Police stand during a demonstration against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 25, 2024. (Photo by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)





A demonstrator climbs on a police vehicle as police use water cannons to disperse protesters during a demonstration against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 25, 2024. (Photo by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)





A person reacts near smoke as demonstrators gather during a demonstration against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 25, 2024. (Photo by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)





Police use water cannons to disperse protesters during a demonstration against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 25, 2024. (Photo by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)





A person is assisted during a demonstration against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 25, 2024. (Photo by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)





A tear gas canister explodes as protesters try to help injured people outside the Kenya Parliament during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2024. Kenyan police shot dead one protester near the country's parliament Tuesday, a rights watchdog said as demonstrators angry over proposed tax hikes breached barricades and entered the government complex, where a fire erupted. The mainly Gen-Z-led rallies, which began last week, have taken President William Ruto's government by surprise, with the Kenyan leader saying over the weekend that he was ready to speak to the protesters. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





Kenyan riot police arrest a man during a protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, June. 25, 2024. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)





The Kenyan Anti-riot police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators during protests against the current government's finance bill on June 25, 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. Last week saw several days of protests, mainly by young Kenyans, against a proposed finance bill that promises to raise taxes on a variety of goods. The outcry spurred the government to withdraw several contentious provisions, including taxes on bread and vehicles, but the bill passed a second-round vote and a parliamentary committee is now considering amendments. (Photo by Donwilson Odhiambo/Getty Images)





Supporters of opposition leader, Biram Dah Abeid hold up campaign posters at a rally in Nouakchott on June 25, 2024. The vast desert country in West Africa, will vote on June 29 for the presidential election. The former French colony, independent since 1960, experienced a succession of coups from 1978 to 2008, before the 2019 election - won by ex-general Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, who is seeking a second term the 29th - marks the first transition between two elected presidents. (Photo by John Wessels/AFP Photo)





The statue of the late Kenyan Minister of Justice Tom Mboya, is adorned with a placard reading “Reject not Amend” ahead of a planned demonstration called after a nationwide deadly protest against a controversial now-withdrawn tax bill left over 20 dead in downtown Nairobi, on June 27, 2024. Kenyans are preparing to take to the streets on Thursday for a white march the day after President William Ruto announced the withdrawal of the draft budget providing for tax increases, at the origin of a protest which foundered in murderous violence. (Photo by Kabir Dhanji/AFP Photo)





Police officers detain a man during a demonstration over police killings of people protesting against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025, in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 27, 2024. (Photo by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)





A member of the Kenya Defence Forces holds a weapon from a military vehicle as Kenya Defence Forces are deployed to curb a demonstration over police killings of people protesting against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025, in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 27, 2024. (Photo by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)





A man gestures next to a police member at a demonstration over police killings of people protesting against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025, in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 27, 2024. (Photo by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)





Police members detain a protester at a demonstration over police killings of people protesting against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025, in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 27, 2024. (Photo by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)





Supporters of the President of Mauritania and leader of the Union for the Republic Mohamed Ould Ghazouani gather during the final campaign rally in Nouakchott on June 27, 2024. Seven candidates are running in Mauritania's presidential election on June 29, with incumbent Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani the favourite to win a second term at the head of the vast West African nation. (Photo by John Wessels/AFP Photo)





A voter dips his finger in an ink pot after casting his ballot at a polling station in Nouakchott on June 29, 2024. Mauritanians go to the polls Saturday to decide whether to re-elect President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani as head of the vast desert state, seen as a rock of relative stability in the volatile Sahel. Around 1.9 million registered voters are set to choose between seven candidates vying to lead the West African nation, which has largely withstood the tide of jihadism in the region and is set to become a gas producer. (Photo by Michele Cattani/AFP Photo)





A man gestures during a demonstration over police killings of people protesting against the imposition of tax hikes by the government, in Nairobi, Kenya on July 2, 2024. (Photo by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters)





A protester carries a casket during a demonstration over police killings of people protesting against the imposition of tax hikes by the government, in Nairobi, Kenya on July 2, 2024. (Photo by Donwilson Odhiambo/Reuters)





People carry their belongings to safety after strong winds blew roofs and damaged their houses during a cold front in Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa on July 11, 2024. (Photo by Esa Alexander/Reuters)





Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) supporters wave party flags and chant slogans in support of the Incumbent President of Rwanda and presidential candidate Paul Kagame during a campaign rally in Kigali, on July 12, 2024 ahead of the 2024 Rwandan general election. A country of 26,000 km2 which plays in the big leagues: with military force, image work and influence, Paul Kagame has made Rwanda a major strategic player, skillfully playing this role to develop the country and establish his power. Paul Kagame, who is seeking a fourth presidential term on Monday, has effectively led this landlocked country in Great Lakes Africa since the end of the Tutsi genocide in 1994, and as president since 2000. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)