a hard-fought guerilla war to break free from Spain achieved that goal today in [----]. Fun Fact: Equatorial Guinea is near (1 degree north) but not actually on the Equator. Now about [--] million Equatorial Guineans"
X Link 2025-10-12T11:19Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Colourful country. On today's Equatorial Guinea Independence Day one example of how the tropical environment with its brilliant sunshine bringing out nature's colours is duplicated in a thousand ways throughout the country"
X Link 2025-10-12T21:19Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Monday morning and Africa is at work with skills and smarts@ *Making glassware in Uganda *Removing land mines in Angola *Engineering new building in Somaliland *Harvesting lemons in South Africa May your own work this week bring you satisfaction and rewards"
X Link 2025-10-13T06:08Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"All that indestructible Styrofoam that is burying our planet Researchers find that mealworms can digest and make food of it and thus fattened be used as animal feed themselves. This is twice valuable for African entrepreneurs: waste management + biomass/animal feed production"
X Link 2025-10-13T07:37Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Greatest infrastructure job. Today in [----] the Kingdom of Benin (Nigeria) has completed its protective wall system: [--] times longer than the Great Wall of China by volume hundreds of times larger than Egypts Great Pyramid. The Edo took an estimated 150million hours to dig build"
X Link 2025-10-13T18:35Z 87.6K followers, 10.4K engagements
"More than double. Now that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is operational how does its electricity generating output compare to Africa's other giant hydroelectric dams Thanks to SA's IOA consultancy for the attached chart"
X Link 2025-10-14T14:02Z 87.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Africa's famous public clock is [---] years old today. Dedicated in [----] in Blantyre Nyasaland (Malawi) the red-brick Queen Victoria Clock tower (she died in 1902) was re-dedicated in [----] in honour of the [---] people who drowned in the sinking of the MV Viphya on Lake Malawi"
X Link 2025-10-16T07:25Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Africa leads in shipping. More cargo movement is a fine measure of economic growth signaling greater trade. Since start of [----] global containerised trade is up 4.2%. But for Africa it's double: 8%. Reason: Trump tariffs terminating U.S. market but Africa's China trade up 12.4%"
X Link 2025-10-17T12:28Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Today in [----] The Battle of Kitombo ends in total defeat for the Portuguese colonial army in Angola after it invaded the independent Soyo State with the aim of enslaving its people. The Soyo (pic) kill most of the [---] Portuguese soldiers sell survivors as white slaves to Holland"
X Link 2025-10-18T11:53Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Green fortune. Zambia is producing some of the finest emeralds today and Zambian emeralds are considered the world's best second only to Colombia. Zambian emerald prices are projected to rise by 15% in [----] due to increased global demand and limited supply. (pic: in the raw)"
X Link 2025-10-18T19:57Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Remembering a Pan-Africanist visionary. Today in [----] on a flight from Lusaka to Maputo Mozambique independence leader and first President Samora Machel was killed along with [--] other people when his presidential plane crashed where the SA Moz and Swaziland borders converge"
X Link 2025-10-19T14:06Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Monday morning and Africa is on the job with skills and enthusiasm: *Sorting cocoa crop in Cote d'Ivoire *Launching drone in Rep of Congo *Vaccinating in Cameroon *Fishing in Tanzania Whatever your work this week I hope it brings you rewards and satisfaction.💪"
X Link 2025-10-20T07:12Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Pink beauty. Namibia isn't the only African country with giant sand dunes. Here a traveler leads his camels through the desert of Mauritania with a mountain of sand rising behind"
X Link 2025-10-21T07:32Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Congrats Sierra Leone's Jaxon Smith-Njigba at [--] he's now an American football star. Hours ago he made a sensation celebrated his scoring a touchdown for his Seattle team by dunking the ball over the goalpost like a basketball. Great jumping too"
X Link 2025-10-21T14:25Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"1 out of [--] African apples come from South Africa. On today's World Apple Day SA is world's 12th biggest producer - possibly [---] million tons in [----] will be 3.4% more than [----]. Exports up too. Egypt and Morocco are also big apple growers"
X Link 2025-10-21T15:36Z 87.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Notable Africans Born Today (Oct 22). 1924: Cham Joof Gambian author Pan-Africanist politician. 1931: Mammo Wudneh Ethiopian writer playwrite journalist. 1939: Joaquim Chissano President of Mozambique (1986-2005). [----] -- Oshosheni Hiveluah Namibian filmmaker"
X Link 2025-10-22T07:24Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Railroading in Moz. Mozambique is spending $219million to build more train lines locomotive freight and passenger cars to boost freight movement by rail from 15million tons now to [--] million tons helping Zambia and Swaziland lift economies with rail links to Maputo's port"
X Link 2025-10-22T13:09Z 87.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Who is your country's top TV Talk Show Host I ask on today's World TV Talk Show Host Day. Let's 👏Nigeria's Nigerian Talk Show Host Clara Chizoba Kronborg who this past year broke the Guinness World Record for Longest Interviewing Marathonat [--] hours featuring [--] guests"
X Link 2025-10-23T08:04Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Capital City Birthday. Today in [----] Blantyre the future capital of Malawi was established as a Church of Scotland mission. The site of the mission was selected in a hilly area of the Shire Highlands. (Pic: Blantyre [---] years ago)"
X Link 2025-10-23T13:20Z 87.6K followers, [---] engagements
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