FACTSHEET: Excess deaths in South Africa explained
The number of excess deaths may be a more accurate and concerning measure of the Covid pandemic than the daily death toll. But how are exces
The number of excess deaths may be a more accurate and concerning measure of the Covid pandemic than the daily death toll. But how are exces
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Nigeria’s beleaguered oil refineries have again dominated the headlines after hundreds of billions of naira were allocated to repair one. Bu...
There are concerns about Nigeria’s rising debt and especially that owed to China. In this factsheet, we look at the numbers.
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As Covid-19 vaccines were rolled out across the world, a recent Africa Facts meeting discussed ways African fact-checkers could counter vacc...
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