ANALYSIS: Not only about size – why Nigeria’s Kaduna state governor misses point about insecurity
Nasir El-Rufai has frequently highlighted his state’s huge size as a major obstacle to tackling insecurity. But analysts are not convinced.
An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers
YouTube is one of the major conduits of online disinformation and misinformation worldwide.
Fact-checking claims on maternal deaths and abortion in Nigeria
A leading gynaecologist says Nigeria fares poorly for maternal mortality and has the world’s highest abortion rates. Is he correct?
FACTSHEET: Abortions in Africa
This factsheet looks at estimates of the number of abortions in the region and explains the broad categories of abortion laws.
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[PRESS RELEASE] Continent’s top fact-checkers awarded at eighth annual African Fact-Checking Awards
Fact-checkers from Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Senegal took the top honours in the 2021 African Fact-Checking Awards.
ANALYSIS: South African minority party right to be worried over North West crime stats, but lockdown skewed numbers
A Freedom Front Plus leader in North West said the murder rate for the province nearly doubled from 2020 to 2021. Is he right?
ANALYSIS: As Tanzania changes tack on Covid-19, leaders have role to play in pushing accurate information
Tanzanians have struggled to keep up with policy changes as the country goes from no plans for Covid vaccines to pushing mass vaccination.
PRESS RELEASE: New international study shows fact-checks significantly reduce belief in misinformation
The comparative study is among the first to examine fact-checking effectiveness from a cross-country perspective.
CONSERVATION CHECK: Yes, more elephants being born tuskless because of poaching
African elephants' contact with poachers is causing dramatic changes to their physiology.
EXPLAINER: What you need to know about Nigeria’s resident doctors and why they strike so frequently
What are Nigerian doctors' grievances? And why do they leave the country in such high numbers?
10 key claims about Nigeria’s economy that we fact-checked in 2021 – and why we did
Every year we look into dozens of claims that affect the public debate. We rounded up 10 that touched on Africa’s largest economy.
Outliers – when the numbers don’t add up
We look back at the worst use of statistics from 2021.
Three lessons from fighting Covid-19 vaccine misinformation on community radio stations in Kenya
In 2021, Africa Check has been busy working with less connected communities. Here’s what we learnt.
