Catherine Adeniyi

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Bola Tinubu

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Joe Biden

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nigeria election meta check

No, Nigeria's president-elect Bola Tinubu didn't say he'd look to China instead if US president Joe Biden didn’t congratulate him.

Nigeria president-elect Bola Tinubu has said the country would “partner with China” if US president Joe Biden didn’t congratulate him. At least, that’s the claim in a post shared on Facebook in Nigeria. Tinubu was declared the winner of the February 2023 presidential electi...

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Nigeria's electoral body denies claims that former Lagos commissioner was head of tech

Nigeria's 2023 presidential election remains mired in controversy. The country's electoral body failed to effectively implement the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the electronic transmission of results. The Independent National Electoral Commission or Inec is responsible for conduc...

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Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour

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nigeria election meta check

Evidence supports Nigerian governorship candidate's claim of degree from prestigious US university

Nigerians go to the polls on 18 March 2023 to elect governors and state assemblies, with Lagos, the country's economic capital, one of the states that will be closely watched. Governors will also be elected in 27 other states. (Read our fact-check: #LagosRace2023: Fact-checking claims by candi...

nigeria election meta check

No, Nigeria 2023 election portal does not show Labour Party's Peter Obi as winner, results upload ongoing

Reactions about the conduct and outcome of Nigeria's election have been mixed, days after the electoral body declared Bola Tinubu of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) president-elect. The Independent National Electoral Commission or Inec is the electoral body responsible for conductin...

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Welfare & population

Which African countries have some of the highest unemployment rates among women?

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World Bank – Unemployment, female (% of female labour force) - Sub-Saharan Africa 2021

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Which African countries have some of the highest unemployment rates among women?

According to the latest figures from the World Bank, Sudanese women had the highest unemployment rate in Africa in 2021 at 30.5%, followed by women in South Africa at 30.3%, Gabon at 29.7%, Eswatini at 26.5% and Somalia at 25.7%. ...

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Sex & gender

How much do women earn compared to men in South Africa?

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World Bank: Inequality in Southern Africa – an assessment of the Southern African Customs Union

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How much do women earn compared to men in South Africa?

A World Bank report on inequality in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) – comprising Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa – found that women in SACU on average earn 30% less than their male counterparts (with similar education and other relevant characteristics). In Sout...

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Crime & justice

Welfare & population

What are the child abuse statistics in South Africa?

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Third Quarter Crime Statistics 2022-2023

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What are the child abuse statistics in South Africa?

According to the latest crime statistics, 319 children were murdered in South Africa between October 2022 and December 2022, and a further 488 survived attempted murder. A further 2,039 children were victims of physical assault. ...

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