Africa

Tanzania deploys army to battle Mount Kilimanjaro fire
Tanzania deploys army to battle Mount Kilimanjaro fire

Tanzania on Tuesday mobilised soldiers to reinforce civilian firefighters and volunteers stretched thin by a wildfire on Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, which has been blazing for more than 10 days. Mount Kilimanjaro, with its snow-capped peak, is famed around the world.

Fleeing jihadist violence, Niger pupils return to school
Fleeing jihadist violence, Niger pupils return to school

With blue schoolbags bouncing off their backs, hundreds of schoolchildren hurtle down small sand dunes eager to attend class again. - 'Killed by the bandits' - In Ouallam, almost 1,600 schoolchildren -- some of whom had not attended class for three years -- are registered with three centres built near a site for displaced people.

Cameroon's electronic waste recyclers struggle despite historic law
Cameroon's electronic waste recyclers struggle despite historic law

Sheltered from the harsh central African sun by a patched-up parasol, Ismael Alioum rummages through piles of electronic waste, gleaning useful components and high-value metals from circuit boards and switches. - Unprofitable - Poughela said Cameroon was the first African country to have passed legislation on e-waste management.

Tanzania population grows nearly 40 percent in a decade
Tanzania population grows nearly 40 percent in a decade

Tanzania's population jumped by more than 37 percent in a decade to 61.7 million, President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Monday, warning of the challenges posed by expanding numbers as she unveiled the results of the national census.

Thousands protest Rwanda in eastern DR Congo city
Thousands protest Rwanda in eastern DR Congo city

Thousands of anti-Rwanda protesters marched through the eastern DR Congo city of Goma on Monday, AFP journalists saw, as M23 rebels tightened their grip on the surrounding countryside. Thousands of people demonstrated against Rwanda in Goma the same day, according to AFP journalists, where police officers used tear gas to disperse them from the border post with the country.

AU appeals for ceasefire as rebels advance in DRCongo
AU appeals for ceasefire as rebels advance in DRCongo

African Union officials on Sunday appealed for an end to the growing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a day after rebels made further progress there and Kinshasa expelled Rwanda's ambassador. The DR Congo government said on Saturday it was expelling Kigali's envoy over what it said was Rwanda's backing for the M23 rebels making fresh inroads in the east of the country.