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

IN SHORT: The state's education board has warned that an old and invalid link is being used to attract and possibly scam applicants. The Edo State universal basic education board (Edo SUBEB) is ...

IN SHORT: A photo of the injured former leader of an outlawed Kenyan group is circulating on Facebook. Users who posted it claim that he has been attacked for not fully paying young people who ...

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: Claims about the health benefits of hot water infused with cloves range from unproven to outright myths. There’s no evidence that this home remedy can cure infertility, “clean the womb”, or ...

IN SHORT: A Facebook post claims Infotrak has released poll results showing Kenyan ex-minister Fred Matiang’i leading the 2027 presidential race. He is followed by veteran politician Kalonzo Musyoka, ...

IN SHORT: The graphic claims that Ruto spent KSh180 million (about US$1.38 million) on a recent tour of Kenya’s western region, with members of parliament receiving KSh5 million ($38,000) each. But ...

IN SHORT: A graphic bearing the logo of Kenyans.co.ke, a major news site in Kenya, attributes defeatist remarks about infrastructure in the capital city Nairobi to the governor. But it is just another ...

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

IN SHORT: A video has been circulating online with the claim it shows Nigerians in Niger protesting against a French military base. But it is from August 2023, during a pro-coup rally in Niger.