Kenyan president William Ruto sparred with journalists over his policies. Did he get his facts right?
Ahead of his government’s eagerly anticipated first annual budget, Ruto made a number of claims in a sit-down with journalists.
Ahead of his government’s eagerly anticipated first annual budget, Ruto made a number of claims in a sit-down with journalists.
Nigerians eat billions of servings of noodles. So a scare in Asia is causing alarm locally, with officials set to carry out tests.
South African politicians and the public alike are quick to make claims about migrants to the country. But these are not supported by data.
Did Kenya's debt quadruple under Uhuru Kenyatta, and did his government borrow more than KSh4 trillion in its last term?
Nigeria’s labour and productivity minister is blaming the country’s high unemployment on its economic woes since 2015. Is he right?
A Nigerian senior government official made the startling claim that the country had more than 15 million child workers.
As Buhari prepares to leave office after eight years, his administration has been playing up his achievements. We took a look at one.
According to various experts, water consumption by consumers in Gauteng is not particularly high.
Did officials take president William Ruto's budget out of spite? We took a closer look.
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