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

  2. Ismail Omar Guelleh, dressed in white and facing the cameras, casts his vote at in Djibouti city on 10 April 2026

  3. A chimpanzee bearing its teeth at other chimpanzees with their backs to the camera in a forested area.

  4. Close-up of musician Sefu Shabani in a black bandana with a white design posing with his hands near his face. He is wearing a chunky gold chain necklace and bracelet.

  5. 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.

  6. Mohamed El-Shenawy

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

  8. 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.

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

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

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

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

  13. 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.

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

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

  16. 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.

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

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

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

  20. 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.

  21. Messages to the crowd during Spain v Egypt

  22. 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.

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

  24. 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.