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  1. A white football with black panels on grass, with a goal net in the background

  2. A white football with black panels on grass, with a goal net in the background

  3. A member of the Ethiopian pro-government Tigray Peace Force (TPF) monitors activity on a street while holding a gun. He is in a camo jacket and trousers. A man wearing a white jumper and jeans walks behind him.

  4. Julian Alvarez

  5. Author Sylvia Vetta sitting outside beside Nancy Mudenyo Hunt from the Nasio Trust. They are both smiling and holding copies of their book Not SO Black and White. It is a sunny day.

  6. A man standing in the aisle of a bus reading from the Bible with his arm outstretched, showing the palm of his hand. Passengers are sitting on red seats with their backs to the camera

  7. A close up short of a man speaking looking directly forward. He has a short beard, is wearing a dark grey long-sleeve shirt. The background features dark laundry hanging out to dry on a clothesline.

  8. Armed men on armoured vehicles drive through Alamata, Ethiopia

  9. Naomi Korir pictured from stomach up running from left to right during a race. She wears a Kenya running vest made of up light and dark red diamond and chevron patterns with thin green grid lines running over the top and the word 'Kenya' in white letters across the chest. Korir has a fixed expression exuding effort and is pumping her arms hard

  10. Taiwo Awoniyi wears a black robe with purple and white trim on the shoulders as well as a black mortar board with purple tassel dropping forward over the front. He smiles into the camera as he holds a white scroll tied up with a black ribbon while sitting in the red and white dressing room at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium

  11. TPLF soldiers on patrol in Mekelle in Tigray, Ethiopia - September 2026

  12. Nelson Mandela grins as he dances on stage at a concert in Leeds in 2001. There are singers behind him with a backdrop of green, blue and orange colours celebrating African culture.

  13. A large group of people are gathered and you can see the backs of their heads. They are all looking up at a man standing on a platform holding a microphone.

  14. A group of young people at a rally. The main focus is a woman with a yellow Chicago Bulls basketball vest. She has her eyes closed, her arms outstretched and her hair is waving behind her while she jumps up and down

  15. Australia celebrate winning the World Cup in 2023

  16. An Algerian Civil Protection firefighter in a ground operation to battle a raging forest fire

  17. A view of Addis Ababa's skyline, showing high rise buildings - 2026

  18. Owen Oseni gets treatment on his ankle injury

  19. Wicknell Chivayo taking a selfie on an airport tarmac beside a small white aircraft marked “WMC 777.” A dark pick-up truck, a yellow airport vehicle and an orange traffic cone are visible behind him

  20. Portrait photograph of Neil McLennan wearing a black suit, pink shirt and striped tie. He has a serious face.

  21. A man dressed in black suit, white shirt and maroon tie. He is wearing black spectacles frames as he stares into the camera.

  22. Image of Aliko Dangote speaking during the interview

  23. The bishop scrambling over an obstacle course

  24. A screengrab showing people looking down a street in Alamata as tanks drive through - 28 September 2026