A supporter of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni gestures while gathering with others during Museveni's first rally following his nomination by the electoral commission to contest for his seventh term in office at Kololo Ceremonial grounds in Kampala on September 23, 2025. Uganda's long-running President Yoweri Museveni has been officially designated as the incumbent candidate for the 2026 elections. (Photo by Badru Katumba/AFP Photo)





Samburu women gather to perform traditional dances in celebration after a camel race during the 32nd Maralal International Camel Derby celebrations in Maralal on September 26, 2025. The 32nd Maralal International Camel Derby brought together 37 professional pastoralist riders from the Samburu, Turkana, and Rendille communities, some travelling over 150 km with their camels to compete. Beyond the prestigious money prize, the event serves as an important showcase of culture, attracts global visitors, boosts local tourism, and fosters peace among communities historically divided by resource conflicts in a region harshly affected by climate change. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





A young camel rider rides a camel as he prepares the animal for the professional race during the 32nd Maralal International Camel Derby celebrations in Maralal on September 27, 2025. The 32nd Maralal International Camel Derby brought together 37 professional pastoralist riders from the Samburu, Turkana, and Rendille communities, some travelling over 150 km with their camels to compete. Beyond the prestigious money prize, the event serves as an important showcase of culture, attracts global visitors, boosts local tourism, and fosters peace among communities historically divided by resource conflicts in a region harshly affected by climate change. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





A swimmer prepares to enter the water shortly before the start of the 36th annual 4.5 km Dakar-Goree annual swimming competition in Dakar, Senegal on September 28, 2025. (Photo by Guy Peterson/AFP Photo)





Women dressed in matching patterned outfits hold vuvuzelas printed with the image of President Paul Biya during a political rally at Lamido Yaya Dairou Stadium in Maroua, Cameroon, Tuesday, October 7, 2025. (Photo by Welba Yamo Pascal/AP Photo)





Residents climb up the wall with mud in their hands during the annual replaster of the Djinguereber Mosque, also known as Djingareyber or Djingarey Ber, in Timbuktu on October 12, 2025. The 2025 replaster marks the 700th anniversary of the construction of this mosque, erected in the 14th century during the reign of Emperor Kankou Moussa. (Photo by Hameye Capii/AFP Photo)





Residents stand on the walls during the annual replaster of the Djinguereber Mosque, also known as Djingareyber or Djingarey Ber, in Timbuktu on October 12, 2025. The 2025 replaster marks the 700th anniversary of the construction of this mosque, erected in the 14th century during the reign of Emperor Kankou Moussa. (Photo by Hameye Capii/AFP Photo)





Contemporary dancers perform at the Slum Party, an initiative by Innovate Dance Company, in Oworonshoki, Lagos, Nigeria, 12 October 2025, issued 13 October 2025. The Slum Party initiative, founded by Obiajulu Ozegbe in 2019, was created to curb gang violence in the Oworonshoki community and showcases the positive aspects of life in the slum, aiming to inspire hope among its residents. (Photo by Emmanuel Adegboye/EPA)





A fan of Rwanda waits for the start of a World Cup 2026 group C qualifying soccer match between South Africa and Rwanda at Mbombela Stadium, in Nelspruit, South Africa, Tuesday, October 14, 2025. (Photo by Themba Hadebe/AP Photo)





A mourner holds a photo of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga hugging someone as she gathers with others at Odinga's residence in the Karen neighbourhood of Nairobi on October 15, 2025 following the death of Odinga at the age of 80 during a health visit to India. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80 during a health visit to India, local police said on October 15, 2025 Odinga was the perennial opposition figure of Kenyan politics, running unsuccessfully for the presidency on five occasions, most recently in 2022. .He remained a dominant force, able to rally huge numbers, particularly from his native western Kenya. (Photo by Simon Maina/AFP Photo)





A mourner climbs a pole outside the Parliament building where the body of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who had been receiving treatment in India when he died, is expected to be kept for people to pay tribute, in Nairobi, Kenya on October 16, 2025. (Photo by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)





People jostle for space at the entrance to the Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, where the body of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga was lying in state on Friday, October 17, 2025. Odinga died Wednesday at the age of 80. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





Mourners and supporters of Kenya's opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga react in grief as they gather ahead of his State Funeral at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi on October 17, 2025. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80 during a health visit to India, local police said on October 15, 2025. Odinga was the perennial opposition figure of Kenyan politics, running unsuccessfully for the presidency on five occasions, most recently in 2022. He remained a dominant force, able to rally huge numbers, particularly from his native western Kenya. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





Models wearing creations made from recycled jeans and plastic waste, wait back stage to take part in a “trashion show” in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





Models wearing an outfit made from recycled plastic and Newspapers walk the runway during a '“trashion show” in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





Cows eat pomegranates at a farm in the town of Tebourba, about 30 kilometers west of Tunis, on October 23, 2025. (Photo by Fethi Belaid/AFP Photo)





Soldiers wait to cast their votes during early voting in the general elections at the Tumekuja Secondary School polling station in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Tuesday, October 28, 2025. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)





Supporters of the Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma react as they clash with security forces during a protest after the Constitutional Council declared President Paul Biya the winner of the October 12 presidential election in Douala, Cameroon, on October 27, 2025. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)





A Tanzanian police officer tears down a voting station poster before the beginning of the counting operations in Stone Town, on October 29, 2025. Polls opened on October 29, 2025 in Tanzania elections in which the main challengers were either jailed or barred from running, with rights groups decrying a “wave of terror”. President Samia Suluhu Hassan, 65, is determined to cement her position with an emphatic victory that will silence critics within her own party, analysts say. (Photo by Marco Longari/AFP Photo)





A model wearing a creation by Designer Michelle Adepoju, founder of Kilentar, poses for a photograph ahead of a private installation to launch the SS26 collection during Lagos Fashion Week in Lagos, on November 1, 2025. (Photo by Olympia de Maismont/AFP Photo)