Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @thecontinent_
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
231
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-11
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-21
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
Shell's profits are causing issues for the 11,000 Nigerians suing for pollution and lost livelihoods. @thecontinent_ is covering the upcoming Nigerian election, has partnered with the Africa Media Festival, and discusses topics such as conflict, climate change, LGBTQ rights, and African journalists. They are helping readers to understand African countries and focus intentionally on funding, diversifying stories, and working with contributors.
Topic Modeling
- Profits vs. Pollution in the Oil Industry
- Storytelling and African Media
- Voting Conditions in Nigeria
- Independent African Journalism
- Conflict, Climate Change, and LGBTQ Rights in Africa
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from excitement to frustration. The tweets discuss Shell's record-breaking profits, the struggles of African journalists, and the upcoming Nigerian elections. There is an overall sense of hope and enthusiasm for the African Media Festival and for the work of @thecontinent_ in weaving narratives, diversifying stories, and providing readers with insightful content. There is also a sense of disappointment in the oil industry's prioritization of profits over the well-being of communities.
Trend Analysis
- Corporate profits at the expense of communities' wellbeing
- The importance of African-owned media
- Peace and conflict reporting
- Climate change and LGBTQ rights awareness
- African journalists struggling to tell stories
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
98
Percentage of total tweets
42%
Number of Original tweets
52
Percentage of total tweets
22%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
231
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
70
Percentage of total tweets
30%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
22
Percentage of total tweets
9%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
90
Percentage of total tweets
38%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 116 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 60 |
| Twitter Web App | 55 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| ntvkenya | NTV Kenya | LIVE STREAM: https://t.co/aWMyvXCLCx _________… Follow @NTVnewsroom for breaking news, @NTVSasa for Kiswahili updates. | 4,219,620 |
| samirasawlani | Samira Sawlani | Freelance Journalist, Writer, Columnist| Analyst on East Africa|Eye On The Rest Of The African Continent| Fashion, Fitness & Fiction|Londoner in Nairobi | 119,925 |
| Smith_JeffreyT | Jeffrey Smith | Founder, @VanguardAfrica | Co-creator, @ResistBureau | Recent bylines: @TIME @ForeignPolicy @PostOpinions @TheAfricaReport | Board: @UConnHRI | Views=mine | 🌱 | 91,147 |
| elnathan_john | Elnathan John | Person |1st book: https://t.co/B8kHuEWrxC |2nd book: https://t.co/PsxKCVXldy |3rd book: https://t.co/3lToLw97rm | Find my substack here: https://t.co/Y2BRRvXri9 | 60,399 |
| MihrThakar | Mihr Thakar | Macro, finance, politics, philosophy and business. Funny, mood changes etc. Telegram channel: https://t.co/BFT2ax8fd0 | 56,329 |
| ThatBoyKhalifax | khalifa said ☭🌹 | Writer and editor at @TheChanzo | Politics & Social Justice | Formerly at @TheCitizenTZ | Socialist | Rap | Anti-imperialist | Views are my own, not anyone’s. | 51,284 |
| samkebusiness | Samkeliso Tshuma | #LetsConnectZim Founder#TheWinnersCircle Founder@table_girls Founder& Executive Director#FutureBusinessMogul#KnowMyHeart https://t.co/A0txVgu9ll… | 46,543 |
| kwirirayi | larry kwirirayi ✍🎬 | Writer | Blogger | Podcaster | Radio & TV Producer/Presenter | Screenwriter | Poet | Actor | Digital Strategist | Media Manager | Former Baby | 45,242 |
| Fromagehomme | Nic Cheeseman | Prof of Democracy, Director @CEDAR_Bham at @unibirmingham, founder @AfricaDemocracy, columnist @TheAfricaReport, collab with @thecontinent_, retwts not... | 35,670 |
| EstherKazungu | TheEstherKazungu | Business Inquiries: ask.kazungu@gmail.com | 32,019 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JGarnetZW | Junior Garnet | Founder @AppAComboZW & @GarnetsPlace | Admin @CurateByo | Songwriter | Rapper | Singer | Whatsapp/Call:+263783227946| jgnationzw@gmail.com | 13,849 |
| AfroBloggers | AfroBloggers | Community | Promoting African Bloggers #WinterABC2022 #ABawards2022 | 12,158 |
