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  1. A close-up of Edgar Lungu wearing a blue suit and a tie

  2. A close-up of a woman in beige clothing and in a beige scarf writing an exam - her face is not visible

  3. A woman with blond hair and sunglasses smiles for the camera

  4. Gilbert Deya (C) in a black suit and a red tie celebrates outside a court with his followers in Nairobi on July 17, 2023

  5. A protester in a black face mask crouches down in front of a fire in the middle of a road. He is making a victory sign with his fingers. Other protesters are standing behind him waving their hands.

  6. Albert Ojwang pictured at his graduation in a grey cloak and mortarboard

  7. Patrice Lumumba, dressed in a suit, speaks at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on 2 August 1960

  8. South Africa players celebrate with World Test Championship mace on Lord's balcony

  9. Gen Assimi Goïta, in military uniform, is standing in front of a brick at the construction site of the refinery in Senou, as armed soldiers in uniform and men in civilian clothes look on

  10. A head and shoulders image of Yoweri Museveni looking at the camera and speaking into a microphone.

  11. Two young women - one wearing a red headscarf and the other in a blue headscarf, sit at a shelter where they were evacuated by the Sudanese army in Omdurman - May 2025.

  12. A protester holds a placard which says that the deputy police chief is a "Most wanted man" during a demonstration in Nairobi earlier this month

  13. A resident clears water with a bucket amid debris in a residential area affected by flooding following torrential rains in Kinshasa, on 15 June 2025

  14. Head and shoulders shot of Edgar Lungu wearing a dark jacket, white shirt and blue tie.

  15. Brothers Anele (left), who is carrying a rucksack, and Lifalethu Mbasana in their navy jumper and white shirt uniforms outside their school gate in Simon's Town. Incorporated into the the white-painted metal gate is a curved sign reading 'Simonstad Skool'

  16. Saadia Ahmed Omar (right) takes a photo of herself and Fathi Mohamed Abdi (left) atop a building under construction in Mogadishu. They are both wearing hard hats over their headscarves and are in high vis yellow vests. Ms Omar makes the victory sign as she takes the photo.

  17. A boy drives cattle in Benue state in 2018.

  18. Close-up of hands holding a bible and orange prayer beads

  19. South Africa captain Temba Bavuma is doused in champagne by his team-mates after lifting the World Test Championship mace

  20. South Africa celebrate

  21. A UN blue helmet rests on sandbags next to a peacekeeper on duty.

  22. A US Airborne division soldier in camouflage and wearing a helmet lies on the ground pointing a gun during joint multinational exercise African Lion 2025 in Dodji, Senegal - May 2025.

  23. South Africa batters Temba Bavuma and Aiden Markram embrace at Lord's

  24. A protester holds a sign saying 'stop killing us'.