A woman walks down a road in the popular Yoff neighbourhood in Dakar on February 11, 2024. (Photo by John Wessels/AFP Photo)





A firewoman drinks water whilst extinguishing a fire near houses in hot and dry conditions in Kalk Bay, Cape Town, South Africa on February 12, 2024. (Photo by Nic Bothma/Reuters)





A woman who was wounded in ongoing fighting between M-23 rebel forces and Congolese forces in the Sake region West of Goma, eastern Congo, stands on crutches by her hospital bed in Goma, Tuesday, February 13, 2024. In recent days, main roads around Goma and Sake, routes that are crucial for the movement of civilians, goods, and humanitarian aid, have become impassable due to intensified fighting, further restricting access to essential services and supplies said humanitarian aid organisation, Mercy Corps. (Photo by Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo)





A man stands amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in the earthquake-hit village of Douzrou, in central Morocco on February 13, 2024. Moroccan authorities said some 3,000 people died during the September 8 earthquake that left more than 60,000 dwellings destroyed. (Photo by Fadel Senna/AFP Photo)





Residents of the Oloolaimutia town collect plastic bottles, that are thrown into the environment by visitors, to build cabins for tourists to stay in at the Oloolaimutia district of Masai Mara, Kenya on February 13, 2024. Plastic bottles cause serious damage to ecosystems as it is broken into small pieces, called microplastics and mixes into water and soil over time. The people of Oloolaimutia fill the bottles with sand and make them ready for building cabins. Locals rent these cabins to tourists and make profit out of it. (Photo by Gerald Anderson/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A vendor reacts as she poses for a photo at Adderley Street Flower Market on Valentine's Day, in Cape Town, South Africa, on February 14, 2024. (Photo by Esa Alexander/Reuters)





Sudanese families who have fled from the war in Sudan carry their belongings while arriving at a Transit Centre for refugees in Renk, on February 14, 2024.More than 550,000 people have now fled from the war in Sudan to South Sudan since the conflict exploded in April 2023, according to the United Nations. South Sudan, that has itself recently come out of decades of war, was facing a dire humanitarian situation before the war in Sudan erupted and it is feared to not have the resources to host displaced people. The war-torn country of Sudan is currently ravaged by internal fighting between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





Women hold candles and flowers during a “Dark Valentine” vigil to demonstrate against the rising cases of femicide, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, February 14, 2024. According to Kenya police, at least 16 women are thought to have been killed by their partners since the beginning of this year. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)





A prisoner detained in connection with the unrest over the last three years hugs a friend after being released in Dakar on February 15, 2024. (Photo by John Wessels/AFP Photo)





Displaced people go about their daily business west of the town of Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on February 16, 2024. The conflict between M23 rebels and government forces has intensified in Masisi territory in recent weeks, causing many displaced people to move around Goma without shelter or food, leaving everything behind. (Photo by Guerchom Ndebo/AFP Photo)





A drone view shows a “mat” of water lettuce covering the Vaal River and expanding quickly, impairing the water's quality by blocking the air-water interface and sharply lowering oxygen levels at the Luciana Country Estate, Parys, South Africa, on February 16, 2024. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed/Reuters)





A drone view shows a “mat” of water lettuce covering the Vaal River and expanding quickly, impairing the water's quality by blocking the air-water interface and sharply lowering oxygen levels at Millionaires Bend, West of Sasolburg, South Africa, on February 16, 2024. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed/Reuters)





A supporter of South Africa's biggest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, reacts ahead of their march to the Union Buildings as part of the political party's manifesto launch in Pretoria, South Africa on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Reuters)





Demonstrators gather to denounce the international community's silence in the face of the perpetual crisis in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and to show their support for the Congolese army and the pro-government militia Wazalendo, in Goma, on February 19, 2024. Fighting has flared in recent days around the town of Sake, 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Goma, between M23 rebels – which Kinshasa says are backed by Kigali – and Congolese government forces. (Photo by Guerchom Ndebo/AFP Photo)





People in colorful costumes perform acrobatics for drivers waiting at red lights in Nairobi, Kenya on February 20, 2024. (Photo by Gerald Anderson/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Kelvin Kiptum's mother Mary Kangongo (C) followed by Kelvin Kiptum's wife Asenath Rotich (2nd L) are comforted by other family members while arriving at the mortuary ahead of the beginning of his funeral proceedings in Eldoret, on February 22, 2024. Kenya's world-record holding marathon runner Kelvin Kiptum, a prodigy who ran three of the seven fastest marathons in history and was ranked first among the world's men's marathon runners, tragically died in a car crash in Kenya on February 11, 2024 at the age of 24, in an accident that shocked the world and plunged the East African nation into mourning. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





Student line up next to the road to see the hearse carrying the coffin of late marathon runner Kelvin Kiptum during his funeral proceedings in the village of Chepkorio, on February 22, 2024. Kenya's world-record holding marathon runner Kelvin Kiptum, a prodigy who ran three of the seven fastest marathons in history and was ranked first among the world's men's marathon runners, tragically died in a car crash in Kenya on February 11, 2024 at the age of 24, in an accident that shocked the world and plunged the East African nation into mourning. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





An occupant reacts after their eviction from a piece of land, called “tent city” which they illegally occupied near the Green Point tennis courts in Cape Town, South Africa, February 22, 2024. (Photo by Esa Alexander/Reuters)





People watch the Senegal's President Macky Sall during a live press conference broadcast on the national television, in the district of Medina in Dakar on February 22, 2024. Senegal's outgoing President Macky Sall on February 22, 2024, said his mandate would end as planned on April 2, but left open the date of the presidential election which he postponed earlier this month. (Photo by Michele Cattani/AFP Photo)





Caleb Kigen the son of marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum, holds his late father's portrait ahead of his burial, in Elgeyo Marakwet, Kenya, Friday February 23, 2024. World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum was buried Friday following his death in a road accident, as Kenyans castigated the government for not doing enough to protect and support country's famed athletes. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)