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SA‑based pride of journalists 🦁 tracking the diamonds in Africa’s stories 🌍 Amandla Africa ✊🏾 DM your story. Pan‑Africanism | Liberation | Unity

card updated Oct 3, 2026 · 12 clips parsed · following 0 · 2,300,000 likes total

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Engagement8.08%above average

Account summary

@newslionsa has 265,700 followers and 875 videos. Across the 12 parsed clips the average is 270,837 views and 17,530 likes. Engagement to views is 8.08%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is rising (+5.27 pp). Posts roughly 0.2 times a week. An average clip reaches 102% of the follower count.

Followers

265.7K

history is still being collected

Engagement

8.08%

+5.27 pp newer half

Average views

270.8K

median 1.6K

Likes per clip

17.5K

936 comments avg

Shares / saves

3.4K / 3.5K

1.3% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.2 / wk

reach 102% of followers

Latest clips

12 collected

What if South Africa and India could trade more directly in rands and — @newslionsa

1.4K1:03What if South Africa and India could trade more directly in rands and rupees? President Cyril Ramaphosa says BRICS shoul571155

Africa changed flags, but did it change the way it thinks? Ugandan jou — @newslionsa

5631:00Africa changed flags, but did it change the way it thinks? Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda says political independence 34226

What if Africa is not “developing” at all, but recovering from what wa — @newslionsa

6461:47What if Africa is not “developing” at all, but recovering from what was interrupted? Development economist and author Ab44114

54 African countries. One message: Africa wants a permanent seat at th — @newslionsa

7565:3654 African countries. One message: Africa wants a permanent seat at the table. At UNGA 81, African leaders spoke with st29422

When America’s top military commander in Africa says the continent is — @newslionsa

5810:22When America’s top military commander in Africa says the continent is “critical” to global security, what exactly makes 22122

What if the history you learned about Africa was written to justify co — @newslionsa

42.9K1:22What if the history you learned about Africa was written to justify conquering it? In a 1969 interview with Finland’s Yl5.3K179569759

“Being free from oppression is not freedom.” Hugh Masekela’s words sti — @newslionsa

13K1:02“Being free from oppression is not freedom.” Hugh Masekela’s words still resonate. The late South African jazz legend an1.2K45307190

South Africa’s top diplomat used Heritage Day to tell the world exactl — @newslionsa

8191:07South Africa’s top diplomat used Heritage Day to tell the world exactly what the country stands for. International Relat21111

How did an emperor crowned in Ethiopia help ignite a liberation moveme — @newslionsa

172.4K3:16How did an emperor crowned in Ethiopia help ignite a liberation movement thousands of kilometres away in Jamaica? Donish14.8K3631.9K2.4K

Akon to African Americans: Look to Africa to build generational wealth — @newslionsa

1.8K2:16Akon to African Americans: Look to Africa to build generational wealth. The businessman argues that greater investment i1094514

Your enemies are not our enemies! Nelson Mandela’s timeless riposte to — @newslionsa

915.2K1:24Your enemies are not our enemies! Nelson Mandela’s timeless riposte to a loaded question on ABC News in 1990. It was his31.8K8212.7K3.3K

Professor James Small drops truth b0mbs about the myth of European civ — @newslionsa

2.1M1:31Professor James Small drops truth b0mbs about the myth of European civilisation and white superiority. #newslionsa #Jame157K9.8K35.5K35.6K

Engagement per clip

12 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 14.0% ER

May 30Oct 1Oct 2

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 2, 2026	1,403	57	11	5	5	5.20%
Oct 2, 2026	563	34	2	2	6	6.75%
Oct 2, 2026	646	44	1	1	4	7.12%
Oct 1, 2026	756	29	4	2	2	4.63%
Oct 1, 2026	581	22	1	2	2	4.30%
Oct 1, 2026	42,900	5,258	179	569	759	14.00%
Sep 30, 2026	13,000	1,187	45	307	190	11.84%
Sep 30, 2026	819	21	1	1	1	2.81%
Sep 30, 2026	172,400	14,800	363	1,941	2,369	9.92%
Sep 29, 2026	1,778	109	4	5	14	6.64%
Jul 22, 2025	915,200	31,800	821	2,725	3,279	3.86%
May 30, 2025	2,100,000	157,000	9,804	35,500	35,589	9.63%