African Parks plans a decade-long rewilding project to help preserve a near-threatened subspecies.

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Big money has already been promised to Africa at a climate summit under way in Kenya, with the UK among the first to make a pledge.

It is to invest £49m ($61m) in new projects to help Africans manage the impact of climate change and mobilise finance for climate action, UK’s Development Minister Andrew Mitchell said.

“This includes £34m for new projects across 15 African countries to help women, at-risk communities, and more than 400,000 farmers build resilience against the effects of climate change,” the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said on Monday, external.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has also promised to provide Africa with $4.5bn in clean energy investments, on top of investors from the country agreeing to buy $450m (£359m) in carbon credits through the Africa Carbon Markets Initiative.

The German government announced a debt swap deal with Kenya, under which it will pardon $65m in exchange for a commitment from the East African nation to invest the funds in green projects.

It is further expected to pledge another $486m to sustain Africa’s fight with climate change.

It is hoped other initiatives and funding will be announced at the Africa Climate Summit, which ends on Wednesday.

Who is Gen Brice Nguema, the man who overthrew the president he was supposed to protect?

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Two senior military officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been arrested after allegedly ordering that lethal force be used against a banned protest.

The security forces intervened when the demonstration against international peacekeepers went ahead last Wednesday and 43 people were killed and 56 others were injured.

The protesters were from a religious sect and were demanding the withdrawal of UN and East African Community peacekeeping forces.

The officers arrested are Mike Mikombe, head of the Republican Guard in Goma, and Donat Bawili, leader of the military based in the city, according to Interior Minister Peter Kazadi.

It is not clear what charges they will face.

The minister promised that investigations into the killings, which prompted national and international outrage, would be transparent.

African football body Caf looks set for another costly legal process after cancelling its current biggest broadcast deal with Qatari media group beIN.

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The UN Human Rights Office says it is “alarmed” by the high number of injuries during recent clashes involving Eritreans in Israel.

On Saturday some 140 people were injured in Tel Aviv, amid violent clashes with Israeli police and in-fighting between supporters and opponents of the Eritrean government.

Trouble had begun after Eritrean activists said that they had asked Israeli authorities to cancel an event organised by their country's embassy.

“Alarmed at high number of injuries during protests involving opposing Eritrean protesters, particularly in Israel,” the UN said in a statement on X,, external formerly known as Twitter.

It is “crucial that investigations take place, hate speech is avoided - especially by authorities", it says.

The "principle of non-refoulement", a reference to protection given to refugees and asylum seekers, should also be "fully respected” by them, it added.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that "a red line" had been crossed by the rioters and ordered the removal of African migrants he described as "illegal infiltrators".

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Tunisia's Ons Jabeur suffered a frustrating defeat in the fourth round of the US Open tennis championship.

Last year's runner-up in New York lost 6-2 6-4 to China's Zheng Qinwen.

The 29-year-old was left heartbroken after losing a second Wimbledon final in July and has struggled with illness during her time in New York.

BBC Sport say the Tunisian fifth seed has also exerted a lot of energy on the court, having won both of her previous two matches in three sets.

Jabeur was broken twice in the first set against Qinwen, rescuing one of them before handing the momentum straight back to her opponent.

She saved four match points in the second as Qinwen's nerves struck, but the Chinese 23rd seed held on to secure a place in the last eight.

"No matter what the tournament is, you always take a great lesson," Jabeur said.

"I know that I can dig deep. Maybe I'm tough with myself today because I couldn't get that warrior mood on. It's just disappointing."

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The leader of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has said his troops “have a strong presence in the capital” and “will fight on to the last soldier” as the brutal power struggle between the paramilitary group and the army is about to enter its fifth month.

In an audio message, external posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo repeated his accusation that the military had instigated the war to enable allies of ousted President Omar al-Bashir to regain power.

The message is a shift from his statement on 27 August when the RSF commander, who is more commonly known as Hemedti, called for a negotiated settlement and outlined plans for the restoration of a civilian-led government.

This was rejected by his rival, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who has repeatedly said that the army will defeat RSF.

Gen Burhan has made several public appearances, including two foreign visits to South Sudan and Egypt since late August, suggesting that the military has an upper hand.

The military-led government has repeatedly asked the international community to designate the RSF, its former ally, a “terrorist organisation”.

Its Ministry of Foreign Affairs said a recent meeting between an RSF official and African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki in Ethiopia was a “dangerous precedent”.

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Taiwan President President Tsai Ing-wen is visiting Eswatini, as she seeks to reinforce ties with the country’s only ally in Africa.

She will be in the country from Tuesday to Thursday for the 55th anniversary of Eswatini’s independence, and will also mark the two countries’ 55 years of bilateral relations.

During the visit she is set to meet the country's monarch, King Mswati III, and visit a local hospital and Taiwan-sponsored projects before returning home on Friday.

The Taiwanese president said before her departure that her trip was to “celebrate friendship between the two countries and promote sustainable co-operation".

"Eswatini has always stood up to firmly support Taiwan, giving us confidence and strength," she said.

Taiwan is claimed by China as its own territory with no right to state-to-state relations. It has formal ties with only 13 countries including Eswatini.

Eswatini is almost entirely surrounded by South Africa, which Chinese President Xi Jinping visited last month.

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BBC World Service

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The opposition in Zimbabwe say police have arrested two lawyers representing activists who were in hospital after being abducted.

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CC) said the lawyers, Doug Coltart and Tapiwa Muchineripi, had been detained on suspicion of obstructing justice.

They had told police that their clients were medically unfit to be questioned.

