Nigeria's new education minister makes several claims and statistics about education in the country. We checked their accuracy.

Emmanuel Uduaghan's former commissioner for information made an eye-catching claim about Uduaghan's health achievements.

URGENT: Go to your medicine cabinet and find your multivitamin or other supplements that you are currently taking,” begins a ...

The declaration highlighted politically sensitive environments and public distrust of the media are of concern for African ...

Kenyan president William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga have settled on lawmaker Junet Mohammed as cabinet secretary ...

Multiple posts on Facebook claim that the sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar died on 29.  “Breaking News: Sultan ...

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WhatsApp messages in Nigeria claiming that the governor was planning to raise fees in state-owned institutions after the ...

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 ...

Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has seized millions of Kenyan shillings, a luxury car and a power generator from the home of Machakos county governor Wavinya Ndeti. That’s ...

IN SHORT: Facebook posts claim social media users can win devices by “simply” answering three questions. But it’s a scam: the proof is in unrelated links and suspicious comments. A Facebook post ...