A claim that Mali has become the first African country to be debt-free has circulated widely across social media platforms. The message, retrieved from WhatsApp, claims the country’s finance minister made the announcement. The message, shared along with an image, states, “Mali is now a debt-free country. The country’s Finance Minister has announced that Mali...
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FACT CHECK: Viral image is not Senegalese president and wife
An image purported to be that of the newly sworn-in president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, and one of his wives has gone viral online. The picture was reported via CDD Check by Meedan chatbot. The picture suggests the couple in their early stage of marriage devoid of financial stability and the fame. Verification...
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FACT CHECK: Did Macron say France would not ‘hand over’ Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger?
Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, has been quoted as saying in a video that his country would not hand over Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. The claim was posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, alongside the video of Macron. At the time of retrieval from the microblogging platform, the post, made by a...
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All you need to know about the Wagner group’s operations in Africa
With the widely reported death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner group, and later enstranged ally of Russian President Vladmir Putin, there has been a groundswell of online interest about the group, particularly its activities in Africa. Online speculations have also been rife about which African countries are currently hosting the mercenary group and...