A video posted on TikTok shows US president Donald Trump apparently saying: “President Ruto is stealing and killing Kenyans.

A message sent to Africa Check by subscribers to our WhatsApp lines claims that a company called “Sibanye Water” is offering ...

The fourth edition of the Africa Facts summit, scheduled for 1-2 October 2025 in Dakar, Senegal, will bring together ...

IN SHORT: The graphic claims YouTuber Lynn Ngugi said activist Rose Njeri collaborated with Estonian hackers and Boniface ...

A TikTok video shows a photo of Kenya’s deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Eliud Lagat, who stepped aside from his ...

A post circulating on Facebook claims that Rwandan president Paul Kagame is critically ill in an intensive care unit (ICU) in ...

A document circulating on Facebook appears to be a statement from Kenya’s former prime minister and Orange Democratic ...

A post on Facebook claims that Tukur Buratai, Nigeria’s former chief of army staff, escaped an attack by Boko Haram in early ...

No, mixture of guava leaves, ginseng root, ginger and lemons can’t cure blocked fallopian tubes or endometriosis – see a doctor instead ...

IN SHORT: While promising, a recent breakthrough in HIV research is not a “cure” or a “vaccine”, as several posts claim on social media. The scientists involved say it could be many years before the ...

IN SHORT: Since US president Donald Trump’s inauguration on 20 January 2025, many prominent people have visited him at the White House. However, the claim that Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu declined an ...