Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), is a WHO-hosted network that coordinates actions and pools resources to combat misinformation and fill information gaps around the COVID-19 pandemic and other health emergencies in Africa. AIRA brings together 14 organisations including the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), UNICEF, UNESCO, UN Verified, UN Global Pulse, WHO, Gavi- the Vaccine Alliance and the fact-checking organizations Africa Check, PesaCheck, Agence France Presse Fact Check, Dubawa, Meedan and GhanaFact.