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 ...

IN SHORT: According to some social media posts, this video shows Pope Leo XIV, elected in 2025, snubbing a black cardinal. But the footage shows Cardinal Pietro Parolin at an event in 2023. Several ...

IN SHORT: In May 2025, Facebook posts claimed that Nigeria’s Department of State Services was recruiting plumbers, electricians and carpenters. However, the agency says these messages are fake. “The ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts claimed that young people in Anambra state had rallied in support of Yahaya Bello ahead of the 2027 presidential elections. However, the photos used to support this ...

IN SHORT: Some social media users have posted a video claiming it shows Kenyan president William Ruto “preparing” a hospital patient for a media event to promote the Social Health Authority. But the ...

IN SHORT: Posts circulating on Facebook in Nigeria claim that the administrator of Rivers state, Ibok Ete Ibas, has approved the recruitment of 10,000 people into the state civil service. This is ...

IN SHORT: These Facebook pages are impersonating LAPO, a microfinance bank in Nigeria, and claiming to offer quick loans. Don't trust them. The LFMB Digital Microfinance LOAN page claims to offer “SME ...

IN SHORT: A video on social media shows Kenyan politician Musalia Mudavadi apparently watching former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua call president William Ruto a “thief and a murderer”. But it has ...