Did The Beninese Government Ban Cotton Export? On October 14, 2025, an X blog @AfricaFirsts claimed that the government of Benin Republic had placed a ban on the exportation of cotton, in order to boost its home-grown textile industry. This was posted with an image of people working in a textile factory and captioned, “Benin […]
Did Burkina Faso Purchase A Yak-130 Training Aircraft Recently?
Did Burkina Faso Purchase A Yak-130 Training Aircraft Recently? An X user, @cecild84 claims that Burkina Faso under the aegis of the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States, AES, has acquired a Yak-130 jet that can circulate around Burkina or the coast in one hour. The post had an image of Yak-130 with the caption, […]
Eritrea And Somaliland Have Never Received Loan From The IMF
Eritrea And Somaliland Have Never Received Loan From The IMF @AfricaFirsts, an X-based blog claims that Eritrea and Somaliland are the only East African countries that have never borrowed a loan from the International Monetary Fund, IMF. The post had images showing a street with rows of houses and modern duplex houses. When this report […]
Did The Malian Government Increase Visa Fee For U.S Citizens To $10,000?
Did The Malian Government Increase Visa Fee For U.S Citizens To $10,000? A Facebook page, Wise Target Trendz has claimed that the Malian government, led by General Assimi Goïta is now charging 10,000 dollars as visa fee for American citizens intending to visit Mali, either for vacation or business. This claim was posted with a […]
Has Venezuela Opened An Embassy Office In Burkina Faso?
Has Venezuela Opened An Embassy Office In Burkina Faso? On October 14, 2025 an X user @LegitTargets claimed that Venezuela has officially opened its Burkina Faso embassy. The post had an images of the leaders of Venezuela and Burkina Faso with the caption, “🚨🇻🇪🇧🇫 BREAKING: VENEZUELA has opened its BURKINA FASO embassy,“ When this report […]
Guinea Has Received And Deployed Four Domestically Produced Trains
Guinea Has Received And Deployed Four Domestically Produced Trains On October 6, 2025, an X user @LegitTargets claimed that Guinea has received and deployed its first four domestically produced trains. The post had an image of Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the leader of the military junta in Guinea and two blue colored trains with the caption, […]
Has The Beninese Government Requested Burkina Faso’s Assistance In Fighting Terrorism?
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
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
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
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 […]
