Ornico and MarkLives have teamed up to present our first ‘The Africa Annual‘, a compilation of some of Africa’s remarkable stories and resources for businesses; and media, marketing and branding enthusiasts. This is our list of influential, must follow individuals for perspective on and insight into the continent.
The Influential, Must Follow Twitter List:
Olumide Abimbola @loomnie – economic anthropologist, blogger, consultant and editor.
Gillian Parker @gillianparker3 – Journalist covering West Africa | The Economist | TIME | Africa Report
US Embassy Pretoria @USEmbPretoria – United States Diplomatic Mission to South Africa
Clayson Monyela @ClaysonMonyela – SA’s head of Public Diplomacy. BrandSA Board Member.
Justice Malala @justicemalala – Political commentator, media entrepreneur
Patrick Smith @patrick_africa – Editor-in-Chief of Africa Confidential.
S. Andrew Musoke @UGzSolution – Chief Strategy Officer – truIT Uganda Ltd.
Lydia Polgreen, NYT @lpolgreen – New York Times Johannesburg Bureau Chief.
africatechie @africatechie – African Tech Entrepreneur. Tweet about technology in Africa.
Bate Felix @BateEtah – Dakar – based West & Central Africa Correspondent for Reuters News.
Mike Smith @MikeSmith_AFP – AFP’s bureau chief for Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana.
Peter Martell @petermartell – AFP News Editor, East Africa and Indian Ocean.
Riyaad Minty @Riy – Head of Social Media @ Al Jazeera.
Elsie S. Kanza @eskanza – Director, Head of Africa at WEF.
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