Residents gather to watch workers recover items from the burned and destroyed market facilities damaged by heavy looting following clashes at Kadutu Market in Bukavu on February 18, 2025. Traders and travellers packed their belongings and paid their fares early on Tuesday for the long boat journey across eastern DR Congo's Lake Kivu, the first sailing between the lake's two main ports for weeks after fighting disrupted the service. Fighting between Rwanda-backed M23 fighters and government forces has raged for months in the towns, villages and cities on the DRC side of the lake, which straddles the border with Rwanda. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





Residents cover their faces from the smell of decomposition as members of the Congolese Red Cross carry body bags containing human remains during a mass burial for victims of the clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at Musigiko cemetery in Bukavu on February 20, 2025. The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on February 20, 2025 urged on local airwaves the soldiers fleeing in the eastern province of North Kivu to rejoin their units and continue the fight to counter the advance of the M23 rebels. In Lubero, a town towards which the M23 is advancing, 250 km north of the provincial capital Goma, taken on January 28, terrified residents reported to AFP Congolese soldiers in disarray shooting in the town and engaging in looting. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





Congolese soldiers who surrendered in Bukavu after the capture of the city by the M23 rebels, buy snacks at the Stade de l'Unite in Goma before they leave for training in Rumangambo, in the North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on February 23, 2025. (Photo by Arlette Bashizi/Reuters)





Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, Congo, Sunday, February 23, 2025. (Photo by Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo)





Semba dancers of the Amazonas de Prenda rehearse at their dance centre in the popular Prenda district of Luanda, on February 27, 2025 ahead of the 2025 Carnival who will take place in the Angolan capital between March 1, 2025 and March 3, 2025. Semba is a traditional type of music and dance from Angola. Semba has its roots in Massemba and means “a touch of belly buttons” – one of the most recognisable and entertaining movements in semba. The 2025 carnival will be held from March 1 to March 3, with the theme “Carnival of 50 Years of Independence”. The carnival is a celebration of Angolan culture and is one of the country's largest cultural festivals. (Photo by Marco Longari/AFP Photo)





Members of the Namibian military arrive carrying the casket with the body of the former president, Sam Nujoma, who became Namibia's first democratically elected president, during his memorial service at the Independence Stadium, before his burial tomorrow at Namibia's National Heroes Acre, in the capital Windhoek, Namibia, on February 28, 2025. (Photo by Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)





A maid of honour reacts as others walks to a function in the Kilamba Kiaxi district in Luanda, Angola, on February 28, 2025. (Photo by Marco Longari/AFP Photo)





Semba dancers from the Groupe Uniao 17 de Setembro rehearse in a courtyard in Kilamba Kiaxi in Luanda, on February 28, 2025 ahead of the 2025 Carnival who will take place in the Angolan capital between March 1, 2025 and March 3, 2025. Semba is a traditional type of music and dance from Angola. Semba has its roots in Massemba and means “a touch of belly buttons” – one of the most recognisable and entertaining movements in semba. The 2025 carnival will be held from March 1-3, with the theme “Carnival of 50 Years of Independence”. The carnival is a celebration of Angolan culture and is one of the country's largest cultural festivals. (Photo by Marco Longari/AFP Photo)





Firefighters and local residents joined forces to combat a fire that severely damaged a seven-story building housing the Sunrise Hotel and several commercial shops in Kampala, Uganda, on March 5, 2025. There were multiple injuries and an investigation is currently underway to determine the cause of the fire. (Photo by Badru Katumba/AFP Photo)





Atsu Godslove Afeli poses for a portrait in his room in his family home that was destroyed by coastal erosion in Avegadzi, Ghana, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Photo by Misper Apawu/AP Photo)





Afeli Bernice Adzo leans against the remains of her father's room as she looks at the ocean that destroyed her family home in Avegadzi, Ghana, Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (Photo by Misper Apawu/AP Photo)





Dancers belonging to one of the cultural groups who took part in the Luanda Carnival, react as their group is declared the winner of one of the categories in Luanda, Angola, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Marco Longari/AFP Photo)





A general view of the melting Lewis Glacier in Mount Kenya National Park on March 7, 2025. Mount Kenya, Africa's second-highest peak, is home to rapidly shrinking glaciers that are vital for nearby ecosystems and communities. Lewis Glacier, the most studied, has lost over 90% of its mass since 1934, according to the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS). This dramatic loss is driven by rising temperatures and declining rainfall, both tied by experts to global climate change. The glaciers' disappearance threatens water sources for millions, impacting farming, hydroelectric power, and biodiversity. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





People watch as artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) African Wrestling Tournament in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 8, 2025. (Photo by Marvellous Durowaiye/Reuters)





Women dressed in traditional Oromo costume attend a swearing ceremony of the newly named 72nd Borana Pastoralist chief, “Aba Gada” Guyo Wariyo in Arero, Ethiopia, on March 9, 2025. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)





The newly named 72nd Borana Pastoralist chief, 'Aba Gada' Guyo Wariyo, 37, rides a horse during his swearing ceremony in Arero, Ethiopia, pn March 9, 2025. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)





A woman dressed in traditional Oromo costume attends a swearing ceremony of the newly named 72nd Borana Pastoralist chief, “Aba Gada” Guyo Wariyo in Arero, Ethiopia on March 9, 2025. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)





Teams work on the scene where a tanker carrying compressed natural gas (CNG) exploded and caused the death of 2 people and injured 14 other near Otedola Bridge in Lagos state in southwestern Nigeria on March 12, 2025. As a result of the explosion of the tanker, many vehicles in the surrounding area were turned into scrap. (Photo by Emmanuel Osodi/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A model presents a creation by Tunisian designer Fatma Ben Abdellah during the fashion show at the Bardo National Museum in Tunis, Tunisia, 15 March 2025. (Photo by Mohamed Messara/EPA)