Yes. Edgar Chagwa Lungu died on 5 June 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa, from complications from surgery. His death was confirmed by official statements and major news outlets.

No. The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) says there’s no evidence ear candles or vacuums remove earwax. The NHS advises safer methods like olive or almond oil drops, followed by professional removal ...

Not yet. Kenya has proposed raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21, banning alcohol sales in supermarkets, restaurants, residential areas and online, and restricting advertising near schools.

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 ...

IN SHORT: A claim that Nigeria’s former central bank governor Godwin Emefiele has returned N4 trillion (about US$2.6 billion) to the government is doing the rounds online. But Africa Check found no ...

Ignore fake newspaper front page claiming there is ‘peace, stability’ in Kenya while ex-deputy president Gachagua is in the US ...

IN SHORT: An image of a front page supposedly from Kenya’s Standard newspaper claims there has been peace in the country since former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua left for the US. However, the ...

A job advertisement posted on Facebook claims that the United States Agency for International Development (USAid), in partnership with other organisat ...

IN SHORT: The West African Examinations Council has asked the public to disregard a list of Nigerian schools supposedly disqualified for exam malpractice in the 2025 senior school certificate exams.

IN SHORT: A newspaper front page doing the rounds online has been doctored. The Standard did not report that Kenya’s ex-deputy president was in rehab in the US.