Africa Check11d
Did former governor Uduaghan ‘remarkably’ cut infant mortality in Nigeria’s Delta state by more than half, as glowing column claims?
Emmanuel Uduaghan's former commissioner for information made an eye-catching claim about Uduaghan's health achievements.
Africa Check5d
Hit or miss? Fact-checking former lawmaker Dakuku Peterside's statistics advising Nigeria's new education minister
Nigeria's new education minister makes several claims and statistics about education in the country. We checked their accuracy.
Africa Check8d
Ignore claim that former Kenyan prime minister Odinga has ‘rejected AU job’ to run for president in 2027
IN SHORT: A viral TikTok video claims Kenyan politician Raila Odinga has turned down the African Union’s top job to run for Kenya's presidency in 2027. But what he's really doing in the speech is ...
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PRESS RELEASE: 50 fact-checking organisations in Africa sign pact on information integrity
The declaration highlighted politically sensitive environments, vulnerable and offline communities, linguistic diversity, public distrust of the media and resource challenges as some of the areas of ...
Africa Check11d
No, South African political party the Democratic Alliance didn’t hoist a giant Israeli flag on Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain
IN SHORT: An image which appears to show a large Israeli flag planted on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa is circulating on social media. But it is likely manipulated or generated using ...
Africa Check8d
No, video does not show Kenyan chief justice ‘firing back’ at president Ruto over deputy president’s removal
IN SHORT: Amid the dramatic October 2024 impeachment of deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, a video went viral in Kenya supposedly showing chief justice Martha Koome criticising president William Ruto ...
Africa Check11d
Viral 'U$57.5bn loan' to Nigerian Biafra secessionists not true
IN SHORT: A much-shared screenshot appears to be an X post from a pro-Biafran leader, claiming that the head of the World Trade Organization helped his organisation secure a colossal loan. But the X ...
Africa Check9d
Kenyan news outlet did not claim national assembly speaker couldn’t be minister because of travel restrictions
IN SHORT: A graphic supposedly from Kenya's Nation Africa claims that national assembly speaker Moses Wetang’ula can't be appointed cabinet secretary because of travel restrictions. But the news ...
Africa Check15d
What are the biggest sectors of Ghana’s economy?
A country’s economy is often looked at in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is the total value of all goods and services it produces in a year. This graph shows the relative contribution of ...
Africa Check9d
EU ambassador denounces fake travel ban reports after Kenyan deputy president’s impeachment
IN SHORT: Following the impeachment of Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, a widely circulated document and graphic claimed that several countries had imposed a travel ban on him. However, the ...
Africa Check15d
Fake graphic falsely quotes Kenya’s national assembly speaker saying ‘some in government’ want him out
IN SHORT: Kenya’s national assembly speaker Moses Wetang’ula did not say some government officials wanted to remove him from office over his push for Luhya community unity. This graphic claiming ...