FrenchBBC News Afrique Twitter (X) stats, updated continuously. @bbcafrique has 1,480,093 followers and 44,502 posts on X. Account age: 17 years (joined December 2008).
Insights
Over the last 30 days @bbcafrique gained 145 followers. Its strongest tracked day added +103 followers on Aug 7, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 6 interactions against 1.5M followers, an engagement rate of 0%. Measured over 85 original posts, its engagement rate beats 11% of 3,739 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 5.5K times each, and 0.11% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.37% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 85 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on August 31, 2026.
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Follower growth
Best tracked day: +103 followers on 2026-08-07.
Bio
BBC Afrique est la section en langue française du Service Mondial de la BBC.
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BBC News Afrique on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- How many followers does BBC News Afrique have on X?
- BBC News Afrique (@bbcafrique) has 1,480,093 followers on X (Twitter). It lost 52 followers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did BBC News Afrique join X, and how old is the account?
- BBC News Afrique joined X in December 2008. The @bbcafrique account is 17 years old. Searches for BBC News Afrique age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.
- How many posts has BBC News Afrique published?
- BBC News Afrique has published 44,502 posts on X. That is about 6.9 posts per day over the life of the account.
- Is BBC News Afrique verified on X?
- Yes. BBC News Afrique is verified on X with a blue checkmark (X Premium).
- What does BBC News Afrique post about?
- BBC News Afrique is classified under News in our directory. Bio: "BBC Afrique est la section en langue française du Service Mondial de la BBC.".
- Is BBC News Afrique gaining or losing followers?
- BBC News Afrique is currently gaining followers, with a net +145 over the last 30 days.
- How fast is BBC News Afrique growing on X?
- BBC News Afrique is adding roughly 5 followers per day on average over the last 30 days.