Africa

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coverethiopia

Debunked: No, these photos don’t show the destruction of an airport in Ethiopia

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Debunked: Fake news report in Kenya falsely says deputy PM helped Rwandan war crimes suspect

Nigeria

Nigerian soldiers assault civilians with flogging and forced hair-cutting

On October 24, hundreds of people raided the contents of a warehouse said to contain undistributed Covid-19 aid in Jos, Nigeria. (Screenshot: Twitter)

'Suffering and starving': In Nigeria, citizens raid warehouse full of undistributed aid

Left: four dead dolphins found at Petit Sable beach. Centre: locals assess the damage, a dead dolphin in the background. Right: a local resident rolls over a dead dolphin at Petit Sable.

Dozens of dead dolphins wash ashore after oil spill near 'idyllic' Mauritius

There's been an explosion of fake news stories about discrimination towards Africans in China - and now about how Africans are taking revenge (screengrabs).

Debunked: The fake videos showing Africans retaliating against Chinese discrimination

Contrary to their captions, none of these viral videos actually show violence committed against Africans in China because of rumours that they were spreading COVID-19. (Screengrabs)

Debunked: Fake videos purport to show violence against Africans in China

"I’m a black monster and I have a low IQ!” chant these children in Chinese in a video posted in mid-February by the YouTuber Wode Maya. The video has sparked a wave of outrage on social media.

How Chinese vendors are making money from videos of African children

This photo is said to show a 344-year-old tortoise who recently died. Our team decided to investigate – could this wild story possibly be true?

Does this photo really show a 344-year-old tortoise?

The Ouham River in Bozoum on April 6. (Photo: Aurelio Gazzera)

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Chinese mining companies left a Central African river 'in ruins'

A series of photos showing dead bodies surrounded by a crowd have been circulating online in the past few weeks. These disturbing photos have been shared by Internet users and in newspapers in India and on the African continent.

Debunked: No, these are not images of 'Rohingya cannibals'

Screenshot of a video of the so-called "plactic eggs".

No, the Chinese aren’t trying to poison us with plastic eggs

Screen captures from the amateur footage of the attack. Source: Twitter

Cries of racism after video of mob attack in Delhi goes viral

A young man kills a dog with a rod in the Central African Republic. Our Observer claims that this dog was stolen from its owner.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

In Central African Republic, people are stealing dogs then cooking them

Africans from across the continent have been sharing videos purporting to show rice that contains plastic or is made entirely of plastic. However, these videos offer no solid proof of "plastic rice".

INVESTIGATION: “Plastic rice” (Part 1): the videos tricking African social media

OBSERVERS DIRECT

Welcome to "Silicon Mountain," Africa's next tech hub

Africa Check: Pride of lions didn’t kill 5 poachers in Zimbabwe

Discover the latest in African fashion, straight from our Observers

FASHION - AFRICA

Africa: What’s the latest trend where you live?

Democratic Republic of Congo

Goma gets a makeshift makeover for mining conference

Africa’s largest market under threat

Africa, the country

Fifty years after independence, how will you celebrate?

They know who'll win the cup, do you?

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