A scrap dealer extracts copper from a motor at the Agbogbloshie scrapyard in Accra, on October 3, 2026. At Agbogbloshie, a district on the Korle Lagoon delta, thousands of tonnes of refuse have accumulated over decades, overwhelming the fragile wetlands overlooking a slum of around 80,000 residents, many of them migrants and traders. In September, President John Mahama launched a three-month cleanup to remove about one million tonnes of waste from Agbogbloshie. Heavy military and public works equipment has begun hauling garbage to a landfill about 50 kilometres (31 miles) outside Accra, where it will be compacted and covered under strict environmental safeguards. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP via Getty Images)