Thousands of fishermen fill a large muddy pond and cast their nets in the southern Mali town of San, Thursday, June 6, 2024, for Snake mon, a collective fishing rite that begins with animal sacrifices and offerings to the water spirits of Sanké pond. For several hundred years, people have gathered for the rite, which is on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage. Heatwaves in Mali in recent years have caused the pond to start drying out. (Photo by Moustapha Diallo/AP Photo)





Virginie Magumba, 22, a professional dancer from Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, prepares for the annual Goma Dance Festival, Friday, June 14, 2024. The annual festival, which sees dancers from all over the world flocking to Goma, has been held in the city for the past seven years despite the ongoing attacks by rebel groups in the region. (Photo by Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo)





A Somali Muslim faithful runs after a sacrificial animal to be slaughtered during the Eid al-Adha celebrations in Mogadishu, Somalia on June 17, 2024. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)





Mourners attend the burial service for Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima in Nsipe, Malawi, on Monday, June 17, 2024. (Photo by Thoko Chikondi/AP Photo)





Muslims wash their sheeps on a beach before sacrificing them to mark Eid al-Adha in Yoff, Senegal, 17 June 2024. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year. It marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. (Photo by Jerome Favre/EPA)





Ali Abdula, 16, guides his donkey carrying his two younger siblings, both suffering from malnutrition, past people lining up to register for aid at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Agari, North Kordofan, on June 17, 2024. More than 10 million people have been displaced within war-torn Sudan, according to figures released on June 11 by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Since the war broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, 7.26 million people have fled their homes, adding to 2.83 million already displaced by previous conflicts, the IOM said. The UN has repeatedly warned that Sudan is facing the world's worst displacement crisis, as the war shows no signs of abating and the spectre of famine haunts the country. (Photo by Guy Peterson/AFP Photo)





Police officers arrest a demonstrator protesting against proposed tax hikes in a finance bill that is due to be tabled in parliament in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Civil society groups say that despite the dozens of arrests, demonstrations and a planned sit-down outside the parliament buildings will continue. (Photo by Andrew Kasuku/AP Photo)





Kenya police officers arrest a lawyer (C) on suspicision of being one of the protesters who were marching towards the Parliament buildings during a protest to oppose a proposed Finance Bill 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya, 18 June 2024. According to protesters, the Bill is said to be punitive due to the new high taxes proposed that will increase the already high cost of living. The protest dubbed “Occupy Parliament” coincided with the tabling of the Bill in the House. The voting on the Bill is expected to be on 20 June. (Photo by Daniel Irungu/EPA)





Protesters make signs with their arms in front of Kenya police officers during a demonstration against tax hikes as Members of the Parliament debate the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 18, 2024. Kenyan police fired tear gas and arrested dozens of demonstrators on June 18, 2024 as hundreds of people gathered near the Parliament building to protest tax hikes. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





Members of the Egbe Obaneye Obinrin parade to pay homage to the King, Awuja Ile of Ijebuland, during the annual Ojude Oba festival in Ijebu Ode on June 18, 2024. Ojude Oba festival is an ancient festival celebrated by the Yoruba people of Ijebu Ode, a town in Ogun State Nigeria. This annual festival usually takes place the third day after Eid El Kabir to pay homage and show respect to the King the Awujale of Ijebuland. (Photo by Toyin Adedokun/AFP Photo)





Members of the Chadian security forces stand at the scene of the fire at a ammunition depot in N’Djamena on June 19, 2024. A deadly fire erupted late on June 18, 2024 at a huge military ammunition depot in Chad's capital N'Djamena, causing weapons to fire into the air, the government and witnesses said. (Photo by Joris Bolomey/AFP Photo)





Activists with the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party arrive at the Magistrates' courts in Harare, Zimbabwe, 19 June 2024. CCC leader Jameson Timba, along with his son and more than 70 people, were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and participating in an unlawful gathering over at a private residence on 16 June. (Photo by Munashe Chokodza/EPA)





South Africans gather ahead of the inauguration of South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa as President at the Union Buildings South Lawn in Tshwane, South Africa, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Photo by Jerome Delay/AP Photo)





A man falls after police use water cannon to disperse protesters during a demonstration against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 20, 2024. (Photo by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)





A protester reacts at an anti-riot police officer after being teargased as he takes part in a demonstration against a controversial tax bill in the central business district in Nairobi, Kenya, 20 June 2024. Police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who gathered near the parliament to demonstrate against planned tax hikes that many fear will worsen the cost-of-living crisis. (Photo by Daniel Irungu/EPA)





Protesters are pushed away by a water canon that was trying to disperse them as they took part in a demonstration against a controversial tax bill in the central business district in Nairobi, Kenya, 20 June 2024. Police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who gathered near the parliament to demonstrate against planned tax hikes that many fear will worsen the cost-of-living crisis. (Photo by Daniel Irungu/EPA/EFE)





Some of the supporters of the opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), arrested for holding a political gathering that authorities said was unauthorized, disembark a prison truck as they arrive for bail application at the Harare Magistrates' Court, in Harare, Zimbabwe on June 21, 2024. (Photo by Philmon Bulawayo/Reuters)





People wade through flood waters on a street in Wadajir district of Mogadishu, Somalia, on June 23, 2024. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)





Protesters chant anti-government slogans as some of them climb a Kenya Police water cannon truck while demonstrating during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2024. Kenyan police fired tear gas at crowds of young protesters in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, according to AFP reporters, as demonstrators rallied across the country against the government's proposed tax hikes. The mainly Gen-Z-led rallies, which began last week, have taken President William Ruto's government by surprise, with the Kenyan leader saying over the weekend that he was ready to speak to the protesters. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





Demonstrators climb on a police vehicle as police use water cannons to disperse protesters during a demonstration against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 25, 2024. (Photo by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)