The members of Staff Benda Bilili pose for a group photo during a rehearsal in the popular district of N'djili, Kinshasa, on August 11, 2021. Ten years after their glory days, Staff Benda Bilili dream of returning to the limelight and claim all the fruits of their former success, even if it means falling out with those who made them known In the early 2010s, these penniless, disabled Congolese musicians, living on the streets and riding around in outdated wheelchairs, had turned roumba upside down, set European venues ablaze and wowed the Cannes Film Festival. (Photo by Arsene Mpiana/AFP Photo)





In this image made from video, security forces, forensic experts and onlookers gather near a body in the street near the French embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Tanzania's president said five people are dead, including three police officers, after a gun battle with an armed man near the French Embassy in Dar es Salaam. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





In this image made from video, security forces gather near a body in the street near the French embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Wednesday, August 25, 2021. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





A nurse carries a box containing Moderna vaccines at the health center in Lagos, Nigeria Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Nigeria has begun the second rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as it aims to protect its population of more than 200 million amid an infection surge in a third wave of the pandemic. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





Construction workers observe the wreckage after a crane collapsed at a construction project to build a 14-storey student hostel in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, August 26, 2021. Police in Kenya's capital say nine people are dead, including two Chinese engineers, after the crane collapsed at the site being supervised by a Chinese construction firm. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)





A child plays soccer in the Diepsloot Township, north of Johannesburg, Thursday, August 26, 2021. (Photo by Denis Farrell/AP Photo)





Two hyenas are seen at the Balule Nature Reserve, in northern Limpopo, on August 31, 2021. Lions are synonymous with the African continent, but over the years their numbers have been decreasing. They are classed as a vulnerable species and with an ever-shrinking habitat. The lion population at the Balule Nature Reserve is flourishing where an annual census is underway A team of rangers and researchers are doing a month-long count of all predators, specifically lions. (Photo by Luca Sola/AFP Photo)





A young Tigrayan girl sits on sacks of wheat after the World Food Programme (WFP) distributed food to around 13,000 people in the rural village of Zelazle in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia Monday, August 23, 2021. (Photo by Claire Nevill/WFP via AP Photo)





People take pictures of a snowman after unusually heavy snowfalls in the mountains and highlands above the town of Ceres, about 180km from Cape Town on August 29, 2021. (Photo by Rodger Bosch/AFP Photo)





Costumed children from the local Shade performance group perform their show during the annual Brixton Burn in Johannesburg, South Africa, 28 August 2021. The annual event is run by members of the “Afrikaburn” community which is a regional event of “Burning Man” in the United States. (Photo by Kim Ludbrook/EPA/EFE)





A man warms himself from a fire in dumped rubble during a sudden cold front near Johannesburg, Saturday, August 28, 2021. (Photo by Ali Greeff/AP Photo)





New volunteer Mekdess Muluneh Asayehegn, right, and others receive basic training to become potential reinforcements for pro-government militias or military forces, in a school courtyard in Gondar, in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia Tuesday, August 24, 2021. As they bring war to other parts of Ethiopia such as the Amhara region, resurgent Tigray fighters face growing allegations that they are retaliating for the abuses their people suffered back home, sending hundreds of thousands of people fleeing in the past two months. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





People celebrate in the streets with members of Guinea's armed forces after the arrest of Guinea's president, Alpha Conde, in a coup d'etat in Conakry, September 5, 2021. Guinean special forces seized power in a coup on September 5, arresting the president and imposing an indefinite curfew in the poor west African country. “We have decided, after having taken the president, to dissolve the constitution”, said a uniformed officer flanked by soldiers toting assault rifles in a video sent to AFP. (Photo by Cellou Binani/AFP Photo)





In this image made from video, unidentified soldiers patrol near the office of the president in the capital Conakry, Guinea Sunday, September 5, 2021. Guinea's new military leaders sought to tighten their grip on power after overthrowing President Alpha Conde, warning local officials that refusing to appear at a meeting convened Monday would be considered an act of rebellion against the junta. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





A youth uses a skateboard as campaigners hold a rally for the upcoming legislative and regional elections in Rabat, Morocco, Thursday, September 2, 2021, days before the upcoming legislative and regional elections. Millions of Moroccans head to the polls on Sept. 8 to cast ballots in pivotal legislative and regional elections amid strict safety guidelines as the north African country is grappling with a new wave of COVID-19, driven mainly by the Delta variant. (Photo by Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP Photo)





Election officials wearing face masks wait for voters inside a polling station, in Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Moroccans are choosing a new parliament and new local leaders in elections reshaped by the pandemic. Candidates are promising to create jobs and boost Morocco’s economy, education and health care. The governing Islamist party is eyeing a third term at the helm of the government if it again wins the most parliament seats. (Photo by Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP Photo)





A man sells meat on a street in Conakry, Guinea, Thursday, September 9, 2021. Guinea's new military leaders sought to tighten their grip on power after overthrowing President Alpha Conde, warning local officials that refusing to appear at a meeting convened Monday would be considered an act of rebellion against the junta. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





Motorcycle taxi and cars during rush hour in Conakry, Guinea Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





A woman a takes a phone call as she sells fruit on a street in Conakry, Guinea Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





People travel in a taxi in Conakry, Guinea, Thursday, September 9, 2021. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)