Africa

Camfed

Camfed works to break the cycle of poverty and disease in rural Africa by educating girls and investing in economic and leadership opportunities for young women
137,787 followers |

Andy Budd

User Experience Designer, partner at @clearleft and curator of @dconstruct and @uxlondon
24,547 followers |

Ory Okolloh

Mama of 3 girls who will run the world, Google Policy Manager Africa, co-founder Ushahidi.com & Mzalendo.com, Afropolitan, Kenyan. Views = mine.
22,788 followers |

Erik Hersman

Where Africa and technology collide... Co-founder of Ushahidi, iHub Nairobi and AfriGadget
18,514 followers |

Ethan Zuckerman

Center for Civic Media, MIT Media Lab, Global Voices Online, Berkman Center. Formerly Geekcorps, Tripod. RT ≠ endorsement, RT = interesting read.
17,832 followers |

Mariéme Jamme

I am a proud African, seeking positive narratives for Africa by speaking and writing. Anti-AID to Africa Spokesperson. I believe that I'm here because you are.
10,102 followers |

Solar Sister

Light. Hope. Opportunity. Using the power of women's enterprise to distribute clean energy technology in rural Africa.
9,620 followers |

VC4Africa

VC4Africa.biz - Africa's largest venture capital community, investors and entrepreneurs, dedicated to building business on the continent.
9,566 followers |

Juliana Rotich

Location agnostic, Co-Founder of Ushahidi, TED Sr. Fellow. Tweets=mine.
9,219 followers |

Ken Banks

Mobile technologist. Anthropologist. Conservationist. Tech Awards Laureate 2009. National Geographic 2010 Emerging Explorer. Founder: kiwanja.net @FrontlineSMS
9,159 followers |

Emmanuel JAL

I do not know how to start or end this bio,but just to put it short, I am an ex child soldier turned into a recording artist.
7,266 followers |

Sturvs Man

The KING of Nigerian Web Content!
6,738 followers |

Mxit

Mxit is Africa's largest social network
6,182 followers |

emeka_okafor

Maker Faire Africa Curator,Venture Catalyst/TED Global 2007 Director www.timbuktuchronicles.blogspot.com www.makerfaireafrica.com
5,977 followers |

InvestingInAfrica

Info and analysis for Africa investors
5,264 followers |

AfricaGathering

First all-inclusive platform featuring doers, thinkers technophiles, developers, entrepreneurs to come and share ideas about Africa.
5,235 followers |

TMS Ruge

Cofounder, Project Diaspora; Photographer; African Futurist; Africa by Africa Evangelist; African Digerati; Connector. - I do things.
5,177 followers |

Twi Teacher

Kurasini Mixtape OUT MARCH 2012. Eat Kenke With Fork. Waste Of Kente = Kwame dating Tolu... #GhanaAbomination info@twiteacher.com
5,092 followers |

MuseumforAfricanArt

The Museum for African Art is dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of African art and culture. Nicole Moore tweeting.
4,786 followers |

Jepchumba

African Digital Artist | Design Obsessed | Digital Content Creator | Cultural Curator | Pushing Digital Boundaries | African Digital Media & Arts
4,390 followers |

Medic Mobile

Empowering health workers with mobile technology. Right tools. Real impact. \+/
4,343 followers |

Guy Berger

Director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development at UNESCO, tweets in personal capacity
4,336 followers |

Tech4Africa

Tech4Africa is a web and emerging technology conference, bringing global perspective to the African context.
3,996 followers |

Maneno

Free, open-source blogging service with an African focus, in African languages. Tweets on media, ICT4D & language in Africa.
3,962 followers |

Vision Africa

Vision Africa is a UK based childrens charity working to give a brighter future to orphaned and destitute children in Kenya.
3,961 followers |

Afrigator

This is the official Afrigator account. We post the best links from Africa and respond to your requests!
3,890 followers |

