Thank You Malawi! was the very first tweet from a Malawian President ever! President Mrs Joyce Banda posted her first tweet on 10th April, 3 days after assuming the presidency. Since then she has only managed to post one more tweet.

President Banda joins few other African leaders who are using the social networking site to engage their followers. The most popular African leaders on Twitter are John Atta Mills of Ghana, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, South AFrican President Jacob Zuma, and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Paul Kagame has 64, 617 followers. Zambian President, Micheal Sata’s twitter account is protected.

Amongst the world leaders, Barack Obama’s account remains the most popular Twitter account with more than 16 Million followers according to an article by the Radio Netherlands Worldwide.

Madame Joyce Banda is also maintaining a website with a link to a page to her. She can also be found on Facebook.