No, former Kenyan elections chair not dead as claimed in viral …
Dec 12, 2024 · A video going viral on TikTok shows an image of Wafula Chebukati, the former chair of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), with his name and title displayed. The video is overlaid with the text: “The ‘HERO’ of 2022 general elections is no more.” Below his image, it says: “Finally the evidence is …
From election myths to health misinformation: The top 5 claims …
Dec 20, 2024 · From election myths to health misinformation: The top 5 claims we fact-checked in 2024 The Africa Check team has been hard at work investigating hundreds of claims over the last 12 months. Here are our most-read fact-checks for 2024, with tips to help you sort fact from fiction this holiday season.
No, Gammora HIV ‘cure kits’ not medically proven - Africa Check
Feb 28, 2023 · Facebook pages and groups, some with thousands of members, have been promoting the “Gammora HIV cure kit”. This is a supposed cure for infection by HIV, the...
EXPLAINER: How Nigeria can become vaccine-independent
Africa's dependence on imported vaccines was starkly illustrated by the Covid pandemic. But faced with recurrent outbreaks of diseases ranging from yellow fever and diphtheria to cholera and mpox, Nigeria still relies on other countries for vaccines. In this explainer, we look at existing vaccine gaps and consider how Nigeria can overcome shortages.
‘Rise up Africans’: No evidence US president-elect Donald Trump …
Nov 15, 2024 · IN SHORT: There’s no evidence that US president-elect Donald Trump made shocking statements in a speech called “rise up Africans”. Fake quotes like these may seem harmless, but they can have geopolitical implications.
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3 days ago · In September 2024, South Africa’s president signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment bill into law, despite fierce opposition from critics.
EXPLAINER: What next for South Africa, following unprecedented …
Jun 6, 2024 · EXPLAINER: What next for South Africa, following unprecedented 2024 election outcome? The word ‘coalition’ has dominated public debate in the days following the 29 May vote. But what are the practical next steps to forming a government where no party has received an outright majority?
MFWA, Dubawa and Ghana Fact establish Ghana Fact-checking …
Nov 19, 2024 · Ahead of Ghana’s 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, civil society organisations have formed the Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition.
Outgoing African Union Commission chair Moussa Faki has not …
Dec 13, 2024 · The race to succeed Moussa Faki as chair of the African Union Commission (AUC) is drawing to a close, with elections scheduled for February 2025. Faki has be...
No, HAARP not a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ that can control …
Apr 14, 2022 · “Dear blacks its a technology of mass destruction called HAARP. THEY CAN CONTROL THE WEATHER,” Andile Mngxitama, president of South African political ...