Ethiopian Orthodox faithful hold candles during a Christmas Eve celebration at Bole Medhanialem Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on January 6, 2024. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)





A follower of the Nazareth Baptist Church dressed in a traditional attire from the Ekuphakameni group, also known as the Shembe Church, climbs the Nhlangakazi Holy Mountain in Ndwedwe, 85 kilometres north of Durban, on January 7, 2024. The devotees climb the mountain as part of their annual 10 day pilgrimage. The church was founded in 1913 and is one of the largest African traditionalist church in Africa. They walk up to 68kms barefoot praying, worshipping, singing, dancing and camping on their four weeks stay at the mountain. The Shembe Church is the oldest independent indigenous Church in Southern Africa. (Photo by Rajesh Jantilal/AFP Photo)





People sit at a bar ahead of the celebrations of Gena, the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas, in Lalibela on January 7, 2024. The Ethiopian Christmas celebrations -also called “Gena” in Amharic – haven't halt this year in Lalibela despite the unrest and clashes experienced for months in Ethiopia's second most populous region between the Ethiopian Defense Forces and the ethnic Amhara militia known as “Fano”. Only two months prior to the Orthodox Christmas, the Ethiopian Defense Forces regained control of the town, an UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its centuries-old rock-hewn churches. Although “Fano” fighters fought alongside federal troops in the past, tensions boiled over after Addis Ababa announced in April 2023 that it was dismantling all regional forces across Ethiopia. (Photo by Michele Spatari/AFP Photo)





A woman harvests tobacco from the fields of Little Knots farm, in Norton, Zimbabwe on January 8, 2024. (Photo by Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)





People cross the floodwater of the Carrigr's bridge in a pirogue in the Pompage district in Kinshasa on January 9, 2024 following heavy rains and the flood of the Congo River. (Photo by Arsene Mpiana/AFP Photo)





Women walk past wall art murals created by youths from The Rockers movement of Kibera Slum on January 10, 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. In the heart of Kibera Slum, a youth movement named The Rockers is planting seeds of change by creating murals and building social amenities through recycling. (Photo by Donwilson Odhiambo/Getty Images)





A teacher shows students how to write letters in a makeshift school as more than half of the people the country try to survive in shacks due to financial reasons such as inadequate schools, lack of infrastructure and insufficient school supplies in Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya on January 10, 2024. (Photo by Gerald Anderson/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A Somali police officers stands guard during a march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal along KM4 street in Mogadishu, Somalia on January 11, 2024. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)





Kenyan advocates gesture during a picket following a protest call to members by the Law Society of Kenya against recent remarks by Kenya's President, William Ruto, accusing the judiciary of wide spread corruption and lacking in integrity, in the Central Business District in Nairobi on January 12, 2024. Ruto triggered uproar after accusing some judicial officials of working corruptly with his opponents to try to derail some key government policies. (Photo by Tony Karumba/AFP Photo)





A worker carries a bucketfull of disinfectant at a cholera treatment centre, in Lusaka, Zambia, Friday, January 12, 2024. The country is reeling from a major cholera outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 10,000, leading authorities to order schools across the country to remain shut after the end-of-year holidays. (Photo by AP Photo)





Chairperson of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Intellectual Property Trust Mamphela Ramphele (R) and Chief Executive of the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, Janet Jobson (L), put a Palestinian scarf with the African colours produced in Gaza, on a life-size statue of the Archbishop, unveiling the installation which will stand in protest during office hours on the balcony of the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy foundation in Cape Town on January 12, 2024. A statue of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu wearing a Palestinian scarf is to symbolise his decades-long work championing justice for Palestinians, his foundation said. (Photo by Gianluigi Guercia/AFP Photo)





Performers wearing traditional Zulu attire take part in the parade during the 112th African National Congress (ANC) Anniversary rally in Mbombela on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Phill Magakoe/AFP Photo)





African National Congress supporters at the Mbombela, South Africa, Stadium Saturday, January 13, 2024. The ruling party celebrated the 112th anniversary of its establishment ahead of national elections, expected to be the toughest since it came to power in 1994. (Photo by AP Photo)





Followers of the Nazareth Baptist Church, also known as the Shembe Church's Ebuhleni group, attend a church service on the Canaan Holy Mountain in Ndwedwe, near Durban, on January 13, 2024. The devotees climb the mountain to attend a daily sermon as part of their annual pilgrimage. They walk up to 80kms barefoot praying, worshipping, singing, dancing and camping on their four weeks stay at the mountain. (Photo by Rajesh Jantilal/AFP Photo)





A Ghana's supporter reacts during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 group B football match between Ghana and Cape Verde at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on January 14, 2024. (Photo by Franck Fife/AFP Photo)





People kitesurf on a sunny day at Bloubergstrand beach in Cape Town, South Africa, on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Esa Alexander/Reuters)





B-boy Metal performs during the National Breakdance Competition held at the National Stadium Surulere in Lagos on January 15, 2024. Breakdancing, or breaking, is making its debut as an Olympic sport this year and Nigeria's competitors have been vying to bring their own distinctive style to the games. (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi/AFP Photo)





Kenya Wildlife Service rangers and capture team pull out a sedated black rhino from the water in Nairobi National Park, Kenya Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Kenya has embarked on its biggest rhino relocation project ever and began the difficult work Tuesday of tracking, darting and moving 21 of the critically endangered beasts, which can each weigh over a ton, hundreds of miles in trucks to a new home. A previous attempt at moving rhinos in the East African nation in 2018 was a disaster as all 11 of the animals died. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)





People swim near a red tide in the False Bay coastal waters in Cape Town, South Africa on January 16, 2024. (Photo by Esa Alexander/Reuters)





People gather at the site of an explosion in Ibadan, Nigeria, Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Several people died and many others were injured after a massive blast caused by explosives rocked more than 20 buildings in one of Nigeria's largest cities Tuesday night, authorities said Wednesday, as rescue workers dug through the rubble in search of those feared trapped. (Photo by AP Photo)