A supporter of Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko holds a stone during clashes with security forces ahead of his leader's court appearance for a libel case against him in Dakar, Senegal on March 16, 2023. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)





Supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko demonstrate for the third consecutive day in Dakar, Senegal Thursday March 16, 2023. Authorities forcibly removed Sonko from his vehicle and escorted him to a court appearance, blocking his supporters from following and sparking unrest in several parts of the capital. (Photo by Stefan Kleinowitz/AP Photo)





Supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko demonstrate for the third consecutive day in Dakar, Senegal Thursday March 16, 2023. (Photo by Stefan Kleinowitz/AP Photo)





A man runs with his daughter as she covers her nose from teargas in Dakar on March 16, 2023. Security forces were deployed in the Senegalese capital Dakar on March 16, 2023 ahead of a politically-charged trial of an opposition leader. Ousmane Sonko is being tried for allegedly defaming a minister, a case that could determine whether he will be eligible to run in presidential elections next February. (Photo by John Wessels/AFP Photo)





Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan inspects a guard of honour at a welcoming ceremony in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, March 16, 2023. Hassan, on a state visit to the country, has urged more security cooperation and trade between the two countries. (Photo by Frans Sello waga Machate/AP Photo)





Hendry Keinga reacts after he lost a family member during the Mtauchira village mudslide in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi on March 16, 2023. (Photo by Esa Alexander/Reuters)





Men carry dead bodies from where they have been recovered to where an ambulance would transfer them to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital morgue during a joint search and rescue operation to recover bodies of victims of the mudslide at Manje informal settlement up on the slopes of Soche Hill in Blantyre, Malawi, on March 17, 2023. The death toll in Malawi from Cyclone Freddy has risen to 326, bringing the total number of victims across southern Africa to more than 400 since February. (Photo by Amos Gumulira/AFP Photo)





Men transport their salvaged belongings in Chiradzulu, southern Malawi, Friday March 17, 2023. Authorities are still getting to grips with the scale of Cyclone Freddy's destruction in Malawi and Mozambique since late Saturday, with over 300 people confirmed dead and several hundreds still displaced or missing. (Photo by Thoko Chikondi/AP Photo)





People celebrates after electoral officials announce a result from of the polling station in Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, March 18, 2023. Millions of Nigerians are headed back to the polls Saturday as Africa's most populous nation holds gubernatorial elections amid tensions after last month's disputed presidential vote. New governors are being chosen for 28 of Nigeria's 36 states as the opposition continues to reject the victory of President-elect Bola Tinubu from the West African nation's ruling party. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





Traditional mourners stand during Ghana soccer player Christian Atsu's funeral at the State House in Accra, Ghana, Friday, March 17, 2023. Atsu, who played for Premier League teams Chelsea and Newcastle, before joining Turkish club Hatayspor last year, was found dead in his collapsed apartment building in the Turkey earthquake. (Photo by Misper Apawu/AP Photo)





A street vendor walks past campaign posters of Lagos state gubernatorial candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during the gubernatorial election in Lagos, Nigeria on March 18, 2023. (Photo by Temilade Adelaja/Reuters)





Children in Mulanje looks on as a military helicopter carry doctors and medical supplies to Muloza on the border with Mozambique which are cut off after the tropical Cyclone Freddy outside Blantyre, Malawi on March 18, 2023. (Photo by Esa Alexander/Reuters)





A teargas canister flies through the air as police clash with protesters during a protest by supporters of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga over the high cost of living and alleged stolen presidential vote, in Nairobi, Monday, March 20, 2023. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)





Opposition supporters carry stones and chant slogans demanding lower taxes and a reduced cost of living in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 20, 2023. Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga called on his supporters to participate in countrywide protests on March 20, 2023 to demand that President William Ruto lowers the cost of living while questioning last year's presidential elections results. Kenyans face economic hardship following the government's recent tax measures and increased food and fuel prices. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





Riot police fire teargas to disperse supporters of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga of the Azimio La Umoja (Declaration of Unity) One Kenya Alliance, as they participates in a nationwide protest over cost of living and President William Ruto's government in Nairobi, Kenya on March 20, 2023. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)





Residents watch from their balconies as Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga of the Azimio La Umoja (Declaration of Unity) One Kenya Alliance, and his supporters participate in a nationwide protest over cost of living and President William Ruto's government in Mathare settlement of Nairobi, Kenya on March 20, 2023. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)





A riot police officer fires tear gas to disperse supporters of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga of the Azimio La Umoja (Declaration of Unity) One Kenya Alliance, as they participate in a nationwide protest over the cost of living and President William Ruto's government in downtown Nairobi, Kenya on March 20, 2023. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)





Riot police use water cannons as they clash with supporters of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga of the Azimio La Umoja (Declaration of Unity) One Kenya Alliance, as they participate in a nationwide protest over cost of living and President William Ruto's government in Eastleigh neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya on March 20, 2023. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)





A riot police officer scales a perimeter wall as supporters of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga of the Azimio La Umoja (Declaration of Unity) One Kenya Alliance, participate in a nationwide protest over cost of living and President William Ruto's government in Eastleigh neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya on March 20, 2023. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)





Riot police use water cannons as they clash with supporters of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga of the Azimio La Umoja (Declaration of Unity) One Kenya Alliance, as they participate in a nationwide protest over cost of living and President William Ruto's government in Mathare neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya on March 20, 2023. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)