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  1. A close-up of President William Ruto in a grey suit, blue shirt and dotted tie during a past public event in Nairobi.

  2. Dumbor Ngaage smiles at the camera as he holds a mug that reads "the world's best professor". He is wearing a white shirt covered in tiny dots. He has a short cropped beard and short grey hair.

  3. A man in a red top, with braided hair and a headpiece

  4. A head and shoulders image of Fannie Masemola in a police cap. His blue uniform's epaulets can be seen.

  5. Protest a day after Tanzania's general election at the Namanga One-Post Border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania

  6. Pope Leo in a white robe next to a cleric dressed in black looks out at a crowd of prisoners dressed in orange uniforms at Bata Prison.

  7. A head and shoulders image of Edgar Lungu. His blue collar and dark jacket can just be seen at the bottom of the picture.

  8. A head-and-shoulders image of Rasheed Wasiu wearing a black T-shirt. Out of focus, in the background, a map of the globe can be seen.

  9. A security officer in black, including a balaclava, holds an automatic weapon as suspects get into a white minibus at Abuja's High Court - Wednesday 22 April 2026.

  10. Basketballer Madina Okot dribbles an orange ball forward on an indoor court. The player wears a white South Carolina jersey with the number 11 on the front and a white headband, leaning slightly forward in motion. A hoop and blurred spectators are visible in the background under bright arena lighting

  11. RSF soldiers in military uniform

  12. Police boss Fannie Masemola is seen in South Africa's parliament

  13. A man in a red top at the start line of Marathon des Sables in Morocco

  14. Nigerian police officers in camouflage uniform

  15. A map with passport-style photos of people stuck on different areas

  16. A black-and-white close up image of Cynthia Shange smiling

  17. A group of Ugandan soldiers in camouflage holding weapons and magazines of bullets stand in a group looking at the camera.

  18. A soldier in military uniform and holding a gun, walks on a street, with several damaged cars in front of him

  19. It is night and Tanshi is wearing a headlight as she holds a bat and opens it wing to look at it

  20. A young mixed race woman looks at herself in a mirror - she is wearing a black zip-up top and has braided long hair

  21. Pope Leo XIV waves during a welcome ceremony upon his arrival at 4 de Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda, Angola

  22. A close-up of Ibrahem Mahmoud singing into a microphone. He has long curly hair and is smiling

  23. Namibia wicketkeeper Zane Green watches Scotland's Michael Leask hit out during a T20 World Cup match in 2024

  24. George Munsey raises his bat after reaching three figures