The annual address was set against a backdrop of choppy regional and global waters. How did Ramaphosa fare with his facts?

We verified several claims made by the former Nigerian aviation minister and prominent politician in a TV interview.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided a New York house belonging to former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and ...

South Africa’s president signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment bill into law, despite fierce opposition from critics.

Over a dozen Facebook posts circulating in Nigeria claim that US president Donald Trump has imposed a ban that will prevent ...

Disclosure: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is one of Africa Check’s partners, providing 13% of our income in 2023. A ...

Trump Orders FBI to Arrest ‘Wike’ on Sight in Any European Country, Including France, Over Alleged Crimes Committed During ...

IN SHORT: Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission says you can retrieve your national identification number using your registered phone line. Don’t share the number with unauthorised people, ...

IN SHORT: US president Donald Trump has signed many executive orders since his inauguration. But there is no truth to the online claim that he ordered the sale of African leaders’ property and the ...

IN SHORT: A since-deleted tweet by a South African podcaster has popularised the false claim that all antiretroviral medications administered in South Africa were paid for by US aid. In fact, US aid ...

IN SHORT: A job advert circulating online claims that the KCB Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of KCB Group, and the United Nations agency Unitar are recruiting across Kenya.