r/Africa↗
The digital home for authentic African voices, news, and perspectives from across the continent and the Diaspora.
180k subscribers332 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)228 authors / mosince 2008
r/Africa has 180k members (+20% over the last 12 months). It gets about 332 posts a month from 228 people. Top topics: Boko Haram Conflict, Ethiopia Conflict and Ethnic Tensions and Ethiopia-Tigray Conflict.
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Topics and brands on r/Africa
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Boko Haram Conflict0.5%
- Ethiopia Conflict and Ethnic Tensions0.3%
- Ethiopia-Tigray Conflict0.2%
- AFCON Updates0.2%
- AfricaCrypto0.2%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Substack
- Business Insider
- Al Jazeera
- Bloomberg L.P.
- Africanews
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