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Ukraine – The Second Iron Curtain
7th March 2022 This coming Saturday marks exactly 76 years since Winston Churchill made his ‘iron curtain’ speech. On 5 March 1946, visiting Fulton in Missouri as... →
Fact-checked: Viral social media posts about Russia, Ukraine and Africa
By: Africa Check 4th March 2022 On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded its neighbour, Ukraine. The ensuing conflict, which has captivated the world, has seen hundreds of civilian... →
Verifying Nigeria ICT head’s claims about sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s economy before and during president Buhari’s term
By: Africa Check 2nd March 2022 For Nigeria to succeed in a digital 21st century it must adopt fifth generation - or 5G - network technology, according to Kashifu Abdullahi, the... →
Foreign nationals’ kids born in South Africa can be denied citizenship, but foreigners may work in government
By: Africa Check 1st March 2022 Is South Africa not obliged to grant citizenship to children born to foreign nationals in South Africa? That’s the claim minister of home affairs... →
Treasury must take on the task of ensuring the greatest value for money in terms of delivering on overall policy objectives.
25th February 2022 Producing a budget in a country with interest groups as divergent as ours is a difficult task. This week’s budget was a fine example of National... →
Nigerian online publication botches Kenya’s China debt numbers, but is right about port seizure warning
By: Africa Check 24th February 2022 Ahead of Kenyan general elections set for August 2022, public debt is a concern. Some analysts predict political risk could weigh down efforts to... →
Better roads not reducing traffic deaths in Nigeria, as presidential hopeful claimed
By: Africa Check 22nd February 2022 With Nigeria’s next general elections scheduled for February 2023, Bola Tinubu, a prominent leader in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),... →
SoNA – But can we implement?
17th February 2022 As far as the economy goes, last week’s State of the Nation address (SoNA) dealt primarily with structural reform in sectors like electricity,... →
Fact-checked: South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s 6th state of the nation address
By: Africa Check 16th February 2022 South Africa’s 2022 state of the nation address (Sona) was different, with president Cyril Ramaphosa forced to deliver it from the Cape Town city... →
Fact-checking 7 claims about Nigeria’s ‘unemployment capital’
By: Africa Check 15th February 2022 “A calamity has befallen our state, Imo has collapsed under Hope Uzodinma,” said a January 2022 statement from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),... →
