Africa Check1d
Don't fall for yet another fake Facebook account impersonating Kenyan company Mark Holdings and offering motorbikes on credit
The Facebook account Mark holdings advertises different brands of motorbikes and invites users to buy them on credit. The ...
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No, US president-elect Donald Trump has not ordered Nigerian government to release Biafra separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu
A video circulating on social media shows US president-elect Donald Trump apparently urging the Nigerian government to ...
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What is the number and distribution of South African schools?
Public schools receive government funding, and independent schools are run privately but registered with provincial education ...
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How much does livestock contribute to Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the monetary value of all goods and services that a country produces in a given time period.
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Nigerian union denies minimum wage strike threat in Yobe state
IN SHORT: The Yobe state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has denied circulating a notice of a planned strike on 1 December. It described the notice as false and urged workers to disregard it.
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Ignore Facebook post advertising herbal capsules for haemorrhoids
IN SHORT: Several Facebook posts claim that a remedy known as "Pile Formula 1" can cure haemorrhoids. However, experts say that haemorrhoids can only be cured by surgery or a process called ...
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No, Finnish authorities have not released Biafra separatist Simon Ekpa, arrested over terror activities in south-east Nigeria
Multiple Facebook posts claim that Biafra separatist Simon Ekpa has been released days after he was arrested by Finland’s ...
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Video of people collecting fuel from an overturned tanker in Nigeria is from 2023, not 2024 as claimed online
IN SHORT: Several Facebook users have posted a video of people collecting fuel spilled from an overturned tanker, suggesting the incident took place in October 2024. But the video first appeared ...
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Burkina Faso : ces images ne montrent pas le stade du 4 août après sa rénovation
EN BREF - Une de ces images montre le Soccer City Stadium de Johannesburg en Afrique du Sud, les deux autres montrent une maquette d’un des futurs stades du Burkina Faso. Les deux autres photographies ...
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Guinée : sur Facebook, de fausses rumeurs rapportant une présence militaire française dans le pays
EN BREF - Une de ces images montre des soldats de la force française Barkhane quittant leur base malienne de Gao en 2021. La présidence guinéenne a, de son côté, démenti toute présence d’une armée ...
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Ces images ne montrent pas des véhicules militaires acquis par l'armée du Burkina Faso
EN BREF - La première image montre un véhicule militaire en Afghanistan et la deuxième existe sur internet depuis au moins 2013 et est liée à l'armée russe. Les résultats de la recherche inversée ...