Alexis Akwagyiram

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. reuters.com/world/africa/a… 1/12

Republican files bill calling for US to open financial system to Somaliland semafor.com/article/03/20/…

A chart showing supplier countries of city surveillance technology. (Africa’s rising spending on Chinese surveillance tech) semafor.com/article/03/18/…

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 semafor.com/article/02/04/…

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. semafor.com/article/01/30/… — via @Semafor

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. semafor.com/article/01/30/…

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. 🔗 Discover more on MIA 2025: eu1.hubs.ly/H0qG07_0 @alexisak

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

@alexisak @NewAfricanMag @SemaforAfrica @Rachid_Thiam @kojo_annan 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 DESERVED and then some!

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. 100.newafricanmagazine.com/?utm_source=Ma…

🌍@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.” 100.newafricanmagazine.com

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. semafor.com/article/11/28/…— by me and @onu_kwue for @Semafor

"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. semafor.com/article/11/24/…

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. semafor.com/article/11/19/…

"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. semafor.com/article/11/17/…

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) semafor.com/article/11/17/…

My view: Why Ethiopia’s COP32 success offers a climate opportunity for Africa and what South Africa's G20 build up teaches us. semafor.com/article/11/14/… — via @SemaforAfrica

🌍@semafor Africa managing ed @alexisak joins @BBC_AudreyB on @BBCAfrica to discuss his reporting on an IMF proposal to restructure Senegal's debt. 📻bbc.com/audio/play/p0m… 🟡For more reporting & analysis, sign up for @SemaforAfrica today: semafor.com/newsletters/af…

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. semafor.com/article/11/10/…

"Sovereignty... means little in practice if the fundamental responsibility of a government to secure the lives and property of its citizens is not met." @MoghaluKingsley looks Trump's "guns-a-blazing" wake up call for Nigeria in this @Semafor column. semafor.com/article/11/10/…

African banks need to take the lead in more effectively organizing and deploying the continent’s capital for investments that will boost growth, say top bank execs. semafor.com/article/11/04/… — @onu_kwue reports for @Semafor

Nearly half of the world’s 50 most economically unequal countries are in Africa, finds a new report on global inequality led by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. semafor.com/article/11/05/…