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  1. Aerial picture of a general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde.

  2. Emertha Uwanyingira is a middle aged Black woman of Rwandan heritage. She has long brown hair and is wearing a black top with a loose black and white print jacket over it. One earring is visible in her right ear. She is wearing red lipstick and smiling at the camera. She is standing in front of a red counter with silver shutters pulled down over it. It looks like a canteen.

  3. A woman dressed in bread

  4. A head-and-shoulders shot of Cyril Ramaphosa. He is wearing a dark jacket and red tie.

  5. Festus Moage in a suit

  6. Malian soldiers inspect army buildings in Diabaly that had been seized by Islamic jihadists and later destroyed in air strikes as they arrive in the city

  7. Five babies close up in hospital, placed on green sheets. They are still covered in residue from their births.

  8. A historic black and white photograph of four men in white robes holding spears and shields

  9. A close-up of a man's holding a Somali and a US flag

  10. An aerial view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. Photo: 5 May 2026

  11. Close up of Karasira's face. He has a beard, is wearing sunglasses and is holding a musical instrument, just slightly visible in the bottom left corner. the rim of a hat and also be seen on either side of his head. His lips are pursed as he is singing

  12. A baby hippo lies beside a man, the hippo covered with a red blanket and man wrapped in an orange blanket with green and purple patterns.

  13. A man in a camouflage top and South African flag around his neck holds his right hand in the air with his index finger raised.

  14. Maisie Adam looks to her left. She's wearing an orange striped polo shirt and has a serious expression on her face.

  15. Split screen of captain speaking into a microphone and a cruise ship

  16. President Felix Tshisekedi in a grey suit and glasses

  17. A drone view of cruise ship MV Hondius sailing from Cape Verde.

  18. Split image with MV Hondius on one side and captain of the ship on other

  19. Passenger being evacuated from cruise ship onto a smaller boat.

  20. Jake Rosmarin wears a red puffer jacket on a boat

  21. People at an airport terminal in Khartoum

  22. People in hazmat suits lean over the edge of a ship

  23. A grainy screen grab showing a rope with a crocodile on the end with a man holding on higher up

  24. A man with a hat, grey jumper and black shorts, and with a rucksack on his back, takes a selfie while on a bridge over a brown-coloured river. He has placed his right foot on top of a football.