Author: Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa

Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa is the Editor at FactSpace West Africa. He has spent close to a decade in digital news, including as a senior journalist at GhanaWeb and English desk lead at Africanews, and holds a degree in Communication Studies.

    FactSpace West Africa holds IVR co-creation, co-design workshop for Middle Belt in Kumasi

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • June 12, 2025

    FACT-CHECK: Viral video of President Barrow saying ‘we can sell Gambia’ is misleading!

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • May 26, 2025

    False: President Tinubu did not meet the Vatican’s Secretary of State during Rome trip

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • May 26, 2025

    FactSpace West Africa holds workshop on expanding access to fact-based information through IVR technology

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • May 20, 2025

    FACT-CHECK: Did Sierra Leone President Maada Bio receive vehicle gift from Chinese investor?

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • May 19, 2025

    ‘Poisonous’ Dew bottled water: Anatomy of a 14-year-old cross-country hoax that refuses to die 

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • May 16, 2025

    Can the Nigerian Senate suspend a member? – Here is what the law says

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • May 8, 2025

    False! Nigeria’s Ordinary President, Ahmed Isah, is alive, was neither arrested nor detained 

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • May 2, 2025

    Fact-checking Sierra Leone President’s claims on education during Forbes Africa interview

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • April 28, 2025

    Fact-checking Sierra Leone Vice President on maternal mortality data

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • April 11, 2025

    FactSpace West Africa shortlisted in Best Fact-Checking Project category in Digital Media Awards Africa 2025

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • April 2, 2025

    FactSpace trains MTN Ghana staff on misinformation and disinformation

    Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa • March 20, 2025