| simonallison | Simon Allison | Editor-in-Chief @TheContinent_. 'Unrepentant dunderhead', according to @ProfJNMoyo. | 10,124 |
| Trackiito | Tracksy 001 🧑🏽💻 | I do what makes me happy, I do Business. #ProudOmoIbadan #ActiveCitizen 🇳🇬 | 9,373 |
| DannyWijnhoud | Danny Wijnhoud, PhD | Works for ActionAid - Personal Views - RT /Quote/ following ≠ endorsement; politics, inequality and (lack of) development Global-Africa-Local 🇲🇿🇳🇬🇳🇱🇪🇺 | 7,874 |
| SiphoKings | Sipho Kings | Editorial Director, @thecontinent_, a weekly African newspaper | @risj_oxford Climate Journalism Network advisory board | @NewmarkJPlus | '18 Harvard @niemanfdn | 7,222 |
| MuwoSilas96 | Muwonge Silas | Communications @IMChallengeug | #MOJO Editor @MinorityAfrica |#SocialMedia manager | #DigitalMarketing | Bianconeri ⚫⚪ | 📩muwosilas@gmail.com | Uncle Saï | 6,300 |
| IMChallengeug | Media Challenge Initiative | We are a youth driven non profit building the #nextgenjournalists in Africa through experiential training | Follow @mcimediahub, @MCIRadioUg & @SolutionsNowAFR | 5,912 |
| PortiaCrowe | Portia Crowe | West Africa correspondent @AFP. Previous words + sounds: @BBC, @Guardian, @Independent etc. Ex: Paris, London, NYC, Nairobi, Kumasi, Montreal + more | 5,585 |
| aisha_afrah | Aisha Afrah| عائشه أفرح | Journalist @BBCAFRICA| Currently producing #theComb| Previously @BBCSomali | African Studies @SOAS | All views are mine| ♻️ not endorsements| | 5,556 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| thecontinent_ | Award-winning pan-African weekly newspaper. Get it on @WhatsApp or @signalapp: +27 73 805 6068 or email read@thecontinent.org | 20 |
| Son_Marozvapi | Non-partisan pan-African developmement practitioner—passionate about human rights, governance, sustainable development, gender equity, social inclusion | 13 |
| TonnyAdamms | - | 10 |
| chamadui | Feminist, award winning journalist, @theelephant @theawjp /Article 19 Health Fact-Checking Fellow, AU-CIEFFA alumni, policy advocate, loves hiking | 6 |
| vn6 | 'Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized.' - Daniel Burnham | 6 |
| royhauya123 | Policy analyst/Strategic Planner/Researcher/Educationist | 5 |
| SimonMatinyara1 | Honesty | 3 |
| africamediafest | Africa Media Festival 2023 | Re-Imagine Media | Event Date: 14th - 15th Feb, Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. | 3 |
| IMChallengeug | We are a youth driven non profit building the #nextgenjournalists in Africa through experiential training | Follow @mcimediahub, @MCIRadioUg & @SolutionsNowAFR | 3 |
| attlee_charles | A Public Theologian who believes that ethical living is possible for all who belong to Jesus Christ | 3 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626253313141268481 | Shell's $40B profits may be record-breaking, but the 11K Nigerians suing for pollution and lost livelihoods tell a different story. Communities can't trust the oil industry to prioritize their well-being over profits. #StopEACOP [Screen capture from @thecontinent_ issue 114] https://t.co/gRyc1mG9gE | 83 |
| 1626716666628276224 | ooh, @elnathan_john in @thecontinent_ 👌 #nigeria https://t.co/ROsGFOYVNK | 28 |
| 1627601257035620352 | Getting ready to vote: Nigerians run low on satisfaction. See Afrobarometer's latest in @thecontinent_.#VoicesAfrica https://t.co/kNSwVbBeNy | 27 |
| 1625790187128119298 | “We shouldn’t rely on [insert big overseas publication] to tell our stories. We need to be telling our own stories.” @thecontinent_’s editor @simonallison leading a panel on storytelling at the first-ever @africamediafest. https://t.co/n2Ok0XzK3N | 20 |
| 1626810193806860289 | Excellent special edition of @thecontinent_ focusing on #Nigeria election - A ‘dark horse’ frontrunner, 93.4million registered voters, a currency crisis & rising security issues. Subscribe free via whatsapp +27 (73) 805-6068 by messaging NEWS #NigeriaDecides2023 https://t.co/LkgCOCJ0j9 | 15 |
| 1626668761343221761 | A special edition of @thecontinent_! "In a departure from regularly scheduled programming, we are focusing this week exclusively on the upcoming Nigerian elections. Normal service will resume next week." That will definitely be a great week. I can't wait! https://t.co/xv5y2t7Y0v | 13 |
| 1627586725479415808 | Special edition of @thecontinent_ on the most unpredictable election in Nigerian history. Featuring @ARotinwa @elnathan_john @HassanIdayat @ojuroungbesodiq @SalakoBabaa @Jasishana @drwill20. https://t.co/7x2GzVDmBc | 12 |
