Why does Africa Check fact-check election manifestos?
Africa Check has spent four months fact-checking South Africa’s top three political parties ahead of elections on 8 May. Here’s…
Political and Social Commentary
Sudan protesters to Saudi Arabia, UAE: ‘Please keep your money’
Khartoum, Sudan – Sudanese protesters have called on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to “keep their money” a…
False context: Graphic videos, photos not of recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa
Foreign nationals living in South Africa are again fearful of attacks by locals. But widely shared images and videos falsely…
Sudanese Photographer Lana Haroun’s Amazing Image Inspires Artistic Depiction of Protestor Alaa Salah as Kandaka, “Nubian Queen”
On March 8, 2019, in Khartoum, Sudan, Alaa Salah, a 22-year-old passionate protestor stood on top of a car above…
Uncertain Nigeria population data makes claim about stunted kids hard to verify
Nigeria’s economy, one of the two largest in Africa, will struggle to grow if the country didn’t first improve healthcare,…
The Bukanga Lonzo Debacle: The Failure of Agro-Industrial Parks in DRC
The Bukanga Lonzo Debacle exposes the numerous land rights violations and human rights abuses, pollution and health hazards, misspent funds,…