Nigeria has updated how it measures its economy as part of ongoing reforms. This factsheet breaks down the key changes and ...

On TV, president Bola Tinubu’s economic adviser made eye-catching claims about topics from oil to poverty. But his numbers ...

After public bust-ups with allies and risky deals with rivals, Ruto’s listing cabinet looks to have steadied. We take a ...

IN SHORT: The West African Examinations Council has asked the public to disregard a list of Nigerian schools supposedly disqualified for exam malpractice in the 2025 senior school certificate exams.

Several videos on TikTok and YouTube with Kiswahili narration can be found online, with the claim that Kenyan president William Ruto became unwell and was hospitalised. The most-viewed clip was ...

IN SHORT: Claims that a company called PesaTube is paying social media users to watch videos daily are false, and similar to a previous scam Africa Check debunked. According to a message sent to ...

The Nigerian senate has approved the creation of 12 new states across the country. That’s according to a message circulating on social media in Nigeria s ...

“Staged abduction,” reads the apparent front page of Kenya’s Standard newspaper, dated 3 July 2025, still circulating on Facebook. In the summary below the headline, the newspaper appears to offer an ...

A video circulating on Facebook shows Kenyan president William Ruto apparently saying he will be at the forefront of changing presidential term limits.In t ...

In April 2025, messaging platform WhatsApp introduced a new feature called “advanced chat privacy”. We break down the facts.

A TikTok user has posted a video in which they claim that the Iranian president warned Nigeria against getting involved in the conflict between Israel and ...

IN SHORT: As soon as the Nigerian government announced the death of former president Muhammadu Buhari on 13 July 2025, an old claim that he died in 2017 and was replaced with a body double resurfaced ...