A worker weighs bags of sun-dried cocoa beans at the warehouse of a licensed cocoa-buying company in Assin Foso, Ghana on November 20, 2024. (Photo by Francis Kokoroko/Reuters)





A woman carries a gift basket as she arrives to attend a friend's birthday party, at a park in Kampala, Uganda, November 24, 2024. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)





Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) gather outside the Constitutional Court, where the political party is challenging the National Assembly’s rejection of a report that could have led to impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa due to the Phala Phala scandal at his private game farm in Johannesburg, South Africa on November 26, 2024. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Reuters)





Namibians queue to cast their votes in a presidential election in Windhoek, Namibia Wednesday, November 27, 2024. (Photo by Dirk Heinrich/AP Photo)





Fighters from Permanent Strategic Framework for the Defense of the People of Azawad (CSP-DPA) gather as they secure the perimeter during a meeting of Tuareg rebels army leaders in Tinzaouaten, Northern Mali on November 27, 2024. (Photo by Abdolah Ag Mohamed/Reuters)





A protester throws a stone while clashing with Mozambican riot police in Maputo on November 27, 2024. Fresh anti-government protests erupted in Mozambique on November 27, 2024 after a police vehicle mowed down a woman at a demonstration in the capital for the opposition leader disputing October elections in a deadly weeks-long standoff AFP reporters at the scene said protestors hurled stones at security forces who fired bullets and tear gas as clashes broke out after the woman was struck while standing behind a large banner of opposition leader Venancio Mondlane. (Photo by Alfredo Zuniga/AFP Photo)





A protester aims a rock at a Mozambique soldier as he attempts to disperse protesters as they clash with Mozambican riot police in Maputo on November 27, 2024. Fresh anti-government protests erupted in Mozambique on November 27, 2024 after a police vehicle mowed down a woman at a demonstration in the capital for the opposition leader disputing October elections in a deadly weeks-long standoff AFP reporters at the scene said protestors hurled stones at security forces who fired bullets and tear gas as clashes broke out after the woman was struck while standing behind a large banner of opposition leader Venancio Mondlane. (Photo by Alfredo Zuniga/AFP Photo)





Sections of the ceremonies of the Serer, Fula, and Mandinka peoples are showcased, with songs performed and accompanied by traditional dances during the promotional night of the Dakar Carnival, which takes place in the baobab forest in Mbour, Senegal, on November 27, 2024. The carnival, now in its 5th year, held its pre-carnival preparations in the village of Mbourokh, located near the city of Mbour, approximately 100 kilometers from the capital, Dakar. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Rescue workers and people search for bodies after landslides following heavy rains buried 40 homes in the mountainous district of Bulambuli, eastern Uganda, Thursday, November 28. 2024. (Photo by Jean Watala/AP Photo)





Rescue workers and people search for bodies after a landslide following heavy rains that buried 40 homes in the mountainous district of Bulambuli, eastern Uganda, Thursday, November 28. 2024. (Photo by Jean Watala/AP Photo)





A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Windhoek on November 29, 2024, during extended voting following the country's general election. Namibia's election authority announced on November 28, 2024 two extra days of voting at some polling stations after logistical failures prevented many people from casting ballots in the ruling party's most contested election yet. (Photo by Simon Maina/AFP Photo)





Children play in the Ago Egun community slum in Bariga neighbourhood in Lagos, on November 30, 2024. (Photo by Olympia de Maismont/AFP Photo)





Stilt walker Andile Sohe (32) and Miss Preteen Orange Farm, Thando Mbatha (7), prepare for the annual Orange Farm Carnival, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 01 December 2024. The annual festival aims to bring the community of the township south of Johannesburg together in a spirit of 'Ubuntu', or togetherness. Organized by the Project of Nkosana Ngobese Foundation in Association with the Stretford CHC Clinic, the carnival also raises awareness to the subject of HIV/AIDS and the 16 days of activism highlighting gender-based violence in the community. (Photo by Kim Ludbrook/EPA/EFE)





Puppeteer prepare for the annual Orange Farm Carnival, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 01 December 2024. The annual festival aims to bring the community of the township south of Johannesburg together in a spirit of “Ubuntu”, or togetherness. Organized by the Project of Nkosana Ngobese Foundation in Association with the Stretford CHC Clinic, the carnival also raises awareness to the subject of HIV/AIDS and the 16 days of activism highlighting gender-based violence in the community. (Photo by Kim Ludbrook/EPA/EFE)





Carnival performers hold posters highlighting the issue of gender-based violence during the annual Orange Farm Carnival, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 01 December 2024. (Photo by Kim Ludbrook/EPA/EFE)





Carnival performers prepare for the annual Orange Farm Carnival, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 01 December 2024. (Photo by Kim Ludbrook/EPA/EFE)





A resident of the Jakwa informal settlement guestures after a fire burned through around 300 shacks in Bryanston near Johannesburg on December 2, 2024. (Photo by Emmanuel Croset/AFP Photo)





U.S. President Joe Biden greets dancers as he arrives at Catumbela Airport in Catumbela, Angola on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)





A model presents an outfit by Senegalese designer Jeyna A during the Young Creator show of the Dakar Fashion Week in Dakar, Senegal, 05 December 2024. This year marks the 22nd edition of the Dakar Fashion Week which helps propelling young Senegalese designers on the international scene. (Photo by Jérôme Favre/EPA/EFE)





Smoke rises as demonstrators place tires in a burning barricade during a post-election protest, in a street of Maputo, Mozambique, 06 December 2024. In recent weeks, supporters of former presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane, who is currently in exile, have taken to the streets of the Mozambican capital to challenge the results of the disputed general election held in October 2024. (Photo by Luisa Nhantumbo/EPA/EFE)