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BREAKING: Tanzanian Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu has won his treason case against the Government. The Supreme Court of Tanzania has acquitted him of all ...

IN SHORT: Photos circulating on South African social media claim to show a Johannesburg city street before and after “foreigners” were removed from it. But the image used to show the transformed ...

IN SHORT: A graphic appearing to quote Kenya’s president William Ruto claims that he planned to support deceased veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga as president in the 2027 general election. But ...

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government, from GDP growth and inflation to revenue and trade balance. We investigated 18 of them ...

There’s no denying that murder rates in South Africa are high. But two bold claims published by the widely read Guardian newspaper still caught our attention. The newspaper said that South Africa’s ...

IN SHORT: A Facebook post claims there is footage of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, falling to his death from a hotel in Paris, France. But the thumbnail of the supposed video is ...

IN SHORT: A video of former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga dismissing rumours of his death has surfaced on social media. But Odinga has made no such remarks. The video combines original footage ...

IN SHORT: Even if type O blood was associated with lower levels of two “inflammation markers”, this would not be evidence of slower ageing. But to make matters worse, there’s no evidence that the ...

IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts claim the president of Ghana has announced an investment platform called AfriQuantumX. Others show Nigerian politician Peter Obi promoting the platform. But this is ...

IN SHORT: A memo supposedly from Kenya’s education ministry directs university students to vacate campus premises due to the continuation of the lecturers’ strike. But the cabinet secretary for ...