Governance

Has The Beninese Government Requested Burkina Faso’s Assistance In Fighting Terrorism? On October 6, 2025, an X user @LegitTargets made a claim that the government of the Republic of Benin has officially called on neighbouring Burkina Faso to assist in defending against terrorist threats. The post had an image Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traore and […]

Ghana’s Judiciary Has Abolished The Use of Wigs And Colonial-Style Robes Kingsley Okon  On October 4, 2025, an X user @cecild84 claimed that Ghana’s judiciary has discarded colonial-era wigs and robes in favour of African prints and traditional attire. The post had three images of lawyers in traditional African prints attire, captioned: “🇬🇭The Ghanaian Judiciary […]

China Warns Its Citizens Against Investing In Lagos Properties Umoh Umoh On October 6, 2025, an X user, @ifeanyiakorjuru claimed that the Chinese government has warned its citizens from investing on properties in Lagos state, citing that the state is prone to senseless demolishing of structures and land grabbing. The claim had pictures of what […]

Fact Checking Tinubu’s Claims About Education Sector In 2025 Independence Day Speech Umoh Umoh On October 1, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave an Independence Day speech to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day celebration. In the president’s speech, he made claims about ‘the number of secondary schools and tertiary institutions’ prior to the country’s independence […]

Is Tunisia The First African Nation To Launch A Home-Made Satellite? On September 29, 2025, a Facebook user @Afrocania made a claim that Tunisia has become the First African Nation to launch a home-made satellite into the Orbit. The post had an image of Tunisia President Kais Saied and an Ariane 5 rocket, with the […]

Rwanda To Establish Its First Permanent Overseas Military Base In Mozambique Umoh Umoh On September 25, 2025, a verified X handle claimed that there has been an agreement in place for Rwanda to establish a permanent military base in Mozambique. The post which had images of men in military camouflages in  4 frames is captioned:  […]

Did Kenya’s President William Ruto Threaten To Withdraw African Nations From The United Nations? A Facebook user, @Afrocania claims that Kenya’s President, William Ruto has threatened to lead a delegation of African Leaders to pull out of the United Nations, UN, if Africa is not given a permanent seat at the UN Security Council. The […]

Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia Citizens Can Now Enter Each Others’ Territory With National ID Cards On September 15, 2025, an X user @Joe_Bassey made a claim that Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia have come to an agreement that citizens of these 3 nations can travel to these countries using only their national ID cards. The post […]

Egypt And Turkey Set To Establish NATO-Style Force To Defend Gulf Countries Kingsley Okon  On September 14, 2025, a newsblog on X @rkmtimes claimed that Egypt and Turkey is set to establish a NATO-Style Joint Arab Force that will defend the Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC countries under attack and Egypt fully prepared to invade Israel […]