As white South Africans made headlines for entering the US as refugees, claims about their contribution to farming back home ...

The people of Anambra state in south-eastern Nigeria are set to elect a new governor on 8 November 2025.Election campaigning ...

According to a video circulating on Facebook, US president Donald Trump said Africa’s mineral resources belonged to his ...

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has been previously sanctioned in the UK for Covid-19 misinformation, but has made new claims about cancer, vaccines and the Pope’s death. We investigated. The pastor advised ...

IN SHORT: Authorities in South Sudan say a viral document claiming the country has expelled the United States ambassador and shuttered its embassy due to visa disputes is inauthentic. They say ...

Entries for the 2025 African Fact-Checking Awards are now open to journalists, journalism students and professional fact-checkers. This is the longest-running awards programme celebrating ...

A prominent doctor and influencer, Aproko Doctor, sought to show how US aid cuts would hurt Nigeria’s HIV/Aids fight. Were all his figures accurate? We took a look. Aproko Doctor claimed that Nigeria ...

Tensions between South Africa and the new US administration have made headlines in the early weeks of 2025. Early in February, US president Donald Trump took to social media claiming that South Africa ...

The global health body is drafting guidelines on how countries could cooperate to respond to future pandemics. It has been a controversial process. We break down some key talking points about the ...

IN SHORT: While Trump has issued a series of executive orders, there is no proof that he has specifically ordered the children of Nigerian politicians to leave the country. Since retaking office in ...