The opposition activists were badly beaten during their abduction in the capital, Harare, on Saturday by unidentified attackers.

The arrests took place on the day that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in for a second term in office after elections described by the opposition as fraudulent.

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The conservation non-profit organisation African Parks has announced plans to free 2,000 southern white rhinos that are currently confined at Platinum Rhino, the world’s largest rhino farm in South Africa.

The NGO made the announcement after buying the 7,800-hectare (19,274-acre) rhino-breeding farm, which is in the North West province and borders Botswana.

The farm currently has 2,000 southern white rhino.

“African Parks has purchased the world’s largest captive rhino breeding operation in a bid to rescue and rewild the rhino to safe and well-managed protected areas across Africa,” the organisation said in a statement, external on Monday.

The rewilding project, which will run more than 10 years, will be one of the largest rewilding projects ever undertaken in Africa.

The organisation also said that it would end rhino-breeding activities at the farm.

It added that the rewilding of the rhinos would not only free them from captivity but also secure the future of the endangered species by protecting them from poaching.

African Parks secured emergency funding to buy the financially struggling rhino farm after its owner, John Hume, put it up for sale in April.

He has been hailed as a conservationist, but also faced criticism for advocating for trade in rhino horn, which he said was necessary to shield his rhinos from poaching and raise funds to sustain the farm.

Some Hume family members told the UK's Guardian newspaper, external that the farm, which is licensed to trim rhino horns, cuts them but does not sell them on.

African Parks currently works with 12 governments to run 22 protected wildlife areas across Africa.

It is estimated that there are about 18,000 southern white rhino left in the wild.

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BBC News, Abuja

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Niger’s new prime minister says there are hopes of reaching an agreement with West Africa's regional bloc Ecowas, following the group’s hard-line position on the coup in the country.

Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, who was appointed by the junta, was making his first appearance at a press conference in the capital, Niamey.

“We have not stopped contacts with Ecowas, we are continuing contacts. We have good hopes of reaching an agreement in the coming days,” he told journalists on Monday.

The regional bloc has threatened to use force to restore civilian rule after the 26 July coup by soldiers of the presidential guard who ousted elected President Mohamed Bazoum.

Their commander, Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, declared himself the new ruler and subsequently detained Mr Bazoum and his family.

Mr Lamine Zeine maintained that they would defend themselves if attacked, saying "every preparation has been taken".

He also said negotiations were under way for the withdrawal of French troops from the country. France has about 1,500 troops in Niger - some of them deployed at an air base near the capital.

France has refused to acknowledge the coup leaders in Niamey and has that it only recognises Mr Bazoum's administration as the legitimate government, which has angered the junta.

In response, the military government announced the expulsion of the French ambassador and hundreds of pro-coup supporters have also been rallying against his continued stay.

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Africa editor, BBC World Service

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The Central African regional bloc, known as Eccas, says it has suspended Gabon's membership in response to last week's coup.

Earlier on Monday the coup leader, Gen Brice Oligui Nguema, was sworn in as transitional president.

He seized power just after Ali Bongo was declared to have won a third term as president. He has not given a time frame for returning the country to civilian rule.

As leaders from central Africa sat around the table and decided to suspend Gabon because of the coup, there may have been a few moments of self-reflection.

Hosting the meeting was Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo who said neighbouring Gabon was a threat to peace, security and stability in the region.

The president of Equatorial Guinea is now 81 and has been in power since 1979.

His family - like that of Ali Bongo in Gabon - has been accused of large-scale looting of state resources and severe oppression of the opposition.

He is possibly not the only African leader who has stayed in power for ages and is a little jumpy at the word "coup".

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People with albinism are tackling prejudice, while the diaspora is helping to make their lives easier.

Jose Peseiro will lead Nigeria at next year's Africa Cup of Nations after accepting a pay cut as part of a new deal.

General Brice Nguema, who toppled long-time leader Ali Bongo, has officially become Gabon's interim leader.

That's all from the BBC Africa Live team for now until Tuesday morning.

There will be an automated news feed here until then, plus you can get the latest updates at BBCAfrica.com and find out about stories behind the news on the Focus on Africa podcast.

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And we leave you with this picture, from a march by climate activists outside the big summit in Nairobi, of a pastoralist from the Turkana community, which is badly affected by drought:

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Kenya’s President William Ruto has said that the country is “seriously considering abolishing any visa requirement” in a few months.

Mr Ruto stated that Kenya was the origin of humankind and, therefore, it was unfair to ask visitors for visas as they were coming home.

“A few kilometres from where you are seated, scientists discovered and located the earliest remains of man on earth. In other words, this is where humanity began. Therefore, allow me to welcome you home. In a few months, we are seriously considering abolishing any visa requirement because it is unfair to ask anybody coming home for visa,” Mr Ruto said on Monday, while opening the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi to African and international leaders and delegates.

Since assuming presidency in September 2022, Mr Ruto has waived visa restrictions for a few countries, including Eritrea, Djibouti, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia.

President Ruto has previously stated that that his administration intends to abolish visa restrictions for all countries in the African Union.

Eight months after a group of Arsenal fans were arrested in the Ugandan city of Jinja for celebrating a victory over Manchester United with an impromptu parade, followers of the football club were at it again.

But this time they were unmolested by the police, the Daily Monitor reports:

On Sunday, Arsenal grabbed a victory at home over United with two late goals, which led to wild celebrations at the Emirates stadium.

On Monday, a small group of the club's fans in Jinja wanted to join in with the party and, according to a video shared by the Daily Monitor, took to the streets behind a banner proclaiming the 3-1 score line.

Read the match report here.