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Nigeria Tackles Recycling Mountain

Mounds of waste are a Nigerian eyesore. In Africa's biggest economy and most populous country, collecting, sorting and recycling trash is despairingly rare. But there is also good news. Some entrepreneurs are working hard to tackle the rubbish mountain, despite the many challenges.

Migrants Mass Across Channel

More migrants have crossed the Channel to the UK from northern France so far this year than in the whole of 2021, official government figures showed on Tuesday.

Addis Airstrike Smashes Mekele

The capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region was hit by an air strike on Tuesday, hospital officials and Tigrayan rebels said.

Ruto Becomes Kenya President

William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya's fifth post-independence president at a pomp-filled ceremony on Tuesday, after his narrow victory in a bitterly-fought but largely peaceful election.

Africans Stage Paris Uber Eats Protest

Around 500 Uber Eats delivery riders from Africa, many without French working papers, demonstrated in Paris on Monday after the company kicked 2,500 accounts off its restaurant delivery platform that allegedly used fake identities.

Liberian Officials Resign, Facing Charges

Liberian President George Weah on Monday accepted the resignations of three close allies after the United States last month accused them of corruption, the office of the presidency said Monday.

Madagascar Mishap Kills at Least Nine

At least nine people died and an unknown number are missing after a passenger boat collided with a cargo vessel on a river in northwest Madagascar, authorities said on Monday.

Insurgents Attack Nigeria Oppo Lawmaker

Gunmen have attacked a convoy of an opposition senator in southeast Nigeria, killing five people including two security escorts, police said Monday, in the latest violence in a region where separatist tensions are rising.

Africans React to Queen Elizabeth's Colonial Reign

From Kenya and Nigeria to South Africa and Uganda, Queen Elizabeth's death met with an outpouring of official condolences, mourning and memories of her frequent visits to Africa. But the British monarch's passing also revived a sensitive debate over Africa's colonial past.

Tunisian Drowning Toll Mounts

Six more bodies have been recovered off the Tunisian coast, the interior ministry said Monday, raising the death toll to 12 after a boat carrying migrants capsized last week.

Tunisia Tennis Hero Gets Home Tournament

Tunisian tennis heroine and US Open finalist Ons Jabeur is to play in a WTA 250 tournament on home soil for the first time in October, the North African country's tennis association said Monday.

Polisaro Front Warns Against Western Sahara Race

The Western Sahara independence movement Polisario Front has warned organizers of the Africa Eco Race not to pass through the territory disputed with Morocco, describing it as a "war zone".

"Fifty Million Saved by Virus Fight" - Fund

The fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria has saved 50 million lives over the past 20 years, the Global Fund said Monday, appealing for $18 billion to save millions more.

Mali IED Hits UN Crew

Three United Nations peacekeepers were hurt Sunday when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED) in northern Mali, the UN mission said on Twitter.

Uganda Pays DRC Reparations

Uganda has made the first payment towards a $325 million bill it was ordered to pay by a UN court for invading eastern DR Congo during the Second Congo War, the Congolese government said.

Palace Sets Dignitary Rules for Funeral

South Africans Swept Away by Burst Dam

Several people were feared dead after a mine dam burst and sparked flooding that swept away houses and cars in central South Africa, officials said on Sunday.

World's Longest-Reigning Monarchs - A List

With the September 8 death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, who was on the throne for 70 years - the longest in that nation's history, the list of long-stading monarch loses its leader. Here are the others:

Gambia Pauses Paracetamol Syrup

The Gambia's Health Ministry has asked hospitals to stop using paracetamol syrup after at least 28 children died of kidney failure.

Senegal Women Fill Parliament

Senegal will break new ground Monday as West Africa's largest-ever proportion of women MPs take their seats in a newly elected legislature, stirring hopes of change in a country where patriarchal laws and attitudes are entrenched.