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No $750 million Covid-19 grant from Nigeria’s vice president – beware of scam
Nigeria’s vice president Yemi Osinbajo is NOT disbursing $750 million to Nigerians as part of a Covid recovery initiative.
AFP/DIHOFF MUKOTO
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.
LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP
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.
MARCO LONGARI / AFP
No, South Africa didn’t deploy 70,000 soldiers during Covid-19 lockdown
Several news sites have unfavourably panned the recent deployment of ‘a mere’ 2,500 soldiers to deal with recent unrest.
No proof Mega Oxygen boosts oxygen levels or cures Covid-19, as viral Facebook video claims
Concerns about a lack of oxygen could lead people to seek alternative and unproven treatment. Instead, get medical help if you have low oxyg...