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  1. Ovey Friday stands in front of book shelves in a library in Nigeria. He is wearing black and white T-shirt and a large watch. One of his hands has fingers missing. The other arm shows a scar where his hand was amputated

  2. Pope Leo speaks at a podium.

  3. A head and shoulders image of Julius Malema in court.

  4. A crowd of women dressed in specially designed red fabric for the Pope's visit in Bamenda. One holds a poster of Pope Leo several others hold branches of green leaves.

  5. Man with a shaved head and light stubble stands outdoors in front of blurred greenery and distant mountains, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression. He is wearing a light grey T-shirt, and the scene is brightly lit with natural daylight.

  6. Pan-African Emergency movement leader and anti-colonialist Beninese activist Kemi Seba in yellow jacket, holding a microphone

  7. Professor Alan Wilson is extracting fluid from a small pot into a needle. He looks focused and is wearing a shirt and hat.

  8. Nigeria’s former justice minister smiles at the camera

  9. Garden ants each individually packed in test tubes

  10. George Munsey batting for Scotland

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

  12. Roelf Meyer is seen speaking at a government event. He's wearing a navy blue suit and light blue tie

  13. Uar Bernard, seen wearing a cropped black support vest over his upper chest

  14. Mohamed Suleiman looks up at the camera, he has a blanket around his shoulders.

  15. A pump attendant, in a black sweater written Astrol fuels a car at an petrol station in Kenya

  16. Split screen image of displaced Sudanese woman and the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher

  17. Driss El Jabli celebrates scoring a rabonna goal with his Maghreb Fez teammates

  18. A woman in a blue Mercy Ships uniform stands on the deck of a hospital ship, leaning on a railing, with the charity logo visible behind.

  19. A Catholic worshipper at the Saint Joseph Catherdral in Bamenda, holding a Mass book with the image of the Pope on it. Only the worshippers hands and partial clothing is seen.

  20. Ashly Robinson in a blue top, holding a phone as she takes a selfie of herself

  21. Benin s Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni in a blue shirt and a black cap, holding a microphone

  22. Geordin Hill-Lewis is seen with his fist raised after his election as the DA's new leader

  23. Carlos Queiroz on the touchline while coach of Oman

  24. Diezani Alison-Madueke outside Southwark Crown Court in January. She is wearing a brown hat, with matching brown coat and a jumper. She has sunglasses on and earrings.