#10YearsOfFacts: Ten lessons we’ve learned fact-checking elections in African countries
Africa Check’s editors in Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa look back on a decade-long effort to improve voters’ decisions.
AfricaCheck@10: Fact-checking – a learning curve that just keeps rising
When I first proposed the idea of Africa Check, I was told it would be a fool’s errand to set up a fact-checking operation on the continent....
AfricaCheck@10: Over coffee, the seed of an African fact-checking network
The idea was discussed in a Paris coffee shop. Ten years later, Africa Check has reached and succeeded those ambitions.
Ten years of Africa Check: a brief history
From two desks in a university department to four African country offices and a respected presence in a global network of fact-checkers, thi
EXPLAINER: How political campaign funding works as #NigeriaDecides2023
Candidates for political office in Nigeria need money to fund their campaigns. But there are laws that dictate who can contribute to them. ...
IN-DEPTH: Silicone Valley Shares – red flags aplenty as South Sudanese worry over invested cash
South Sudanese who sank their hard-earned money into a “US venture capital firm” promising breathtaking returns are worried.
A cover girl? Not so fast. How a fact-checker almost got scammed and how you can avoid a similar fate
So what happened to me, how did I figure it out, and what are the warning signs that you can look out for?
Ahead of major #NigeriaDecides2023 elections, country’s fact-checkers write open letter to politicians
As the election campaigns officially start in Nigeria, a coalition of its fact-checkers is asking politicians to reject misinformation and p