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Inter-union rivalry led to protests by gold miners in South Africa that saw hundreds of the workers stuck underground for almost three days. They're finally out amidst murky accusations of hostage-taking. Also in this edition: a building boom in Dakar takes an ecological toll. Finally, Lagos Fashion Week gets under way.

Ghana is drowning in fast fashion waste: More than 70 tons of discarded textiles from the west land in its landfills every day. We visit an initiative in Accra striving to find solutions to the problem.

Perhaps sport in Lagos is the most attractive project in Nigeria today. And today we unravel the secrets to the success of this attractive project, Nigeria's newest club, Sporting Lagos. The Nutmeg speaks with Godwin Enakhena on the secret behind the wins and his objective for NPFL as Sporting Lagos debut.

After months of fragile calm in eastern Congo, fighting has resumed near the borders with Rwanda and Uganda. Experts say the unresolved conflict puts the entire Great Lakes Region at risk.

With less than a year to go until France hosts the 2024 Olympic Games, thousands of job vacancies remain unfilled, including those for security personnel. The country's public employment agency, Pôle Emploi, has subsequently embarked on an ambitious programme to recruit 15,000 security officers. But it is being accused of summoning job seekers without properly considering their profiles.

'And here is the thing, since the inception of the administration of the capital, Nyesom Wike would be the very first Minister of the Capital of the Federation from the southern part of the country'. Martin Oloja this week talks about 'The significance of Wike's appointment'.

A new advisory from various U.S. government departments has warned about the risk of doing business in Uganda after it enacted one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws.

Metal trees with micro wind turbines and plastic solar leaves generate green electricity that can be used right then and there, even in ordinary gardens. They’re not an eyesore, and are more compact and easier to install than their regular turbines.

Currently, the estimated daily passenger capacity of the Lagos Blue Rail is 175,000 passengers. But has the coming of the Lagos Blue Rail impacted the city's popular yellow buses also known as Danfo? How are operators of commercial buses and passengers adjusting to the new reality?

In Nigeria, debate over the effectiveness of chewing sticks versus conventional toothpaste in preventing tooth decay is always rooted in culture, tradition and modern dental science. But which, between the two, can help you to preserve good oral hygiene?

South Africa's asylum system has a backlog of 130,000 appeal cases. UNHCR funding to help has been cut, and, if the government can't find a solution, it could take several years before the backlog is cleared.

In a roadside welding shop in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, Shola Ojo gives his power-generating set a second pull before the engine revved up, now he is ready to start his business for the day.