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  1. Charles Mwesigwa has short hair and greying stubble, and is wearing a navy and white striped top

  2. King Misizulu wearing traditional leopard-skin clothing and holding a stick. He is wearing dark glasses and is touching his head

  3. The team trying to stir a giant pan of rice

  4. A man who is bald standing in a crowd who are all attending a festival in an outdoor venue in Birmingham. He is wearing a beige hoodie and has a short black beard and moustache.

  5. A man on a stationary motorbike waiting in a fuel queue looks behind him at the camera. He is wearing a white T-shirt.

  6. Simone Gbagbo stands behind a lectern and speaks into a microphone

  7. A man in a large crowd holds up a portrait of of Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko on the 20th anniversary of his death when a statue of the anti-apartheid hero was unveiled in East London, South Africa 12 September 1997.

  8. A plane emblazoned with the words "Air Peace" is pictured on the ground.

  9. Thabo Bester appears in court

  10. The blue and white logo of the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya, ADAK, is displayed on a wall with the full text of the organisation's name to the right of the logo

  11. Emmanuel Eseme, seen from chest up wearing a red vest with the letter CMR and a Cameroon crest on it, holds a Cameroon flag draped over his back and covers his mouth with interlocking fingers to mimic the goal celebration of Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres

  12. South Sudan's Vice-President Riek Machar addresses a news conference, as the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in the country, in Juba, South Sudan - 5 April 2020.

  13. Capt Ibrahim Traoré wearing military fatigue and red beret and in earphone translator

  14. Genette is sitting in a kitchen holding a purple award plaque that reads 'BBC Radio Jersey Make a Difference Awards 2025 WINNER.' She is wearing a blue floral shirt, and the kitchen features white cabinets and various utensils.

  15. Thabo Bester, in a yellow top, is see seated at the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court in South Africa on 14 April 2023

  16. Babalwa Latsha, wearing a green South Africa rugby shirt in front of a grey background, looks directly at the camera as she balances a rugby ball on her left index finger

  17. A crowd, including a woman in a traditional white shawl who plays a huge painted drum, sing New Year songs at Entoto St Raguel Church in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia - Thursday 11 September 2025.

  18. A triptych showing Letsile Tebogo, Prudence Sekgodiso and Beatrice Chebet at athletics events. Tebogo sprints towards the camera with his left arm raised, Sekgodiso smiles while holding up a South African flag behind her back and Chebet smiles while raising her hands to applaud

  19. A close-up of a groom putting a wedding ring on a bride's finger - blue sky with a few clouds can be seen behind them.

  20. A pipe leading to a dry river. The rocks are covered in a white sediment

  21. Emilio Nsue, wearing a red Equatorial Guinea shirt with a number 10 on the chest, holds his right hand aloft during a football game. The player has a bushy black beard and a neutral expression on his face

  22. Chiamaka Nnadozie in goalkeeping kit with a football in shot

  23. Ghana President John Dramani Mahama

  24. Sa'adatu Dahiru leans on what appears to be the remains of a destroyed building whilst wearing a purple jilbab.