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  1. Voters at a polling station in Benin on 11 January to cast ballots in the parliamentary election

  2. A man wearing sunglasses on his head with his arm around a woman. They are standing on the left and each holding a mini American flag. To their right, is an older woman. Behind her is a man. The background appears to be a black curtain.

  3. A profile image of a Nigerian soldier in combat uniform standing on tarmac. He is holding a rifle and behind him, out of focus, a row of parked military vehicles can be seen.

  4. A man wearing a white shirt standing in front of wood panelling

  5. Patrice Motsepe wearing a dark blue suit with a patterned blue tie, speaks into a microphone during a press conference

  6. A Kenyan flag unfurls above a group of people in khaki police uniforms with their back to the camera. They are out of focus.

  7. A woman with blonde hair, wearing a white top and a scarf, smiles at the camera. There are trees and shrubbery behind her.

  8. A woman holds up a poster of victims of Yahya Jammeh's regime during a protest in 2020 calling for him to be brought to justice 2020.

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

  10. A car on fire after bombing in Nigeria's north eastern Gombe state in 2015

  11. A road with overgrown, dry grass on either side. At the end of the road (in the centre back) is a military vehicle and a rocket being launched. In the front right, is the back of a soldier watching it. The soldier is wearing military fatigues with a vest and a helmet.

  12. The Cape Verde skyline showing mountains in the background with the blue ocean in front and many colourful homes in the foreground.

  13. A motorised delivery trike makes its way through flooded waters. The driver is wearing a yellow T-shirt.

  14. Petrol attendant busy inserting the nozzle in the vehicle at a filling station

  15. A head and shoulders image of Emmerson Mnangagwa wearing a Zimbabwe scarf around his next and a pair of glasses. He is looking to the left of the picture.

  16. Messages to the crowd during Spain v Egypt

  17. Yassin Mohamud wearing a white collared shirt and navy striped tie underneath a blue blazer. He is standing by still water outside Bristol City Council's offices on a sunny day.

  18. Two women, dressed as yellow flowers, smile at the camera, wearing sunglasses and petals

  19. Yetbarek Dawit in a black top over a cream hoodie stands against a measuring chart in a police photo - putting his height at around 175cm.

  20. Nigerian soldiers seated in trucks, wearing military camouflage uniform and wearing black hood

  21. A team photo posed before a match by the Eritrean men's football side. The outfield players are wearing all-blue kit with red, green and gold trim. Five players in the front row bend forward with their hands placed on their knees, with the player on the far right of the front row holding a team pennant. Six players stand in the back row with their arms wrapped around the team-mate to either side. The goalkeeper is in a pink jersey with the number one on its chest. The players are on a green pitch with an empty wooden stand in the background

  22. A close-up shot of Albert Mazibuko smiling with a black background behind him

  23. Scotland bowler Jack Jarvis

  24. A crowd of Catholic women and children kneeling on the ground outdoors during a Good Friday procession in Juba. the woman standing in the front centre, has her hands up in the air. Other people have lowered heads and gazes, while some appear to be looking ahead