Alexis Akwagyiram

Managing Editor @SemaforAfrica. Previously @FT, @Reuters Nigeria bureau chief, @BBCWorld. Ghanaian family, British accent. Sign up:

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Thousands of Nigerians held #EndSARS protests last year calling for police reforms and justice for victims of abuse. Ndukwe Ekekwe said he was paralysed after police pushed him from a building. This thread and story look at his search for justice. https://t.co/G8sqZa6fIK 1/12

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Kenya's failed $1bn Microsoft-G42 data centre project is a reminder that China has become an indispensable partner for African nations building digital infrastructure. In this @Semafor column, I look at how Beijing secured this role and why it matters. https://t.co/ZV15vqnMU1

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"South Africa is heading into a high-stakes stretch where a series of interconnected, anti-corruption efforts will land almost on top of each other," writes my colleague @TiisetsoM in his debut @Semafor column, which is full of insights. https://t.co/Nw0kFsC9gV

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DR Congo, the world’s top cobalt producer and Africa’s leading copper supplier, has in recent months agreed a partnership with Washington that grants US companies preferential access to mining assets.

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Republican files bill calling for US to open financial system to Somaliland https://t.co/NCtFbVI8s7

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A chart showing supplier countries of city surveillance technology. (Africa’s rising spending on Chinese surveillance tech) https://t.co/VAm2pAmSZC

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MTN is on the hunt for fintech startups it can acquire and plug directly into its platform to accelerate growth as a more diversified tech business, its CEO tells my @Semafor colleague @YinkaWrites https://t.co/OM3tz8hCVT

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Madagascar ended a 16-year ban on new mining permits while steelmaker ArcelorMittal extended a minerals deal with Liberia, as competition for Africa’s natural resources intensifies. https://t.co/A6o69mmEI4 — via @Semafor

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Ghana is partnering with Google to develop AI-powered education tools in local languages, starting with Twi, Ewe, Dagbani, and Hausa. The program will later be scaled up to cover 12 approved Ghanaian languages. https://t.co/m5fvn7HIs7

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A defining recognition for Alexis Akwagyiram, featured in the 100 Most Influential Africans in 2025.

He is a journalist and editorial leader, shaping how Africa is reported to the world by blending sharp analysis, newsroom rigour and accessible storytelling across business, politics and culture.

➡️ Read his full profile on MIA 2025 and join the conversation by sharing your thoughts.

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@WimbartHope @NewAfricanMag @SemaforAfrica @Rachid_Thiam @kojo_annan Thanks, that's very kind of you!

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Thank you to @NewAfricanMag for including me on the 100 Most Influential Africans 2025 list. I'm honoured and incredibly grateful. This says more about the hard work of the @SemaforAfrica team than it does about me, so huge thanks to my colleagues. https://t.co/MB3euIpeqe

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🌍@Semafor Africa managing ed @alexisak has been named to @NewAfricanMag’s 100 Most Influential Africans list.

He’s reframed “how the continent is covered – balancing sharp analysis with accessible storytelling for audiences in Africa and the diaspora.”
https://t.co/WWW7PO3C3c

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Analysis: How Nigeria's security emergency has presented President Tinubu with his biggest crisis since taking office two years ago, and why his remedy combines police reinforcements and diplomacy. https://t.co/ZuiDFQgPHr— by me and @onu_kwue for @Semafor

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"The summit declaration was a critical win, but the story is not over." Great @hmryder
column for @Semafor on how the US might continue "pressure enacted by absence" by denying South Africa a platform at the G20. https://t.co/ndEFqBJSwy

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South Africa should diversify its commercial ties to protect itself from the fallout of a global transition away from multilateralism and the “weaponization of trade,” special envoy Mcebisi Jonas said at the @semafor Next 3 Billion event. https://t.co/ziisnUhK5d

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"If we are to survive, we've got to ensure that we diversify our trade portfolio," Mcebisi Jonas, South Africa's special envoy, told @msmkokeli at The Next 3 Billion in Johannesburg.

"We have to strengthen our trade with the US. We have to strengthen our trade with the EU. But also begin to look at markets where we could be stronger."

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"The most frustrating statistic in African geoeconomics is the claim that the continent has 30% of the world’s mineral reserves," writes @BBSimons in a brilliantly insightful @SemaforAfrica column. https://t.co/SXqrbSvIhi

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A chart showing recommended minerals prioritization for mining in Africa, based on their benefits continent-wide. (View: The fallacy that unites Trump’s strategists and pan-Africanist champions) https://t.co/SXqrbSvarK

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My view: Why Ethiopia’s COP32 success offers a climate opportunity for Africa and what South Africa's G20 build up teaches us. https://t.co/YXsDoOPANc — via @SemaforAfrica

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🌍@semafor Africa managing ed @alexisak joins @BBC_AudreyB on @BBCAfrica to discuss his reporting on an IMF proposal to restructure Senegal's debt.

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DR Congo suspended a major Chinese-owned copper and cobalt operation after a dam collapse spilled contaminated water into the country’s second-largest city. @elishairagi_ reported this @SemaforAfrica story about mining, EV batteries and pollution. https://t.co/ES8y5j3URm