IN SHORT: There appears to be a surge in false claims targeting Kenya’s former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua. This front page claiming that he has been diagnosed with a testicular disorder is fake ...

IN SHORT: Imposter Facebook pages and accounts continue to target unsuspecting Kenyans. Be on the lookout for this Facebook page using the name of asset finance company Watu to offer users motorbikes ...

IN SHORT: A viral message on Facebook claims that the governor of Abia state in Nigeria, Alex Otti, has asked the Eastern Security Network, associated with the Indigenous People of Biafra, for ...

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IN SHORT: A viral video on social media appears to show that the traditional leader of Taraba has directed all Fulani herders to leave the Taraba forests in April 2025. But these posts are misleading ...

EN BREF - Ces propos n’ont pas été tenus par les présidents burkinabè et français. Depuis le coup d'État du 30 septembre 2022 qui a porté Ibrahim Traoré au pouvoir au Burkina Faso, les relations entre ...

EN BREF - Cette image montre un atterrissage d’urgence effectué par un avion cargo à Bukavu, dans l’Est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), en 2022. Dans ce contexte, des internautes ont ...

IN SHORT: A video of arms and ammunition intercepted at a Nigerian port has resurfaced online, with social media users claiming it is from April 2025. But the video has been online since June 2024.

IN SHORT: Multiple Facebook posts claim that the governor of Nigeria’s Abia state, Alex Otti, has asked residents to kill five Fulanis for every Igbo killed in attacks by herders. But there is no ...