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: A video showing US president Donald Trump apparently urging Ugandans not to forgive their president, Yoweri Museveni, until he steps down and retires from politics has gone viral online.

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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has been previously sanctioned in the UK for Covid-19 misinformation, but has made new claims about cancer, vaccines and the Pope’s death. We investigated. The pastor advised ...

According to posts doing the rounds on Facebook in South Africa, bitter leaf is rich in quinine, a compound which can “cure ...

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission has noted with grave concern the remarks attributed to H.E. Mutahi Kahiga, ...

I was planning to support Baba for president come 2027,” reads a graphic that started circulating on Facebook in Kenya on 20 October 2025. The ...

An image of what appears to be the front page of Kenya’s Standard newspaper claims that opposition politician Kalonzo Musyoka ...

Entries for the 2025 African Fact-Checking Awards are now open to journalists, journalism students and professional fact-checkers. This is the longest-running awards programme celebrating ...

IN SHORT: Don’t believe this video claiming to have a cure for diabetes. Its home remedies are nothing new and not effective. While diabetes can be managed in various ways, it can’t be cured. “Say ...

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