Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traoré, came to power in September 2022 following a military coup that ousted interim ...

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has been previously sanctioned in the UK for Covid-19 misinformation, but has made new claims. We investigated.

As attention shifts to Nigerian president Bola Tinubu’s achievements ahead of 2027 elections, his power minister, Adebayo Adelabu, has been eager to highlight improvements in the troubled energy ...

South African billionaire Johann Rupert, US president Donald Trump (May 2025) There is no evidence to back billionaire Johann Rupert’s claim that undocumented foreigners are mainly behind farm murders ...

IN SHORT: Facebook pages claim that drinking a mixture of these three ingredients can lower blood sugar. But it’s best to see a doctor as high blood sugar can have serious consequences and requires ...

IN SHORT: A video from 2018 showing a violent assault by a police officer in Nairobi has resurfaced online, prompting fresh outrage in Kenya. Human rights groups condemned the brutality. The police ...

IN SHORT: A video shared on Facebook claims that cutting an apple in half, sprinkling it with salt, and eating it provides instant headache relief. But there is no scientific evidence to support this, ...

IN SHORT: A viral image allegedly showing a cracked expressway pillar on a major road in the Kenyan capital is circulating on Facebook. But it is neither recent nor real. We traced it back to an ...

IN SHORT: A viral video on Instagram claims US president Donald Trump said he would resign if he were Kenya’s under-pressure president William Ruto. However, the video has been altered using ...

IN SHORT: A message circulating on Facebook claims the International Criminal Court’s “chief justice” has announced a meeting with Nigeria’s chief justice over the continued detention of Biafra ...