👤 Basillioh Rukanga

10 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
10
2026-08-11 – 2026-10-08
Claims per article
22
218 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,254
characters
Writes for BBC News.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
50%
World
30%
Crime & Law
10%
Health
10%
Most-tagged topics
BBCLusakaZambiaAfricanAmericansAmharaBenin CityCIES

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
3 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.14 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-23 · BBC News · Crime & Law
Eleven killed in mass shooting at house in South Africa
8 outlets covered this event
2026-10-06 · BBC News · World
Nigeria mourns as 32 killed in military plane crash
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-29 · BBC News · Politics
Journalist to be crowned king in Uganda after bitter succession dispute
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-21 · BBC News · Politics
Seven Ethiopian rebel groups form new alliance
3 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-08-18 · BBC News · Politics
Zambia's president wins second term with 60% of the vote
3 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-08-20 · BBC News · World
Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash
2 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-18 · BBC News
Zambia's president wins second term with 60% of the vote
🔮 "To those citizens who preferred the ideas presented by our opponents, we hear you, and we will continue to work for you," he added. assertive
2026-08-20 · BBC News
Ex-Zambian minister killed in security raid on opposition
🔮 The EU election observation mission warned at the weekend that restrictions on the opposition in the campaigning period may have contributed to an "uneven contest". assertive
2026-09-23 · BBC News
Eleven killed in mass shooting at house in South Africa
🔮 Police said some of the victims were on their watch in connection with illegal activities, which they could not "divulge at the moment to protect investigations which have been launched". mixed
2026-09-29 · BBC News
Journalist to be crowned king in Uganda after bitter succession dispute
🔮 - Published Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Nyabongo II, who is set to be crowned king of Uganda's Tooro kingdom later, has long been a familiar face in the country. assertive
2026-10-06 · BBC News
Nigeria mourns as 32 killed in military plane crash
🔮 Smoke could be seen rising from the area. assertive
2026-10-08 · BBC News
US deportations to African countries unlawful and exploit suffering, rights group says
🔮 The group cited an unnamed US official as having told a Senate hearing that the point for the administration was that it could "threaten people that they will literally be dropped in the middle of nowhere". assertive
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