Facebook users take down false posts of Nigeria’s division after DUBAWA’s fact-check
By Phillip Anjorin Weeks after DUBAWA published a fact-check about a misleading statement attributed to Riley Moore, Facebook users have removed the claims. The inflammatory claim sparked heated ethno-religious debates across the country, as findings revealed that many believed Moore made the statement. The controversy began in mid-January 2026, when a video of Moore addressing Congress circulated with deceptive
UN to withdraw troops from Malakal protection camp
The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Sunday it plans to withdraw its troops from the Malakal Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Upper Nile State as the facility is transitioned to government control. The camp was established during the height of South Sudan’s civil war as an emergency measure to shelter civilians fleeing violence
Clashes erupt in Baliet County as officials report 15 dead
At least 15 people, including a soldier, were killed on Saturday during clashes following attacks in Baliet County in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, local officials said. Fighting erupted in the early hours when forces loyal to the opposition Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO), alongside allied White Army fighters, attacked Baliet town, according to county authorities. Images
Samia, Museveni talk oil after disputed polls
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan this week hosted Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at State House, where the two leaders reviewed progress on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and discussed broader cooperation in infrastructure, trade, and security. In a post on her official X account, President Samia said President Museveni’s visit, his first since Uganda’s recent
