KUSH: Politics aside, Sierra Leoneans unite in tackling the drug epidemic
Following a disputed presidential election and an attempted coup d’état in Sierra Leone, the country remains sharply divided with a...
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DisinfoLab
FactSpace West Africa co-host the 2024 Africa Facts summit in Ghana
The 2024 Africa Facts summit, scheduled for October 9-10 in Accra, Ghana, will bring together fact-checking organizations and experts from...
Gambian Parliament votes to retain ban on FGM after months of debate
The Gambian National Assembly (parliament) has on Monday, 15th July 2024, voted to maintain the ban on FGM, thereby rejecting...
KUSH: Politics aside, Sierra Leoneans unite in tackling the drug epidemic
Following a disputed presidential election and an attempted coup d’état in Sierra Leone, the country remains sharply divided with a...
Gambia
Gambian Parliament votes to retain ban on FGM after months of debate
The Gambian National Assembly (parliament) has on Monday, 15th July 2024, voted to maintain the ban on FGM, thereby rejecting...
Move to overturn FGM ban in The Gambia leads to the emergence of online echo chambers
As a formidable campaign for the decriminalisation of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia gains momentum, a social media...
Fighting Climate Change- Agroecology to the rescue?
Climate Change is already a reality in Africa. The continent is experiencing severe drought and its impact on agriculture could...
Ghana
FACT-CHECK: Gloria Akuffo, Atta-Akyea fired?
Claim: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Gloria Akuffo and Minister of Works and Housing Samuel Atta-Akyea sacked. Source: Online news portal, bestnewsgh.com Verdict: False....
FactSpace West Africa and AW Free Foundation partner to tackle misinformation
FactSpace West Africa, one of the leading fact-checking organisations in Africa, has entered into a partnership with AW Free Foundation...
LIBERIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: Here is what you need to know about the counting of ballot
After the end of voting in Liberia’s runoff election, the next activity is the three-stage counting process. According to the...
LIBERIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: Polling places open at 8am and close at 6pm
The National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia has announced that voting in the presidential run-off election will start at 8...
LIBERIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: Voters to participate in run off election today
Liberia is going into a presidential run-off election on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, between incumbent President George Weah and former...
FactSpace West Africa co-host the 2024 Africa Facts summit in Ghana
The 2024 Africa Facts summit, scheduled for October 9-10 in Accra, Ghana, will bring together fact-checking organizations and experts from...
FactSpace West Africa partners MyNigeria for live-fact-checking of Presidential, N’Assembly elections
Nigeria’s first vertical portal, MyNigeria.com has partnered with FactSpace West Africa, an independent, non-partisan fact-checking organization working to tackle mis/disinformation...
FactSpace and IFCN train Sierra Leonean journalists in fact-checking and news verification
FactSpace West Africa with support from the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has trained 25 journalists in Sierra Leone in fact-checking,...
