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  1. A topless Empereur stands in the centre of a group of young men, who are painted in red.

  2. Tryagin Morning Ndevelo

  3. Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha looks on

  4. Esther Nworgu smiles broadly during the medal ceremony for the lightweight para-powerlifting at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Visible from the waist up, she wears a green and white Nigerian tracksuit and uses her right hand to clutch her gold medal, which is on a purple and pink ribbon around her neck, and her left to hold up a cuddly toy Games mascot. Blurred in the background is a red board with a white Glasgow 2026 logo on it

  5. A triptych shows Esther Okoronkwo, Refiloe Jane and Ghizlane Chebbak, all from the waist up while in action for their respective countries. From left to right: Okoronkwo looks to her left and shouts while wearing a dark green Nigeria shirt with a light green number six on the chest, Jane is seen in a yellow South Africa shirt with green trim and green number 15 on the chest, and Chebbak looks slightly to her right with a serious expression as she points with her right arm while wearing a white Morocco shirt with green trim and a red number seven on the chest

  6. Three Nigerian soldiers wearing army fatigues appear to load their guns

  7. Senegal's initial victory over Morocco was their second Afcon title after winning the trophy in 2021

  8. Ghetto Kids and Shakira smile as they perform together at the World Cup final's halftime show.

  9. A close-up of Melkisedek Kaijage wearing a black shirt against a blue background

  10. President Cyril Ramaphosa looks on at an official event

  11. A close up picture of one of the geckos. It shows the tiny size of the baby geckos which around about twice the size of the thumb nail of the hand in the picture.

  12. Chad le Clos holds his hands together in a prayer-like gesture above his head in a swimming pool as he wears a green South Africa swimming cap and goggles around his forehead. Sponsors' logos and a set of starting blocks can be seen out of focus in the background

  13. Three men standing at a sentencing hearing in a court in Abuja - 23 July 2026. They are in traditional dress - the one of the left in a grey robe, the middle man with arms folded and looking down in a brown one and the person on the right in pale yellow, holding his hands and looking down to the side.

  14. Tolu Arokodare

  15. Joseph Opoku in action for Ghana at the 2026 World Cup

  16. Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene sports short, dyed-blonde hair while wearing a white and green Nigeria football shirt and white shorts with the number 13 visible on both. Her left arm is extended to her side for balance as she looks down intently during a football match. Blurred in the background are fences positioned in front of a stand with seats in it

  17. Mamadou Djouma Bah smiling, wearing a striped white and blue T-shirt

  18. An arc of lit memorial candles are on the ground in front of portraits of women who have been murdered. Hands sprinkling petals can be seen.

  19. A woman, allegedly an undocumented migrant, is confronted as protesters search for foreign nationals during an anti-migrant march in Alexandra on 9 July 2026.

  20. This image shows a friendly-looking lion mascot with a soft, golden-brown face, large expressive eyes, and a wide, cheerful smile. It wears a distinctive, oversized conical hat (a traditional Saloum hat) featuring yellow and orange patterns with a red brim. The mascot is dressed in a white t-shirt that prominently displays the text "DAKAR 2026" above the official Youth Olympic Games logo and holds the national flag of Senegal (red, yellow, and green) in a celebration parade.

  21. An armed Liberian police officer stands guard beside a truck carrying bags and packages

  22. A camel walking through a sandy desert with blue skies and dried vegitation in the background, loaded with goods and being led by a man who is looking at the ground.

  23. Four handcuffed men standing in front of a row of confiscated laptops. Lev Lakshtanov, Igor Ratchin, Amor Carlos Tomé and Francisco Oliveira (left to right)

  24. A triptych showing colourful football fans, from left to right, from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. All three are visible so that only their upper bodies can be seen