Ahead of Ghana’s 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, civil society organisations have formed the Ghana ...

A newspaper article written by a former federal lawmaker advising Nigeria's new education minister makes several claims and statistics about education in the country. We checked their accuracy.

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IN SHORT: A video on Facebook claims that combining basil and ginger can treat infections, but does not specify what type of infection. Be wary of posts lacking such details, and consult your doctor. ...

IN SHORT: A message in Afrikaans warning about child kidnapping in South Africa is a variation of older hoax messages that make false claims about the nature of kidnapping and trafficking. The only ...

IN SHORT: Just months after new cabinet members were appointed, a document requesting the vetting of eight new nominees for cabinet positions has circulated widely on social media in Kenya. However, ...

IN SHORT: A claim is circulating on social media in Nigeria that the Rivers state governor Siminalayi Fubara has shut down the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation and other oil companies in the ...

IN SHORT: The University of Lagos in Nigeria says it has nothing to do with discretionary admission offers circulating on social media. Those behind such postings are out to scam you, it warns. The ...

IN SHORT: This Facebook page poses as an asset finance company and targets motorbike taxi operators with attractive offers on motorbikes. But the page is fake and the offers are scams. The Facebook ...

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 ...