Mara Triangle

Wildlife protection in the Mara Triangle. www.maratriangle.org
3,512 followers |

Afrolicious

Hi, I'm Ann! Brown is beautiful. Kenbe fèm, Haiti.
3,475 followers |

the imagine company

You can also find us on FB: http://ht.ly/58xFN largest Kenyan citizen journalist site| Analysis| Opinion| Debate| Progressive . Email: editor@kenyaimagine.com
3,298 followers |

Rushay Booysen

▌│█│║▌║││█║▌│║ MANUFACTURED AND ASSEMBLED IN SOUTH AFRICA *The Tipping Point/Activist/Photographer/Digital geek/Speaker/Music lover/Wikileaker *
3,090 followers |

Amine

Entrepreneurship, technology, human rights ... if interested in digital activism follow me @DigiActive
2,994 followers |

Mobi Dick

Free SMS | Win Airtime | Vodacom | MTN | CellC | 8ta | Virgin | South Africa | Mobile tech news | Tweets by @richelectron
2,780 followers |

Graeme Sacks

Composer, Jingle writer, guitarist, kid's music producer, skeptic, hiker. http://africanabc.blogspot.com http://www.africantreehouse.com www.burntbread.com
2,649 followers |

Nkyea Languages

Nkyea Learning Systems is a Ghanaian company that develops African language apps for iPhone, PC and Mac. Join our conversations here. Follow us now!
2,519 followers |

AppLab

Transforming Lives through Innovation in Information Access
2,427 followers |

Sokari

waiting for wild beasts to vote -
2,427 followers |

envisionGood

We video interview social innovators & extraordinary people who are changing the world!
2,390 followers |

africanhiphop

The foundation of African Hip Hop culture on the web since 1997
2,379 followers |

Nii

Editor - MyWeku.com
2,314 followers |

Gareth Knight

Zoologist. Developer. Bus Dev. Entrepreneur. Technovated. Kindo (acquired by MyHeritage). Technovated. Tech4Africa. eCommStartupWithNoNameYet.
2,289 followers |

David Kobia

Co-Founder of Ushahidi. Staking Africa's claim on the future.
2,147 followers |

Ato Ulzen-Appiah

African from Ghana http://twitter.com/Abocco/lists/memberships
2,015 followers |

M Mattessich

Connecting people to make a different world. Managing Peace Corps Connect & Africa Rural Connect for the National Peace Corps Association. Tweets are my own.
2,009 followers |

Steve Song

open techno philanthropreneur. founder of @villagetelco
1,996 followers |

Afropop Worldwide

Your guide to African and World Music via Public Radio (91.5 FM-NY Mon-Sat) and on the web: www.afropop.org
1,985 followers |

John Wesonga

ehealth,mhealth,mobile technology,Mobile Monday..
1,983 followers |

FrontlineSMS:Credit

Mobile money management tools for organizations and businesses working at the base of the pyramid.
1,969 followers |

maker faire africa

Celebrating African ingenuity, innovation and invention.
1,896 followers |

AfriBiz

Making Business Happen in and through Africa
1,884 followers |

Africa Matata

African Immigrant blogga
1,820 followers |

Nii Simmonds

Sustainable Entrepreneurship | African Agribusiness | Agriculture Incubation | Startup Advisory | African Capital Markets | Stem Education | Robots | Polymath
1,803 followers |

Victor Acquah

We seek to tell the story of Africa through visual elements which captures the essence of our everyday lives. Get Involved!
1,718 followers |

GlennStrachan

Chief Information Officer at www.jhpiego.net - been to 100 countries. International Development. Broadband Issues. ICT4D. A connector of people to other people.
1,704 followers |

Kaushal Jhalla

Consultant, Governance and Innovation - Banki kuu ya Dunia
1,673 followers |

Joshua Goldstein

Princeton PhD candidate, World Bank Group, Appfrica Labs. Seeking the best route to bicycle from Kampala to Capetown.
1,588 followers |

billzimmerman

A software engineer, ex-Microsoftie, co-founder of @ActivSpaces in Cameroon and @VC4Africa. Drawn to innovation, creativity & all things tech. Bike lover.
1,465 followers |

