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  1. A composite image showing Sinesipho Dambile (left) and Usain Bolt (right), both from chest up, designed to make it look as if the two sprinters are looking across at each other. Dambile wears a green South Africa running vest with the country's name in small white text across the chest and is curling the tip of his tongue out of his mouth and up onto his upper lip as he glances to his left. Bolt wears a yellow Jamaica running vest with the country's name in big black text as he raises both hands to chest height with them a short distance apart mid-clap as he looks to his right

  2. Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza

  3. Rwanda's President Paul Kagame during the announcement of the Formula 1 African Grand Prix at BK Arena in Kigali

  4. Design of Rwanda's new Formula 1 circuit

  5. Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila in a dark suit and blue shirt and a Congolese flag in the background

  6. A render of the new Bugesera track to be built in Rwanda

  7. File photo of the wrecked nose section of the Pan-Am Boeing 747 in a Scottish field at Lockerbie.

  8. A close-up shot of Shadrack Sibiya gesturing with his left hand. He has a shaved head and is wearing a dark suit

  9. Omar Marmoush in action on a football pitch. He is waving both hands in the air wearing the white Tottenham home kit. He has black curly hair, a short beard and a moustache.

  10. A young archer stands on an outdoor archery range holding a bow, with grass, targets and trees visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

  11. A composite photo of Evans Kiche, wearing a blue and red checked shirt, Vincent Ogutu with a grey sweatshirt and Jidah Burka with a blue football shirt, white cap and a beard

  12. Sudanese men wearing traditional clothing search for gold with metal detectors in the desert.

  13. The sea shore in Guhere, north of the port town of Obock, Djibouti

  14. File photo of a defector from the RSF standing in an armed vehicle with a mounted gun and a chain of bullets.

  15. A Kenyan health worker in full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) walks inside a designated Ebola isolation ward

  16. Ayra Starr poses on NFL football pitch. She wears a black and white striped dress.

  17. A statue of Nelson Mandela is revealed under a gold fabric. A crowd watches from the street below under umbrellas

  18. Navi Pillay reacts to receiving the prize in Nuremberg, Germany. She is wearing a sky blue jacket and standing against a wood panelled background

  19. Sadio Mane lifts the Afcon trophy

  20. Three members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) in military fatigues and red berets. Behind them is the Mekelle Alula Aba Nega International Airport

  21. A vehicle burns on the side of a road as thick black smoke fills the air, while a police water-cannon truck sprays water towards the scene

  22. A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement police uniform confronts a man wearing a white shirt and a green and blue hat. A vehicle is visible behind them

  23. Four men stand in suits, two shaking hands and smiling in the middle.

  24. A triptych showing, from left to right, Pape Gueye celebrating his goal for Senegal during the 2025 Afcon final, a black gavel resting its block, and Morocco forward Brahim diaz looking disconsolate. Gueye, visible from waist up wearing a green jersey, is running with his mouth wide open as he screams in joy while his right hand is spread in front of his chest as if he it about to beat it. The head of the gavel, which stands out boldly against a white background, features a copper band around its middle. Diaz, also visible from waist up, is wearing a white Morocco away jersey with red and green trim