Mara Akụkọ: Pan-African News
Balanced sources you can trust
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Mara Akụkọ is the Pan-African news app that brings the whole continent and its diaspora into one feed — with balanced sources, clearly labeled opinion, and a visible trust signal on every story.
Most news apps optimize for speed. Mara Akụkọ ("know the story" in Igbo) optimizes for understanding: what happened, who's reporting it, and how much the sources actually agree.
ONE FEED FOR AFRICA & THE DIASPORA
• Breaking news, world news and trusted reporting from Pan-African and global sources
• Coverage from across the continent — Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia and beyond
• Filter by the topics you follow — Politics, Business, Climate, Culture, Sport, Tech, Diaspora and more
• Every article is tagged STORY or OPINION, with its source shown — the line never blurs
• A personalized feed built around the topics and regions you choose
TRUST YOU CAN ACTUALLY CHECK
Most apps ask you to trust them. Mara Akụkọ shows its work.
• A trust-tier badge on every article, before you tap
• Source balance — see how African, global and diaspora sources stack up in what you read
• Cross-source consensus shows how strongly the facts are backed
• Bias mapped region by region with Trust Heatmaps (Premium)
START WITH TODAY
• A time-aware Daily Briefing: the top story, Perspectives on how different outlets frame it, and what's trending region by region
• Daily Insight (Premium): one major story a day examined properly — an AI-synthesized deep dive, labeled section by section so you always know what you're reading
READ IN YOUR LANGUAGE
The app and the news stories themselves translate automatically into 15 languages — including Swahili, French, Arabic and Portuguese. One tap takes you back to the original.
FOLLOW THE MODERN GRIOTS
African creators and independent journalists publish original reporting right inside Mara Akụkọ.
• Follow creators and get their work first in your feed
• Support the reporting you value — creators keep 80% of every tip
• Transparent creator trust scores, in plain sight
JOIN THE CONVERSATION
• Comment on the stories that matter and see how readers across Africa and the diaspora react
• Like, share and save — with community guidelines that keep it civil
SAVE IT, TRACK IT, COME BACK
• Save any story to your Library and read it offline
• Smart Alerts (Premium): track the topics, regions and creators you care about, and get notified the moment a story moves
FREE & PREMIUM
The core of Mara Akụkọ is free — the feed, the Daily Briefing with Perspectives, trust badges, creator content and automatic translation. Premium unlocks Daily Insight, Trust Heatmaps, Source Balance and Smart Alerts.
Premium is a monthly or annual subscription with a free trial. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends.
Privacy Policy: https://maraakuko.app/legal/privacy-policy/
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
WHY "MARA AKỤKỌ"?
It's Igbo for "know the story." A griot is West Africa's storyteller, historian and keeper of memory — and this app gives that role modern tools. (You'll also find us as Mara Akuko.)
Know the story. And who's telling it.
Download Mara Akụkọ and follow Pan-African news with trust you can see.
Ratings & Reviews
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In this update:
• A simple, well-timed way to share feedback
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.
• Cleaner, more relevant topics when choosing your interests.
Thanks for reading with Mara Akụkọ.
The developer, Ikeniile Nexus Ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Search History
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Ikeniile Nexus Ltd
- Size
- 98.5 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 14.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 14.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Realistic Violence
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Sexual Content or Nudity
Guns or Other Weapons
Contains
Advertising
User-Generated Content
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Mara Akuko Localization $24.99
- Mara Akuko Localization $2.99
- Premium Pack $22.99
- Standard Pack $8.99
- Starter Pack $3.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Ikeniile Nexus