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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. RSF soldiers in military uniform

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

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

  7. Nigerian police officers in camouflage uniform

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  17. George Munsey raises his bat after reaching three figures

  18. A head and shoulders image of Teddy Afro who is leaning into a microphone in his right hand and is smiling. He is wearing a yellow T-shirt, and the top of the African continent in green can be seen sewed onto the shirt.

  19. A general view shows the then newly restructured Kinshasa N'djili Airport on June 25, 2015

  20. Emmerson Mnangagwa wears a scarf bearing Zimbabwe's national colours. He smiles next to one of the stone bird sculptures.

  21. A woman wearing sunglasses, a headwrap and a patterned dress in cream, green and orange, smiling and cheering. Behind her, are women wearing pink, some of whom are pointing and others are waving Cameroonian flags

  22. Julius Malema is seen in his signature red overall in parliament

  23. Mackenzie Jones with player of the match trophy

  24. Mugabe wearing a black leather jacket