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Fact-checking Nigeria's health ministry's claim of progress on female genital mutilation
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Given that former president Jacob Zuma has a criminal record, can he stand for the MK Party in the 2024 elections?
Posts falsely claim photo shows unenclosed toilets installed by ruling ANC in SA
An image shows an unenclosed toilet on the side of a road in an informal settlement, purportedly part of a failed ANC project.
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Unicef Kenya head tabled stats on child poverty, health and the economy - but do her figures add up?
The future of Kenya's children was the subject of a data-packed article in a major Kenyan newspaper. But did the numbers stack up?
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