Africa Check1h
How many state schools are there in South Africa and what percentage of these fall into quintiles 1-3?
South Africa had 22,511 public schools, excluding early childhood development centres and special schools.  Public education ...
Africa Check1h
Has the Vaal River tested positive for cholera?
Neither Johannesburg Water nor the National Institute for Communicable Diseases has reported a recent cholera outbreak. In ...
Africa Check22h
Which African countries have the highest rate of cholera outbreaks and why?
As of 31 December 2024, a cumulative total of 457,129 cholera cases, including 8,181 deaths, have been reported since 1 January 2022. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique ...
Africa Check3d
Viral video doesn’t show naira notes discovered in Delta state, Nigeria in 2025, but 2022 incident in Benue state
A viral Facebook post claims that the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has discovered old naira notes hidden in a container in Delta state in ...
Africa Check3d
Kenya’s Teachers Service Commission denies online claims of new chief executive
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) registers, recruits, deploys, promotes and disciplines teachers in Kenya’s public ...
Africa Check3d
No, Kenya is not leaving the World Health Organization in 2025
A video on social media has sparked claims that Kenya is following the United States out of the World Health Organization, or ...
Africa Check3d
Ignore fake ‘Nation.Africa’ graphic claiming Kenyan ex-premier Raila Odinga demanded state jobs to support president Ruto
A post on X published on 25 February 2025 claims that Raila Odinga has demanded the positions of deputy president, speaker of ...
Africa Check4d
Video does not show Kenya’s Raila Odinga protesting after defeat in African Union leadership election
IN SHORT: A video has been posted on TikTok claiming to show Kenyan politician Raila Odinga reacting angrily after losing his bid to become chair of the African Union Commission in 2025. However, the ...