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  1. Michaely Bihina kneels back on her heels on a football pitch as she clasps her two hands in front of her body in celebration during a match at Wafcon 2026. The goalkeeper wears a white hairband, an all-purple kit, including undersleeves, and blue gloves

  2. A woman with reddish-brown hair and pink comb-shaped earrings smiles at the camera, wearing a pink and blue checked top with white embroidered trim. She's in a bookshop, with blurred shelves of books on the left and a display featuring copies her books on the right.

  3. An election official wearing an orange tabard and scarf holds up a ballot paper for inspection.

  4. Tabitha Chawinga raises her right arm in celebration and puts her left arm around the shoulder of Temwa Chawinga, who has dyed blue hair and a wide-mouthed smile on her face. Both players wear red Malawi shirts with black trim - Tabitha with a green captain's armband and a white number 11 on the front and Temwa with a number 10 on the chest. The pair are visible from stomatch up and a sparsely-populated stand can be seen out of focus in the background

  5. Rubber flotation rings sit on a beach in front of a line of arriving migrants in Ceuta.

  6. A close-up shot of Succès Masra holding his hands apart

  7. File photo of vehicles crossing a bridge over the Niger river in Niamey

  8. A man wearing a red turban and a blue blazer with a white shirt is holding a trophy that's in the shape of a lion that is clear.

  9. A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) stands near displaced people waiting for the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp, one month after an outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026.

  10. Thembi Kgatlana of South Africa smiles directly into the camera and strikes her trademark 'snake' celebration pose which sees her lift her right arm up with the hand tilted over as if to mimic a snake's head, with the left arm crossed horizontally across her chest and also with one knee raise off the floor up to waist level

  11. Mali's junta leader attends a meeting with Russia's President at the Kremlin in Moscow. He wears a white outfit and communicated with the help of a translation earphone. Behind him is the national flag of Mali.

  12. African Buffalo in the caldera of Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Conservation Area

  13. Bruno Foucher in a black suit and tie and a white shirt speaks to a microphone

  14. A man with grey curly hair, a beard and black glasses speaks into a microphone.

  15. Cameroon goalkeeper Michaely Bihina, wearing an all-purple kit and wide blue headband, arches her back as she raises her right arm to push away a penalty

  16. Malawi striker Tabitha Chawinga runs towards the touchline with arms spread wide to either side of her body to celebrate a goal at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. She wears all-red kit with green and black trim and is surrounded by a number of smiling team-mates who are running in her wake across the lush green pitch

  17. A griffon vulture standing on the ground, seen from the chest and neck up.

  18. Nobel Mendy

  19. A camera shoots up from a low level to show a female freestyler leaning to the side while balancing a football on her head underneath a cloudy sky

  20. The Kariba dam seen from one of its ridges, overlooking the reservoir and green landscape in the distance

  21. A police car is parked outside a row of beige houses next to a small area of green space. The sky is grey and the street is wet.

  22. A police officer interacts with security personnel at some wire gates. A yellow excavator can be seen in the background.

  23. A rusted, wrecked tank lies on the side of a rural road. Mountains are visible in the background.

  24. Owen Oseni