Data doesn’t back media claim that Kenya has East Africa’s highest youth unemployment rate of 38.9%
As the country counts the jobs cost of Covid lockdowns, a pan-African media house tried to work out how many young people are affected.
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?
Know the Facts Get the Vax – helping people make better choices about Covid and vaccines
Africa Check’s Know the Facts Get the Vax multimedia series answers common questions about Covid vaccines.
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.
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?
Uhuru Kenyatta: Fact-checking Kenyan president’s claims about his legacy
With a year left in office, Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta used his Madaraka Day speech to emphasise his achievements over two terms.