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HISTORY CHECK: Mystery solved? On the trail of much-shared photo supposedly of Putin, Machel and Mnangagwa in the 1970s
A grainy photo claims to show Vladimir Putin training Mozambique’s Samora Machel and Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa.
LUCA SOLA / AFP
FACTSHEET: Abortions in Africa
This factsheet looks at estimates of the number of abortions in the region and explains the broad categories of abortion laws.
SHUTTERSTOCK
On the trail of African political parties that took liberties with the facts in 2021
While it’s said politics requires some “economy with the truth”, is anyone interested in actual facts anymore?
Guillem Sartorio / AFP
FACTSHEET: The leading causes of death in Africa in 2019
The latest data from the World Health Organization is likely to be the last major update not to feature Covid-19 statistics.
PRESS RELEASE: Continent’s top fact-checkers awarded at eighth annual African Fact-Checking Awards
Fact-checkers from Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Senegal took the top honours in the 2021 African Fact-Checking Awards.