Most Active African Presidents on Social Media

Piece by: Kwarula Otieno
Lifestyle

1. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda

In office since 4 June 2003, the President of the Republic of Rwanda stands as the most active President on canvas. Indeed, according to Agence Ecofin, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, is very interactive on his twitter account, Paul Kagame . His personal website, The Journey Continues, Dukomeze Imihigo, is one of the most visited sites in the country. Google+, Flickr or YouTube are not immune to President Paul Kagame.

Data as of April 29th, 2015

  • Personal Websites: http://www.paulkagame.com, http: //www.paulkaga me.tv
  • Website Presidency of the Republic: http://presidency.gov.rw
  • Number of "likes" on Facebook: 371K
  • Number of "followers" on Twitter: 958,000
  • Interactivity with users: 4/5

2. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya

Data as of April 29th, 2015

Number of "likes" on Facebook: 1.5

Number of "likes" on Twitter: 828k

3. Moncef Marzouki, the Tunisian Head of State

At the head of the Republic of since 13 December 2011, the successor of Ben Ali is the Chief of the most active on the canvas in . Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki , is constantly present on his exclusively in Arabic. However His website, http://www.moncefmarzouki.com, lack of regular updating.

Data as of April 29th, 2015

  • Personal Website: http://www.moncefmarzouki.com (available in three languages: French, English and Arabic).
  • Website Presidency of the Republic: http://www.carthage.tn
  • Number of "likes" on Facebook: 566k
  • Number of "followers" on Twitter: 334k
  • Interactivity with users: 1/5

4. Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzanian President

The President is on Facebook and Twitter. It uses this channel to share with youth, on various subjects relating his country.

Data as of April 29th, 2015

  • Personal Website: None.
  • Website Presidency of the Republic: http://www.tanzania.go.tz
  • Number of "likes" on Facebook: 87K
  • Number of "followers" on Twitter: 264K
  • Interactivity with users: 3/5

5. Goodluck Jonathan, President of Nigeria

In terms of popularity, Goodluck Jonathan , President , is positioned as the most followed on the net sub-Saharan Africa.

Data as of April 29th, 2015

  • Personal Website: http://www.goodluckeberejonathan.com
  • Website Presidency of the Republic: http://www.nigeriafirst.org
  • Number of "likes" on Facebook: 1.8M
  • Number of "followers" on Twitter: 98K
  • Interactivity with users: 1/5

6. John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana

"Thank you to all Ghanaians. You have once again raised the as a shining star of democracy on the continent. Continue to build in unity "is the Tweet that you could read December 9, 2012 after the results were announced declaring winner of the presidential election. The presence of the Ghanaian Head of State on social networks is still timid.

Data as of April 29th, 2015

  • Personal website: http: // www.johnmahama.org
  • Website Presidency of the Republic: http://www.presidency.gov.gh
  • Number of "likes" on Facebook: 455k
  • Number of "followers" on Twitter: 97k
  • Interactivity with users: 2.5 / 5

7. Ali Bongo, President of the Republic of Gabon

Gabonese President seems to neglect his Twitter account that has only 3 tweets and 976 followers.Nevertheless, one can also find it on YouTube or Dailymotion.

Data as of April 29th, 2015

  • Personal website: http: // www.presidentalibongo.com
  • Website Presidency of the Republic: http://www.legabon.org
  • Number of "likes" on Facebook: 218k
  • Number of "followers" on Twitter: 2,255
  • Interactivity with users: 2.5 / 5

8. Paul Biya, president of Cameroon

On the social network Facebook found a heap of accounts and pages with the name of Paul Biya .Given that its communication service of creating his page with the following information: President Paul Biya ( only official website, unique official page). He is the president's most followed on Twitter in Central Africa.

Data as of April 29th, 2015

  • Personal Website: None.
  • Website Presidency of the Republic: http://www.prc.cm, http://www.presidenceducameroun.com
  • Number of "likes" on Facebook: 73k
  • Number of "followers" on Twitter: 11k
  • Interactivity with users: 1.5 / 5

9. Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire

Facebook, Twitter, Hi5 or MySpace can find little information about the activity program of President Alassane Ouattara.

However, the President himself is not involved in the update of the information through posts. The different accounts of the President of the are managed by its communication services.

Data as of April 29th, 2015

  • Personal Website: http://www.ado.ci, http://www.adosolutions.ci
  • Website Presidency of the Republic: http://www.presidence.ci
  • Number of "likes" on Facebook: 19164
  • Number of "followers" on Twitter: 72k
  • Interactivity with users: 1/5

10. , President of Senegal

In operation since April 2, 2012, the President of  is very active on the social network Facebook unlike Twitter.

Data as of April 29th, 2015

  • Personal Website: http://www.macky2012.com
  • Website Presidency of the Republic: http://www.presidence.sn
  • Number of "likes" on Facebook: 131k
  • Number of "followers" on Twitter: 66k
  • Interactivity with users: 1/5

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