The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revoked the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks in July 2026. The affected ...

The fifth edition of the Africa Facts Summit will convene fact-checkers, researchers, policymakers and journalists.

Ahead of the final in-person voter registration weekend, we explain how local elections work and why your vote matters.

South African billionaire Johann Rupert, US president Donald Trump (May 2025) There is no evidence to back billionaire Johann Rupert’s claim that undocumented foreigners are mainly behind farm murders ...

Many would agree that the country’s lawmakers are handsomely paid. We take a closer look at their pay structure and what they actually do. Published on 30 January 2026 South Africa’s members of ...

Marking the country’s 65th Independence Day, Bola Tinubu claimed several economic achievements by his government, from GDP growth and inflation to revenue and trade balance. We investigated 18 of them ...

IN SHORT: Graphics circulating on social media quote Kenyan president William Ruto as asking his deputy Kithure Kindiki to resign over his alleged inability to bring in votes. However, the quote is ...

Half an hour before the start of her session on the day of the conference, University of the Witwatersrand associate professor Marike Venter de Villiers logged on to the link provided. Forty-five ...

IN SHORT: Viral posts are claiming that European countries have banned travel from South Africa in response to anti-migrant action, using a clip of president Cyril Ramaphosa as evidence. But as of ...

Info Finder is a carefully selected collection of facts and sources on key topics. The English version of the tool covers Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and Zimbabwe. Technical and Vocational ...

President William Ruto has tied his economic legacy to building Kenya without new debt or taxes. But some of the figures used by minister John Mbadi to defend the controversial plan are flawed. The ...

IN SHORT: Several graphics quoting Kenyan first lady Rachel Ruto as seeking constitutional change to ensure she takes over power if president William Ruto dies are circulating online. However, the ...