A man rides a Motorcycle taxi past a barricade on a street in Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday October 22, 2020. Lagos streets were empty and shops were shuttered Thursday, as residents of Nigeria's largest city obeyed the government's curfew, stopping the protests against police brutality that had lasted for two weeks. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





Police officers stop and search a bus carrying passengers around Lekki toll gate in Lagos Friday, October 23, 2020. Resentment lingered with the smell of charred tires Friday as Nigeria's streets were relatively calm after days of protests over police abuses, while authorities gave little acknowledgement to reports of the military killing at least 12 peaceful demonstrators earlier this week. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





A coronavirus disease patient holds up his hand inside the COVID-19 ICU of Machakos Level 5 Hospital, in Machakos, Kenya on October 28, 2020. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)





People inspect burnt out government transportation buses at the Berger station near Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, October 22, 2020. Lagos streets were empty and shops were shuttered Thursday, as residents of Nigeria's largest city obeyed the government's curfew, stopping the protests against police brutality that had lasted for two weeks. The #EndSARS demonstrations began in early October with calls for Nigeria’s government to shut down the police Special Anti-Robbery Squad, known as SARS. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





People protest against alleged police brutality near to the Lekki toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday October 21, 2020. After 13 days of protests against alleged police brutality, authorities have imposed a 24-hour curfew in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, as moves are made to stop growing violence. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide, is escorted in handcuffs to a courtroom in Kigali, Rwanda on October 20, 2020. (Photo by Clement Uwiringiyimana/Reuters)





Police officers look on as protesters block the road with burning tyres and wood, during a mass protest the morning after preliminary results were released for five communes in Conakry on October 21, 2020. African monitors said on October 20, 2020, that Guinea's weekend election was conducted properly, but the political opposition to incumbent Alpha Conde, which has already claimed victory, dismissed it as fraudulent. (Photo by John Wessels/AFP Photo)





A Tanzanian police officer directs a woman at at a polling station in the outskirts of Stone Town, Zanzibar, on October 28, 2020. (Photo by Marco Longari/AFP Photo)





Volunteers sweep burnt out tyres on the roads in Lagos Saturday, October 24, 2020. Nigeria's president says 51 civilians have been killed in unrest following days of peaceful protests over police abuses, and he blames “hooliganism” for the violence while asserting that security forces have used “extreme restraint”. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





People stand next to a burnt out truck on a highway in Lagos Saturday, October 24, 2020. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





Passengers disembarked from a commercial bus in Lagos Saturday, October 24, 2020. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





Supporters cheer for Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara before his arrival at a rally in Anyama, in the outskirts of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Ouattara, who first came to power after the 2010 disputed election whose aftermath left more than 3,000 people dead, is now seeking a third term in office. The candidate maintains that he can serve a third term because of changes to the country's constitution, though his opponents consider his candidacy illegal. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)





A worker cleans a street, as Nigeria's Lagos state eases a round-the-clock curfew imposed in response to protests against alleged police brutality, after days of unrest, in Lagos, Nigeria on October 24, 2020. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





People walk along a blocked road, during a round-the-clock curfew imposed by the authorities in Lagos, Nigeria on October 22, 2020. (Photo by Temilade Adelaja/Reuters)





People wait to cast their votes during the presidential election in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on October 31, 2020. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)





Supporters of the Tanzanian ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary Party), gathered at the Kibanda Maiti Stadium, during the last campaign rally in Stone Town on October 25, 2020 ahead of the national elections. Tanzanians will go to the polls on October 28, 2020 to elect a president, deputies and local councillors after five years of John Magufuli's regime, marked by a crackdown on political opponents in a country once viewed as a beacon of stability in East Africa. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt/AFP Photo)





Protesters run as security forces intervene in protesters with tear gas during a protest against economic crisis and high cost of living in Khartoum, Sudan on October 21, 2020. (Photo by Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A resident signs to collect her voting card during distribution of voting cards ahead of the country's presidential election that will be held on October 31, 2020 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 21 October 2020. (Photo by Legnan Koula/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





People drive past burnt toll gates with anti police slogans sprayed across, in Lagos Friday, October 23, 2020. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





A woman stands near a campaign poster of a presidential candidate Alassane Ouattara of the ruling RHDP coalition, in Attecoube district, Abidjan, Ivory Coast on October 23, 2020. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)





Students sanitise their feet as they report back to school at the Ethio Parents elementary and high school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on October 26, 2020, after schools reopened following a 7 month closure due to government restrictions to stem the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi/AFP Photo)