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  1. A woman in a black beret and sunglasses shouts and waves her finger in the air.

  2. A group of fighters in camouglage stand around a pick-up truck on a dusty road. One man in near silhouette - standing on the vehicle - is holding an automatic rifle up. On the left of the picture is the brown and yellow legs of a sculpture.

  3. A group of men and officials looking on at the burnt-out remnants of motorbikes

  4. President Ruto in a navy pinstripe suit and pink tie speaking in front of two microphones - with a hand raised in explanation. A Kenyan flag can be seen behind him.

  5. Ghanaian soldiers in camouflage uniform on a green military truck with the front door open and one soldier standing beside it

  6. Sabastian Sawe sitting during an interview, wearing a lavender-coloured training top with a curtain behind him

  7. Simion beams while wearing a plaid jacket over a zip up top and his wife, wearing a green jacket has tears in her eyes

  8. FLA fighters sitting in a pickup truck on a sandy road, with another in the distance behind them. to the left are buildings lining the road. In the front right, there is an orange metal barrel

  9. Campbell Scott staring straight at the camera. He is bald and has blue eyes. He is wearing a light blue shirt with dark-coloured checks on it. He has his arms folded and is standing in front of a blurred background.

  10. A blurry picture of a burnt-out rear of a crashed aeroplane.

  11. A man sitting on the back of a car holding a gun. All that is visible of him is his torso, lap, arms and hands

  12. The image shows a woman wearing purple gloves looking at and holding artefacts on a table; behind her is a woman typing on a laptop.

  13. A herder wearing a turban and light gown with his back to the camera at a water well, along with several camels and donkeys

  14. Armed gunmen stand on a rocky base next to the shore in Somalia

  15. Malian Foreign Minister Sadio Camara in Moscow in 2024

  16. A man sits on his knees in a brick building looking through a window

  17. Kemi Seba is wearing a grey shirt, facing ahead. He is wearing a beaded wooden necklace and has his left arm raised in the air with his index finger pointing up. In the background is the partial logo of NGO Pan-Africanist Emergency

  18. Malama Muleba poses wearing a grey, three-piece suit and red tie.

  19. March on March protesters are seen leading a protest against illegal immigration in South Africa

  20. A man with his back to the camera stands on some rocks by the see. he is holding a rifle across his shoulders.

  21. Michael Eneramo shown from waist up, wearing a green Nigeria shirt with white trim, the number eight on the right of his chest and Nigeria crest on the left, holds his hands up and is seen with his mouth open in celebration after scoring a goal

  22. An armed officer in black with shades, cap and facemask stands guard outside the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday 22 April 2026.

  23. A close-up of President William Ruto in a grey suit, blue shirt and dotted tie during a past public event in Nairobi.

  24. Dumbor Ngaage smiles at the camera as he holds a mug that reads "the world's best professor". He is wearing a white shirt covered in tiny dots. He has a short cropped beard and short grey hair.