Analysis
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How Telegram, TikTok aided Russian disinformation that led to incarceration of Nigerian minors
Umar works as an assistant in a provision store in Kano, Nigeria, where shelves brim with items kissed by the…
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Gay wedding report in Liberia’s Methodist Church, false
Claim: A Facebook user, Yekeh Kolubah, alleged that members in the neighbourhood of the New Georgia United Methodist Church were…
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Opinion: Impact of Sierra Leone’s Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Act
In 2023, history was made in Sierra Leone when the president, Julius Maada Bio, signed into law the Gender Equality…
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How ghost employees cost Liberia millions of dollars yearly
Full Text The public sector is the largest employer in Liberia. An estimated 65,000 civil servants are working in ministries…
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Misleading! More than 100 people died from COVID in Liberia
Claim: “The COVID-related deaths in Liberia did not reach 100 people.” Ansu Dualu, a panellist on Spoon Talk asserted. Verdict:…
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Disinformation spreads wider than fact-checking, but DUBAWA Chatbot is changing the game
A fact-checking chatbot, created by DUBAWA, the information verification arm at the Centre for Journalism, Innovation, and Development (CJID), is…
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False! Chief Justice Youh didn’t dismiss Associate Justice Caeineh Clinton Johnson
Claim: A social media influencer Prophet Key alleged that the Chief Justice of Liberia Sie-A- Nyene Youh dismissed Associate Justice…
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Understanding the Senegal-Gambia Border Crisis over the E-Tracking System
Full Text There has been tension between the Senegal Transport Union and Gambian authorities at the Senegambia Bridge also known…
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Supreme Court frees Liberia’s ex-Chief Justice found guilty of murder
The ground of the Supreme Court in central Monrovia, Liberia, was a scene of joy and jubilation by supporters, well-wishers,…
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Does Senegal plan on stopping its electricity supply to The Gambia?
The Gambia has experienced a surge in power cuts over the last couple of weeks, causing people to enjoy only…
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