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Which terrorist groups are the deadliest in Africa?
The epicentre of terrorism has now clearly shifted from the Middle East to the central Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. This region now accounts for almost half of all global terrorism deaths. In ...
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Fact-checking former minister Osita Chidoka's claims on Nigeria's 2025 budget, debt and policing
We verified several claims made by the former Nigerian aviation minister and prominent politician in a TV interview.
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EXPLAINER: The controversy surrounding South Africa’s Bela Act
South Africa’s president signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment bill into law, despite fierce opposition from critics.
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No, Trump has not banned all Nigerian politicians from visiting the US
Over a dozen Facebook posts circulating in Nigeria claim that US president Donald Trump has imposed a ban that will prevent ...
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No, ‘Detty December’ remittances in Nigeria did not equal 4% of the country’s GDP, as claimed by former governor
Were December 2024 remittances from Nigeria’s diaspora were equivalent to a whopping 4% of the country’s GDP? The data says ...
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No confirmation that Nigeria’s long-awaited census will take place in 2025, National Population Commission says
IN SHORT: Nigeria’s last national census took place in 2006. However, no official announcement has been made about the next census date, with the NPC terming such claims as misleading. “BREAKING: FG ...
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Out-of-context video falsely used to show people vandalising Kenya’s ruling party offices in 2025
IN SHORT: Some social media users claim that this video shows the United Democratic Alliance party offices in Trans Nzoia county, Kenya, being vandalised following a 2025 spat between two prominent ...
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Video of school child assaulted by teacher is from Nigeria, not South Africa
IN SHORT: A disturbing video of a teacher assaulting a young pupil in a classroom has been circulating on social media, with claims that the incident took place in South Africa. But it happened in ...
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No, Nigeria state services department didn't announce that Biafra separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu escaped from detention
IN SHORT: A message circulating on Facebook claims that Nigeria’s Department of State Services announced that the Indigenous People of Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu has escaped from its detention facility ...
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Don’t be deceived, loan offers from ‘M-pesa Loan’ Facebook account are from known scammer
IN SHORT: Scammers sometimes operate multiple fake Facebook accounts to increase their chances of success. We expose another account using a different name but running the same fraudulent activities.
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No, South Africa hasn’t barred white-owned farms from agricultural export permits – old claims still wrong
IN SHORT: Old claims from 2023 have resurfaced in January 2025, repeating news reports that the South African government had imposed new race-based regulations on exports that would devastate the ...
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Kenyans beware, Facebook page ‘Watu Credit Motorbikes’ offering motorbikes on credit is run by known scammer
IN SHORT: This Facebook page in the name of Watu, a renowned asset finance company operating in Kenya, offers motorbikes at low prices. But it is run by a known scammer. A typical post from the page ...