| 1625752656009478145 | Keynote by @daddyhope highlighting the struggle of African journalists on the African continent #AfricaMediaFestival #ReimagineMedia @africamediafest @BarazaLab @Africa_DataHub @thecontinent_ https://t.co/5DwepLSg1Q | 10 |
| 1625864025811693568 | The #AfricanMediaFestival panelists for the theme: "How we did it." Moderator: Simon Allison, @simonallison; Editor in Chief, @thecontinent_ From Left: 1. Kiri Rupiah; Communities Editor. 2. Lydia Namuburi; News Editor. #ReimagineMedia #AfricaMediaFestival https://t.co/OPLTf4YUT7 | 8 |
| 1625847311623458821 | This afternoon, we were joined by @thecontinent_ a weekly Pan-African newspaper and one of the #AfricaMediaFestival partners to have a conversation on some of their success stories and the challenges they've faced along the way https://t.co/k81cTd5g0h | 8 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626253313141268481 | Shell's $40B profits may be record-breaking, but the 11K Nigerians suing for pollution and lost livelihoods tell a different story. Communities can't trust the oil industry to prioritize their well-being over profits. #StopEACOP [Screen capture from @thecontinent_ issue 114] https://t.co/gRyc1mG9gE | 110 |
| 1625790187128119298 | “We shouldn’t rely on [insert big overseas publication] to tell our stories. We need to be telling our own stories.” @thecontinent_’s editor @simonallison leading a panel on storytelling at the first-ever @africamediafest. https://t.co/n2Ok0XzK3N | 46 |
| 1626716666628276224 | ooh, @elnathan_john in @thecontinent_ 👌 #nigeria https://t.co/ROsGFOYVNK | 37 |
| 1625826279646810113 | Really insightful stickers from @thecontinent_, including some meta narratives about conflict, climate change and LGBTQ rights if you look closely enough. #AfricaMediaFestival https://t.co/6xoaDE2Rzz | 34 |
| 1625752656009478145 | Keynote by @daddyhope highlighting the struggle of African journalists on the African continent #AfricaMediaFestival #ReimagineMedia @africamediafest @BarazaLab @Africa_DataHub @thecontinent_ https://t.co/5DwepLSg1Q | 32 |
| 1627601257035620352 | Getting ready to vote: Nigerians run low on satisfaction. See Afrobarometer's latest in @thecontinent_.#VoicesAfrica https://t.co/kNSwVbBeNy | 28 |
| 1625847311623458821 | This afternoon, we were joined by @thecontinent_ a weekly Pan-African newspaper and one of the #AfricaMediaFestival partners to have a conversation on some of their success stories and the challenges they've faced along the way https://t.co/k81cTd5g0h | 26 |
| 1625864025811693568 | The #AfricanMediaFestival panelists for the theme: "How we did it." Moderator: Simon Allison, @simonallison; Editor in Chief, @thecontinent_ From Left: 1. Kiri Rupiah; Communities Editor. 2. Lydia Namuburi; News Editor. #ReimagineMedia #AfricaMediaFestival https://t.co/OPLTf4YUT7 | 26 |
| 1626668761343221761 | A special edition of @thecontinent_! "In a departure from regularly scheduled programming, we are focusing this week exclusively on the upcoming Nigerian elections. Normal service will resume next week." That will definitely be a great week. I can't wait! https://t.co/xv5y2t7Y0v | 25 |
| 1627586725479415808 | Special edition of @thecontinent_ on the most unpredictable election in Nigerian history. Featuring @ARotinwa @elnathan_john @HassanIdayat @ojuroungbesodiq @SalakoBabaa @Jasishana @drwill20. https://t.co/7x2GzVDmBc | 25 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #africamediafestival | 40 |
| #reimaginemedia | 33 |
| #nigeriadecides2023 | 8 |
| #voicesafrica | 6 |
| #africanmediafestival | 6 |
| #nigeria | 5 |
| #qemant | 5 |
| #malawi | 5 |
| #tplf | 4 |
| #nigeriavotes | 4 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @thecontinent_ | 231 |
| @africamediafest | 28 |
| @simonallison | 25 |
| @barazalab | 22 |
| @elnathan_john | 15 |
| @mariastsehai | 10 |
| @mwangimaina_ | 9 |
| @kirirupiah | 9 |
| @samirasawlani | 8 |
| @namlyd | 8 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
28
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 😂 | 11 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🤣 | 8 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 📝 | 4 | memo |
| 👥 | 4 | busts_in_silhouette |
| 👍🏿 | 4 | thumbs_up_dark_skin_tone |
| 👌 | 3 | OK_hand |
| 🙏🏿 | 3 | folded_hands_dark_skin_tone |
| 👑 | 2 | crown |
| 📉 | 2 | chart_decreasing |
| ❌ | 2 | cross_mark |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 27 |
| People & Body | 22 |
| Objects | 10 |
| Flags | 3 |
| Symbols | 2 |
| Food & Drink | 1 |
| Activities | 1 |