Nigeria has updated how it measures its economy as part of ongoing reforms. This factsheet breaks down the key changes and ...

On TV, president Bola Tinubu’s economic adviser made eye-catching claims about topics from oil to poverty. But his numbers ...

After public bust-ups with allies and risky deals with rivals, Ruto’s listing cabinet looks to have steadied. We take a closer look.

In April 2025, messaging platform WhatsApp introduced a new feature called “advanced chat privacy”. We break down the facts.

After public bust-ups with allies and risky deals with rivals, Ruto’s listing cabinet looks to have steadied. We take a ...

Our values guide how we work together to achieve impact. We act with integrity, collaborate with respect, honour partnerships, and encourage impactful innovation. Allwell Okpi joined Africa Check as ...

Africa Check is a non-partisan organisation that exists to promote accuracy in public debate and the media in Africa, so raising the quality of information available to the public. Set up in 2012, we ...

Africa Check is a non-profit organisation set up in 2012 to promote accuracy in public debate and the media in Africa. We depend on donations to bring you quality, fact-based information and keep ...

South Africa is notorious for its levels of rape. But the true extent of the problem is unknown. This guide looks at the limited data available.

Are white Afrikaners really being killed “like flies”? Is a white South African farmer being “slaughtered every five days?” Would the number of whites “killed in SA in black on white violence” fill ...

Our media literacy work Misinformation can harm health, life choices and even democracy, but the essential skills needed to identify it are rarely taught. Our media literacy work is an effort to ...

Adolescent mental health in South Africa: what do the numbers say? How many adolescents have mental illness? And how many get the care they need? A South African news article’s statistics may be ...