Kubatana.net

Kubatana.net shares civic and human rights information on Zimbabwe
1,424 followers |

osmosis

Disruptivator - osmosis is a viral creative think tank - we are word of mouth social media guerrillas - spiritual not a believer in abusive christianity
1,411 followers |

All Kenyans Abroad

We represent Kenyan musicians all over the world!
1,248 followers |

BarCamp Nigeria

Creating local content for Nigerian Web market.
1,190 followers |

wmworia

technology entrepreneur, innovator, creator, startup founder @africanpixel, @afrinnovator
1,082 followers |

Ellen Petry Leanse

SVP, Eastwick.com. Ex-Google geek & Apple Evangelist; mom, artist, Scrabbler, rower, vagabond, community/social media advocate since way back in the day....
1,062 followers |

AfricanPhysicists

African Physical Society is the Pan-African professional society of physicists.
1,009 followers |

TeachWithAfrica

Teach With Africa is a non-profit organization empowering students and teachers by bringing educators to Africa to teach and learn.
973 followers |

Michael Downey

Researcher, digital activist, and community builder.
943 followers |

Ghana Wire

A newswire from Ghana
927 followers |

JewishHeartforAfrica

We bring sustainable Israeli technologies to rural African villages.
849 followers |

Motaroki

Serial Entrepreneur focused on African Content Networks; Founder @jamati, @afrbusinesswire, @politicsafrica, @africanscholar. Clean Tech Evangelist @GreenCipher
836 followers |

Siena Anstis

Law student at McGill University, freelance journalist and development communications consultant. Founder of Women of Kireka (@wok_ug).
818 followers |

Muti Tweets

Leading African Social Bookmarking Site
804 followers |

ActivSpaces

An open collaboration space, innovation hub and startup incubator for African techies.
766 followers |

Youth Assets

youth | southern Africa | orphans | knowledge | ICTs | mobile
678 followers |

Ashifi Gogo, PhD

CEO at Sproxil and Dartmouth's inaugural PhD Innovation Fellow.
660 followers |

BarCampCameroon

Cameroon's BarCamp
640 followers |

BarCampAfrica UK

We are excited to announce BarCampAfrica http://barcampafrica.com/uk
505 followers |

Dr Sheila Ochugboju

Scientist. Brand Ambassador Africaknows.com. Chief Communication Officer. African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET)
423 followers |

Tom Rielly

The official Twitter of Moving Windmills Project, a non-profit working in Malawi on rural economic development and making a documentary about William Kamkwamba.
302 followers |

Dr. Akuffo Quarde

Practicing Physician, Web Developer, Mobile Apps, Entrepreneur. BSc Medical Sc. MB.ChB (UGMS)
283 followers |

kasahorow

Promoting African languages.
241 followers |

BarCamp Swaziland

BarCamp Swaziland: a day to talk tech in Swaziland
221 followers |

ethelcofie

Independent/Freelance IT Consultant(Technical Project Manager) working within Africa and BarCampAfrica Uk Organizer (@BarCampAfricaUK)
215 followers |

WhereCampAfrica

199 followers |

Women of Kireka

Women of Kireka is a women’s cooperative business based in Kampala, Uganda. By providing business skills training, added capital and a resilient peer group. Wom
177 followers |

Golda Addo

Renewable Energy activist, Founder of same-type NGO & blog about SavingGhana. Eccentric, honest, blunt. Nerd, lover, woman. Ghanaian.African.
114 followers |

A12n list feeds

A12n='Africanization' of ICT. This Twitter shares posts from A12n-collaboration, A12n-policy, and Unicode-Afrique
111 followers |

msnu

100 followers |

AfricaCodeCamp

A barcamp for African geeks & coders, or geeks & coders working on Africa-related projects
65 followers |

martin mugo munyagia

youth peer educator and children affairs consultant
6 followers |

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