Euphrasie Kabuo (C) and two other farmers women from the village are returning from the fields in Kididiwe, North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 16, 2024. Cocoa, the main economic resource in the DRC's Beni territory, is fuelling the violence in this northern part of North Kivu province, where there are no minerals. For several years, farmers have been the targets of looting and massacres committed by the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) rebels, who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and sell the stolen goods in neighbouring countries. At the end of 2021, Uganda, one of the main cocoa producers on the continent, sent its troops to the region to work alongside the Congolese army against the ADF, an operation that raises questions about Kampala's ambitions for the sector. (Photo by Philemon Barbier/AFP Photo)





A child suffering from malnutrition reacts while lying on a bed in Alban Jadeed hospital, as young children struggling with malnutrition fill wards in the Sharg Elnil area, in Khartoum, Sudan on March 15, 2025. (Photo by El Tayeb Siddig/Reuters)





A salt harvester looks on as he scrapes with his shovel the salt covered crust of the bottom of Lake Retba, known as the Pink Lake, in Senegal on March 19, 2025. Under the delighted gaze of tourists and merchants, Senegal's most famous lake recently regained its iconic pink color, which had been dulled for three long years. The news of its return sparked excitement and a renewed socioeconomic life around one of the main attractions of this tourist country But in late 2022, rare and severe flooding hit the region, likely exacerbated by global warming, according to scientists interviewed by AFP at the time, disrupting the lake's ecological balance. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt/AFP Photo)





Sudan army soldiers celebrate after they took over the Republican Palace in Khartoum, Sudan, Friday, March 21, 2025. (Photo by AP Photo)





Kahindo, an internally displaced woman, who said they could not return home because it was destroyed during the fighting, gathers volcanic gravel to sell at an IDP's camp which was emptied after the M23 rebels ordered many displaced people to leave the camps in Mugunga district, near Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 22, 2025. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)





Fighters loyal to the army patrol a market area in Khartoum on March 24, 2025. For nearly two years, Sudan has been ravaged by a war between the regular army and the RSF, a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people, uprooted over 12 million more and created the world's largest hunger and displacement crises. (Photo by AFP Photo)





Mourners escort the coffin of late Congolese musician Delphin Katembo Vinywasiki also known as Delcat Idengo, who denounced both his own government and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels occupying much of the country's east before he was shot dead, ahead of his burial in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo on March 25, 2025. (Photo by Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters)





Sudanese citizens celebrate on a street after the Sudanese army deepened its control over the capital Khartoum, from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Port Sudan, Sudan on March 27, 2025. (Photo by Ibrahim Mohammed Ishak/Reuters)





A member of Sudanese army looks at destroyed helicopters' wreckages on the tarmac at Khartoum Airport, after the Sudanese army deepened its control over the capital Khartoum, from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Khartoum, Sudan on March 27, 2025. (Photo by El Tayeb Siddig/Reuters)





Muslim faithful attend Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, at the Tononoka grounds, in Mombasa, Kenya on March 30, 2025. (Photo by Laban Walloga/Reuters)





Anti-riot police officers are transported on a truck in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)





Fishermen carry a tuna fish to the market in Mogadishu, Somalia, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP Photo)





A crowd gathers to watch breakdancers from the Congo Street collective perform at the Kituku market port in Goma on April 3, 2025. Drawing inspiration from breakdance and hip-hop, while incorporating their unique style, the collective's transform these space into a vibrant stage, captivating the audience with their energy and mastery of urban dance. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha/AFP Photo)





People fish at Lake Victoria in Kisumu, Kenya, April 3, 2025. Favored by the lakeside location, the fishing industry here has continuously developed and become an important source of income for locals. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Motorbikes known as “Jakarta” compete during the 8th edition Grand Prix Abdul Hadi Fattah at Circuit de Dakar Baobabs, in Sindia, located 60 kilometers from the capital, Dakar, Senegal, on April 5, 2025. More than 250 motor taxis participated in this year's race. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A man lies on top of a car for safety as floodwaters inundate a road following heavy rains in the Ndjili district of Kinshasa on April 6, 2025. Heavy downpours in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa have left around 30 people dead while wrecking havoc in the central African megacity, an official told AFP on April 6, 2025. After the rain poured down overnight from Friday to Saturday, the rising water levels devastated several outlying and impoverished suburbs of the metropolis of some 17 million people. (Photo by Hardy Bope/AFP Photo)





A man assists two women as residents wade through murky floodwaters following heavy rains in the Ndjili district of Kinshasa on April 6, 2025. Heavy downpours in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa have left around 30 people dead while wrecking havoc in the central African megacity, an official told AFP on April 6, 2025. After the rain poured down overnight from Friday to Saturday, the rising water levels devastated several outlying and impoverished suburbs of the metropolis of some 17 million people. (Photo by Hardy Bope/AFP Photo)





Congolese soldiers ride in a truck as it crosses a flooded road following heavy rains in the Ndjili district of Kinshasa on April 6, 2025. Heavy downpours in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa have left around 30 people dead while wrecking havoc in the central African megacity, an official told AFP on April 6, 2025.
After the rain poured down overnight from Friday to Saturday, the rising water levels devastated several outlying and impoverished suburbs of the metropolis of some 17 million people. (Photo by Hardy Bope/AFP Photo)





Residents stand on a pole for safety as floodwaters engulf a road following heavy rains in the Ndjili district of Kinshasa on April 6, 2025. (Photo by Hardy Bope/AFP Photo)





Residents wade through murky floodwaters following heavy rains in the Ndjili district of Kinshasa on April 6, 2025. (Photo by Hardy Bope/AFP Photo)