Strategy report · Updated Jun 11, 2026
What's working for @theshantinetwork on Instagram.
The Shanti Network
12.1K followers · 1K posts
“The Shanti Network is a channel that shares stories to empower the global populous. Tap on the link below to engage with us”
Engagement rate
0.67%
Per post, last 90 days
Posts per week
0.1
Niche avg 4.0
Average likes
78
3 avg comments
Post mix
Last 90 days · 1,044 posts indexed
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Top-performing posts
The three posts pulling the most engagement in the last 90 days.
reel 6.76% engagedThe Wild History Of Angola!! Follow @theshantinetwork for more about Africa! 🗄Save this post for the future 👭Share this post with anyone who loves Africa 📲Turn on post notifications to get the latest updates on African food, dance, music & Events #africanproverbs #proverbsfromafrica #proverbs #quotesaboutafrica #africanlife #africanair #wordsofwisdom #africainquotes #foodforthought #mondaywisdom #thoughtoftheday #thoughts #africanwisdom
reel 6.61% engagedGrand Inga Dam, the Potential Game changer for Africa. 🗄Save this post for the future 👭Share this post with anyone who loves Africa 📲Turn on post notifications to get the latest updates on African food, dance, music & Events #africanproverbs #proverbsfromafrica #proverbs #quotesaboutafrica #africanlife #africanair #wordsofwisdom #africainquotes #foodforthought #mondaywisdom #thoughtoftheday #thoughts #africanwisdom
image 0.83% engaged#ShedeurSanders #news #newsupdate #reelsinstagram #NFL
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Content pillars
AI-clustered themes the account posts about, with example posts pulled live from Instagram.
03
Posting rhythm
Cadence and timing patterns over the last 12 weeks.
0.1 posts/week
Niche benchmark · 4.0/week
Best days
Tuesday · Thursday · Monday
Best hours
7-9am · 6-8pm
04
Signature hooks
Caption patterns the account reuses across high-performing posts.
Are you [doing X] and still [bad outcome]?
Used 3×
Are you sleeping for 8 hours and still waking up exhausted?
Why being "Qualified" isn't enough anymore.
Why do we settle in low paying jobs?
In [place A] we call it [X], in [place B] they call it [Y].
Used 2×
In Africa, we call it the 'politics of numbers'... In the West, they call it 'culture fit.'
Why is it that in the diaspora, we are just 'African,' but back home, we are 'strangers'?
Follow @theshantinetwork | Save this post | Share with anyone who loves Africa
Used 7×
Follow @theshantinetwork for more about Africa! Save this post for the future. Share this post with anyone who loves Africa.
Save this post for the future. Share this post with anyone who loves Africa. Turn on post notifications.
Follow @theshantinetwork for more about Africa! Save this post for the future.
Stop [chasing/doing X] and start [better behavior].
Used 2×
Stop chasing trends and start chasing the light.
Don't be corrupted here is how... Two men in a burning building, should not stop to argue.
The [uncomfortable/wild/real] truth about [topic].
Used 3×
The 'Uncomfortable Truth' (Direct and Analytical)
How Propaganda Divided Africans
Rev Kash reveals Real fact on What the Bible stands for.
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Strategy summary
What's working, what to fix, and what to ship next.
TL;DR
The single biggest lever for @theshantinetwork is posting frequency. At 0.1 posts per week, the account is essentially invisible to the algorithm regardless of content quality. The benchmark for this niche is 4 posts per week, meaning the account is operating at roughly 2.5% of that volume. Two posts from 2023, post 7 (786 likes) and post 20 (775 likes), show the audience ceiling is real and reachable, but the account has never built on that momentum consistently.
Content quality is uneven but the data points to a clear winner: African history and geopolitics with a surprise or counter-narrative angle dramatically outperforms everything else. The wellness pillar is a smart diversification, with post 3 and post 29 both clearing 20 to 38 likes in a period when most posts land under 15. The career and tech pillar, anchored by guest voice @_kojo_boateng, generates the most substantive comments and is the strongest candidate for a recurring series format.
The biggest leak is content scatter. The account cycles through five different content directions without a repeatable weekly rhythm, making it hard for followers to build a habit around it. UGC reposts, estimated at roughly 25% of posts, dilute the original voice.
Working
4- Historical or geopolitical reels with a counter-narrative hook, posts 7 and 20 prove the audience will save and share at scale.
- Guest-anchored career episodes featuring @_kojo_boateng drive longer captions and more substantive comment threads than solo posts.
- Wellness reels with a specific biological claim, like post 3 on sleep quality, outperform generic motivational content.
- The triple CTA hook (follow, save, share) correlates with the two highest-performing posts and should be standardized.
Risks
5- Posting at 0.1 per week is the primary growth blocker, increase to at least 4 posts per week before any other change.
- UGC reposts with no added context or original commentary, like posts 9, 27, and 15, average under 10 likes and should be cut or replaced.
- Caption quality is inconsistent, some posts cut off mid-sentence suggesting the caption was not proofread before publishing.
- News and current events posts like post 24 and 26 are off-brand and dilute the core African identity and growth positioning.
- Hashtag sets are copy-pasted across unrelated posts, reducing relevance signals for each individual piece of content.
Ship next
5- Commit to a 4-post-per-week schedule immediately, using a simple rotation of History, Career, Identity, and Wellness each week.
- Turn the @_kojo_boateng career conversation into a named monthly series with a consistent title card and hashtag.
- Repackage post 7 and post 20 style topics, high-curiosity African history facts, into a weekly short-form series to rebuild algorithm trust.
- Audit and retire all repost-only content that lacks original commentary, replace with one original take per topic.
- Test posting Tuesday and Thursday between 7 and 9am, as those days align with highest engagement timestamps in the dataset.
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