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 ...

For democracy to function, public figures need to be held to account for what they say. The claims they make need to be checked, openly and impartially. Africa Check is an independent, non-partisan ...

Are white Afrikaners really being killed “like flies”? Is a white South African farmer being “slaughtered every five days?” Would the number of whites “killed in SA in black on white violence” fill ...

Peterside was right that the majority of out-of-school children are in Nigeria's northern states. This is in line with the higher poverty rates in these regions. The former lawmaker was mostly correct ...

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has been previously sanctioned in the UK for Covid-19 misinformation, but has made new claims about cancer, vaccines and the Pope’s death. We investigated. The pastor advised ...

Info Finder is a carefully selected collection of facts and sources on key topics. The English version of the tool covers Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and Zimbabwe. The Global Corruption ...

IN SHORT: There were widespread protests in Kinshasa in February 2024 and the largest were centred outside the embassies of the US, UK and France. But rumours that the French embassy was set on fire ...

As one of South Africa’s most pressing problems, rape levels in the country get discussed and reported on often. And as a result, many of the statistics used cross our desks here at Africa Check.

In his keynote speech at the launch of Rise Mzansi's election manifesto, the new party’s leader made several claims about South Africa. We checked them for accuracy. Zibi was correct about the backlog ...

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 ...