Various sources, including the agency’s representatives, have claimed R18 billion has been paid out to non-citizens.

Does Sierra Leone really have a deal to switch power between its two main parties every decade? We looked into this claim.

The Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) is the national end-of-junior secondary exam for grade 9 learners under ...

Five presidential candidates, but not long-serving leader Yoweri Museveni, took the stage ahead of Uganda’s 15 January 2026 ...

After decades in which diphtheria in Algeria had nearly disappeared, its return has prompted unfounded allegations. We took a look.

According to the country’s tourism ministry, there were a record 2,4 million international visitors to Kenya in 2024.

IN SHORT: Four graphics with logos of different Facebook pages quote former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua as saying he is ready to rejoin the government and work with president William Ruto ...

JKIA AIRPORT ON FIRE,” reads the caption to a video posted on TikTok around 24 November 2025.It shows a broad line of flames sweeping through what ...

Are white Afrikaners really being killed “like flies”? Is a white South African farmer being “slaughtered every five days?” Would the number of whites “killed in SA in black on white violence” fill ...

Claims that South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo or even India can lay claim to the unwanted title of "rape capital of the world” have been doing the rounds for well over a decade. In 2000, ...

As one of South Africa’s most pressing problems, rape levels in the country get discussed and reported on often. And as a result, many of the statistics used cross our desks here at Africa Check.