Inside the Kibera slum in Nairobi
A view of the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. Kibera, home to an estimated 250,000 people, is considered the biggest and poorest slum in Africa, with minimal access to clean water, sanitation, and electricity.
A young boy by the door of his house. One out of every five children in Kibera does not reach the age of five.
Locals walk down a dirt path, in between overhead power lines and open-air auto-repair shops and stalls selling tools.
Steven Ouma praying at a Legio Maria (Legion of Mary) outdoor worship ground. The church, founded in 1963, is a syncretic charismatic Kenyan sect derived from Catholicism.
Several men stand outside a barbershop in a shack on a paved street.
German Chancellor Scholz in Africa
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, guided by Pearl Gugulethu, visits the former “Number Four” prison, where numerous political prisoners were also incarcerated during apartheid in South Africa.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa. Like Germany, South Africa belongs to the G20 of the world’s most important economic powers and has been invited by Scholz to the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau in Bavaria.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends the opening of a photovoltaic plant in Diass alongside Macky Sall, President of Senegal, and Sophie Gladima, Energy Minister of Senegal.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is greeted with military honors at the presidential palace in Niger by President Mohamed Bazoum.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives to visit the Bundeswehr soldiers stationed in Niger to train Nigerian soldiers.
EFF supporters protest about France’s role in Africa
Members of South Africa’s far-left Economic Freedom Fighters party (EFF) hold placards during a protest on Africa Day, demanding the end of France’s influence on the continent, outside the French Embassy, in Pretoria, South Africa on May 25, 2022.
Julius Malema leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters party (EFF) looks on next to his deputy, Floyd Shivambu during a protest on Africa Day, demanding the end of France’s influence on the continent, outside the French Embassy, in Pretoria, South Africa on May 25, 2022.
France’s ambassador to South Africa, Aurelien Lechevallier gestures after receiving a memorandum from members of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters party (EFF), during a protest on Africa Day outside the French Embassy, in Pretoria, South Africa on May 25, 2022
Police officers keep watch as members of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters party (EFF) hold placards during a protest on Africa Day outside the French Embassy, in Pretoria, South Africa, on May 25, 2022.
Members of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters party (EFF) demonstrate outside the French Embassy in Pretoria on Africa Day, demanding the end of France’s influence on the continent on May 25, 2022.
Burkina Faso coup draws popular support
Supporters hold photographs of Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, leader of Burkina Faso’s new military regime, in Ouagadougou on January 25.
People fill the streets of Ouagadougou on January 24 after the military’s ouster of President Roch Kabore.
Burkina Faso coup supporters gather on January 25
A woman reacts during a pro-coup demonstration on January 25.
A man in Ouagadougou holds a Burkinabe flag to show support for the military government on January 25.
Fans react at AFCON 2022
Mali fans watch the Eagles defeat Mauritania 2-0 in Douala, Cameroon on January 20, winning a spot in the Africa Cup of Nations’ second round.
Ghana fans disappointed by a draw with Gabon in Yaoundé on January 14. The Black Stars were later eliminated after being upset by Comoros.
Gambia fans have reason to celebrate as the Scorpions defeat Tunisia with a stoppage-time goal on January 20, in Limbe.
Côte d’Ivoire supporters cheer the Elephants upsetting defending African champion Algeria 3-1 in Douala Stadium on January 20.
Burkina Faso fans watch the Stallions advance to AFCON’s quarterfinals, beating Gabon on penalties in Limbe on January 23.
The coronavirus outbreak in Kenya
Kenyan doctors wearing protective face masks hold candles and portraits of their colleagues who died due to the coronavirus disease during a vigil outside the Ministry of Health offices in Nairobi, Kenya on December 9, 2020.
People stand next to their relatives at the emergency section of the Kenyatta National Hospital during a doctors’ strike, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Nairobi, on Kenya December 21, 2020.
A medical worker wheels a patient towards the consultation cubicle at the emergency section of the Kenyatta National Hospital during a doctors’ strike, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease in Nairobi on Kenya December 21, 2020.
Kenyan doctors wearing protective face masks stand during a vigil in reaction to the death of their colleagues due to the coronavirus disease, outside the Ministry of Health offices in Nairobi, Kenya on December 9, 2020.
A portrait photo of Dr. Stephen Mogusu, who died due to the coronavirus disease, is seen among candles during a vigil outside the Ministry of Health offices in Nairobi, Kenya on December 9, 2020.
The traditional wedding ceremony Emir of Jiwa’s 7 children in Abuja
Emir of Jiwa, Alhaji Idris Musa, sits during the traditional wedding ceremony of his 7 children in Abuja, Nigeria, on December 26, 2020.
Emir of Jiwa’s guard wears a face mask.
People play the “kakaki” during the traditional wedding ceremony.
Horsemen are seen during the traditional wedding ceremony.
Emir of Jiwa, Alhaji Idris Musa, talks on a microphone.
Nigerian authorities struggle with unrest
Demonstrators gather during a protest over alleged police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria on October 17, 2020.
