The annual address was set against a backdrop of choppy regional and global waters. How did Ramaphosa fare with his facts?

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided a New York house belonging to former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and ...

We verified several claims made by the former Nigerian aviation minister and prominent politician in a TV interview.

Disclosure: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is one of Africa Check’s partners, providing 13% of our income in 2023. A ...

South Africa’s president signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment bill into law, despite fierce opposition from critics.

Over a dozen Facebook posts circulating in Nigeria claim that US president Donald Trump has imposed a ban that will prevent ...

Were December 2024 remittances from Nigeria’s diaspora were equivalent to a whopping 4% of the country’s GDP? The data says otherwise.

Since retaking office in, US president Donald Trump has signed several executive orders. In this context, messages circulating on Facebook in ...

IN SHORT: With February 2025 elections for the African Union Commission chairperson looming, a graphic with a claim that Kenya’s candidate Raila Odinga is set to drop out of the race to focus on his ...

IN SHORT: A number of Facebook posts encourage users to buy a herbal mixture that can supposedly cure several forms of sexually transmitted infections. But there’s no evidence for these claims and an ...