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  1. Two women sit holding two young children. An older child sits to the left of them with her face in her hands. They are in a shelter in a displacement camp after fleeing El-Fasher.

  2. Needyanand Raya and his wife Lacksoomi pose against a grey background in a graduation photo. He is wearing a red graduation robe and hat, while holding a paper diploma. His wife is pictured in a patterned blue and red saree.

  3. A large group of mainly children pose for a photo with two older women. It is a joyous scene of broad smiles and some of the children are raising their hands to wave at the camera.

  4. A pile of oranges is in the foreground with a vendor sitting next to it on the dusty ground. He has his back to the cameral. Other piles of oranges can be seen in the background.

  5. Andry Rajoelina wears a blue suit, white shirt, dark tie and glasses.

  6. Mariam Staford sits in a chair in front of a yellow-painted wall. She is wearing a red knitted hat and an open-necked shirt. Her mutilated right and left arms are visible.

  7. Cameroon presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary in a white gown, wearing glasses

  8. Cameroon's opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary

  9. The cheetah cub standing next to the family which adopted it.

  10. President of the Republic of Guinea Mamady Doumbouya in a white shirt and blue suit

  11. A group of joyous Nigeria players raise their arms and shout for joy as they lift the Women's Africa Cup of Nations trophy during the presentation at the 2024 Wafcon finals in Morocco. The players have gold medals around their necks on purple ribbons, with the trophy being lifted by captain Rasheedat Ajibade, who has hair dyed blue, while goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnodozie, wearing bright yellow kit and raising both arms mid-jump, is one of the players near her skipper

  12. A man wearing a green hat and wearing a grey hoodie and a black rucksack sits facing away from the camera next to a white and brick wall. He has a beard and is wearing glasses.

  13. Models wear outfits made of plastic bags in bright colours.

  14. Nana Rawlings wearing black sunglasses and in a patterned yellow headscarf and dress.

  15. Nnamdi Kanu is seen at the Federal high court Abuja, Nigeria January 20, 2016. He is wearing a shirt, talking to a lawyer

  16. Rayno Nel puffs out his cheeks as his face goes pink while pressing a barbell with enormous black spherical weights on either end above his head during 2025's World's Strongest Man in Sacramento. Nel is wearing a blue t-shirt with chalk stains on it, a black cap and black supports on both his elbows and wrists. In the background is a blurred stand of green seats which is partially full of spectators sitting in the sun

  17. Two uniformed naval guards in a boat patrolling a port area

  18. A supporter of the RHDP (Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace), the presidential party, has the initials of presidential candidate Alassane Ouattara painted on her face

  19. India protest

  20. A man dressed in a smart bright blue suit gestures after casting his ballot at a polling station in Yaounde, on October 12, 2025 during Cameroon's presidential election

  21. This picture taken on September 7, 2023 shows Niger's Presidential Palace in Niamey, Niger. It is a white multi-storied building with arches visible at each level, surrounded by dark forest green trees. At the forefront of the photo are cars and a man on a motorcycle snaking around the compound. A boy wearing a red t-shirt and pants is seen on his bike looking at the direction of the camera on the right of the photo.

  22. Fire and smoke billowing out in the background following a tanker explosion

  23. John Heche holds two microphones below his mouth. He wears a beige shirt embroidered with his name

  24. Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube is seen in a white top as she speaks at an official event