A demonstrator sits on a barricade blocking a road near the Lagos State House, despite a round-the-clock curfew imposed by the authorities on the Nigerian state of Lagos in response to protests against alleged police brutality, Nigeria on October 20, 2020.
Police attempt to disperse people protesting against alleged brutality by members of Nigeria’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), in Abuja, Nigeria on October 11, 2020.
A demonstrator stands atop a vehicle and shouts slogans as others carry banners while blocking a road leading to the airport, during a protest over alleged police brutality, in Lagos, Nigeria on October 12, 2020.
A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest over alleged police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria on October 17, 2020.
Protests against racial injustice and police brutality in the United States
People take part in events to mark Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves elsewhere in the United States, amid nationwide protests against racial inequality, in New York City on June 19, 2020.
An Atlanta Police car burns as people protest near CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 29, 2020.
Demonstrators march from the Lincoln Memorial during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Washington D.C. on June 6, 2020.
A group of children hold up their fists in front of a Black Lives Matter sign near the White House in Washington, D.C. on June 7.
An Atlanta SWAT officer draws his weapon during a rally against racial inequality and the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia on June 13, 2020.
A man gets on his knees in front of police officers during a protest in St Louis, Missouri on June 1, 2020.
Demonstrators march on Interstate 225, shutting down a main highway in the Denver metro area, in protest of the death of Elijah McClain and police injustice in Aurora, Colorado on June 27, 2020.
Bethel Boateng, 16, becomes overwhelmed with emotion yelling “I can’t breathe” for eight minutes and 46 seconds while lying down on Pena Boulevard in a demonstration that shut down traffic and forced cars to turn around on the main road to Denver International Airport in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Denver, Colorado on June 6, 2020.
A demonstrator waves a U.S. flag painted with a police officer aiming a gun at a Black man, at a protest against racial injustice and the fatal Gardena shooting of 18 year-old security guard Andres Guardado by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy, in Compton, California on June 21, 2020.
A man holds a sign under the St. Louis Arch during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in St Louis, Missouri on June 14, 2020.
Africa battles coronavirus as outbreak intensifies across the continent
A man walks past a graffiti by Mathare Roots’s youth group, which advocates against the spread of the coronavirus disease, at the Mathare Valley slum, in Nairobi, Kenya on April 19, 2020.
A volunteer receives an injection from a medical worker during South Africa’s first human clinical trial for a potential vaccine against the novel coronavirus, at the Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, South Africa on June 24, 2020.
Truck drivers queue at the screening post at the Namanga one stop border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Namanga, Kenya on May 12, 2020.
A security guard uses a thermal scanner to check a woman’s temperature as she enters the Tejuoso shopping complex at the Yaba market, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Lagos, Nigeria on March 23, 2020.
A nurse demonstrates how to activate a respirator as the hospital prepares for the coronavirus disease outbreak, at the Karen hospital near Nairobi, Kenya, on April 6, 2020.
Health care workers protest over the lack of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus disease outbreak, outside a hospital in Cape Town, South Africa on June 19, 2020.
People stand in a queue to receive food aid amid the spread of the coronavirus disease, at the Itireleng informal settlement, near Laudium suburb in Pretoria, South Africa on May 20, 2020.
Passengers practice social distancing inside a public transport bus during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Lagos, Nigeria on May 4, 2020.
Students, wearing protective masks, study at the Merlan school of Paillet classroom during the reopening of schools, as the lockdown due to coronavirus disease is eased, in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on May 25, 2020.
Congregants, mostly bishops, overseers and pastors attend a church service as South Africa loosens a nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus disease at The Grace Bible church in Soweto, South Africa on June 7, 2020.
G5 Sahel countries hold summit in Mauritania
Francophonie General Secretary Louise Mushikiwabo, Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Kabore, Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou, France President Emmanuel Macron, Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Chad President Idriss Deby, Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, pose for a group picture during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania on June 30, 2020.
A general view shows the meeting room during a videoconference with leaders at the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania on June 30, 2020.
Chad’s President Idriss Deby attends a working session of the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania on June 30, 2020.
Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore attends a working session of the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania on June 30, 2020.
Francophonie General Secretary Louise Mushikiwabo attends the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania on June 30, 2020.
Burundi: Ex-President Pierre Nkurunziza laid to rest
Military officers escort a gun carriage carrying the casket of former Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, draped in the national flag, during a state funeral procession, amid the growing threat of the coronavirus in Gitega, Burundi on June 26, 2020.
Military officers escort the casket of former Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, draped in the national flag, during a state funeral procession amid the growing threat of the coronavirus in Gitega, Burundi on June 26, 2020.
Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza, widow to former Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, is escorted, during a state funeral procession in Gitega, Burundi on June 26, 2020.
Burundian religious leaders pay homage following the death of former President Pierre Nkurunziza, at the State House in Bujumbura, Burundi on June 10, 2020.
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Russia to Burundi Valery Mikhaylov signs the condolences book as other diplomats stand in line following the death of former President Pierre Nkurunziza, at the State House in Bujumbura, Burundi on June 10, 2020.