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CITIZEN TV KENYA
Kenya at 60: Fact-checking six claims by president William Ruto, including on election results and jobs
As the president nears a year in office, he has been keen to emphasise the social and economic challenges facing his administration.
KOLA SULAIMON/AFP
Checking the BBC's claims about Buhari’s poor economic legacy in Nigeria – and new president Tinubu’s headache
A series of reports published by the influential UK public broadcaster made several claims about Nigeria's economy. We checked some of them.
STATE HOUSE KENYA
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.
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Has unemployment in Nigeria risen fourfold since 2015? On the trail of a cabinet minister's claim
Nigeria’s labour and productivity minister is blaming the country’s high unemployment on its economic woes since 2015. Is he right?
BENSON IBEABUCHI/AFP
A cloudy outlook? What we are learning about election disinformation in Africa and what you can do about it
As nearly a dozen countries prepare to hold presidential elections, the spread of disinformation is inflaming Africa's political landscape.