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  1. Ghana President John Mahama, in a black shirt

  2. A man with a boy on his shoulders.

  3. A buffalo is seen grazing near the Chobe River

  4. British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah hugs his mother and sister. The two women grin widely.

  5. A general view of the city in Mbabane, in 2023. Homes, office buildings and towers extend in the background.

  6. Malawi's former president Peter Mutharika, wearing a blue cap written DPP, dark-rimmed glasses and a blue shirt with coloured prints on it. In front of him are three blue microphones.

  7. Interim President of Mali Colonel Assimi Goita (L), Head of the military junta in Niger General Abdourahamane Tchiani (C) and Interim leader of Burkina Faso Captain Ibrahim Traore (R) pose for photos

  8. File photo showing Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah at his come in Cairo on 17 May 2019

  9. Beatrice Chebet and Faith Kipyegon smile and trail Kenyan flags behind them while celebrating on a running track after winning gold and silver respectively in the women's 5,000m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

  10. A head shot of Evans Kibet wearing a pink shirt and looking at the camera.

  11. Quinton de Kock at 2024 T20 World Cup

  12. Busang Collen Kebinatshipi (C) of Botswana and teammates Lee Bhekempilo Eppie (L), Letsile Tebogo (R) and Bayapo Ndori, all dressed in blue and black jerseys echoing the colours of their national flag, celebrate after winning the Men's 4x400m Relay final at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo

  13. A photo of Agnes Wanjiru wearing a pink fleece top against a blue background.

  14. A woman in a head-scarf and patterned yellow wrap places a vote in a ballot box. The box is on a dusty field at an outdoor polling station - a crowd of people waiting to vote can be seen in the background.

  15. Industrial-sized metal laboratory equipment. Pipes can be seen connected to a distillation unit.

  16. Goalkeeper Luca Zidane warms up

  17. A screengrab from a video posted on X, showing the mangled remains of a mosque. It is quite blurry.

  18. Police officers dressed in official uniform standing near their car with an open door

  19. Shankar, the lone African elephant in Delhi's zoo, standing in an open area, which was part of his solitary enclosure, in 2021

  20. A woman in gothic-style costume.

  21. Windows have been broken in a glass high-rise surrounded by other buildings

  22. John Mahama, in a suit, is standing and looking serious at an event in Accra, Ghana, in March 2025

  23. A split picture shows Lazarus Chakwera (who wears glasses and a suit) and Peter Mutharika (who wears a colourful, patterened shirt and a cap emblazoned with name of his party - DPP).

  24. The bracelet is gold and adorned with a blue, round bead